Acoustics Lay Language Papers
Here you will find Acoustics Lay Language Papers (ALLP) from the most recent ASA Meeting. These are 300 to 500 word summaries of meeting presentations written by scientists for a general audience. Papers are accompanied by photos, audio and video. ASA is happy to provide this platform for media representatives and anyone interested in learning about the newest acoustics research. Please keep in mind that some of the research described here may not have yet been peer reviewed.
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1pABa2 – Could wind turbine noise interfere with greater prairie chicken (tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) courtship?
Edward J. Walsh – Edward.Walsh@boystown.orgJoAnn McGee – JoAnn.McGee@boystown.orgBoys Town National Research Hospital555 North 30th St.Omaha, NE 68131 Cara E. Whalen – carawhalen@gmail.comLarkin A. Powell – lpowell3@unl.eduMary Bomberger Brown – mbrown9@unl.eduSchool...
2pED – Sound education for the deaf and hard of hearing
Cameron Vongsawad – cvongsawad@byu.eduMark Berardi – markberardi12@gmail.comKent Gee – kentgee@physics.byu.eduTracianne Neilsen – tbn@byu.eduJeannette Lawler – jeannette_lawler@physics.byu.eduDepartment of Physics & AstronomyBrigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah...
3aSA11 – Hollow vs. Foam-filled racket: Feel-good vibrations
Kritika Vayur – kuv126@psu.eduDr. Daniel A. Russell – dar119@psu.edu Pennsylvania State University201 Applied Science BuildingState College, PA, 16802 Popular version of paper 3aSA11, "Vibrational analysis of hollow and foam-filled graphite tennis rackets"Presented...
2aNSa – Soundscapes and human restoration in green urban areas
Irene van Kamp, (irene.van.kamp@rivm.nl)Elise van Kempen,Hanneke Kruize,Wim SwartNational Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentNetherlandsPobox 1 Postvak 103720 BA BILTHOVENNetherlandsPhone +31629555704 Popular version of paper in session 2aNSa, "Soundscapes...
3aSPb5 – Improving Headphone Spatialization: Fixing a problem you’ve learned to accept
Muhammad Haris Usmani - usmani@cmu.edu Ramón Cepeda Jr. - rcepeda@andrew.cmu.edu Thomas M. Sullivan - tms@ece.cmu.edu Bhiksha Raj - bhiksha@cs.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Popular version of paper 3aSPb5, "Improving...
2aSC – Speech: An eye and ear affair!
Pamela Trudeau-Fisette – ptrudeaufisette@gmail.comLucie Ménard – menard.lucie@uqam.caUniversité du Quebec à Montréal320 Ste-Catherine E.Montréal, H3C 3P8 Popular version of poster session 2aSC, "Auditory feedback perturbation of vowel production: A comparative study...
1pSC2 – Deciding to go (or not to go) to the party may depend as much on your memory as on your hearing
Kathy Pichora-Fuller – k.pichora.fuller@utoronto.caDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto,3359 Mississauga Road,Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA L5L 1C6 Sherri Smith – Sherri.Smith@va.govAudiologic Rehabilitation Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Medical...
4pAB3 – Can a spider “sing”? If so, who might be listening?
Alexander L. Sweger – swegeral@mail.uc.eduGeorge W. Uetz – uetzgw@ucmail.uc.eduUniversity of CincinnatiDepartment of Biological Sciences2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati OH 45221 Popular version of paper 4pAB3, "the potential for acoustic communication in the 'purring'...
Monitoring deep ocean temperatures using low-frequency ambient noise
Katherine Woolfe, Karim G. SabraSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA 30332-0405 In order to precisely quantify the ocean’s heat capacity and influence on climate change, it is important to accurately monitor ocean temperature...
5aMU3 – The Origins of Building Acoustics for Theatre and Music Performances
John Mourjopoulos – mourjop@upatras.grUniversity of PatrasAudio & Acoustic Technology Group,Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.,26500 Patras, Greece Historical perspectiveThe ancient open amphitheatres and the roofed odeia of the Greek-Roman era present the...
2pNSb – A smartphone noise meter app in every pocket?
Chucri A. Kardous – ckardous@cdc.govPeter B. Shaw – pbs3@cdc.govNational Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention1090 Tusculum AvenueCincinnati, Ohio 45226 Popular version of paper 2pNSb, "Use of smartphone sound...
2aPP6 – Emergence of Spoken Language in Deaf Children Receiving a Cochlear Implant
Ann E. GeersPopular version of 2aPP6. Language emergence in early-implanted childrenPresented at the 169th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of AmericaMay 2015 Before the advent of Cochlear Implants (CI), children who were born profoundly deaf acquired spoken language...
2aNSa1 – Soundscape will tune an acoustic environment through peoples’ mind
Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp – b.schulte-fortkamp@tu-berlin.deTechnical University BerlinInstitute of Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Acoustics-Psychoacoustics and Noise effects -Einsteinufer 2510587 Berlin -Germany Popular version of paper 2aNSa1, "Soundscape as a...
3aBA5 – Fabricating Blood Vessels with Ultrasound
Diane Dalecki, Ph.D.Eric S. Comeau, M.S.Denise C. Hocking, Ph.D.Rochester Center for Biomedical UltrasoundUniversity of RochesterRochester, NY 14627 Popular version of paper 3aBA5, "Applications of acoustic radiation force for microvascular tissue...
5aMU1 – Understanding timbral effects of multi-resonator/generator systems of wind instruments in the context of western and non-western music
Popular version of poster 5aMU1Presented Friday morning, May 22, 2015, 8:35 AM - 8:55 AM, Kings 4169th ASA Meeting, Pittsburgh In this paper the relationship between musical instruments and the rooms they are performed in was investigated. A musical instrument is...
Cardiovascular Effects of Noise on Man
Wolfgang Babisch – wolfgang.babisch@t-online.deHimbeersteig 3714129 Berlin, Germany Presented Tuesday afternoon, May 19, 2015169th ASA Meeting, PittsburghClick here to read the abstract Sound penetrates our life everywhere. It is an essential component of our social...
2pSC14 – Improving the Accuracy of Automatic Detection of Emotions From Speech
Reza Asadi and Harriet Fell Popular version of poster 2pSC14 “Improving the accuracy of speech emotion recognition using acoustic landmarks and Teager energy operator features.”Presented Tuesday afternoon, May 19, 2015, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Ballroom 2169th ASA Meeting,...
On Bleats, in the Year of the Sheep
David G. Browning, 139 Old North Road, Kingston, RI 02881 decibeldb@aol.com Peter M. Scheifele, Dept. of Communication Science, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 Click here to read the abstract A bleat is usually defined as the cry of a sheep or goat but they...
Lay Language Papers organized by meeting
187th Meeting: Virtual, 18-22 Nov 2024
186th Meeting: Ottawa, CAN 13-17 May 2024
185th Meeting: Sydney, AUS 4-8 Dec 2023
184th Meeting: Chicago, IL 8-12 May 2023
183rd Meeting: Nashville, TN 5-9 Dec 2022
182nd Meeting: Denver, CO 23-27 May 2022
181st Meeting: Seattle, WA 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2021
180th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics in Focus 8-10 Jun 2021
179th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics Virtually Everywhere 7-11 Dec 2020
178th Meeting: San Diego, CA 2-6 Dec 2019
177th Meeting: Louisville, KY May 2019
176th Meeting: Victoria, CAN Nov 2018
175th Meeting: Minneapolis, MN May 2018
174th Meeting: New Orleans, LA Dec 2017
173rd Meeting (8th Forum Acusticum): Boston, MA Jun 2017
172nd Meeting (5th Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ): Honolulu, HI Dec 2016
171st Meeting: Salt lake City, UT May 2016
170th Meeting: Jacksonville, FL Oct 2015
169th Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA May 2014
168th Meeting: Indianapolis, IN Oct 2014
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167th Meeting: Providence, RI May 2014
166th Meeting: San Francisco, CA Dec 2013
165th Meeting: Montreal, CAN (21st ICA) Jun 2013
164rd Meeting: Kansas City, MO Oct 2012
163rd Meeting: Hong Kong, CHN (8th Meeting of ASC and 11th WESPAC) May 2012
162nd Meeting: San Diego, CA Nov 2011
161st Meeting: Seattle, WA May 2011
160th Meeting: Cancun, MEX (2nd Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics) Nov 2010
159th Meeting: Baltimore, MD Apr 2010
158th Meeting: San Antonio, TX Oct 2009
157th Meeting: Portland, OR May 2009
156th Meeting: Miami, FL Nov 2008
155th Meeting: Paris, FRA (5th Forum Acusticum, 9th CFA, 7th Euronoise, 9th ECUA) July 2008
154th Meeting: New Orleans, LA Dec 2007
153rd Meeting: Salt Lake City, UT Jun 2007
152nd Meeting: Honolulu, HI (4th Joint Meeting ASA and ASJ) Dec 2006
151st Meeting: Providence, RI Jun 2006
150th Meeting: Minneapolis, MN Oct 2005
149th Meeting: Vancouver, CAN (Joint meeting of ASA and CAA) May 2005
148th Meeting: San Diego, CA Nov 2004
147th Meeting: New York, NY May 2004
146th Meeting: Austin, TX Nov 2003
145th Meeting: Nashville, TN May 2003
144th Meeting: Cancun, MEX (1st Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics) Dec 2002
143rd Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA Jun 2002
142nd Meeting: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Dec 2001
141st Meeting: Chicago, IL Jun 2001
140th Meeting: Newport Beach, CA Dec 2000
139th Meeting: Atlanta, GA May 2000
138th Meeting: Columbus, OH Nov 1999
137th Meeting: Berlin, GER (2nd EAA Convention & 25th DAGA Conference) Mar 1999
136th Meeting: Norfolk, VA Oct 1998
135th Meeting: Seattle, WA (16th ICA) Jun 1998
134th Meeting: San Diego, CA Dec 1997
133rd Meeting: State College, PA Jun 1997
132nd Meeting: Honolulu, HI (3rd Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ)) Dec 1996
131st Meeting: Indianapolis, IN May 1996
130th Meeting: St. Louis, MO Dec 1995