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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2pAB9 – Vocal behavior of Southeast Alaskan humpback whales: context matters
Michelle Fournet - michelle.fournet@gmail.comOregon State University425 SE Bridgeway AveCorvallis, OR 97333 David K. Mellinger - david.k.mellinger@noaa.govCooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, Oregon State UniversityNOAA Pacific Marine Environmental...
4pAAa2 – Uncanny Acoustics: Phantom Instrument Guides at Ancient Chavín de Huántar, Peru
Miriam Kolar, Ph.D. – mkolar@amherst.eduAC# 2255, PO Box 5000Architectural Studies Program & Dept. of MusicAmherst CollegeAmherst, MA 01002 Popular version of paper 4pAAa2. Pututus, Resonance and Beats: Acoustic Wave Interference Effects at Ancient Chavín de...
4pAAa13 – Impact of Room Acoustics on Emotional Response
Martin Lawless – msl224@psu.eduMichele Vigeant, Ph.D. – mcv3@psu.edu Graduate Program in AcousticsPennsylvania State UniversityPopular version of paper 4pAAa13Presented Thursday afternoon, October 30, 2014168th ASA Meeting, IndianapolisSee also: Sensitivity of the...
4pAAa12 – Hearing voices in the high frequencies: What your cell phone isn’t telling you
Brian B. Monson – bmonson@research.bwh.harvard.edu Department of Pediatric Newborn MedicineBrigham and Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical School75 Francis StBoston, MA 02115 Popular version of 4pAAa12 Are you hearing voices in the high frequencies of human speech and...
4pAAa1 – Auditory Illusions of Supernatural Spirits: Archaeological Evidence and Experimental Results
Steven J. Waller -- wallersj@yahoo.comRock Art Acoustics5415 Lake Murray Boulevard #8La Mesa, CA 91942 Popular version of paper 4pAAa1Presentation Thursday afternoon, October 30, 2014Session: “Acoustic Trick-or-Treat: Eerie Noises, Spooky Speech, and Creative...
4aSCb16 – How your genes may help you learn another language
Han-Gyol Yi – gyol@utexas.eduW. Todd Maddox – maddox@psy.utexas.eduThe University of Texas at Austin2504A Whitis Ave. (A1100)Austin, TX 78712 Valerie S. Knopik – valerie_knopik@brown.eduRhode Island Hospital593 Eddy StreetProvidence, RI 02093 John E. McGeary –...
2aSC8 – Some people are eager to be heard: anticipatory posturing in speech production
Sam Tilsen – tilsen@cornell.eduPeter Doerschuk – pd83@cornell.eduWenming Luh – wl358@cornell.eduRobin Karlin – rpk83@cornell.eduHao Yi – hy433@cornell.eduCornell UniversityIthaca, NY 14850 Pascal Spincemaille – pas2018@med.cornell.eduBo Xu – box2001@med.cornell.eduYi...
4pAAa10 – Eerie voices: Odd combinations, extremes, and irregularities
Brad Story – bstory@email.arizona.eduDept. of Speech, Language, and Hearing SciencesUniversity of ArizonaP.O. Box 210071Tucson, AZ 85712 Popular version of paper 4pAAa10Presented Thursday afternoon, October 30, 2014168th ASA Meeting, Indianapolis The human voice is a...
Characterization of an electromagnetic lithotripter using transient acoustic holography
Oleg A. Sapozhnikov1,2, Sergey A. Tsysar1, Wayne Kreider2, Guangyan Li3, Vera A. Khokhlova1,2, and Michael R. Bailey2,41. Physics Faculty, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia2. Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Applied Physics...
4pPP3 – Traumatic brain injuries
Melissa Papesh – Melissa.Papesh@va.govFrederick Gallun – Frederick.Gallun@va.govRobert Folmer – Robert.Folmer@va.govMichele Hutter – Michele.Hutter@va.govHeather Belding – Heather.Belding@va.govSamantha Lewis – Michele.Lewis3@va.govNational Center for Rehabilitative...
1aAB11 – A New Dimension to Bat Biosonar
Rolf Müller - rolf.mueller@vt.eduAnupam K. Gupta - anupamkg@vt.eduYanqing Fu - fyq@vt.eduUzair Gillani - uzair@vt.eduHongxiao Zhu - hongxiao@vt.edu Virginia Tech1075 Life Science CircleBlacksburg, VA 24061 Popular version of paper 1aAB11Presented Monday morning,...
2aID11 – A transducer not to be ignored: The siren
J. D. MaynardDepartment of PhysicsThe Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA 16802 Popular version of paper 2aID11Presented Tuesday morning, October 28, 2014168th ASA Meeting, Indianapolis The siren is a source of sound (or sound transducer) which captures...
3aPA8 – Using arrays of air-filled resonators to reduce underwater man-made noise
Kevin M. Lee – klee@arlut.utexas.eduAndrew R. McNeese – mcneese@arlut.utexas.eduApplied Research LaboratoriesThe University of Texas at Austin Preston S. Wilson – wilsonps@austin.utexas.eduMechanical Engineering Department and Applied Research LaboratoriesThe...
4pBA1 – Ultrasound Helps Detect Cancer Biomarkers
Tatiana Khokhlova – tdk7@uw.eduGeorge Schade – schade@uw.eduYak-Nam Wang – ynwang@uw.eduJoo Ha Hwang – jooha@uw.eduUniversity of Washington1013 NE 40th StSeattle, WA 98105 John Chevillet – jchevill@systemsbiology.orgInstitute for Systems Biology401 Terry Ave NSeattle,...
4aSCb8 – How do kids communicate in challenging conditions?
Valerie Hazan – v.hazan@ucl.ac.ukUniversity College London (UCL)Speech Hearing and Phonetic SciencesGower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK Michèle Pettinato – Michele.Pettinato@uantwerpen.beUniversity College London (UCL)Speech Hearing and Phonetic SciencesGower Street,...
Unlocking the Mystery of the Cervix
Timothy J Hall, Helen Feltovich, Lindsey C. Carlson, Quinton W. Guerrero, Ivan M. Rosado-MendezUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (tjhall@wisc.edu)Click here to read the abstract The cervix, which is the opening into the uterus, is a remarkable organ. It is the only...
1aNS2 – How an acoustic metamaterial can make a better sound absorber
Matthew D. Guild* - mdguild@utexas.eduVictor M. García-Chocano – vicgarch@aaa.upv.esWave Phenomena GroupDept. of Electronics Engineering,Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaCamino de vera s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain Weiwei Kan - rdchkww@gmail.comDepartment of...
4pBA3 – Focusing Sound to Disrupt Microorganisms
Timothy A Bigelow – bigelow@iastate.eduIowa State University2113 Coover HallAmes, IA 50014 Popular version of paper 4pBA3Presented Thursday afternoon, October 30, 2014168th ASA Meeting, Indianapolis During the civil war, the risk of lethal infection drove surgeons to...
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