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.
Are you presenting at an ASA meeting? Click here to learn how to submit a paper!
Search all Acoustics Lay Language Papers by author, abstract code, keyword, or meeting number.
These lay language versions of meeting presentations may not have yet been peer reviewed.
The ability to differentiate between talkers based on their voice cues changes with age
Yael Zaltz - yaelzalt@tauex.tau.ac.il Department of Communication Disorders, Steyer School of Health Professions, Faculty of Medicine, and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, -, 6997801, Israel Popular version of 4aPP2 - The underlying...
There is a way to differently define the acoustic environment
Semiha Yilmazer - semiha@bilkent.edu.tr Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 06800, Turkey Ela Fasllija, Enkela Alimadhi, Zekiye Şahin, Elif Mercan, Donya Dalirnaghadeh Popular version of 5aPP9 - A...
What is a webchuck?
Chris Chafe – cc@ccrma.stanford.edu Stanford UniversityCCRMA / MusicStanford, CA 94305United States Ge WangStanford University Michael MulshineStanford University Jack AthertonStanford University Popular version of 1aCA1 – What would a Webchuck Chuck?Presented at the...
Virtual Reality Musical Instruments for the 21st Century
Rob Hamilton - hamilr4@rpi.edu Twitter: @robertkhamilton Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St, Troy, New York, 12180, United States Popular version of 1aCA3 - Real-time musical performance across and within extended reality environments Presented at the 184...
Diving into the Deep End: Exploring an Extraterrestrial Ocean
Grant Eastland - grant.c.eastland.civ@us.navy.mil Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, Test and Evaluation Department., Keyport, Washington, 98345, United States Popular version of 4aPAa12 - Considerations of undersea exploration of an extraterrestrial...
What parts of the brain are stimulated by cochlear implants in children with one deprived ear?
Karen Gordon - karen.gordon@utoronto.ca Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, TORONTO, ON, M5G1X8, Canada Additional Authors - Anderson, C., Jiwani, S., Polonenko, M., Wong, D.D.E.,...
Fish & Shrimp & Seals, Oh My! Soundscapes of Hawaiian monk seal habitats are dominated by biophony
Kirby Parnell - keparnel@hawaii.edu @kirB15 @kirbyparnell15 Marine Mammal Research Program, University of Hawaii Manoa, Kaneohe, HI, 96744, United States Karlina Merkens Aude Pacini - twitter: @audepacini Lars Bejder - twitter: @lbejder, @MMRP_UH Popular version of...
Room Design Considerations for Optimal Podcasting
Madeline Didier - mdidier@jaffeholden.com Jaffe Holden, 114-A Washington Street, Norwalk, CT, 06854, United States Twitter: @JaffeHolden Instagram: @jaffeholden Popular version of 1aAA2-Podcast recording room design considerations and best practices, presented at the...
Ultrasonics to monitor liquid metal melt pool dynamics for improving metal 3D printing
Christopher Kube - kube@psu.edu Twitter: @_chriskube Penn State University, 212 Earth and Engineering Sciences Bldg, University Park, PA, 16802, United States Tao Sun, University of Virginia Samuel Clark, Advanced Photon Source, Twitter: @advancedphoton Find the...
Assessment of road surfaces using sound analysis
Andrzej Czyzewski - andcz@multimed.org Multimedia Systems, The Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Pomorskie, 80-233, Poland Jozef Kotus - Multimedia Systems, The Faculty of Electronics,...
Connecting industry to a more diverse student population
Felicia Doggett - f.doggett@metro-acoustics.com Instagram: @metropolitan_acoustics Metropolitan Acoustics, 1628 JFK Blvd., Suite 1902, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, United States Popular version of 4pED4-Internships in the acoustical disciplines: How can we attract a more...
Artificial intelligence in music production: controversy & opportunity
Joshua Reiss Reiss - joshua.reiss@qmul.ac.uk Twitter: @IntelSoundEng Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, England, E1 4NS, United Kingdom Popular version of 3aSP1-Artificial intelligence in music production: controversy and opportunity, presented at...
Atom Tones – A periodic table of audible elements
Jill A. Linz - jlinz@skidmore.edu Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, United States Christian Howat Skidmore College, Class of 2022 815 N. Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Popular version of 4aMU5-Atom Tones: investigating waveforms and...
Presence of a drone and estimating its range simply from the drone audio emissions
Kaliappan Gopalan - kgopala@pnw.edu Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, 46323, United States Brett Y. Smolenski, North Point Defense, Rome, NY, USA Darren Haddad, Information Exploitation Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY, USA Popular version of...
Noise Pollution in Hospitals and its Impacts on the Health Care Community and Patients
Olivia C Coiado - coiado@illinois.edu Twitter: @oliviacoiado Instagram: @oliviacoiado Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois,...
The Impact of Formal Musical Training on Speech Comprehension in Heavily Distracting Environments
Alexandra Bruder - alexandra.l.bruder@vanderbilt.edu Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, 1211 21st Avenue South, Medical Arts Building, Suite 422, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States Joseph Schlesinger - joseph.j.schlesinger@vumc.org...
The safe noise level to prevent hearing loss is probably lower than you think
Daniel Fink - djfink01@aol.com Twitter: @QuietCoalition Board Chair, The Quiet Coalition, 60 Thoreau Street Suite 261, Concord, MA, 01742, United States The Quiet Coalition is a program of Quiet Communities, Inc. Popular version of 3pNS1-What is the safe noise level...
The FAA allows Americans to be exposed to unsafe levels of aircraft noise
Daniel Fink - djfink01@aol.com Twitter: @QuietCoalition Board Chair, The Quiet Coalition, 60 Thoreau Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States The Quiet Coalition is a program of Quiet Communities, Inc., Lincoln, MA, USA Popular version of 4aNS8-The Federal Aviation...
4pNS2 – Use of virtual reality in designing and developing sonic environment for dementia care facilities
Arezoo Talebzadeh - arezoo.talebzadeh@UGent.bePh.D. StudentGhent UniversityTech Lane Ghent Science Park, 126, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Popular version of 4pNS2 - Use of virtual reality in designing and developing soundscape for dementia care facilitiesPresented in the...
2aNS7 – Directional Processing in Assessment of Wind Turbine Noise
Alexander Sutin -asutin@stevens.eduHady Salloum – hsalloum@stevens.eduAlexander Sedunov- asedunov@steves.eduNikolay Sedunov – nsednov@stevens.edu Stevens Institute of TechnologySensor Technologies & Applied Research (STAR) CenterHoboken, NJ 07030 Popular version...
1pAA1 – Analysis and actions required to ensure raceway noise levels are acceptable to the surrounding community
Dr. Bonnie Schnitta, bonnie@soundsense.comSoundSense, LLCWainscott, NY Popular version of 1pAA1 - Actions and mathematical modeling that will bring noise levels from a racetrack or raceway to a level the community will acceptPresented Monday afternoon May 23,...
3pSP4 – Imaging Watermelons
Dr. David Joseph ZartmanZartman Inc., L.L.C.,zartman.david@gmail.comLoveland, Colorado Popular version of 3pSP4 - Imaging watermelonsPresented Wednesday afternoon, May 25, 2022182nd ASA Meeting, DenverClick here to read the abstract When imaging watermelons,...
2aPAa – Three-dimensional wavefront modeling of secondary sonic booms
Dr. Joe Salamone – joe.salamone@boom.aeroBoom Supersonic12876 East Adam CircleCentennial, CO 80112 Popular version of 2aPAan- Three-dimensional wavefront modeling of secondary sonic boomsPresented Tuesday morning, May 24, 2022182nd ASA Meeting, Denver, ColoradoClick...
3aPPb1 – Spectral Processing Deficits Appear to Underlie Developmental Language Disorders
Susan Nittrouer, snittrouer@phhp.ufl.eduJoanna H. LowensteinKayla TellezPriscilla O’HaraDonal G. Sinex Popular version of 3aPPb1 Spectral processing deficits appear to underlie developmental language disordersPresented Wednesday morning, May 25, 2022182nd ASA...
1pEA7 – Oscillations of drag-reducing air pocket under fast boat hull
Konstantin Matveev – matveev@wsu.edu Washington State UniversityPullman, WA 99164 Popular version of 1pEA7 - Acoustic oscillations of drag-reducing air pocket under fast boat with stepped bottomPresented Monday afternoon, May 23, 2022182nd ASA MeetingClick here to...
4pBA8 – Charging devices inside the body or outside: Ultrasound Wireless Powering offers several possibilities
Inder Makin, inder.makin@gmail.comPiezo Energy Technologies, LLCMesa, AZ Popular version of 4pBA8 - Charging of devices for healthcare applications, using ultrasound wireless powerPresented Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2022182nd ASA MeetingClick here to read the...
1pMU4 – Flow Visualization and Aerosols in Performance
Abhishek Kumar – abku6744@colorado.eduTehya Stockman – test7645@colorado.eduJean Hertzberg – jean.hertzberg@colorado.edu University of Colorado Boulder1111 Engineering DriveBoulder, CO 80309 Popular version of 1pMU4 - Flow visualization and aerosols in...
4aSC3 – Talkers prepare their lips before audibly speaking – Is this the same thing as coarticulated speech?
Peter A. Krause – peter.krause066@csuci.eduCSU Channel IslandsOne University Dr.Camarillo, CA 93012 Popular version of 4aSC3 - Understanding anticipatory speech postures: does coarticulation extend outside the acoustic utterance?Presented 9:45 Thursday Morning, May...
2aSC2 – Identifying race from speech
Yolanda Holt1 -holty@ecu.eduTessa Bent2 -tbent@indiana.edu 1East Carolina University 2 Indiana University600 Moye Boulevard 2631 East Discovery ParkwayGreenville, NC 27834 Bloomington, IN 47408 Popular version of 2aSC2 - Socio-ethnic...
4aBA13 – In-vivo assessment of lymph nodes using quantitative ultrasound on a clinical scanner: a preliminary study
Cameron Hoerig, Ph.D., cah4016@med.cornell.eduWeill Cornell MedicineDepartment of Radiology416 E 55th St., MR-007New York, NY 10022 Popular version of 4aBA13 - In vivo assessment of lymph nodes using quantitative ultrasound on a clinical scanner: A preliminary...
Lay Language Papers organized by meeting
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
Archive
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