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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4aMU8 – Neural Plasticity for Music Processing in Young Adults: the Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Eghosa Adodo, Cameron Patterson, Yan H. YuCorresponding: yuy1@stjohns.eduSt. John’s University8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, New York, 11439 Popular version of 4aMU8 - Neural plasticity for music processing in young adults: The effect of transcranial direct current...
4aAB7 – Slower ships, quieter oceans: Reducing underwater noise to support endangered killer whales
Krista Trounce, krista.trounce@portvancouver.comVancouver Fraser Port Authority999 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3T4 Popular version of 4aAB7 - Managing vessel-generated underwater noise to reduce acoustic impacts to killer whalesPresented at the...
1aED3 – Accelerating Science Education by Interactive Simulators and Imaging Experiments
Thomas L. Szabo1 – tlszabo@bu.eduPeter Kaczkowski2 – peterkaczkowski@verasonics.com 1. Biomedical EngineeringBoston University 11335 NE 122nd Way 2. Verasonics, Inc.44 Cummington Mall Suite 100Boston, MA 02215 Kirkland, WA 98034 Popular version of 1aED3 - Acoustics...
2pAO6 – Listening to Hydrothermal Vents
Brendan Smith – Brendan.Smith@dal.caDr. David Barclay – David.Barclay@dal.caDalhousie UniversityDepartment of OceanographyLife Sciences Centre, 1355 Oxford St.PO Box 15000Halifax, NSB3H 4R2, Canada Popular version of 2pAO6 - Passive acoustic monitoring of hydrothermal...
2pPPa1 – Flying bats modify their biosonar sounds to avoid interference from other bats
Andrea M. Simmons, andrea_simmons@brown.eduCharlotte R. Thorson, charlotte_thorson@alumni.brown.eduMadeline McLaughlin, madeline_mclaughlin1@brown.eduPedro Polanco, pedro_polanco@alumni.brown.eduAmaro Tuninetti, amaro_tuninetti@brown.eduJames A. Simmons,...
1pNS1 – Innovative Solutions for Acoustic Disturbances Occurring in Slender Buildings
Bonnie Schnitta – bonnie@soundsense.comSean Harkin – sean@soundsense.comPatrick Murray - patrick@soundsense.comCollin Champagne - collin@soundsense.comjeremy Newman - jeremy@soundsense.com SoundSense, LLC39 Industrial Rd, Unit 6PO Box 1360Wainscott, NY 11975 Popular...
5aABb2 – A tale of two singers: how do bats and bird mixed-flocks respond to petroleum industry noise in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Rivera-Parra, JL, jose.riverap@epn.edu.ecDe la Cruz, I.Viscarra, S.Vasconez, C.Dueñas, A.Xulvi, R.Sorriso-Valvo, L. Popular version of 5aABb2 - A tale of two singers: how do bats and bird mixed-flocks respond to petroleum industry noise in the Ecuadorian...
3pPA4 – Military personnel may be exposed to high level infrasound during training
Alessio Medda, PhD – Alessio.Medda@gtri.gatech.eduRobert Funk, PhD – Rob.Funk@gtri.gatech.eduKrish Ahuja, PhD – Krish.Ahuja@gtri.gatech.eduAerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems LaboratoryGeorgia Tech Research InstituteGeorgia Institute of Technology260 14th...
1pABb6 – Eavesdropping on a bald eagle breeding pair
JoAnn McGee – mcgeej@umn.eduVA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA 92357Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science,University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN 55455 Peggy B. Nelson – nelso477@umn.eduDepartment of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences and the...
3aPA8 – A Midsummer Flights Dream: Detecting Earthquakes from Solar Balloons
A Midsummer Flights Dream: Detecting Earthquakes from Solar Balloons Leo Martire (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA) - leo.martire@jpl.nasa.govSiddharth Krishnamoorthy (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute...
1pPPb – Young adults with ADHD display altered neural responses to attended sounds than neurotypical counterparts
Jasmine Kwasa – jkwasa@andrew.cmu.eduLaura María Torres – lmtorres@bu.eduAbby Noyce – anoyce@andrew.cmu.eduBarbara Shinn-Cunningham – bgsc@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University5000 Forbes AvePittsburgh, PA 15217 Popular version of paper ‘1pPPb - Top-down attention...
1aBAb12 – Novel use of a lung ultrasound sensor for monitoring lung conditions
Novel use of a lung ultrasound sensor for monitoring lung conditions Tanya Khokhlova - tdk7@uw.eduAdam Maxwell - amax38@uw.eduGilles Thomas - gthom@uw.eduJeff Thiel - jt43@uw.eduAlex Peek - apeek@uw.eduBryan Cunitz - bwc@uw.eduMichael Bailey - mbailey@uw.eduKyle...
1aBAb9 – Extracting Human Skull Properties by Using Ultrasound and Artificial Intelligence
Extracting Human Skull Properties by Using Ultrasound and Artificial Intelligence Churan He1– churanh2@illinois.eduYun Jing2 – jing.yun@psu.eduAiguo Han1 – han51@illinois.edu 1. Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringThe University of Illinois at Urbana...
4pNS2 – Sound of the City: Creating a Balanced Sound Composition in Urban Green Spaces
Lauren Gray – lreedgray@gmail.comJack Sullivan – jack@umd.eduChristopher Ellis – cdellis@umd.eduIan Hoffman – ihoffman@jhu.edu University of Maryland4291 Fieldhouse DrCollege Park, MD 20742-5235 Popular version of paper ‘4pNS2 - Sound of the city: Creating a balanced...
4aMU5 – Do Lyrics help individuals to sing in tune?
Do Lyrics help individuals to sing in tune? Simin Soleimanifar- simins2@illinois.eduHannah E. Staisloff- staislo22@illinois.eduJustin M. Aronoff - jaronoff@illinois.edu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,901 South SixthUrbana-Champaign, IL 61820 Popular...
2pPP8 – Teenagers with ADHD may perceive loud sounds in a different way
Alexandra Moore – Alexandra.Moore@nemours.org Shelby Sydenstricker – Shelby.Sydenstricker@nemours.org Kyoko Nagao – Kyoko.Nagao@nemours.org Nemours Biomedical Research 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803 Popular version of paper ‘2pPP8’ Presented Wednesday...
2aMU1 – Supercomputer simulation reveals how the reed vibrations are controlled in single-reed instruments
Tsukasa Yoshinaga – yoshinaga@me.tut.ac.jpHiroshi Yokoyama – h-yokoyama@me.tut.ac.jpAkiyoshi Iida – iida@me.tut.ac.jpToyohashi University of Technology1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku, Toyohashi 441-8580 Japan Tetsuro Shoji – tetsuro.shoji@music.yamaha.comAkira Miki –...
1aSPa5 – Saving Lives During Disasters by Using Drones
Macarena Varela – macarena.varela@fkie.fraunhofer.deWulf-Dieter Wirth – wulf-dieter.wirth@fkie.fraunhofer.deFraunhofer FKIE/ Department of Sensor Data and Information Fusion (SDF)Fraunhoferstr. 2053343 Wachtberg, Germany Popular version of ‘1aSPa5 Bearing estimation...
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