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Erik Miller-Klein joins UNL AE Industry Advisory Committee

The Nebraska Acoustics Group welcomes Erik Miller-Klein of A3 Acoustics in Seattle, Washington, as one of the newest members of the UNL Architectural Engineering Industry Advisory Committee (AEIAC)! The AEIAC members visit our program typically two times a year (once … Continue reading

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Noise Issue of Popular Science

Dr. Lily Wang was quoted in a recent article “It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes”, published in the noise issue of Popular Science! Lily’s research group continues to work on restaurant acoustics; … Continue reading

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NAG at ASA Louisville

The Spring 2019 ASA meeting was held in Louisville, Kentucky (13-17 May 2019). It was a special meeting at which we celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the society (selfie frames, cakes, Kahoot games), and also the end of Dr. Lily … Continue reading

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Sam Underwood receives top UNO Undergraduate Student Award

At the University of Nebraska – Omaha’s 2019 Honors Convocation, NAG member Sam Underwood received the prestigious UNO Senior Vice Chancellor Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award. Sam’s nomination was forwarded by the UNL College of Engineering Dean’s Office, as he was … Continue reading

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UNASA hosts Royster Competition

The University of Nebraska ASA Student Chapter hosted the Larry Royster Poster Competition on April 19, 2019. There were seven entries, judged by three judges: Jessica Hiatt (IP Design Group), David Manley (DLR GRoup) and Dr. Dominique Cheene (C&C Consultants). … Continue reading

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Kieren Smith, M.S.

Congratulations to Kieren Smith who successfully defended her Master’s thesis research “Explorations of Acoustic Trends in Data Logged in K-12 Classrooms” on April 15, 2019, advised by Dr. Lily Wang! Later that day, Kieren presented a poster at the annual … Continue reading

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‘The End of the Ear-Splitting Dining Room’

Dr. Lily Wang was quoted in this article ‘The End of the Ear-Splitting Dining Room‘ on Eater.com! Lily’s research group has been getting more involved with restaurant acoustics, presenting two papers at the May 2019 ASA meeting in Louisville. Previously … Continue reading

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Ahrens Earns All-American Honors at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

At the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, NAG member Stephanie Ahrens earned first-team All-American status, tied for eighth in the high jump with a height of 5-feet-10 inches.  Way to go, Stephanie!  Read more about her achievement at this … Continue reading

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Smith receives 2018 ASA Beranek Scholarship

Congratulations to Kieren Smith who has been named the recipient of the 2018 Leo and Gabriella Beranek Scholarship in Architectural Acoustics and Noise Control, from the Acoustical Society of America! Kieren is currently a PhD student in our program, advised by Dr. … Continue reading

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Anna Catton, M.S.

Congratulations to Anna Catton, who successfully defended her M.S. Thesis “Effects of Reverberation Conditions and Physical Versus Virtual Source Placement on Localization in Virtual Sound Environments” on April 9, 2018, advised by Dr. Lily Wang!  Anna has accepted a position with … Continue reading

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