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Smith selected as ASA Student Council rep (2018-20)

Congratulations to Kieren Smith, who was selected to be the representative to the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Student Council, for the Technical Committee on Noise (TCN) for a two-year term from 2018-20!  Kieren is a PhD student in our program, advised by Dr. … Continue reading

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Dr. Wang presents lectures at Michigan Tech (March 1-2, 2018)

Dr. Andrew Barnard from Michigan Tech invited Dr. Lily Wang to visit and present a couple of lectures, one on ‘Practical Applications and Hot Topics in Room Acoustics’ and the other on ‘Theatre Design Considerations’, on March 1-2, 2018.  Anna … Continue reading

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NAG at ASA New Orleans

A number of NAG members participated in the ASA Meeting in New Orleans (4-8 December 2017).  Jay Bliefnick, Ian Hough,  Jared Paine (summer intern), Sam Underwood, Lily Wang and Jon Weber all presented technical papers and posters in a number … Continue reading

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Brill receives 2017 Newman Student Medal

Congratulations to Laura Brill, who has been selected to receive a 2017 Robert Bradford Newman Student Medal for Merit in Architectural Acoustics, which recognizes excellence in the study of acoustics and its application to architecture!  She was nominated by Dr. Lily Wang … Continue reading

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Boyd receives 2017 Leo Beranek Student Medal

Congratulations to Brenna Boyd who has been awarded a 2017 Leo Beranek Student Medal from the Institute of Noise Control Engineering for excellence in the study of noise control (undergraduate level)!  Boyd was honored for her undergraduate research on “Measurements and player … Continue reading

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Sound and Spectra Series at the KANEKO

On August 31, 2017, the Sound and Spectra Series at the KANEKO in Omaha kicked off its first full season by exploring the music of living spectral composers. Dr. Lily Wang collaborated with composer Dr. Stacey Barelos on a new … Continue reading

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Blevins receives 2016 Newman Student Medal

And another news item that should have been posted sooner!  Congratulations to Matt Blevins, who was selected to receive a 2017 Robert Bradford Newman Student Medal for Merit in Architectural Acoustics, which recognizes excellence in the study of acoustics and its application … Continue reading

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Weber selected as ASA Student Council rep (2016-18)

We’re catching up on some old news that we forgot to report on earlier… Congratulations to Jon Weber, who was selected to be the representative to the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Student Council, for the Technical Committee on Noise (TCN) for a two-year … Continue reading

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Sungbeen Cho, M.S.

Congratulations to Sungbeen Cho, who successfully defended his M.S. Thesis “Perception of Spatial Impression due to Varying Positions of the Source on Stage” on June 19, 2017, advised by Dr. Lily Wang!  Sungbeen has now moved to Canada, where he is … Continue reading

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NAG at Acoustics ’17

What a great conference: the Acoustics ’17 meeting in Boston, a joint meeting of the ASA and EAA (June 25-29, 2017)!  NAG members (Brenna Boyd, Laura Brill, Anna Catton, and Joonhee Lee) presented technical papers  in a number of sessions, … Continue reading

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