Monthly Archives: April 2012

NAG at the NCAC 50th Anniversary Meeting in Dallas

A group of NAG members attended the 50th Anniversary meeting of the National Council of Acoustical Consultants in Dallas, TX, on April 13-15, 2012.  It was an excellent conference, including tours of (1) Meyerson Symphony Hall and (2) the Winspear … Continue reading

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Hart and Cottrell named recipients of 2012 Leo Beranek Student Medals

Congratulations to our students, Carl Hart (graduate level) and James Cottrell (undergraduate level), who have been selected as recipients of the 2012 Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in the Study of Noise Control, sponsored by the Institute of Noise … Continue reading

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NAG Meeting 04-18-12

The last official NAG meeting of the 2011-12 academic year!  We were pleased to welcome Marta Pulfer, the 7th grader who won the 1st place ASA award from the Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair, to our meeting. Adam Buck … Continue reading

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Cottrell and Dougherty present at UNL Undergraduate Research Fair

James Cottrell and James Dougherty presented posters at the UNL Undergraduate Research Conference on April 5, 2012.  Both have received funding from the UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program.  James Cottrell has been studying how varying the … Continue reading

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Welcome to Dr. Kai-Ming Li from Purdue University

The Nebraska Acoustics Group has been pleased to host Dr. Kai-Ming Li, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, as a visiting scholar for a portion of the spring semester.  Dr. Li presented a lecture on ‘Outdoor Noise Propagation’ on … Continue reading

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Visit to Kauffman Center in Kansas City

The University of Nebraska’a Acoustical Society of America (ASA) student group was very excited to receive a grant from the UNL Durham School to support a weekend trip for 17 members to visit the newly opened Kauffman Center in Kansas … Continue reading

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NAG Meeting 3-28-12

Hyun Hong gave the featured presentation at our 3/28/12 NAG meeting on simulating absorptive properties of porous materials.  The Acoustic Nugget was on how dementia may be linked to hearing loss (all the more reason to protect your hearing, young … Continue reading

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NAG Meeting 03-14-12

Ahhh, the end of a semester!  April is notoriously difficult, and so it is with upkeep of this blog!  Our group has been tremendously busy, and here finally are some posts on our activities. NAG met on 3/14, right before … Continue reading

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