Monthly Archives: July 2013

Andrew Hathaway, M.S.

Congratulations to Andrew Hathaway, who successfully defended his M.S. Thesis “Effects of Time Varying Background Noise Conditions on Human Perception and Performance” today (July 31, 2013), advised by Dr. Lily Wang!  NAG members went to Pitch for lunch followed by ice … Continue reading

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Caleb Sieck, M.S.

Congratulations to Caleb Sieck, who successfully defended his M.S. Thesis “Investigation of Sound Transmission through an Open Window into a Room” on July 26, 2013, advised by Dr. Siu-Kit Lau!  Caleb is continuing his education in acoustics as a PhD student … Continue reading

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Peng receives 2013 Martin Hirschorn IAC Prize

Congratulations to Zhao ‘Ellen’ Peng, who has received the 2013 Martin Hirschorn IAC Prize for a Graduate Student Project, from the Institute of Noise Control Engineering!  Ellen is currently a PhD student in our program, studying the impact of room … Continue reading

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Dr. Lily Wang presents seminar at Penn State Acoustics

Dr. Lily Wang presented a seminar “The Impact of Building Acoustics on Student Learning” at the Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics on July 11, 2013.  It was her first time returning to State College, since graduating with her PhD … Continue reading

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Dr. Lily Wang promoted to new position

Congratulations to Dr. Lily Wang, who has recently been promoted to the rank of full professor at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln!  She has also been named the new Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Faculty Development, in the … Continue reading

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ASHRAE in Denver (June 2013)

The Annual ASHRAE Conference was held in Denver, Colorado, from June 22-26, 2013.  Dr. Lily Wang and Joonhee Lee both attended, participating primarily in the activities of Technical Committee 2.6 on Sound and Vibration Control.  Lily also had a chance … Continue reading

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ISRA in Toronto (June 2013)

The International Symposium on Room Acoustics (ISRA) was held in Toronto, after ICA.  This conference is always a valuable one, for anyone working in room acoustics.  Many of the world’s top room acousticians (both researchers and designers) gathered together to … Continue reading

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ICA/ASA in Montreal (June 2013)

Nebraska Acoustics Group members had a wonderful time at the International Congress on Acoustics in Montreal, June 2013 (joint with the Acoustical Society of America meeting).  Check out our Picasa webpage for several photos from the event.  Highlights included: celebrating … Continue reading

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Blevins receives 2013 E-A-R Scholarship

Congratulations to Matthew Blevins, who received a 2013 E-A-R Acoustics, Thermal and Shock Solutions Scholarship of $4000!  Matt is currently a PhD student in our program.

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Two receive 2013-14 UNL Milton Mohr Scholarships

Congratulations to Zhao ‘Ellen’ Peng and Adam Steinbach, who were among the recipients selected to receive 2013-14 UNL Milton E. Mohr Scholarships in the College of Engineering!  Ellen is currently a PhD student in our program, while Adam is entering … Continue reading

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