Monthly Archives: May 2014

NAG at ASA Conference in Providence (May 2014)

NAG members had an excellent time at the recent ASA conference in Providence, Rhode Island (May 2014).  In addition to presenting four technical papers, some of our memorable moments included: Hyun Hong receiving an NCAC Student Travel Grant, NAG Game … Continue reading

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Hong receives 2014 NCAC Student Travel Grant

Congratulations to Hyun Hong, a PhD student in our group, who received a 2014 Student Travel Grant Award from the National Council of Acoustical Consultants (http://www.ncac.com)  to present his paper “Subjective Perception of Varying Reflection Densities in Room Impulse Responses” … Continue reading

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Peng receives 2014 Newman Student Medal

Congratulations to Zhao ‘Ellen’ Peng, who has been selected to receive a 2014 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 … Continue reading

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2014 NAG End-of-the-Year Party

The 2014 NAG End-of-the-Year Party was held on Tuesday, April 29 at Maplewood Lanes.  Members bowled two rounds of games and dined on surprisingly good bowling alley food.  Two NAG members received prizes for bowling the (1) highest score and (2) … Continue reading

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NAG Meetings 4-7-14 and 4-28-14

Ellen Peng gave an update on her speech comprehension research at our April 7th NAG meeting.  The acoustic nugget highlighted at this meeting was about how scientists at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories are recreating the earliest sound recordings.  Then at our April … Continue reading

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