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Adam Steinbach receives 2012 INCE Undergraduate Research Award!

Congratulations to Adam Steinbach, a junior in the UNL Architectural Engineering program!  He has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Undergraduate Research Award by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering!  He plans to use the funds to pay test subjects … Continue reading

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ASHRAE in San Antonio

Eddie Lau and Lily Wang attended the ASHRAE conference in San Antonio, June 23-27, 2012.  They enjoyed a dinner hosted by Kinetics Noise Control, on a boat cruising down the river by the San Antonio riverwalk.  Lily was also awarded … Continue reading

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Hong receives 2012 E-A-R Scholarship

Congratulations to Hyun Hong, who received a 2012 E-A-R Acoustics, Thermal and Shock Solutions Scholarship of $4000!  Hyun is currently a PhD student in our program, studying acoustics of porous materials.

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Powell receives 2012 Newman Student Medal

Congratulations to Eric Powell, recipient of a 2012 Newman Student Medal for Merit in the Study of Architectural Acoustics!  Eric completed a study for his Master’s of Architectural Engineering degree on “Optimization of Low Frequency Responses by Modeling in Rectangular … 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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Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Vigeant!

We are so proud of our alum, Dr. Michelle Vigeant, who recently received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for her project “Importance of Late-Sound-Field Properties and Listener Envelopment to Room Acoustic Quality and Design”!  This $422,814 award will allow her … Continue reading

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Veneklasen Foundation funds Nebraska study on English-as-Second-Language listeners

We are pleased to announce that members of our research group have been awarded a $31,330 grant from the Paul S. Veneklasen Research Foundation for a study on “Effects of the Acoustic Environment on Speech Comprehension by English-as-a-Second Language Listeners”! … Continue reading

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Adam Buck receives the 2012 ASA Robert W. Young Award!

Congratulations to Adam Buck, a senior in the UNL Architectural Engineering program!  He has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Robert W. Young Award for Undergraduate Student Research in Acoustics by the Acoustical Society of America!  He plans … Continue reading

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Lauren Ronsse receives 1st Place Student Paper Award!

Congratulations to Lauren Ronsse, a recent PhD graduate from our program!  Lauren has received the 1st place Student Paper Award in Architectural Acoustics for her presentation “Impacts of Classroom Acoustics on Elementary Student Achievement” at the recent Acoustical Society of America … Continue reading

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Lauren Ronsse receives ASA Women in Acoustics Young Investigator Travel Award

Lauren Ronsse, a recent PhD graduate from our program, received one of two Young Investigator Travel Awards given by the Acoustical Society of America’s Women in Acoustics Committee, to present her paper “Impacts of Classroom Acoustics on Elementary Student Achievement” … Continue reading

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