Category Archives: Research

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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Unoccupied classroom acoustical conditions and elementary student achievement

In the recent edition of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, you’ll find an article by alum Dr. Lauren Ronsse and Dr. Lily Wang on “Relationships between unoccupied classroom acoustical conditions and elementary student achievement measured in eastern … Continue reading

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Science Daily posts on NAG work

We are excited that Science Daily posted about our project on how noise bursts can impact human performance and perception.  Christopher Ainley will be presenting the results at the upcoming ASA Meeting in Kansas City.  See you there!

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Effects of Room Size and Reverberation, Receiver Location, and Source Rotation on Acoustical Metrics Related to Source Localization

A new article has just been published in Acta Acustica united with Acustica, authored by our alum Dr. Lauren Ronsse and Dr. Lily Wang: “Effects of Room Size and Reverberation, Receiver Location, and Source Rotation on Acoustical Metrics Related to Source … Continue reading

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Christopher Ainley, M.S.

Congratulations to Christopher Ainley, who successfully defended his M.S. Thesis “Effects of Short Noise Bursts on Human Performance and Perception” on August 13, 2012, advised by Dr. Lily Wang!  Christopher is moving to Dallas, TX, at the end of the month … 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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Classroom Acoustics Affect Student Achievement

A new article based on Lauren Ronsse’s PhD work has just come out in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine: “Classroom Acoustics Affect Student Achievement”!  There has been a great deal of previous research, indicating how noise in classrooms can impact speech intelligibility; … Continue reading

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