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Jennifer Francis, M.S.

Congratulations to Jennifer Francis, who successfully defended her M.S. Thesis “Determining Thresholds of Annoyance to Tones in Noise” on October 17, 2014, advised by Dr. Lily Wang!  We are looking forward to the UNL December Commencement, as we are expecting more than one … Continue reading

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Dr. Erica Ryherd joins Nebraska Engineering

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Erica Ryherd as one of the newest faculty members in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln!  Dr. Ryherd received a BS in Architectural Engineering from … Continue reading

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Wang elected ASA Vice President for 2014-17 term

Congratulations to Dr. Lily Wang, who was recently elected Vice President of the Acoustical Society of America for the 2014-17 term (one year as VP-Elect, one year as VP, and one year as Past-VP)!  Here are some excerpts from her running … Continue reading

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Carl Hart, Ph.D.

Congratulations to Carl Hart, who successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation “On a Combined Adaptive Tertrahederal Tracing and Edge Diffraction Model” on April 14, 2014, advised by Dr. Siu-Kit Lau and Dr. Lily Wang!  NAG members went to J. Coco’s for lunch to celebrate. … Continue reading

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Blevins selected as ASA Student Council rep

Congratulations to Matt Blevins, who was recently selected to be a representative to the Acoustical Society of America Student Council, representing the Technical Committee on Noise for a three-year term!  Matt is currently a PhD student in our program, developing … Continue reading

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Open UNL Faculty Position in Acoustics

The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (http://www.durhamschool.unl.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering, Acoustics, Mechanical … Continue reading

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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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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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