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Congratulations to our May 2013 NAG graduates!

Two NAG members participated in the University of Nebraska College of Engineering May 2013 Commencement ceremonies: Adam Buck with his MAE and Joshua Thede with his BSAE (Josh will be back next year for his MAE, as well).  One of the highlights … Continue reading

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NAG End-of-the-Year Party

The NAG End-of-the-Year Party was held on Wednesday, May 1 at SkateDaze.  Members dined on pizza, mac-n-cheese bites, and fried pickles; enjoyed bumper cars and multiple rounds of Lazer Tag; and bid farewell to Dr. Siu-Kit Lau, who is leaving … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays from NAG!

The annual Nebraska Acoustics Group Winter Party was held on Tuesday, December 4, 2012.  The party featured food from Wheatfields, a game of ‘Hot Potato’ (to determine the order of opening gifts), and our traditional ‘white elephant’ gift exchange.  We … Continue reading

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Kansas City ASA Conference

NAG members had a great time at the Kansas City ASA conference!  At least 13 of us attended.  Highlights of the conference for those that attended included the following: * Short Course on Auralization and Virtual Reality, presented by Prof. … Continue reading

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Prof.-Dr. Michael Vorlander visits Univ. of Nebraska

We were very honored to host Prof.-Dr. Michael Vorlander from RWTH Aachen University in Germany for his first visit to Nebraska on October 17-18, 2012!  Prof. Vorlander presented a seminar, reviewing current research at the Institute of Acoustics at RWTH … Continue reading

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NAG at Internoise 2012

We’ve just returned from Internoise 2012 in NYC… it was a wonderful conference!  Three of our students (Jenn Francis, Andrew Hathaway, and Ellen Peng) did excellent jobs presenting in the first ever ‘Old Vs. New’ session.  Ellen, Carl Hart, and … Continue reading

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NAG Wedding!

Congratulations to NAG alum, Lauren Ronsse, who wed Michael Hargis on July 13, 2012!  A host of NAG members and alums attended the wedding in Omaha, including bridesmaids Michelle Vigeant and Alicia Wagner, as well as David Manley, Jonathan Rathsam, Caleb … 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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NAG at Acoustics 2012 in Hong Kong

A group of NAG members attended the joint conference of the Acoustical Society of America with the Western Pacific Acoustics Conference and the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics, at Acoustics 2012 in Hong Kong, May 20-25, 2012.  Highlights of this … Continue reading

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2011-12 End-of-the-Year NAG Party

The Nebraska Acoustics Group had a fun end-of-the-year celebration, playing mini-golf at Boulder Creek Amusement Park on May 1, 2012.  We celebrated the imminent graduation of many of our students: Eric Powell (May 2012), as well as Christopher Ainley, Megan … Continue reading

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