NAG Meeting 09-11-12

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Lily Wang

At this NAG meeting, MS student Jenn Francis was the featured speaker.  She gave the presentation she made at the Internoise 2012 conference in NYC for the ‘Old vs New’ session, reviewing Fletcher and Munson’s classic paper “Loudness: Its Definition, Measurement, and Calculation”.  Also discussed was Prof. Dah-You Mah and his contributions to the field of room acoustics; Prof. Mah just recently passed away in July 2012.   A large group of us are planning to attend the upcoming Kansas City Acoustical Society of America meeting in October.  We look forward to seeing many of our NAG friends there!

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NAG Meeting 8-28-12

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Lily Wang

We had a great turnout for our first Nebraska Acoustics Group (NAG) meeting of the academic year on August 28, 2012, and are particularly pleased to welcome our newest NAG members: Joonhee Lee (PhD student) and Devin Wong (MS student).  We all shared news about summer activities, particularly the Hong Kong ASA and NYC Internoise conferences.  The acoustic nugget was shared by Dr. Eddie Lau … this year’s Google Science Fair winner in the age 13-14 group did a project on acoustics:  “Good Vibrations: Improving the Music Experience for People with Hearing Loss Using Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound.”  We’re looking forward to having a fun and successful academic year!

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Presentation by Dr. Tracy Choi, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Lily Wang

I’m a bit late in posting this… but we were pleased to have Dr. Tracy Yat-Sze Choy, an Assistant Professor from the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, present to members of the Nebraska Acoustics Group on August 13, 2012, on the latest research her group has been doing on silencer design. They’re investigating passive drum-like designs that lower the incident sound level across a broad frequency range using reactive mechanisms.  Her presentation was well-received!

Dr. Choi and Dr. Eddie Lau

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NAG at Internoise 2012

Posted on August 24, 2012 by NAGadmin

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 Dr. Eddie Lau also presented well-received talks on their research.  One particular highlight was the NAG Karaoke night (round 3!), where NAG members + alums + friends gathered to sing the night away, asian-style!  (We hope to upload a link to a video soon here…)

At the Penn State alumni reception, the news was announced that the Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics just recently hired our alum, Dr. Michelle Vigeant as a full-time tenure-track assistant professor.  Congratulations to Michelle!  We are so proud of her!

Looking forward to the next NAG conference social event at Kansas City ASA in October 2012 … although probably it won’t involve Karaoke 😉

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Christopher Ainley, M.S.

Posted on August 24, 2012 by NAGadmin

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 to begin a new job with WJHW (where NAG alum Jennifer Reisdorff Samson also works)!

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NAG Wedding!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by NAGadmin

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 Sieck and Ryan Skoug.  It was a wonderful reunion!

The bride!

David Manley and his new little one

Dr. Wang, Dr. Ronsse (Hargis), and Dr. Vigeant

Dr. Rathsam gave a talk to NAG the Monday after the wedding!

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ASHRAE in San Antonio

Posted on August 24, 2012 by NAGadmin

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 an ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award and the 2012 ASHRAE Ralph Nevins Award at this conference.  Beginning in July 2012, she will also be an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer.  Congratulations, Lily!

With friends at the Kinetics Noise Control dinner

 

Lily Wang receives ASHRAE award

 

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NAG at Acoustics 2012 in Hong Kong

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lily Wang

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 historic conference included a tour of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the multiple-course traditional Chinese banquet, networking with acousticians from Asia, and a NAG-sponsored Karaoke night (asian-style!).

Lily Wang and NAG alum Erica Ryherd, with a few of the Acoustics 2012 organizers (Tom Ho and Maurice Yeung)

Recognize these acousticians at NAG Karaoke night?

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

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lily Wang

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 Christensen, and James Cottrell (August/December 2012).  

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Hong receives 2012 E-A-R Scholarship

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lily Wang

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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