London Branch Meeting - Now you are talking at LSBU

On Wednesday 15 May 2019 the LSBU  Acoustic group and IOA London Branch will bring Prof Trevor Cox to deliver an highly interesting  talk. The talk is entitled  "Now You're Talking: Human Conversation from the Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence".  Prof Cox from University of Salford is a well known author and entertaining speaker on science topics related to sound and acoustics.

The talk will take place on 15 May 2019 at LSBU London Road, Castle Lecture Theatre starting at 1800h. The event is proving very popular and places are limited. Make sure you book your place through eventbrite asap to avoid disappointment To book a place follow the this link:

 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/institute-of-acoustics-london-branch-meeting-may-2019-tickets-53817412329

CIBSE&EI Accreditation Visit – LSBU

Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineering (CIBSE) & Energy Institute (EI) visited London South Bank University for reaccreditation of the undergraduate and postgraduate Building Services Engineering courses including MSc Environmental and Architectural Acoustic course for the next 5 years. Dr Aygun showed panel members our extensive acoustic facilities including reverberation chamber and anechoic chamber. Our technician, Mr Richard White, gave them a demonstration of reverberation using balloons in both our chambers.

Staying in Quietest Room in The World Until I Went Crazy

Callux visited the Acoustics Group in March 2019 to attempt to break the record for staying in the anechoic chamber at London South Bank University. You can watch how acoustics affects your hearing after about 45 minutes of this video entitled Staying in Quietest Room in The World Until I went Crazy

Abstract Submitted to the International Congress in Acoustics

ICA is please to inform Dr Aygun that his abstract “Determining the damping ratio of the bone using a vibroa-coustic method” has been accepted for ICA 2019. The conference is taking place from 09-13 September in Aachen, Germany. A full reviewed paper will be submitted to be included in the Proceedings soon.

A research paper published in Journal of Applied Acoustics

The Journal of Applied Acoustics was pleased to inform Dr Aygun that his article, “A viscoelastic system for determining acoustical and mechanical parameters of the bone” has been published online.   Applied Acoustics Volume 150, July 2019, pages 70-75.URL:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.01.034

or https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331088396_A_viscoelastic_system_for_determining_acoustical_and_mechanical_parameters_of_the_bone  

InterNoise 2019 Madrid

A paper entitled “Investigation of acoustical and structural parameters of recycled glass bead composite panels” was accepted by Inter-Noise 2019 which will be held in Madrid between 16^th and 19^th June 2019.  The paper is included in the Inter-Noise Proceeding. The aim of the paper is to determine the acoustical and structural properties of recycled glass bead composite panels in order to assess their suitability for civil engineering applications, especially in noisy urban environments, both as a construction material and as dedicated noise barriers.  The paper was written by Dr Haydar Aygun and Dr Finian McCann. Dr Aygun will present the paper at Inter-Noise 2019. I hope you enjoy reading the paper.  The conference attendance is sponsored by UK Acoustics Network.

IoA Acoustics 2019

A research paper has been submitted to IoA Acoustics 2019 conference which will be held on 13^th and 14^th May 2019 at the Milton Keynes.  The title of the paper is “Determining mechanical parameters of the bone using vibro-acoustic methods”.  It’s written by Dr Haydar Aygun. The paper will be included in the Proceedings and it will be presented on Monday 13^th May 2019 by Dr Aygun at the conference. Dr Aygun hopes to see you at IoA conference and enjoy the paper.