Acoustics at the London Graduate Recruitment Fair

On the 19-20th June 2013 at the Business Design Centre in London the Association of Noise Consultants attended an exhibition at the London Graduate Recruitment Fair http://summer.londongradfair.co.uk/visitor-information.aspx. The fair stand was manned by MSc students Christina Higgins and Graham Shaw of Adnitt Acoustics and LSBU Research Fellow Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina on Thursday. Excellent turnout and promotion for the new IOA Diploma!

The Reverberation Chamber is Refurbished

Over the summer of 2013, the Acoustics Laboratory is undergoing refurbishment, in particular the reverberation chamber. Volume diffusers will be added on completion of the work in July 2013.

Luis presents at the IOA London Branch

On the 19th June 2013 Dr Luis Gomez presented to the Institute of Acoustics London branch at the offices of WSP. Luis research was entitled, "Designing voice alarm systems for underground stations". The meeting was well attended with some difficult questions answered regarding the ambitious plan of raising the speech intelligibility criteria!

Steve presents at the ICA

On the 3rd June 2013, Dr Stephen Dance presented Masters student Paul Herwin's dissertation to the International Congress on Acoustics, Montreal. Paul's paper was entitled, "Straw Bale Sound Insulation - Blowing away the chaff". The Americans from the Southern States were interested in this construction method.

PhD student Ben Dymock presents at the ICA

On the 5th June 2013 PhD student Ben Dymock presented his research at the International Congress on Acoustics in Montreal. Ben presented his work on, " Urban Wind Turbines - A Case Study" in the wind farm session. Much to his relief there were no difficult questions!

Peter Mapp submits his thesis

On the 12th June 2013 Peter Mapp submitted his doctoral thesis entitled, "The Application of STI to Public Address and Assistive Learning Systems". The viva should be interesting!

Acoustic Camera at the Royal Academy of Music

On the 12th June 2013 Campbell Associates bought their acoustic camera to the Royal Academy of Music. The camera was arranged on the balcony whilst the orchestra rehearsed Strauss. The video is really interested demonstration of what is possible in room acoustics!

A Visit to ETS Quebec University

On the 7th June 2013 Professor Jeremie Voix of ETS Quebec University invited an international delegation to his acoustics and hearing laboratory. We really enjoyed the demonstrations of the Auditory Research Platform and the excellent coffee!

Steve Dance judges the Wenger Student Poster Competition

On the 6th June 2013, Dr Stephen Dance was one of the Newman Trusts Wenger judges for the student poster competition. The Acoustical Society of America sponsored event was won by Chalmers University with RPI placed. All 16 posters were of a high quality and deserve to be recognized by the quality of the acoustical design. Well done everyone who entered!

PhD student Nick Durup presents at ICA 2013

On the 6th June 2013 PhD student Nick Durup presented his pilot study on the vocal stress of teachers and the effects of the acoustic environment. The paper was presented a the ICA in the acoustics of schools session. Nick had to think on his feet during his presentation!

International Congress on Acoustics 2013

The 165th Acoustical Society of America held a joint conference with the Canadian Acoustical Association and the International Congress on Acoustics. The conference lasted all week and was held in Montreal. The Acoustics Group was represented by Steve Dance, Nick Durup and Ben Dymock. The conference ended appropriately with the Canadian F1 Grand Prix.