Science Museum Colloquium Visit the Acoustics Lab

On the 26th February 2015, the Science Museum held a Colloquium to understand how acoustics could be incorporated into the Museum. Dr Stephen Dance talked to the guests about the work of the Acoustics Group, whilst Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina took small groups into the anechoic chamber to discuss the experience. We hope all enjoyed the experience of silence!

BBC Radio 4 Interview on Acoustics

On the 26th February 2015 BBC Radio 4 came to visit our Acoustics laboratory to ask questions concerning the acoustics of spaces. Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina and Dr Stephen Dance answered questions and created demonstrations to illustrate our answers that we hope would enlighten Radio 4 listeners!

Visit to Anderson Acoustics Sonic Room

 

Ex- Masters student, Joe Baggaley, invited the current crop of Masters students to visit Anderson Acoustics Sonic Room.On the 20th Febrauary the Masterclass was held by Luca Dellatorre on Application of Soundscapes and Ambisonic systems to measure and predict indoor and outdoor scenarios. After the demonstrates the current and past students all went to the pub for lunch to discuss the presentation.

Masters students present to the IOA London Branch

On the 18th February 2015 at the offices of WSP in Holborn two awarding winning Masters students from the MSc in Environmental and Architectural Acoustics course presented to the London Branch of the Institute of Acoustics. Dr Bob Peters first introduced Leo Weber who presented his counter intuitive work on metamaterials. This was followed by Tacho Alonso Martinez who presented his study into the measurement and mitigation of ground-borne vibration from railway lines. Attendance was excellent as were the presentations!

Anne Kyyro Quinn Bespoke Acoustics Panels Testing

A comparison of the beautiful Anne Kyyro Quinn bespoke acoustic panels were tested at the Acoustics Laboratory of London South Bank University according to ISO 354 and using the new Microflown Impedance Gun. This was a Masters project that should demonstrate if the new technology can replace laboratory tests with on-site measurements!

LSBU/Royal Academy of Music PhD Scholarship

Over the past 8 years the Acoustics Group have collaborated with the Royal Academy of Music. The Noise Team was originally created to address concerns arising from the introduction of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. A screening audiometric database consisting of over 2500 students has been created. This dataset needs to be developed and analysed, and then related to the musicians sound exposure. The successful candidate will join an active research team, under the supervision of Dr Stephen Dance (Acoustics) and Ms Anne Harriss (Occupational Health), liaising with Dr Bradford Backus (Audio3) and Ms Nicola Mutton (Royal Academy of Music).
The 3 year studentship provides a tax-free stipend of £18,000 per annum plus UK/EU tuition fees. Informal inquiries can be made to Dr Stephen Dance 0207 815 7672, email dances@lsbu.ac.uk. Closing 28th April 2015

Abstract for the ICSV conference in Florence

An abstract, submitted by Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina, for the 22th International Congress on Sound and Vibration has been recently accepted. The paper entitled "Introducing acoustic education into performance music curriculum", presents novel research on acoustic education conducted among some world leading music education institutions in the UK. It is expected that this contribution will attract considerable interest at the conference due to its innovative initiative. The congress is to be held in Florence 12-16 July 2015

Masterclass on Audiology

On the 30th January 2015, the first in the 2015 series of Masterclasses in Acoustics were held. The inaugural seminar was given by Dr Annalies Bockstael from Ghent University. Annalies talk was on the hearing system and diagnoses using audiological techniques.