CIBSE Technical Symposium 2016

Dr Stephen Dance has been invited to act as the acoustic expert for the CIBSE Techical Symposium 2016. As a member of the Scientific committee he will help decide the papers to be presented. The symposium will be hosted by Heriot-Watt University and held on the 14th and 15th April 2016. 

Acoustics Group Roundup for 2015

Thanks for all your support over 2015. We won more awards with MSc student Eric Bustamante winning the Newman Medal, Richard Earis winning the RBA Acoustics prize, Dr Stephen Dance awarded a Senior Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy as well as Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina receiving his HEA Fellowship.  Links were furthered with the Institute of Acoustics with LSBU running the Certificate of Competence in Environmental Noise Measurement, hosting meetings on Hearing and the Ear, as well as two Masters’ students giving an IOA London branch presentation. Dr Stephen Dance presented his work on hearing and classical musicians to the Central Branch, a one day Speech and Hearing meeting held at Kingston University, and at the Midlands branch. One scientific paper was published in the Journal of Building Acoustics, as well as an article in the IOA Bulletin on musical education by Dr Gomez-Agustina. Presentations were given at the following conferences: Paris, Harrogate, Florence, Turin and Maastricht. Significant consultancy work was undertaken for: Strings and Tins, the Royal Academy of Music, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. In addition, outreach work with the Training Partnership, Idealworks, The University of the Arts, Royal College of Arts, and Fosters + Partners was undertaken. The Acoustics Group had significant media exposure featuring on BBC Click, Radio 4 and Canadian Broadcast Company Radio. Education wise, it was a bumper year with 41 students enrolled on the MSc/IOA Diploma programmes. We wish them all luck with their respective courses.  Best wishes for the New Year from the Acoustics Group.

Student Christmas Party 2015

On the 17th December 2015 the Institute of Acoustics Diploma and Masters students held their Christmas party in a local English pub. This year it was Mulled Cider and Rum as the party tipple. We all hope they enjoyed their year and a revising right now!

Richard Earis wins RBA Acoustics Prize

Richard Earis, the first Institute of Acoustics Diploma student to come on to the Masters in Environmental and Architectural Acoustics course has won the 2015 RBA Acoustics prize for best dissertation. His thesis was entitled, "An Investigation in to Noise and Annoyance from London Overground Railway in South Hackney". Prize giving is set for the Spring of 2016!

PhD Thesis by Paulina Kowal to be examined

On the 24th February 2016 Paulina Kowal will defend his PhD thesis at the Open University. Dr Stephen Dance will act as the external examiner, and is looking forward to reading the thesis entitled, "Investigating physical, acoustical and perceived differences between model clarinets".

The Annual Acoustics Group Christmas Party

On the evening of the 7th December 2015 the Acoustics Group had their annual Christmas gathering. This year it was held at the Old Vic restaurant, the Waterloo Kitchen and Bar. Old students and new attended the event, along with our guest lecturers and former researchers. We all wished Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina well as he’s come to the end of his term as an LSBU Research Fellow.