We thank you all for your support over what can only be
described as a difficult year. To summarise links with IOA were further
strengthened with branch meetings and virtual seminars given by both staff and
students. Presentations were given at various virtual conferences including IOA
annual conference, European INCE on Quiet Drones, Reproduced Sound, and of
course Inter-Noise 2020. Six journal papers
were published on metadiffusers, lung sounds, recycled glass beads, the UK
noise environment under COVID- theQuietProject.co.uk, inflatables as an
acoustic treatment and the noise from the operation of London Heliport. Dr Bob Peter’s
final book was published on uncertainty. Prizes were awarded to IOA Students:
Jakub Hajku (NTi award) and Paul Roberts (ANC Diploma project) and of course
Doug Shearer was awarded his doctorate! Sponsorship and support was extended by
both the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Opera House. New equipment was
purchased to deliver “Lab in a Box”, Dirac 6 for measurements, and CADNA-A for
environmental noise modelling. Research funding was secured to extend the UK
Acoustics Network and a new EPSRC UKAN+ grant awarded for 2021-25. Next year will see
normality resume and the introduction of the long awaited Apprenticeship in
Acoustics! Happy New Year to you all.
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