Summing Up Acoustics 2022- Back to Normal

 

We thank you all for your support over a year of what can only be described as back to normal. We started the year with the graduation of two years of students at the Royal Festival Hall. The REF21 results came in and our acoustics research was determined to be World Leading in terms of real-world impact. Fifteen papers were given by staff and students at various in-person conferences including: Inter-Noise in Glasgow, CIBSE in London, and the ASA in Denver. Eleven of Dr Haydar Aygun’s Masters’ students enjoyed a few days in a sunny Glasgow- the Lockdown students as we call them. Emeritus Professor Bridget Shield gave the plenary lecture. A 3-year InnovateUK project was won with Audio3 and St Thomas’s Hospital for the development of a music-based audiometer. Four journal papers were published on Hybrid teaching, Classroom Acoustics, the Lab in a Box, and Hyflex technology. Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina won LSBU Postgraduate Research Supervisor of the Year. Closer ties were formed with the Institute of Acoustics with our successful course re-accreditation, jointly organised events at the Royal Academy of Engineering, University of Birmingham City, and at London and Eastern Branches.  Another Youtube video was created with Callux – this time resulting in 1.4m views.  New equipment was purchased: a Kudawave portable audiometer, NTi vibration kits, and a Svantek 958A noise and vibration meter. The later for our new PhD student Alec Korchev. Enterprise activities grew with the IOA Short course run, Royal Academy of Music collaboration continuing, the Royal Opera House Sitzprobe project and St Paul’s Cathedral choristers’ work. Finally, the Apprenticeship in Acoustics is up and running with Dr Hyun Lim leading our first cohort of students!  In 2023 we look forward to welcoming new PhD students and the expansion of our Acoustic Laboratory. Have a great Christmas.