On the 19th July 2010 the BBC arranged a very successful Noise and Hearing seminar in collaboration with the Health and Safety Executive. The event was beautifully hosted at the Radio Theatre of Broadcasting Host. The Noise team of the Royal Academy of Music were in full force. Our thanks goes to Ruth Hansford of the BBC and Keith Motson of the ABO.
Monday, 19 July 2010
Acoustics Group at the BBC
On the 19th July 2010 the BBC arranged a very successful Noise and Hearing seminar in collaboration with the Health and Safety Executive. The event was beautifully hosted at the Radio Theatre of Broadcasting Host. The Noise team of the Royal Academy of Music were in full force. Our thanks goes to Ruth Hansford of the BBC and Keith Motson of the ABO.
Monday, 12 July 2010
Two bursaries awarded to PhD students
On the 12th July 2010 London South Bank University awarded 20 bursaries to their doctoral students. Two of these awards were for acousticians - Georgia Zepidou and Louis Gomez. Well done!
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Poster Presented at Energy in the City
On 24th June 2010 a poster by the Acoustics Group was presented at Energy in the City. The paper was on acoustics and sustainability, in particular rooftop urban wind turbines and noise mapping. The work was presented by Dr Stephen Dance and is part of a KTP project with Capita Symonds.
Conference Opened By Mayor Boris
On the 23rd June 2010 the CEREB was formally opened by Mayor Boris Johnson. CEREB is the Centre for the Efficient and Renewable Energy in Building. This formed part of the Energy in the City conference held at London South Bank University. Boris was very entertaining and made the most of the England win!
Student wins Newman Bradford Award 2010
Nick Durup won the Newman best student dissertation for his Masters project on, "An investigation into acoustic modelling, design and testing of a professional music rehearsal facility". The Robert Bradford Newman Medal is for excellence in the study of acoustics and its application to architecture. The prize will be awarded by the Acoustical Society of America. Nick presented his work at the joint IoA/Belgium Acoustical Society in Ghent. Well done Nick!
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
EPSRC Industrial Case Award
On 21st June 2010 the London Development Agency agreed to support an EPSRC Industrial Case award. The award was for the monitoring and analysis of the new Strata Building with the pioneering integrated wind turbines.
Sunday, 13 June 2010
New Anemometer Purchased
A new, and much cheaper, anemometer has been purchased for testing by the Acoustics Group in collaboration with Capita Symonds. The Power Predictor is a 2D wind speed and direction anemometer. It is available for £150.
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