Peter Mapp gives guest lecture

On the 22nd March 2013 Peter Mapp gave a as part of the Masterclass on acoustics. The MSc students enjoyed his presentation a repeat of his 133rd Audio Engineering Society tutorials on speech intelligibility, small room acoustics and sound systems. Lots of intelligent questions!

Visit to Henry Wood Hall

On the 21st March 2013, the first day of Spring, the Masters students visited Henry Wood Hall. The students measured the acoustics of the space where London's orchestras rehearse. Then intern Daniela Falzone gave an impromptu concert. It was beautiful, definitely a talented pianist.

Paper accepted for AES, Rome

One the 19th March 2013, PhD candidate Peter Mapp's paper was accepted for full review by the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. Peter will be presenting the paper entitled, "Some practical aspects of STI measurement and prediction" at the 134th AES in Rome. Rome in the spring is beautiful.

Kvadrat - Philips Luminous Absorptive Panel

On the 14th March 2013 Kvadrat hosted an event to unveil a new product - the luminous panel based on Philips technology by Soft-cells.com. Dr Steve Dance presented an overview on architectural acoustics to the interior designers covering the basics of room acoustics. Philips demonstrated the Wifi enabled textile panels. The ambient effect was both beautifully and dynamic!

BBC News Item - Noise In London

On the 18th March 2013, the BBC broadcast a short new item on the sounds of the urban environment, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21784548. Professor Shield and Steve Dance talked about how the soundscape has changed and common noise sources in a typical London street.

Paper submitted to ICSV 20

On the 15th March 2013 a joint paper between LSBU and Adande Refrigeration was submitted to ICSV congress on Sound and Vibration. The paper is entitled, "Noise reduction in commercial refrigerators - A practical approach" by Cat Marques, Luis Gomez, Steve Dance, Ed Hammond and Ian Wood. Cat is the lucky one going to Bangkok to present!

Dr Bob Peters wins IOA Stephens Medal

On the 15th March 2013 Visiting Research Fellow was awarded the Institute of Acoustics R W B Stephens medal. The medal was awarded for Bob's outstanding contribution to acoustics education over the past 40+ years. We are delighted for Bob and look forward to his lecture entitled, "Education, education, education", to be presented at the Institute of Acoustics Spring Conference to be held at Nottingham , 13-14 May 2013.