Presentations at the joint IOA Musical Acoustics and the Speech and Hearing Group

On the 9th July 2015 the Institute of Acoustics Musical Acoustics and Speech and Hearing Groups organised a one day meeting at Kingston University. The symposium was entitled, "Hearing impairment and the enjoyment and performance of music". Two papers were presented by the Acoustics Group. Dr Peter Mapp spoke on, "Assistive listening systems for music and speech for hearing impaired listeners". Followed by Dr Stephen Dance on, " A comparison of the hearing acuity of classical music students". The Musical Acoustics Group held their AGM and voted Jemma Jones and Stephen Dance on to the committee. The delegates all then had a long walk home, due to the tube strike!!

Dr Gomez Agustina Awarded a HEA Fellowship

Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina has been awarded the nationally recognised teaching and learning qualification: Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education teaching (PGCHE). This award qualifies the holder to become Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Luis research project module was entitled, "Investigation into the potential introduction of basic acoustic education in the music performance curriculum". The research project was commended by tutors and external examiners. Its findings and outputs are currently being disseminated and promoted among HE music performance institutions and the Institute of Acoustics. Very well done Luis!

Prof Mak visits the Acoustics Group

On the 8th July 2015, on the invitation of Dr Stephen Dance, Prof Mak of Hong Kong Polytechnic University visited London South Bank University. He and his wife visited the Acoustics lab to discuss lighting and acoustics research and teaching options. Prof Mak was also interested in our Building Services courses in particular future possible options for collaboration.

Abstract submitted to IOA Harrogate Meeting

An abstract by MSc student Eric Bustamante and project supervisor Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina has been recently submitted and accepted for poster presentation at ACOUSTICS 2015 conference organised by the IOA and to take place in Harrogate on Thursday 15 October 2015.  The abstract and poster are entitled “Application of Sustainable Materials for the Treatment of Open-Plan Meeting Room”. This poster will report a piece of collaborative work currently being undertaken with the University of Arts London

Masters Thesis by Research Examined

Dr Stephen Dance is examining a Masters Thesis by Research from Salford University. William Fehlhaber has written his project on the subject of, "Does the type of diffuser matter?".  Let's hope it is a good read.

Acoustics Group Summer Gathering

On the 3rd July 2015 the Acoustics Group held their annual summer gathering at EV Tas, Waterloo East. Invited were the people and companies that have helped the team this year, and pretty much every year! The sun shone and projects discussed including a micro powered amplifier system for the 3-D printed dodec, so the evening could be claimed on work expenses :)

ANC Conference and Awards 2015

The Acoustics Group were represented at the Association of Noise Consultants Annual Conference in Birmingham by Nick Durup who attended the sessions on the recently revised Schools Testing Good Practice Guide and BB93. This relates closely to Nick's research looking at links between classroom acoustics and the voices of teachers. The evening saw the ANC Acoustic Awards , the Acoustic Group's Dr Stephen Dance sat on the judging panel which considered a range varied and challenging projects this year.