Acoustics at the Bradford Literature Festive

On Saturday 7th July 2018 Bradford Literature Festival will host a discussion on the Power of Silence. Acoustician Dr Stephen Dance as well as journalist Arifa Akbar and other leading experts will take part in the panel to discuss silence. Hope to see you there!

Acoustics Applicants visit on a Successful Open Day

On Saturday 25th March 2018 London South Bank University held their open day. Dr Haydar Aygun of the Acoustics Group looked after the MSc and Diploma acoustics applicants on the day showing them our extensive facilities. Looking forward to meeting you all come September!

First meeting of the EPSRC Comms and Rooms network

On the 16th March 2018 London South Bank University hosted the 1st meeting of the newly formed government funded UK Acoustics Network for Communications and Rooms. Acoustics experts from the fields of speech, hearing, music, room acoustics and digital signal processing gathered to discuss the scope, operation and framework of the new special interest group, SIG.. Invited representatives from academia, industry (small and large) and early career researchers under the leadership of Dr Stephen Dance and Professor Mark Plumpley produced a plan of action for 2018-2020 for the SIG. Details will be produced shortly, so keep an eye out!

Acoustics Group at IOA Sound Power Workshop

On 14 March Dr Bob Peters and Dr Luis Gomez-Agustrina attended the IOA one day conference on Sound Power measurements in Northampton. Bob was the first one presenting of the day. He covered in a  engaging manner  the fundamental theory of sound power and sound  intensity determination considering measurement uncertainty. Practical demonstrations and networking followed in the afternoon in a most enjoyable day.

Students visit Henry Wood Hall

On the 8th March 2018 the Masters and IOA Diploma students visited and measured Henry Wood Hall in London. Room acoustics measurements were taken using winMLS and a dodec loudspeaker to establish how to make the room multi-purpose. Let's see what they come up with! 

DARLAB and the Acoustics Group win project with Titan Reality

 

The Digital Robotics lab together with the Acoustics Group have been awarded £73000 by Keep+ to work with Titan Reality. Titan Reality is seeking to develop a range of novel and superior acoustic treatment solutions for architecture with on-demand fabrication services. The new design and fabrication digital workflow is based on science driven design using acoustic properties and algorithms, parametric design and innovations in on-demand robotics fabrication.



Acoustics Group at IOA Sound Power Conference

On 14 March Bob and Luis attended the IOA one conference on Sound Power measurements in Northampton. Bob was the first one presenting of the day. He covered in a  engaging manner  the fundamental theory of sound power and sound  intensity determination. Practical demonstrations and networking followed in the afternoon.