Presentation on the Music Exposure of Choristers

At the Institute of Acoustics Musical Acoustics meeting 9th October 2019, Professor Stephen Dance presented his research on the Music Exposure of Choristers to a packed audience at Henry Wood Hall. He explained that choristers have a high sound exposure but did not work standard hours, standard week or a standard year. Lots of questions were posed about the recommendation to St Paul's Cathedral. 

PhD candidate Doug Shearer presents at Musical Acoustics

On the 9th October 2019 PhD candidate Doug Shearer presented his final research to the Institute of Acoustics Musical Acoustics Group meeting. The meeting was held in Henry Wood Hall, London. He talk covered the history of the hall and various acoustic solutions that have been implemented or trailed to improve the low frequency response of the hall.

Impulse sources talk at Musical Acoustics

Research into impulse sources used in room acoustic testing was presented by Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina at 2019 IOA Musical Acoustic conference. The event took place on 9th October in a musical rehearsal hall near LSBU in London. After the talk Luis demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of several alternative impulsive sound sources to the entertainment of the audience.

2nd Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials

Between 9-11^th October 2019 the island of Ischia, Italy played host to the 2^nd Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials. The event was organised by Young Researchers in Acoustic Metamaterials in association with University of Salerno and supported by EU Cost project DENORMS and the EPSRCAcoustic Network. The meeting was organised by PhD candidate Eric Ballestero and targeted Early Career Investigators. Six sessions were organised along with 5 plenary lectures given by international leaders in the field. We hope everyone had fun and learnt about the latest advances

Open Day event held at the Acoustics Lab

London South Bank University held an Open Day on Saturday 5th October 2019 for future applicants for our courses. Dr Haydar Aygun, Course Director for the Masters in Environmental and Architecture Acoustics led the event talking to the prospect students about the course. We hope to see you all again soon!

Masters students attend Ecophon led event

The students were kindly invited to an Ecophon led Continued Professional Development event on the 1st October 2019 in central London. The event, "Acoustic design insights from the experts" bought together biophilic design, acoustics and dementia, and the impact of low frequency soundn on special educational needs. The finale was a talk by Professor Erling Nilsson who flew in from Lund University. 

The Masters students 2019/20

We welcome the new Masters students to the MSc in Environmental and Architectural Acoustic course 2019/20. The students are in for lots of externally lead events, field trips and fun. Dr Haydar Aygun first crop has arrived! We wish them all the best of times.