The Acoustics Group help accredited IOA Courses at Derby University

On 6th March 2020 Derby University received a visit of an Institute of Acoustics ( IOA ) Education Committee delegation as part of the application process to re-accredit their IOA courses. Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina acted as accreditation panel member reviewing the courses and offering feedback. It was encouraging to witness the good quality of the IOA acoustics courses run at Derby University. The panel was toured around the modern and pleasant campus and treated to a good lunch.

LSBU Acoustics students visit world famous School of Architecture

LSBU Acoustics postgraduate students and Architecture students from the famous Architectural Association (AA) in London, have recently attended together a series of  workshops, seminars and tours organised at both institutions. The activities took place on 20^th and 27th Feb 2020 and aimed at students to raise their awareness of each others’ disciplines,  promote collaboration and encourage exchange of knowledge, perspectives,  and insights relevant in the architectural design process. The educational exercise has been facilitated by Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina and by former LSBU MSc Acoustics student and academic staff at AA, Laura de Azcarate. Early evaluation among students who took part has shown that  the  educational exercise has been  a clear success. Further developments and refinements are planned for the next academic year. Please watch this space

UKAN Exchange Visit with Edinburgh University

A tri-tripartite collaboration with Edinburgh University and the Royal Opera House has resulted in a UK Acoustics Network (UKAN) exchange visit. Brian Hamilton working with PhD candidate Eric Basllestero produced new solutions to model diffusers in FDTD simulations for room acoustics. The paper will be presented at Forum Acusticum in April 2020.

Metadiffuser a new exhibit in a Museum

For the next month the Museum of Science in Coimbra, Portugal, is exhibiting new acoustic materials. This will be the final event of the EU COST Action DENORMS. PhD candidate Eric Ballestero represented LSBU at the event by presenting the metadiffuser. This work was undertaken with the full collaboration of the Royal Opera House.

Former LSBU Head of Institute of Environmental Engineering presents at LSBU

The second IOA London Branch meeting of the year was held on 19th February 2020 at London South Bank University. The meeting moved from its usual venue to accommodate the oversubscribed evening talk. Around 110 people attended Dr Geoff Leventhall talk entitled “I can still hear it and it’s making me ill ..”. The talk discussed challenging and contested aspects of noise perception and their associated annoyance. The audience mostly from the relevant industries, local authorities and academia valued and appreciated the insights put forward by Dr Leventhall. The meeting organised and hosted by Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina was then led to continue informally to our local pub for further discussions and networking. 

Luis contributes to: The Book of Acoustics

On 4 Feb 2020 “The Book of Acoustics” published by BAUX was presented in Stockholm (Sweden). Created in collaboration with leading acousticians, neuroscientists and designers. The Book of Acoustics explores the science of sound and provides guidance for designing with acoustics. Complete with facts, figures, diagrams and expert insight, it is the ideal starting point for architectural and interior design projects and sheds light on the interplay between engineering and aesthetics. Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina was part of the panel of experts who contributed and feature in several chapters of the book. We hope you enjoy the book

Formal launch of the Acoustics Apprenticeship

The new Acoustics Technician Apprenticeship was formally announced to industry at an informative launch event  on 21st Jan 2020 at AECOM offices in Algate Tower, London. The well attended ANC event was organised by the Apprenticeship trailblazer group. On invitation, the apprenticeship  academic lead at LSBU, Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina presented LSBU as an education provider committed to the development and delivery of the apprenticeship from Sept 2020. The audience of potential employers, showed a clear interest in the apprenticeship during the Q &A sessions  and informal discussions over wine and pizza.