Welcome to the Student cohort 24/25

 

The Acoustics Group welcomed the new cohort of students to the laboratory this week. Masters and Institute of Acoustics Diploma students will study together to learn the mysteries of acoustics! We hope you all enjoy the experience and work as a team!

First Ever Autumn Acoustics Short Course Starts

 

A cohort of five candidates for the Institute of Acoustics Certificate of Competence in Noise Measurement start at London South Bank University, 23rd September 2024\. This is the first time the Acoustics Group team have run the Autumn option for CCENM. We all hope they enjoyed the course lead by DR Luis Gomez Agustina. We will next run the short course in May 2025! 

Auditory Science Conference 2024 held in Cambridge

 On the 26/27th September 2024 Cambridge University Hearing Research Group hosted the Basic Auditory Science meeting (ASM) at the McGrath Centre, St Catherine's College. This event was support by UKAN with Professor Stephen Dance (Health and Wellbeing Champion) and his early career research Mr Ruben Vazquez in attendance. With 117 delegates, 32 presentation and 60 posters the conference was a great success. Next year Nottingham!  

Article published in Building Acoustics Journal

 

An article has been published in Building Acoustics published by Sage.

The article is entitled Objective validation of alternative speech test sources for person-to-person speech intelligibility link 10.1177/1351010X241281539

It has been authored by Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina and Dr Rusdy Hartungi. The findings of this study will, for the first time, provide practitioners guidance and reassurance on the applicability and suitability of affordable non-special loudspeakers. This in turn will enable more researchers and practitioners to undertake person-to person speech intelligibility assessments and investigations when special standardized speech sources are not available or other relevant standards allowing non-special loudspeakers as alternative speech sources are adhered to. We hope you enjoy the read.

PhD Candidate Alec Korchev presents ar IOA 50th

The five and final Acoustics Group presentation at the Institute of Acoustics 50th Annual Conference was given by PhD candidate Alec Korchev. Alec presented his research on , "Wind Induced Noise in Tall Buildings". This is multidisciplinary study involving structural engineers and wind analysts. Alec presented some early results on slender buildings which creaked like old wooden sailing ships! This really bought the subject to life! Well done Alec.
 

Haydar Aygun presents at IOA 50th

 

DR Haydar Aygun presented his research at the Institute of Acoustics 50th annual conference. The meeting was held in Manchester Metropolitan University's Business School on 12/13th September 2024. Haydar presented his mathematical work on perforated and non-perforated concrete with basalt strains. His empirical work (creating the concrete/basalt sample), acoustic measurements of absorption and transmission, analytical and simulation work created a comprehensive acoustic study. This was pitched as on-going work!

Choral Rehearsal Room research presented at IOA 50th

 

On the 13th September 2024 former MSc student Vincent JeeSheng Tham virtual presented his Masters thesis on Acoustics of Choir Rehearsal Room.  Vincent was in Malaysia so a video was used to give the presentation. The paper cover a critique of the new ISO 23591:2021 using an example of a refurbishment of a Choir Room (48 to 96 singers) with a size of 1000m3. His conclusion, based on objective acoustic measurements and subjective feedback from 22 vocalists and the conductor, was that it was too loud and sound strength should be the key parameter. Well done Vincent.