Acoustics

Seminars

Seminar 11/10/23: Exposure-response models for vibration-induced white finger. Magdalena Scholz, Technische Universität München.

Wed 11th October 2023 12:30 – 13:30. This seminar will be ONLINE ONLY, a Teams link is available to join the seminar. Abstract: Occupational exposure to hand-transmitted vibration can lead to several diseases, which are summed up as hand-arm vibration syndrome, one of which is vibration-induced white finger. There are several standards on hand-transmitted vibrations to prevent these. The […]

Seminar, 20 Sept 2023: Audio Research in BBC R&D: Next-Gen Audio at Eurovision and Listening Tests in Living Rooms. Alan Archer-Boyd (BBC R&D Audio Lead)

Wed 20th September 2023 12:00 – 13:00. This seminar will be in person (338, Peel Building). A teams link is also available to join online. Abstract: The Audio team in BBC R&D focusses their research on two broad areas: creating and testing next-generation audio production tools and pipelines, and improving the accessibility of audio for […]

Seminar – Effect of geometry of a room on diffusion based on ray chaotic method

Wed 17th April 12:30 – 13:30. This seminar will be in person (G14, Newton Building). A teams link is also available to join online. Abstract Chaos theory represents a recently developed robust mathematical method that may allow for the quantification of diffuseness by the Lyapunov exponent, and the ergodicity characteristic can be implemented in a […]

Seminar – Recent NASA research into the psychoacoustics of Urban Air Mobility vehicles

Wed 19th April 12:30 – 13:30. This seminar will be available on Teams. Abstract NASA maintains multiple psychoacoustic laboratories across the United States. One focus of research in these facilities is to investigate the human reaction to the noise of notional UAM vehicles. This effort will look for answers to several questions: What does a […]

Seminar – Hybrid deterministic-diffuse analysis in building acoustics

Wed 22nd March 12:30 – 13:30. This seminar will be available on Teams. Abstract This seminar focuses on the acoustic performance assessment of building components, such as the airborne and impact sound insulation of walls and floors, the flanking vibration transmission across junctions and the sound absorption of building interior elements. A major problem is […]

Seminar – Enhanced Audio Description: the convergence of sound design and accessibility

Wed 8th March 12:30 – 13:30. This seminar will be held on Teams. Abstract Accessibility to film and television for visually impaired audiences has been traditionally provided through a method called ‘Audio Description’ (AD).  AD is a third person commentary which is added to a film and television production to describe the visual layer.  However, the addition […]