Nebraska Acoustics Group :

The University of Nebraska Acoustics Group (NAG) is comprised of faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students in the Architectural Engineering Program at the University of Nebraska. The group is led by Dr. Lily M. Wang and Dr. Siu-Kit Lau. The members of this group have a strong interest in architectural acoustics, including room acoustics, noise control, and vibration control.

The Nebraska Acoustics Group meets every other week. During these meetings, the group usually discusses upcoming acoustics conferences, performances in the Omaha area, and other items of interest. Additionally, each NAG meeting includes a presentation from one of the Nebraska Acoustic Group members. These presentations focus on the acoustics research being conducted at the University of Nebraska, or on pertinent equipment, methodologies, or recent journal papers dealing with architectural acoustics.

Please click on the following link to see photos of Nebraska Acoustics Group events over the years: http://picasaweb.google.com/nebraska.acoustics.group

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If you have question regarding the Nebraska Acoustics Group, or would like more information, please contact Dr. Lily M. Wang or Dr. Siu-Kit Lau.

Nebraska Acoustics Group Members:

Nebraska Acoustics Group (NAG) News:

• Lauren Ronsse was awarded a UNL College of Engineering Milton Mohr Graduate Scholarship. (May 2009)
• Dakota Kelley received 1st Honors in the ASA Architectural Acoustics Student Paper Competition in Portland, for his paper "Correlation of subjective and objective measures of spectral quality". (May 2009)
• Norman Philipp received the "Outstanding Young Presenter in Noise" award in the ASA Technical Committee on Noise Student Paper Competition in Portland, for his paper "Comparison of apparent field sound transmission class (AFSTC) and outdoor indoor transmission class (OITC) as applied to modular classroom design and field analysis". (May 2009)
• Our NAG graduates have received full-time job offers from various acoustical firms: Jennifer Reisdorff with WJHW and Ryan Skoug with Lewis S. Goodfriend and Associates. (June 2009)
• Jennifer Reisdorff and Ryan Skoug were both granted 2009 Newman Student Award Medal for merit in architectural acoustics. (June 2009)
• Nine NAG members attended the ASA conference in Portland Oregon. (May 2009)
  
  
• Lauren Ronsse has been awarded a 2009 3M Acoustic, Thermal and Shock Solutions Scholarship. (April 2009)
• Michael Crabb, Eric Powell, and Paul Sim received 2009-10 UNL UCARE Grants to conduct research in acoustics. (April 2009)
• The University of Nebraska ASA Student Chapter sponsored a Distinguished Lecture by Dr. James West of Johns Hopkins University on "Hospital Noise Issues". (April 2009)
  
  
• Cassandra Wiese has been awarded a 2009-10 ASHRAE Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid. (February 2009)
• Dakota Kelley has been awarded the national 2009-10 ASHRAE Henry Adams Scholarship. (February 2009)
• NAG welcomes our newest AE faculty member with focus in acoustics, Dr. Siu-Kit Lau! (January 2009)
• Alicia Wagner was granted a 2008 Newman Student Award Medal for merit in architectural acoustics. (December 2008)
• The University of Nebraska ASA Student Chapter co-sponsored a seminar on Hearing Conservation presented by Elliott Berger in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, November 20, 2008. More details can be found at: www.e-a-r.com/hearingconservation/earseminars.cfm
• NAG students have received full-time job offers or summer internships from several acoustical firms: Marc Choiniere at RPG, David Manley at D. L. Adams Associates, Ryan Skoug at D. L. Adams Associates, and Alicia Wagner at Acentech . (May 2008)
• Michael Crabb, Dakota Kelley and Jennifer Reisdorff received 2008-09 UNL UCARE Grants to conduct research in acoustics. (April 2008)
• Jonathan Rathsam has been awarded a 2008-09 NSF IRFP Postdoctoral Fellowship. He will use the fellowship to work with Dr. Boaz Rafaely at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, Israel, on a project entitled: "In situ measurement of acoustical absorption using a spherical microphone array". (March 2008)
• David Manley received the University of Nebraska Architectural Engineering 2008 Outstanding MAE Student Award. (February 2008)
• Jonathan Rathsam was granted a 2007 Newman Student Award Medal for merit in architectural acoustics. (December 2007)
• Alicia Wagner was awarded the 2007 ASA Graduate Fellowship for Minorities. (June 2007)
• Michelle Vigeant received 1st Honors in the ASA Architectural Acoustics Student Paper Competition in Salt Lake City, for her paper "Validation study of computer modeling of source directivity". (June 2007)
• Jonathan Rathsam spent two months, collaborating with the Acoustic Technology group at the Technical University of Denmark, under the direction of Prof. Jens Holger Rindel. (June 2007)
• NAG students have received summer internships from several acoustical consulting firms: Marc Choiniere at Acentech, David Manley at PMK Consultants, Ryan Skoug at D. L. Adams Associates, and Michelle Vigeant at Yantis Acoustical Design. (May 2007)
• Jennifer Reisdorff and Ryan Skoug received 2007-08 UNL UCARE Grants to conduct research in acoustics. (April 2007)
• Members of the Nebraska Acoustics Group networked with consultants and presented their research during a Room Acoustics Symposium at Acentech in Boston, along with students from the Architectural Acoustics program at RPI. (March 2007)
  
  
• Lauren Ronsse was awarded a 2007-08 ASHRAE Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid. (February 2007)
• Jonathan Rathsam is spending five months, collaborating with researchers at the Institute of Technical Acoustics at RWTH-Aachen University, under the direction of Prof. Michael Vorlander. (January 2007)
• Michelle Vigeant was granted a 2006 Newman Student Award Medal for merit in architectural acoustics. (December 2006)
• Lauren Ronsse received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for 2006-2009. (August 2006)
• Members of the Nebraska Acoustics Group participated in the 2006 Concert Hall Research Group Summer Institute in Aspen, Colorado. Four of our students received scholarships to participate in this event, including Marc Choiniere, Cathy Novak, Jonathan Rathsam and Michelle Vigeant. (August 2006)
  
  
• Erica Bowden Ryherd was awarded the 2006-07 ASA Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, to study hospital noise in Sweden. (June 2006)
• Steven Ryherd was selected to be a 2006-07 Fulbright Scholar to Sweden, where he will study acoustics at the Chalmers Institute of Technology. (June 2006)

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