Newswise — Researchers will present some of the latest findings from the science of sound at a webcast press briefing at 2:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. PDT) on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. The briefing will cover select topics being presented at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013) in Montréal, Québec, Canada, June 2-7, 2013.
Media representatives are invited to participate in this interactive webcast. Questions for the researchers may be submitted live through the webcast interface. For information about the panelists and how to register, see below.
What: Media Webcast: Notable Research from ICA 2013
When: Wednesday, June 5, 2013; 2:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. PDT)
Webcast Registration: http://www.aipwebcasting.com
Onsite Location: Room 525 B, Palais des congrès, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Panelists• Ronald Miles, Binghamton University, will present a sensitive new microphone inspired by the ears of a parasitic fly.• Laura Dilley and Melissa Baese-Berk, Michigan State University, will discuss a novel approach to deciphering Neil Armstrong’s famous Moon landing quote by studying the speech patterns of people who grew up near his home town.• Jordan Cheer, University of Southampton, will present a new speaker system for cars that creates individual “listening zones” in the front and rear seats.• Mustafa Abbasi and Joelle Suits, University of Texas at Austin, will discuss how flames change the sound of the personal safety alarm used by firefighters, and how firefighters’ protective clothing might impede their ability to distinguish where sounds are coming from.
For more information about the webcast, please contact Jennifer Lauren Lee ([email protected], 301-209-3099).
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ICA 2013 MONTREAL
USEFUL LINKSMain meeting website: http://www.ica2013montreal.org/ Itinerary planner and technical program: http://acousticalsociety.org/meetings/ica-2013/
WORLD WIDE PRESS ROOMASA's World Wide Press Room (www.acoustics.org/press) will be updated with additional tips on dozens of newsworthy stories and with lay-language papers, which are 300-1200 word summaries of presentations written by scientists for a general audience and accompanied by photos, audio, and video.
PRESS REGISTRATIONWe will grant free registration to credentialed journalists and professional freelance journalists. If you are a reporter and would like to attend, contact Jason Bardi ([email protected], 240-535-4954), who can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information.
****************************This news release was prepared for the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) by the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICAThe Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world's leading journal on acoustics), Acoustics Today magazine, ECHOES newsletter, books, and standards on acoustics. The society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. For more information about ASA, visit our website at http://www.acousticalsociety.org.
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