Congratulations to Peter Dodds from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute! He has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for his project “The Effects of Noise of Physician Cognitive Performance in a Hospital Emergency Department”, as nominated by Prof. Ning Xiang.
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Ranjbari from Chalmers University of Technology receives 2015 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Behzad Ranjbari from Chalmers University of Technology! He has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for his project “New Metrics for the Characterization of Stage Acoustics in Concert Halls”, as nominated by Prof. Mendel Kleiner.
Morgan from Vassar College receives 2015 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Mallory Morgan from Vassar College! She has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for her project “Numerical Prediction of Sound Scattering from Fractal Surfaces”, as nominated by Prof. David Bradley.
Shtrepi from Politecnico di Torino receives 2015 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Louena Shtrepi from Politecnico di Torino! She has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for her project “Measurement Traceability of Sound Scattering Coefficient of Diffusive Surfaces Used in Room Acoustics and Virtual Acoustical Environments”, as nominated by Prof. Arianna Astolfi.
Lee from University of Nebraska receives 2015 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Joonhee Lee from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln! He has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for his project “Impact of Tones in Building Mechanical System Noise on Human Annoyance Perception”, as nominated by Prof. Lily Wang and Prof. Erica Ryherd.
Pavia and Gelowitz receive 2015 Newman Medals
Congratulations to Anna Pavia and Matthew Gelowitz from Ryerson University in Toronto! They have been awarded 2015 Newman Student Award Medals, for assisting with the production of a book on Canadian concert halls, as nominated by Prof. Umberto Berardi.
Hulva from Columbia College Chicago receives 2015 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Andrew Hulva from the Columbia College Chicago! He has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for his project “Normal Operation Listening Level of Personal Listening Devices and Resultant Risk of Noise Induced Hearing Loss”, as nominated by Prof. Lauren Ronsse and Prof. Dominique Cheenne.
Weller from Virginia Tech receives 2015 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Sami Weller from the Virginia Tech! Sami has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for assisting with the production of a number of Architectural Acoustics YouTube videos, as nominated by Prof. Michael Ermann.
2014 Newsletter now available
The 2014 Newsletter for the Robert Bradford Newman Student Award Fund is now available on our website! Highlights include a spotlight on fund advisor, Dr. Bob Celmer, news on award recipients in 2014, an article on distinguished acoustician Laymon Miller, and much more. Please consider making a donation to the Newman Fund to support our activities!
Neubauer from University of Sheffield receives 2015 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Reinhard Neubauer from the University of Sheffield in the UK! He has been awarded a 2015 Newman Student Award Medal, for his PhD work on “Subjective Estimation of Airborne Sound Insulation, as nominated by Prof. Jian Kang.