Congratulations to Aireen Batungbakal from the University of Southern California! She has been awarded a 2013 Newman Student Award Medal, for her work on developing a design support tool on the acoustic performance of double-skin facades, as nominated by Prof. Douglas Noble. (As an interesting sidenote, Aireen’s thesis advisor on this work was Elizabeth Valmont, a former recipient of the Newman Medal herself!)
Arce from Roger Williams University receives 2013 Newman Medal
Congratulations to David Arce from Roger Williams University! He has been awarded a 2013 Newman Student Award Medal, for his acoustical analysis of a religious worship space within a Catholic church located in Providence, Rhode Island. David was nominated by Prof. Jeffrey Staats.
Hom from University of Kansas receives 2013 Newman Medal
Hom with her Newman Medal
Congratulations to Kathryn Hom from the University of Kansas! She has been awarded a 2013 Newman Student Award Medal, for her work on how different rooms can affect choral sound, as nominated by Prof. Bob Coffeen.
2012 Newman Fund Newsletter
The 2012 Newman Fund Newsletter has now been posted to our website! Read more about last year’s Newman Fund medalists, Student Design Competition results, Newman Fund Advisory member Tony Hoover, our corporate and professional sponsors, and more.
Siebein video demonstrating acoustics with scale models now available
A 36 minute video produced in 1990 by Professor Gary W. Siebein, “Demonstration of Basic Acoustical Principles using Scale Models” with funding from a Schultz Grant, has now been converted from VHS and posted onto YouTube! Enjoy!
Sugrue from London South Bank University receives 2013 Newman Medal
From left, Russell Richardson (RBA Acoustics), Shane Sugrue, and Professor Stephen Dance
Congratulations to Shane Sugrue from London South Bank University! He has been awarded a 2013 Newman Student Award Medal, for his work on studying correlations between objective measures and subjective perception of choral singers in assorted venues, as nominated by Dr. Stephen Dance.
Buck from University of Nebraska receives 2013 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Adam Buck from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln! He has been awarded a 2013 Newman Student Award Medal, for his work on measuring the just noticeable difference of reverberation time using a transformed up-down adaptive method, as nominated by Dr. Lily Wang and Dr. Siu-Kit Lau.
Messingher from Georgia Tech receives 2013 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Gabriel Messingher! He has been awarded a 2013 Newman Student Award Medal, for his work on relating hospital acoustics to staff performance and perception, as nominated by Dr. Erica Ryherd.
Burrell from London South Bank University receives 2013 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Robert Burrell from London South Bank University! He has been awarded a 2013 Newman Student Award Medal, for his work on studying acoustic privacy in open plan offices, as nominated by Dr. Stephen Dance.
Bridgewater from Univ. of Kansas receives 2012 Newman Medal
Congratulations to Benjamin Bridgewater from the University of Kansas! He has been awarded a 2012 Newman Student Award Medal, for his work on studying the Live Performance Studio at Kansas Public Radio, as nominated by Prof. Robert Coffeen.
Bridgewater with Prof. Coffeen