Announcements

Congratulations on a well-done job at Girl Day 2024! Our volunteers taught a huge number of kids about acoustics, whether by building a rubber band harmonica or explaining the audio spotlight from a parametric array. Thank you to all of our volunteers! Some photos from the event can be found below.

Austin ASA students recently attended the 185th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, which was held all the way down in Sydney, Australia! This was a great opportunity for several students to connect with other acousticians from around the world, in addition to exploring the many sights...

This past weekend, our chapter of the ASA held our 5th annual tailgate, gathering students and local acousticians and enjoying some Texas football. Thanks to everyone who attended, and those who contributed chili, barbecue, and other necessities. Hook 'em! A special shout out to one of our...

Thanks to everyone who came to trivia with members of the ASA chapter on Monday! It was a great time, even though neither of our two teams was able to pull out a victory. Unfortunately no questions related to acoustics, but some tough ones related to music and car brands! Team 1: William Willis,...

Thanks to everyone who came to our first ever ASA Top Golf event this past Sunday! We all had a great time, and it was a good chance for friendly competition, although there was no clear victor at the end of the day (since the last game ended in a tie). Pictured below from left to right are: Seth...

Earlier this week, one of our members Blake Simon successfully defended his PhD Dissertation titled "Acoustic Radiation Force and Torque on a Sphere or Spheroid near a Boundary." Congratulations Blake on earning your PhD!

Congratulations to Professor Mark Hamilton! At the 184th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America held in Chicago, IL, our very own Dr. Hamilton was awarded the Gold Medal of the Acoustical Society of America "for contributions to theoretical nonlinear acoustics, education, and for service to...

Last week, our very own Janghoon Kang successfully defended his PhD Dissertation titled "Improved sound diffusion using spatiotemporally modulated acoustic metasurfaces." Congratulations Janghoon on earning your PhD!

Last week, our very own Rob Taylor successfully defended his PhD Dissertation titled "Inference of the Ocean Sound Speed Profile Using Ambient Vertical Beam Noise." Congratulations Rob on earning your PhD!

Congratulations on a well-done job at Girl Day 2023! Thanks to all of our volunteers who spent the day teaching kids about acoustics! Here you can see some photos of our students hard at work building rubber band harmonicas and demonstrating waves on a string.