MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2024 – The Acoustical Society of America will host two virtual press conferences Monday, Nov. 18. ASA’s 187th meeting will be held online, and reporters are invited to join technical sessions Nov. 19-21.
Press conference topics will focus on a wide range of newsworthy sessions from the upcoming virtual meeting. Featured sessions include using acoustics to preserve precious frescoes, the effect of pipe organs on concert halls, and a discussion about mysterious whale deaths near the Jersey Shore.
Press releases for a selection of topics will be shared under embargo the week of Nov. 11 and conference highlights can be found on social media by searching the #ASA187 hashtag.
To register for virtual press conferences or sessions, email
media@aip.org. Video recordings of the press conference sessions will be available upon request.
ASA187 Press Conference Schedule – Monday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. ET
Learn more about all meeting sessions via
ASA's meeting page and the
technical program.
(topics/times subject to change)
Monday, Nov. 18, 11:00 a.m. ET
- The Unsolved Mystery Sounds of the Southern Ocean – Ross Chapman, University of Victoria
Session 3aAO1: Bio-Duck and Bio-Goose: Mysterious Sounds from the Southern Oceans, Thursday, Nov. 21, 10:05 a.m. ET
- Exploring the Impact of Offshore Wind on Whale Deaths – Michael Stocker, Ocean Conservation Research
Session 3pAB3: Are offshore windfarms killing whales? Thursday, Nov. 21, 3:29 p.m. ET
- From Traditional to Technological: Advancements in Fresco Conservation – Nicholas Gangemi, The Catholic University of America
Session 3aPA5: Knock-Knock, Who’s there? Fresco, Thursday, Nov. 21, 11:25 a.m. ET
- Hear This! Transforming Healthcare with Speech-to-Text Technology – Bozena Kostek, Gdańsk University of Technology
Session 3pSP3: Enunciation – an important factor in speech-to-text medical transcription systems, Thursday, Nov. 21, 3:25 p.m. ET
Monday, Nov. 18, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Listening for Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease – Miriam Boutros, École de technologie supérieure
Session 1pPP8: Towards the Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease through Eye Movement Changes using a Hearable, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 4:15 p.m. ET
- Tapping Excess Heat from a Camp Stove for Charging Power – Lixian Guo, University of Canterbury
Session 2aEA5: Numerical Investigations on a Portable Outdoor Waste Heat-driven Standing-wave Thermoacoustic Engine, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 10:40 a.m. ET
- The Parasaurolophus’ Pipes: Modeling the Dinosaur’s Crest to Study its Sound – Hongjun Lin, New York University
Session 3pSA7: Acoustic Characteristics of Parasaurolophus Crest: Experimental Results from a Physical Model, Thursday, Nov. 21, 4:30 p.m. ET
- Do Pipe Organs Create an Auto-tune Effect? – Ashley Snow, University of Washington
Session 2aMU5: Sympathetic resonance of the pipe organ and its effects on concert hall acoustics, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 11:00 a.m. ET
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