NEW ORLEANS, April 18, 2025 – The Acoustical Society of America and the International Commission on Acoustics are co-hosting a joint meeting May 18-23 at the New Orleans Marriott. ASA and ICA will offer in-person sessions throughout the week and host livestreamed press conferences Tuesday, May 20.
This scientific conference brings together interdisciplinary groups of acoustics professionals to discuss the latest advancements from a variety of fields, including physics, medicine, music, psychology, wildlife biology, and engineering. While in New Orleans, experts will present recent work on topics that include coral reef preservation, the sounds of pollinators and flowers, and identifying inert underwater explosives using acoustic scattering. Conference highlights can be found on social media by using the #ASA188 hashtag.
Reporters are invited to attend in-person sessions at no cost (registration details below).
Media are also encouraged to participate in a series of press conferences featuring a selection of newsworthy sessions Tuesday, May 20. Media may register to join the press conferences virtually or in person. Times and topics will be announced in the coming weeks, and journalists may preregister at
https://live.webcastplatform.com/go/asa.
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- 1aCA2 - Transforming child speech data into clinical-grade artificial intelligence pipelines for speech-language impairment detection
- 1aUW2 - Acoustic scattering from inert underwater munitions with severe corrosion damage
- 3aAB1 - Vibroacoustic signals produced by flower visitors and their role in plant-insect interactions
- 4aAB6 - Field demonstration of enhanced coral larvae settlement using acoustic enrichment, mesoscale artificial structures, and engineered biofilms
- 5pAA3 - A field experiment on the effect of sound absorption on acclimation of new children to kindergarten – Part 1: Analysis of crying children and indoor noise levels
- 2pPAb7 - Metamaterial-assisted acoustic manipulation of large objects in water
More information on these and all other meeting sessions is available via ASA’s
meeting page and in the
technical program.
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