Acoustics Analyst

RSG

Location: White River Junction, VT

Are you:

A driven professional looking to be a part of a highly cohesive organization?
Someone who embraces challenges and is eager to jump and learn new things?
Someone that cares about creating value?
A person that is motivated by being a part of a rapidly changing environment?

If yes, you should keep reading – we may have the job for you!

RSG seeks an analyst candidate to conduct acoustical analysis, modeling, and fieldwork in support of project tasks and client needs. This position will be in our office in White River Junction, VT. If interested, submit your resume and a cover letter at the link below!


https://rsg.clearcompany.com/careers/jobs/9cd24f13-89d9-6154-d3b6-67c2ffa852c7/apply?source=2491390-CS-20573

RESPONSIBILITIES

Data Collection

Plans and conducts fieldwork including sound level measurements following applicable standards and guidelines to ensure accurate and reliable data collection.
Clearly communicates and documents fieldwork and project information.

Data Analysis

Manages and analyzes acoustical data to quantify and characterize project sources and background environments.
Analyzes, manages, and edits geospatial data for use in sound propagation models and develops report content.

Acoustical Modeling

Builds and operates acoustical models (e.g., Cadna A, TNM) in support of accurate predictions of potential acoustical impacts and performance.

Project Delivery

Manages small projects or parts of larger projects with an increasing amount of responsibility.
With oversight from supervisor or internal project manager, writes client reports and presentations.
Interested in helping to understand and solve client needs.

Playing As A Team

Onboards, mentors and helps train new junior staff.
Independently manages work tasks in an organized manner, ensuring accurate, and efficient sharing of information with team members.


QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Bachelors in engineering, math, or science. Preferred degree in acoustics or related coursework.
0 to 5 years of related acoustics experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Familiarity with acoustic measurements and equipment (e.g., short and long-term data collection with sound level meters)
Strong analytic, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated abilities with analytic techniques (e.g., Excel, R, and/or Python)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Extremely organized and detail-oriented with an ability to proactively organize and manage tasks
Ability to be resourceful, resilient, and flexible in complex environments
Demonstrated ability to deliver work on a timeline
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in teams
Eager to engage in continuous learning and development
Effective interpersonal skills

Preferred Affiliations/Memberships:

Member or Associate Member of the Acoustical Society of America and/or the Institute of Noise Control Engineering
Experience with sound propagation modeling software such as Cadna/A, Sound Plan, dBSea, and/or TNM
Experience with geospatial datasets, ArcGIS, and AutoCAD


PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to hike at least 4 miles.
Ability to carry equipment up to 50 lbs.
Ability to operate a vehicle and holds a valid driver’s license.
Ability to take flights as needed and as required.
Operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, or computer printer.
Frequently involves standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
May require extended outdoor exposure and wilderness/terrain logistics.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%.
Ability to uphold the stress of traveling.
Frequently communicates with colleagues and clients. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

 

RSG is not currently accepting H-1B applicants for this position. EEO/AA Employer/ Vet/ Disabled.

 

Sydney Australia 2023

Current Meeting

Upcoming Meetings








Meeting Announcement
and
Call for Papers

185th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
2023 Meeting of the Australian Acoustical Society
2023 Western Pacific Acoustics Conference
2023 Pacific Rim Underwater Acoustics Conference

 

 

Key Dates

24 July Deadline for receipt of abstracts
24 July Deadline for Author Registration
September Acceptance notices mailed
4 December First day of meeting

 

Submit abstract for Acoustics 2023 Sydney

Abstract Submission Deadline:  Monday, 24 July 2023 12:00 midnight Eastern Time.

This call for papers includes information and deadlines covering the submission of abstracts, mandatory registration of abstracts by presenting authors, technical events, and information only about the registration fees.  To register and for all other meeting information and details visit the Acoustics 2023 Sydney website.

 

Acoustics 2023 Sydney 2023 Organizing Committee

Cochairs: Marcia Isakson, ASA; Jeff Parnell, AAS
Technical Program Cochairs:  James Miller, ASA; Benjamin Halkon, AAS
ASA Headquarters Representative: Susan Fox

WESPAC Representative: Marion Burgess
ASA Co-Treasurer: Judy R. Dubno
AAS Co-Treasurer: John Wasserman
Exhibition Manager: Julie Sobolewski
Student Coordinator: Brijonnay Madrigal
PCO: Arinex

Table of Contents

Technical Program and Special Sessions
Special Sessions
Standing Sessions in Animal Bioacoustics
Audio Visual and Special Equipment and Software
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Abstract Disclosure Statements
Best Paper Awards for Students and Young Presenters – full instructions
Abstract Limitations
Instructions for Submitting Abstracts Online
Payment of Registration Fee for Each Abstract
Acknowledgment of Receipt of Abstracts Submitted Online

Other Technical Events and Information
Keynote Lectures
Student Design Competition
Open Meetings of Technical Committees
Itinerary Planner, Mobile App, Meeting Program
Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics

Funding Opportunities
Down Under Funder
Student Transportation Subsidies
Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography Student Travel Award
Young Investigator Travel Grants
Dependent Care Subsidies
Early Career Travel Subsidies

General Information

Registration Information


TECHNICAL PROGRAM AND SPECIAL SESSIONS

Contributed papers are welcome in all branches of acoustics. The technical program will consist of lecture and poster sessions. Technical sessions will be scheduled Monday through Friday, 4-8 December 2023. Every effort will be made to schedule contributed abstracts in accordance with author and Organizing Committee preferences. Assignments will consider: a) author preference, b) program balance, and c) Technical Committee instructions. Abstracts will be rejected if they do not comply with the abstract submission guidelines and submission instructions.

Note that many Technical Committees do not schedule poster sessions. Authors should be prepared to accept assignment to lecture or poster sessions.


SPECIAL SESSIONS

Special sessions described below are planned for the meeting. Authors of invited papers must indicate the title of the special session in which they have been invited to participate when the abstract is submitted. Authors of contributed papers have the option to request placement of their abstracts in these sessions. If no special session placement is requested, contributed papers will be scheduled in sessions with abstracts of similar technical content.



Standing Sessions in Animal Bioacoustics
The Technical Committee on Animal Bioacoustics has identified the need to specify “standing” sessions for future meetings as a way to organize more contributed sessions and to advertise ASA meetings to others working in the field of animal bioacoustics as a conference of interest. Unlike special sessions, they will not include any invited papers.

Two Standing Sessions are available for the Australia meeting:

Acoustic Ecology and Biological Soundscapes
Animal Vocal Communication and Physiology

Participants who wish to submit contributed abstracts to these sessions should indicate this when submitting abstracts.  Standing sessions will be included in the Special Sessions Dropdown list for Animal Bioacoustics.


AUDIO-VISUAL AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE

Audio-Visual Equipment
PC computers with monaural audio playback capability, computer projectors, and laser pointers will be provided in all lecture sessions. All other equipment is considered special equipment. Refer to the “Special Equipment” section below for additional information. Mac computers will not be provided.

Special Equipment, Computer Equipment, and Software
Any equipment other than PC computers with monaural audio playback capability, computer projectors, and laser pointers is “special equipment.” Requests for special equipment (e.g., special speakers) must be specified at the time of abstract submission. Provision of unusual special equipment will depend upon availability and cost. Special software requests should also be made, if required.

Stereo sound is considered special equipment and must be requested when your abstract is submitted. Please be specific about your audio needs, including number of channels and preferred loudspeaker arrangement.

Poster Session Boards
Poster boards and fastening materials will be provided.

Projection Guidelines for Authors
A PC computer with monaural playback capability and projector will be provided in each meeting room on which all authors who plan to use computer projection will load their presentations. All presenters must use the provided PC laptop. It will not be possible to use any other laptops.  Authors should bring computer presentations on a USB drive to load onto the provided computer at least 30 minutes before the start of their sessions. Assistance in loading presentations onto the computers.

Note that only PC format will be supported so authors using Macs must save their presentations for projection in PC format. Also, authors who plan to play audio or animations during their presentations should ensure that their sound and animation files are also saved on the USB drive.

Guidelines for use of computer projection will be supplied with acceptance notices.

Audio-Visual Preview Room
Computer presentations can be reviewed by authors in the audio/visual preview room at the meeting


ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • An abstract of not more than 200 words is required for each paper, whether invited or contributed. All abstracts must be submitted by Monday, 24 July 2023 12:00 midnight Eastern Time.  This deadline will be strictly enforced. Abstracts submitted via postal mail or e-mail will not be accepted. Abstracts will be rejected if they do not comply with the instructions.
  • There is no limit to the number of abstracts that may be submitted by a “Corresponding Author,” i.e., the author who submits the abstract online. However, the number of abstracts that may be presented by the same author, i.e., the “Presenting Author,” is two.
  • Authors should be prepared to accept assignment to lecture or poster sessions regardless of preferred method of presentation.
  • Authors of invited papers must indicate the title of the special session in which they have been invited to participate at the time the abstract is submitted.
  • Authors of contributed papers may request placement of their abstracts in special sessions. The request will be honored, if possible, but there is no guarantee such abstracts will be scheduled in the requested sessions.
  • If no special session placement is requested, contributed papers will be scheduled in sessions with abstracts of similar technical content.
  • Submitted abstracts will not necessarily be accepted for the meeting. Acceptance is based on the following factors: adherence to the guidelines given here, clarity of writing, originality of the contribution, appropriateness of the subject matter to the ASA, correctness of the content, and the significance of the contribution. The ASA reserves the right to reject any submitted abstract without giving extensively documented reasons.
  • The presentation, and therefore the abstract, must be relevant to the field of acoustics, and focus on scientific developments, applications, standards, or education. Statements of political advocacy or explicit advertisement of products or services must be avoided.
  • A full paid registration for each abstract must be submitted by the Presenting author or coauthor of the abstract.  The abstract registration fee must be submitted by Monday, 24 July 2023 12:00 midnight Eastern Time.  If the fee is not received by that date, the abstract will not be scheduled for presentation.

ABSTRACT DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS

Authors will be asked to answer the following questions during the submission process:

  • Compliance with the ASA Ethical Principles 
  • All contributing authors of this abstract concur with the submission of this abstract, with their names being included and with the order in which the names are listed in the abstract.
  • The author list is complete-no name has been omitted of any person who has contributed substantially to the intellectual and creative aspects of the work. Enter all authors’ names in the correct order as it will not be possible to make changes to the order or to add authors later.
  • Author status as a student or early career presenter.

ABSTRACT LIMITATIONS

  • Authors contributing papers in Speech Communication are also encouraged to select poster-style presentation which is the default for Speech Communication sessions.
  • There is no limit to the number of abstracts that may be submitted by a “Corresponding Author,” i.e., the author who submits the abstract online. However, the number of abstracts that may be presented by the same Presenting Author is two. [A registration fee must be submitted for each abstract by the Presenting author. See section titled “Payment of Registration Fees for Each Abstract” in this call for papers below.]
  • While authors may indicate a preference for presentation style, it may not always be possible to honor the request. Authors should be prepared to accept assignment of their abstracts to either lecture or poster presentation.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS ONLINE

Complete instructions for the preparation and submission of abstracts is provided online.

Acknowledgment that your abstract has been received will be sent by e-mail. Please note that if you do not receive an email message your abstract has not been entered into the database.

  1. Online Abstract Submission site is accessed at https://asa2023fall.abstractcentral.com
  2. You must first create an account and set up a username and password if you have not already done that in connection with submission of abstracts for prior ASA meetings.
  3. After logging into the submission site, click the “Submission” tab.
  4. To begin a new abstract click “Create a New Submission” in the sidebar located on the left-hand side of the screen.
  5. If at any time during the submission process you need technical support click the “Help” button at the top right on each page.
  6. Abstracts are limited to 200 words (approximately 1500 characters).
  7. The body of the abstract can be cut and pasted into the submission site. Note that in most cases Greek letters and other special characters will transfer from your word processing software. The special Character palette is available in the Title/Body section if you need a special characters that you are unable to find in your word processing software. There is also a link to Phonetic Characters palette available on the submission site.
  8. Enter all authors and their affiliations in the order they should appear in the abstract. Note: Only one affiliation may be included for each author.
  9. Carefully check the proof of your abstract. Make sure all special characters and formatting are displaying properly and that the authors and affiliations are listed in the proper order.
  10. When all the required information for your submission is entered, the “Submit” button will appear at the Proof and Submit stage. Click the “Submit” button to submit the abstract.
  11. Upon submission of your abstract you will receive an e-mail confirmation
  12. To view or edit an existing submission click “View Submissions” in the sidebar located on the left-hand side of the screen.
  13. To edit an existing submission you must re-enter the submission site, select Submissions, and then View Submissions.  At the View Submissions page, select “Return to Draft” in the Action Dropdown menu and then select “Edit.” After making edits, you must select Review & Submit and click the Resubmit button.  All abstracts that are returned to draft must be resubmitted to be entered into the system. If not, the submission will remain in the Drafts table and will not be considered a submitted abstract.

PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEE FOR EACH ABSTRACT

A full paid registration for each abstract must be submitted by the Presenting author of the abstract.

The abstract registration fee must be submitted by Monday, 24 July 2023 12:00 midnight Eastern Time.  If the fee is not received by that date, the abstract will not be scheduled for presentation.

For information about registration fees and to register, visit https://acoustics23sydney.org/


BEST PAPER AWARDS FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PRESENTERS

Several ASA Technical Committees offer Best Paper Awards to students and young presenters who present papers at Society meetings. If you want your paper to be considered for an award, you must indicate this when you submit your abstract. Follow the instructions for the appropriate technical area that appear below.

Best Student Paper Awards
Committees Offering These Awards: Acoustical Oceanography, Animal Bioacoustics, Architectural Acoustics, Engineering Acoustics, Musical Acoustics, Signal Processing in Acoustics, Speech Communication, Structural Acoustics and Vibration, and Underwater Acoustics.

Award Amounts: For each of the Technical Committees granting awards, up to two awards will be presented to students presenting papers in sessions organized by the specific Technical Committee: USD $300 for first prize and USD $200 for second prize.

Qualifications:
To qualify for each of these awards, an author must:

  • be enrolled as a student at least half-time (graduates are eligible if the work presented was performed as a student within one year of the meeting). Note that you do not need to be a member of the ASA to qualify.
  • be listed as the first author on the submitted abstract
  • present the paper at the meeting

Special Note for Speech Communication entries: Choose Poster Only as your preferred presentation type during the abstract submission process to be eligible for the Best Student Poster Award Competition for Speech Communication. If you do not choose ‘Poster Only’ and your paper is subsequently assigned to an oral presentation, you cannot be considered for the Best Student Poster Award Competition for Speech Communication.

Selection: The award winners will be selected by a subcommittee of each of the Technical Committees granting awards, based upon the quality of both the content of the paper and its presentation. The awards will be announced either at the meeting of the Technical Committee or after the close of the meeting.

Application: All those who wish to participate in the competition for these awards must indicate their intention to enter the competition during the abstract submission process by clicking the entry box on the online submission form.

Best “Outstanding Paper by a Young Presenter” Award
Note that you need not be a student to qualify for this award.

Committees Offering These Awards: Noise

Award Amounts: Up to three awards of USD $250 each will be given for outstanding papers presented in sessions organized by the Technical Committee on Noise

Qualifications:
To qualify for an award, the paper author must:

  • be under 30 years of age as of 1 January 2023
  • be listed as the first author of the paper and actually present the paper

Selection: Selection of the award winners will be based on the quality of the presented paper, comprising both the content and its delivery. The award winners will be chosen by a subcommittee of the Technical Committee and will be announced after the close of the meeting.

Application: The Award Subcommittee would like to consider papers by all authors who meet the eligibility criteria. Neither membership in the Acoustical Society, nor previous experience in the ASA, is required. Because the committees have no other way to identify eligible authors, however, it is essential that eligible authors indicate their intention to enter the competition during the abstract submission process by clicking the entry box on the online submission form.

Best “Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Presenter” Award
Note that you need not be a student to qualify for this award.

Committee Offering These Awards: Computational Acoustics
Award Amounts: Up to three awards of USD $250 each will be given for outstanding papers presented in sessions organized by the Technical Committee on Computational Acoustics.

Qualifications:
To qualify for an award, the paper author must:

  • be a current student or early career professional who completed their final degree within the past 5 years
  • be listed as the first author of the paper and actually present the paper

Selection: Selection of the award winners will be based on the quality of the presented paper, comprising both the content and its delivery. The award winners will be chosen by a subcommittee of the Technical Specialty Group and will be announced after the close of the meeting.

Application: The Award Subcommittee would like to consider papers by all authors who meet the eligibility criteria. Neither membership in the Acoustical Society, nor previous experience in the ASA, is required. Because the committees have no other way to identify eligible authors, however, it is essential that eligible authors indicate their intention to enter the competition during the abstract submission process by clicking the entry box on the online submission form.


POMA Student Paper Competition

POMA is holding a society-wide student paper competition for a POMA submission based on a presentation or poster from the Australia meeting.

Award Amounts: Up to five student papers will receive an award of USD $300. Additionally, the student paper winners will be noted on the POMA cover page and their article will be promoted in email and social media campaigns.

Qualifications:

To qualify for the award, an author must:

  • be enrolled as a student at least half-time (graduates are eligible if the presented work was performed as a student within one year of the meeting). Note that the student author does not need to be a member of the ASA to qualify.
  • be listed as the first author on the submitted abstract and POMA manuscript and present the paper at the meeting.
  • submit the POMA manuscript by the competition deadline, which is 30 days after the conclusion of the meeting. For this meeting, manuscripts must be submitted on or before 7 December 2024.

To enter: Indicate your paper is part of the POMA Student Paper Competition by selecting this option during the POMA submission process.

Selection: The papers will be rated by the POMA Associate Editor corresponding the technical area in which the paper was presented. The top related papers will be evaluated by the POMA Editor, POMA Assistant Editor, and POMA Manuscript Manager and up to five winning papers will be selected. Note that the paper judging will take place concurrently with the ordinary editorial review of a POMA submission; each judged paper will be returned with comments and a publication decision.

Additional Instructions

  • To ensure the article passes the initial quality check, please use either the MS Word or LaTeX manuscript templates and follow all manuscript preparation and submission instructions (https://asa.scitation.org/pma/authors/manuscript). Articles that do not pass the initial quality check are ineligible for the competition. See the submission checklist at the POMA Author Resources page.
  • The competition deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time, 7 December 2024. Any manuscripts received after this will be considered for publication in POMA but will be ineligible for the competition.
  • Regardless of the competition outcome, the opportunity to publish an editor-reviewed proceedings paper will enhance your CV/resume and help you take an important
    intermediate step toward a peer-reviewed publication.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED ONLINE

Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail message confirming that their abstracts have been received. Acceptance notices will be sent to authors in September.


OTHER TECHNICAL EVENTS AND INFORMATION

Keynote Lectures
Keynote Lectures will be presented by Dr. Andone Lavery, Department Chair, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Professor Cath McMahon, Department of Linguistics, Centre for Elite Performance Expertise and Training (CEPET): Application University Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Student Design Competition
The Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics with support from the Robert Bradford Newman Student Award Fund and The Wenger Foundation, is sponsoring a student design competition to be judged in conjunction with Acoustics 2023 Sydney to be held in Sydney, Australia on 4-8 December 2023.

The Student Design Competition is intended to encourage students in the disciplines of Architecture, Engineering,

Physics, and other curriculums that involve building design and/or acoustics to express their knowledge of architectural acoustics and noise control in a schematic design of a facility in which acoustical considerations are of primary importance

See the Entry Information for details about the competition and how to enter.

Open Meetings of Technical Committees
Technical Committees will hold open meetings. These are working, collegial meetings. Much of the work of the ASA is accomplished by actions that originate and are taken in these meetings including proposals for special sessions, workshops, and technical initiatives. All meeting participants are cordially invited to attend these meetings and to participate actively in the discussions.

Itinerary Planner, Mobile App, and Meeting Program
An itinerary planner and mobile app will be available for Acoustics 2023 Sydney meeting. A printed program will not be issued. Abstracts will be published on the ASA webpage in April.


PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS ON ACOUSTICS (POMA)

All authors of Acoustics 2023 Sydney papers are encouraged to submit a pdf manuscript to ASA's Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA). Things to note:

  • There is no publication fee, but presentation of the paper at the meeting is mandatory.
  • POMA does not have a submission deadline. Authors may submit manuscripts before or after the meeting; note, however, that review will not take place until after the meeting.
  • POMA has new Word and LaTeX manuscript templates and cover pages are now generated automatically at the time of publication.
  • Published papers are being both indexed in scholarly venues and highlighted on Twitter and Facebook.
  • Visit http://asa.scitation.org/pma/authors/manuscript for additional information, including recent changes to the manuscript preparation/submission process..


FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG INVESTIGATORS

Meeting-related support can only be provided by one program. If you are named to receive ASA support from more than one program, only the highest-amount from one program will be awarded

Down Under Funder
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) announces the availability of the Down Under Funder to provide travel support for students who attend Acoustics 2023 Sydney to be held 4-8 December 2023 in Sydney, Australia.

Applicants must be full-time students enrolled in universities in North America studying any field of acoustics and who will be students at the time of the meeting. Both graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to apply.  Application deadline: 31 May 2023.

Student Transportation Subsidies
A student transportation subsidies fund has been established to provide limited funds to students, regardless of location, to partially defray transportation expenses to meetings. No reimbursement is intended for the cost of food or housing. The amount granted each student depends on the number of requests received. To apply for a subsidy, submit a proposal by e-mail to be received by 23 October 2023 to: Jolene Ehl, jehl@acousticalsociety.org. The proposal should include your status as a student; whether you have submitted an abstract; method of travel, and approximate cost of transportation.

Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography Student Transportation Award
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) announces the availability of the Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography Student Transportation Award for students studying topics related to acoustical oceanography to attend meetings of the Acoustical Society of America. Applicants must be full-time students pursuing Master’s or Ph.D. degrees who are members of the Acoustical Society of America and who will be students at the time of the meeting for which the grant is provided. Students must be studying a topic covered by the scope of the Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography. Download the application information and form. The application deadline is 1 September.

Young Investigator Travel Grants
The Committee on Women in Acoustics (WIA) sponsors Young Investigator Travel Grants to help with travel costs associated with presenting a paper at the 185th ASA meeting in Sydney, Australia. Young professionals who have completed their doctorate in the past five years are eligible to apply if they plan to present a paper at the Sydney meeting, are not currently students, and have not previously received the award. Each award will be approximately $1000 with four awards anticipated. Awards will be presented by check at the WIA luncheon at the meeting. Both men and women may apply. Applicants should submit a single PDF file (named <last name>_ <first name>_YI.pdf) that includes 1) a paragraph explaining how this award will enable their attendance at the ASA meeting, 2) a copy of the abstract for their presentation at the meeting, and 3) a current resume/vita showing their involvement in the field of acoustics and in the ASA. The PDF file should be uploaded to https://womeninacoustics.org/funding-opportunities/ . Deadline for receipt of applications is October 20, 2023.

Dependent Care Subsidies
The Committee on Women in Acoustics (WIA) sponsors Dependent Care Subsidies to help offset dependent care costs associated with attending the 185th ASA meeting in Sydney, Australia. Meeting attendees are eligible to apply if they plan to present a paper at the meeting or hold a leadership position in ASA. Each subsidy will be approximately $1000 with four awards anticipated. Both men and women may apply. Applicants should submit a single PDF file (named <last name>_ <first name>_DepCare.pdf) that contains the following: name, contact information/affiliation, title of presentation or leadership role and main technical committee(s), a paragraph describing current and past involvement with ASA, a paragraph describing how subsidy would offset dependent care expenses while attending the ASA, and an estimated budget for the trip (including other sources of available funding). The pdf file should be uploaded to https://womeninacoustics.org/funding-opportunities/ . Deadline for receipt of applications is October 20, 2023.

Early Career Travel Support Awards
Early Career Travel Support Awards are available to help with costs associated with participating in Acoustics Sydney 2023.Early career meeting attendees are eligible to apply if they are members of the Acoustical Society of America, are within 10 years of receiving their last degree, and are not currently students. Priority will be given to applicants who will be presenting a paper at the meeting, will be chairing a session at the meeting, identify as a member of an underrepresented group within the Society and/or hold a leadership position in the ASA. Each award will be on the order of USD $1000.

Deadline for receipt of applications is October 2, 2023. Contact Kimberly Riegel riegelk@farmingdale.edu with questions. Apply for the award here: https://forms.gle/edb27hF3DwpAUggB8


GENERAL INFORMATION

Room Sharing
ASA will compile a list of those who wish to share a hotel room and its cost. To be listed, send your name, telephone number, e-mail address, gender, smoker or nonsmoker preference, not later than 1 October 2023 to the Acoustical Society of America, by e-mail, asa@acousticalsociety.org. The responsibility for completing any arrangements for room sharing rests solely with the participating individuals.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Visit Acoustics 2023 Sydney to register

A full paid registration for each abstract must be submitted by the Presenting author of the abstract.

The abstract registration fee must be submitted by Monday, 24 July 2023 12:00 midnight Eastern Time.  If the fee is not received by that date, the abstract will not be scheduled for presentation.

Student Career Mixer

Thank you for registering for the Student Career Mixer to be held at the ASA spring meeting in Chicago, Illinois, 8-12 May 2023. The Student Career Mixer is scheduled to be held on Tuesday 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 9 May. Please pay the registration fee of $500.00 USD via PayPal at the link below. You can pay with a PayPal account or a major credit card. Registraiton Fee
Registraiton Fee

Keynote backup

KEYNOTE LECTURES

Monday, 7 December 2020, 4:30 p.m. 

A digital stethoscope with active noise suppression and automatic detection of abnormalities in lung sounds

James E. West and Ellington S. West, Sonavi Labs

Sponsored by Task Force B: Better Engagement of Industry and Practitioners, the College of Fellows, and the Committee to Improve Racial Diversity and Inclusion

This address was presented at the ASA’s first online meeting, Acoustics Virtually Everywhere, in December, 2020. James West is a former ASA president, as well as a winner of both the silver and gold medal of the ASA. His work developing the electret microphone is world renowned and resulted in his inductance into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He has also dedicated his life to mentoring, showcasing and encouraging the work and success of Black scientists and other people of color. His current work uses acoustics and AI to allow stethoscopes to detect and diagnose diseases of the lungs. He and Ellington West, a healthcare business developer and marketing leader, have founded Sonavi labs to promote this venture. Their keynote lecture discusses the scientific features, the development and the use of this new stethoscope in hospitals around the world, especially locales with limited health care facilities.

Abstract

Auscultation, the action of listening to sounds from the body, typically with a stethoscope, as a part of medical diagnosis remains one of the most common, and cost-effective diagnostic practices but requires a high level of expertise. Although widely practiced, it is undermined by subjectivity in interpretation, limiting the ability to accurately interpret sounds objectively and repeatedly. Frequently, high environmental noise levels render conventional stethoscopes useless. It is also true that substantial experience is required in order to properly diagnose lung abnormalities such as pneumonia and Covid-19. Here we present a digital stethoscope with active noise suppression and an artificial intelligence algorithm (AI) that identifies lung abnormalities with accuracy comparable to trained medical personnel. This new line of respiratory diagnostic tools is appropriate for community health workers in under-resourced regions, for chronic respiratory patients in their home, and for medical professionals in noisy clinics, who wish to improve their ability to hear and interpret lung sounds. This conversation will also explore the opportunities and obstacles associated with bringing a product from the lab to the marketplace.

James E. West is currently Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His pioneering research on charge storage and transport in polymers (the electrical analogy of a permanent magnet) led to the development of electret transducers for sound recording and voice communication. West was inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999 for the invention of the electret microphone. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering; a Fellow, and past President, of the Acoustical Society of America, and a Fellow of the IEEE. West is the recipient of the Acoustical Society of America's Silver and Gold Medals in Engineering Acoustics, the National Medal of Technology, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering

Ellington West is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sonavi Labs. She brings over 10 years of experience in healthcare business development, market research and leadership to Sonavi Labs and is overseeing the development of the company's inaugural product line. Prior to founding Sonavi Labs, Ellington served as the Mid- Atlantic Director of Sales for a national healthcare organization, driving 250M in revenue annually. Ellington is best known for delivering record-breaking revenue and profit gains within highly competitive regional markets.

Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 4:00 p.m. EDT

Speech Acoustics and Mental Health Assessment

Carol Espy-Wilson, University of Maryland

Carol Espy-Wilson is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and the Institute for Systems Research (ISR) at the University of Maryland. Dr. Espy-Wilson’s research is in speech communication. She combines knowledge of digital signal processing, speech acoustics, linguistics, machine learning and deep learning to conduct interdisciplinary research in speech production, speech and speaker recognition, speech enhancement and single-channel speech segregation.  She also analyzes speech as a behavioral signal for emotion recognition, sentiment analysis and the detection and monitoring of mental health. Dr. Espy-Wilson received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and her M.S., E.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Maryland, Dr. Espy-Wilson was a faculty member at Boston University. Her company, OmniSpeech, translated research in her lab on noise suppression and speech enhancement to technology that improves speech-enabled technology in any device, app or platform. Dr. Espy-Wilson is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, the International Speech Communication Association, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, and a Senior Member of IEEE.  Among the other honors and awards she has received for her research contributions are a Clare Boothe Luce Professorship, a Career Award from the National Institutes of Health, two Honda Initiation Awards,  an Invention of the Year Award (2010) and an Innovator of the Year Award (2010). Dr. Espy-Wilson has served as the chair of the Speech Technical Committee of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and as an elected member of the Speech and Language Technical Committee of IEEE.  She has served on the board of  ASA’s Acoustics Today and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. For the National Institutes of Health she has been a member of the National Advisory Board for Medical Rehabilitation  and as a member of the Advisory Council of the National Institutes on Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Currently, she is a member of the Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Deafness and other Communication Disorders.          

Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 4:30 p.m. EDT     

A Personal Perspective and Journey through DEI & STEM     

Sylvester James Gates, Jr., Brown University  

  Abdus Salam, a 1979 Nobel Prize recipient in Physics, once told the speaker there was a possibility of “Jazz in Physics” coming into existence when the field became more diverse.  This presentation will present a personal interpretation and story on the meaning of this “puzzling” comment and how it led to a citation by the Supreme Court of the United States.          

Sylvester James “Jim” Gates, Jr., (born December 15, 1950) is an American theoretical physicist. He received two B.S. degrees and a Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the latter in 1977. His doctoral thesis was the first one at MIT to deal with supersymmetry. In 2017, Gates retired from the University of Maryland, and is currently the Brown Theoretical Physics Center Director, Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, an Affiliate Mathematics Professor, and a Faculty Fellow, Watson Institute for International Studies & Public Affairs at Brown University. While at the University of Maryland, College Park, Gates was a University System Regents Professor, the John S. Toll Professor of Physics, the Director of the String and Particle Theory Center, and Affiliate Professor of Mathematics. Gates served on the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, contemporaneously on the Maryland State Board of Education from 2009-2016, and the National Commission on Forensic Science from 2013-2016. He is known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. In 1984, working with M.T. Grisaru, M. Rocek, W. Siegel, Gates co-authored Superspace, the first comprehensive book on the topic of supersymmetry. In 2017, working with Frank Blitzer and Stephen Jacob Sekula, he co-authored Reality in the Shadows (Or) What the Heck's the Higgs? In 2019, together with Cathie Pelletier, he co-authored Proving Einstein Right: The Daring Expeditions that Changed How We Look at the Universe. In 2006, he completed a DVD series titled Superstring Theory: The DNA of Reality for The Teaching Company composed of 24 half-hour lectures to make the complexities of unification theory comprehensible to non-physicists. In 2012, he was named a University System of Maryland Regents Professor, only the sixth person so recognized in the system’s history. He is a past president of the National Society of Black Physicists, and is a NSBP Fellow, as well as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Physics in the U.K. In 2019 he was elected to the presidential line of the APS where he is currently serving as President. He also is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. In 2013, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, becoming the first African-American theoretical physicist so recognized in its 150-year history. On November 16, 2013, Prof. Gates was awarded the Mendel Medal by Villanova University “in recognition of his influential work in supersymmetry, supergravity and string theory, as well as his advocacy for science and science education in the United States and abroad.” President Obama awarded Prof. Gates the 2011 National Medal of Science, the highest award given to scientists in the U.S., at a White House ceremony in 2013. During 2014, he was named the Harvard Foundation’s “Scientist of the Year.” In 2019, he was invited to serve on the American Bar Assoc Steering Committee for the Annual Prescription For Criminal Justice And Forensic Science. In 2020, he began serving on the Board of Trustees of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. He continues to broadly engage video documentaries with appearances or cameos. He currently continues his research in supersymmetry in systems of particles, fields, and strings.          

  Monday, 29 November 2021, 4:00 p.m. PST  

An Unexpected Journey Through Sound   

Tyrone M. Porter, University of Texas at Austin        

Professor Tyrone Porter holds the Donald J. Douglass Centennial Professorship in Engineering and is chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Acoustical Society of America, and a member of many professional societies including the Acoustical Society of America, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Controlled Release Society, National Society of Black Engineers, and others. Porter’s research interests include image-guided drug delivery, ultrasound, acoustics, with an overall goal to push the application of ultrasound technology in new and exciting directions, including immunomodulation and reversible opening of the blood-brain barrier. Porter previously worked as an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Boston University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biomedical engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Ph.D. in bioengineering from University of Washington, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from Prairie View A&M University. Abstract Growing up in Detroit in the 1980s, I never envisioned a career in acoustics…not because I was told I could not but because I wasn’t told I could. I did not learn about the academic and professional opportunities in biomedical ultrasound until halfway through my undergraduate program. But as a doctoral student, the lack of Black representation in acoustics raised many doubts and fears…doubts in my own abilities and fears that the acoustic community would not accept me. I was embraced by members of the ASA, which empowered me to take the road less traveled. I am here today to share how this unexpected journey through sound has shaped me personally and professionally and thoughts on how I and the ASA can continue to broaden participation in acoustics.  

  Monday, 23 May 2022, 4:00 p.m. MDT

Understanding Echoes

Wu-Jung Lee, University of Washington, Seattle            

Wu-Jung Lee is a Senior Oceanographer at the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington in Seattle, WA, USA. She received her B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Life Science from National Taiwan University and her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography. Prior to joining APL-UW, she took a detour from ocean acoustics to study bat echolocation as a F.V. Hunt Postdoctoral Fellow of the ASA at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Lee enjoys working on problems that bridge across disciplinary boundaries and with people with different backgrounds. Her research spans two primary areas: acoustical oceanography and animal echolocation. In acoustical oceanography, she develops physics-based and data-driven methods to extract biological information from active acoustic observations of the ocean. In animal echolocation, she combines experimental and computational approaches to study the sonar of bats and dolphins as biological models for engineering insights.

Dr. Lee actively contributes to open-source scientific software and leads the development of Echopype, a Python library for interoperable and scalable processing of ocean sonar data. She is also an advocate for a more inclusive and supportive research community. Since 2018 she has led and co-led the organization of OceanHackWeek, a workshop dedicated to building a community centered around data science in oceanography that embraces these values.

Dr. Lee loves going to the sea despite being very prone to motion sickness. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time in the mountains and drawing.

Abstract

By sending out sounds and analyzing the returning echoes, both humans and animals use active acoustic sensing systems to probe and understand the environment. High-frequency sonar systems, or echosounders, are the workhorse for observing fish and zooplankton in the ocean. Toothed whales and bats navigate and forage via echolocation in the air and under water. In this talk, I will discuss our work with both engineered and biological sonar systems to enable effective extraction and interpretation of information embedded in the echoes. We are developing data-driven methodologies and open-source software tools to tackle challenges imposed by large volumes of echosounder data rapidly accumulating across the global ocean. Using echolocating toothed whales as a model, we are combining experimental and computational approaches to understand biological processing of echo information. Throughout the talk, I will highlight the pivotal role of collaboration in my professional and personal development, and discuss efforts by colleagues and myself to cultivate a sense of community in our field.

Monday, 4-8 December 2022, 4:00 p.m. CST

Broadening participation in acoustics: Personal reflections and pathways forward

Lily M. Wang, University of Nebraska—Lincoln

Dr. Lily Wang is the Charles W. and Margre H. Durham Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Technology, and Director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Her primary research interests are in room acoustics and noise control.  Her research group's work on human perception and performance in noise, classroom acoustics, uncertainty in acoustic measurements, and room acoustics computer modeling has been funded by AHRI, ASHRAE, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Veneklasen Research Foundation.

Dr. Wang is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA); Board-Certified by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering; a Professional Engineer licensed in Acoustics through the state of Oregon; and a recipient of the ASA Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship, ASA R. Bruce Lindsay Award, NSF CAREER Award, and ASHRAE Ralph G. Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award.  She has also received a number of teaching and mentoring awards, including the ASA Student Council Mentoring Award. She has served as ASA President (2018-19),  Vice-President (2015-16) and Chair of the its Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics (2004-07).

Photo credit: M. Julie Photo

Abstract

It has been over 30 years since the author embarked on pursuing acoustics and engineering as a career. At the first Acoustical Society of America’s (ASA) Technical Committee in Architectural Acoustics meeting that the author attended in the early 1990s, there were two women in the filled room, of whom the author was one. Overall, these past three decades have provided a fulfilling and positive professional experience, but there have been moments where the author leaned on demonstrating resilience, sought to rise above feelings of not being good enough, and made career choices and conducted research differently than might have been expected. In this presentation, the author shares personal reflections on her experience, as well as thoughts on how the ASA and its members can build on recent momentum to continue to broaden participation in acoustics, particularly among underrepresented groups. The author was tasked to lead diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln as an Associate Dean of Faculty and Inclusion beginning in 2018. A summary of data, tactics, and strategies undertaken since then are shared as possible pathways forward, that could be replicated in others’ research groups and communities.

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