University of Nebraska Acoustical Society of America (UNASA) Student Chapter:

Welcome to the UNASA Student Chapter website! We were the first ASA student chapter established, thanks to Dr. Erica Bowden Ryherd's efforts. Our Student chapter brings the exciting world of acoustics to the University of Nebraska community. Chapter meetings will focus on topics from many areas of acoustics, usually incorporating demonstrations, interactive activities, and presentations of scholarly work. Of course, there will always be plenty of food and fun!

The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is a world-renowned scientific society in acoustics, dedicated to increasing and diffusing knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications. The Society is extremely interdisciplinary, covering thirteen sub-areas in the field of acoustics:

• Acoustical Oceanography
• Animal Bioacoustics
• Architectural Acoustics
• Biomedical Ultrasound/ Bioresponse to Vibration
• Engineering Acoustics
• Musical Acoustics
• Noise
• Physical Acoustics
• Psychological and Physiological Acoustics
• Signal Processing in Acoustics
• Speech Communication
• Structural Acoustics and Vibration
• Underwater Acoustics
  

UNASA Student Chapter Officers:

The officers for January - December 2009 are listed below. Elections take place every December, so be sure to contact the current president if you are interested in becoming an officer for the following year!

Position:	Name:
President	Lauren Ronsse
Vice-President	Cassandra Wiese
Treasurer	Michael Crabb
Secretary	Paul Sim
Co-Event Coordinator	Megan Christensen
Co-Event Coordinator	Dakota Kelley
Co-Event Coordinator	Eric Powell
Faculty Advisor	Dr. Lily Wang

Join the UNASA Student Chapter - it's FREE!

We always welcome new members to join our group. Our goal as a student organization is to have general meetings every month or two during the academic year. Membership to the student group is free and all meetings have food and beverages provided. You do not need to be a student member of the national ASA to join UNASA Student Chapter. If you have more questions about the student chapter here at the University of Nebraska please feel free to contact any of the officers.

Examples of Past Events:

• ROOM ACOUSTICS - STRAUSS RECITAL HALL (2005)
  • Concert Hall acoustics learning session at on-campus recital hall
  
• ANIMAL BIOACOUSTICS - TIGER ROARS (2005)
  • Dr. Ed Walsh discussed his research on tiger vocalizations at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.
  
• ELECTRO-ACOUSTICS - CAR STEREO COMPETITION (2008)
  • Over 80 students gathered to watch the car stereo competition with 10 contenders.
  
• ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATION (2009)
  • Graduate students demonstrated software and hardware used by professionals to perform acoustic analysis