Acoustics Students Win Prestigious Architectural Acoustics Award

Dr. Eoin King and Dr. Bob Celmer present Paul Mangelsdorf and Jacob Ott with their medals at commencement.

National Medal for Merit in Architectural Acoustics

An unexpected announcement was made at the CETA commencement ceremony in May - Paul Mangelsdorf '18 and Jacob Ott '18 had won the 2018 Robert Bradford Newman Student Medals for Merit in Architectural Acoustics.

This highly selective national award, administered by the Acoustical Society of America, is named for Robert B. Newman of BBN (Bolt, Beranek & Newman, one of the original acoustical consulting firms). Students selected for the Newman Medal must have demonstrated excellence in this discipline and in the application of acoustical design principles in the course of their studies.

Mangelsdorf and Ott had participated in a research project studying the transparency of an architectural grille used in a new concert hall at Clayton College in Minnesota. The results of their investigation were presented at the Acoustical Society of America's national conference this spring.

Mangelsdorf graduate cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, majoring in Acoustical Engineering & Music. Originally from Lagrangeville, New York. Mangelsdorf has accepted a position as an acoustic engineer with Thornburn Acoustical Consulting in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Ott graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, majoring in Acoustical Engineering & Music. Ott hails from Vernon, CT, and has accepted a position as an acoustic engineer with AKRF Acoustic Consultants in New York City.

UNOTEs - 6/6/18

Acoustics Students Win Prestigious Noise Control Award

Dr. Eoin King and Dr. Bob Celmer present Beranek Award to Jarrett Lagler and Alex Aquila, '18

 



Students at the University of Hartford have won a highly selective award called the Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in the Study of Noise Control. The award was presented to the team of Jarrett Lagler '18 and Alex Aquila '18 during a surprise announcement at Commencement in May, at the diploma presentation ceremony for the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA).

 

The team of Lagler and Aquila were honored for their research work on "Using Ultrasonic Sound to Create Mid-Air Haptic Sensations". The award comes from the Institute of Noise Control Engineers and honors legendary acoustic engineer Leo Beranek.

Lagler (who also was awarded the Ribicoff Prize at the main graduation ceremony) graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, majoring in Acoustical Engineering and Music. Originally from Zionsville, Pennsylvania, Lagler has accepted a position as an acoustical engineer in the Audio Design Group at Apple, Inc., in Cupertino, California.

Aquila graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a Concentration in Acoustics. Originally from Ohio, Aquila has accepted a position as an acoustic engineer with Metropolitan Acoustics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

UNOTES - 6/6/18

 

National Award Medal in Noise Control