ASA Best Student Paper in
Musical Acoustics Award Winners
(1997-2009)

All students presenting musical acoustics research at ASA meetings are invited to participate in the Best Student Paper Award competition.   The specific requirements are published in the Call for Papers for each meeting as well as on the ASA meeting web site.  From 1997-2001 one award winner was selected at each meeting.  Beginning in 2002, two awards are given, with first and second prize winners selected.

Portland (May 2009):
1. Nicholas Goodweiler - University of Iowa
"Acoustics of single reed duck calls," Nicholas P. Goodweiler and James P. Cottingham, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 125: 2559(A), 2009.
2. David Krueger - Brigham Young University
"Acoustic and vibrometry analysis of beating in a large Balinese gamelan gong," David W. Krueger, Kent L. Gee, Jeremy Grimshaw, Dorothy Manuel, and Molly E. Jones, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 125: 2516(A), 2009.

Miami (November 2008):
1. Summer Rankin - Florida Atlantic University
"Tempo fluctuation and predictive synchrony in music," Summer Rankin, Edward Large, and Philip Fink, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 124: 2432(A), 2008.
2. Hiroko Terasawa - CCRMA, Stanford University
"A hybrid model of timbre perception," Hiroko Terasawa and Jonathan Berger, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 124: 2449(A), 2008.

Paris (July 2008):
1. Jer-Ming Chen - University of New South Wales
"How to play the first bar of Rhapsody in Blue," Jer-Ming Chen, John Smith, and Joe Wolfe, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123: 3123(A), 2008.
2. Edgar Berdahl - CCRMA, Stanford University
"Applications of passivity theory to the active control of acoustic musical instruments," Edgar Berdahl, Guenter Niemeyer, and Julius O. Smith, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123: 3522(A), 2008.

New Orleans (November 2007):
1. Rohan Krishnamurthy - Kalamazoo College
"Acoustics of the mridangam: Study of a new design of a South Indian drum," Rohan Krishnamurthy, Ian K. Hempe, and James P. Cottingham, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 122: 3055(A), 2007.
2. Edward L. Toussaint - Lawrence University
"Reed vibration, pressure, and airflow in Western free-reed instruments," Edward L. Toussaint and James P. Cottingham, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 122: 3056(A), 2007.

Salt Lake City (June 2007):
1. Brian R. Monson - University of Arizona
"The 1-6 ratio in vocal pedagogy," Brian R. Monson, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121: 3087(A), 2007.
2. John Anderson Mills, III - University of Texas
"Application of cochlear analysis techniques to finding percussive events in electro-acoustic music," John Anderson Mills III, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121: 3061(A), 2007.

Honolulu (November-December, 2006):
1. Andrey Ricardo da Silva - McGill University
"A hybrid approach for simulating clarinetlike systems involving the lattice Boltzmann method and a finite difference scheme," Andrey Ricardo da Silva and Gary Scavone, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120: 3362(A), 2006.
2. Eric Dieckman - Truman State University
"Input impedance of Asian free-reed mouth organs," Eric A. Dieckman and James P. Cottingham, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120: 3076(A), 2006.

Providence (June, 2006):
1. Andrey Ricardo da Silva - McGill University
"Benchmarking the lattice Boltzmann method for the determination of acoustic impedance of axisymmetric waveguides," Andrey Ricardo da Silva, Philippe Depalle, and Gary Scavone, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119: 3383(A), 2006.
2. Jacob Skubal - Rollins College
"Tuning parameters of a Nigerian slit gong," Jacob Skubal, Nathan Hall, and Thomas Moore, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119: 3324(A), 2006.

Minneapolis (October, 2005):
1. Harald Jers, KTH Stockholm - University of Cologne
"Multitrack analysis of amateur and professional choirs?" and "Directivity of singers," Harald Jers, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118: 2007(A) and 2008(A), 2005.
2. Jyri Pakarinen, Helsinki University of Technology
"Modeling of tension-modulated strings using finite difference and digital waveguide techniques," Jyri Pakarinen, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118: 1974(A), 2005.

Vancouver (May, 2005):
1. Patricio de la Cuarda, CCRMA, Stanford University
"A physical model and experimental testbed for real-time simulation of flute-like instruments," Patricio de la Cuadra, Benoît Fabre, Jonathan S. Abel, and Julius O. Smith III, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117: 2414(A), 2005.
2. Niels Werner Larsen, Oersted DTU, Technical University of Denmark
"A variable passive low-frequency absorber," Niels Werner Larsen, Eric R. Thompson, and Anders Christian Gade, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117: 2392(A), 2005.

San Diego (November, 2004):
1. Rolf Bader, Musikwissenschaftliches Institut, Hamburg, Germany
"Multiphonic model of split pressure-phase modes using the finite-element method," Rolf Bader, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 116: 2593(A), 2004.
2. Yumiko Sakamoto, Kyushu University
"On the acoustical design of the ears of flue organ pipes," Yumiko Sakamoto, Shigeru Yoshikawa, and Judit M. Angster, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 116: 2512(A), 2004.

New York (May, 2004):
1. Stephanie Weisser, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
"The acoustics of the Bagana," Stephanie Weisser and Didier Demolin, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 115: 2566(A), 2004.
2. John Anderson Mills III, University of Texas
"The application of cochlear audio analysis techniques to electro-acoustic music," John Anderson Mills III, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 115: 2450(A), 2004.

Austin (November, 2003):
1. Todd W. Bigelow, Utah State University
"Software tools for developing an acoustics multimedia CD-ROM," Todd W. Bigelow and Paul A. Wheeler, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114: 2309(A), 2003.
2. Ammon Paquette, Augustana College (Rock Island, Illinois)
"Modes of vibration of air-driven free reeds in transient and steady state oscillation," Ammon Paquette, Justin Vines, and James P. Cottingham, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114: 2348(A), 2003.

Nashville (April-May, 2003):
1. Andrew Morrison, Northern Illinois University
"Modal Analysis and sound radiation from Caribbean steelpans," Andrew Morrison, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 113: 2315(A), 2003.
2. Jared Grogan, Central Washington University
"An experimental study of changes in the impulse response of a wood plate that is subject to vibrational stimulus," Jared Grogan, Michael Braunstein, and Andrew Piacsek, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 113: 2315(A), 2003.

Cancun (December, 2002):
1. Gregoire Derveaux, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées -Unite de Mecanique (ENSTA-UME)
"Time-domain simulation of a guitar," Gregoire Derveaux, Antoine Chaigne, Patrick Joly, and Eliane Becache, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 112: 2409(A), 2002.
2. Tamara Smyth, CCRMA, Stanford University
"The syrinx: Nature's hybrid wind instrument," Tamara Smyth and Julius O. Smith III, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 112: 2240(A), 2002.

Pittsburgh (June, 2002):
1. Eric Cox, Northern Illinois University
"Regimes of oscillation and reed vibrations in lingual organ pipes," Eric Cox and Thomas D. Rossing, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 111: 2395(A), 2002.
2. Michael Busha, Grinnell College
"Laboratory measurements on free reeds from the reed organ, accordion and khaen," Michael Busha, James P. Cottingham, and Philip D. Koopman, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 111: 2376(A), 2002.

Ft. Lauderdale (December, 2001):
Pantelis Vassilakis, UCLA
"Auditory roughness estimation of complex spectra-roughness degrees and dissonance ratings of harmonic intervals revisited," Pantelis Vassilakis, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 110: 2755(A), 2001.

Chicago (June, 2001):
Daniel O. Ludwigsen, Brigham Young University.
"Normal modes of a finite element lip reed model," Daniel O. Ludwigsen and William J. Strong, ,  J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 109: 2483(A), 2001.

Newport Beach (December, 2000):
Jeffrey Moffitt, The College of Wooster.
"Self-sustained oscillation as a function of blowing pressure," Jeffrey Moffitt and Daniel Ludwigsen,  J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 108: 2591(A), 2000.

Atlanta (June, 2000):
Joon-Hee Beth Hwang, of the University of Sydney, Australia.
"Lip and throat configuration in flute playing," Joon-Hee Beth Hwang, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 107: 2895(A), 2000.

Columbus (November, 1999):
Teresa Marrin Nakra, MIT Media Lab
"Incorporating gestures into the musical control stream with the conductor's jacket",  Teresa Marrin Nakra, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 106: 2161(A), 1999.

Norfolk (October, 1998):
Keith D. Martin, MIT
"Musical instrument identification: A pattern-recognition approach", Keith D. Martin and Youngmoo E. Kim, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 104: 1768(A), 1998.

Seattle ICA/ASA (June 1998):
Leïla Rhaouti, Inria-Rocquencourt
"Time-domain modeling and numerical simulation of timpani",  Leïla Rhaouti, Patrick Joly and Antoine Chaigne, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 103:3043(A), 1998.

San Diego (December, 1997):
John M. Hajda, UCLA
"Relevant acoustical cues in the identification of Western orchestral instrument tones",  John M. Hajda, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102:3085(A), 1997.

State College (June 1997):
Lucile Rossi, University of Corsica
"Use of note partials’ energy to improve the identification of polyphonic piano signals",  Lucile Rossi and Gerald Girolami, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 101, 3167(A), 1997.