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Student Activities at the ASA Indianapolis Meeting
Chris Jasinski
Student Council Member
University of Notre Dame
cjasinsk@nd.edu
The 168th meeting of the ASA featured many wonderful student activities. About 60 students came to the Student Orientation Session, half of whom were attending their first Society meeting. Monday’s Meet and Greet attracted more than 130 students. Wednesday’s Social was equally success- ful, and we would like to thank the NCAC for helping to make the event possible!
A special poster session on graduate programs in acoustics was held Wednesday morning and was very well attended. A total of 17 departments gave presentations and well over 100 undergraduates, graduate students, and other members stopped by to learn about the great acoustics research going on at these universities.
Student and Young Presenter Paper Awards will be given out to members of the AO, AB, AA, BA, EA, MU, NS, SP, SC, SA, and UW Technical Committees for their papers presented at the Indianapolis meeting. More information can be found at the ASA student website, http://asastudentcouncil.org. Congratulations to the winners!
At the Providence meeting, the Student Council began giv- ing out stickers to attendees that are color coordinated to each TC, so if they see somebody with their same color, they know they can start a discussion about their TC. This has been a great icebreaker and was continued at the India- napolis meeting. We plan to continue the tradition at future meetings, so look out for your TC’s sticker color and feel free to stop by to see your student council representative to get a sticker!
The Student Council Mentoring Award will be presented at the Pittsburgh meeting. The Mentoring Award has been given out by the Student Council since 2004 to recognize a person who has demonstrated exceptional ability in guiding the academic and/or professional growth of her/his students and junior colleagues. More information can be found at http://asastudentcouncil.org.
Students mingle at the Meet and Greet on Monday, October 27, 2014 during the 168th Meeting of the ASA in Indianapolis.
As always, we would like to encourage all undergraduates, graduate students, and new post-docs to come to all of our student events, including the Orientation and Meet and Greet on Monday, the Wednesday social and ASA Jam, and the student outings. It’s a great way to meet fellow students and learn about their research while having a great time! For all the latest information, follow the student council on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/ASAStudents, and follow us on Twitter, https://twitter.com/ASAStudents.
See you in Pittsburgh!
News from the Acoustical Society Foundation
Mission of the Acoustical Society Foundation Board: To support the mission of the ASA by developing financial resources for strategic initiatives and special purposes.
For quite some time, the Acoustical Society has subsidized travel expenses for students to attend the semi-annual ASA meetings. This brings new members to the meetings that they otherwise may not be able to attend, increases opportu- nities for students to present papers and network for future careers in acoustics, and enables the Society to grow and en- gage students in the future of the profession. The support for these subsidies comes from donations to the Acousti- cal Society Foundation. For each meeting, anywhere from two to four dozen students or groups of students apply for these subsidies. The total available funds for each meeting is around $15,000 (only about half of the total amount re- quested), and this amount is then pro-rated among the ap- plicants to be as fair as possible to all. The Acoustical Society Foundation is appreciative of the support from donors to the Fund so we can provide these subsidies. We encourage you will continue this support so we can expand and maintain this program.
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