HONOLULU, Nov. 19, 2025 — The Acoustical Society of America will host two virtual press conferences Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time, as a part of their joint meeting with Acoustical Society of Japan at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. ASA and ASJ will offer in-person sessions throughout the week.
The virtual press conferences will feature a wide range of newsworthy sessions from the upcoming meeting. Media can listen to presentations on topics that include the use of sound for pest control, the ideal artificial electric vehicle noise, detecting gunshots from illegal rainforest poaching, and more.
Media are invited to register for the virtual press conferences and/or in-person conference sessions by emailing
media@aip.org. Video recordings of the press conference sessions will be available upon request.
Press releases for a selection of topics will be shared under embargo starting the week of Nov. 24, and conference highlights can be found on social media by searching the #ASA189 and #ASA_ASJ2025 hashtag.
Press Conference Schedule – Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4
More information on these and all other meeting sessions is available via ASA’s
meeting page and in the
technical program. (Times and topics subject to change.)
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 11:00 a.m. HST / 4:00 p.m. EST
- Elephant Seals Recognize Their Rivals From Years Prior – Caroline Casey, University of California, Santa Cruz
Session 1pAB6: Remember the Titans: Long-term memory of social competitors among male northern elephant seals, Dec. 1, 2:45 p.m. HST
- To Bop or To Sway? The Music Will Tell You – Shimpei Ikegami, Showa Women's University
Session 2pMU1: How Musicians Express Intended Bodily Movement Directions through Acoustic Features, Dec. 2, 2:55 p.m. HST
- Evaluating Building Materials for Climate Impact and Noise Suppression – George Edgar, Marshall Day Acoustics
Session 3aAA2: Optimizing Typical Wall and Floor Constructions for Global Warming Potential and Sound Insulation Performance, Dec. 3, 8:20 a.m. HST
- Ultrasonic Pest Control to Protect Beehives – Lara Díaz-García, University of Strathclyde
Session 4aABb9: Wax Moths: Ultrasonic Hearing and Potential Pest Control, Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m. HST
- Software Platform Helps Users Find the Best Hearing Protection – Santino Cozza, Applied Research Associates
Session 4aED6: Does One Size Fit All? Empowering Hearing Protection Through Acoustic Insights, Dec. 4, 11:45 a.m. HST
Thursday, Dec. 4, 11:00 a.m. HST / 4:00 p.m. EST
- Neural Network Helps Detect Gunshots from Illegal Rainforest Poaching – Naveen Dhar, High Tech High Mesa
Session 2pSP8: Towards Real-Time Rainforest Gunshot Detection using Efficient Deep Learning and Acoustic Sensor Integration, Dec. 2, 3:00 p.m. HST
- A Metamaterial that Bridges Air and Water – Hesam Bakhtiary Yekta, Rutgers University
Session 3aSA6: Acoustic Transmission between Water and Air using a Three-Plate Solid Metasurface, Dec. 3, 9:30 a.m. HST
- How Sound Moves on Mars – Zhongquan Charlie Zheng, Utah State University
Session 4aCA2: Simulating acoustic wave propagation on Mars, Dec. 4, 8:25 a.m. HST
- Using Smartphones to Improve Disaster Search and Rescue – Shogo Takada, The University of Tokyo
Session 5aPA13: Sound source localization for search and rescue using direct wave extraction based on a unit circle formulation of the moment problem, Dec. 5, 11:45 a.m. HST
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