Helicopter overflights at ASA

December 9th, 2022

In January of 2022, I joined the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) because I was seeking an organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of sound. The journal copies that started arriving did not disappoint, bouncing between topics like physics, bioacoustics, medicine, music, linguistics, and noise. I followed up by attending their December 2022 conference in […]

Scotland Fulbright Endings

June 28th, 2021

Audio field recording is an activity that involves taking equipment out into environments, whether natural or urban, to capture sound. It is an activity that can capture the rare vocalizations of individual species, like oystercatchers and lapwings. It can also capture the sound of a place, or its soundscape. These soundscapes can be an important tool for understanding the […]

Scotland Fulbright Beginnings

April 15th, 2021

In January 2021, I started the second phase of my sabbatical by leaving for Aberdeen, Scotland to serve as a Visiting Professor at the University of Aberdeen for the Spring term. While under lockdown, I have focussed my field recording efforts on Seaton Park, a public park close to the university’s main campus.