Newswise — 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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Main Meeting Website: https://acousticalsociety.org/honolulu-2025/
Technical Program: https://eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner.php?id=ASAASJ25
ASA PRESS ROOM
In the coming weeks, ASA’s Press Room will be updated with newsworthy stories and the press conference schedule at https://acoustics.org/asa-press-room/.
LAY LANGUAGE PAPERS
ASA will also share dozens of lay language papers about topics covered at the conference. Lay language papers are summaries (300-500 words) of presentations written by scientists for a general audience. They will be accompanied by photos, audio, and video. Learn more at https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/.
PRESS REGISTRATION
ASA will grant free registration to credentialed and professional freelance journalists. If you are a reporter and would like to attend the meeting and/or press conferences, contact AIP Media Services at media@aip.org. For urgent requests, AIP staff can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information.
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Acoustical Society of America is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world’s leading journal on acoustics), JASA Express Letters, Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustics Today magazine, books, and standards on acoustics. The society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. See https://acousticalsociety.org/.
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
ASJ publishes a monthly journal in Japanese, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan, as well as a bimonthly journal in English, Acoustical Science and Technology, which is available online at no cost https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/ast. These journals include technical papers and review papers. Special issues are occasionally organized and published. The Society also publishes textbooks and reference books to promote acoustics associated with various topics. See https://acoustics.jp/en/.
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