BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_741_ba91fa149470137c1611ef676ba3c070@www.ioa.org.uk SUMMARY:NVEG: Low Frequency Attenuation with Natural Venti lation: Noise Control Solutions based on Acoustic Metamaterials DESCRIPTION:Noise &\; Vibration Engineering Group - \; Online Event\n \n Low Frequency Attenuation with N atural Ventilation: Noise Control Solutions based on Acoustic Metamaterials\n \n Dr Daniel Elford\, Sonobex\n \n Wednesday 10 \;August 2022\n \n 1 3:00 - 14:00\n \n \n \n Sonobex\, now part of the Merford Group\, is an award winning specialist aco ustics research and development company\, acoustic s consultancy and noise control solution supplier.  \; Sonobex has developed a range of innovativ e solutions\, including the first commercially ava ilable acoustic panel based on the principles of a coustic metamaterials. \;\n \n Sonobex will in troduce its range of acoustic metamaterial-based s olutions: NoiseTrap LF Acoustic Panels\, that have been successfully used in mitigating low frequenc y noise in electricity substation and power transf ormer applications\, and its latest developments w ith NoiseTrap Blox\, that provide significant low frequency attenuation whilst providing passive ven tilation for applications such as air source heat pumps.\n \n About the speaker:\n \n Dr Daniel Elfo rd is Chief Technology Officer at Sonobex Limited and co-founded the company in 2012\, a spin-out fr om the Department of Physics at Loughborough Unive rsity.  \;He graduated from Loughborough Unive rsity with a first-class degree in Engineering Phy sics in 2007 and holds a PhD in Engineering Physic s from Loughborough University. \; He has over 12 years&rsquo\; experience in acoustics and is a Royal Academy of Engineering SME Leader (2018) an d former Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise F ellow. \; Dr Elford is responsible for establi shing Sonobex&rsquo\;s technical vision and leadin g aspects of research development\, including mana ging and defining the company&rsquo\;s intellectua l property portfolio and strategy.  \;He also leads the team of acoustic engineers\, developing innovative noise control solutions with the use of finite element simulations.\n \n In 2019\, Dr Elf ord was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering&r squo\;s Silver Medal and has published a number of scientific papers in the field of acoustics and n oise control\, and presented at many prestigious a coustics conferences.\n \n How to join:\n \n Pleas e sign up for the event using the following Eventb rite link. \; Login details will be emailed to those who have signed up for the event closer to the time.\n \n https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nois e-control-solutions-based-on-acoustic-metamaterial s-tickets-374182599227 CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20220810T130000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20220810T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20220810T130000 URL:https://www.ioa.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=741 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR