Central Branch

Bubble Acoustics:

from whales to other worlds

Presentation By

Timothy Leighton

Wednesday 7 October 2015 at 7.00pm

Location: University of Hertfordshire, Prince Edward Hall

College Lane Campus, Hatfield AL10 9AB

Gas bubbles in liquids have an extraordinary ability to interact with sound fields. Bubbles generate the song of a babbling brook and ocean sounds that help us understand the global carbon budget. Bubbles activated by ultrasound can assist industrial processing, aid medical diagnosis and therapy or the design of probes for other worlds. This talk will cover these phenomena.

Timothy Leighton FREng FRS is a Professor in ISVR, and Associate Dean of the largest Engineering Faculty in the UK. He has a reputation of pioneering research (receiving 7 international medals and 5 international prizes from a range of learned societies). He has featured on TV and radio. For details see http://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/about/staff/tgl.page

Joint meeting with London Branch & the Institute of Physics

Attendance is free; no need to book and everyone is welcome.  CPD certificates can be provided if required.  For further information please contact Richard Collman –  RichardAC@acoustical.co.uk