The Upper Midwest Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America (UMCASA) is comprised of people interested in the field of acoustics. From students to retirees, members may come from as far away as Owatonna or Bemidji. Topics of interest include:
Acoustical consulting
Product design and development
Audio engineering
Acoustical testing & analysis
Noise control
Architectural acoustics
Musical acoustics
Sound quality
Audiology / Communication disorders
Instrumentation
UMCASA generally meets the 3rd Tuesday of September, October, November, January, February, March and April. The meeting will feature a speaker on some area of acoustics, or we will tour a local facility. Meetings include a social hour, dinner and then the speaker or tour. When we have a speaker, we meet at the Holiday Inn Metrodome. We have a spring banquet that is held sometime in late May or June. We invite a prominent speaker to cover an acoustic topic of general interest. Past presentations have included:
Violin construction
Train whistle acoustics
Acoustics of drums
Susan Rawcliffe
, instrument builder and ceramic artist
Charles Hendrickson
, St Peter, Minnesota organ builder
Dr. Deborah Check Reeves, University of South Dakota and National Music Museum
Typically, a few members of UMCASA judge at the Minnesota
State Science Fair, and award prizes to outstanding projects in the area
of acoustics.
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