JASA EXPRESS LETTERS Identification of natural and man-made sounds in various scene complexities with temporal and spatial separation https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0042197

Meet the 2026 ASA Election Slate of Candidates! https://acousticalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-slate-officers.pdf Biographical information about the candidates and statements of objectives of the candidates for President-Elect and Vice President-Elect will be mailed with the ballots.

POMA A comparative judgment approach for 5-point verbal annoyance responses from community noise studies https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002220

ACOUSTICS TODAY In just a couple of decades, smartphones have gone from luxury gadgets to near-extensions of ourselves. Could smartphones become a global network for listening to the environment? Read "Smartphones as Sensors of the Acoustical Environment" at https://doi.org/10.1121/AT.2025.21.2.12

POMA Spatial release from masking depends systematically on the perceived separation between target and masker speech, yet individual listeners vary tremendously in their ability to benefit. https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002202

POMA Comparison of two metrics for estimating speech understanding in noise https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002184

🎶 Students in architecture, acoustics & engineering: enter the ASA Student Design Competition! Design a 13,000-seat music pavilion with acoustics at the core. 🏆 Up to $3,000 in awards. 📅 Register by March 30, 2026. Details at https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-student-design-competition

Acoustics Lay Language Paper Sound(e)scape: Can a Sonic Break Improve Cognitive Performance? Learn more at https://ow.ly/9bnJ50XHNqJ

ASA PRESS Understanding Acoustics: An Experimentalist’s View of Sound and Vibration is an open access book that provides graduate-level treatment of acoustics and vibration suitable for use in courses, for self-study, and as a reference https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-44787-8

SCILIGHT This Scilight shares JASA researchers' work to simulate saxophone sound and vibrato: https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0042228

JASA EDITOR'S PICK This work presents a time-domain effective model for acoustic wave propagation through a two-dimensional periodic array of gas bubbles embedded in a liquid. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041877

JASA EXPRESS LETTERS Inter- and intra-annual variation in the frequency of blue whale songs in Aotearoa New Zealand https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041948 (And don't miss the Scilight on this article, "Every year, blue whales sing lower"! https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0042264)

POMA STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION It's the last day to submit a paper for the POMA Student Paper Competition for the Honolulu meeting! You could win $300 and have your work featured on Across Acoustics. Submit your manuscript: https://www.editorialmanager.com/poma Deadline: 16 January 2026

JASA-EL EDITOR'S PICK This article introduces a Rényi spectral entropy for environment-adaptive detection of underwater acoustic signals in low signal-to-noise conditions. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0042199

🎨🔊 Call for Submissions: Gallery of Acoustics (ASA) Submit a short video to the 20th Gallery of Acoustics at the 190th ASA Meeting and showcase the art & science of computational acoustics. 🗓 Apr 13 (intent) | Apr 27 (final) Details at https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-gallery-of-acoustics/

POMA Effects of noise type and delivery method on voice production and task load during simulated teaching https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002173

POMA STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION Did you present at the recent ASA meeting in Honolulu? Make sure to submit to POMA! You could win $300 and have your work featured on Across Acoustics. Learn more: https://acousticalsociety.org/honolulu-2025/ Deadline: 16 January 2026

Join the ASA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter to kick off to the new year at the San Francisco Wine Center, tomorrow Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM! Don't forget to RSVP at https://sfbarcasa.org/

Acoustics Lay Language Paper This research group has developed a new acoustic gadget: Acoustic Suction Tweezers, which allow for intuitive manipulation of small objects. Learn more at https://acoustics.org/acoustic-suction-tweezers-a-new-compact-acoustic-gadget-for-small-object-manipulation/

POMA Tabla is an important percussion instrument in Indian classical music and is characterized by its unique strokes or a combination of strokes known as “bols.” https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002191

FORUM Socially prescriptive speech technology systems are advertised as helping speakers. However, such systems face significant technical, social, and ethical challenges related to providing feedback on naturalistic speech. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0039685 Nicole Holliday

ABSTRACTS DUE TODAY! Contributed papers are welcome in all branches of acoustics! Complete details https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-abstract-submission-2 #ASA190

POMA An approach to describing sound production at the mouth of a wind instrument https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002168

ASA PRESS These open-access books offer a profound exploration of the acoustic world of animals. Volume 1: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-97540-1 Volume 2: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-83460-8 #OpenAccess

JASA EDITOR'S PICK Material-defined two-dimensional numerical model for grain-scale nonlinear elasticity https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041878

JASA EDITOR'S PICK This study concerns the measurement of the reflection coefficient and other related properties of the seabed in the Arctic Ocean, of which there have been only a few previous studies. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041892

The upcoming 190th ASA meeting in Philadelphia will feature a Celebration of Allan D. Pierce's Contributions to Acoustics to pay tribute to the highly productive and diverse career of Allan D. Pierce. https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia/

Abstracts due Monday, 12 January 2026! Contributed papers are welcome in all branches of acoustics! Complete Abstract Preparation and Submission details at https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-abstract-submission-2 #ASA190 #Philadelphia250

JASA The fin whale is a key species in marine ecosystems and a sensitive indicator of ocean health. Yet monitoring its low-frequency calls at scale remains challenging. This study presents a three-stage pipeline to fill this need. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041855

JASA-EL To extend the assessment of listening effort beyond a sound booth, researchers compared mobile eye-tracking glasses to a standard stationary system. How did the glasses end up performing? https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041807

The 190th ASA meeting will feature a Memorial Session Honoring Robert Coffeen where stories, information, remembrances, testimonials, and many thanks will be shared. https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia/

Join the ASA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter to kick off to the new year at the San Francisco Wine Center on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM! RSVP at https://sfbarcasa.org/

REVIEW In this historical review article, learn about the genesis, design, and performance of the first underwater source of a beam of ultrasound, created in 1915 by the French physicist Paul Langevin: https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041881

POMA STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION Did you present at the recent ASA meeting in Honolulu? Make sure to submit to POMA! You could win $300 and have your work featured on Across Acoustics. Learn more: https://acousticalsociety.org/honolulu-2025/ Deadline: 16 January 2026

Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States with the ASA in Philadelphia! Abstracts due 12 January 2026. Complete Abstract Preparation and Submission details at https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-abstract-submission-2 #ASA190 #Philadelphia250

The upcoming 190th ASA meeting in Philadelphia will feature a Session in Honor of Thomas G. Muir. This session will honor the work and memory of Tom Muir, a pioneer in underwater acoustics, nonlinear acoustics and seismo-acoustics and mine detection. https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia/

Acoustics Lay Language Paper Hearing protectors reduce directional hearing ability, but variation across devices pointed to key variables that may impact performance – and may be captured using simple acoustic measurements. Learn more https://ow.ly/A3Jy50XHFQJ

JASA This study aimed to characterize the biomechanics of vibrato and non-vibrato phonation in professional singers, focusing on vocal fold oscillation patterns and cuneiform cartilage movements. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041893

ASA PRESS Marine Mammal Acoustics in a Noisy Ocean is an open-access book that invites its readers to dive into the depths of marine mammal bioacoustics. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-77022-7 #OpenAccess

SPECIAL ISSUE: ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HEARING Auditory discrimination and identification of time of day for natural soundscapes https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041847

SPECIAL ISSUE: SOUND ABSORPTION AND DIFFUSION Directional sound field decay analysis in a reverberation room https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0039531

Time is running out to submit to to the 190th ASA in Philadelphia! Abstracts are due 12 January 2026. Complete details at https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-abstract-submission-2 Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States with the ASA #ASA190 #Philadelphia250

New technique uses ultrasonic signals that mimic bat calls to deter wax moths from beehives. Watch the #ASA189 press conference recording to learn more! https://youtu.be/FtOr6B5TnKQ#ASA189 #ASA_ASJ2025

As we welcome the new year it’s time for the most aspirational tradition of all: New Year’s resolutions. No gym memberships required. Just good science, good acoustics, and a resolution you can keep. Happy New Year! https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-abstract-submission-2

Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States with the ASA in Philadelphia! Abstracts due 12 January 2026. Complete Abstract Preparation and Submission details at https://acousticalsociety.org/philadelphia-abstract-submission-2 #ASA190 #Philadelphia250

REFLECTIONS Read the seminal work that inspired this month's Reflection, "Experimental Study of the Scattering of Acoustic Energy from Solid Metal Spheres in Water," by L. D. Hampton and C. M. McKinney. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1908756

POMA Modeling signal coherence for a large number of samples https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002092

POMA Analysis of nonlinear propagation and shock formation in high-intensity focused ultrasound from a multi-element array in air https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002215

POMA STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION Did you present at the recent ASA meeting in Honolulu? Make sure to submit an article to POMA! You could win $300 and have your work featured on Across Acoustics. More at https://acousticalsociety.org/honolulu-2025/ Deadline: 16 January 2026

Acoustics Lay Language Paper Have you ever wanted to listen to the voices of plants when they need water? Read more: https://acoustics.org/listen-to-the-voices-of-plants-evaluate-leaf-water-content-with-acoustic-response-of-leaf #Acoustics #PlantAcoustics #PlantMusic #PlantScience #SmartFarming