Microphone & Acoustic Fundamentals and Advanced Applications

Training Seminar Facilitated by Dr. Andrew Barnard in Gaithersburg, MD

March 22, 2016, Depew, New York - PCB Piezotronics, Inc., announces the training class, "Microphone & Acoustic Fundamentals and Advanced Applications" to be held in Gaithersburg, MD on May 12, 2016. The cost of $99 per person includes classroom lecture, training materials, and lunch.

At this training, participants will learn:

• Microphone/acoustic fundamentals - key terminology, acoustic waves and sound fields, the source-path-receiver model, microphone types, selecting the right microphone for your application, etc.
• Sound metrics, measurement, and frequency determination - broadband metrics used to describe sound, averaging concepts, octave and third octave bands, and narrow band frequency analysis.
• Microphones as part of an integrated system - microphone and DAQ: how they interact and understanding the output results, system level calibration, data processing, etc.
• Testing in wind tunnels or the outdoors - isolating the acoustic field from air flow pressure to make accurate acoustic measurements.
• Understanding and testing to MIL-STD-1474E - design criteria for noise limits and operational effectiveness.
• Understanding transmission loss - key terminology/definitions, measurement equations, single and multi-panel issues and measurement techniques (two room and four microphone impedance methods).

Andrew Barnard, Ph.D., INCE Bd. Cert., CLD, is an Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University. He holds a Ph.D. in Acoustics from Penn State and a MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. He spent the last 10 years as a researcher at the Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State studying acoustics and vibrations, specializing in dynamic test and measurement.

Class size is limited to the first 40 registrants. To reserve your seat, register online at www.pcb.com/training. If there are any questions, please contact Tina McKean at 716-684-0987 ext. 2672 e-mail: tmckean@pcb.com.