Professor Carl Hopkins PhD BEng CEng MASA MIIAV FIOA
Professor in Acoustics Architecture
- +44 (0)151 794 4938
- Work email Carl.Hopkins@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal Websitehttp://www.liverpool.ac.uk/architecture/research/acoustics-research-unit/about/
Research
Acoustics
Main research fields: Vibroacoustics, structure-borne sound, building acoustics, environmental noise, sound and vibration fields, SEA, FEM, BEM, vibrotactile presentation of music.
Currently interested in receiving applications for PhD or MPhil studies in the following research areas:
- Vibroacoustics
- Sound and vibration transmission in architectural, automotive, aeronautic, space or marine structures
- Low-frequency sound insulation
- Vibrotactile stimuli for musicians with hearing impairments
- Subjective aspects of sound insulation in dwellings
- Prediction and measurement of wind noise from buildings
- Effects of vibration on museum artefacts
- Room acoustics
Research Group Membership
Research Grants
Objective and subjective assessment of low-frequency sound insulation in dwellings
ROYAL SOCIETY
December 2023 - November 2025
industrial stand-alone studentship
MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS PLC (UK)
October 2017 - September 2018
Acoutect A sound fundament for our future buildings Acoutect
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 2017 - December 2020
Development of technologies for reducing floor impact sounds in existing residential apartments considering spatial characteristics
KOREAN AGENCY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT (SOUTH KOREA)
September 2014 - December 2018
Interactive performance for musicians with a hearing impairment
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL
June 2010 - May 2013
Reception Plate Method for Structure-Borne Sound Sources
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2010 - June 2013