Journal Articles

  1. B. L. Sturm, "Pulse of an Ocean: Sonification of Ocean Buoy Data," Leonardo Journal of the Arts Sciences, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 143-149, 2005.
  2. B. L. Sturm, "Composing for an Ensemble of Atoms: The Metamorphosis of Scientific Experiment into Music," Organised Sound, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 131-145, 2001 (invited).

Conference Papers

  1. B. L. Sturm, “`Music from the Ocean’: A Cross-Discipline Multimedia CD,” Proc. 9th Biennial Arts Tech. Symp., Connecticut College, New London, CT, 2003.
  2. B. L. Sturm, “Surf Music: Sonification of Ocean Buoy Spectral Data," Proc. Int. Conf. Auditory Display, Kyoto, Japan, 2002.
  3. B. L. Sturm, "Composing for an Ensemble of Atoms: The Metamorphosis of Scientific Experiment into Music." CD-ROM Proceedings of the Music Without Walls? Music Without Instruments? Conference, Leicester, UK. June 2001.
  4. B. L. Sturm, "Synthesis and Algorithmic Composition Techniques Derived from Particle Physics," Proc. 8th Biennial Arts Tech. Symp., Connecticut College, New London, CT, 2001.
  5. B. L. Sturm, “Sonification of Particle Systems via de Broglie’s Hypothesis,” Proc. Int. Conf. Auditory Display, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2000.

CDs

  1. Music from the Ocean (2001)

Music Compositions

  1. Pacific Pulse (2004, 7:32) (Second place award in Music Composition from UCSB Department of Music)
  2. Manifold Sum: Correspondence Principle (2004, 5:47)
  3. 50 Particles in a Three-Dimensional Harmonic Potential: An Experiment in 5 Movements (1999, 10:00)

Bob L. Sturm: Research: Sonification

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Sonification, or auditory display, is the process of turning non-acoustic signals into sonic objects that can be listened to. The sensitivity of the human auditory system is well-known, and so sonification attempts to take advantage of this highly developed system to present data in more effective ways. In some practices sonification has become essential, for instance a heart monitor in the operating room gives the staff an status report on a patient's condition without interrupting their visual or mental focus. I have explored using sonification as a tool for research, teaching, and music composition. To the left is a list of my various works on these subjects, with links where possible.