{"id":5003,"date":"2025-10-23T13:05:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/?p=5003"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:05:37","slug":"wenn-laerm-zur-forschung-wird-das-graduiertenkolleg-mosaic-untersucht-akustisches-wohlbefinden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/en\/wenn-laerm-zur-forschung-wird-das-graduiertenkolleg-mosaic-untersucht-akustisches-wohlbefinden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Sound and Well-Being \u2013 Inside RWTH\u2019s MOSAIC Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_5003 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_5003')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_5003').socialSharePrivacy({\"services\":{\"facebook\":{\"status\":\"on\",\"txt_info\":\"2 Klicks f\\u00fcr mehr Datenschutz: Erst wenn Sie hier klicken, wird der Button aktiv und Sie k\\u00f6nnen Ihre Empfehlung an Facebook senden. 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But when do they start to affect our well-being?<br \/>\nThat\u2019s the question behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mosaic.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/~blmbhz\/mosaic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOSAIC<\/a> (Acoustic Well-Being in a Multi-Domain and Contextual Spatial Approach), a new graduate research group coordinated by RWTH Aachen University.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5004\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5004\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5004\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/files\/2025\/10\/270_MOSAIC1-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Dirk M\u00fcller, Institut f\u00fcr Geb\u00e4ude- und Raumklimatechnik, Professorin Janina Fels, Institut f\u00fcr H\u00f6rtechnik und Akustik, RWTH-Rektor Professor Ulrich R\u00fcdiger, Professor Klaus Genuit, Gr\u00fcnder der HEAD-Genuit-Stiftung, Dr. Andr\u00e9 Fiebig, TU Berlin, Professor Thomas Kraus, Institut f\u00fcr Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Professor Marcel Schweiker, Lehrstuhl f\u00fcr Healthy Living Spaces, Professor Frank Lohrberg, Profilbereich Built and Lived Environment (BLE), Professorin Christa Reicher, Institut f\u00fcr St\u00e4dtebau (v. l.)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/files\/2025\/10\/270_MOSAIC1-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/files\/2025\/10\/270_MOSAIC1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/files\/2025\/10\/270_MOSAIC1-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/files\/2025\/10\/270_MOSAIC1-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/elektrotechnik\/files\/2025\/10\/270_MOSAIC1-2048x1166.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: Andreas Schmitter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A key partner is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akustik.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/~dwma\/institut-fuer-hoertechnik-und-akustik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute of Hearing Technology and Acoustics (IHTA)<\/a>, led by Prof. Janina Fels, where engineers explore how sound and human perception interact.<br \/>\nTogether with Prof. Marcel Schweiker from the Chair of Healthy Living Spaces, she investigates how acoustic comfort can be measured and improved.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As Prof. Schweiker notes: \u201cConstruction noise is usually perceived as more disturbing than birdsong \u2013 but at a certain level, even birdsong becomes tiring.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Beyond volume, the team looks at how light, temperature, and room geometry influence how we experience sound \u2013 using methods and instruments deeply rooted in electrical engineering.<\/p>\n<p>At the Kick-off Meeting on October 15, researchers and representatives of the HEAD Genuit Foundation gathered to launch the four-year program.<br \/>\nFoundation founder Prof. Klaus Genuit, a graduate of RWTH\u2019s electrical engineering program and an honorary professor at the university, emphasized the importance of supporting young researchers in acoustic science.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn a football stadium, I expect a certain level of noise \u2013 I\u2019d be surprised if it were quiet,\u201d Schweiker added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>MOSAIC aims to capture exactly this context dependency through modern sensing and signal-analysis techniques \u2013 many of which stem from ETIT\u2019s research tradition.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic noise, birdsong, or the hum of a computer \u2013 sounds are part of everyday life. 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