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Anthony Atchley, Head of the Graduate Program in Acoustics
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814-865-6364; Fax—814-865-3119
Degrees Conferred: Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng.
The Graduate Faculty
Anthony A. Atchley, Ph.D. (U of
Mississippi) Professor of Acoustics; Program Head
Ingrid M. Blood, Ph.D. (Bowling Green) Professor of Communication Sciences and
Disorders
David L. Bradley, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Scientist; Professor of Acoustics
Kenneth Brentner, Ph.D. (Cambridge) Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Timothy Brungart, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate; Associate Professor
of Acoustics
Russell C. Burkhardt, Ph.D. (Penn State) Research Associate; Assistant Professor
of Acoustics
Dean Capone, Ph.D. (Penn State) Research Associate; Assistant Professor of Acoustics
R. Lee Culver, Ph.D. (California, San Diego) Assistant Professor of Acoustics
John Fahnline, Ph.D. (Penn State) Research Associate; Assistant Professor of
Acoustics
Thomas A. Frank, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Thomas B. Gabrielson, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate; Associate
Professor of Acoustics
Steven L. Garrett, Ph.D. (UCLA) United Technologies Professor of Acoustics
Stephen A. Hambric, D.Sc. (George Washington) Senior Research Associate; Associate
Professor of Acoustics
W. Jack Hughes, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Scientist; Professor of Acoustics
Yu-Fan Hwang, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate; Associate Professor
of Acoustics
Robert M. Keolian, Ph.D. (U of California) Senior Research Associate; Associate
Professor of Acoustics
Gary H. Koopmann, Ph.D. (Catholic) Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
John S. Lamancusa, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Gerald C. Lauchle, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Acoustics
George Lesieutre, Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Lyle Long, Ph.D. (George Washington) Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Anthony Lyons, Ph.D. (Texas A&M) Senior Research Associate; Associate Professor
of Acoustics
William Mark, Ph.D. (MIT) Senior Scientist; Professor of Acoustics
Julian D. Maynard, Ph.D. (Princeton) Professor of Physics
Timothy E. McDevitt, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate; Associate
Professor of Acoustics
Dennis K. McLaughlin, Ph.D. (MIT) Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Philip J. Morris, Ph.D. (Southampton) Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Andrew Nyblade, Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor of Geosciences
John Reeves, Ph.D. (Western Washington State) Senior Research Associate; Associate
Professor of Acoustics
Karl M. Reichard, Ph.D. (Virginia Polytech) Research Associate; Assistant Professor
of Acoustics
Michael Roan, Ph.D. (Penn State) Research Associate; Assistant Professor of
Acoustics
Nadine Smith, Ph.D. (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Associate Professor of Bioengineering
Victor W. Sparrow, Ph.D. (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Professor of Acoustics
Richard Stern, Ph.D. (UCLA) Associate Director, ARL; Professor of Engineering
Science and Mechanics
David C. Swanson, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate; Associate Professor
of Acoustics
Dennis W. Thomson, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Professor of Meteorology
Jiri Tichy, D.Sc. (Prague Inst. of Tech.) Professor Emeritus of Acoustics
Bernhard R. Tittmann, Ph.D. (UCLA) Schell Professor of Engineering Science and
Mechanics
Martin W. Trethewey, Ph.D. (Michigan Tech.) Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Richard Tutweiler, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate; Associate Professor
of Acoustics
Lora G. Weiss, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate; Associate Professor
of Acoustics
The aim of this program is to enable the student interested in acoustics to obtain an integrated program covering acoustical science and engineering applications of acoustics.
Student curricula are individually tailored and integrated through a selection
of core and elective courses in areas such as basic acoustics, physical acoustics,
underwater acoustics, signal processing, optics, architectural acoustics, medical
ultrasonics, aeroacoustics, vibrations, wave propagation, speech, physiological
acoustics, psychoacoustics, thermoacoustics, hydroacoustics, and computational
acoustics. The courses are offered by the Graduate Program in Acoustics and
by other participating University departments, including Aerospace Engineering,
Architectural Engineering, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering
Science and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Meteorology, Geosciences, Physics,
Speech Communication, and Communication Disorders.
Admission Requirements
Requirements listed here are in addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin.
Entering students should hold a
bachelor’s degree in physics, engineering, mathematics, or a closely related
field that would provide substantial preparation in mathematics (a minimum of
two semesters of calculus-based physics and mathematics to include complex variables
and differential equations). In addition, an undergraduate knowledge of statics
and dynamics, linear algebra, and electronic circuit analysis, and the ability
to use mathematical analysis software is expected. Students with a 3.00 junior/senior
average (on a 4.00 scale), appropriate course backgrounds, and a B+ or better
average in mathematics, physical science, and engineering courses will be considered
for admission. The best-qualified applicants will be accepted up to the number
of spaces that are available for new students. An individual with nontechnical
background may also apply, but acceptance into the program will depend significantly
on the applicant’s undergraduate background and motives to pursue advanced
study in acoustics. Exceptions to the minimum 3.00 grade-point average may be
made for students with special backgrounds and abilities.
Scores from the Graduate Record
Examinations (GRE) are required. For applicants required by the Office of Graduate
Enrollment to take the TOEFL, minimum require TOEFL scores are 237 (computer-based
test) or 580 (paper-based test).
Other Relevant Information
In addition to the acoustics courses listed here, the following courses on acoustics and closely related areas are available: AERSP 511, 524, 525; A E 458, 520; BIOE 506, 516; CMPEN 485; E E 460, 530, 557, 560, 561, 562; E SC 536, 537; E MCH 412, 516, 521, 524A,B,C, 525, 527, 528, 560, 562, 570; GEOSC 504, 507A,B; 551; M E 471, 554; PHYS 443, 533. This list may change as other departments continue to add new courses relevant to acoustics.
Student Aid
Graduate assistantships and other forms of student aid are described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin.
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
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DATE LAST REVIEWED BY PUBLICATIONS: 1/12/05
UCA Revision #2: 7/30/07