The Student Council is charged with promoting the interests of Student Members in the Society. Activities of the Student Council include providing support to student members of the Society via a website and other means of disseminating information of mutual interest, advocating participation of students in Society activities and meetings, and promoting Society membership benefits to potential members. Students with general questions and concerns should contact their particular representative for more information.
The members of the Student Council meet at each ASA meeting. Beginning with the Baltimore meeting, the minutes from the Student Council meetings shall be posted here:
Baltimore, MD (Apr 2010) | Cancun, Mexico (Nov 2010) | Seattle, WA (May 2011) | ...
Periodically, members of the Council graduate or move on with their career in acoustics. These transitions leave openings on the Council membership roster. If you are interested in being a representative for your technical committee, please don't hesitate to contact the current Council chair, Eric Dieckman [eric.dieckman@gmail.com].
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Student Council Chair
Student Council
Chair: Eric Dieckman
Location: The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
E-mail: eric.dieckman@gmail.com
Eric is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Science at the College of William and Mary, working in the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) and robotics lab. He received a B.S. in physics from Truman State University and a M.S. in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Eric has had done research in many fields of acoustics, from studies of free-reed wind instruments, to concert hall measurements, to ultrasonic sensors, scattering, and imaging.
In his spare time, Eric enjoys backpacking, scuba diving, blues dancing, and is a volunteer firefighter/EMT. Eric has been involved with the ASA since he was an undergrad and is especially interested in ways to improve undergraduate student involvement in the ASA. If you have any thoughts, or just want to talk with Eric, shoot him an email or catch him at the next ASA meeting!
Location: The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
E-mail: eric.dieckman@gmail.com
Eric is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Science at the College of William and Mary, working in the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) and robotics lab. He received a B.S. in physics from Truman State University and a M.S. in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Eric has had done research in many fields of acoustics, from studies of free-reed wind instruments, to concert hall measurements, to ultrasonic sensors, scattering, and imaging.
In his spare time, Eric enjoys backpacking, scuba diving, blues dancing, and is a volunteer firefighter/EMT. Eric has been involved with the ASA since he was an undergrad and is especially interested in ways to improve undergraduate student involvement in the ASA. If you have any thoughts, or just want to talk with Eric, shoot him an email or catch him at the next ASA meeting!
AA - Architectural Acoustics
Representative for
Architectural Acoustics: Sam Clapp
Location: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
E-mail: clapps@rpi.edu
[Bio pending...].
Location: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
E-mail: clapps@rpi.edu
[Bio pending...].
AB - Animal Bioacoustics
Representative for Animal
Bioacoustics: Sam Denes
Location: The Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: sld980@psu.edu
Sam Denes is a PhD student in the Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics. He received his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering and in an attempt to spend more time outside, took a position as the Bioacoustics Engineer at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego. After four years of working on many different research projects studying anything from polar bears to spotted owls, he moved to Pennsylvania to pursue an advanced degree. He is now studying the propagation of walrus vocalizations through different media in the marginal ice zone.
When not on a ship in the Bering Sea or at his desk in central Pennsylvania he likes to be outside on his mountain bike, cooking, and spending time with his wife. He, however, hates writing in the third person.
Location: The Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: sld980@psu.edu
Sam Denes is a PhD student in the Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics. He received his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering and in an attempt to spend more time outside, took a position as the Bioacoustics Engineer at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego. After four years of working on many different research projects studying anything from polar bears to spotted owls, he moved to Pennsylvania to pursue an advanced degree. He is now studying the propagation of walrus vocalizations through different media in the marginal ice zone.
When not on a ship in the Bering Sea or at his desk in central Pennsylvania he likes to be outside on his mountain bike, cooking, and spending time with his wife. He, however, hates writing in the third person.
AO - Acoustical Oceanography
Representative for
Acoustical Oceanography: James Traer
Location: University of California - San Diego
E-mail: jtraer@ucsd.edu
After graduating from high-school James spent some time as an unemployed beach bum until the money ran out and he had to go to college to get a student loan. He spent his undergraduate years searching for a way back to his semi-aquatic lifestyle and after obtaining a degree in Physics from Cambridge University, and spending his masters with an MRI machine performing tomographic inversions to monitor blood flow in arteries he learned that oceanographers used acoustics to perform tomographic inversion on flowing fluids in the ocean. He greatly exaggerated his expertise in the field to get a PhD at Scripps Oceanography and he's never looked back.
These days he spends a little time playing with adaptive array processing techniques, a little time tinkering with with seismo-acoustic data trying to understand the coupling between ocean surface waves and microseisms and a little time playing bass in San Diego Jam-rock band GuavaBelly (www.guavabelly.com) but most of the time he's a beach bum.
Location: University of California - San Diego
E-mail: jtraer@ucsd.edu
After graduating from high-school James spent some time as an unemployed beach bum until the money ran out and he had to go to college to get a student loan. He spent his undergraduate years searching for a way back to his semi-aquatic lifestyle and after obtaining a degree in Physics from Cambridge University, and spending his masters with an MRI machine performing tomographic inversions to monitor blood flow in arteries he learned that oceanographers used acoustics to perform tomographic inversion on flowing fluids in the ocean. He greatly exaggerated his expertise in the field to get a PhD at Scripps Oceanography and he's never looked back.
These days he spends a little time playing with adaptive array processing techniques, a little time tinkering with with seismo-acoustic data trying to understand the coupling between ocean surface waves and microseisms and a little time playing bass in San Diego Jam-rock band GuavaBelly (www.guavabelly.com) but most of the time he's a beach bum.
BA - Biomedical Acoustics
Representative for
Biomedical Acoustics: Jason Raymond
Location: University of Cincinatti
E-mail: raymonjl@mail.uc.edu
Jason is a Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering Program at the University of Cincinnati. Jason received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, respectively, from Boston University. Prior to pursuing the Ph.D. degree, Jason worked for several years a Research Engineer at the National Center for Physical Acoustics. His current area of research involves using ultrasound and acoustic cavitation for drug-delivery applications. Jason is also the Chair of the University of Cincinnati Student Chapter of the ASA ( https://sites.google.com/site/asacincinnati/ ).
He enjoys teaching and discussing acoustics topics. Other interests include music (jazz, blues), photography and travel. He also enjoys a good cup of coffee and prefers a Kona dark blend.
Location: University of Cincinatti
E-mail: raymonjl@mail.uc.edu
Jason is a Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering Program at the University of Cincinnati. Jason received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, respectively, from Boston University. Prior to pursuing the Ph.D. degree, Jason worked for several years a Research Engineer at the National Center for Physical Acoustics. His current area of research involves using ultrasound and acoustic cavitation for drug-delivery applications. Jason is also the Chair of the University of Cincinnati Student Chapter of the ASA ( https://sites.google.com/site/asacincinnati/ ).
He enjoys teaching and discussing acoustics topics. Other interests include music (jazz, blues), photography and travel. He also enjoys a good cup of coffee and prefers a Kona dark blend.
EA - Engineering Acoustics
Representative for
Engineering Acoustics: Michael Wilson
Location: Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: mbw166@psu.edu
Mike is a graduate student Acoustics Program at Penn State. His research involves electroacoustic transducers for sonar devices. He has a BS in Physics from Juniata College (It's ok, I haven't heard of it either) where he first started an interest in the science of sound and vibration.
In his spare time Mike delves in arts such as music, photography, animation and film. He's been playing guitar for the past decade and loves to travel, especially on the road. Other than that, he found a love for craft beer and tries to get in a game of racquetball when he can.
Location: Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: mbw166@psu.edu
Mike is a graduate student Acoustics Program at Penn State. His research involves electroacoustic transducers for sonar devices. He has a BS in Physics from Juniata College (It's ok, I haven't heard of it either) where he first started an interest in the science of sound and vibration.
In his spare time Mike delves in arts such as music, photography, animation and film. He's been playing guitar for the past decade and loves to travel, especially on the road. Other than that, he found a love for craft beer and tries to get in a game of racquetball when he can.
MU - Musical Acoustics
Representative for
Musical Acoustics: Whitney Coyle
Location: Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: whitney.coyle@gmail.com
Whitney is a Ph.D. student in the graduate program in acoustics at Penn State University. She is a member of the outdoor sound propagation research group and her previous research in musical acoustics involved studying the effects of altering the accordion reed chamber geometry. She grew up in Kentucky and received degrees from Murray State University (Murray, KY) in mathematics and music (clarinet performance). Aside from acoustics she also enjoys: tennis, scuba diving, racquetball, running, goldfish, KitchenAid mixer creations, kittens, and travelling. She also loves meeting new people, so feel free to introduce yourself if you see her!
Location: Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: whitney.coyle@gmail.com
Whitney is a Ph.D. student in the graduate program in acoustics at Penn State University. She is a member of the outdoor sound propagation research group and her previous research in musical acoustics involved studying the effects of altering the accordion reed chamber geometry. She grew up in Kentucky and received degrees from Murray State University (Murray, KY) in mathematics and music (clarinet performance). Aside from acoustics she also enjoys: tennis, scuba diving, racquetball, running, goldfish, KitchenAid mixer creations, kittens, and travelling. She also loves meeting new people, so feel free to introduce yourself if you see her!
NS - Noise
Representative for
Noise: Alan Wall
Location: Brigham Young University
E-mail: alantwall@gmail.com
I am married and have two children: a boy and a girl. I enjoy reading the classics and gardening in my spare time. I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Bernardino, California, teaching in both English and Spanish. I then graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Physics.
I am in a graduate program in the Physics department at Brigham Young University. I am studying jet noise on high-performance military aircraft, particularly that of the F-22 Raptor.
Location: Brigham Young University
E-mail: alantwall@gmail.com
I am married and have two children: a boy and a girl. I enjoy reading the classics and gardening in my spare time. I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Bernardino, California, teaching in both English and Spanish. I then graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Physics.
I am in a graduate program in the Physics department at Brigham Young University. I am studying jet noise on high-performance military aircraft, particularly that of the F-22 Raptor.
PA - Physical Acoustics
Representative for
Physical Acoustics: Matt Guild
Location: University of Texas at Austin
E-mail: mdguild@mail.utexas.edu
Matt is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin. After obtaining a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University, he decided to head out west to Texas where he received an M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and is currently conducting research on acoustic cloaking. In particular, he is investigating the use of composite elastic materials to achieve cancellation of the scattered field of an object.
In his spare time, Matt enjoys playing guitar, traveling, and spending time outside hiking, running, and playing sports, though he also likes simply relaxing with good food and a good beer.
Location: University of Texas at Austin
E-mail: mdguild@mail.utexas.edu
Matt is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin. After obtaining a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University, he decided to head out west to Texas where he received an M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and is currently conducting research on acoustic cloaking. In particular, he is investigating the use of composite elastic materials to achieve cancellation of the scattered field of an object.
In his spare time, Matt enjoys playing guitar, traveling, and spending time outside hiking, running, and playing sports, though he also likes simply relaxing with good food and a good beer.
PP - Psychological & Physiological
Representative for Psychological
& Physiological: Elin Roverud
Location: Purdue University
E-mail: eroverud@purdue.edu
A native of Minnesota, Elin received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota. Elin is currently a Ph.D.
student at Purdue University where she received an Au.D. in 2011. Her research interests relate to
psychophysical masking, specifically forward masking and the temporal effect.
In her spare time, Elin enjoys spending time with friends, reading, music, playing piano, and puzzles of
the jigsaw variety. She has even been known to venture outdoors on occasion for a bit of hiking. Feel
free to send her an email or meet her at the next ASA meeting if you’d like to chat about psychological
and physiological acoustics.
Location: Purdue University
E-mail: eroverud@purdue.edu
A native of Minnesota, Elin received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota. Elin is currently a Ph.D.
student at Purdue University where she received an Au.D. in 2011. Her research interests relate to
psychophysical masking, specifically forward masking and the temporal effect.
In her spare time, Elin enjoys spending time with friends, reading, music, playing piano, and puzzles of
the jigsaw variety. She has even been known to venture outdoors on occasion for a bit of hiking. Feel
free to send her an email or meet her at the next ASA meeting if you’d like to chat about psychological
and physiological acoustics.
SA - Structural Acoustics & Vibration
Representative for Structural
Acoustics & Vibration: Logesh Kumar Natarajan
Location: Wayne State University, MI
E-mail: logeshjobs@yahoo.com
Logesh is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University, MI. Hailing from India, he is an auto buff attracted by the Detroit auto scene!
He is currently researching on the interrelationship between sound and vibration in complex structures to develop a better diagnostic and prognostic tool for vibro-acoustic control. He also spares time for trail riding, EDM production, speaker design, and mindfulness. He loves to talk, so don't hesitate to talk to him.
Location: Wayne State University, MI
E-mail: logeshjobs@yahoo.com
Logesh is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University, MI. Hailing from India, he is an auto buff attracted by the Detroit auto scene!
He is currently researching on the interrelationship between sound and vibration in complex structures to develop a better diagnostic and prognostic tool for vibro-acoustic control. He also spares time for trail riding, EDM production, speaker design, and mindfulness. He loves to talk, so don't hesitate to talk to him.
SC - Speech Communication
Representative for
Speech Communication: Santiago
Barreda
Location: [pending...]
E-mail: sbarreda@ualberta.ca
[portrait and bio pending...]
Location: [pending...]
E-mail: sbarreda@ualberta.ca
[portrait and bio pending...]
SP - Signal Processing
Representative for
Signal Processing: Brandon
Hamschin
Location: University of Pittsburgh
E-mail: bmh161@gmail.com
After obtaining degrees in Electrical Engineering and General Mathematics from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Brandon spent three years doing research related to geolocation, tracking, and array signal processing in the R&D division of L-3 Communications in Greenville, TX. Brandon is currently a PhD student at The University of Pittsburgh researching phase space approaches to detection and classification in nonstationary underwater environments with his advisor Pat Loughlin.
Location: University of Pittsburgh
E-mail: bmh161@gmail.com
After obtaining degrees in Electrical Engineering and General Mathematics from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Brandon spent three years doing research related to geolocation, tracking, and array signal processing in the R&D division of L-3 Communications in Greenville, TX. Brandon is currently a PhD student at The University of Pittsburgh researching phase space approaches to detection and classification in nonstationary underwater environments with his advisor Pat Loughlin.
Aside from engineering, Brandon enjoys dark beers, Irish whiskey, and sandwiches.
UW - Underwater Acoustics
Representative for Underwater
Acoustics: Alex Sell
Location: Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: aws164@psu.edu
Location: University of Miami
E-mail: jennie.wylie@gmail.com
Location: Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: aws164@psu.edu
Alex Sell is an Acoustics PhD student at Penn State University. He
has a B.S. in Physics and Jazz studies from the University of North
Carolina at Asheville. A long time appreciation of music and
sailing, combined with a love for physics led Alex to study ocean
acoustics. He is currently researching underwater sound and signal
processing with his advisor Lee Culver, at Penn State.
Location: University of Miami
E-mail: jennie.wylie@gmail.com
After obtaining a B.S. in physics from the University of Virginia,
Jennifer migrated south in 2007 to study applied marine physics at the
University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School. Taking some time away from Miami,
Jennifer interned for approximately a year at the Naval Research Lab in
Washington, DC and spent 3 months at NURC in La Spezia, Italy. Now back in
Miami to finish her PhD, Jennifer is studying shallow water acoustics with
Dr. Harry DeFerrari.
When not working you can find Jenifer most days at the barn, where she
enjoys participating in the sport of dressage with her horse, Jasper.
To ASA student members,
Announcement for the application acceptance towards open ASA Student Council representative positions will be posted here. For aspiring students applicants, below here is the general information you need to know about the student council representative position.
Appointment to the Student Council is for a two-year term, starting immediately upon selection or at a specified future date. Student Council representatives are expected to attend both the Fall and Spring ASA meetings during their appointment, and will be reimbursed up to $500 for travel to each ASA meeting attended during tenure on the Student Council. It is important that the representative attends each biannual ASA meeting while on the Student Council, as this is where the Student Council conducts most of its business. General responsibilities of the representative include serving as a conduit for information for students within this Technical Committee, attending Technical Committee meetings and reporting on student activities, promoting the interests of students in the Society, and developing student-related activities within the Society.
Students interested in serving on the Student Council should be generally knowledgeable about the society and its activities and have attended at least one ASA meeting before applying. Applicants must be ASA student members. Preference will be given graduate students, pursuing either a masters or doctoral degree. Students who are members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.