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1999
Modeling
the Unsteady Forces on a Finite-Length Circular Cylinder in Cross-Flow (Ph.D. Thesis by Dean
E. Capone; supervised by Gerald
C. Lauchle)
Efficient Computation of Normal-Mode Underwater Acoustic Propagation at High
Frequencies (M.S. Thesis by Terry J. Deveau; supervised by David L. Bradley)
The Design and Fabrication of a Fiber Optic Flexural Disk Accelerometer (M.S. Thesis by
Andrew J. Doller; supervised by Steven L. Garrett and Karl M. Reichard)
Acoustical Scattering from Atmospheric Turbulence (M.S. Thesis by Angelina M.
Freeman; supervised by Courtney
B. Burroughs)
A New Wavelet Basis for
the Decomposition of Gear Motion Error Signals and its Application to Gearbox Diagnostics
(M.S. Thesis by Antonio J. Miller; supervised by Karl M. Reichard)
A Kalman Filtering Approach to the Wideband Spreading Function Estimation and Updating
(Ph.D. Thesis by Michael J. Roan; supervised by Leon H. Sibul)
A Study of Tire/Pavement Interaction Noise Using Nearfield Acoustical Holography
(Ph.D. Thesis by Richard J. Ruhala; supervised by Courtney B. Burroughs)
Comparison of Measured and Predicted Sound Radiation from Micro-Loudspeakers (M.S.
Thesis by Jennifer A. Shaw; supervised by Courtney B. Burroughs)
Lessons From a Thermoacoustics Refrigeration Demonstration Device (M.S. Thesis by Ray
S. Wakeland; supervised by Steven
L. Garrett)
Radiation Mechanisms from Bowed Violins (Ph.D. Thesis by Lily M. Wang;
supervised by Courtney B.
Burroughs)
1998
Sensitivity of Scattering Function Estimates to Physical Parameter Measurement Errors
with Applications to the Wavelet Transform Domain Estimator-Correlator (Ph.D. Thesis by Deborah
M. Grove; supervised by Lora
G. Weiss)
An Acoustic Interferometer
for Measuring Sound Speed Variations in a Turbulent Fluid (M.S. Thesis by Michael
Daley; supervised by Ken Gilbert)
Performance Measurements of the SETAC Thermoacoustic
Refrigerator (M.S. Thesis by Anat Grant; supervised by Steven L. Garrett)
Detection of Surface Defects in a Bearing Using Electromagnetic Flux (M.S. Thesis by Ellen
M. Bradley; supervised by David
C. Swanson)
The Characterization of Delay Spread Channels Using Cross Correlation Processing (Ph.D.
Thesis by James J. Kisenwether; supervised by Dennis W. Ricker)
Measurement and Calculation of Individual Head-Related Transfer Functions Using a
Boundary Element Model Including the Measurement and Effect of Skin and Hair Impedance
(Ph.D. Thesis by Brian F. Katz; supervised by Jiri Tichy)
Characterization of Dispersive Material Effects on Spread Spectrum Acoustic Signals
(M.S. Thesis by Daniel G. LaPointe; supervised by Karl M. Reichard and Randy K.
Young)
A Development of Various Techniques for Investigating Ray Chaos in Underwater Acoustic
Propagation (Ph.D. Thesis by Martin A. Mazur; supervised by Kenneth E. Gilbert)
Atmospheric Acoustic Propagation: Characterization of Magnitude and Phase Variability
(Ph.D. Thesis by David E. Norris; supervised by Dennis W. Thomson)
Active Minimization of Energy Density in a Three-Dimensional Enclosure (Ph.D. Thesis by
John W. Parkins; supervised by Scott D. Sommerfeldt and Jiri Tichy)
Performance
Measurements on a Thermoacoustic Refrigerator Driven at High Amplitudes (M.S. Thesis
by Matthew E. Poese; supervised by Steven L. Garrett)
Effects of Realistic Ocean Features on Sonic Boom Noise Penetration into the Ocean: A
Computational Analysis (Ph.D. Thesis by Judith L. Rochat; supervised by Victor W. Sparrow)
Thin Film Characterization with Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (M.Eng. Thesis by Phillip
J. White; supervised by Julian
D. Maynard)
1997
Laser-Modulated Phase-Stepping Digital Shearography for the Quantitative Analysis of
Structural Vibration (Ph.D. Thesis by Benjamin A. Bard; supervised by B. R. Tittmann)
In-Depth Analysis of a Stationary, Shallow Water, Temperature Profile (M.Eng. Thesis by
Derek K. Burnett; supervised by D.F. McCammon)
Boundary Condition Effects on Turbulent Boundary Layer Wall Pressure Fluctuations
(Ph.D. Thesis by Timothy A. Brungart; supervised by Gerald C. Lauchle)
The Effect of Aircraft Maneuvers on Sonic Boom Noise Penetration Into a Flat Ocean
(M.S. Thesis by Tracie J. Ferguson; supervised by Victor W. Sparrow)
Flow-Induced Sound from Turbulent Boundary Layer Separation Over a Rearward Facing Step
(Ph.D. Thesis by Walter A. Kargurs; supervised by Gerald C. Lauchle)
Inversion of Normal Incidence Backscatter Data from Gaseous Sediments (M.Eng. Thesis by
Timothy J. Kulbago; supervised by Kenneth E. Gilbert)
Cyclic Variation of Ultrasonic Backscattering from Porcine Whole Blood Under Pulsatile
Flow (Ph.D. by Yu-Hong Lin; supervised by K. Kirk Shung)
Sensitivity of a Computational Version of the Kirchoff Integral Theorem to Surface
Discretization (M.S. Thesis by John A. Mills III; supervised by D. E. Thomson)
Experimental Methods and Results of Homomorphic Decomposition and Synthesis of Speech
(M.S. Thesis by Michael W. Roeckel; supervised by C. L. Ackerman)
Sound Localization Simulation via Wavefront Recreation (M.S. Thesis by Debbie
Sastrapradja; supervised by Courtney B. Burroughs)
Properties of Ultrasonic Transducers (M.Eng. Thesis by Marguerite V. Schrupp
(Hoefling); supervised by W.
Jack Hughes)
The Development of an Active Trim Panel Using Vibrational Error Sensors (M.S. Thesis by
Stephan J. Sharp; supervised by Gary H. Koopman)
Investigation of Mechanisms that Cause Changes to Bottom Reverberation Fluctuation
Statistics (Ph.D. by Linda S. Sheckler (Deliman); supervised by Diana F. McCammon)
Measurement of Flexural Intensity Using a Dual Mode Fiber Optic Sensor (M.S. Thesis by Bernard
J. Sklanka; supervised by Karl
M. Reichard)
Normal Mode Theory of Underwater Acoustic Propagation: Derivation and Experimental
Results (M.Eng. Thesis by Todd A. Smart; supervised by R.R. Goodman)
A Current-Drive Method for Distortion Reduction in Moving-Coil Loudspeakers (M.Eng.
Thesis by Gerald R. Stanley; supervised by David C. Swanson)
Experiments on the Noise Produced by Naturally Occurring Instability Modes in
Centrifugal Turbomachinery (M.S. Thesis by Todd S. Wolownik; supervised by D.K. McLaughlin)
1996
The Effect on Beamforming and Sonar Self-Noise of an Unintentional Random Distribution
of Phase-Reversed Elements in a Cylindrical Sonar Array (M.Eng. Thesis by Donald
C. Barber; supervised by R.
L. Culver)
The Focusing Properties of an Acoustic Thin Lens and Zone Plate (M.Eng. Thesis by John
R. Craig; supervised by W.
J. Hughes)
Computational Technique for Phase Space Analysis of Signals (M.Eng. Thesis by Gordon
M. Curran; supervised by C. L.
Ackerman)
Bubble Formation, Movement and Measurement (M.Eng. Thesis by Laurie A. Galvin;
supervised by D. F. McCammon)
Analysis of the Sound Field and Energy Requirements of Pressure- and Intensity-Based
Active Control Schemes in a Finite Duct with Non-Rigid Sources (M.S. Thesis by Scott
M. Hirsch; supervised by Karl
M. Reichard and David C.
Swanson)
Flow-Induced Self Noise on Spherical and Cylindrical Sensors (M.S. Thesis by Andrew
R. Jones; supervised by Gerald
C. Lauchle)
A Model for Bending Wave Power Measurement Error Resulting from the Presence of
Longitudinal Waves (M.S. Thesis by Kelly Q. Kay; supervised by David C. Swanson)
A Modal Analysis Technique for Observing Precursors to Mechanical Failure (M.S. Thesis
by Douglas P. Koehn, supervised by D. C. Swanson)
Experimental Estimation of Scattering Functions Utilizing the UPF Receiver (M.S. Thesis
by Christopher J. Link; supervised by R. L. Culver)
Active Control of Discrete-Frequency Noise from Small Subsonic Fans (M.S. Thesis by John
R. MacGillivray; supervised by G.
C. Lauchle)
Reflection, Radiation, and Coupling of Higher Order Modes at Discontinuities in Finite
Length Rigid Walled Rectangular Ducts (Ph.D. Thesis by Ralph T. Muehleisen;
supervised by D. C. Swanson)
Estimates of the Wavenumber-Frequency Spectra for the Non-Homogeneous Streamwise
Transition Flow Pressure Field (M.S. Thesis by Ronald I. Ochsenknecht; supervised
by G. C. Lauchle)
Multiple-Reference Adaptive Noise Control in Enclosures (M.S. Thesis by Zane M. Rhea;
supervised by C. B. Burroughs
and S. D. Sommerfeldt)
Elastic Properties of Novel Materials Using PVDF Film and Resonant Acoustic
Spectroscopy (Ph.D. Thesis by Philip S. Spoor; supervised by J. D. Maynard)
Acoustic Intensity Probe Array (M.S. Thesis by David J. Van Tol; supervised by W. J. Hughes)
Matched Field Processing on an Underwater Surveillance Environment: An Overview of
Methods and Required Modeling (M.Eng. Thesis by Pierre A. Viens;
supervised by C. L. Ackerman)
1995
Modeling of Bending Waves Using Explicit and Implicit Finite Difference Schemes (M.Eng.
Thesis by John J.L. Beard; supervised by V. Sparrow)
Effect of Various Surface Height Distribution Properties on Acoustic Backscattering
Statistics (M.S. Thesis by Kyle M. Becker; supervised by R.L.Culver)
Measurement and
Visualization of Instantaneous Power Flow in Steady-state Acoustic Fields (Ph.D.
Thesis by Thomas H. Burns; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr. and Courtney B. Burroughs)
A Superposition Model for the Study of Acoustic Radiation by Finite Length Cylinders
(M.S. Thesis by Mark J. Bregar; supervised by O.H. McDaniel)
Underwater Linear Horn Array Simulator (M.S. Thesis by Stephen C. Butler;
supervised by W.J. Hughes)
A Narrow-Band Investigation of the Seat-Dip Phenomenon (M.S. Thesis by David A.
Greenberg; supervised by C.B.
Burroughs)
Performance Criteria for Coherent Interping Reverberation Suppression (M.Eng. Thesis by
Douglas J. Grimmett; supervised by R.L. Culver)
An Exact Analysis of Pressure-Based and Energy Density-Based Strategies for Minimizing
the Sound Field in an Impedance-Terminated Duct (M.S. Thesis by Steven R. Grosz;
supervised by J. Tichy)
Acoustic Backscattering from Fish: A Tutorial Overview (M.Eng. Thesis by Kevin R.
Gustafson; supervised by F.Menotti)
Gender Differences and the Development of the Frequency Importance Functions Using the
Articulation Index (M.S. Thesis by Mary C. Herr; supervised by C.P. Janota)
Calibration and Validation of an Interfacial Acoustic Intensity Probe (M.S. Thesis by Paul
C. Janzen; supervised by G.
H. Koopman)
Analysis of High Percision Ball Bearing Noise (M.Eng. Thesis by Thuong K. Mac;
supervised by O.H. McDaniel)
Remote Determination of Sound Speed in an Elastic Medium (M.S. Thesis by Todd A.
Matthias; supervised by R.L.
Culver)
Estimation of Shallow-Water Backscattering Strength from Sonar Reverberation Data and
the Sonar Equation (M.Eng. Thesis by Jason T. Mirise, supervised by R. R. Goodman)
Estimation of Signal Source Level in the Presence of Multipath Using Cepstral
Processing Techniques (M. Eng. Thesis by Duane L. Nightingale; supervised by A.D.
Stuart)
A Numerical Study of Weak Step Shocks that Focus in Two Dimensions (Ph.D. Thesis by Andrew
A. Piacsek; supervised by A. D. Pierce)
Two Applications of Sound Intensity for Industrial Noise Control Engineering (M. Eng.
Thesis by Eugene M. Reindel; supervised by J.S. Lamancusa)
The Theory of Fuzzy Structures and its Application to Waves in Plates and Shells (Ph.D.
Thesis by Daniel A. Russell; supervised by Victor W. Sparrow)
Estimating Acoustic Radiation from a Bernoulli-Euler Beam Using Shaped Polyvinylidene
Fluoride Film (M.S. Thesis by Brian L. Scott; supervised by S.D. Sommerfeldt)
Time-Frequency Processing Methods for Short Term Acoustic Transients (M. Eng. Thesis by
Michael W. Slater; supervised by L.H. Sibul)
Fundamentals of Guitar Acoustics (M. Eng. Thesis by John W. Tepper; supervised
by S.D. Sommerfeldt)
Application of Skudrzyk's Mean Value Theory Toward Predicting the Vibration of
Fluid-Loaded Plates (M.S. Thesis by Rendell R. Torres; supervised by V.W. Sparrow and A.D. Stuart)
Practical Considerations in Focused Array Design for Passive Broad-Band Source Mapping
Applications (M. Eng. Thesis by James R. Underbrink; supervised by R.L. Culver)
Kaneohe Acoustic Thermometer Interpreted with the Meandering of a Modelled Subtropical
Front (M.S. Thesis by Michael J. Zelman; supervised by J.L. Spiesberger)
1994
Eigenvalue Tests and Distributions for Small Sample Order Determination for Complex
Wishart Matrices (Ph.D. Thesis by Curtis I. Caldwell; supervised by L. H. Sibul)
Time Averaged Pressure Distribution Calculations for Finite Amplitude Standing Waves
(M.S. Thesis by Reh-Lin Chen; supervised by V.W. Sparrow)
Design and Analysis of a Cylindrical Nearfield Calibration Array (M.S. Thesis by Philip
A. Ferlino; supervised by W. J.
Hughes)
Ensemble Averaging Experiments to Measure the Directivity of Centrifugal Turbomachinery
(M.Eng. Thesis by Matthew L. Hettenhouse; supervised by D. K. McLaughlin)
A Feasibility Study for Actively Controlling the Radiated Acoustic Power of a 345/115
KV Autotransformer (M.S. Thesis by Bruce M. Jagolinzer; supervised by G. H. Koopmann)
Determination of Phase Modulating Function from a Power Spectrum Definition (M.S.
Thesis by David G. Kasper; supervised by C.L. Ackerman)
Extension to the Image Method Model of Sound Propagation in a Room (Ph.D. Thesis by Paul
S. Kovitz; supervised by D.
C. Swanson)
A Wavelet Model for Vocalic Speech Coarticulation (Ph.D. Thesis by Robert C. Lange;
supervised by C. P. Janota)
Dispersion Relations for Waves on Fluid-Loaded Elastic Hollow Cylinders and Cylindrical
Shells (Ph.D. Thesis by Martin G. Manley; supervised by A. D. Pierce)
Wave Phenomena on Fluid-Loaded Cylindrical Shells (Ph.D. Thesis by Steve L. Means;
supervised by A. D. Pierce)
The Effects of Fuzzy Attachments on Compressional and Shear Waves in a Plate (M.S.
Thesis by Judy Rochat; supervised by V.W. Sparrow)
Advanced Time-Frequency Analysis: Theory and Application to Machinery Condition
Assessment (M.Eng. Thesis by Robert A. Rohrbaugh; supervised by L. H. Sibul)
Lattice Gas Models for Sound Propagation Simulation (Ph.D. Thesis by Yasushi Sudo;
supervised by V. W. Sparrow)
An Alias Reduction Technique in Digital Signal Processing with no Transition Band
(M.Eng. Thesis by Michael W. Yargus; supervised by C. L. Ackerman)
1993
A Review of Electroacoustic Transducer Calibration Methods in Anechoic Water Tanks
(M.Eng. Thesis by Lisa L. Arrieta; supervised by W. Hughes and R. Kerlin)
A Method for Predicting Noise Reduction from a Vibrating Plate Using Modal Analysis and
a Point Source Acoustic Model (M.S. Thesis by Daniel L. Battazzo;
supervised by O.H. McDaniel)
Calculation of Turbulent Boundary Layer Wall Pressure (M.S. Thesis by Dean
Capone; supervised by G.C.
Lauchle)
Calibration and Application of a High Frequency Parametric Array (M.S. Thesis by Brain
L. Davies; supervised by R.L.
Culver)
Acoustic Power and Velocimetry Measurements: An Analysis of Systematic Quantization
Errors (M.Eng. Thesis by Philip M. Devan; supervised by L. Sibul)
The Generalized Inverse Source Method for the Computation of Acoustic Fields (Ph.D.
Thesis by John B. Fahnline; supervised by G. Koopmann)
Automotive Alternator Ventilation Noise (M.S. Thesis by Dean M. Frederick;
supervised by G. Lauchle)
State Space Coupling of Acoustic (Boundary Element) and Structural (Finite Element)
Models for Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis (Ph.D. Thesis by Jeffery A. Giordano;
supervised by G. Koopmann)
Uncertainty Product Scattering Function Estimation (M.S. Thesis by Micheal J.
Gustafson; supervised by D.W.
Ricker)
Simulation of Correlated Noise (M.Eng. Thesis by Celeste Z. Hansel; supervised
by A.D. Stuart)
Experimental Studies of Uncertainties in Calculated Dimensions for Two Dynamical
Systems; The Lorenz Model and Atmospherically Propagated Tones (M.S. Thesis by Scott D.
Hansen; supervised by D. W.
Thomson)
Visualization of Particle Interaction and Agglomeration in an Acoustic Field (Ph.D.
Thesis by Thomas L. Hoffmann; supervised by G. Koopmann)
A Two-Stage Position Estimator Used as a Kalman Filter (M.Eng. Thesis by Dianne L.
Hutchins; supervised by C. L.
Ackerman)
Micrometeorological Effects on Acoustic Line of Sight Signal Propagation (M.S. Thesis
by Edward R. Maniet, Jr.; supervised by D. W. Thomson)
Probability Density Functions on Source Locations Parameterized by Range and Bearing
(M.S. Thesis by Stephen D. Martin; supervised by Dr. J. Dzielski)
Physical Theory of Narrow-Band Sounds Associated with Intracranial Aneurysms (Ph.D.
Thesis by T. Douglas Mast; supervised by A.D. Pierce)
The Effect of Body Geometry on the Flow Noise of Cylinders in Cross Flow (Ph.D. Thesis
by James F. McEachern; supervised by G.C. Lauchle)
Acoustic Intensity Measurements In the Presence of Low Mach Number Flow (M.S. Thesis by
Toby D. McNeal; supervised by G. C. Lauchle)
A Review of Signal Detection Using the Bispectrum with Applications in Underwater
Acoustics (M.Eng. Thesis by Gary L. Morella; supervised by C. L. Ackerman)
Statistical Characteristics of Bistatic Surface Scatter and Mean Bistatic Surface
Scattering Strengths (Ph.D. Thesis by Peter D. Neumann; supervised by R. L. Culver)
An Analytic Model for the Resonant Vibrations of Rectangular Plates of Variable
Curvature and Thickness (M.S. Thesis by Mashiko Okajima; supervised by C. Burroughs)
Conditional Probability Density Functions Arising in Bearing Estimation (M.S. Thesis by
Michael J. Roan; supervised by J. E. Dzielski)
Vibration Response of and Propagation in Fluid-Loaded Finite Plates (M.Eng. Thesis by Donald
E. Smith; supervised by C. B.
Burroughs)
Wideband Inverse Scattering and Wideband Deconvolution of Acoustic Signals Using
Wavelet Transforms (Ph.D. Thesis by Lora G. Weiss; supervised by L. Sibul and R. Young)
Computer Modeling of Ultrasonic Piezoelectric Transducers (M.S. Thesis by Michael J.
Zipparo; supervised by W. J.
Hughes)
1992
Robust Adaptive Processing for Application to Underwater Acoustic Arrays (Ph.D. Thesis
by Russell C. Burkhardt; supervised by L. Sibul)
A Study of the Mutual Radiation Effects of a Dual-Ported Loudspeaker System Using the
Acoustic Intensity Technique (M.S. Thesis by Thomas H. Burns; supervised by J. Tichy)
The Application of Active Noise Control to the Problem of Low Frequency Engine Noise in
Automobile Interiors (M.S. Thesis by Robert F. Deuel; supervised by J. Tichy)
Quantification of Sonic Boom Signature Distortions from Propagation through Atmospheric
Turbulence (M.S. Thesis by Thomas A. Gionfriddo; supervised by V. Sparrow)
Reduction of Plate Vibration and Acoustic Radiation via Adaptively Controlled
Boundaries (M.S. Thesis by Deborah A. Gruenhagen; supervised by C. Burroughs and S. Sommerfeldt)
Active Vibration Control of Adaptive Flexible Structures, Using Piezoelectric Smart
Sensors and Actuators (Ph.D. Thesis by Suk-Yoon Hong; supervised by V. Varadan)
Feasibility for Ultrasonic Characterization of the Surface Roughness of Atherosclerotic
Plaque (M.S. Thesis by Duane D. Hughes; supervised by K. Shung)
Scattering Function Identification via Constrained Iterative Deconvolution (Ph.D.
Thesis by Blane L. Johnson; supervised by D. Ricker)
Near-Field Acoustical Holography in Cylindrical Spaces (Ph.D. Thesis by Charles
J. Konzelman, supervised by C. Burroughs)
Modification of Program CHIEF to Compute Sound Scattering from An Arbitrary Body with
Mixed Boundary Conditions (M.S. Thesis by Chen-Huei Lin; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
The Development and Implementation of Digital Acoustic Nearfield Holography in a
Circular Cylindrical Coordinate System (M.S. Thesis by Timothy W. Luce; supervised
by S. Hayek)
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the Locations of Multiple Sources in an Acoustic
Waveguide (Ph.D. Thesis by Adam N. Mirkin; supervised by L. Sibul)
An Energy-Density-Based Control Strategy for Minimizing the Sound Field in Enclosures
(M.S. Thesis by Peter J. Nashif; supervised by S. Sommerfeldt)
Experimental Analysis of the Aeroacoustics of Cascaded Airfoils (M.S. Thesis by Lori
A. Perry; supervised by G.
Lauchle)
Practical Applications and Limitations of Cepstral Analysis in Underwater Acoustics
(M.Eng. Thesis by Stephen M. Sanelli; supervised by A. Stuart)
Acoustic Tomographic Monitoring of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (Ph.D. Thesis by David
K. Wilson; supervised by D.
Thomson)
Bubble Related Acoustic Phenomena (M.Eng. Thesis by Brian D. Wittick; supervised
by G. Lauchle)
Acoustic Radiation from a Point-Excited Infinite Bilaminar Plate (Ph.D. Thesis by Si
Hwan Yum; supervised by S. Hayek)
Construction and Evaluation of a Noise-Suppressing Hydrophone (M.S. Thesis by Saadi
J. Zain; supervised by W.
Thompson, Jr.)
1991
Multichannel Adaptive Vibration Control of a Mounted Plate (M.S. Thesis by Lance B.
Bischoff; supervised by S. Sommerfeldt)
The Intelligibility of Words, Sentences, and Continuous Discourse, Using the
Articulation Index (Ph.D. Thesis by Rory A. DePaolis; supervised by C. P. Janota)
The Effects of Sediment Porosity on Acoustic Reflection and Transmission at the
Seafloor (Ph.D. Thesis by Charles W. Holland; supervised by O.T. McDaniel)
Structural Power Flow (M.Eng. Thesis by Michael A. Kaaland; supervised by A.
Stuart)
Acoustic Scattering from a Rigid Prolate Spheroid (M.S. Thesis by Robert D. Kollars;
supervised by A. Stuart)
Experimental Study of the Mechanism of Sound Generation by Rotating Stall in
Centrifugal Turbomachines (Ph.D. Thesis by Luc Mongeau; supervised by D. Thomson)
Experimental and Statistical Analysis of Outdoor Sound Propagation and the Effects of
Meteorological Conditions (M.S. Thesis by Charles T. Moritz; supervised
by J.S. Lamancusa)
Development and Analysis of 1-3 Composites for Medical Ultrasound Transducer
Applications (Ph.D. Thesis by Clyde G. Oakley; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
Active Noise Control of Low Frequency Sound Inside Enclosures (M.S. Thesis by Jeffrey
M. Orzechowski; supervised by J.
Tichy)
A Study of Transient Vibrations in Condensing Two-Phase Flow (M.S. Thesis by Andrew
A. Piacsek; supervised by O.H. McDaniel)
Application of Acoustic Intensity to an Automobile Heating, Ventilating, and Air
Conditioning System (M.S. Thesis by Micheal E. Sullivan; supervised by G.C. Lauchle)
Bottom Contour Influence on Ray Tracing (M.Eng. Thesis by Shaari S. Unger;
supervised by D. McCammon)
1990
A Modal Analysis of Submerged Composite Plates Using Digital Speckle Pattern
Interferometry (M.S. Thesis by Thomas F. Bergen; supervised by M. Pechersky)
Application of Active Noise Cancellation for Source Identification and Monitoring in a
Modal Environment (Ph.D. Thesis by Wen-Shyang Chiu; supervised by J. Tichy)
Extension of the Low Frequency Limits for Calibration in a Finite Semireverberant Water
Tank (M.S. Thesis by Mark E. Geleskie; supervised by W. J. Hughes)
The Prediction and Measurement of Acoustic Absorption in High Temperature Atmospheric
Gas Mixtures, Using a Specially Designed Plate-Diaphragm Capacitive High Temperature
Acoustic Transducer (Ph.D. Thesis by Wallace R. A. George; supervised by G. H. Koopmann)
Underwater Acoustic Intensity (M.Eng. Thesis by Francis J. Gobris; supervised by
A. D. Stuart)
Angle Sample Variance of Azimuthally Spread Scattering Processes, Using a Two-Element
Array (M.S. Thesis by James R. Johnescu; supervised by D. W. Ricker)
Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station Underwater Acoustic Measurement and
Analysis: An Overview (M.Eng. Thesis by Marilee A. Keys; supervised by O. McDaniel)
Propagation of Elastic Waves on Thin Cylindrical Shells at Frequencies Below the Ring
Frequency (M.Eng. Thesis by Spiro Kouzoupis; supervised by A. Pierce)
A Basic Introduction into the Concepts of Magnetic Field, Harmonic Pattern and Envelope
Analysis Techniques (M.Eng. Thesis by John S. Lorber, Jr.; supervised by M. J.
Pechersky)
The Design, Construction, and Evaluation of a Two-Hydrophone Intensity Probe to
Determine the Feasibility and Limitations of Underwater Intensity, Energy Density, and
Impedance Measurements (M.S. Thesis by Jeffrey P. Segota; supervised by D. Ricker)
A System Model of the Guitar (Ph.D. Thesis by Harold A. Zintel; supervised by G. Koopmann)
1989
Sound Propagation in the Atmosphere: Analysis of Signal Amplitude and Phase Temporal
and Spatial Variations (M.S. Thesis by Sheryl R. Solomon; supervised by D. W. Thomson)
High Resolution Acoustical Imaging (Ph.D. Thesis by Kent E. Eschenberg;
supervised by S. I. Hayek)
Analysis of Sound Propagation Over Terrain Discontinuities in the Presence of Wind by
Two-Dimensional Ray Tracing (M.S. Thesis by Pablo A. Daroux; supervised by J. S. Lamancusa and D. W. Thomson)
Adaptive Vibration Control of Vibration Isolation Mounts, Using an LMS Based Control
Algorithm (Ph.D. Thesis by Scott D. Sommerfeldt; supervised by J. Tichy)
Nonlinear Propagation of Spherically Diverging High-Intensity Jet Noise (M.S. Thesis by
Joseph P. Welz; supervised by O. H. McDaniel)
Measurement of the Complex Reflectivity of Submerged Thin Plates at Oblique Incidence
Angles Using the Two-Sensor Intensity Technique (M.S. Thesis by David W. DeVilbiss;
supervised by A. D. Stuart)
Factorization of the Characteristic Equation for Three Layer Ducts (M.S. Thesis by Eleanor
B. Brosius; supervised by D.
F. McCammon)
The Wavenumber-Frequency Filtering Characteristics of Compliant Layers (M.S. Thesis by James
E. Phillips; supervised by C.
B. Burroughs and W. J. Hughes)
A Theoretical Analysis of Airborne Sound Transfer from a Resiliently Mounted Machine to
its Foundation (M.S. Thesis by Michael F. Shaw; supervised by C. B. Burroughs)
l988
A Raytracing Approach to Underwater Reverberation Modeling (M.S. Thesis by Anthony
C. Arruda III; supervised by C.
L. Ackerman)
Discrete - Frequency Radiated Noise and Unsteady Rotor Force from a Subsonic Axial Flow
Fan (M.S. Thesis by Wen-Shyang Chiu; supervised by G. C. Lauchle and D. E. Thompson)
System Loss Due to Frequency Limiting of Bottom Bounces (M.S. Thesis by Matthew P.
Daily; supervised by D. F.
McCammon)
Acoustic Intensity: Energy Transfer, Wave Properties, and Applications (Ph.D. Thesis by
Julian A. Mann III; supervised by J. Tichy)
A Computer Simulation Showing the Performance of an Optimum Beamformer (M.S. Thesis by George
K. Parides; supervised by L. H.
Sibul)
l987
An Experimental and Theoretical Study of High-Intensity, High-Efficiency Sirens (Ph.D.
Thesis by Frederic G. Pla; supervised by G. Reethof)
Nearfield Acoustic Radiation from a Point-Excited Cylindrical Shell (Ph.D. Thesis by Richard
D. Vogelsong; supervised by S. I.
Hayek)
Measurement and Analysis of the Noise Radiated by Low Mach Number Centrifugal Blowers
(Ph.D. Thesis by David M. Yeager; supervised by G. C. Lauchle)
Application and Evaluation of the Intensity Technique for Sound Power Measurements of a
Complex Source (M.S. Thesis by Eugene G. Taschuk; supervised by J. Tichy)
Low Frequency Sound Field Control in a Reverberant Room with a Single Active Controller
Source (Ph.D. Thesis by John D. Bullock, Jr.; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
Use of the Proximity Effect in Hearing-Aid Microphones to Increase Telephone
Intelligibility in Noise (M.S. Thesis by Kathryn R. Wilson; supervised by C. P. Janota)
An Experimental Determination of the Intelligibility of Two Different Speech
Synthesizers in Noise (M.S. Thesis by Rory DePaolis; supervised by C. P. Janota)
Acoustics of an Ocean Wedge (Ph.D. Thesis by Arthur W. Horbach; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
The Covariance of Scalar Fields Scattered by Pressure-Release Randomly Rough Surfaces
(M.S. Thesis by Juan M. Restrepo; supervised by S. T. McDaniel)
l986
Acousto-Optic Signal Processing Using Partially Coherent Light (M.S. Thesis by Donald
S. Fisher; supervised by F.T.S. Yu)
Wavenumber-Frequency Response of Free-Free Timoshenko Beams to Multiple Sources (M.S.
Thesis by Frederick M. Hutto; supervised by C. B. Burroughs and W. J. Hughes)
Determination of Thiele-Small Parameters of a Loudspeaker Using Nonlinear Goal
Programming (M.S. Thesis by Mark S. Ureda; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
Wall Pressure Measurements and Acoustics in Turbulent Pipe Flow (M.S. Thesis by Mark
A. Daniels; supervised by G. C.
Lauchle)
Performance of Mismatched Receivers Against Range Spread Scatterers (M.S. Thesis by Walter
S. Hauck, III; supervised by C.
L. Ackerman)
Linear Systems Approach to Image Source Representations of the Sound Fields in
Enclosures (Ph.D. Thesis by Anthony J. Romano; supervised by J. Tichy)
Development and Implementation of Nearfield Acoustical Holography for Wideband Sources
(Ph.D. Thesis by Donald J. Bowen; supervised by J. D. Maynard)
Wavevector-Frequency Spectrum of Transition Zone Wall Pressure Fluctuations (Ph.D.
Thesis by Michel Josserand; supervised by G. C. Lauchle)
The Design of a Compact MIDI Guitar Transducer (M.Eng. Thesis by Marc C. Leonetti;
supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
Active Attenuation of Acoustic Noise Using Adaptive ARMAX Control (Ph.D. Thesis by David C. Swanson;
supervised by J. Tichy)
l985
Strong Diffraction Effects on the Focusing and Scattering of Acoustic Waves (Ph.D.
Thesis by Thomas B.
Gabrielson, supervised by S. T. McDaniel)
Characterization of Non-Standing Processes (M.S. Thesis by Sandrina Carosso;
supervised by L. H. Sibul)
A Theoretical Investigation of the Finite Amplitude Absorption Encountered by
Progressive Acoustic Waves Produced by Plane Piston Projectors (M.S. Thesis by Gordon
Ebbitt; supervised by W.
Thompson, Jr.)
Shear Wave Excitation in Unconsolidated Ocean Sediments (M.S. Thesis by Charles
Holland; supervised by J. H. Beebe)
An Arithmetric Approach to the Optical FFT: Architecture and Error Analyses (M.Eng.
Thesis by Mark E. Kotanchek; supervised by C. Ackerman)
Measurement of Complex Intensity and Potential Energy Density in Structural Bending
Waves (M.S. Thesis by Daniel Quinlan; supervised by J. Tichy)
A System for Making Nearfield Underwater Acoustic Measurements for Holographic Imaging
(M.S. Thesis by David B. Stang; supervised by F. W. Symons)
Effects of Inflow Conditions on Discrete Frequency Noise Generated by Small Axial Flow
Fans (M.S. Thesis by Karl B. Washburn; supervised by G. C. Lauchle)
An Algorithm for Selecting Transducer Element Array Positions (M.S. Thesis by King
Wiemann; supervised by W. J.
Hughes)
Phase Comparison Time Delay Estimation Using Wideband Signals (M.S. Thesis by John
David Hatlestad; supervised by D.
W. Ricker)
Effect of Biot's Slow Compressional Wave on the Normal-Mode Attenuation Coefficient for
Shallow-Water Propagation (M.S. Thesis by Gustavo Goni; supervised by John H.
Beebe)
SVD Pseudo-Inverse Deconvolution of Two-Dimensional Arrays (M.S. Thesis by Michael
A. Matuson; supervised by D. W.
Ricker)
Spatial Stochastic Systems Theory and Multiple Scattering of Waves (Ph.D. Thesis by Keh
C. Liu; supervised by V. K. Varadan and L. H. Sibul)
l984
Frequency Domain Estimation of the Complex Acoustic Intensity and Acoustic Energy
Density (Ph.D. Thesis by Gary W. Elko; supervised by J. Tichy)
Test of the Nearfield Acoustical Holography Technique Using an Unbaffled, Uniformly
Oscillating Disk (M.S. Thesis by Todd B. Beyer; supervised by J. D. Maynard)
All-Zero and Pole-Zero Least Squares Lattice Filter Structures for Adaptive Processing
of Complex Acoustic Data (M.S. Thesis by David C. Swanson; supervised
by F. W. Symons)
An Evaluation of the Kirchhoff Approximation for Acoustic Plane Wave Reflection
Coefficients from a Sinusoidal Boundary (Ph.D. Thesis by Diana F. McCammon; supervised
by S. T. McDaniel)
Acoustic Radiation from Bilaminar Plates (Ph.D. Thesis by Il-Bok Juong;
supervised by S. I. Hayek)
Sound Radiation of Impact Excited Structures with Application to a Printer Mechanism
(M.S. Thesis by Dirk Tournoy; supervised by J. Tichy)
l983
A Theoretical Investigation of Sound Propagation Above a Half-Space of Extended
Reaction (M.S. Thesis by Louis R. Quartararo; supervised by S. I. Hayek)
Theoretical Analysis of Arrays of Fiber-Optic Hydrophones (Ph.D. Thesis by Chih-Liang
Chin; supervised by W.
Thompson, Jr.)
The Performance of Small Jet Noise Silencers for Industrial Applications (M.S. Thesis
by Milo D. Dahl; supervised by O. H. McDaniel)
Parametric Acoustic Array Formation Via Weak Collinear and Noncollinear Interaction in
Dispersive Fluids (Ph.D. Thesis by Mark F. Hamilton; supervised by D. T.
Blackstock, Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas at Austin)
Rotor Noise Due to Blade Turbulence Interaction (Ph.D. Thesis by Kiyoto Ishimaru;
supervised by D. E. Thompson)
Mechanisms of Impact Noise Generation (M.S. Thesis by Mark G. Clark; supervised
by J. Tichy)
A Two-Hydrophone Technique for Measuring the Complex Reflectivity of Materials in
Water-Filled Tubes (M.S. Thesis by Scott S. Corbett; supervised by A. D. Stuart)
Clustering of the Least Squares Lattice PARCOR Coefficients: A Pattern- Recognition
Approach to Steady State Synthetic Vowel Identification (M.S. Thesis by Beth A. Cooper;
supervised by L. H. Sibul)
Application of Hilbert Space Theory to Optimal and Adaptive Space-Time Processing
(Ph.D. Thesis by Guy R. L. Sohie; supervised by L. H. Sibul)
Platelike Dynamic Vibration Absorbers - Comparison of Measurement and Theory (M.S.
Thesis by John C. Clemens; supervised by R. L. Kerlin)
An Investigation of Sound Power Level Predictions in Large Lecture Halls (M.S. Thesis
by David W. Kahn; supervised by J. Tichy)
Optimization of the Transmitting Characteristics of a Tonpilz-Type Transducer by Proper
Choice of Impedance Matching Layers (M.S. Thesis by Michel Van Crombrugge;
supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
Acoustic Propagation in the Surface Layer Under Convectively Unstable Conditions (Ph.D.
Thesis by S. David Roth; supervised by O. H. McDaniel and D. W. Thomson)
Experimental Analysis of a Hi-Fi Loudspeaker Using Near Field Acoustical Holography
(M.S. Thesis by Toshiyuki Mizutani; supervised by J. D. Maynard)
l982
Prediction of Transducer Element Performance from In-Air Measurements (M.S. Thesis by Mark
Evan Schafer; supervised by W.
J. Hughes)
Experimental Method to Measure Low Frequency Sound Radiation - Nearfield Acoustical
Holography (M.S. Thesis by William Y. Strong, Jr.; supervised by J. D. Maynard)
Discrete Frequency Noise and Its Reduction in Small Axial-Flow Fans (M.S. Thesis by James
M. Fitzgerald; supervised by G.
C. Lauchle)
Investigation into Bias Errors of the Two-Microphone Cross-Spectral Method to Measure
Acoustic Intensity (M.S. Thesis by Paul D. Kiteck; supervised by J. Tichy)
Estimation of Critical Bandwidth Using Digitally Processed Speech (Ph.D. Thesis by Robert
D. Celmer; supervised by G. Bienvenue)
Investigation of the Coupling of Unsteady Lift to Lower Order Acoustic Duct Modes in an
Axial Flow Fan (M.S. Thesis by James P. Cowan; supervised by F. S. Archibald)
Acoustic Propagation and Barrier Diffraction Over an Impedance Plane (Ph.D. Thesis by Matthew
A. Nobile; supervised by S. I.
Hayek)
An Analysis of the Low Frequency Sound Field in Non-Rectangular Enclosures Using the
Finite Element Method (Ph.D. Thesis by Earl R. Geddes; supervised by J. Tichy)
Evaluation of Various Motorcycle Noise Stationary Test Procedures (M.S. Thesis by Jesse
O. Borthwick; supervised by P. L. Michael)
l98l
An Experimental Investigation of Ocean Sediment Effects Upon Long-Range Transmission
Loss in Shallow Water (Ph.D. Thesis by John H. Beebe; supervised by S. T. McDaniel)
A New Method for Measuring the Acoustic Impedance of the Ground (Ph.D. Thesis by Constantine
Glaretas; supervised by G. Reethof and O. H. McDaniel)
Travelling Bubble Cavitation and Resulting Noise (M.S. Thesis by Mark F. Hamilton;
supervised by D. E. Thompson and M. L. Billet)
Acoustic Radiation and Diffraction Effects from Convex and Concave Domes (Ph.D. Thesis
by Hideo Suzuki; supervised by J.
Tichy)
The Reverberation and Absorption Characteristics of a Water-Filled Chamber With and
Without a Pressure-Release Wall Lining (M.S. Thesis by K. Anthony Hoover;
supervised by R. W. Farwell)
A Numerical Solution of the Second-Order-Nonlinear Acoustic Wave Equation in One and in
Three Dimensions (Ph.D. Thesis by Francis S. McKendree; supervised by F. H. Fenlon)
A Scattering Function Approach to Underwater Acoustic Detection and Signal Design
(Ph.D. Thesis by Lawrence J. Ziomek; supervised by L. Sibul)
1980
Digital Processing of Speech Materials: A Critical-Band-Based Model of Speech
Perception (M.S. Thesis by Robert D. Celmer; supervised by G. R. Bienvenue)
Vibration of Cylindrical Shells, with and without Ring Stiffening (M.S. Thesis by Eugene
C. Eichelberger, Jr.; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
Investigation of the Sound Field Modulation Phenomena of a Rotating Diffuser in a
Reverberant Environment (M.S. Thesis by Gary W. Elko; supervised by J. Tichy)
Procedures for the Evaluation of Non-Linear Attenuating Hearing Protectors in
Continuous and Impulse Noise (M.Eng. Thesis by George Kreick; supervised by P.
Michael)
An Experimental Analysis of the Basic Phenomena Involved in Modern Diffraction Theories
(Ph.D. Thesis by Mark S. Lang; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
Optimum and Uniform Shading Directivity Indexes for Plane and Non-Plane Arrays of
Acoustic Sources (Ph.D. Thesis by Shi-Chuan Lin; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.)
An Investigation of the Low Frequency Sound Field of a Reverberant Enclosure and the
Effects of Digital Electronic Feedback (Ph.D. Thesis by John B. Ochs; supervised by
J. Tichy)
Quantitative Schlieren Analysis of Acoustic Interaction with Submerged Plates (Ph.D.
Thesis by Roger T. Richards; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
Ray Tracing Techniques Derivation and Application for Atmospheric Problems (M.Eng.
Thesis by S. David Roth; supervised by O. H. McDaniel)
The Acoustic Impedance of a Layered Forest Floor (M.S. Thesis by Richard H. Talaske;
supervised by O. H. McDaniel)
A Study of the Nearfield of an Excited Spherical Shell (Ph.D. Thesis by Edmond Wong;
supervised by S. I. Hayek)
Nonlinear Acoustic Wave Interactions in Layered Media (M.S. Thesis by David M.
Yeager; supervised by F. H. Fenlon)
l979
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Acoustical Characteristics of Forests
(M.S. Thesis by David E. Carlson; supervised by G. Reethof)
The Frequency Dependence of Normal-Mode Attenuation in Shallow-Water Sound Propagation
(Ph.D. Thesis by Walter R. Caswell; supervised by S. T. McDaniel)
Digital Wavefront Reconstruction for Acoustical Applications (Ph.D. Thesis by Robert
L. Cohen; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
Axisymmetric Scattering of a Spherical Wave by a Prolate Spheroid (M.S. Thesis by Alain
Germon; supervised by G. C.
Lauchle)
The Design of Piezoelectric Transducers Using Goal Programming (M.S. Thesis by Diana F. McCammon; supervised
by W. Thompson, Jr.)
The Effect of Rotating Diffusers on the Diffusion in Reverberation Rooms (M.S. Thesis
by Marc S. Warshawsky; supervised by J. Tichy)
Vibration of Plates of Various Geometries (Ph.D. Thesis by Earl G. Williams;
supervised by E. Skudrzyk)
Transient Response Optimization of Piezoelectric Disc Transducers by Time Domain
Techniques (Ph.D. Thesis by Henry A. Wolf; supervised by J. M. Lawther and W. Thompson, Jr.)
l978
Underwater Acoustic Absorption Characteristics of Composites of Wood, Rubber, and Steel
(M.Eng. Thesis by Felicia A. Barge; supervised by G. C. Lauchle)
Sound Field in a Reverberation Chamber with One Oscillating Wall (M.S. Thesis by Martin
J. Brien; supervised by J.
Tichy)
Evaluation of the Effects of Short Duration Noise Exposures on a Battery of Hearing
Tests (M.S. Thesis by Anthony P. Carito; supervised by P. L. Michael)
Reverberation Time Measurements in an Underwater Chamber with and without a
Pressure-Release Wall Covering (M.S. Thesis by Richard J. Fridrich; supervised by
E. C. Andrews)
Diffraction Effects of Baffles on Acoustic Directivity Patterns (Ph.D. Thesis by W. Jack Hughes; supervised by
E. J. Skudrzyk)
Doppler Shift in Layered Media (M.S. Thesis by Richard A. Kolano; supervised by
R. O. Rowlands)
Discrimination of Noise-Like Sounds Involving Multiple Interacting Features (M.S.
Thesis by Douglas W. Martin; supervised by R. W. Farwell)
The Identifiability of Approximate Vocal Tract Impulse Response Magnitudes (M.S. Thesis
by Francis S. McKendree; supervised by R. O. Rowlands)
Combustion Noise from a Turbulent Premixed Methane Flame (M.S. Thesis by Bela
Schmidt; supervised by R. E. A. Arndt)
The Effectiveness of Some Recent Damping Treatments in the Reduction of the Vibration
of Fluid-Loaded Finite Plates (M.S. Thesis by Richard W. Thomas; supervised by John A. Macaluso and Geoffrey L.
Wilson)
1977
Experimental Investigation of the Sound Field Modulation Phenomenon of a Rotating
Diffuser (Ph.D. Thesis by Kenneth P. Roy; supervised by J. Tichy)
Evaluation of an Objective Technique for Measuring the Noise Attenuation of Insert-Type
Hearing Protectors (M.S. Thesis by Bruce F. Beaudry; supervised by P. L. Michael)
The Effects of Clipping on Linear Beamforming with Sinusoidal Inputs (M.S. Thesis by Arlen
E. Breiholz; supervised by C.
L. Ackerman)
An Experimental Treatment of Auditory Discrimination of Complex Noise-Like Sounds
(Ph.D. Thesis by C. P. Janota;
supervised by R. W. Farwell)
An Experimental Determination of the Dynamic Young's Modulus of Selected Viscoelastic
Materials (M.Eng. Thesis by Victor M. Maza; supervised by D. W. Ricker)
Noise Due to the Interaction of Boundary Layer Turbulence with a Marine Propulsor or an
Aircraft Compressor (M.S. Thesis by Neil A. Moiseev; supervised by B.
Lakshminarayana)
l976
Evaluation of a Reverberation Model with Multiple Boundary Reflections (M.S. Thesis by Chih-Liang
Chin; supervised by R. W. Farwell)
Tree Bark and the Forest Floor as Sound Absorbing Elements Within a Forest (M.S. Thesis
by Leslie D. Frank; supervised by G. Reethof)
Effect of Source Position on Sound Power Radiation in a Reverberant Chamber (M.S.
Thesis by Gary E. Mange; supervised by J. Tichy)
Dynamic Vibration Absorbers of Conventional and Novel Design (M.S. Thesis by Matthew
A. Nobile; supervised by J. C. Snowdon)
Mechanical Antivibration Filter Design Using Electrical Network Synthesis Techniques
(M.S. Thesis by Craig B. Putnam; supervised by R. O. Rowlands)
Target Strength Measurements for an Aircraft (M.Eng. Thesis by Albert F. Waynick;
supervised by R. O. Rowlands)
A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Acoustic Propagation in Multi-Sectioned
Circular Ducts (Ph.D. Thesis by Barry R. Wyerman; supervised by G. Reethof)
1975
Technique for Measuring Bottom Velocity of a Water-Glycerine Interface Utilizing a
Normal Specific Acoustic Impedance Measurement (M.S. Thesis by James H. Everett, Jr.;
supervised by R. W. Farwell)
Acoustic Modulation by Time-Harmonic Boundary Motion (Ph.D. Thesis by Yun-Fan Hwang;
supervised by J. Tichy)
An Experimental Investigation of the Wall Pressure Fluctuations in Piping Containing
Simple Control Devices (Ph.D. Thesis by Albertas V. Karvelis; supervised by G.
Reethof)
The Effect of Position of a Rotating Diffuser on the Qualification of a Reverberation
Chamber at Discrete Frequencies (M.Eng. Thesis by Raymond G. Kunicki; supervised by
J. Tichy)
Electroacoustic Feedback in Rectangular Reverberation Chambers (M.S. Thesis by Jerry
G. Lilly; supervised by J. Tichy)
Near-Field Calibration of Underwater Electroacoustic Transducers (Ph.D. Thesis by Robert
D. Marciniak; supervised by R. O. Rowlands and W. Thompson, Jr.)
Propagation of Sound at Moderate and High Intensities in Absorbent and Hard-Walled
Cylindrical Ducts (Ph.D. Thesis by O. H. McDaniel; supervised by G. Reethof)
Transmissibility Across Simply Supported, Rectangular, Thin Plates with Loading Masses
or Ribs (M.S. Thesis by John B. Ochs; supervised by J. C. Snowdon)
A Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Generation and Reduction of Multiple
Higher-Order Modes in a Hard-Walled, Anechoically-Terminated Cylindrical Duct (Ph.D.
Thesis by Michael J. Oslac; supervised by G. Reethof)
A Theoretical Inquiry Concerning Artistic Communication and an Experimental Study of
the Perception of Different Artistic Media (M.S. Thesis by Dominique M. Richard;
supervised by E. E. Watson)
Acoustic Radiation from Prolate Spheroidal Lenses (Ph.D. Thesis by Frank M.
Valenzuela; supervised by S. I.
Hayek)
Frequency Domain Adaptive Decoupling in Multiple Output Array Processors (Ph.D. Thesis
by Charles R. Zentner; supervised by L. H. Sibul and R. O. Rowlands)
l974
Vibrations of and Acoustic Radiation From Line-Excited Rib-Stiffened Damped Plates in
Water (Ph.D Thesis by Robert M. Gorman; supervised by J. C. Snowdon)
Acoustic Diffraction by Spheroids (Ph.D. Thesis by Gerald C. Lauchle; supervised
by E. J. Skudrzyk)
Bounds on Errors in the Ambiguity Function of Digitally Generated Signals (Ph.D Thesis
by William H. Marsh; supervised by R. O. Rowlands)
Sound Radiation From an Elastically Supported Circular Plate (M.S. Thesis by Hideo
Suzuki; supervised by J. Tichy)
Relative Merits of Threshold Exceedance and Spectrum Analysis Systems for Detecting
Amplitude Modulation of Noise (M.S. Thesis by Anthony R. Thompson; supervised by R.
O. Rowlands)
Absorption Characteristics of Glass Fiber Materials at Normal and Oblique Incidence
(M.S. Thesis by Barry R. Wyerman; supervised by G. Reethof)
l973
An Impulse Response of the Ocean Model (M.S. Thesis by Walter R. Caswell;
supervised by R. W. Farwell)
The Effectiveness of a Baffle in Reducing the Noise of an Acoustic Receiving Array
(Ph.D. Thesis by Gerald L. Mohnkern; supervised by S. I. Hayek)
l972
A Study of the Acoustic Pumping Used to Achieve the Analogous ac Josephson Effect in He
II (Ph.D. Thesis by Edward C. Andrews; supervised by M. T. Pigott)
Methods of Evaluating the Noise Pure Tone Attenuation of Hearing Protectors (Ph.D.
Thesis by David F. Bolka; supervised by P. L. Michael)
A Nonlinear Regression Model for Hydrophone Location (M.S. Thesis by A. Michael Ho;
supervised by L. H. Sibul)
Transverse Vibration of Uniform and Nonuniform, Internally Damped Cantilever Beams
(Ph.D. Thesis by Roger L. Kerlin; supervised by J. C. Snowdon)
Degradation of a Signal Processing Performance Due to Clipping and Reverberation
(M.Eng. Thesis by Micheal V. Mele; supervised by R.O. Rowlands)
Applications of Statistical Methods to the Vibration and Acoustic Radiation of Fluid
Loaded Cylindrical Shells (Ph.D. Thesis by David S. Pallett; supervised by S. I. Hayek and E. J. Skudrzyk)
Acoustic Radiation From a Point Excited Infinite Elastic Plate (Ph.D. Thesis by Alan
D. Stuart; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
Two Approaches to the Measurement of Biological Sound Scattering Using Explosive Sound
Sources (M.S. Thesis by Peter Van Schuyler; supervised by R. W. Farwell)
l97l
The Transmission of Sound Through A Stochastic Interface (Ph.D. Thesis by John C.
Calhoun; supervised by M. T. Pigott)
Parameters Estimation Algorithms for Digital Systems (M.S. Thesis by Claus P. Janota; supervised by C. L. Ackerman)
Acoustic Radiation and Scattering from Two Eccentrically Positioned Spheres (Ph.D.
Thesis by William Thompson, Jr.;
supervised by P. M. Kendig)
Detection of Sound Radiation from Plates Using Long Wavelength Acoustical Holography
(Ph.D. Thesis by E. Eugene Watson; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
l970
Multipath and Attenuation Studies in the Deep Ocean (Ph.D. Thesis by John P. Beam;
supervised by R. O. Rowlands and R. W. Farwell)
Reverberant Chamber Measurement of the Mean of Pressure Squared Due to Pure Tone
Excitation (M.S. Thesis by Dennis J. Doherty; supervised by C. A. Boyd)
A Laser Interferometer Method to Measure the Second Harmonic Distortion in the Acoustic
Output of a Transducer (M.S. Thesis by Dennis D. Doughty; supervised by C. A. Boyd)
Underwater Acoustic Scattering and its Effect on Binary Decoding (Ph.D. Thesis by Louis
A. King; supervised by R. O. Rowlands)
On the Transmission of Sound from a Monopole Source Through a Finite, Corrugated
Boundary Between Fluid Media (Ph.D. Thesis by John A. Macaluso; supervised
by W. L. Baker and R. W. Farwell)
Sound Absorption in Acoustically Treated Ducts in the Presence of Oblique Waves (M.S.
Thesis by Peter A. Marino, Jr.; supervised by G. Reethof)
Sound Propagation in Continuous Stochastic Media (Ph.D. Thesis by Jerome A. Neubert;
supervised by J. L. Lumley)
Obtaining High Acoustic Source Levels from an Underwater Transducer While Suppressing
the Inception of Cavitation (M.S. Thesis by David E. Ojima; supervised by J. H.
Prout)
Design of Rectangular Classrooms for Speech Intelligibility (Ph.D. Thesis by Fritz
M. Strumpf; supervised by R. S. Brubaker)
l969
Long Wavelength Acoustic Holography (Ph.D. Thesis by Thomas S. Graham;
supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
An Investigation of Acoustic Phase-Shift Networks in the Design of Uni-Directional,
Underwater Sound Transducers (M.S. Thesis by Robert D. Marciniak; supervised by P.
M. Kendig)
Efficiency and Matching Conditions for Acoustic Monopole and Multipole Sound Generators
(M.S. Thesis by William A. Robinson; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk)
Transient Analysis of Planar Sonar Arrays (Ph.D. Thesis by Peter R. Stephanishen;
supervised by J. L. Brown, Jr. and P. M. Kendig)
l968
Threshold for Latency Shift and Inhibition of the Startle Reaction (M.S.Thesis by Barry
L. Wible; supervised by H. S. Hoffman)
l967
Digital Generation of Analog Signals (M.S. Thesis by Edward G. Liska; supervised
by R. O. Rowlands)
Upper Bounds on the Information Rate for Underwater Acoustic Communications (M.S.
Thesis by Darrell E. Marsh; supervised by R. O. Rowlands)
The Dependence of Internal Mechanical Losses on Stress Amplitude in Common
Piezoceramics (M.S. Thesis by Robert W. Taylor; supervised by P. M. Kendig)
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