Whereabouts of Some of Our Alumni
Alumni from the Graduate Program in Acoustics at Penn State are scattered across the U.S. and around the world. The list below shows the current whereabouts of some of our alumni. If you would like to include your information in this list (or if you would like to update your information), please send your current contact information to acoustics@psu.edu.
| Name | Company/Institution | Location | Degree | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambaskar, Adwait |
adwaitambaskar@ gmail.com |
Illingworth & Rodkin | Cotati, CA | M.S. | 2020 |
| Anderson, Brian E. |
Los Alamos National Laboratory | Los Alamos, NM | Ph.D. | 2006 | |
| Anderson, Samuel |
samuel313@ gmail.com |
Provo, UT | M.S. | 2012 | |
| Axtell, Wesley |
wesley.axtell@ lmco.com |
Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky | Stratford, CT | M.S. | 2006 |
| Ban, Tobias |
info@ vibrationsinc.com |
Vibrations Inc. | Anaheim, CA | M.Eng. | 2006 |
| Bard, Benjamin |
Apple Computer | Cupertino, CA | Ph.D. | 1997 | |
| Beebe, J. |
Ph.D. | 1985 | |||
| Beyer, T. |
NASA Langley Research Center | Langley, VA | M.S. | 1984 | |
| Berchok, Catherine |
Marine Physical Lab/Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
San Diego, CA | Ph.D. | 2004 | |
| Biffignani, Mike |
mikeb@ sondareacoustics. com |
Sondare Acoustics | St. Louis, MO | M.Eng. | 2015 |
| Bischoff, L. |
Bernhard Shipps & Associates | Moorestown, NJ | M.S. | 1990 | |
| Blanford, Thomas | teb217@psu.edu | Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 2019 |
| Boeker, E. |
Volpe Center, USDOT | Cambridge, MA | M.S. | 2001 | |
| Bowen, D. J. |
djbowen@ att.com |
AT&T Laboratories | Florham Park, NJ | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| Bolka, David .F. |
Ph.D. | 1972 | |||
| Bradel, Joseph |
kujobradel@ gmail.com |
Co-op at Bose | M.S. | 2020 | |
| Brown, Daniel | dcb19@psu.edu | Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 2017 |
| Burns, T. |
tburns@ starkey.com |
Starkey Labs Inc. | Eden Prairie, MN | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Butts, Donald J. |
Harman International | M.Eng. | 2008 | ||
| Carbo, Randy M. |
randy.m.carbo@ gmail.com |
Bose Corp. | Boston, MA | Ph.D. | 2012 |
| Carder, Nicholas | nickcarder6@ gmail.com |
Harman Professional Division | Van Nuys, CA | M.S. | 2021 |
| Case, John | Continuing with Ph.D. in Acoustics | M.S. | 2022 | ||
| Cehelnik, Thomas G. | ThomasCehelnik@ gmail.com |
Raytheon Technologies | M.Eng. | 2005 | |
| Celmer, R. |
celmer@ hartford.edu |
University of Hartford, College of Engineering |
Hartford, CT | Ph.D. | 1982 |
| Chandran, Sushma J. |
mischiefmakersu@ gmail.com |
Spirent Technologies | Frederick, MD | M.Eng. | 2012 |
| Chen, R. |
Thousand Oaks, CA | Ph.D. | 2001 | ||
| Cohen, Robert |
Boeing Commercial Airplanes | Lake Forest Park, WA | Ph.D. | 1979 | |
| Collier, Sean | smc604@psu.edu | Applied Research Laboratory/PSU | University Park, PA | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Conklin, Wade |
Wade_Conklin@ hotmail.com |
URS Corporation | San Diego, CA | M.Eng. | 2005 |
| Cooper, Beth A. |
beth@ bethcooper.net |
NASA | Atlanta, GA | M.S. | 1983 |
| Cotté, Benjamin |
benjamin.cotte@ ensta-paristech.fr |
ENSTA ParisTech, Mechanical Engineering Department |
Paris, France | M.S. | 2005 |
| Craig, R. |
USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21) | Groten, CT | M.Eng. | 1996 | |
| Daley Mike |
Akustica Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA | Ph.D. | 2003 | |
| DePaolis, Rory |
depaolra@jmu.edu | James Madison University, Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Harrisonburg, VA | Ph.D. | 1991 |
| Docker, Bryce A. |
www.TruHorizon.com | TruHorizon Environmental Solutions | Weatherford, TX | M.Eng. | 2004 |
|
Doebler, William |
william.j.doebler@nasa.gov |
NASA Langley | Langley, VA | Ph.D. | 2024 |
|
del Solar Dorrego, Fernando |
fernando |
Ph.D. | 2022 | ||
| Douglas, Darryl | dad8@njit.edu | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | Lexington Park, MD | Ph.D. | 2023 |
| Doust, Barry |
Materials Systems | Littleton, MA | M.Eng. | 2005 | |
| Downey, Keagan |
kmdowney2112@ gmail.com |
IAC Acoustics | Naperville, IL | M.S. | 2020 |
| Dugan, Erin |
USG Corp. | Libertyville, IL | M.S. | 2003 | |
| Ebbitt, Gordon |
Toyota Technical Center | Ann Arbor, MI | M.S. | 1985 | |
| Eckenrode Glenn |
gme109@psu.edu | Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | M.Eng. | 2011 |
| Eichelberger, Curtis E. |
curtis. eichelberger@ jci.com |
Johnson Controls | York, PA | M.S. | 1980 |
| Elko, Gary |
Lucent Technologies | Murray Hill, NJ | Ph.D. | 1984 | |
| Elliott, Jacob | elliott.jake4@gmail.com | Post-doctoral researcher, Penn State | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 2024 |
| Eschenberg, Kent |
eschenbe@ psc.edu |
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Ph.D. | 1988 |
| Evans, Neal |
Southwest Research Institute | San Antonio, TX | M.S. | 2011 | |
| Ferguson, Tracie |
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group | Seattle, WA | M.S. | 1997 | |
| Foxwell, Adam | adam.foxwell@typan.io | Tympani, Efterklang, Studio Vocum | Amsterdam, Netherlands | M.Eng. | 2005 |
| Frank, Leslie |
NoiseControlEng@ gmail.com |
Coleman, AB, Canada | M.S. | 1976 | |
| Gabrielson, Tom |
tbg3@psu.edu | Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 1985 |
| Gavin, J. |
Applied Physical Sciences | Richmond Hill, GA | Ph.D. | 2002 | |
| Gawali, Sumeet | sumit2110@hotmail.com | Cerami & Associates, Inc. | New York, NY | M.S. | 2020 |
| Grebner, Dawn |
dgrebner@ ucsd.edu |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego |
San Diego, CA | Ph.D. | 2009 |
| Golden, M. |
Quiet Solution | 2001 | |||
| Goni, G. |
NOAA | Miami, FL | M.S. | 1985 | |
| Grove, D. |
Patent Agent | Valley Forge, PA | |||
| Hamilton, M. |
hamilton@ mail.utexas.edu |
University of Texas, Mechanical Engineering Dept. |
Austin, TX | Ph.D. | 1983 |
| Hanford, Amanda D. |
ald227@ psu.edu |
Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 2008 |
| Hansen, S. |
Textron Systems | Wilmington, MA | M.S. | 1993 | |
| Hatlestad, John |
John.Hatlestad@ bsci.com |
Principal Research Scientist Boston Scientific |
Arden Hills, MN | M.S. | 1985 |
| Hatlestad, Kay Wilson |
Kay.Hatlestad@ Trane.com |
Senior Acoustic Engineer Trane |
La Cross, WI | M.S. | 1987 |
| Heake, John |
Exelon (Limerick Generating Station) |
Chester Springs, PA | M.S. | 2001 | |
| Hirsch, S. |
Boeing Military Aircraft and Missiles | Philadelphia, PA | M.S. | 1996 | |
| Hoover, Tony | thoover@mchinc.com | McKay Conant Hoover Inc, Consultants | Westlake Village, CA | M.S. | 1981 |
| Horbach, Arthur |
horbach@ navmar.com |
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation | Warminster, PA | Ph.D. | 1987 |
| Horta, Miguel |
Research in Motion Corporation | Sunrise, FL | M.S. | 2006 | |
| Hughes, J. |
wjh2@psu.edu | Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 1978 |
| Jemmott, Colin |
Applied Operations Research | Solana Beach, CA | Ph.D. | 2010 | |
| Jenkins, Adam | adamj@greenbusch.com | The Greenbusch Group | Seattle, WA | M.Eng. | 2016 |
| Jerome, Trevor W. | trevor.w.jerome.civ@us.navy.mil | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division | West Bethesda, MD | Ph.D. | 2020 |
| Jones, A. |
ajones@ peiServices.com |
PEI Services | Austin, TX | M.S. | 1996 |
| Kachur, Amanda L. |
Soundscape Engineering | Ann Arbor, MI | M.Eng. | 2008 | |
| Katz, B. |
Brian.Katz@limsi.fr | LIMSI-CNRS | Paris, France | Ph.D. | 1997 |
| Klippel, Paul | paul@klippel.com | The Phased Array Company | Loveland, OH | M.S. | 2023 |
| Laurin, Scott |
scott.laurin@ gmail.com |
Newport, RI | M.Eng. | 2009 | |
| Lilly G., Jerry |
JGL Acoustics | Issaquah, WA | M.S. | 1975 | |
| Lin, Y. |
yhl100@ ms17.hinet.net |
The Institute for Information Industry | Taipei, Taiwan | Ph.D. | 1997 |
| Link, C. |
christopher_link@ bose.com |
Bose Corp. | Framingham, MA | M.S. | 1996 |
| Locey, Lance |
lancelocey@ gmail.com |
Raytheon Missile Systems | Ph.D. | 2008 | |
| Loubeau, Alexandra |
aloubeau@ gmail.com |
NASA Langley Research Center, Structural Acoustics Branch |
Hampton, VA | Ph.D. M.S. |
2006 2003 |
| Mahon, M. |
mpm114@ psu.edu |
Ph.D. | 2001 | ||
| Manley, M. |
Electric Boat | Groton, CT | |||
| Marboe, Rick |
rcm4@ psu.edu |
Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 2000 |
| Martin, Stephen D. |
stephen martin08@ verizon.net |
US Navy/PMS-403 | Washington Navy Yard | M.S. | 1993 |
| Martinez, Michael |
GE Aviation | Cincinnati, OH | M.Eng. | 2003 | |
| Mast, D. |
Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 1993 | |
| Matthias, T. |
todd@acoustic designstudio.com |
Acoustic Design Studio | Portland, OR | M.S. | 1995 |
| Maynard, K. |
kpm128@ psu.edu |
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory | State College, PA | 2001 | M.S. |
| McCammon, D. |
Penn State Applied Research Lab | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 1984 | |
| McEachern, James |
mceachern@ navmar.com |
Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. | Warminster, PA | Ph.D. | 1993 |
| Miller, A. |
Eaton-Peabody Laboratory | Boston, MA | M.S. | 1999 | |
| Miller, D. |
Providence, RI | Ph.D. | |||
| Mills, J. |
Austin, TX | M.S. | 1997 | ||
| Mizutani, T. |
Technics Corp. | Japan | M.S. | 1983 | |
| Mongeau, L. |
Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering Dept. |
West Lafayette, IN | Ph.D. | 1991 | |
| Muehleisen, Ralph |
rmuehleisen@ anl.gov |
Argonne National Laboratory | Argonne, IL | Ph.D. | 1996 |
| Murphy, William J. |
wjm20996@gmail.com | Stephenson and Stephenson, Research and Consulting, LLC | Batavia, OH | M.Eng. | 2012 |
| Nashif, Pete |
Visteon Corporation | M.S. | 1992 | ||
| Neumann, Peter D. | peter.neumann@str.us | peter.d.neumann@gmail.com | Systems and Techology Research (STR) | Beavercreek,OH | Ph.D. | 1993 |
| Nobile, M. |
Hudson Valley Acoustics (consultant) | Poughkeepsie, NY | Ph.D. | 1982 | |
| Ochs, J. |
jbo0@ lehigh.edu |
Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | Ph.D. | 1980 |
| Orr, A. |
Starkey Hearing Technologies | Eden Prairie, MN | M.S. | 2011 | |
| Orzolek, Megan | megan.orzolek@gmail.com | Bethesda, MD | M.S. | 2024 | |
| Pagnucco, Max | Bose Corporation | M.S. | 2021 | ||
| Patankar, Harshal P. |
pharshalp@ psualum.com |
India | M.Eng. | 2013 | |
| Phillips, James E. |
james.phillips@ intertek.com |
Intertek | Oakland, CA | M.S. | 1989 |
| Piacsek, Andy |
piacsek@ cwu.edu |
Central Washington University Dept of Physics |
Ellensburg, WA | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Pisel, Christina |
cpisel@ edmc.edu |
Art Institute of Philadelphia | Phildelphia, PA | M.Eng. | 2011 |
| Pla, Frederic |
frederic.pla@ gmail.com |
Life Technologies | Encinitas, CA | Ph.D. | 1987 |
| Poulain, Kieran |
Apple | M.S. | 2011 | ||
| Pray, Carl |
ATA Engineering | Herndon, VA | M.S. | 1999 | |
| Quartararo, L. |
TIAX LLC | Cambridge, MA | M.S. | 1983 | |
| Quinlan, Dan |
dquinlan02@ gsb.columbia.edu |
Bell Labs | Murray Hill, NJ | M.S. | 1985 |
| Restrepo, Juan |
restrepo@ physics.arizona.edu |
University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | M.S. | 1987 |
| Riccardi, Peter | pjriccardi@pjroses.co | Lockheed Martin Space | M.S. | 2022 | |
| Richards, R. |
Naval Undersea Warfare Center | Mystic, CT | Ph.D | 1980 | |
| Rochat, Judy |
jrochat@ csacoustics.com |
Cross-Spectrum Acoustics Inc | Passadena, CA | Ph.D. | 1998 |
| Rosenbaum, Joyce |
jerosenbaum@ gmail.com |
Gaithersburg, MD | Ph.D. | 2011 | |
| Ross, Jason C. |
Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. | Burlington, MA | M.Eng. | 2010 | |
| Ruhala, Rich |
Lucent Technolgies | Ph.D. | 1999 | ||
| Russell, Dan |
drussell@ engr.psu.edu |
Graduate Program in Acoustics, Penn State |
State College, PA | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Schmidt, B. |
cunisch@ bellatlantic.net |
Environmental Corp. | Mountainside, NJ | M.S. | 1978 |
| Schultz, Troy |
Wyle Aerospace Group Environmental and Energy Research & Consulting (EERC) |
Astoria, NY | M.Eng. | 2007 | |
| Schwenke, R. |
rogers@ meyersound.com |
Meyer Sound Laboratory | Berkeley, CA | Ph.D. | 2000 |
| Shaw, Emma | emmashaw827@gmail.com | HMMH | State College, PA | M.S. | 2023 |
| Sklanka, B. |
bernard.j.sklanka@ boeing.com |
Boeing Airplane Testing | Seattle, WA | M.S. | 1997 |
| Smallcomb, Molly | molly.smallcomb@gmail.com | Threshold Acoustics | Chicago, IL | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Smith, Chad | cms561@ psu.edu |
Penn State Applied Research Lab | University Park, PA | Ph.D. | 2021 |
| Sommerfeldt, S. |
s_sommerfeldt@ byu.edu |
Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | Ph.D. | 1989 |
| Spencer, Michael |
info@ JMSAcoustics.com |
JMS Acoustics | Bethlehem, PA | M.S. | 2002 |
| Stanley, R. |
National Park Service | Fort Collins, CO | M.Eng. | 1997 | |
| Stimson, Emily | emstimson@gmail.com | Electric Boat | M.S. | 2023 | |
| Strong, W. |
Steinway and Sons | Long Island City, NY | M.S. | 1982 | |
| Su, Rose Mary | Acentach | Cambridge, MA | M.Eng. | 2009 | |
| Swearingen, M. E. |
michelle.e. swearingen@ erdc.usace.army.mil |
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory |
Champaign, IL | Ph.D. | 2003 |
| Szwerc, Richard P. |
rpszwerc@gmail.com | Montgomery College | Rockville, MD | Ph.D. | 1998 |
| Talaske, R. |
The Talaske Group | Oak Park, IL | M.S. | 1980 | |
| Tan, Cheah Heng |
cheahheng.tan@ motorola solutions.com |
Motorola | Malaysia | M.Eng. | 2010 |
| Thompson, M. E. |
met@ enterprise.arl. psu.edu |
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory | State College PA | M.S. | 2000 |
| Torres, R. |
Chalmers University of Technology | Gotherburg Sweden |
M.S. | 1995 | |
| Torrie, Darren |
darren@ torriefamily.org |
Google Nest | Mountain View, CA | M.Eng. | 2017 |
| Townsend, Michael |
Harman International | Indianapolis, IN | M.Eng. | 2004 | |
| Trapp, Martin | mtrapp001@mi.rr.com | Ford Motor Company | M.Eng. | 2005 | |
| Tuttle, Brian |
btuttle1@ gmail.com |
Hampton, VA | Ph.D. | 2012 | |
| Upton, Zachary |
BBN Technologies | Arlington, VA | M.Eng. | 2002 | |
| Valente, Dan |
Daniel.P.Valente@ usace.army.mil |
US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC-CERL) |
Champaign, IL | Ph.D. | 2006 |
| Van Tol, Dave |
dvt729@ comcast.net |
Covidien | Boulder, CO | M.S. | 1996 |
| Wade, Lucas | Collierville, TN | M.S. | 2021 | ||
| Wang, Jack |
The Trane Company | La Crosse, WI | Ph.D. | 1999 | |
| Ward, W. |
Los Alamos National Laboratory | Los Alamos, NM | Ph.D. | ||
| Watson, Daniel | Applied Research Laboratory | State College, PA | Ph.D. | 2024 | |
| Williams, Earl | earl.williams@nrl.navy.mil | Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, D.C. | Ph.D. | 1977 |
| Wilson, K. |
U. S. Army Research Laboratory | Adelphia, MD | Ph.D. | 1992 | |
| Wochner, Mark S. |
mark@ adbmtech.com |
AdBm Technologies | Austin, TX | Ph.D. | 2006 |
| Wong (Wu), Jackie | jackie.w.wong@boeing.com | Boeing Commercial Airplanes | Seattle, WA | M.Eng. | 2014 |
| Yeager, D. |
dave.yeager@ motorola solutions.com |
Motorola | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Ph.D. M.S. |
1987 1980 |
| Zachos, Damaris | Working on Ph.D. in Aerospace at Pennsylvania State University | Hamden, CT | M.S. | 2021 | |
| Zechmann, Edward | cri6@cdc.gov | NIOSH | Cincinnati, OH | Ph.D. | 2019 |
| Zhang, Q. |
Capitola, CA | Ph.D. | 1998 | ||
| Ziomek, L. |
ziomek@ nps.navy.mil |
Naval Postgraduate School | Monterey, CA | Ph.D. | 1981 |
