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 Email 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 Dissorders
Harrisonburg, VA Ph.D. 1991
Docker,
Bryce A.
www.TruHorizon.com   TruHorizon Environmental Solutions       Weatherford, TX M.Eng. 2004

del Solar Dorrego, Fernando

fernando
@natagonacoustics.com

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
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
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
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.  
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
 
 

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Founded in 1965, Penn State's Graduate Program in Acoustics has become the leading resource for graduate education in acoustics in the United States. The interdisciplinary program leads to the degrees: Master of Engineering in Acoustics (M.Eng.), Master of Science in Acoustics (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy in Acoustics (Ph.D.)

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