I am Noah J. Parker, a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Program of Acoustics at Penn State University under the mentorship of Dr. Dan Russell — creator of the renowned Acoustics and Vibration Animations. Here on my website, I am developing pages that will similarly teach about acoustics with a focus on interactivity — increasing engagement and allowing for exploration. Whether you're an educator, a student, or just a curious soul, I hope something I have created will help you explore the world of acoustics in ways that are interesting, engaging, mathematically accurate, and most of all make sense.

I was born and raised in Price, Utah where my fascination with sound and vibration started as I helped my grandparents build classical guitars. It has always boggled my mind that a wiggling string can shake a wooden box that makes sounds that we can understand as tones. Those tones can stack up to make chords which can make music communicating powerful emotions, telling engaging stories, and evoking vivid memories. All from some wiggling strings! In my quest to understand this amazing sequence of events, I got a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Utah Valley University. After which, I got accepted at Penn State University where they have the best acoustics program around.

At Penn State, I get to be a teaching assistant for the amazing engineering class of Engineering Design 100. I get to teach fundamental engineering concepts to freshman from all engineering disciplines. This has been an excellent way to discover my own passions for teaching and developing teaching materials.