Student Thesis Archive

2020s

Haslam, Dallin, “Exploration of Vacuum-Tube Combo Guitar Amplifier Directivities,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2020).

Bellows, Sam, “Analysis of Directivity Factors and Indices of Human Speech,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Apr 2019).

Pincock, Claire, “High-Resolution Speech Directivity Balloons,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Apr 2017).

Bodon, K Joshua, “Development, Evaluation, and Validation of a High-Resolution Directivity Measurement System for Played Musical Instruments,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Apr 2016).
Denison, Michael, “A Method to Evaluate Nonideal Effects of Anechoic Chambers for Multiple-Angle Measurements,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Apr 2016).
Hoyt, Travis, “Volume Velocity Estimation for Multiple-Driver Loudspeakers,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2016).
Jensen, Zachary R, “Improvements to the Two-Point In Situ Method for Measurement of the Room Constant and Sound Power in Semi-Reverberant Rooms,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Apr 2016).
Rollins, Michael, “The Influence of Room Acoustics on the Voice,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2016).

Berardi, Mark, “Quantification of Vocal Effort in Varying Acoustical Environments,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Dec 2015).
Eyring, Nathan, “Subjective Evaluations of Acoustic Sources,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Jul 2015).

Calton, Matthew, “An Acoustical Analysis and Loudspeaker System Design of a Local High School Auditorium,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Apr 2014).
Morris, Joseph, “A Model of the Royden G. Derrick Planetarium using the Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers (EASE),” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Jul 2014).
Mortensen, Jeshua, “Computing the directivities of Platonic-solid loudspeakers,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Apr 2014).
Whiting, Jenny, “On the Use of EASE and a Real-Time Convolution System for the Creation and Use of Virtual Acoustic Environments,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Apr 2014).

Marquez, Daniel, “Measuring the Blocked Electrical Impedance of Moving-Coil Loudspeakers: A Comparison of Six Methods,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2011).

Tengelsen, Daniel Ross, “Acoustical Analysis of a Horn-Loaded Compression Drivers Using Numerical Analysis,” Advisor: Brian Anderson, Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Aug 2010).

Chen, Xi, “Equalization of Loudspeakers and Enclosed Sound Fields,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (PhD Dissertation, Dec 2009).
Puikkonen, Panu Tapani, “Development of an Adaptive Equalization Algorithm Using Acoustic Energy Density,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Apr 2009).
Thornock, Brian Trevor, “Comparison and Development of Methods for Measuring Directional Sound Arrivals in Rooms,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Dec 2009).

Chester, Ryan T, “Error Sensor Strategies for Active Noise Control and Active Acoustic Equalization in a Free Field,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Mar 2008).
Curtis, Nathan, “A Patentability Assessment For The Polar Squared Impulse Response Method,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2008).
Mendoza, Michael, “Design And Construction Of An Anechoic Chamber,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2008).
Tengelsen, Daniel, “Omnidirectional Enhancement Of A Regular Polyhedron Loudspeaker,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2008).

Morrise, Matthew, “Equalization Metrics,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Thornock, Brian, “Design and Development of Phantom-to-ICP Power Conversion Circuits,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Apr 2007).

Dix, Gordon Robert, “Development and Comparison of Highly Directional Loudspeakers,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, May 2006).
Inagi, Shinji, “Acoustical Study of Organ Pipe Voicing,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2006).
Nutter, David B, “Sound Absorption and Sound Power Measurements in Reverberation Chambers Using Energy Density Methods,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Aug 2006).
Skinner, Brandon, “2-Dimensional Magnetic Transducers For Stringed Instruments,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Dec 2006).

Davis, Steven, “Considerations And Instructions For Measuring Three-Dimensional Directivity Patterns For Sources Of Time Varying Amplitude,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Jul 2005).
Dickerson, Michael, “Design, Construction, And The Testing Of An Electric Monochord With A Two-Dimensional Magnetic Pickup,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman, Scott Sommerfeldt (Capstone, Dec 2005).
Duke, Connor, “High-Fidelity Sound Reproduction System,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Apr 2005).
Keeler, Bryan, “The Behavior Of A Loudspeaker Surround,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Nov 2005).
Rollins, Sarah, “Acoustics of the Salt Lake Tabernacle: Characterization and Study of Spatial Variation,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Nov 2005).
Shafer, Benjamin, “The Construction And Qualification Of A Reverberation Chamber For Sound Absorption And Sound Power Measurements,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Aug 2005).
Utami, Sentagi Sesotya, “An Acoustical Analysis of Domes Coupled to Rooms, with Special Application to the Darussholah Mosque, in East Java, Indonesia,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Aug 2005).

Anderson, Brian E, “Derivation of Moving-Coil Loudspeaker Parameters Using Plane Wave Tube Techniques,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Jan 2004).
Chester, Ryan, “Construction and Evaluation of an Acoustical Scale Model of a Mosque and a Miniature Human Voice Source,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Dec 2004).
Kemsley, Kara, “The Effects of Source Directivity on Room Acoustics Parameters,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Apr 2004).
Smith, Heather, “Geometric Acoustic Modeling of the LDS Conference Center,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Masters Thesis, Nov 2004).