Student Thesis Archive

2020s

Olson, Wesley, “Deep Learning Approach to Detecting Sound Underwater Source Charges and Classifying Seabeds,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Dec 2024).
Dobbs, Corey Emerson, “Deep Learning for Source Localization in a Laboratory Tank,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Masters Thesis, Aug 2024).

Wu, Bethany, “Mini-batch k-Means Clustering on Ship Noise Spectrograms,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2022).
McKay, Grace, “Comparing Blast Wave Propagation over a Porous Ground,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2022).
Mortenson, Michael Craig, “Physics-Guided Machine Learning in Ocean Acoustics Using Fisher Information,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Masters Thesis, Apr 2022).
Dobbs, Corey, “Characterization of Low-Frequency Limit of Absorptive Panels in Laboratory Water Tank through Acoustic Intensity Measurements,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Capstone, Apr 2022).
Terry, Kaylyn, “Mode-based Models with Realistic Boundary Conditions for a Laboratory Water Tank,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Capstone, Apr 2022).

Ostergaard, Sarah, “Acoustic Directionality of Explosions as Scale-Model Volcanoes,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Dec 2020).
Van Komen, David Franklin, “Deep Learning to Predict Ocean Seabed Type and Source Parameters,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Masters Thesis, Aug 2020).

Lysenko, Eric, “Direct Measurement of Seismo-acoustic Wave Coupling,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Jun 2019).

Van Komen, David, “Effectiveness of Subarray Beamforming for High-performance Military Aircraft Noise Source Localization,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2018).
Vaughn, Aaron, “Empirical Modeling of Laboratory and Full-Scale Jet Noise Spectra,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2018).

Farnsworth, Jackson, “Investigating Sub-Harmonics and Frequency Coupling in Structural Modes of the Cymbal,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Capstone, Aug 2015).
Vongsawad, Cameron, “Physics Education Through S.T.E.M. Outreach,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Capstone, Apr 2015).
Hord, Samuel, “Sensitivity Analysis of Ground Impedance on Horizontal Full-Scale Rocket Motor Test Fire,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2015).

Pope, Hsinping, “Comparison of Military Aircraft Spectra to Similarity Spectra of Turbulent Mixing Noise,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Capstone, Aug 2014).
Myres, Jazmin, “Creation of Coherent Complex Pressure Measurements Through Overlapping Scan-Based Measurements,” Advisor: Kent Gee, Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2014).
Anderson, Zachary, “Correlation Analysis of Military Aircraft Jet Noise,” Advisor: Kent Gee, Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2014).

Hart, David, “Bayesian Optimization Of An Equivalent Source Model For Military Jet Aircraft,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2013).
Reynolds, Shanell, “Noise Exposure Near a Military Jet Engine,” Advisor: Kent Gee, Traci Neilsen (Capstone, Apr 2013).
White, Brace, “A Demonstration of the Sound Properties of Tubes and Bells,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Capstone, Apr 2013).