Student Thesis Archive

Advisor:

2021

  • Malissa Alley, “Characterizing the Acoustic Transparency of Mylar,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Senior Thesis, April 2021).
  • Andrew Jared Miller, “A Hybrid Method for Auralizing Vibroacoustic Systems and Evaluating Audio Fidelity/Sound Quality Using Machine Learning,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, April 2021).

2019

  • Chad Clayton, “Low-cost sound attenuation for retail Blendtec home blenders,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, August 2019).
  • Caleb Burley Goates, “Analytical Expressions for Acoustic Radiation Modes of Simple Curved Structures,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, June 2019).
  • Travis Nathan Hoyt, “Improvements to Sound Power Measurements for Large, Extended Sources in Semi-Reverberant Rooms Using Generalized Energy Density,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, August 2019).
  • Jared Miller, “Altering Listening Environments Through Active Noise Control,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, April 2019).
  • Michael Thomas Rose, “Noise Control of Vacuum-Assisted Toilets,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, June 2019).

2017

  • Pegah Aslani, “Active Control of Cylindrical Shells Using the Weighted Sum of Spatial Gradients (WSSG) Control Metric,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (PhD Dissertation, August 2017).
  • Kelli Fredrickson Succo, “Acoustic Intensity of Narrowband Signals in Free-Field Environments,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, December 2017).

2016

  • Matthew Franklin Calton, “Modeling of Acoustic Resonators and Resonator Systems for Use in Passive Noise Control,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, August 2016).

2014

  • Candice Marie Humpherys, “Application of an Isogeometric Boundary Element Method to the Calculation of Acoustic Radiation Modes and Their Efficiencies,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, June 2014).
  • Daniel Ryan Marquez, “Estimating the Acoustic Power of Sources in Nonideal Enclosures Using Generalized Acoustic Energy Density,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, March 2014).

2013

  • Zachary Jensen, “Modeling Insertion Loss of Engine Enclosures,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Senior Thesis, April 2013).
  • Brent Reichman, “Solving the Snoring Problem: Attenuation through Active Noise Control,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Senior Thesis, April 2013).

2012

  • John Boyle, “Active Noise Control of a Baffled, Small Centrifugal Fan,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, June 2012).
  • Cole Victor Duke, “Analog Feedback Control of Broadband Fan Noise,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, July 2012).
  • John J Esplin, “Active Noise Control of a Centrifugal Fan Mounted in a Mock Laptop Enclosure,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, June 2012).

2010

  • Buye Xu, “Generalized Acoustic Energy Density and Its Applications,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (PhD Dissertation, September 2010).

2008

  • J. Isaac Fjeldsted, “Diffraction Of Sound Waves By An Aperture In An Acoustic Baffle,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, August 2008).
  • Stephan P Lovstedt, “Improving Performance of the Filtered-X Least Mean Square Algorithm for Active Control of Noise Contatining Multiple Quasi-Stationary Tones,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, March 2008).

2007

  • Cole Duke, “Measurement and Evaluation of Blade Passage Frequency Fluctuations,” Advisor: Kent L Gee, Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, April 2007).
  • Connor Raymond Duke, “Optimization of Control Source and Error Sensor Locations in Free Field Active Noise Control,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, December 2007).

2006

  • Matthew J Green, “Feedback Applications in Active Noise Control for Small Axial Cooling Fans,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, August 2006).
  • Brian B Monson, “Optimization of Active Noise Control for Small Axial Cooling Fans,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, July 2006).

2005

  • Michael Dickerson, “Design, Construction, And The Testing Of An Electric Monochord With A Two-Dimensional Magnetic Pickup,” Advisor: Timothy Ward Leishman, Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, December 2005).

2004

  • Joel Andrus, “Development of an Energy-Based Sound Power Measurement Device,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, April 2004).
  • Benjamin Mahonri Faber, “Active Minimization of Acoustic Energy Density in a Mock Tractor Cab,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, March 2004).
  • Lance Lester Locey, “Analysis and Comparison of Three Acoustic Energy Density Probes,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, December 2004).

2003

  • Gordon Dix, “Design and Implementation of an Automated Intensity Scanning System at the Acoustical Testing Lab of the NASA Glenn Research Center,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Capstone, April 2003).
  • Angela Tygerson, “Constructing Efficient Computer Models for Augmented Reality,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Senior Thesis, April 2003).

2002

  • Kent L Gee, “Multi-Channel Active Control of Axial Cooling Fan Noise,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, August 2002).
  • Laralee Gordon Ireland, “Numerical Modeling of Multi-Mode Active Control of Turbofan Tonal Noise Using a Boundary Element Method,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (PhD Dissertation, December 2002).
  • Stephen W. Lee, “Design and Construction of a Hemispherical Boom for Measuring Sound Power Levels and Directivity Patterns,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Honors Thesis, January 2002).
  • Heather McKnight Smith, “Numerical Modeling of Whizzer Cone Loudspeakers,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Senior Thesis, April 2002).

2000

  • Vivian Francis Dias, “Active Vibration Control of a Structure Using Virtual Sensors,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, December 2000).
  • Guillermo Aurelio Herrera, “Acoustic Modeling of Two Cellular Telephones ,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, December 2000).

1999

  • Dong Lin, “Numerical Analysis of Tow Methods to Estimate Broadband Radiation from Beams Using Distributed Structural Sensors ,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (PhD Dissertation, August 1999).

1998

  • Karl Kowallis, “Developing Finite Element Meshes for the Acoustic Simulation of Jet Engines,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Honors Thesis, January 1998).
  • Timothy O Samuels, “Incorporation of Loudness Measures in Evaluation of the Perceived Effectiveness of Active Noise Control,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, August 1998).

1995

  • Brian L Scott, “Estimating Acoustic Radiation from a Bernoulli-Euler Beam Using Shaped Polyvinylidene Fluoride Film,” Advisor: Scott D Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, January 1995).