Research in acoustics and vibration is one of Penn State's
enduring strengths. The steady growth of research in acoustics and vibration in
recent years establishes the Penn
State program as the
largest and most respected of its kind at a major research university. The Center
for Acoustics and Vibration, housed in the Penn State College of
Engineering, ensures the continued excellence of acoustics and vibration
research in the new millennium.
The CAV has three missions:
- to strengthen basic and
applied research in related engineering areas;
- to foster graduate education
in acoustics and vibration engineering; and
- to provide a base for
technology transfer to industry.
The center consists of faculty, graduate students and staff
in nine laboratories throughout the College
of Engineering. These
laboratories perform both disciplinary and cross-disciplinary research in areas
related to acoustics and vibration. Areas of research activity include: active
control, adaptive structures, flow-induced noise, machinery prognostics and
condition monitoring, propagation and radiation, rotorcraft acoustics and
dynamics and structural vibration and acoustics.
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Director:
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Gary Koopmann
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Office:
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157 Hammond
Building
University Park, PA 16802
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Phone:
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(814) 865-2761
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Fax:
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(814) 863-7222
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E-Mail:
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ghk1@.psu.edu
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Contact Information