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Dr. Tracianne B. Neilsen, currently a part-time professor at Brigham Young University, earned her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. Her puzzle-solving skills have been applied to a variety of problems originally in underwa- ter acoustics and more recently with modeling noise from high-performance jet aircraft. In addition to her research activities, she enjoys helping students engage in the learning process, whether with teaching or research. She also pro- motes acoustics outreach programs by assisting with the development of demo shows at BYU and organizing the Listen Up! And Get Involved! Workshop held at the meetings of the Acoustical Society of America for local Girl Scout troops.
Michael James is a founding member of Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC where he conducts applied research and consulting studies on high-amplitude noise sources and their effects on communities and the environment. His research focus is developing innovative measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques to characterize and map the noise emit- ted from jet and rocket engines/motors. He has performed over 35 large scale sound and vibration measurements for military and civilian aviation, weaponry, and blast noise to develop reference noise data and advanced propagation algo- rithms. Mr. James received his MS at Virginia Tech’s Vibration and Acoustic Laboratory where he researched tur- bofan engine-noise reduction and control technologies for the NASA Langley Acoustics Research Group.
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Alan T. Wall earned a BS in Physics from Utah State University in 2008, and a Ph.D. in physics from Brigham Young University in 2013. He then moved to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Human Effectiveness Directorate, Battlespace Acoustics Branch, where he studies jet noise from high-performance military aircraft as a post- doc, funded by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. He lives in Dayton, Ohio, with his wife and three children, though his family roots are tied to Utah.
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