Travel Funding
Attending a conference is a great way to get your new research out to the community, get inspiration from other research being done at different institutions, and make professional connections that can boost your career prospects. However, the cost of traveling can be quite high, so this week we will be discussing various grant opportunities for travel that can be used to offset or completely cover travel expenses. We will cover a number of funding opportunities available to graduate students in acoustics, including grants from the Acoustical Society of America and UT Austin.
WiSTEM outreach event
Doctoral students Cassidy Christie and Chirag Gokani organized an acoustics workshop on June 5th, 2025, for high-school students participating in the day camp "STEM in Art and Sound" organized by Women in STEM (WiSTEM) at UT Austin. The workshop consisted of an...
ASA New Orleans Recap
Several students from the Austin ASA recently attended the 188th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in New Orleans. Below are abstracts presented by students associated with our Chapter: Student presenter Abstract title Blaine GilbertCoupled-mode theory for...
Cassidy Christie: Student Representative for Biomedical Acoustics
Cassidy Christie was elected to the ASA Student Council as the student representative for the Biomedical Acoustics Technical Committee! As a member of the Student Council, Cassidy will assist with planning student events at ASA meetings, connecting students through...
Congrats to Alicia on defending her dissertation!
Alicia Casacchia successfully defended her dissertation, "Advances in the acoustic characterization of materials via integration of collateral techniques," on April 10th, 2025. Congratulations, Alicia! Alicia holds a B.S. in physics from North Central College. Alicia...
Philip Kaufinger: Student Representative for Computational Acoustics
Philip Kaufinger was elected to the ASA Student Council as the student representative for the Computational Acoustics Technical Committee! As a member of the Student Council, Philip will assist with planning student-centered events at ASA meetings, connecting graduate...
McKinney Fellows Symposium 2024
Congratulations to the McKinney fellows who presented on their research as graduate students for the annual McKinney Fellows Symposium! The Chester M. McKinney Graduate Fellowship in Acoustics is awarded annually to one incoming student to the acoustics program,...
Congrats to AJ on defending his dissertation!
AJ Lawrence successfully defended his dissertation, "On acoustic multiple scattering from Willis media," on July 30th, 2024. Congratulations, AJ! AJ holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to beginning his graduate studies...
ASA Ottawa Recap
Several students from the Austin ASA recently attended the 186th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, which was held in Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada. Our student members had a great experience, with visits to Parliament Hill and many informative...
Congrats to our 2023-2024 Graduates!
Our student chapter is happy to announce the graduation of several members over the past academic year: Masters Graduates Dante Garcia - Fall 2023 - "In Situ Measurements of Compressional and Shear Wave Speed and Compressional Wave Attenuation using the Acoustic...
ASA Girl Day 2024 Recap
Congratulations on a well-done job at Girl Day 2024! Our volunteers taught a huge number of kids about acoustics, whether by building a rubber band harmonica or explaining the audio spotlight from a parametric array. Thank you to all of our volunteers! Some photos...