Research Interests:
We study ultrasonics, stochastic waves, structural acoustics, crystal acoustics, disordered and complex structures, quantitative nondestructive evaluation, and crack detection.
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Recent Press
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Using the Larsen feedback loop to measure slow dynamics
Nature article on the applications of diffuse field theory to seismology
Current Research Projects:
Applications of the Larsen feedback loop to measurements of slow dynamics. Check our recent paper here.
Multiple Scattering, diffusion, and localization of ultrasound in solids
Ray chaos, level statistics, and response statistics in elastic wave "cavities."
Photo by Bill Wiegand
Phase correlations of diffuse seismic and ultrasonic fields
Locking of nonlinear auto-oscillations in an ultrasonic system, a UASER.
For both technical and non-technical write-ups about the uaser, check the uaser articles in the library. You might also check an early pdf at arXiv.
Stochastic structural vibrations in the mid frequency domain of complex systems
Determination of Thin-Film Interfacial Properties by Laser Generated Stress Waves