About Dr. Barnard

Biography

I am a research associate at Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory. That means that my day-to-day work primarily involves doing sponsored research.  However, I also teach undergraduate courses in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and graduate courses in the Graduate Program in Acoustics. My education and research interests lie in the field of acoustics, vibration, and noise control engineering. My specialties include:

  • measurements, data acquisition, and signal processing
  • structural acoustics
  • experimental modal analysis
  • outdoor sound propagation
  • acoustic arrays and beamforming
  • nearfield acoustic holography
  • sound intensity
  • architectural acoustics
  • Loudspeaker array design
  • Control systems
  • Stadium/Crowd Noise

I am a Board Certified member of the Institute for Noise Control Engineering (INCE-USA). This is similar, but not identical, to a professional engineering certification in the field of noise control engineering.  I am also a Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) through National Instruments, signifying my competence in this powerful engineering software language. To see my certificates, visit my Certifications page.

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Professional Societies

  • Board Certified Member: Institute for Noise Control Engineering (INCE-USA) (2002-Present)
  • Member: Acoustical Society of America (ASA) (2004-Present)

Education

  • Ph.D., Acoustics, Penn State University, Dec. 2010
    • Dissertation: Development of Supersonic Intensity in Reverberant Environments (SIRE) with applications in underwater acoustics
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, May 2004
    • Thesis: Evaluation of measurement techniques to determine the acoustical properties of porous and multi-layered acoustic treatments
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, May 2002 (summa cum laude)
  • HS, Sevastopol High School, May 1998 (Valedictorian)

Work Experience

  • Research Associate: Penn State University, Applied Research Laboratory (2011-Present)
  • Senior Research Assistant: Penn State University, Applied Research Laboratory (2009-2010)
  • Research Assistant: Penn State University, Applied Research Laboratory (2006-2008)
  • Noise and Vibration Engineering Intern: John Deere & Co. (2002-2004)
  • Manufacturing Engineering Intern: Waukesha Bearings (2001)
  • Mechanical Engineering Intern: Paper Converting Machine Company (2000)