RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS AT THE UNIVERSITY-OF-MISSISSIPPI, USA

The University of Mississippi provides graduate education for a signif icant fraction of US students pursuing careers in physical acoustics. The education program emphasizes traditional physics coursework with r esearch opportunities in acoustics. Research is conducted in a new, de dicated state-of-the-art research facility with access to modern data acquisition and analysis systems. Research projects include agroacoust ics, outdoor sound propagation, thermoacoustics, acoustically active s urfaces, active noise control, non-destructive testing and machine per ception and non-linear acoustics.