ASA Spring Hike!
by Matthew Olmstead | April 14, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
On Sunday, April 14th, members of ASA decided to take a break from their schoolwork and go on an adventurous hike at Shingletown Gap! The day was absolutely gorgeous, and we all had a blast! Here are some photos that were taken during the hike! We look forward to the...
Penns Valley STEAM Night!
by Matthew Olmstead | March 27, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
On Tuesday, March 26th, members of ASA participated in The Penns Valley Elementary and Intermediate school STEAM Night at the PVEI campus in Spring Mills, PA, where we made popsicle stick harmonicas with the students! This outreach idea is based on the concept of...
Building an In-Air Sonar System!
by Matthew Olmstead | March 20, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Over the past year, ASA member and Ph.D. candidate Kyle Dalton has led an ongoing project for building an in-air synthetic aperture sonar (AirSAS) system - all with consumer audio equipment! It is capable of linear and circular geometries and can mimic a variety of...
Musical Acoustics Demo!
by Matthew Olmstead | March 17, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
On Wednesday, February 28th, we watched our beloved club advisor Dr. Dan Russell give us demonstrations on pre-built musical instruments! Soon after, we built our own flutes and saxophones from scratch by drilling holes into PVC pipe! Here are some photos that were...
ENVISION 2024!
by Matthew Olmstead | February 28, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Every year, Penn State University's Office of Science Outreach holds ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women! 100-150 middle school and high school level students from around the state (mostly girls, but some boys as well) come to Penn State for a full day of...
ASA Sydney 2023!
by Matthew Olmstead | December 11, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
During the first week of December, members of ASA traveled to Sydney, Australia to attend the 185th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America at International Convention Centre Sydney, held in conjunction with the Australian Acoustical Society! There, we gave talks...
Haunted-U 2023!
by Matthew Olmstead | October 4, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
On Saturday, September 30th, members of ASA participated in the Penn State Eberly College of Science’s annual Haunted-U event! For the event, we helped kids make oobleck using cornstarch, water, and food coloring, making sure it had just the right amount of...
Ask a Scientist at Grange Fair 2023!
by Matthew Olmstead | September 5, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
On Friday, August 25th, members of ASA participated in the "Ask a Scientist" event at the Centre County Grange Fair. The event serves as a way for kids to talk with Penn State grad students about their areas of expertise and do fun activities to learn more about...