Penn’s Cave Tour!
by Matthew Olmstead | June 23, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
On Saturday, June 22nd, members of ASA took a visit to Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park! There, we went on a cool boat tour of the all-water cavern, which offered us a nice break from the currently intense summer heat! Here are some pictures that were taken throughout...
ASA Ottawa 2024!
by Matthew Olmstead | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Last week, members of ASA traveled to Ottawa, Canada to attend the 186th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America at the Shaw Centre/Westin Ottawa Hotel, held in conjunction with the Canadian Acoustical Association! There, we gave talks on our research and got to...
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...