Laura Brownstead

Laura Brownstead

Laura has been in the Graduate Acoustics Program for two years, and has earned an M.S. in Acoustics with Dr. Simon for biomedical ultrasound, and is currently working towards a Ph.D. with Dr. Brown for underwater signal processing. She is this year’s President...
Ruth Willet

Ruth Willet

Ruth Willet is a third year PhD student in Acoustics at Penn State. She completed undergraduate degrees in Engineering Physics and Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University in Michigan before coming to Penn State in 2022 for a Master’s along the way to a PhD. Her...
Kevin Kim

Kevin Kim

Kevin Kim is a second year PhD student, currently in the SIMBA lab researching on physical acoustics under Dr. Yun Jing. He is a Korean national, and appreciates classical music of all symphonies and piano concertos (mostly just Mahler though).
Kourtney Libenow

Kourtney Libenow

Kourtney Libenow currently serves as this year’s ASA Outreach Coordinator. Kourtney is a 3rd year PhD candidate in Acoustics working under Dr. Gregory Banyay on Uncertainty Quantification using Machine Learning. She is originally from Ellensburg, WA and earned...
Grace Wood

Grace Wood

Grace has served as the Penn State ASA Student Chapter’s Secretary since 2023! Grace Wood is a 3rd-year PhD student in the Graduate Program in Acoustics at Penn State. She received her bachelor’s at the University of Hartford majoring in Acoustical Engineering...