People
NCPA's team of skilled scientists, researchers and engineers drive innovation through collaborative, team-based research.
NCPA's Dedicated Team
Our center is comprised of a robust team of around 30 employees, including scientists, researchers, administrators and engineers, who collaborate to advance acoustics research and its applications. The center's staff come from various disciplines, such as physics, engineering, biology and chemistry, fostering an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving.
"What really excites me is the breadth of our acoustics research toolbox at NCPA. Having such a diverse scope of acoustics expertise to draw from is what keeps me passionate about the work we do here." - Dr. Joel Mobley, Senior Scientist I, NCPA
Leadership
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Nathan Murray
- Director of the National Center for Physical Acoustics
Latonya Weekly
- Business Manager
Debra Bos
- Program Manager
Researchers
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Ina Aranchuk
- Senior Research and Development Engineer
Vyacheslav Aranchuk
- Principal Scientist
Sara Brown
- Scientist I
Hank Buchanan
- Research & Development Engineer II
Wayne Carpenter
- Senior Research & Development Engineer
Claus Hellmuth Hetzer
- Senior Research and Development Engineer
Craig Hickey
- Principal Scientist Emeritus of the National Center for Physical Acoustics
Dan Hohn
- Engineering Technologist
William Frazier
- Senior Research Scientist II and Research Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Bradley Goodwiller
- Instructional Assistant Professor of General Engineering
John Heffington
- Senior Research & Development Engineer
Kevin Kwas
- Research and Development Engineer II
Zhiqu Lu
- Senior Research Scientist II and Research Associate Professor of Physics
Joel Mobley
- Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Senior Scientist I in National Center for Physical Acoustics
Paritosh Mokhasi
- Research Scientist II
Stephen Perry
- Research and Development Engineer II
Wayne Prather
- Senior Scientist II at the National Center for Physical Acoustics and Research Associate Professor of Physics
Parsa Bakhtiari Rad
- Research Scientist I
Carrick Talmadge
- Senior Research Scientist II and Research Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Naveen Thirunilath
- Research and Development Engineer I
Roger Waxler
- Principal Scientist and Research Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Leti Wodajo
- Research Scientist II and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering
Likun Zhang
- Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Senior Scientist I
Staff
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Jennifer Bennett
- Research Associate
Paul Dakin
- Machine Shop Supervisor
Marni Kendricks
- Research Associate
April Kilpatrick
- Research Associate
Ronald Oswalt
- CNC Programmer