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Laboratory for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation

Georgia Tech – CNRS UMI 2958

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“Declercq’s Wall of Fame”

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	Sarah W. Herbison [bio] BS Univ Texas MS Georgia Tech PhD student Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, The Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Georgia Tech Lorraine, spring 2007-…
	Papers in peer reviewed journals
	Presentations at Congresses Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq (presented) , Mack A. Breazeale, “Measurement of the diffraction field of a periodically corrugated interface and study of ultrasonic backward beam displacement” oral presentation at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq (presented), “Comparative study of ultrasonic diffraction on periodically corrugated surfaces: single and dual material plates” oral presentation at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland Sarah W. Herbison (presented), Ebrahim Lamkanfi, Nico F. Declercq , “An experimental method of corrugated surface reconstruction investigated in combination with finite-element simulation”, oral presentation 3aPAe4, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Sarah W. Herbison (presented), Nico F. Declercq, “Theoretical and experimental ultrasonic investigation of a thin plate with regions of different periodic double-corrugations”, oral presentation 2aPAb16, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Sarah W. Herbison (presented), Nico F. Declercq, “Diffraction phenomena associated with a composite plate containing an interior periodically corrugated interface”, oral presentation 2aPAb18, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Sarah W. Herbison (presented), Nico F. Declercq, “Theoretical study of the diffraction fields generated by a fluid-loaded plate with two-surface corrugation”, poster presentation 2pPAc2, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Kyle Barbour, John M. Vander Weide, Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, L. Satyanaryan (presented), “Ultrasonic polar c-scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non-destructive testing”, poster presentation 4pPAf2, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France
	Papers in conference proceedings · Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq , Mack A. Breazeale, “Measurement of the diffraction field of a periodically corrugated interface and study of ultrasonic backward beam displacement” paper in abstract book at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland · Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, “Comparative study of ultrasonic diffraction on periodically corrugated surfaces: single and dual material plates” paper in abstract book at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland · Sarah W. Herbison, Ebrahim Lamkanfi, Nico F. Declercq , “An experimental method of corrugated surface reconstruction investigated in combination with finite-element simulation”, Paper 3aPAe4, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3408, 2008 · Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, “Theoretical and experimental ultrasonic investigation of a thin plate with regions of different periodic double-corrugations”, Paper , 2aPAb16, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3146, 2008 · Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, “Diffraction phenomena associated with a composite plate containing an interior periodically corrugated interface”, Paper 2aPAb18, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3147, 2008 · Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, “Theoretical study of the diffraction fields generated by a fluid-loaded plate with two-surface corrugation”, Paper 2pPAc2, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3275, 2008 · Kyle Barbour, John M. Vander Weide, Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq. “Ultrasonic polar c-scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non-destructive testing”, paper 4pPAf2, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3699, 2008

	Jason Bach [bio] MS Univ California Berkeley PhD student Bioengineering, (Co-Advisor with Prof. David Ku) Georgia Tech, The Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Georgia Tech Lorraine, 2007-…
	Papers in peer reviewed journals
	Presentations at Congresses · Jason Bach (presented), Nico F. Declercq, David Ku, “Experimental investigation of the scattering of sound by solid spheres in a liquid”, poster presentation 5aBBd4, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Jason Bach (presented), David Ku, Nico F. Declercq, “The scattering of sound by a moving sphere in a stratified Liquid”, poster presentation 2pBBf5, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France
	Papers in conference proceedings · Jason Bach, Nico F. Declercq, David Ku, “Experimental investigation of the scattering of sound by solid spheres in a liquid”, paper 5aBBd4, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3788, 2008 · Jason Bach, David Ku, Nico F. Declercq, “The scattering of sound by a moving sphere in a stratified Liquid”, Paper 2pBBf5, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3225, 2008

	L. Satyanarayan [bio] PhD IIT Madras Postdoc in Collaboration with Prof. Y. Berthelot
	Papers in peer reviewed journals
	Presentations at Congresses L. Satyanarayan, J. Vander Weide, Nico F. Declercq (presented), Y. Berthelot, “High Frequency Ultrasonic Imaging of Novel Polymer Foams for Acoustic Transducer Application”, invited presentation at XI International Conference For Young Researchers on Wave Electronics and Its Applications in Information and Telecommunication Systems, St. Petersburg, Russia 25-30 May 2008 L. Satyanarayan, Nico F. Declercq (presented), “Combined Polar / C-scan ultrasonic investigation of damaged fiber reinforced composites” oral presentation at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland
	Papers in conference proceedings L.Satyanarayan, J. Vander Weide, N. F. Declercq, Y.Berthelot, "Investigation Of A Novel Polymer Foam Material For Air Coupled Ultrasonic Transducer Applications", 5èmes journées du GDR à Anglet: ETUDE DE LA PROPAGATION ULTRASONORE EN VUE DU CONTRÔLE NON-DESTRUCTIF,2 au 6 juin 2008, Anglet, France L. Satyanarayan, J. Vander Weide, N. F. Declercq, Y. Berthelot , “High Frequency Ultrasonic Imaging of Novel Polymer Foams For Acoustic Transducer Applications”, paper at XI International Conference for Young Researchers: Wave Electronics and its Applications in the Information and Telecommunication Systems, St Petersburg, May 2008 L. Satyanarayan, Nico F. Declercq, “Combined Polar / C-scan ultrasonic investigation of damaged fiber reinforced composites” paper in abstract book at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland

	Ebrahim Lamkanfi [bio] PhD student Ghent University (‘pro deo’ co-advisor to help student), Dept ME, 2006-…
	Papers in peer reviewed journals Nico F. Declercq, Ebrahim Lamkanfi , “Study by means of liquid side acoustic barrier of the influence of leaky Rayleigh waves on bounded beam reflection”, Appl. Phys. Let. 93, 054103, 1-2 (2008) Ebrahim Lamkanfi, Nico F. Declercq, Wim Van Paepegem, Joris Degrieck, “Finite element analysis of transmission of leaky Rayleigh waves at the extremity of a fluid-loaded thick plate”, J. Appl. Phys. 101, p114907 1-10, 2007
	Presentations at Congresses E. Lamkanfi, N. F Declercq (presented), W. Van Paepegem and J. Degrieck, “Finite element study on the traveling of Leaky Rayleigh waves around the extremity of a thick fluid-loaded solid plate” oral presentation at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland Ebrahim Lamkanfi , Nico F. Declercq (presented) , Wim Van Paepegem , Joris Degrieck ”Leaky Rayleigh waves propagating around the corner of a thick solid plate: Finite element analysis”, Oral Presentation 4pPA8 at the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4--8 June 2007, USA E. Lamkanfi (presented), N. F. Declercq, W. Van Paepegem, J. Degrieck, “Use of the Finite Elelement Method in the Investigation of Diffraction Effects at the Extremity of Solid Plates for Rayleigh and Scholte-Stoneley Waves”, oral presentation at Seventeenth National Symposium on Ultrasonics (NSU – XVII, 2008), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, 4-6 December 2008, India. E. Lamkanfi (presented), N. F. Declercq, W. Van Paepegem, J. Degrieck, “Finite Element Study of Near Edge Lamb Wave Escitation and Mode Conversion in Plates”, oral presentation at Seventeenth National Symposium on Ultrasonics (NSU – XVII, 2008), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, 4-6 December 2008, India. Ebrahim Lamkanfi (presented), Nico F. Declercq, Wim Van Paepegem, “Finite element simulation of the linear and nonlinear interaction of progressive acoustic waves with a standing acoustic wave field”, Oral Presentation 3aPAa8, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Ebrahim Lamkanfi (presented), Nico F. Declercq, Wim Van Paepegem, Joris Degrieck, “Conversion of a Scholte - Stoneley wave at the extremity of a fluid loaded plate: comparison between finite element method, radiation mode theory and experiments”, oral presentation 5aPAc7, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France E. Lamkanfi (presented), N. F Declercq, W. Van Paepegem and J. Degrieck, “Numerical evidence of the tunneling of Rayleigh waves beneath a reflective sound barrier by use of the finite element method”, oral presentation at XI International Conference For Young Researchers on Wave Electronics and Its Applications in Information and Telecommunication Systems, St. Petersburg, Russia 25-30 May 2008
	Papers in conference proceedings · E. Lamkanfi, N. F. Declercq, W. Van Paepegem, J. Degrieck, “Use of the Finite Elelement Method in the Investigation of Diffraction Effects at the Extremity of Solid Plates for Rayleigh and Scholte-Stoneley Waves”, pp 104-109, P.C. Mishra, Rajendra Kumar Singh, Sri Singh, Nico F. Declercq Eds., “Ultrasonics”, MacMillan Publishers India Ltd, New Delhi, ISBN 10: 0230-63689-8, ISBN 13: 978-0230-63689-7, 2008 · E. Lamkanfi, N. F. Declercq, W. Van Paepegem, J. Degrieck, “Finite Element Study of Near Edge Lamb Wave Escitation and Mode Conversion in Plates”, pp 165-169, P.C. Mishra, Rajendra Kumar Singh, Sri Singh, Nico F. Declercq Eds., “Ultrasonics”, MacMillan Publishers India Ltd, New Delhi, ISBN 10: 0230-63689-8, ISBN 13: 978-0230-63689-7, 2008 · E. Lamkanfi, N. F Declercq, W. Van Paepegem and J. Degrieck, “Numerical evidence of the tunneling of Rayleigh waves beneath a reflective sound barrier by use of the finite element method”, paper at XI International Conference for Young Researchers: Wave Electronics and its Applications in the Information and Telecommunication Systems, St Petersburg, May 2008. · E. Lamkanfi, N. F Declercq, W. Van Paepegem and J. Degrieck, “Finite element study on the traveling of Leaky Rayleigh waves around the extremity of a thick fluid-loaded solid plate” paper in abstract book at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland · Ebrahim Lamkanfi, Nico F. Declercq, Wim Van Paepegem, “Finite element simulation of the linear and nonlinear interaction of progressive acoustic waves with a standing acoustic wave field”, Paper 3aPAa8, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3397, 2008 · Ebrahim Lamkanfi, Nico F. Declercq, Wim Van Paepegem, Joris Degrieck, “Conversion of a Scholte - Stoneley wave at the extremity of a fluid loaded plate: comparison between finite element method, radiation mode theory and experiments”, paper 5aPAc7, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3834, 2008 · Sarah W. Herbison, Ebrahim Lamkanfi, Nico F. Declercq , “An experimental method of corrugated surface reconstruction investigated in combination with finite-element simulation”, Paper 3aPAe4, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3408, 2008 · Ebrahim Lamkanfi , Nico F. Declercq , Wim Van Paepegem , Joris Degrieck ”Leaky Rayleigh waves propagating around the corner of a thick solid plate: Finite element analysis”, paper 4pPA8 at the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4--8 June 2007, USA

	John M. Vander Weide [bio] BS Calvin College Ms Georgia Tech PhD student Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, The Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Georgia Tech Lorraine, 2007-2008 Currently: “Chargé de Mission” with Areva NC (formerly known as Cogema, « Compagnie générale des matières nucléaires ») in Paris.
	Papers in peer reviewed journals
	Presentations at Congresses L. Satyanarayan, J. Vander Weide, Nico F. Declercq (presented), Y. Berthelot, “High Frequency Ultrasonic Imaging of Novel Polymer Foams for Acoustic Transducer Application”, invited presentation at XI International Conference For Young Researchers on Wave Electronics and Its Applications in Information and Telecommunication Systems, St. Petersburg, Russia 25-30 May 2008 L. Satyanarayan (presented), J. Vander Weide, N. F. Declercq, Y. Berthelot, "Investigation Of A Novel Polymer Foam Material For Air Coupled Ultrasonic Transducer Applications", 5èmes journées du GDR à Anglet: ETUDE DE LA PROPAGATION ULTRASONORE EN VUE DU CONTRÔLE NON-DESTRUCTIF,2 au 6 juin 2008, Anglet, France Kyle Barbour, John M. Vander Weide, Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, L. Satyanaryan (presented), “Ultrasonic polar c-scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non-destructive testing”, poster presentation 4pPAf2, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France John M. Vander Weide (presented), Nico F. Declercq, “Theoretical investigations into the use of linear and nonlinear inhomogeneous waves for non-destructive testing”, poster presentation 4pPAg1, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France John M. Vander Weide (presented), Nico F. Declercq ,. “Polar scans as a nonlinear acoustics tool”, poster presentation 4pPAg3, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France John Vander Weide (presented), Nico F. Declercq and Mack A. Breazeale, “Solid side generation of backward beam displacement on periodically corugated surfaces” oral presentation at ‘Tribute to Prof. Dr. Antoni Sliwinski’ – 10^th school on acousto-optics and applications, Gdansk-Sopot, 12-15 May 2008, Poland J.M. Vander Weide (presented), N.F Declercq. Development of a simple 2-D model for crack behavior. Poster at Ecole Thématique: Acoustique et Ondes Non linéaires et Applications. Ile d'Oléron, France, June 10-15, 2007
	Papers in conference proceedings L.Satyanarayan, J. Vander Weide, N. F. Declercq, Y.Berthelot, "Investigation Of A Novel Polymer Foam Material For Air Coupled Ultrasonic Transducer Applications", 5èmes journées du GDR à Anglet: ETUDE DE LA PROPAGATION ULTRASONORE EN VUE DU CONTRÔLE NON-DESTRUCTIF,2 au 6 juin 2008, Anglet, France L. Satyanarayan, J. Vander Weide, N. F. Declercq, Y. Berthelot , “High Frequency Ultrasonic Imaging of Novel Polymer Foams For Acoustic Transducer Applications”, paper at XI International Conference for Young Researchers: Wave Electronics and its Applications in the Information and Telecommunication Systems, St Petersburg, May 2008 Kyle Barbour, John M. Vander Weide, Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq. “Ultrasonic polar c-scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non-destructive testing”, paper 4pPAf2, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3699, 2008 John M. Vander Weide, Nico F. Declercq, “Theoretical investigations into the use of linear and nonlinear inhomogeneous waves for non-destructive testing”, paper 4pPAg1, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3700, 2008 John M. Vander Weide, Nico F. Declercq ,. “Polar scans as a nonlinear acoustics tool”, paper 4pPAg3, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3700, 2008

	Katrien Dewijngaert [bio] Master student (architecture), Ghent University, faculty of engineering sciences, 2006-2007 Currently employed with KBC Banking as architect
	Papers in peer reviewed journals
	Presentations at Congresses Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katrien Dewijngaert, Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Patricia Verleysen , „On the acoustics of a specifically designed library discussion room with corrugated ceiling”, oral presentation 3aAAa5, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Katrien Dewijngaert, Patricia Verleysen , “On the use of a corrugated ceiling for noise reduction in rooms”, poster presentation 4pAAd4., at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France
	Papers in conference proceedings · Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katrien Dewijngaert, Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Patricia Verleysen , „On the acoustics of a specifically designed library discussion room with corrugated ceiling”, Paper 3aAAa5, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3354, 2008 Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Katrien Dewijngaert, Patricia Verleysen , “On the use of a corrugated ceiling for noise reduction in rooms”, paper 4pAAd4., J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3609, 2008

	Katelijn Vanderhaeghe [bio] Master student (architecture), Ghent University, faculty of engineering sciences, 2006-2007 Currently employed with OM Consulting
	Papers in peer reviewed journals
	Presentations at Congresses Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katrien Dewijngaert, Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Patricia Verleysen , „On the acoustics of a specifically designed library discussion room with corrugated ceiling”, oral presentation 3aAAa5, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Katrien Dewijngaert, Patricia Verleysen , “On the use of a corrugated ceiling for noise reduction in rooms”, poster presentation 4pAAd4., at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France
	Papers in conference proceedings Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katrien Dewijngaert, Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Patricia Verleysen , „On the acoustics of a specifically designed library discussion room with corrugated ceiling”, Paper 3aAAa5, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3354, 2008 Nico F. Declercq (presented), Katelijn Vanderhaeghe, Katrien Dewijngaert, Patricia Verleysen , “On the use of a corrugated ceiling for noise reduction in rooms”, paper 4pAAd4., J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3609, 2008

	Cindy Dekeyser [bio] Master student, Ghent University, faculty of engineering sciences, 2005-2006 Voluntary researcher summer 2006 in collaboration with the group at Georgia Tech (Lorraine) Currently employed with Arthur D. Little – Global Management Consulting
	Papers in peer reviewed journals · Nico F. Declercq, Cindy S. A. Dekeyser, “Acoustic diffraction effects at the Hellenistic amphitheater of Epidaurus: seat rows responsible for the marvelous acoustics”, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121(4), 2011-2022, 2007
	Presentations at Congresses Nico F. Declercq (presented), Cindy S. A. Dekeyser, “The acoustics of the Hellenistic Theatre of Epidaurus: the important role of the seat rows”, Invited Keynote Lecture at International Symposium on Room Acoustics ISRA 2007 SEVILLA, Sevilla, Spain, 10-12 Sept 2007. Nico F. Declercq (presented), Cindy S. A. Dekeyser, “The acoustics of the Hellenistic Theatre of Epidaurus: the important role of the seat rows”, Invited presentation at the ICA International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 2-7 Sept 2007 Nico F. Declercq (presented) and Cindy S. A. Dekeyser, “The acoustics of the Hellenistic Theatre of Epidaurus: The Important Role of the Seat Rows”, Oral Presentation at the Acoustics Week in Canada /Comptes Rendus de la semaine Canadienne d’Acoustique, annual congress of the Canadian Acoustics Association (CAA), Montreal, QC, 9-12 October 2007, Canada Nico F. Declercq (presented) , Cindy S. A. Dekeyser, “On the acoustics of Hellenistic amphitheaters”, Oral Presentation 3pAA3 at the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4--8 June 2007, USA
	Papers in conference proceedings Nico F. Declercq and Cindy S. A. Dekeyser, “The acoustics of the Hellenistic Theatre of Epidaurus: The Important Role of the Seat Rows”, Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada /Comptes Rendus de la semaine Canadienne d’Acoustique, annual congress of the Canadian Acoustics Association (CAA), Montreal, QC, 9-12 October 2007, Canadian Acoustics / Acoustique Canadienne 35(3), p120-121, 2007, Canada Nico F. Declercq, Cindy S. A. Dekeyser, “On the acoustics of Hellenistic amphitheaters”, paper 3pAA3 at the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4--8 June 2007, USA

	Bart Sarens [bio] Master student, Ghent University, faculty of engineering sciences, 2005-2006 Currently PhD student with Laboratorium voor Akoestiek en Thermische Fysica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
	Papers in peer reviewed journals · Nico F. Declercq, Bart Sarens, "Increased efficiency of surface wave stimulation on the inaccessible side of a thick isotropic plate with superimposed periodicity", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 54(7), 1409-1422, 2007
	Presentations at Congresses Nico F. Declercq (presented), Bart Sarens, Oswald Leroy, “Efficient enhancement of ultrasonic surface wave stimulation on the inaccessible side of a thick isotropic corrugated plate”, Plenary session, IX International Conference for Young Researchers: Wave Electronics and its Applications in Information and Telecommunication Systems, Non-Destructive Testing, Security and Medicine”, St Petersburg State University of Instrumentation, St Petersburg, Russia, Oct 9 2006. Nico F. Declercq (presented), Bart Sarens ,”Scholte-Stoneley wave generation by means of diffraction on a corrugated surface: Influence of corrugation shape”, Oral Presentation 4pPA6 at the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4--8 June 2007, USA
	Papers in conference proceedings Nico F. Declercq, Bart Sarens, Oswald Leroy, “Efficiency enhancement of ultrasonic surface wave stimulation on the inaccessible side of a thick isotropic corrugated plate”, Plenary paper, proceedings of IX International Conference for Young Researchers: Wave Electronics and its Applications in Information and Telecommunication Systems, Non-Destructive Testing, Security and Medicine”, St Petersburg State University of Instrumentation, St Petersburg, Russia, Oct 9 2006. Nico F. Declercq, Bart Sarens ,”Scholte-Stoneley wave generation by means of diffraction on a corrugated surface: Influence of corrugation shape”, paper 4pPA6 at the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4--8 June 2007, USA

	Filip Van den Abeele [bio] Master student, Ghent University, faculty of engineering sciences, 2002-2003 Currently employed with Steel Solutions and Design, Arcelor Research Industry Gent, Belgium
	Papers in peer reviewed journals · Nico F. Declercq, Filip Van den Abeele, “On the linearity of Leaky Lamb waves’ damping dependence on the impedance difference between two liquids separated by a thin solid plate”, Acta Acustica United with Acustica 93, 1060-1062, 2007 Nico F. Declercq, Filip Van den Abeele, Joris Degrieck, Oswald Leroy, "The Schoch effect to distinguish between different liquids in closed containers", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 51(10), 1354-1357, 2004.
	Presentations at Congresses Nico F. Declercq (presented), Filip van den Abeele, "Characterization of a thin layer of liquid in between two isotropic plates by means of reflected and transmitted sonic amplitude and phase", Poster Presentation WePpm4-01, at the World Congress on Ultrasonics - Ultrasonics International, 29 August - 1 September 2005, Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China Nico F. Declercq (presented), Filip van den Abeele, Joris Degrieck, Oswald Leroy, "On the capability of Leaky Lamb waves to discriminate between real and fictitious liquids", Oral Presentation WeCam2-04, at the World Congress on Ultrasonics - Ultrasonics International, 29 August - 1 September 2005, Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China Nico F. Declercq (presented), Filip Van den Abeele, Joris Degrieck, Oswald Leroy, "The dependence of Lamb wave stimulation parameters on the impedance difference between upper and lower liquid", oral presentation at 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Acoustical Society of America (147th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America), Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New York, New York, 24-28 May 2004, USA. Nico F. Declercq (presented), Filip Van den Abeele, Joris Degrieck, Oswald Leroy, "On the use of bounded beam effects to characterize fluids in containers", oral presentation Tu4.1.3 at the ICA2004 18th International Congress on Acoustics, Kyoto International Conference Hall, 4-9 April 2004, Kyoto, Japan. Van den Abeele F. (presented), Declercq N. F., Degrieck J., Leroy O., "The Thomson-Haskell method to simulate bounded beam interactions on layered media", paper ACOMEN-2005-011 presented at the Third International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods in Engineering, 30 May - 2 June 2005, Ghent, Belgium
	Papers in conference proceedings Van den Abeele F., Declercq N. F., Degrieck J., Leroy O., "The Thomson-Haskell method to simulate bounded beam interactions on layered media", paper ACOMEN-2005-011 in Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods in Engineering, 30 May - 2 June 2005, Ghent, Belgium Nico F. Declercq, Filip Van den Abeele, Joris Degrieck, Oswald Leroy, "The dependence of Lamb wave stimulation parameters on the impedance difference between upper and lower liquid", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 115(5), 2472 , 2004 Nico F. Declercq, Filip Van den Abeele, Joris Degrieck, Oswald Leroy, "On the use of bounded beam effects to characterize fluids in containers", pp II1347-II1350 in Proceedings of the ICA2004 18th International Congress on Acoustics, Kyoto International Conference Hall, 4-9 April 2004, Kyoto, Japan.

	Kyle Barbour [bio] Undergrad student Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, The Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Georgia Tech Lorraine : ME4699 “Undergraduate Research” spring 2008
	Papers in peer reviewed journals
	Presentations at Congresses · Kyle Barbour, John M. Vander Weide, Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, L. Satyanaryan (presented), “Ultrasonic polar c-scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non-destructive testing”, poster presentation 4pPAf2, at “155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America”, joint with “5th Forum Acusticum of the European Acoustics Association”, “9th Congrès Français d’Acoustique of the French Acoustical Society”, integrating the “7th EUROpean conference on NOISE control (euronoise)”, “the 9th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ecua)” and the “60th Anniversary of the French Acoustical Society”, 30 June--4 July 2008, Paris, France
	Papers in conference proceedings · Kyle Barbour, John M. Vander Weide, Sarah W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq. “Ultrasonic polar c-scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non-destructive testing”, paper 4pPAf2, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, 3699, 2008

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