Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
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If $, GPA, & travel are not an issue, what are the top Ungergrad & Grad schools for a BS in Electrical Engineering/ masters in Acoustics going on to work in the defense industry?
Thanks for your help
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RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
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RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
What country do you want to work in? It may be slightly better to get a degree in that country as employers will understand the grades etc. better. I had to get my UK degree reviewed for equivalency to a US degree and it wasn't straight forward.
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RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
Attaching a school to having a better chance int he defense industry just really doesn't make much sense to me, though. The acoustic work you do might or might not be funded by one armed forces division or another, but that really doesn't link to you getting a job in that industry. You're better off finding an internship at a defense contractor, and then work hard and fast towards getting a project that will result in a security clearance.
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RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
But given an infinite budget, I'd probably spend a few years in Valencia. You'd get cultured up too.
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RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
But its more important to find a program that specializes in the specific area you want to get into, I'd search through JASA to see what comes up that peaks your interest.
RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
Virginia Tech also does a lot of aeroacoustics. They just built a brand new quiet flow facility, and I think they get government grants quite often.
RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
> You may not even stay in acoustics during your undergrad. My freshman roommate switched from physics to English Lit.
> You may find that there aren't that many opportunities in the defense industry upon graduation.
> You may find that some other industry suits your needs and desires four yrs from now.
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RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
I know that I'm definitely thinking about his early, but I just want to select the best school possible.
What do you guys think about Penn State? A lot of acoustic guys recommend that school and they have a pretty large acoustics program.
Thanks again
RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't consider that they may be biased etc. which hopefully is what you're doing here.
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RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
- Steve
RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
RE: Best Schools (Grad/Undrgrd) for Acoustical Engineering for Defense
Yeah, a lot of what I've seen is NAVY related ( granted my background is ocean engineering), mostly ship signatures stuff like making ships/submarines quiet, or changing what they sound like. I've heard of the drug runners use a device sometimes which will change the sound of their "submarines" to sound like regular cargo freighters to avoid suspicion. Also flow noise is a big area because that is indicative of inefficiencies and turbulent/laminar flow areas. Another hot topic is mine hunting which makes heavy use of SONAR.
The Air Force also does acoustics for similar reasons, but they replace "ship" with "plane." There's a huge anechoic chamber at Edwards AFB which they use for full scale testing of jets and fighters that I would love to be able to play in one day.
I think there's also a smaller, but growing field in acoustic weapons for crowd control and other non-lethal warfare.