William Edwards
Graduate Student | Research Assistant
Linkedin Profile
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 3651 Watt Way, VHE-708 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089 E-Mail: wtedward@usc.edu |
Education:
+ M.S. in Mechanical Engineering: Systems and Controls, University of California, San Diego (2013)
+ B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (2012)
Research Projects:
+ Analytic and experimental study of acoustic transmission through aerospace sandwich panels. Poster
+ Analytic modeling of acoustic transmission through membrane-type acoustic metamaterials
Conference Presentations:
+ “Truss Core Sandwich Structures for Low Frequency Noise Control”, William T. Edwards, Chia-Ming Chang, Adam Sorensen, Geoffrey McKnight, Steven R. Nutt, Proceedings of the Fall 2015 Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, 29 November – 4 December, 2015
Positions:
+ 2013 – Present: Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
Undergraduate Students Advised:
+ Jacob Iuele: June 2015 – Present
+ Ashton Meginnis: Summer 2014
+ Brandon Pereira: July 2013 – December 2013
Awards and Decorations:
+ Funded Research Grant: Sound transmission though acoustically-actuated bistable membrane structures (2015)
+ Second Place, USC Science Film Competition, 2013-2014 (Writer, Producer, Voiceover)