The following students were recognized by NCAC with Student Travel Awards at the ASA 189th Meeting, joint with the Acoustical Society of Japan, in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 1-5, 2025. NCAC President Vice President of Finance Jessica Clements, SmithGroup, presented the awards to the group.
• Anna Mattson, University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Divyamaan Sahoo, Pennsylvania State University
• Erin Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University
• Greg Hernandez, Duke University
• Hajin Oh, Purdue University
• Janith Godakawela, Michigan Technological University
• Jee Woo (Kevin) Kim, Pennsylvania State University
• Jennifer Celeste, Michigan Technological University
• Jinghe Yu, Purdue University
• Joshua Kapcsos, Pennsylvania State University
• Juhyung Kim, Purdue University
• Junhyeok Choi, The School of Architecture, Virginia Tech
• Kaitlyn Tabet, University of Florida
• Megan Wysocki, The School of Architecture, Virginia Tech
• Mengyi Yang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Milena Jonas Bem, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Paula Sedlacek, Pennsylvania State University
• Rayven Baker, University of Florida
• Ting-Shian Chen, Purdue University
• Yijie Zhang, Purdue University
• Yu-Tong Wang, Pennsylvania State University
• Ziqi Chen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
These students were accepted to present their acoustics research during the conference, demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in acoustical consulting, and were recommended by a faculty member for this award.
The purpose of NCAC Student Travel Award program is to provide financial travel assistance to college and graduate students interested in becoming acoustical consultants so that they may attend professional conferences relevant to our field, to participate by preparing and presenting a technical paper. These honors have been made possible through financial support from NCAC Platinum and Gold sponsors.

Events

05/11/2026 - 05/15/2026
190th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America 11-15 May 2026 Philadelphia, PA Event Website
07/09/2026 - 07/11/2026
Noise-Con 2025 Presented by INCE-USA 9-11 July 2026 Long Beach, CA Event Website
08/21/2026 - 08/23/2026
NCAC Annual Meeting August 21-23, 2026 Quebec City, Quebec Canada
12/15/2026 - 12/17/2026
191st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America 15-17 December 2026 Baltimore, MD Event Website