The following students were recognized by NCAC with Student Travel Awards at the ASA 190th Meeting in Philadelphia, PA on May 11-15, 2026. NCAC President Vice President of Finance Jessica Clements, SmithGroup, presented the awards to the group.
- Emadoddin Abdoli, University of Cincinnati
- Abdoulaye Barry, University of the District of Columbia
- Jennifer Celeste, Michigan Technological University
- Anthony Ciletti, Michigan Technological University
- Brandon Cottle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Ying Fu, Pennsylvania State University
- Renzhi Guo, University of Florida
- Chidera Igwebuike, University of the District of Columbia
- Joshua Kapcsos, Pennsylvania State University
- Sara Kopeć, AGH University of Krakow
- Bertan Kurşun, University of Washington, Seattle
- Joshua Langlois, Pennsylvania State University
- Nick Lin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Saleh Naseer, University of Florida
- Erin Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University
- Matthew Olmstead, Pennsylvania State University
- Oscar Peterson-Veatch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – sponsored by Wenger Corporation
- Natalie Ramos, University of Hartford
- Aleksandra Sawczuk, AGH University of Krakow – sponsored by Unika Vaev
- Paula Sedlacek, Pennsylvania State University
- Yu-Tong Wang, Pennsylvania State University
- Ruth Wilet, Pennsylvania State University
- Mengyi Yang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – sponsored by BASAW Acoustic
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.
NCAC’s Diamond Level Sponsors are recognized with a named travel sponsorship. See the award list for reference. The other awards have been made possible through financial support from NCAC Platinum and Gold sponsors.