Welcome
NCPA resides on the campus of the University of Mississippi, which, in turn is located in the beautiful and charming town of Oxford, Mississippi.
NCPA serves as the Physical Acoustics Archives for the Acoustical Society of America and coordinates the biennial Physical Acoustics Summer School. Although NCPA is not an academic department, we do employ undergraduate and graduate students. This employment allows graduate students to fulfill their research requirements for their degrees and undergraduate students to enhance their learning experience. NCPA maintains basic and applied research programs in many areas of physical acoustics; provides coordination of major, multi-university research programs in the United States; serves as an advocate for physical acoustics to federal agencies and other organizations; provides significant educational opportunities for students and postdocs; and provides direct research assistance to investigators throughout the world.
*** Click here to see an introductory video highlighting the NCPA’s expertise and research capabilities. ***
Current News
- Dr. Nathan Murray (NCPA Interim Director and Senior Scientist, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Mississippi NASA Space Grant Consortium) Elected Associate Fellow – Class of 2024 of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Press Release: Geology Student Awarded National Geophysics Scholarship
- Press Release: Researchers Developing Early Warning System for Tornadoes
- Press Release: UM Researchers Sending Sonic Experiment to Space Station
- Press Release: Learning in a Real-World Environment (NCPA’s Summer BASS Program)
- Press Release: Building a Better Tornado Warning System When Minutes Count
- Press Release: UM Researchers Working to Detect, Track Tornadoes
- Press Release: Scientists Are Using Nuclear Weapons Surveillance Tech to ‘Hear’ Tornadoes
- Press Release: UM Scientists Discover Novel Method for Catching, Maneuvering Droplets (Click here to see an Ole Miss Minute video about this discovery)
Events
New Events
PASS 2024 (Physical Acoustics Summer School)
(June 3-7, 2024)
*Deadline February 8, 2024
Past Events
2023 Henry E. Bass Basic Acoustics Summer School (BASS)
(May 21 – July 21, 2023)
*Deadline February 28, 2023