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)
- Dr. Joel Mobley, Professor of Physics and NCPA Senior Scientist, Elected Chair of the Physical Acoustics Technical Committee
- Dr. Joel Mobley, Professor of Physics and NCPA Senior Scientist, Elected a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
- Dr. James M. Sabatier Named the 2019 Recipient of the ASA Silver Medal in Physical Acoustics
- Press Release: NCPA Researcher Develops Groundbreaking Nondestructive Testing Sensor
- Press Release: New Vibration Sensor Detects Buried Objects from Moving Vehicle
Events
New Events
2023 Henry E. Bass Basic Acoustics Summer School (BASS)
(May 21 – July 21, 2023)
*Deadline February 28, 2023
Past Events
2022 Henry E. Bass Basic Acoustics Summer School
(June 6 – July 29, 2022)
*Deadline February 28, 2022
PASS 2022 (Physical Acoustics Summer School)
(June 5-10, 2022)
*Deadline February 15, 2022
PASS 2020/2021 CANCELED
Due to on-going concerns about COVID-19, the Organizing Committee has decided to cancel PASS 2020/2021. All currently accepted participants will be automatically accepted for PASS 2022 and we are accepting new applications (see link below for an application form) which will be due by February 15, 2022 for full consideration. (PASS 2022 Application Form)
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT re: 2020 PASS Summer School
(Tentative Dates: May 30 – June 4, 2021)
2021 Henry E. Bass Basic Acoustics Summer School
(June 7 – July 30, 2021)
*Deadline April 22, 2021
2020 Henry E. Bass Basic Acoustics Summer School
(June 8 – July 31, 2020)
*Deadline February 21, 2020