Daniel A. Russell, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Applied Physics at Kettering University formerly known as GMI Engineering & Management Insitute in Flint, MI E-mail:

Education:

• Ph.D. in Acoustics (1995) from the Graduate Program in Acoustics, at The Pennsylvania State University , State College, PA.
• M.S. in Applied Physics (1991) from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
• B.S. in Physics (1988) and B.Music in Piano Performance (1988) from Bradley University in Peoria, IL.

Courses I regularly teach at Kettering University: Spring 2008 is my non-teaching (Research) term
PHYS-114, Newtonian Mechanics PHYS-115, Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory PHYS-224, Electricity & Magnetism PHYS-225, Electricity & Magnetism Laboratory PHYS-302, Physics of Waves PHYS-382, Acoustics I: Sounds and Sources PHYS-412, Theoretical Mechanics PHYS-482, Acoustics II: Sound and Vibration PHYS-485, Acoustic Testing and Modeling check out the Acoustics Minor

Scholarly Activity (Research) in Acoustics: Acoustics of Baseball Bats - acoustical and vibrational behavior of wood, aluminum and composite adult and youth baseball and softball bats Animations for Teaching Acoustics - mathematically and physically correct animated GIF and MPEG movies illustrating wave and vibration phenomena. Acoustics of Guitars - Sustain time, Guitar pickup response, Modal Analysis, Mechanical Impedance, Frequency Response, (electric and acoustic guitars)  My Recent Publications and Presentations Nonlinear Behavior of Piano Hammers Sound Radiation from Tuning Forks Acoustics Laboratory Experiments - new (and traditional) ways to help students investigate the fundamentals of sound and vibration Other ongoing projects - What other things are happening in the Acoustics Lab? Professional Societies to which I belong: Acoustical Society of America American Association of Physics Teachers American Society for Engineering Education Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society