An expanding pipeline: 20 + years of Acentech internships

Abstract

Acoustics interns at Acentech, a multidisciplinary acoustics, technology, and noise & vibration control consultancy based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, have included undergraduate and graduate students as well as graduates in many fields of engineering, physics, and architecture. Acentech interns work on a deliberate mix of both project work and internal research and development, often inspired by research presented by academics in our field. For a time, interns were typically from one of approximately a dozen US-based graduate programs in acoustic, and more rarely, from one or two undergraduate programs with acoustics concentrations. In recent years, successful interns have hailed from an increasingly wide array of university programs, and the results have exceeded expectations: an increasingly diverse pipeline of skilled, intellectually curious individuals with a passion for music, buildings, and acoustical design.