Graduate education in ocean acoustics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Abstract

Doctoral and master’s students in Rensselaer’s Department of Mathematical Sciences have had opportunities for research in Ocean Acoustics since 1957. Since then only one or two faculty members at any time were directly involved with OA education. Consequently, collaboration with colleagues at other centers of OA research has been essential. The history will be briefly reviewed, focusing on the education of a small group of OA doctoral students in an environment with relatively limited institutional resources. Graduate education in OA at RPI has persisted because of sustained support by the Office of Naval Research.