About Us
Dr. Robert P. Dougherty, President
Affiliate Associate Professor
William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
University of Washington
Dr. Dougherty has made leading contributions to the phased array aeroacoustic test technique, including beamforming algorithms, array design, and presentation of results. He has applied this technique to clarify airframe, turbomachinery, and jet noise sources. In addition, he has developed standard computer programs for predicting nacelle acoustic propagation by ray tracing (RDIFF) and the parabolic approximation (cduct); he also has developed concepts for nacelle acoustic design, including nacelle shape and lining placement.
Dr. Dougherty has written a number of technical papers and one book chapter. He has taught several courses including beamforming, nacelle acoustic propagation, and acoustics. He has conducted research programs for several agencies. In 2013 he invented "Functional Beamforming". He has four patents.
Dr. Dougherty is an ASSOCIATE FELLOW in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Education:
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PhD Iowa State University Applied Mathematics (1986)
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MS Iowa State University Physics (1982)
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BA Rice University Physics (1979)
Awards
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2020 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aeroacoustics Award - Presented for outstanding technical or scientific achievement resulting from an individual's contribution to the field of aircraft community noise reduction.
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AIAA Associate Fellow
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Macres Award for the Best Instrumentation or Software Paper, "Computing Local Thickness of 3D Structures with ImageJ"
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Boeing Associate Technical Fellow
Research Projects:
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Aeroacoustics:
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Navy Second Phase II SBIR "Predictions of the acoustic nearfield on a carrier deck"
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NASA Phase I SBIR "Innovative measurement of airframe noise sources"
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Commercial phased array systems
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Optical and Acoustic Processing
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Pattern recognition
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Stephen Wampler - Board of Directors
Stephen Wampler received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. He leads OptiNav's product commercialization, sales and marketing process, and program management. He has extensive experience with embedded and cloud-based products, mobile platforms, and wireless solutions. nce: OptiNav, Inc., Bellevue, WA, VP Product,• August 2024 – Present, Directing business develo
Professional Experience:
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OptiNav, Inc., Bellevue WA - VP Product and Sales, 2024 - Present
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RootMetrics, Bellevue WA - Product Director, 2020 - 2024. Directed the RootMetrics mobile carrier drive test product in the US and UK.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Seattle WA - Product Manager – Labs Innovation Team, 2018 - 2020. Led technology innovation projects to enhance Sinclair’s multi-media digitalproducts.
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Wilma A. Dougherty - Board of Directors
Experience:
Ms. Dougherty has over 29 years as a reference librarian with 23 years at Bellevue College (Bellevue, WA).
Education:
BA, University of Northern
Iowa Iowa State University-Early Childhood Education Certification
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)-University of Washington
Bruce Walker - Board of Directors
Experience:
Dr. Walker has served in the US Airforce as a Heavy Radar maintenance technician. After his discharge, he earned in BS and MS in Physics from UCLA and started his 53 year career in acoustical engineering including architectural, noise, and electro-acoustics engineering. In addition to acoustic engineering, Dr. Walker is active as an Oboist.
Board of Directors:
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OptiNav, Inc. (current)
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1994 ASA, AES, AIAA, INCE
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Perception Inc.
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INCE-USA
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San Buenaventua Syphony, Inc.
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EAD, Inc.
Education:
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BS in Physics, UCLA (1969)
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MS in Physics, UCLA (1971)
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PhD in Engineering, UCLA. Major field Acoustics, minor field Electronics (1980)
Dennis L. Huff - Board of Directors
Dennis L. Huff is a retired Research Aerospace Engineer from the Acoustics Branch at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. He retired in June 2021 after serving 36 years with NASA. Huff was Deputy Chief of the Aeropropulsion Division and Chief of the Acoustics Branch, and led teams from NASA, industry, and universities to develop engine-noisereduction technologies. Projects included chevron nozzles and swept/leaned stators that have been proven to reduce jet and fan noise and are being implemented by industry.
Education:
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BSME, University of Akron (1982)
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MSME, University of Akron (1984)
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Additional technical courses, Case Western Reserve University (1986-87), SAE
Kenneth S. Brentner - Board of Directors
Professor Brentner has been a faculty member for the past 16 years in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. His research interests focus on rotorcraft and aircraft aeroacoustics, computational aeroacoustics, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, and high performance computing. Professor Brentner and his research team has developed the rotorcraft noise prediction code PSU-WOPWOP which is able to predict noise from a rotorcraft with multiple rotors in both steady and maneuvering flight. In recent work, they have demonstrated that real-time prediction of rotorcraft noise with first principle methods is feasible. Prior to joining Penn State, Professor Brentner was a Senior Research Engineer at the NASA Langley Research Center for 17 years.
Professor Brentner has a B. S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, a M.S. degree in Aeronautics from The George Washington University, JIAFS, and a Ph.D. degree in Acoustics from the University in Cambridge, England. He has authored or coauthored over 135 technical publications, and is the recipient of numerous awards. Professor Brentner is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and a past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Helicopter Society.