MeganBallard
Underwater acoustic propagation modeling; Geoacoustic inversion; Direct measurement of marine sediment properties
About
Megan S. Ballard is a Senior Research Scientist at the Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas at Austin. Ballard’s research areas are related to underwater acoustic propagation modeling, geoacoustic inversion, and direct measurement of marine sediment properties.
Ballard is a fellow of the ASA, the past-chair of the Technical Committee on Underwater Acoustics of the ASA, Editor for the Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, and a member of the ASA Executive Council. Ballard’s research areas are broadly related to underwater acoustic propagation modeling, geoacoustic inversion, and direct measurement of marine sediment properties. Ballard has made important contributions relevant to measurements and modeling of out-of-plane propagation effects, arctic acoustics, and seagrass acoustics.
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D., Acoustics, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
- B.S., Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, 2005
Select Awards & Honors
- Medwin Prize – Acoustical Society of America (2025)
- A. B. Wood Medal – Institute of Acoustics (2021)
- R. Bruce Lindsay Award – Acoustical Society of America (2016)
- Postdoctoral Special Research Award – Office of Naval Research (2011)
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Award (2006)