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Dr. Martin W. Trethewey Professor-in-Charge of MNE Undergraduate Programs Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University 140B Reber Building University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-863-1503 Fax: E-Mail: mwtrethewey@psu.edu
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Expertise:
Experimental technique development, signal processing, experimental modal analysis, structural modeling and analysis, noise control, product design.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, 1981
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1976
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1974

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1982-Present
Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England, 1990-1991
Visiting Assistant Professor, ME-EM Department, Michigan Technological University, 1981-1982
Graduate Research Assistant, ME-EM Department, Michigan Technological University, 1978-1981
Project Engineer, General Motors Corporation, General Motors Proving Ground Noise and Vibration Laboratory, Milford, Michigan, 1977-1978
Engineer, Union Carbide Corporation, Linde Division, Tonawanda, New York, 1976-1977

Honors/Awards:
SAE Teetor Educational Award, 1984
Bendix Outstanding Student Branch Award, 1984-1985
SAE Recognition Award - Faculty Advisor, 1986
Society for Experimental Mechanics - Best Paper Award, 1989
Member of a 12-person U.S. Delegation invited to Korea - U.S. Vibration Engineering Seminar, Taejon, Korea, 1993
Member of a 10-person U.S. Delegation invited to Indio - US Symposium on Emergining Trends in Vibration and Noise Engineering, New Delhi, India, 1996

Affiliations:
Graduate Program in Acoustics
Quality and Manufacturing Management Program