Aidan Keefe

Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering

Research

Computational and Physical Acoustics, Data Analytics, Engineering Education

Skills

MATLAB, C, SPICE, PIC-32 Assembly
Familiar with: Python
Laboratory: Oscilloscope, Function Generator, benchtop equipment, Analog Discovery, Soldering

Aidan Keefe is an undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering in Massachusetts and has successfully been admitted into the master’s program. He joined the lab through an Immersive Scholarship. He is currently working as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the CACT lab.

Affiliated Groups

Acoustical Society of America

Education

M.A. (’25) Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
B.S. (’24) Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Honors & Awards

Honors student, Magna Cum Laude
Dean’s List Recognition (’20, ’21, ’22)
Immersive Scholar

Work, Research, Academic Experience

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Spring 2022 – Current): CACT, University of Massachusetts Lowell – advised by Prof. Thompson and Prof. Chandra in various problems in Acoustics. He currently conducts research on the formation of striations in fine particles and analyzing their response to air vibrations, investigating the speed of sound in a fluidized bed, and modeling acoustic streaming.
- Presentation of the Acoustic Streaming in the Cochlea: https://youtu.be/D58Fm5ZMiJ4
- Script of Acoustic Streaming in the Cochlea: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:5afa1865-367a-3caa-80da-0270206ae0d3
Research and Mentoring Academic Pathways (Summer 2022): Student Mentor for the RAMP program, which focuses on promoting the education of underrepresented students in the engineering field. He assisted these students in their calculus, python, and lab courses, and led a research team of six in analyzing magnetic gears and how they can be implemented in the engineering workforce.

Publications

Grace Remillard, Aidan Keefe, Nguyen Le, Charles Thompson, Kavitha Chandra; RAMP summer bridge: Room acoustics: Connecting research, academics and mentoring. J Acoust Soc Am 1 October 2022; 152 (4): A254. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0016189

Charles Thompson, Kavitha Chandra, Emi Aoki, Aidan Keefe; Acoustic streaming in the cochlea. J Acoust Soc Am 1 April 2022; 151 (4): A272. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0011308

Contact

Telephone: (978)-270-4941 Email: aidan_keefe@student.uml.edu