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Professor
Nicholas Makris
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Interests
- Physics of Sensing, Imaging and Perception; Acoustics; Statistical Estimation in Sensing
- Ocean Exploration; Undersea Remote Sensing of Marine Life and Geophysical Phenomena; Ocean Ecology, Group Behavior
- Wave Propagation and Scattering Theory in Remote Sensing through Random Media and Waveguides; Polar and Icy Satellite exploration; Musical Instrument Acoustics and Evolution
Professor Makris News + Media
Oceanographers record the largest predation event ever observed in the ocean
The scientists’ wide-scale acoustic mapping technique could help track vulnerable keystone species.
Whales Dine with Their Own Kind
Professor Nicholas Makris has identified certain feeding behaviors among whales by collecting acoustic data and mapping their calls.
Power efficiency in the violin
New study identifies key design features that boost violins’ acoustic power.
Faculty Details
Education
-
1983
MIT
BS Physics -
1990
MIT
PhD Ocean Engineering
Teaching
- Current Classes
- 2.066/2.065 Acoustics and Sensing
- 2.003 Modeling, Dynamics and Control I
- 2.031 Dynamics II