(Belgium

Belgium

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), 27 December 1975) is a Physicist

Physicist

A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...

 and Mechanical Engineer. He is a Professor with the Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...

 in Atlanta, Ga and Georgia Tech Lorraine

Georgia Tech Lorraine

Georgia Tech Lorraine is a campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Metz, France and plays a pivotal role in Georgia Tech's International Plan.-History:...

 in France. He is specialized in ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of materials

Nondestructive testing

Nondestructive testing or Non-destructive testing is a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage....

, propagation of ultrasonic waves in highly complex materials, in acoustics

Acoustics

Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...

 and in theoretical and experimental linear and nonlinear ultrasonics

Ultrasonics

Ultrasonics is a term meaning the application of ultrasound. It is often used in industry as a shorthand term for any equipment employing ultrasonic principles....

, and also acousto-optics. He has published numerous papers in international journals and in conference proceedings. In particular, he published research on the acoustics of Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza

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 and Epidaurus

Epidaurus

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.

Biography

Nico F. Declercq received his BSc and MSc

Master of Science

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 in physics (with option astrophysics

Astrophysics

Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior...

) from the Catholic University of Leuven

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...

 in 1996 and 2000, respectively and received a PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

 in Engineering Physics

Engineering physics

Engineering physics is the study of the combined disciplines of physics, engineering and mathematics in order to develop an understanding of the interrelationships of these three disciplines. Fundamental physics is combined with problem solving and engineering skills, which then has broad...

 from Ghent University

Ghent University

Ghent University is a Dutch-speaking public university located in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the larger Flemish universities, consisting of 32,000 students and 7,100 staff members. The current rector is Paul Van Cauwenberge.It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands...

 in 2005. He worked as a Belgian National Science Foundation (FWO Vlaanderen) Postdoctoral fellow with Ghent University before he accepted a faculty position with Georgia Tech in 2006.

Declercq received the International Dennis Gabor Award

International Dennis Gabor Award

The International Dennis Gabor Award is awarded by the NOVOFER Foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for outstanding scientific achievements with practical applications, with a clear positive attitude towards international cooperation of the researchers. It is named after the Nobel Prize...

 from the NOVOFER Foundation

NOVOFER Foundation

The NOVOFER Foundation for Technical and Intellectual Creation functions under the auspices of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Education, and theMinistry of Informatics and Communications....

 of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

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 on December 21, 2006.

He received the ICA Early Career Award "For outstanding contributions to ultrasonics, particularly for studies of propagation and diffraction of acoustic waves" from the International Commission for Acoustics in 2007.

Declercq is also a Board member of the International Congress on Ultrasonics and is an associate editor of The European Journal of Acoustics (Acta Acustica united with Acustica).

External links

• Nico F. Declercq's biography