Research Focus
Kathleen Wage’s research is a multi-disciplinary synthesis of array processing, acoustics, and oceanography. Her current work applies random matrix theory to problems in sonar signal processing and underwater acoustic propagation. Other recent projects explored the design of sparse arrays for underwater environments and investigated ambient noise in the deep ocean. Much of Dr. Wage’s research incorporates real data from ocean experiments. During her career she has spent over 100 days on research ships in the North Pacific and Philippine Sea. She has a consistent record of funding that includes an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator award (2005) and an ONR Ocean Acoustics Entry-Level Faculty Award (2002).
