Email: dth37@byu.edu
About:
Dallin Harwood is a Master's student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He completed his undergraduate degree in Applied Physics at BYU in 2025 with an emphasis in acoustics and minors in both Music and Spanish. His senior thesis investigated a harmonic of a large Balinese gamelan gong. Dallin worked as an environmental noise consultant with Westwood Professional Services in the renewable energy division between graduating and starting his Master's degree.
Dallin grew up in Livermore, California, home of windmills, vineyards and national laboratories. He decided to study physics after taking a class from an awesome high school teacher and stuck with it after discovering acoustics research. He enjoys card games, movie nights, and hiking with friends or family. In his free time, he does all things classical music, including taking classes, arranging music, and attending performances by the Utah Symphony. He plays the piano, organ and trumpet.
Research:
Dallin joined the hydroacoustics research group in the fall of 2025. He's excited to learn a lot of new skills as he transitions from measurement-based research to more computational studies. He's currently investigating how we can take advantage of noise that's already in the ocean to learn about the sea floor. Noise from passing merchant ships can be used to learn about seabed properties, and unknown shipping noise could be identified with machine learning in areas the sea floor is already well understood.
LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/dallin-harwood-220bb1367