Nico F. Declercq

Nico F. Declercq
Declercq in 2023
Born (1975-12-27) December 27, 1975 (age 48)
Kortrijk, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Other namesErnesto de Montisalbi,[1] Declercq de Patin,[2] Desclergue[3]
CitizenshipBelgium
Alma mater
Known forstudy of diffraction of acoustic waves and ultrasound waves
SpouseShirani Olupathage de Silva[4][5][6][7]
ChildrenBenjamin J. H. Declercq, Anna-Laura F. M. Declercq,[8][9] Lambert L. B. Declercq
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsGeorgia Institute of Technology
Patrons
ThesisThe interaction of complex harmonic elastic waves with periodically corrugated surfaces and with anisotropic viscoelastic and/or piezoelectric layered media (2005)
Doctoral advisorOswald Leroy
Other academic advisorsMack A. Breazeale
Websitedeclercq.gatech.edu

Nico Felicien Declercq (born 27 December 1975) is a Belgian physicist, mechanical engineer, poet, historian and philosopher. He is a professor[10] at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and Georgia Tech Europe in France. He specializes in ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of materials, propagation of ultrasonic waves in highly complex materials, in acoustics, in theoretical and experimental linear and nonlinear ultrasonics, acousto-optics, medical physics and acoustic microscopy. He has investigated the acoustics of Chichen Itza and Epidaurus.[11] As a Ph.D. student,[12] Declercq published 30 peer-reviewed articles in reputed scientific journals, including Annalen der Physik, and made 42 presentations (with papers in proceedings) at international congresses in his field. His work has been covered in Nature News,[13][14] New Scientist,[15] USA Today,[16] The Economist,[17] The Washington Post,[18] Die Zeit,[19] and Acoustics Today.[20]

  1. ^ Nico F. Declercq, in his capacity as an author of works unrelated to his professional expertise, utilizes the pseudonym 'Ernesto de Montisalbi' for the publication of his literary compositions, particularly in the fields of poetry and philosophy.
  2. ^ Declercq de Patin, Nico Felicien (2017). "Editorial Introduction on Proceedings of the 2015 International Congress on Ultrasonics, 2015 ICU Metz". Physics Procedia. 70 (Proceedings of the 2015 International Congress on Ultrasonics, Metz, France): 1–5. doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2015.08.001.
  3. ^ Contijoch, Eduard; Declercq, Nico (2018). "La Història Belga de la Família Desclergue de Montblanc [The Belgian story of the Desclergue family of Montblanc] (in Catalan)". El Foradot-Revista Bimestral de Montblanc. 108: 23–28. doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2015.08.001.
  4. ^ Biography of Declercq Nico Felicien in Marquis Who's Who in America
  5. ^ "Genealogy & Heraldry". declercq.gatech.edu.
  6. ^ de Salazar y Castro, Luis (1685). Historia genealogica de la Casa de Silva (English : Genealogical history of the House of de Silva) (1st ed.). Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  7. ^ a review of the battle led by Dom Diogo de Silva at Horana and Uduwara (birthplace of Declercq’s spouse) and the consequent construction of a Portuguese fortress there; in P. E. Pieris, Litt. D., “Ceylon and the Portuguese 1505-1658”, Chapter VII, pp. 132-133, American Ceylon Mission Press, Tellippalai, Ceylon, 1920.
  8. ^ Zonta International (May 2022). "Young Women in Public Affairs Award". Zonta International. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  9. ^ KW, Redatie (November 26, 2020). "Rhizo Campus Lyceum OLV-Vlaanderen-Kortrijk zet verdienstelijke leerlingen in de bloemetjes". Krant van West-Vlaanderen. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  10. ^ "Five Woodruff School Faculty Awarded Promotions". Georgia Tech News. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  11. ^ Chao, Tom (5 April 2007). "Mystery of Greek Amphitheater's Amazing Sound Finally Solved". LiveScience. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  12. ^ September 5, 2001 - May 12, 2005
  13. ^ "Mystery of 'chirping' pyramid decodedAcoustic analysis shows how temple transforms echoes into sounds of nature". Nature. 14 December 2004. doi:10.1038/news041213-5. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  14. ^ Ball, Philip (23 March 2007). "Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row". Nature. doi:10.1038/news070319-16. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  15. ^ Linda Geddes, Mayans 'played' pyramids to make music for rain god, New Scientist, magazine issue 2726, page 12, 2009 (16 September 2009).
  16. ^ Dan Vergano, Maya pyramids pose acoustic riddle, USA Today, Posted 11/14/2010.
  17. ^ "No need to shout, Why the acoustics of ancient Greek theatres are so good". The Economist. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
  18. ^ Vedantam, Shankar (9 April 2007). "Seating in Ancient Greek Theater Found to Help the Acoustics". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
  19. ^ "Tschirp, tschirp, Wenn die Treppe singt". Die Zeit. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  20. ^ Declercq, Nico Felicien (January 2013). "On the Fascinating Phenomenon of Diffraction by Periodic Structures". Acoustics Today. 9: 8. doi:10.1121/1.4802078. Retrieved 2023-07-13.