NewFoS Welcomes 2025 REM Student Cohort for Summer Research in Acoustic Wave Technologies

June 6, 2025
Araceli Hernández-Granados
REM

The New Frontiers of Sound (NewFoS) Science and Technology Center is proud to welcome its 2025 Research Experiences & Mentoring (REM) cohort—a dynamic group of undergraduate students from across the country who will spend the summer advancing cutting-edge research in acoustic wave technologies.

Representing institutions from Arizona to Michigan to Georgia, the students will explore topics ranging from quantum-inspired computing and topological acoustics to reconfigurable circuits and surface acoustic wave systems. Working alongside faculty mentors, each student will gain hands-on experience while contributing to projects at the forefront of physics, materials science, and engineering.

The program brings together leading researchers across four partner institutions:

  • University of Arizona – Dr. Zafer Mutlu & Dr. Pierre Lucas
  • Wayne State University – Dr. M. Arif Hasan Hasan
  • Spelman College / Georgia Tech – Dr. Michael Leamy & Dr. Derrick Hylton

Students in the 2025 REM cohort will investigate:

  • Emerging technologies using surface acoustic waves
  • Miniaturized acoustic waveguides
  • Reconfigurable acoustic devices with phase-change materials
  • Experimental demonstrations of topological modes in acoustic systems

2025 REM Student Researchers:

  • Anwar Gatto – University of Arizona → University of Arizona
  • Arturo Valentino Whipple – University of Arizona → Georgia Tech / Spelman
  • Catherine Campbell – University of Arizona → Wayne State University
  • Gotibeh Alhady – Wayne State University → Wayne State University
  • Khalil Gatto – University of Arizona → University of Arizona
  • Kevin Kraseman – University of Arizona → University of Arizona
  • Snehith John – Wayne State University → Georgia Tech / Spelman
  • Ture Wright Gustafson – University of Arizona → University of Arizona
  • Yousif Kandelchy – Wayne State University → University of Arizona

NewFoS Director Dr. Pierre Deymier emphasized the program’s impact: “The REM experience is about more than research. It’s about inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers to push boundaries, collaborate across disciplines, and create technologies that shape the future.”

With the support of dedicated mentors and partner institutions, the 2025 REM cohort is poised to make important contributions to NewFoS’s mission: developing transformative sensing technologies through the science of sound.