Research and Work Experience

		Kuakini Medical Center University of Hawai'i		Research Assistant - Ultrasonic scanning of human lymph node tissue for detection of micrometastasis.
		Marine Mammal Research Program Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology		Research Assistant - Cetacean echolocation experiments and computational modeling and analysis of sonar signals.
		Aerogel Research Laboratory University of Virginia		Research Assistant - Fabrication and experimentation of aerogels.
		Ocean City Beach Patrol Ocean City, MD		Crew Chief - 1999 to present. Public education, prevention and intervention of ocean and beach related incidents, including surf rescue, medical emergencies and enforcement of town ordinances.

Publications

“Matching pursuit decomposition for detection of energy and frequency differences in dolphin echolocation signals,” M.W. Muller, W.W.L. Au, P.E. Nachtigall, and J.S. Allen, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America In Review

“Acoustic modeling, phantom echolocation experiments, and time-frequency analysis of dolphin sonar for the improvement of technological sonar systems,” M.W. Muller, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hawai‘i, 2008

“Time-frequency analysis and modeling of the backscatter of categorized dolphin echolocation clicks for target discrimination,” M.W. Muller, J.S. Allen, W.W.L. Au, and P.E. Nachtigall, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2008, Volume 124, Issue 1, pp. 657-666

“Phantom echo highlight amplitude and temporal difference resolutions of an echolocating dolphin, Tursiops truncatus,” M.W. Muller, W.W.L. Au, P.E. Nachtigall, J.S. Allen, and M. Breese, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2007, Volume 122, Issue 4, pp. 2255- 2262

Awards

Best Presentation, 32nd Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium, University of Hawai‘i, 2007

Best Presentation, 31st Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium, University of Hawai‘i, 2006

Iron Guard of the Year, Ocean City, Maryland Beach Patrol, 2004

Dean’s List, James Madison University, 2000-2001

Shenandoah Electronics Physics Scholarship, James Madison University, 1998-1999

Memberships

Salisbury University Sailing Team, Faculty Advisor

Salisbury University Golf Club, Faculty Member

Acoustical Society of America, Student Member

United States Lifesaving Association, Professional Member

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