Chris Fuller

Chris Fuller, Ph.D., is the Samuel Langley Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. He leads the Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratory (VAL), focusing on active/passive noise control systems, metamaterials, and their application to aerospace, medical devices, and industrial machinery.

• Education: Ph.D. (1979) and B.E. (1974) from the University of Adelaide, Australia.
• Research Interests: Structural acoustics, adaptive materials, machine learning in noise prediction, and biomedical acoustics (e.g., neonatal incubators).
• Awards: ASME Rayleigh Award (2017), NASA Team Achievement Award (1996), and Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
• Recent Publications: Highlight advancements in drone noise reduction using neural networks, metamaterials for HVAC systems, and poro-elastic materials for low-frequency noise control.