# Menley Stewart

> Menley Stewart is a Salt Lake City-based software engineer and co-founder whose public record connects two unusually different technical worlds: experimental acoustics at Brigham Young University and enterprise software at MasterControl, followed by work with the community-owned Hello World Co-Op DAO. Her early research credits include launch-vehicle acoustics, jet-noise listening studies, small-scale explosion measurements, seismo-acoustic field experiments and science outreach.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Hello World Co-Op DAO; Software Engineer at MasterControl
- **Organizations:** Hello World Co-Op DAO, MasterControl, Brigham Young University Acoustics Research Group, Utah Valley University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University
- **Known for:** Contributed to NASA-supported experimental work on acoustic-intensity estimation for launch vehicles., Co-presented research on the directionality of small-scale explosions at the 2018 APS Four Corners Section meeting., Assisted a formal listening study that reported a strong relationship between perceived jet-noise crackle and derivative skewness.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Named as a BYU presenter on NASA-supported research testing the phase and amplitude gradient estimation method for launch-vehicle acoustic intensity.
- **2018** — Credited with assisting preparation and completion of a formal listening study on perceived crackle in F-35A jet-noise recordings.
- **2018** — Presented 'Measuring directionality of small-scale explosions' with Julio Escobedo and Grace McKay at the APS Four Corners Section meeting.
- **2018-2019** — Participated in BYU field experiments on seismo-acoustic signals; a 2019 paper acknowledged her among the undergraduate students who helped with the experiments.
- **2022** — Listed in Utah Valley University's commencement program and acknowledged as a volunteer contributor to BYU's Sounds to Astound acoustics outreach program.
- **Current** — Public professional profile lists Hello World Co-Op DAO and connects her software engineering work to MasterControl in Utah.

## Achievements

- Contributed to NASA-supported experimental work on acoustic-intensity estimation for launch vehicles.
- Co-presented research on the directionality of small-scale explosions at the 2018 APS Four Corners Section meeting.
- Assisted a formal listening study that reported a strong relationship between perceived jet-noise crackle and derivative skewness.
- Participated in field experiments studying ground-air seismo-acoustic coupling.
- Volunteered with BYU's Sounds to Astound acoustics outreach program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Her indexed LinkedIn profile listed Hello World Co-Op DAO as her current organization in Salt Lake City.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/menley-stewart-hawkes

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Last updated: 2026-09-27