{"id":29189,"date":"2016-09-19T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:01:09","slug":"necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14327\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/09\/Juan-newsroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14327\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14327\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/09\/Juan-newsroom.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Oscar Azaret- NECC Physics and Electronics Professor\" width=\"265\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Oscar Azaret- NECC Physics and Electronics Professor<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What do engineering and classical guitars have in common? Plenty if you ask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/technology-engineering\/\">engineering <\/a>professor Juan Oscar Azaret who believes math, science, and music can intersect. Azaret is a trained engineer and classical guitarist, who is also a luthier, someone who makes and repairs string instruments. He brings an almost lyrical blend of engineering principles and classical guitar skills into his classrooms. \u201cBoth math and music are languages that require an ordered kind of thinking,\u201d he says, \u201cThe similarities are there.\u201d Azaret has been shaped as much by the engineering degrees he holds from Stanford and the University of Tennessee as by the musical memories of the Cuban guitar and the bluegrass of East Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Home<\/strong>: North Andover<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profession<\/strong>: NECC physics and electronics Instructor\/ electrical engineer; luthier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hobbies<\/strong>: Board member and trustee \u2013 Boston Classical Guitar Society; fitness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last book read<\/strong>: Bacardi \u2013 and the Long Fight for Cuba, Tom Gjelten<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest accomplishment<\/strong>:\u00a0 Youngest child graduated college and is employed!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quote<\/strong>: \u201cStrange is our situation here upon earth.\u00a0 Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, but sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.\u00a0 From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know, that we are here for the sake of others \u2026 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profile<\/strong>:\u00a0 I am a New England, Tennessee hillbilly, born in Cuba. I am fortunate to feel equally at home salsa dancing in Miami, hiking the hills of East Tennessee, or playing in the music conservatories of Boston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I do what I do<\/strong>:\u00a0 I love to dwell in the details of physical things. As a luthier and a STEM teacher the challenges are endless.\u00a0 It\u2019s exciting to share with my students a lifetime of experience in the high tech industry and to see them learning a profession, working hard to achieve, and rejoicing in being able to make sense of things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do engineering and classical guitars have in common? Plenty if you ask engineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret who believes math, science, and music can intersect. Azaret is a trained [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":29191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret - NECC News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret - NECC News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What do engineering and classical guitars have in common? Plenty if you ask engineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret who believes math, science, and music can intersect. Azaret is a trained [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NECC News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-09-19T19:17:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-18T20:01:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"265\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"278\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ellen Small-Davis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ellen Small-Davis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/\",\"name\":\"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret - NECC News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-19T19:17:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-18T20:01:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/1482c1e2b61df3b1955e30860d9a769c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg\",\"width\":265,\"height\":278},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/\",\"name\":\"NECC News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/1482c1e2b61df3b1955e30860d9a769c\",\"name\":\"Ellen Small-Davis\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84a1f8e7e823ce7cabaa92618226fd3ba7a7bcee8e352db85821e8ea1e9c86fa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84a1f8e7e823ce7cabaa92618226fd3ba7a7bcee8e352db85821e8ea1e9c86fa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ellen Small-Davis\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/author\/esmalldavis\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret - NECC News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret - NECC News","og_description":"What do engineering and classical guitars have in common? Plenty if you ask engineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret who believes math, science, and music can intersect. Azaret is a trained [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/","og_site_name":"NECC News","article_published_time":"2016-09-19T19:17:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-18T20:01:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":265,"height":278,"url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ellen Small-Davis","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ellen Small-Davis","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/","url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/","name":"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret - NECC News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg","datePublished":"2016-09-19T19:17:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-18T20:01:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/1482c1e2b61df3b1955e30860d9a769c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Juan-newsroom.jpg","width":265,"height":278},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/19\/necc-profile-juan-oscar-azaret\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NECC PROFILE: Juan Oscar Azaret"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#website","url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/","name":"NECC News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/1482c1e2b61df3b1955e30860d9a769c","name":"Ellen Small-Davis","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84a1f8e7e823ce7cabaa92618226fd3ba7a7bcee8e352db85821e8ea1e9c86fa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84a1f8e7e823ce7cabaa92618226fd3ba7a7bcee8e352db85821e8ea1e9c86fa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ellen Small-Davis"},"url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/author\/esmalldavis\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29189"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29190,"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29189\/revisions\/29190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}