Publications in 2023

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1       S. Dance*, E. Ballestero, Acoustics of Classrooms, Frontiers for Young Minds, August 2022 DOI: https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.804634

2       S. Dance* G. Zepidou. Pilot study: Comparison of pure tone audiometry and otoacoustic emission based hearing assessment for classical music students, Proc Inter-Noise 2022, Glasgow

3       S. Dance*, E. Ballestero. Feasibility Study for Otoacoustic Emission Hearing Assessment of Classical Music Students, Proc Inter-Noise 2022, Glasgow

4       S. Dance*, H. Kowalik, L. McIntyre. Results from The Quiet Project- UK Acoustic Community’s response to COVID19, Proc Inter-Noise 2022, Glasgow

5       R. Vasquez-Amos, J Thomas, S. Dance*, H. Gohil, J. Telford, J. Green, P. Mapp. Effect of facemasks on speech intelligibility, Proc Inter-Noise 2022, Glasgow

Publications 2022

 1       R. Sanchez-Pizani, M. Detyna, S. Dance, L. Gomez-Agustina. Hybrid flexible (HyFlex) seminar delivery – a technical overview of the implementation, Journal of Building and Environment, April 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109001

1       2. S. Dance, Teaching Acoustics during a pandemic: Lab in a Box for Experiments at Home, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 151(4), April 2022, https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0010042

Publications in 2021

Eric Ballestero*, Noé Jiménez, Jean-Philippe Groby, Stephen Dance, Haydar Aygun, and Vicente Romero-García, Metadiffusers for Quasi-Perfect and Broadband Sound Diffusion, Applied Physical Letter, 119(4), 2021; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0053413

2       Eric Ballestero*, B. Hamilton, Noé Jiménez, Jean-Philippe Groby, Vicente Romero-García, H. Aygun, S. Dance, Simulating Acoustic Subwavelength Metamaterials in Large 3D Finite-Difference Time-Domain Volumes Using Impedance Filtering, Applied Science  11, 8084, 2021, doi: 10.3390/app11178084

4       S.Dance*, L. McIntyre, The Quiet Project- The Acoustic Community’s Response to COVID19, Noise Mapping, 8, pp32-40, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1515/noise-2021-0003

5       S. Dance*, L. Gomez-Agustina, London Heliport: Noise emissions and the effect on local residents, Noise and Health, 23(108), 21-23, 2021 DOI: 10.4103/nah.NAH_25_20

S.  S. Dance, COVID Teaching of Noise Control: Lab in a Box for Acoustic Experiments at Home, Proc Inter-Noise 2021, Washington, August 2021

J  . J. Nixon, S. Dance, Attack of the Drone: Exploration of Sound Power Levels Emitted and the Impact Drone’s could have upon Rural Areas, Proc Inter-Noise 2021, Washington, August 2021

Publications 2020

1       D. Shearer, S. Dance*, L Gomez-Agustina, J. Randall, Flexible Control of Acoustic Conditions in a Music Rehearsal Space Using Airbeds, Applied Acoustics, 173, Feb 2021,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107708

5.    S. Dance, D. Shearer, G. Zedipou, Sound exposure of staff at a conservatoire, Proc Institute of Acoustics, October 2020

6      S. Dance, D. Shearer. Measurement of absorption coefficients to ISO 354 using tall sources and microphones, Proc. Inter-Noise 2020, Seoul

7      J. Nixon, S. Dance. Sound of the rise of the drones, I-INCE Quiet Drones, Paris October 2020

Publication in 2019

1.1  Eric Ballestero, Noé Jiménez, Jean-Philippe Groby, Stephen Dance, Haydar Aygun, and Vicente Romero-García Experimental validation of deep-subwavelength diffusion by acoustic Metadiffusers, Applied Physical  Letters, 115, 2019 doi: 10.1063/1.5114877

  2. S. Dance, D. Shearer, Face the Music: A 12 year study of the sound of performance and hearing of classical music students, Proc International Congress on Acoustics 2019, Aachen

33 R. Sanchez-Pizani, S. Dance, L. Gomez- Augstina, P Mapp, Subjective evaluation of permanently installed microphones in classrooms, IOA Reproduced Sound, Nov 2019, Bristol

  4. D. Shearer, L. Gomez-Agustina, E. Ballestero, S. Dance. Henry Wood Hall – The creation of a flexible acoustic using airbeds, Proc Internoise 2019, Madrid

   5. S. Dance, E. Dieckmann, R. Robinson, L. Sheldrick, C. Cheeseman, Sound absorption characteristics of air laid non-woven feather mats,  Proc. Internoise 2019, Madrid         

   6. K Coleman, S. Dance, Post occupancy perception of acoustics, ventilation and overheating within Residential Dwelling, Proc IOA 2019, Milton Keynes

77. S. Dance, D. Shearer, P. Menin, A low frequency absorber design suitable for music recital halls,  Proc IOA 2019, Milton Keynes 

   8.E. Ballestero, S. Dance, D. Shearer,  H. Aygun, Acoustic Conditions in Orchestra Pits: Can metadiffusers a potential solution?, Proc. IOA, 2018

Publications 2018

1     E.Dieckmann, S. Dance, R. Robinson, L. Sheldrick, C. Cheeseman, Sound absorption characteristics     

           of air laid non-woven feather fibre composites, Heliyon, 2018

2     S. Dance, L. Morales, B. Backus, A methodology to objectively assess the performance of sound field

       amplification systems demonstrated using fifty physical simulations of classroom conditions, Noise and

       Health, 20 (94), 77-82, 2018

      3.      L. Morales, G. Leembruggen, S Dance, B. Shield, A revised speech spectrum for STI   calculations,   Applied  Acoustics, 132, p33-42, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.11.008

      4.     S. Dance, B. Dymock. Noise and Vibration from Urban Wind Turbines, Proc. Inter-Noise 2018,      Chicago,  August         2018

5.    L. Gomez-Agustina, S. Dance, Community response from noise emissions from London heliport operation,  Proc.              ICSV, Japan 2018

      6.     S. Dance, B. Dymock, Urban wind turbines: A feasibility study, Proc. CIBSE Technical Symposium,  London, 2018

      7.    S. Dance, L. Gomez-Agustina, An investigation of the noise from London Heliport and the Effect on the  Local                 Residents, Proc. Euro-noise 2018, Heraklion 2018

      8.       S. Dance, J. Bernays, S. Liu, Singing and Loudness: A short study with the Royal Opera House, Proc.  Institute of            Acoustics, Acoustics 18, Cardiff 2018

Publications in 2017

1. Sound Materials, Case study chapter with Anne Kyrro Quinn, Author Tyler Adam published by  Frame Publishers February 2017, ISBN10 9492311011
2.  R. Sanchez-Pizani and S. Dance, Impact that Acoustic Design has on Higher Education for Non-English Speaking Students, Proc. International Congress on Sound and Vibration 24 July 2017, London
3.  E. Ballestero and S Dance. Head tracked auralisation for a dynamic audio experience in virtual reality sceneries, Proc. International congress on Sound and Vibration, 24, July 2017, London
4. G. Okten and S Dance. An investigation into the effect of acoustics on vocal strain of Opera Singers, Proc. International congress on Sound and Vibration, 24, July 2017, Lond
5. S. Dance and D Shearer. Facing the Music:  A Before and after study of the hearing acuity of classical music students, Proc. International congress on Sound and Vibration, 24, July 2017, London