Prof. Stephen Dance, BSc (Hons), PhD, FIOA, MASA, SFHEA

Prof Stephen Dance BSc (Hons), PhD, FIOA, MASA, SFHEA, MIABP
Position: Director of the Acoustics Group
Email: dances@lsbu.ac.uk
Phone: 0207 815 7672

Tuesday, 6 February 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

Friday, 4 August 2017

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

Thursday, 18 August 2016

Conference Papers Published 2016

1.  S. Dance. Facing the Music: Helping classical musicians comply with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations, Proc. Inter-Noise 2016, Hamburg
2.  D. Shearer, S. Dance, Measuring absorption below 100Hz with a particle velocity- pressure sensor, Proc. Inter-Noise 2016, Hamburg.

3.  S. Brown, S. Dance, The suitability of additive manufacturing materials in a 1:10 scale reverberation chamber, Proc. Inter-Noise 2016, Hamburg

Journal Publications 2016

N Durup, B Shield, S Dance, R Sullivan, How classroom acoustics affect the voice parameters of teachers, Journal of Building Acoustics, 22(3), 225-242, 2015

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Conference Publications 2015


L. Ritchie, S. Dance, B. Backus, C. Tarnari. An analysis of the noise exposure of passengers on the London Underground network, Proc of British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology, Liverpool 2015

.N. Durup, S. Dance, B. Shield, R. Sullivan, L. Gomez. How classroom acoustics affect the vocal load of teachers, Proc. 6th International Conference on Building Physic, Turin 2015

S. Dance, B. Dymock, Sound exposure and the hearing of musicians, Proc. Euronoise 2015, Maastricht

Journal Publication 2014



          L .Morales, S. Dance, G. Leembruggen, Preliminary validation of the revised STI male scale for the                    
English language, JAES 62(7), 493-506, 2014

Conference Publications 2014


                 S. Walters, S. Dance, Noise control potential of vacuum isolation panels, Inter-Noise 2014,  Melbourne, 2014
     S. Dance, Conservatoires - Acoustics and Music working together, Proc. Institute of Acoustics, Birmingham, 2014
     S. Walters, S. Dance, Development of vacuum isolating panels, Proc Institute of Acoustics, Birmingham, 2014 B.Backus, S. Dance,  L. Morales, Characterization of the performance of a sound amplification system in simulated classrooms, Proc. Reproduced Sound, Birmingham, 2014
      N. Durup, B. Shield, S. Dance, R. Sullivan, Voice problems and acoustics in schools - an online survey for teachers, Proc. Institute of Acoustics, Birmingham, 2014

      G. Okten, S. Dance, Pilot investigation into the vocal load of opera singers, Proc. Forum Acusticum, Krakow, September 2014