Sónia Silva Antunes

• Research Officer

• PhD in Sciences Applied to the Environment at Aveiro University with a dissertation entitled "Assessment of the acoustic environment in urban areas. Integration of qualitative aspects"(2011)

• Master Degree in Engineering Physics at Faculty of Science of Lisbon University with a dissertation entitled "Methods for the calibration of audiometric equipment " (2002)

• Degree in Engineering Physics. (UL/FCUL) (1993)

• Research Officer at LNEC/DED/NAICI (2012)

• Environmental Acoustics and psychoacoustics (perception of environmental sounds)

• Noise and vibration annoyance in buildings

• Building acoustics

• Acoustical metrology

• Research & Development (Programmed Research, Research by contract and participation in national and international R&D Projects in the domains of acoustics and noise annoyance

• Diverse studies for various entities in the areas of environmental acoustics and vibrations in buildings

• Research & Development in applied metrology and quality management systems in the framework of the LNEC’s Laboratory of acoustics and vibration in buildings

• Masters Degree Supervisor

• Graduation Internship Supervisor

• Antunes, Sónia Monteiro – Avaliação do Ambiente sonoro em zonas urbanas. Integração de aspectos qualitativos. PhD thesis. Aveiro University, October 2011, http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7039
• Antunes, Sónia M. – Integração de aspetos qualitativos na avaliação do ambiente sonoro em zonas urbanas. Revista de Acústica, Vol. 43 / N.os 3 e 4, 3º e 4º Trimestres de 2012, Spanish Acoustical society http://www.sea-acustica.es/fileadmin/publicaciones/revista_VOL43_34_02.pdf
• Pedersen, T.; Antunes, Sónia M.; Rasmussen, B. – Online listening tests on sound insulation of walls - A feasibility study. Proccedings of Euronoise 2012, 10-13 junho, Praga
• Petersen, T.; Antunes, Sónia M. – SenseLabOnline listening test on sound insulation of walls. A feasibility study, SenseLab 012/12, DELTA, Hørsholm, Dinamarca, março 2012, http://www.madebydelta.com/imported/senselab/FR18303-04-SenseLab-listening-test-on-sound-insulation-of-walls-SenseLab-012-12.pdf
• Antunes, Sónia M.; Patricio, J.; Samagaio, A. – Cognitive structure of individuals regarding road traffic noise: considerations about their application in global noise impact assessments. Internoise 2011, 4-7 de September , Osaka, Japan .
• Antunes, Sónia M.; Patrício, Jorge – Linhas orientativas para o estabelecimento de programas de monitorização de infra-estruturas rodoviárias. Acústica 2008, 20 - 22 de October, Coimbra, Portugal. http://www.sea-acustica.es/fileadmin/publicaciones/Coimbra08_id179.pdf
• Antunes, Sónia Monteiro – Audiometria de sons puros, Qualirama, nº 58/59, Nov/Dec 1999 - jan/fev 2000, IPQ, Portugal, p. 33-37

• Member of the Executive Board of the Portuguese Acoustical Society since 2002
• Member of Technical Committees of Standardization CT 28 – Acoustics and coordinator of the Subcommittee 1 (Physical acoustics and phycoacoustics)
• Member of the technical study group 9 of the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE)
• Coordinator of the Acoustics and vibration in buildings laboratory (UAVE) of LNEC
• Participation in organizing committees of national and international congress
• Participation as reviewer in audits in calibration and testing laboratory in the field of acoustics and vibration (ISO 17025

• 2nd Place SPA (Portuguese Society of Acoustics) AWARD - 2011- biennium 2012, with the submission of the thesis” Assessment of the acoustic environment in urban areas. Integration of qualitative aspects"