SONYC has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Transfer To Practice (TTP) supplement of $400,000 to translate the lessons learned so far in our research into a domestic noise sensor that will help residents suffering from ongoing noise problems. We are partnering with product development agency Loft LLC, and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection to design and build a new version of our noise monitoring sensor that will be suitable for domestic deployments.
Once developed, these sensors will be deployed with members of communities where there are long-term problems with noise, e.g. from large construction projects. We will also be recruiting participants for prototype testing and citizen science activities related to this work. If you would like to volunteer please contract us at ask.sonyc@nyu.edu.