Roles and responsibilities
* Research and development for measurement techniques and instrumentation for calibration of transducers, transfer standard devices, and acoustical measurement instruments.
* Project Leader for international specification standards for acoustical measurement instrumentation. Expert contributions to international standards in electroacoustics.
* Maintenance of acoustical laboratory facility and performance of measurement services for clients. Metrology Area Quality Coordinator for Acoustics, Ultrasound, and Vibration. Internal audit team leader. Measurement expert for assessment of external calibration laboratories. Participation in international comparisons of Calibration and Measurement Capabilities.
Current research and/or projects
Metrology for acoustics, ultrasound, and vibration
Education
- M.Sc. Measurement Instrumentation & Devices, Distinction, South Bank University, UK, 1996.
- B.Eng. (Hons) Electroacoustics with professional experience, University of Salford, UK, 1989.
Affiliations
Canadian Acoustical Association, Member
Acoustical Society of America, Member
Institute of Acoustics, UK, Member
Awards
2021 NRC President’s Award – Protecting Canadians; Performance Excellence in a Testing Time team
Key publications
Hanes, P. Monte Carlo simulation for calculation of uncertainty in reciprocity calibration of microphones. Canadian Acoustics, 35(3), 154-155, 2007.
Higginson, R.F. and Hanes, P. “Measurement uncertainties in determination of noise emission: a review,” Noise Control Engineering Journal, 40 (2), 173-178, 1993. [also published in translation in China Automotive Journal, 1993].
Previous work experience
August 1989 - October 2001
National Physical Laboratory (UK)
Research scientist
- Metrology for sound in air
Additional links
ORCID public record: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-268X