Milena Jonas Bem

I enjoy knowing that we can make a meaningful impact on people’s lives by shaping something they cannot see: the sound environment. Acoustics influences comfort, communication, focus, privacy, and overall experience in ways people may not always notice but feel.

Milena’s background combines architectural design, architectural acoustics, immersive audio, and human-centered research methods. Her work includes acoustic measurements, modeling, and simulation, sound isolation and room acoustics analysis, mechanical noise control support, and the development of acoustical recommendations for a range of project types.

She holds a Ph.D. in Architectural Sciences with a concentration in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where her research focused on museum acoustics, immersive sound environments, subjective evaluation, and physiological responses to acoustic conditions. Her doctoral work integrated in-situ acoustic measurements, room acoustic simulations, immersive listening experiments, and human-response data to better understand how acoustic design affects visitor experience.

Interior World

I love interior design, rearranging furniture, and exploring colors and layouts, but I also enjoy studying the invisible parts of design, like sound and comfort, that can completely change someone’s experience of a place. My favorite quote comes from the abstract painter Sol LeWitt: “You shouldn’t be a prisoner of your own ideas.”