content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                             Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 2002
  
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
  
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
       On June 24, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following notice to shareholders on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  
  			SONEX RETAINS THE SCOTTSDALE GROUP
  
  Annapolis,  MD - 06/XX/02  - Sonex  Research,  Inc.  (OTC BB:  SONX),  a Company
  focused on developing its patented Sonex  Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based
  technology  for  in-cylinder  control of ignition  and  combustion,  designed to
  increase fuel mileage and reduce  emissions of engines,  today announced that it
  has retained The Scottsdale Group as its investor relations consultant.
  
  Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, founder and CEO of Sonex, commented, "The management team
  at Sonex has been  focusing  all its  attention on  developing  and refining the
  Company's   proprietary   technology,   and  on  the   development  of  business
  opportunities  that will bring the Company  revenues  and  increase  shareholder
  value.  We are making  great  strides in both  areas and for that  reason,  have
  decided to undertake a financial  communications  campaign that will bring Sonex
  to the attention of a broader investor base, as well as institutional investors,
  as the Company continues to grow."
  
  Dr.  Pouring  continued,  "To that end, we have  retained The  Scottsdale  Group
  (TSG), a full-service  investor relations and financial  communications firm, to
  present the Company to the retail and institutional  investment  communities and
  to pursue media and trade exposure for the Company and its  technology.  We feel
  that by engaging the services of The Scottsdale  Group, we can generate interest
  within the  financial  community,  while  continuing  to focus our  attention on
  growing Sonex and its business."
  
  For  more  information  on the  campaign  that  The  Scottsdale  Group  will  be
  undertaking over the next several months, email  info@thescottsdalegroup.com.  A
  corporate  profile of Sonex,  providing  an overview of the  Company's  business
  prospects,    technology    and    management    team,    can   be    found   at
  www.thescottsdalegroup.com, by clicking on the "Clients" button.
  
  In  summary,   Dr.  Pouring  stated,  "We  look  forward  to  securing  business
  opportunities  that will generate  revenues for Sonex,  broadening the Company's
  presence within the financial community and increasing shareholder value."
  
  
  Contact:   Sonex  Research,   Inc.:   George  Ponticas,   410-266-5556,   email:
  sonex@erols.com,   www.sonexresearch.com;  Investor  Relations:  The  Scottsdale
  Group,   Susan  Ladue,   781-  292-1050,   email:   info@thescottsdalegroup.com,
  www.thescottsdalegroup.com.
  
  
  ABOUT SONEX
  
  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  a leader  in the  field of  combustion  technology,  is
  developing its patented Sonex Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based  technology
  for in-cylinder  control of ignition and  combustion,  designed to increase fuel
  mileage and reduce  emissions  of internal  combustion  engines.  Sonex plans to
  complete development, commercialize and market its SCS Stratified Charge Radical
  Ignition  (SCRI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry in response to
  forthcoming  increases in national  vehicle fuel mileage  standards.  Presently,
  high mileage, roomy and safe five-passenger  automobiles using gasoline,  direct
  injected (GDI) engines are sold only in Japan and Europe due to high  emissions.
  Sonex intends to conclusively  demonstrate that SCS-SCRI will enable GDI engined
  vehicles to achieve 50 mpg (highway) while meeting emissions standards to permit
  sale in the U.S. as a viable,  near-term  alternative to  longer-term  solutions
  such as  improvements  in hybrid  propulsion  systems  or years of  further  R&D
  required for fuel cell technology to become practical.
  
  Additionally, independent third-party testing has confirmed the potential of the
  SCS application for DI diesel engines to reduce harmful soot in-cylinder without
  increasing   fuel   consumption.   Sonex  is  pursuing   joint   marketing   and
  commercialization  programs  for the  SCS low  soot  technology  with  committed
  industrial partners.
  
  Other SCS designs are being used to convert gasoline engines of various sizes to
  operate on safer,  diesel-type  "heavy fuels" for use in military and commercial
  applications  requiring  light  weight and safe  handling  and  storage of fuel.
  Examples include UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and ATVs (all-terrain vehicles)
  such as those used by U.S.  defense forces in  Afghanistan,  as well as outboard
  engines, small watercraft used as targets, and generator sets.
  
  
  CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  June 24, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                             Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 2002
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
       On June 24, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following notice to shareholders on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  			SONEX RETAINS THE SCOTTSDALE GROUP
  
  Annapolis,  MD - 06/XX/02  - Sonex  Research,  Inc.  (OTC BB:  SONX),  a Company
  focused on developing its patented Sonex  Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based
  technology  for  in-cylinder  control of ignition  and  combustion,  designed to
  increase fuel mileage and reduce  emissions of engines,  today announced that it
  has retained The Scottsdale Group as its investor relations consultant.
  
  Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, founder and CEO of Sonex, commented, "The management team
  at Sonex has been  focusing  all its  attention on  developing  and refining the
  Company's   proprietary   technology,   and  on  the   development  of  business
  opportunities  that will bring the Company  revenues  and  increase  shareholder
  value.  We are making  great  strides in both  areas and for that  reason,  have
  decided to undertake a financial  communications  campaign that will bring Sonex
  to the attention of a broader investor base, as well as institutional investors,
  as the Company continues to grow."
  
  Dr.  Pouring  continued,  "To that end, we have  retained The  Scottsdale  Group
  (TSG), a full-service  investor relations and financial  communications firm, to
  present the Company to the retail and institutional  investment  communities and
  to pursue media and trade exposure for the Company and its  technology.  We feel
  that by engaging the services of The Scottsdale  Group, we can generate interest
  within the  financial  community,  while  continuing  to focus our  attention on
  growing Sonex and its business."
  
  For  more  information  on the  campaign  that  The  Scottsdale  Group  will  be
  undertaking over the next several months, email  info@thescottsdalegroup.com.  A
  corporate  profile of Sonex,  providing  an overview of the  Company's  business
  prospects,    technology    and    management    team,    can   be    found   at
  www.thescottsdalegroup.com, by clicking on the "Clients" button.
  
  In  summary,   Dr.  Pouring  stated,  "We  look  forward  to  securing  business
  opportunities  that will generate  revenues for Sonex,  broadening the Company's
  presence within the financial community and increasing shareholder value."
  
  Contact:   Sonex  Research,   Inc.:   George  Ponticas,   410-266-5556,   email:
  sonex@erols.com,   www.sonexresearch.com;  Investor  Relations:  The  Scottsdale
  Group,   Susan  Ladue,   781-  292-1050,   email:   info@thescottsdalegroup.com,
  www.thescottsdalegroup.com.
  
  ABOUT SONEX
  
  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  a leader  in the  field of  combustion  technology,  is
  developing its patented Sonex Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based  technology
  for in-cylinder  control of ignition and  combustion,  designed to increase fuel
  mileage and reduce  emissions  of internal  combustion  engines.  Sonex plans to
  complete development, commercialize and market its SCS Stratified Charge Radical
  Ignition  (SCRI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry in response to
  forthcoming  increases in national  vehicle fuel mileage  standards.  Presently,
  high mileage, roomy and safe five-passenger  automobiles using gasoline,  direct
  injected (GDI) engines are sold only in Japan and Europe due to high  emissions.
  Sonex intends to conclusively  demonstrate that SCS-SCRI will enable GDI engined
  vehicles to achieve 50 mpg (highway) while meeting emissions standards to permit
  sale in the U.S. as a viable,  near-term  alternative to  longer-term  solutions
  such as  improvements  in hybrid  propulsion  systems  or years of  further  R&D
  required for fuel cell technology to become practical.
  
  Additionally, independent third-party testing has confirmed the potential of the
  SCS application for DI diesel engines to reduce harmful soot in-cylinder without
  increasing   fuel   consumption.   Sonex  is  pursuing   joint   marketing   and
  commercialization  programs  for the  SCS low  soot  technology  with  committed
  industrial partners.
  
  Other SCS designs are being used to convert gasoline engines of various sizes to
  operate on safer,  diesel-type  "heavy fuels" for use in military and commercial
  applications  requiring  light  weight and safe  handling  and  storage of fuel.
  Examples include UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and ATVs (all-terrain vehicles)
  such as those used by U.S.  defense forces in  Afghanistan,  as well as outboard
  engines, small watercraft used as targets, and generator sets.
  
  CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  June 24, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer