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): September 3, 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 September 3, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following notice to shareholders on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  
                       SONEX SCHEDULES 2002 ANNUAL MEETING;
                    LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS POSTED TO WEBSITE
  
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  September 3, 2002 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC. (OTC BB: SONX)
  announced  that the 2002  Annual  Meeting  of its  shareholders  will be held on
  Wednesday,  October 9, 2002, at 10:00 a.m.  local time in the Dorsey Room in the
  Hampton Inn & Suites,  located in the ARINC  Corporate  Park,  124 Womack Drive,
  Annapolis, Maryland. (Tel: 410-571-0200).
  
  The Company  indicated that  shareholders  could expect to receive related proxy
  materials  in  mid-September.  Following  is the  full  text  of the  Letter  to
  Shareholders  that will appear in the Sonex 2001 Annual  Report  included in the
  proxy materials.
  
  
                                                                   August 2002
  
  Dear Fellow Shareholders:
  
  Sonex will hold its Annual  Meeting here in Annapolis on October 9, 2002,  and I
  look forward to seeing many of you at that time. In preparation for the meeting,
  I offer this brief  overview of the  Company's  recent  activities  and progress
  toward the refinement and commercialization of the Sonex Combustion System (SCS)
  for in-cylinder control of ignition and combustion in engines.
  
  At the end of 2001,  financial  constraints  resulted in a reduction in staffing
  and Sonex officers  voluntarily deferred receipt of all salaries for an extended
  period.  The Company also received  substantial  cooperation  from its part-time
  consultants and legal and auditing  professionals  in terms of flexible  payment
  arrangements.  These  reductions  in  cash  outflows  combined  with  additional
  financial  support from investors and modest contract revenue helped the Company
  persevere. Today, Sonex finds itself with numerous business opportunities and is
  increasing staffing to support new projects.
  
  **   In early August 2002 we  announced  the award of a $200,000  Department  of
       Defense (DoD)  subcontract to begin the conversion of a gasoline  engine to
       start and  operate on  diesel-type,  kerosene-based  military  fuels  (also
       referred to as "heavy  fuels") for use in an unmanned  aerial vehicle (UAV)
       weapon system. The DoD prime contractor, Science Applications International
       Corporation  (SAIC),  is a leader in the development of advanced gun weapon
       systems including launchers and smart projectiles.  Following the selection
       of a  commercially  available  70hp  to  80hp  lightweight,  spark-ignited,
       two-stroke,  gasoline  engine,  Sonex  will  begin  development  of an  SCS
       modified  combustion  chamber  design and  proprietary  starting  system to
       permit  the  converted  engine to start and  operate on heavy  fuels.  This
       initial  funding  permits a multi-phase  heavy fuel engine (HFE) program to
       begin  immediately,  while follow-on  funding needed to complete the design
       and testing  process to achieve a prototype  HFE is expected to be approved
       by  the  DoD  sponsor  later  this  year.  Sonex  is  pursuing   additional
       commercialization  opportunities  for  HFEs as a  result  of U.S.  and NATO
       military  directives  for a single  battlefield  fuel that  will  eliminate
       gasoline in favor of less volatile heavy fuels.
  
  **   Late in 2001 one the world's  leading  engine  engineering  and  powertrain
       consulting  firms,  Ricardo  Consulting  Engineers Ltd,  confirmed the soot
       reduction  capability of the SCS "Low Soot" design.  Ricardo  published the
       findings, plus additional results from a later Computational Fluid Dynamics
       study of the  combustion  process,  in a paper  presented at the Society of
       Automotive Engineers' May 2002 Fuels and Lubricants Conference.  Ricardo is
       introducing the SCS "Low Soot" design results to potential  customers,  and
       is working with Sonex on securing  joint  commercialization  projects  with
       engine manufacturers.
  
  **   This fall the Senate and House will resume debate on a national energy bill
       that upon  enactment  is  expected  to  include  provisions  assigning  the
       Department  of  Transportation  (DOT) the task of issuing new fuel  mileage
       standards  within  two years of  enactment.  In  response,  Sonex  plans to
       complete  development,  commercialize  and market its SCS Stratified Charge
       Radical  Ignition  (SCRI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry.
       Presently,  high mileage  five-passenger  automobiles using gasoline direct
       injected  (GDI)  engines are sold in Japan and Europe but are not available
       in the U.S. due to high NOx (oxides of nitrogen)  emissions.  Sonex intends
       to demonstrate that SCS-SCRI can lead to high mileage, emissions compliant,
       GDI engined  vehicles  without  sacrificing  weight and vehicle safety.  In
       addition,  the evolution of U.S.  produced hybrid powered vehicles would be
       accelerated  since  a  major  improvement  in fuel  mileage  would  provide
       opportunities  for tradeoff of vehicle weight versus power. The anticipated
       passage of the national  energy bill will provide  Sonex the time needed to
       continue SCRI technology  maturation work for GDI engines.  To date,  Sonex
       has  provided  specific  input to the energy bill  legislative  process and
       submitted supporting data, industry analyses and other materials to DOT.
  
  **   Additional  anticipated  contracts  to Sonex  from the  government  involve
       development  efforts that should provide  definitive  conclusions as to the
       commercial viability of the patented SCS technology for in-cylinder control
       of ignition and  combustion.  In  particular,  outcomes from these programs
       will be useful to the development of the SCRI  combustion  process for high
       mileage,  low  emissions  GDI  engined   automobiles.   Acceptance  of  our
       technology  by the  government  will  enable  Sonex to bring a third  party
       validation  to any  commercial  discussions  we may  undertake,  as well as
       critical data and test results that support  numerous  applications  of our
       technology.
  
  
  Sonex is poised to leverage its proprietary  SCS technology  against the demands
  of  government,  as they impact the  automotive  industry  and ongoing  military
  innovation.  The Company is seeking  business  partners and strategic  alliances
  that will help bring SCS to  commercialization.  The  Company  already has begun
  adding to its technical staff to meet the demands of the recent subcontract from
  SAIC, and will need to continue hiring as new contracts are secured.  Management
  also  recognizes  that  commercialization  will require the hiring of additional
  executives  with industry  experience.  While revenue is expected to increase as
  new  contracts  are signed,  the Company may also need to raise capital to reach
  its goals.
  
  In  anticipation  of the contracts that have just begun to  materialize  and the
  resulting expected change in the Company's profile in the automotive and defense
  industries as well as the  investment  community,  in June 2002 Sonex  announced
  that it had retained The  Scottsdale  Group (TSG) as its investor  relations and
  financial   communications   consultant.   TSG  is   undertaking   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. In the coming months,  TSG will take our story to the media,  existing and
  potential  investors,  and  specialists  who follow the  automotive  and defense
  industries.  Sonex has  endured  serious  hardships  in the past  year,  but our
  efforts  are  being  rewarded  in the form of the many  opportunities  described
  above.  Thanks to the dedication  and hard work of our core personnel  group and
  the timely financial support from investors, the Company is about to emerge from
  one of the most trying  periods in its history.  Finally,  I extend my heartfelt
  thanks to our  shareholders  for their  continued  patience and support.  I look
  forward to this year's Annual Meeting and to receiving your input, questions and
  comments.
  
  
                                   Sincerely,
  
  
                                   Andrew A. Pouring, D.Eng.
                                   Chief Executive Officer
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  
                             **********************
  
  
  
  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.
  
  September 3, 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): September 3, 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 September 3, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following notice to shareholders on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
                       SONEX SCHEDULES 2002 ANNUAL MEETING;
                    LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS POSTED TO WEBSITE
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  September 3, 2002 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC. (OTC BB: SONX)
  announced  that the 2002  Annual  Meeting  of its  shareholders  will be held on
  Wednesday,  October 9, 2002, at 10:00 a.m.  local time in the Dorsey Room in the
  Hampton Inn & Suites,  located in the ARINC  Corporate  Park,  124 Womack Drive,
  Annapolis, Maryland. (Tel: 410-571-0200).
  
  The Company  indicated that  shareholders  could expect to receive related proxy
  materials  in  mid-September.  Following  is the  full  text  of the  Letter  to
  Shareholders  that will appear in the Sonex 2001 Annual  Report  included in the
  proxy materials.
  
                                                                   August 2002
  
  Dear Fellow Shareholders:
  
  Sonex will hold its Annual  Meeting here in Annapolis on October 9, 2002,  and I
  look forward to seeing many of you at that time. In preparation for the meeting,
  I offer this brief  overview of the  Company's  recent  activities  and progress
  toward the refinement and commercialization of the Sonex Combustion System (SCS)
  for in-cylinder control of ignition and combustion in engines.
  
  At the end of 2001,  financial  constraints  resulted in a reduction in staffing
  and Sonex officers  voluntarily deferred receipt of all salaries for an extended
  period.  The Company also received  substantial  cooperation  from its part-time
  consultants and legal and auditing  professionals  in terms of flexible  payment
  arrangements.  These  reductions  in  cash  outflows  combined  with  additional
  financial  support from investors and modest contract revenue helped the Company
  persevere. Today, Sonex finds itself with numerous business opportunities and is
  increasing staffing to support new projects.
  
  **   In early August 2002 we  announced  the award of a $200,000  Department  of
       Defense (DoD)  subcontract to begin the conversion of a gasoline  engine to
       start and  operate on  diesel-type,  kerosene-based  military  fuels  (also
       referred to as "heavy  fuels") for use in an unmanned  aerial vehicle (UAV)
       weapon system. The DoD prime contractor, Science Applications International
       Corporation  (SAIC),  is a leader in the development of advanced gun weapon
       systems including launchers and smart projectiles.  Following the selection
       of a  commercially  available  70hp  to  80hp  lightweight,  spark-ignited,
       two-stroke,  gasoline  engine,  Sonex  will  begin  development  of an  SCS
       modified  combustion  chamber  design and  proprietary  starting  system to
       permit  the  converted  engine to start and  operate on heavy  fuels.  This
       initial  funding  permits a multi-phase  heavy fuel engine (HFE) program to
       begin  immediately,  while follow-on  funding needed to complete the design
       and testing  process to achieve a prototype  HFE is expected to be approved
       by  the  DoD  sponsor  later  this  year.  Sonex  is  pursuing   additional
       commercialization  opportunities  for  HFEs as a  result  of U.S.  and NATO
       military  directives  for a single  battlefield  fuel that  will  eliminate
       gasoline in favor of less volatile heavy fuels.
  
  **   Late in 2001 one the world's  leading  engine  engineering  and  powertrain
       consulting  firms,  Ricardo  Consulting  Engineers Ltd,  confirmed the soot
       reduction  capability of the SCS "Low Soot" design.  Ricardo  published the
       findings, plus additional results from a later Computational Fluid Dynamics
       study of the  combustion  process,  in a paper  presented at the Society of
       Automotive Engineers' May 2002 Fuels and Lubricants Conference.  Ricardo is
       introducing the SCS "Low Soot" design results to potential  customers,  and
       is working with Sonex on securing  joint  commercialization  projects  with
       engine manufacturers.
  
  **   This fall the Senate and House will resume debate on a national energy bill
       that upon  enactment  is  expected  to  include  provisions  assigning  the
       Department  of  Transportation  (DOT) the task of issuing new fuel  mileage
       standards  within  two years of  enactment.  In  response,  Sonex  plans to
       complete  development,  commercialize  and market its SCS Stratified Charge
       Radical  Ignition  (SCRI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry.
       Presently,  high mileage  five-passenger  automobiles using gasoline direct
       injected  (GDI)  engines are sold in Japan and Europe but are not available
       in the U.S. due to high NOx (oxides of nitrogen)  emissions.  Sonex intends
       to demonstrate that SCS-SCRI can lead to high mileage, emissions compliant,
       GDI engined  vehicles  without  sacrificing  weight and vehicle safety.  In
       addition,  the evolution of U.S.  produced hybrid powered vehicles would be
       accelerated  since  a  major  improvement  in fuel  mileage  would  provide
       opportunities  for tradeoff of vehicle weight versus power. The anticipated
       passage of the national  energy bill will provide  Sonex the time needed to
       continue SCRI technology  maturation work for GDI engines.  To date,  Sonex
       has  provided  specific  input to the energy bill  legislative  process and
       submitted supporting data, industry analyses and other materials to DOT.
  
  **   Additional  anticipated  contracts  to Sonex  from the  government  involve
       development  efforts that should provide  definitive  conclusions as to the
       commercial viability of the patented SCS technology for in-cylinder control
       of ignition and  combustion.  In  particular,  outcomes from these programs
       will be useful to the development of the SCRI  combustion  process for high
       mileage,  low  emissions  GDI  engined   automobiles.   Acceptance  of  our
       technology  by the  government  will  enable  Sonex to bring a third  party
       validation  to any  commercial  discussions  we may  undertake,  as well as
       critical data and test results that support  numerous  applications  of our
       technology.
  
  Sonex is poised to leverage its proprietary  SCS technology  against the demands
  of  government,  as they impact the  automotive  industry  and ongoing  military
  innovation.  The Company is seeking  business  partners and strategic  alliances
  that will help bring SCS to  commercialization.  The  Company  already has begun
  adding to its technical staff to meet the demands of the recent subcontract from
  SAIC, and will need to continue hiring as new contracts are secured.  Management
  also  recognizes  that  commercialization  will require the hiring of additional
  executives  with industry  experience.  While revenue is expected to increase as
  new  contracts  are signed,  the Company may also need to raise capital to reach
  its goals.
  
  In  anticipation  of the contracts that have just begun to  materialize  and the
  resulting expected change in the Company's profile in the automotive and defense
  industries as well as the  investment  community,  in June 2002 Sonex  announced
  that it had retained The  Scottsdale  Group (TSG) as its investor  relations and
  financial   communications   consultant.   TSG  is   undertaking   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. In the coming months,  TSG will take our story to the media,  existing and
  potential  investors,  and  specialists  who follow the  automotive  and defense
  industries.  Sonex has  endured  serious  hardships  in the past  year,  but our
  efforts  are  being  rewarded  in the form of the many  opportunities  described
  above.  Thanks to the dedication  and hard work of our core personnel  group and
  the timely financial support from investors, the Company is about to emerge from
  one of the most trying  periods in its history.  Finally,  I extend my heartfelt
  thanks to our  shareholders  for their  continued  patience and support.  I look
  forward to this year's Annual Meeting and to receiving your input, questions and
  comments.
  
                                   Sincerely,
  
                                   Andrew A. Pouring, D.Eng.
                                   Chief Executive Officer
  
  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.
  
                             **********************
  
  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.
  
  September 3, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer