Project Sponsorship

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) conducts more than $4 million each year in sponsored research. You do not have to be an LRC Partner to sponsor a project. Please contact LRC Associate Director Russ Leslie at leslir@rpi.edu for more information about project sponsorship. If you wish, you may also contact the researchers leading the LRC's current research initiatives:

• Daylight Dividends
  Optimizing lighting quality and energy savings through the intelligent use of daylighting
  Russ Leslie
  
  
• Demonstration and Evaluation of Lighting Technologies and Applications ( DELTA )
  Case studies and demonstrations
  Jennifer Brons
  
  
• DesignWorks
  DesignWorks provides lighting design solutions. This program critically addresses the personal, environmental, and economic needs of contemporary society.
  Patricia Rizzo, MSc
  
  
• Light and Health
  Lighting for special needs, including those of older adults and Alzheimer's patients, as well as lighting's effect on sleep cycles, mood, and productivity
  Mariana Figueiro, Ph.D.
  
  
• Lighting Controls
  Development of advanced lighting control technologies, such as a self-calibrating photosensor
  Andrew Bierman
  
  
• Lighting Futures
  An electronic newsletter covering the latest developments in lighting technology and applications
  John Bullough, Ph.D.
  
  
• Lighting Transformations
  Projects to speed the acceptance of new, energy-efficient lighting products into the marketplace
  Mariana Figueiro, Ph.D.
  
  
• National Lighting Product Information Program ( NLPIP )
  Lighting product testing and evaluation
  Jeremy Snyder
  
  
• New Lighting Metrics
  A research paper sponsored by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
  Mark Rea, Ph.D.
  
  
• Night Sky
  Issues of light trespass and light pollution
  John Bullough, Ph.D.
  
  
• Outreach Education
  Customized educational offerings, including short courses, seminars, and satellite video broadcasts
  Daniel Frering
  
  
• Solid-State Lighting
  Research on light emitting diodes (LEDs), light-emitting polymers (LEPs), and related technologies
  N. Narendran, Ph.D.
  
  
• Transportation Lighting
  Automotive interiors and exteriors, roadway signage, and lighting
  John Bullough, Ph.D.