Education:
Ph.D., Physics, University of Rhode Island

Research interests:
Solid-state lighting, LED packaging, testing and evaluation methods, lighting applications

Background:
Dr. Narendran leads a team that conducts research and educational programs to accelerate the development and market transformation of solid-state lighting technology.

• Professor, School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (July 2011 to present).
• Director of Research, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1998 to present).
• Program Organizer, Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) (2002 to present).
• Knowledge Partner Faculty, Regional Center for Lighting in South Asia, Sri Lanka (2009 to present).

• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
• SPIE

• Rensselaer’s William H. Wiley Distinguished Faculty Award, 2012
• Fellow, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
• Taylor Technical Talent Award (Best Technical Paper)
• PEW Teaching Leadership Award