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The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the world's leading center for lighting research and education—pioneering research in solid-state lighting, light and health, transportation lighting, energy, and plant pathology.
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N. Narendran will moderate the panel "Can 3D Printing Revolutionize the Lighting Industry?" at Strategies in Light, Feb. 28, 2019.
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Mariana Figueiro and Mark Rea will co-present the session: "On the Horizon:
New Recommendations for Circadian Entrainment" with Brian Liebel (IES) and Jennifer Veitch (National Research Council of Canada) at LIGHTFAIR International May 22, 2019 in Philadelphia.
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| The LRC and the Larson Transportation Institute at Penn State University presented a workshop to share research results on warning light effectiveness. Learn More. |
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In the News
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Dr. Jaimin Patel and Leora Radetsky are featured in Greenhouse Canada — exploring light as a way to mitigate disease in plants. Read the article.
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Programs
Education
Graduate Education
M.S. and Ph.D. programs in lighting—now offering a paid post-graduation externship option at a leading lighting manufacturer, design firm, or government organization
LED Lighting Institute
Hands-on workshop for industry professionals covering the latest advances in solid-state lighting, including IoT connected lighting, 3D printing...
Light and Health Institute
Two-day seminars that teach the many ways in which light affects, and can be used to improve, health and wellbeing
Photometry Institute
Two-day seminars about the latest developments in photometric testing and evaluation
Outdoor Lighting Institute
Two-day seminars on outdoor lighting design to reduce energy use and light pollution while improving safety and security
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| USDA Awards Funding for Light and Plant Health Research to the LRC |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded funding to the Lighting Research Center to support new research that has the potential to address one of the grand challenges of this century—food security and the ability to sustainably feed a rapidly increasing world population.
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Working with the LRC
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Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies 
Transportation Lighting Alliance