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

Research interests:
Solid-state lighting, advanced light source technologies, remote source/fiber-optic lighting, sensors.

Background:

• Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, and September 2003 to present.
• Director of Research. Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. October 1998 to present.
• Research Associate Professor. Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. March 1996 to May 2003.
• Head, Graduate Education Program, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. July 2001 to July 2002.
• Adjunct Assistant Professor. Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. August 1992 to March 1996.
• Senior Research Engineer. Mechanical Technology Inc., Latham, NY. October1991 to February 1996.

• Fellow member, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
• The International Society of Optical Engineering

• Fellow, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America 2003.
• Taylor Technical Talent Award, (Best technical paper) Fellow, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America 2003.
• PEW Teaching Leadership Award, 1990.