Research Topics

Our research produces results. We develop and promote lighting products and practices that are energy efficient, environmentally responsible, and responsive to human needs. Our research team includes experts in experimental psychology, vision, photobiology, engineering, physics, architecture, photometry, optics, and design. This expertise ensures that the world looks to us for objective answers to its lighting questions.

We are the only independent lighting research laboratory accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) to test lamps and lighting equipment. Our research facility includes a fully equipped photometry laboratory, climate-controlled lamp and electrical testing laboratories, and human factors research space. Our workshop has the staff and equipment necessary to produce fully functional prototypes and models.

In this section of our site you can access information based on our research. Within each of the topics listed to the left, you will find information about our programs, LRC-authored publications, and bibliographies. You can also get information about specific LRC research projects.