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For Immediate Release
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Mary Cimo
Lighting Research Center
518.687.7174
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Troy, N.Y. - 2/1/2006
Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute May 3-5, 2006
Session will highlight new applications for LEDs
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) will hold a three-day, hands-on seminar to teach industry professionals about incorporating light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into lighting applications. The LED Lighting Institute features workshops and lab sessions about rapidly evolving LED technology, lighting design, and optical modeling, while using the newest LED products on the market. “The seminar starts out by covering LED basics and then progresses to hands-on lab sessions where participants design and build their own LED fixtures,” said Dan Frering, LRC manager of education. The upcoming session will highlight the use of LEDs in new applications and will showcase how this technology can be embedded into any type of architecture due to its small size, ruggedness, and long life.
“The workshop is designed to advance the acceptance of LED lighting by creating realistic expectations for using LEDs in place of less efficient lighting,” said N. Narendran, Ph.D., director of research and head of the Solid-State Lighting Program at the LRC. “Participants will compare and analyze LED products for various applications, as well as learn methods and standards for measuring and quantifying LED performance.”
This intensive workshop continues to grow in popularity, so Frering recommends early registration. The LED Lighting Institute has gained notable support from sponsors who see the benefit of LED lighting education, including Color Kinetics, GELcore, Lamina, Lumileds Lighting, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Nichia America Corp., Opto Technology, OSRAM SYLVANIA, PolyBrite International, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Upon completion of the LED Lighting Institute, participants will earn three continuing education units for attending the LED Lighting Institute and will receive a Continuing Education Certificate in LED lighting technology. More than 300 people from around the globe have completed the course. The program is held in the spring and fall of each year, and enrollment is limited to 30 students.
For more information or to register for the May session, visit the LED Lighting Institute web site at www.lrc.rpi.edu/education/outreachEducation/LEDInstitute.asp.
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About the Lighting Research Center
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.Y., and is the leading university-based research center devoted to lighting. The LRC offers the world's premier graduate education in lighting, including one- and two-year master's programs and a Ph.D. program. Since 1988 the LRC has built an international reputation as a reliable source for objective information about lighting technologies, applications, and products. The LRC also provides training programs for government agencies, utilities, contractors, lighting designers, and other lighting professionals. Visit www.lrc.rpi.edu.
About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation's oldest technological university. The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and the media arts and technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.
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Lighting Research Center, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180 USA 
