The Smart Lighting ERC (Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center) focuses on developing solid-state lighting systems with advanced functionality, with an "emphasis" on industry outreach to facilitate commercialization.
Purpose
In the words of Director Robert F. Karlicek Jr, the Smart Lighting ERC seeks to contribute to the creation of "smart lighting systems that think."
A primary goal of Gen-3 ERCs is the global commercialization of academic research.
Partnership
The center is an NSF Gen-3 ERC formed in 2008, and is a partnership between the lead university
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...
, (RPI) two core partner universities—
Boston University (BU) and the
University of New Mexico (UNM)—and three other outreach universities—
Howard University,
Morgan State University (MSU), and the
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT).
Funding comes from the
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...
, New York Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR), and industrial partners.
References
External links
ERC Association WebsiteStandard Lamp ShadesLandscape Lighting
National Science Foundation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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