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Light Sources Committee

LIGHTING PRACTICE
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Committee Purpose, Scope And Documents

Purpose

This Technical Committee researches and develops best practices for evaluating and selecting light sources and systems.

Scope

Included subject matter: The scope includes Solid State Lighting sources and systems, and general technical attributes and associated developments in light and lamp sources. Excluded subject matter: This committee does not cover specific applications of particular light sources.

Committee Leadership

Committee Chair - Eric S. Perkins

Eric has been Lighting Certified, since 1999. He holds a B.S. in Meteorology, from SUNY Oswego, NY. as well as extensive study & coursework in EE and ME at NYIT and an MFA in Lighting Design from Parsons School of Design. He is employed with New York Digital as an in-house Senior Lighting Specialist and holds extensive knowledge / experience in lighting applications, photometrics, light sources and product design. He is currently President of the IES Light Sources Committee and a 33-year veteran of the Lighting Industry and holds lighting related patents under his name. An accomplished speaker, educator and technical writer, and (fun fact) a former voiceover artist, Eric is a fabulous lighting historian and avid collector of unusual / vintage lamps and photo controls. You could say that lighting has been a part of him all his life as he became fascinated with lighting and light sources at the age of 6 months old!

Committee Vice-Chair - Jianzhong Jiao

Members (Voting)

Eric Bretschneider
Kaikai Xu
Yoelit H. Hiebert
Ernesto Mendoza
Raymond G. Janik
Raul E. Valdes
Eugene Graff
Jonathan C. Vollers

Advisory Members (Non-Voting)

Sagar U. Rao
Irena Fryc
Adam N. Lamar
Jorge H. Lujan
Prem Kumar

Advisory Panel Liaisons

Robert F. Karlicek, Jr.

Board Liaisons

Kelly M. M Seeger
Michael Myer

Staff Liaisons

Patricia McGillicuddy