Mariana G. Figueiro, Ph.D.

Mariana Figueiro

Mariana G. Figueiro, Ph.D., is Light and Health Program Director at the Lighting Research Center and Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She conducts research on the effect of light on human health, circadian photobiology, and lighting for older adults. She is the author of more than 70 scientific articles in her field of research, along with the AARP-sponsored publication, Lighting the Way: a Key to Independence, which provides guidelines on lighting for older adults.