A joint IEEE Ottawa Photonics Chapter and IEEE Ottawa Alliance of IEEE Consultant Network Group Seminar
Supported by the IEEE Algonquin College Student Branch

“Unintentional Impacts of a LED Lighting” – Putting the Brakes on Hype

Speaker(s): Robert Dick
Date/Time: Wednesday, Jan 13th – 6:30pm
Location: Algonquin College, Building T / Room T129
Parking: Free P8/P9
Registration: bjoshi.ieee@gmail.com
For more information please contact: kexing.liu@ieee.org

Abstract:
LED luminaires are being promoted as “green” lighting with low power consumption and long life. Although the technology is capable of achieving these goals, many commercial luminaires are not designed to take full advantage of the technology.  Current urban lighting guidelines are based on maximizing the impact of the illumination – turn night into day. This has been found to be ecologically disruptive and it undermines human physical and mental health.

Biography of the Speaker:
Mr. Dick is a professional engineer with 40-year’s experience in avionics, spacecraft and instrumentation engineering, and recently, biology, ecology and bio-technical product development. He has two companies: astronomy education publications, and luminaire development and manufacturing.

He has written papers and articles in peer reviewed journals and trade publications about the impact of artificial light on human health and regional ecology. He developed and authored the Parks Canada Guidelines for Outdoor Lighting (GOL), which has been adopted in the United States and is a basis for the Canadian and International Dark Sky Preserves.

His “Eco-Light” luminaire by the Canadian Scotobiology Group is designed to be fully compliant to the GOL and draws on the unique attributes of modern light emitting diodes, optics, thermal engineering and manufacturing processes.

Event agenda :
6:30pm – Networking
7:00pm – Presentation
7:45pm – Q&A
8:00pm – Adjourn