Cornell Club of the Greater Capital District

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• Volunteer at the Food Bank
• The Bare Essentials on Investing
• Annual meeting

Why Does It Take Four PhDs to Screw in a Light Bulb?

A lighthearted, but serious consideration of lighting given by faculty members at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

4 - 4:15 Welcome and Center Overview
Dr. Russ Leslie, Associate Director, Lighting Research Center

4:15 - 4:45 Solid State Lighting - Lighting without Sockets (LEDs)
Dr. Nadarajah Narendran, Associate Professor, Lighting Research Center

4:50 - 5:20 Light Isn't Just Vision Anymore: An Overview of the Non-Visual Effects of Light
Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Assistant Professor, Lighting Research Center

5:20 - 5:55 Transportation Lighting: Rethinking Visibility
Dr. John Bullough, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Lighting Research Center

6:00 - 7:15 Tours of the Lighting Research Center and a spaghetti and meatballs buffet catered by Sodexho

7:15 - 8:00 What over Watts?
Dr. Mark Rea, Director, Lighting Research Institute

Date/Time:

Wednesday, April 24 at 4:00 pm

Location

Lighting Research Center, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY

Cost

$20 for CCGCD members
$25 for non-members

Information

Nancy Radick Lynk '52 at 518-439-3948.

Event Flyer

Event Flyer.

Reservation Form

Reservation Form.

RSVP

RSVP by April 18 to Nancy Radick Lynk '52 at thelynks@midtel.net or 518-439-3948.

Directions

Directions: The Lighting Research Center is in downtown Troy, not on the main campus on the hill. The following directions will help you negotiate Troy's one-way streets if you cross the Hudson on the Collar City Bridge (Route 7 to Hoosick Street). The bridge has four east-bound lanes.

1. Get in the 2nd lane from the right. Bear right at the Downtown Troy exit.
2. Go straight at the end of the ramp to merge onto 6th Avenue.
3. Stay on 6th Avenue through the 1st traffic light.
4. Get in the center lane at the 2nd light.
5. After you go through the light, turn right on Grand Street.
6. Turn left on 5th Avenue.
7. Turn left on Fulton Street.
8. Pass the Gurley Building on the left and turn left into the parking lot. The lot is quite large, however, at 4 p.m. many of the spaces may be in use. If necessary, park on Fulton Street or Sixth Avenue.
9. Enter the historic Gurley Building through the double green doors facing the parking lot.
10. Take the elevator to the Lighting Research Center on the third floor.

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