LESA Center Researchers Explore the Impact of Healthy Lighting on Human Circadian Function
TROY, NY / AGILITYPR.NEWS / December 20, 2019 / LESA Center researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dr. Agung Julius and Dr. John T. Wen’s findings were recently published in PLOS ONE for their work on time optimal entrainment control for circadian rhythm regulation. Wen and Julius have developed ‘new ways to optimize sleep for alertness through light exposure‘ and were featured in Rensselaer News. Their work is part of ongoing research at LESA, resulting in several subsequent publications around circadian function, circadian phase shift, and the effects of healthy lighting funded by the Army Research Office, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense.
The health effects of lighting for circadian regulation are profound but not widely understood. Research efforts at LESA aim to dispel unscientifically sound perceptions around healthy lighting while furthering understanding of human circadian function. LESA ‘s Healthcare vertical is focused on improving human health and wellness through healthy lighting methods and applications.
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Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA)
Previously funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the LESA Center is an interdisciplinary, multi-university graduated Engineering Research Center developing “Systems that Think™”. The Center engages faculty members, research staff, graduate and undergraduate students to work on research leading to the creation of autonomous, intelligent systems with adaptive and controllable properties that will change the way society lives and works. The Center joins academia, industry, and government in partnership to produce transformational engineered systems, along with highly trained engineers who are adept at innovation and primed for leadership in the global economy. LESA is headquartered at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and partners with Boston University, the University of New Mexico, and Thomas Jefferson University to achieve its objectives.
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