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Speaker

​Robert F. Karlicek, Jr., Ph.D.

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BIO:​

Director, Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA)

Professor, Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

Dr. Robert F. Karlicek, Jr. is a professor of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Prior RPI, he spent over 30 years in industrial research and R&D management positions related to optoelectronics, telecommunications and lighting system development with corporations including AT&T Bell Labs and General Electric. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and has over 60 peer reviewed technical papers and 50 U.S. patents.

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Lecture Title:   "The History of LED Lighting, and What’s Coming Next (?)"

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