He has won the international competition (with Arch Lorenzo Piqueras) to light Mona Lisa in Musée du Louvre ( Paris, 20) ) and developed an innovative SSL lamp with adjustment of spectra (with 32 LEDs) Marc Fontoynont is recipient of the Fresnel Medal and Alfred Monnier Lighting Awards. He is presently Vice-President of the European Lighting Cluster Alliance (ELCA), convener of the CEN group developing the new European Standard on Daylighting, and Chairman of CIE TC 3.55 dealing with sunlighting (to address daylighting in sunny climates, and rate performance of daylighting systems managing sunlight). He works on new value propositions, relating benefits of lighting solutions to Total Cost of Ownership. He develops procedures for assessment of perceived lighting quality ( by panels of observers). His research-to-practice area is focused on development of innovative lighting schemes (both with respect with daylighting and sunlighting, and clusters of LEDS). Professor at the Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, in Copenhagen (since 2011) He has taken various positions in research laboratories in North America and Europe and led the Light and Vision research group of ENTPE-CNRS (Lyon France) for 20 years.

The personal Program Advisor will be happy to answer any questions the student may have, offer academic advice, discuss course selection, and offer encouragement throughout the student’s studies.Marc Fontoynont has been trained as a Mechanical Engineer (University of California, Berkeley, USA) and PhD from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (France).

The student’s personal Program Advisor acts as his/her support system throughout their studies. Students will also be connected with a personal Program Advisor at the commencement of their studies, who will remain with them until graduation. Through their knowledge of education and field experience, these top educators can help students implement educational theories into real-life scenarios. The quality online teaching by professors offers a broad range of expertise and knowledge, contributing to the top-of-the-line education for our students. They offer a high-quality, thought provoking setting to the virtual classroom, providing their expertise within the industry.

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