Leadership in Professional and Industrial Societies

2004 – Present

Active Member and Leader – US professional associations, trade associations and standardization organizations that are developing LED and LED lighting standards include:

  • Chair (2015 – 2018), ASABE Plant Growth LED Lighting Committee

  • Chair (2008 – 2011), Vice Chair (2004 – 2008), SAE Lighting Standard Committee

  • Vice Chair (2009 – 2015), ANSI TC78 WG09 SSL Light Source Committee

  • Treasurer (2012 – 2020), IES Testing Procedures Committee

  • Vice Chair (2016 – Present), IES Light Source Committee

  • Chair (2020 – Present), Vice Chair (2014 – 2020), IES Computer Committee

  • Chair (2007 – 2009), NEMA Lighting Division, SSL Section Technical Committee

  • Chair (2008 – 2009), Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance (NGLIA)

  • Member, ASABE Energy System Oversight Committee

  • Member, ANSI TC82 WG04 SSL Driver Committee

  • Member, IES Roadway Lighting Committee

  • Member, CIE TC2-76, AC LED Characterization Working Group

  • Member, UL8750 LED Source Safety Standard Technical Penal

  • Member, UL8800 Horticultural Lighting Safety Standard Technical Penal

  • Member, IEEE PAR 1789 LED Flicker Health Hazards Committee

  • Member, JEDEC C-15 LED Thermal Measurement Committee

1994 – Present

Lead, Major Contributor, or Working Group Member – Newly established LED lighting standards include:

  • ANSI/ASABE S642 SEPT2018, Recommended Methods for Measurement and Testing of LED Products for Plant Growth and Development

  • ANSI/ASABE S640 JUL2017, Quantities and Units of Electromagnetic Radiation for Plants (Photosynthetic Organisms)

  • ANSI C78.377-2017, Specifications for the Chromaticity of Solid-State Lighting Products

  • ANSI C78.374-2015, LED Specification Sheet

  • ANSI/IES LM-79-19, Approved Method for the Electrical and Photometric Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products

  • ANSI/IES LM-80-20, Approved Method for Measuring Luminous Flux and Color Maintenance of LED Packages, Arrays, and Modules

  • ANSI/IES TM-21-21, Projecting Long Term Lumen Maintenance of LED Light Sources

  • ANSI/IES LM-82-20, Approved Method for the Characterization of LED Light Engines and LED Lamps for Electrical and Photometric Properties as a Function of Temperature

  • ANSI/IES LM-84-20, Approved Method for Measuring Lumen Maintenance of LED Lamps, Light Engines, and Luminaires

  • ANSI/IES TM-28-20, Projecting Long Term Lumen Maintenance of LED Lamps and Luminaires

  • ANSI/IES LM-85-20, Approved Method for the Electrical and Photometric Measurements of High-Power LEDs

  • ANSI/IES TM-25-20, Ray File Format for the Description of the Emission Property of Light Sources

  • ANSI/IES TM-27-20, IES Standard Format for the Electronic Transfer of Spectral Data

  • ANSI/IES TM-26-20, Projection of LED Package Failure Rate

  • ANSI/IES LM-86-20, Approved Method for Measuring Luminous Flux and Color Maintenance of Remote Phosphor Components

  • ANSI/IES LM-88-20, Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurements of AC-LED Packages and Arrays or Modules

  • ANSI/IES LM-90-20, IES Method of Measuring Optical Waveforms for use in Temporal Light Artifact (TLA) Calculations

  • ANSI/IES LM-91-21, Approved Method: Application Distance Radiometry

  • UL8750, LED Equipment for Use in Lighting Products

  • NEMA SSL-1, Electronic Drivers for LED Device, Arrays, or Systems

  • NEMA SSL-3, High Power White LED Binning for General Illumination

  • NEMA SSL-4, SSL Retrofit Lamps: Suggested Minimum Performance Requirements

  • SEMI 5265A, Specifications for Sapphire Wafers Intended for Use for Manufacturing High Brightness Light-Emitting Diode Devices

  • JESD51-51, Implementation of the Electrical Test Method for the Measurement of Real Thermal Resistance and Impedance of Light-Emitting Diodes with Exposed Cooling

  • SAE J1889, LED Signal and Marking Lighting Devices

  • SAE J2650, Performance Requirements for Light Emitting Diode Road Illumination Devices

  • SAE J2938, LED Light Sources Tests and Requirements Standard Part 2: LED Lumen and Color Maintenance Measurements

  • SAE J3014, Highly Accelerated Failure Test (HAFT) for Automotive Lamps with LED Assembly

1996 – Present, Detroit, MI

Organizer & Chairman – SAE World Congress, Lighting Technology Conference

Organize the largest international automotive lighting technology annual events, review technical papers and presentations, invite speakers on selected topics, establish conference programs, chair the conferences, and edit proceedings.

2008 – 2018, San Diego, CA

Conference Organizer and Session Chairman – SPIE Optics + Photonics, International Conference on Solid-State Lighting, and LED-Based Illumination Systems

Participation in organizing one of the largest international conferences on LEDs and SSL, review topics, invite speakers, establish conference programs, and chair the conferences.

1996 – 2013

Organizer – SAE Lighting Forum

Organize and facilitate Forum for education and information exchange of the topics of:

  • LEDs: The Latest and Greatest

  • Safety: Vehicular Lighting and Roadway Lighting

  • IR and Night Vision Technologies

  • LED Technology Update

  • Glare, Human Factor’s Perspectives

  • Color & CRI

  • Intelligent Lighting Systems