Dr. Vikas Midha
General Electric
Dr. Vikas Midha, is the Business Programs Manager for Lighting at GE’s Global Research center at Niskayuna, New York. He manages the portfolio of lighting related research programs including phosphor materials for fluorescent lamps, LEDs and OLEDs. Over the past ten years, he has led research programs on incandescent, fluorescent and HID technology at GE. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1999, has authored over fifteen publications.
Future trends in Lighting
With the upcoming ban of incandescent lamps and the advent of new green technology, the next few years represent a historic time of change in area of Lighting. Some perspectives on future trends in lighting and areas of research at GE will be presented.