MICHAEL SIMINOVITCH, PH.D
Director; Professor, Design Program

Professor Michael Siminovitch is Director of the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), Associate Director of the Energy Efficiency Center, and Professor of Design at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Siminovitch established CLTC as an industry, utility, and government partnership to accelerate the development and commercialization of efficient residential and commercial lighting technologies. His research focuses on laboratory-to-marketplace technology transfer through a broad range of industry partnerships.

The Center at UC Davis includes a staff of 20 development engineers and designers, an administrative staff, an outreach team, and a number of undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Siminovitch has established an undergraduate lighting concentration at UC Davis with classes in lighting technology, design, and daylighting. Recently, he established the first graduate program in the country focused on Lighting Controls, which is funded by the lighting industry. Dr. Siminovitch holds a joint academic appointment with the University of Beijing Graduate School where he is assisting in the establishment of the China Sustainable Lighting Center in collaboration with the industry.

Dr. Siminovitch is a graduate of Carleton University, Faculty of Engineering in Ottawa, Ontario. He received Master’s Degrees in both Industrial Design and in Architecture from the University of Illinois, where he was the holder the Plym fellowship and was awarded the Henry Adams Gold Medal. Dr Siminovitch earned his Doctorate in Architecture and Human Factors Engineering from the University of Michigan.

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