UC Davis undergraduate student Thao Tran is the recipient of a Robert E. Thunen Memorial Scholarship from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The scholarship will fund research she began last year in Professor Siminovitch's Designing with Light course (DES 136B).
“I’m interested in how lighting impacts health and wellness,” says Tran. “And I want to learn more about how to execute that in a way that also saves energy.”
This quarter CLTC is proud to welcome her back as a student intern. She will also serve as a teaching assistant for DES 136B while continuing her course work, which will include studying daylighting with Dr. Papamichael.
Ms. Tran will graduate from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science this spring. She plans to pursue a master's degree in lighting design, but says she would first like to gain experience in the field. "I'm looking forward to getting some professional experience."