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Research Projects |
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In 1994, ISLE sponsored a project “Architectural
Models under Artificial Sky” at the Illumination
Engineering Section of the Electrical Engineering Department of
Jadavpur University at Calcutta. The project was
completed in October 1997. A research Scholar was selected for this,
who was simultaneously given a teaching assignment on Illumination
Engineering and has been awarded a Ph.D. for his thesis on the Research
Project at Jadavpur University |
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ISLE is closely involved in the International
Daylight Measurement Programe (IDMP) launched in 1991. This
programme is based at the Central Building Research Institute
(CBRI) Roorkee. It was decided in 1994 to jointly fund the
programme by the Department of Science and Technology, and others
interested in energy aspects and alternative energy sources like the
Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES), Energy Management
Center (EMC), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
and ISLE |
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In 2001, ISLE sponsored a project
‘Assessment and Design of Illumination System with
respect to Open Cast Iron Ore Mine Project’ at the
Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal.
This research project is scheduled to be completed in 2004 |
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In 2006 ISLE sponsored a rural community development
green light initiative launched by MIT Manipal as
part of a research project entitled ‘Studies on the
Energy Security in Tribal Villages of Udipi District, Karnataka’. |
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Also in 2006, ISLE sponsored a research project at
Jadavpur University on ‘New Road Lighting
Design Approach for Developing Countries’. |