Jae Yong Suk, professor of design and director of the California Lighting Technology Center, has been named the Arthur H. Rosenfeld Chair in Energy Efficiency at UC Davis.
The endowed chair supports research, education, and engagement to advance energy-efficient technologies and their application in practice, including work that informs policy and supports deployment.
The position honors the legacy of Arthur H. Rosenfeld, a physicist and policymaker widely regarded as a foundational figure in the field of energy efficiency, whose work helped establish modern approaches to building technologies, standards, and energy policy.
It also builds on the work of Michael Siminovitch, professor emeritus and founding director of the California Lighting Technology Center, who established the center to support collaboration across industry, utilities, and public agencies and to accelerate the development and commercialization of energy-efficient lighting technologies.