A TPU alumnus Alexander Goncharov has become a member of the Russian National Committee of the International Commission on Illumination.
The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) is an international public organization founded in 1913 and uniting professionals in illumination engineering and lighting. The CIE is the highest authority in illumination recognized as an international body on standardization in illumination by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
The Russian National Committee of the CIE is a research and illumination engineering organization that ensures the participation of Russian illumination engineers in the work of the CIE and cooperates with the CIE and other international organizations engaged in problems of science, technology, standardization and art in lighting and illumination.
“Only professionals obtaining required expertise, research experience and approved research achievements in illumination and lighting can become members of the Russian National Committee of the CIE.
The Board of Administration of the Russian National Committee of the CIE makes a decision on each membership,” mentioned on the official website of the organization.
Alexander Goncharov graduated from the TPU master’s degree course in optical engineering in 2004. Then, he started a postgraduate degree at TPU where he continued his research works and developments in solid-state lighting, in particular for rail transport, street lights and grow lights. Having completed his postgraduate studies, he worked at Energoneft Tomsk, the Research Institute of Semiconductor Devices and Leader Light. At the moment, the TPU alumnus holds the position of head of the Illumination Engineering Department of Arlight Rus (Moscow).
In 2011, Alexander became a winner of the All-Russian Contest “Engineer of Year” and was included in the list of Russian professional engineers in the following nominations: Optics, Optomechanical and Optoelectronic Systems.
“I became engaged in solid-state lighting 20 years ago. Nowadays, illumination engineering has made incredible progress: a lot of illumination engineering companies have been opened, comparatively cheap metrology tool has entered the market and there are many more highly qualified professionals than those times. Moreover, today, the illumination engineering industry is in great need of professionals,” the TPU alumnus comments.