The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is    part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute    of Troy, N.Y., and is the leading    university-based research center    devoted to lighting. The LRC offers the    world's premier graduate education in    lighting, including one- and two-year    master's programs and a Ph.D.    program. Since 1988 the LRC has built    an international reputation as a reliable    source for objective information about    lighting technologies, applications, and    products. The LRC also provides    training programs for government    agencies, utilities, contractors, lighting    designers, and other lighting    professionals. Visit

Education:
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Norwich University, Northfield, VT.

Research interests:
Lighting technologies and applications that are desired by customers and provide improvements in energy efficiency.

Background:
Prior to joining the LRC, Mr. Morante was Marketing Manager for Northeast Utilities. His responsibilities included market research, market and product development and product management. Mr. Morante also oversaw the detailed development and implementation of Northeast Utilities' award winning energy efficiency programs from 1989 to 1997 as Manager, Conservation and Load Management Programs. In this capacity, he has provided expert testimony on a number of energy efficiency matters before the U.S. Department of Energy and the Connecticut and Massachusetts utility commissions.

Professional memberships:
Board of Directors, Peak Load Management Alliance