Mariëlle Aarts
Department / Institute
RESEARCH PROFILE
Marielle Aarts is an Assistant Professor in the Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), where she specializes in Light and Lighting, particularly in relation to humans and the built environment. She conducts studies related to daylight, electrical lighting, wellbeing, comfort, energy and the built environment. Marielle has a special interest in lighting for the working environment and in relation to elderly people. The effects of lighting and requirements related to solutions for the elderly are different to those aimed at other target groups. Marielle’s research also extends to the application of light as treatment for affective disorders and lighting condition in medical facilities.
Marielle is also Chairman of the Board at the Light and Health Research Foundation SOLG at TU/e. Here, she creating awareness regarding the influence light has on human health and connecting researchers with research questions in this area.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Marielle Aarts obtained her MSc in Lighting in the Built Environment at TU/e. In 2001, she worked as a researcher at TNO and she has also been a member of the Daylight Committee of the Dutch Lighting Foundation.
Recent Publications
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Validation of spectral simulation tools in the context of ipRGC-influenced light responses of building occupants
Journal of Building Performance Simulation (2023) -
Developing energy efficient and smart lighting education in Vietnam and Myanmar
(2023) -
A simulation tool for building and lighting design considering ipRGC-influenced light responses
(2022) -
To what extent are non-visual effects of light implemented in current lighting design practice? Findings from an international survey
(2022) -
Validation of Spectral Simulation Tools for the Prediction of Indoor Daylight Exposure
(2022)
Current Educational Activities
- Advancing light for human functioning – entrepreneurship in lighting
- Advancing light for human functioning
- Masterproject BPS A Research
- Introduction building physics and material science
- Light and experience
- Liberation of light technical project
- Physics of light and lighting design
- Masterproject BPS B Research
- Building physics and building services engineering
- Masterproject BPS design
- Healthy & sustainable living environments
- Physics of light and lighting design
- D-light
- D-light
Ancillary Activities
No ancillary activities