{"id":8,"date":"2010-01-13T16:11:48","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T21:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/education\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T23:42:24","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/smartlighting\/files\/2010\/01\/education_153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-715 aligncenter\" title=\"education\" src=\"\/smartlighting\/files\/2010\/01\/education_153.jpg\" alt=\"education\" height=\"250\" width=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>LESA\u00a0seeks to generate systematic improvements in engineering curricula, pedagogy and learning styles while preparing students to compete in the global economy.<\/h3>\n<p>LESA students connect fundamental engineering knowledge, best practices in design, product development and entrepreneurship with contemporary engineering tools. A systems approach to framing and solving problems is developed in basic research and applications in smart lighting. This research integrates sound technical fundamentals, business considerations, and provides an understanding of the social and environmental impacts of this technology.<\/p>\n<h3>LESA\u00a0offers students:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Exceptional research based on strong fundamental science<\/li>\n<li>Engagement with industry, National Labs, domestic and international universities, K-14 schools and museums<\/li>\n<li>Encouragement for a more diverse student body and workforce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>We reach out to:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/education\/pathways\/\">K-12 students and teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>University students and faculty<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/industry\/industrial-outreach\/\">Industry practitioners<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The general public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>We partner with:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>ERC partner universities<\/li>\n<li>Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) and museums<\/li>\n<li>New York State Department of Education<\/li>\n<li>International universities<\/li>\n<li>Industry and government labs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LESA\u00a0seeks to generate systematic improvements in engineering curricula, pedagogy and learning styles while preparing students to compete in the global economy. LESA students connect fundamental engineering knowledge, best practices in design, product development and entrepreneurship with contemporary engineering tools. A systems approach to framing and solving problems is developed in basic research and applications in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1963,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1963"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3945,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/3945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/smartlighting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}