Dr. Lenka Maierová

Contact

Organisation

Czech Technical University in Prague

Department

Job title

Researcher

Based in

Czech Republic

Languages

English, German, Czech

Working on daylight in relation to

Why daylight matters in my work

My research is about light and health, and daylight is the healthiest light ever.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Winter School “Perspectives on Daylight” (2019), Interviews ABOUT LIGHT, Educational package on daylight, Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination” (2022), Summer School "Measuring light and illumination" (2024), Can daylight protect children from myopia?, Daylight metrics, measurements, and data

I could also have worked as

I got into (day) light research through a number of disciplines, and I wouldn't change it for any of them!

I would have loved to have a coffee with

Buddha, who taught his followers to imagine bright light as a prevention of drowsiness in meditation.

Most beautiful song of all time

My mother's lullaby. Nothing can beat that.

Main discipline

Architecture

Other disciplines

Art, Astronomy, Botany, Ophthalmology, Psychology, Urban Design

Fields of expertise

Building Physics, Chronobiology, Daylighting Technology, Health in Buildings, Lighting Design, Lighting Technology