3 scientists become members of the International Commission on Illumination | Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Gdańsk University of Technology

CIE (International Commission on Illumination) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to cooperation and exchange of information in matters related to color, perception, photobiology and technology of natural and artificial light. Members of this organization are National Committees from 40 countries and more than fifteen individual members from countries or regions where no national committees have been formed.

The main goals of CIE's activities are to create a forum for international discussion and exchange of information on matters relating to science, technology and practice in the field of light and illumination. The organization creates basic patterns and procedures for measuring light quantities, issues appropriate standards, recommendations, reports and other publications in the field of light and illumination. CIE conducts substantive work in eight Departments and in over 150 Technical Committees.

The new CIE Technical Committee (TC2-95), co-initiated by Karolina Zielińska-Dąbkowska, PhD, Eng., Arch., will be responsible for the measurement of obtrusive light and city sky glow.

The main objective of the new Technical Committee is to provide guidance and good practice on methods for measuring undesirable artificial light and glow, and the appropriate specification of the measuring instruments necessary to validate the criteria for assessing its environmental impact, including the estimation of the measurement error. The proposed guidelines and examples, together with reliable and traceable techniques, can be used as a common basis for the various disciplines that deal with the measurement of artificial light in the natural and urban environment and with the assessment of its impact on the natural environment.