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Edward Mainwaring is a musician from Oregon, USA. His original compositions are influenced by traditional blues and folk masters yet suffused with a contemporary aesthetic and original voice.

Simulating the Experience of Daylight in Buildings

With Siobhan Rockcastle, PhD, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon, Director of the Baker Lighting Lab, and co-founder of OCULIGHT dynamics

June 13, 2019 | 6:30-8:30PM; Doors open @ 5PM | $5 Suggested Donation
 

Daylight can have a range of positive and negative effects on our health, comfort, and experience in buildings. It provides the electromagnetic energy we need to see, enhances our perception of space with light and shadow, and drives the production of hormones responsible for entraining our circadian system. Daylight can also cause discomfort in the form of glare and overheating. In this talk, Siobhan Rockcastle will present her research on the effects of daylight on human well-being – from the development of simulation tools for modelling the impacts of light in buildings to her work with virtual reality, which allows users to experience daylit spaces in an immersive way and make informed design decisions before a building is constructed. A sample of these virtual environments will be shared using Oculus Rift and webVR through google cardboard.

Siobhan Rockcastle is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon, Director of the Baker Lighting Lab, and co-founder of OCULIGHT dynamics, a company offering specialized daylight design support to promote healthy indoor occupation. She explores topics at the intersection of architectural design, environmental dynamics, human perception, and daylight performance. Siobhan’s research uses simulation and virtual reality to model and design experiential lighting environments. She has a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell, a Master of Science in Architectural Studies from MIT, and a PhD in Architecture and Science of the City from the EPFL. Both her Master and PhD theses received recognition, with a ‘Top Thesis Award’ and ‘Special Distinction,’ respectively.

Before the start of her position at the University of Oregon, Siobhan worked for Snøhetta NY, MSR design, Epiphyte lab, and Gensler and taught classes at Cornell, Northeastern, and EPFL. She consults on lighting design integration and environmental performance for a number of architectural and urban-scale projects in Switzerland and the USA. As a continuation of her work at MIT, Siobhan’s PhD research proposed new metrics that predict the impacts of daylight and spatial composition on perception and emotion in architecture. She has co-authored journal papers in Building & Environment and Lighting Research & Technology and presented her research at IBPSA International, SimAUD, Velux Daylight Symposium, LUX EUROPA, LIGHTFAIR International, and Transsolar Research Days.

Science Pub Eugene is a monthly event that is open to anyone and everyone. No RSVP or scientific background required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks, and knowledge! For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu.

Today the Jazz Café presents for your listening enjoyment these fine artists Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kevyn Lettau, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Bobby Hutcherson, Royal Jelly Jive, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Chuck Leavell and much more. Broadcasting LIVE from Whirled Pies in downtown Eugene and streaming LIVE @ live.kocf.org

Today the Jazz Café presents for your listening enjoyment these fine artists Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kevyn Lettau, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Bobby Hutcherson, Royal Jelly Jive, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Chuck Leavell and much more. Broadcasting LIVE from Whirled Pies in downtown Eugene and streaming LIVE @ live.kocf.org

Political PUNK LEGENDS M.D.C. return to Whirled Pies for an all ages show!

M.D.C. https://www.facebook.com/mdcpunkbandofficial

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Silence Mill https://www.facebook.com/Silence-Mill-1636064443137089/

M.D.C.
is an American punk rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1981. The band was subsequently based in San Francisco, California, and are currently based in Portland, Oregon. Originally formed as The Stains before changing their name, the band also changed their name to a different initialism of MDC with every new record released. They play fast hardcore punk music espousing far-left sociopolitical ideals, with singer Dave Dictor expressing his animal rights, gay rights, transgender rights, pro-racial equality and anti-capitalist convictions.

MDC eventually released material through ex-Dead Kennedy’s singer Jello Biafra’s independent Alternative Tentacles label. In the 1990s, Dictor published editorials for the internationally distributed fanzine Maximumrocknroll. MDC’s initial run ended in 1995, and the band spent five years on hiatus before Dictor returned in 2000 with new band members.

MDC has been touring the states and the world for over 30 years playing shows with Everyone from The Dead Kennedy’s to DOA, Agent Orange, SUB HUMANS, Bad Religion and countless others -If you want to see a legendary Political Punk Rock band with a positive message, then this is a show not to miss.