Prof. Antonio Manuel Peña García

Brief Bio

Antonio Peña-García is Full Professor of Lighting Technology at the University of Granada (Spain), and Director of the Research Group “Lighting Technology for Safety and Sustainability”. He holds a Ph.D. and Ms.C. in Physics, as well as a Diploma in High Studies of National Defence by CESEDEN (Spanish Ministry of Defence). Among other merits, Prof. Peña-García has been included in the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” published by Stanford University (category ENERGY) in its 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 editions. He is author of more than 100 papers and communications in the most prestigious indexed journals and international congresses and directed several doctoral theses. He has been PI of numerous projects of research and transfer of knowledge, and is reviewer of public projects for various Governments and international Bodies. Concerning his international profile, Antonio Peña-García has been granted as visiting professor by “Sapienza” University (Rome, Italy) for 3 months, and AGH University (Cracow, Poland), where he stayed 3 weeks. He has been also ERASMUS+ professor at the Hellenic Open University (Athens, Greece), Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal) and Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal). His main research topics are the strategies to increase safety and decrease of energy consumption and environmental impact of tunnel lighting, and the influence of lighting on human safety and well-being.

Research areas

• Lighting
• Daylighting in road tunnels
• Impact of lighting on people's safety and well-being

Affiliations

Professor
University of Granada
ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Campus Fuentenueva, Granada, Spain
Email: pgarcia@ugr.es