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Marielle Aarts is an Assistant Professor in the Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), where she specializes in Light and Lighting, particularly in relation to humans and the built environment. She conducts studies related to daylight, electrical lighting, wellbeing, comfort, energy and the built environment. Marielle has a special interest in lighting for the working environment and in relation to elderly people. The effects of lighting and requirements related to solutions for the elderly are different to those aimed at other target groups. Marielle’s research also extends to the application of light as treatment for affective disorders and lighting condition in medical facilities.
Marielle is also Chairman of the Board at the Light and Health Research Foundation SOLG at TU/e. Here, she creating awareness regarding the influence light has on human health and connecting researchers with research questions in this area.
Academic background
Marielle Aarts obtained her MSc in Lighting in the Built Environment at TU/e. In 2001, she worked as a researcher at TNO and she has also been a member of the Daylight Committee of the Dutch Lighting Foundation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DREAm: Digital resources supporting sleep of persons living with dementia while alleviating caregivers’ burden.
Loomans, M. G. L. C. (Project Manager), Kort, H. S. M. (Project member), Aarts, M. P. J. (Project member) & van Es, V. A. A. (Project member)
1/12/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Third tier
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Healthy Building Movement 14004
Loomans, M. G. L. C. (Project Manager), Zheng, H. (Project member), Kort, H. S. M. (Project member), Van Hoorickx, C. (Project member) & Aarts, M. P. J. (Project member)
1/07/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Third tier
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LightCap: Light, Cognition, Attention, Perception (LightCap)
de Kort, Y. A. W. (Project Manager), Schlangen, L. J. M. (Project member), Gecer-Broadhead, E. (Project member), Verhoef, V. T. R. (Project member), Jedon, R. (Project member), van den Berge, B. (Project member), Smolders, K. C. H. J. (Project member), Gkaintatzi Masouti, M. (Project member), Aarts, M. P. J. (Project member), van Duijnhoven, J. (Project member) & Haans, A. (Project member)
1/03/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Third tier
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Erasmus 609924 Lighting education Vietnam & Myanmar
van Duijnhoven, J. (Project member), Aarts, M. P. J. (Project member), Hornikx, M. C. J. (Project Manager) & Rosemann, A. L. P. (Project member)
15/11/19 → 14/11/23
Project: Research direct
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IMPULSE 2 Flagship Lighting - Healthy Environments for Offices
Rosemann, A. L. P. (Project Manager), van Loenen, E. J. (Project Manager), Kort, H. S. M. (Project Manager), Aries, M. B. C. (Contact Person invoices), Aarts, M. P. J. (Project member), van Duijnhoven, J. (Project member), de Bakker, C. (Project member), van der Vleuten-Chraibi, S. (Project member) & Lashina, T. (Project member)
1/09/15 → 31/12/21
Project: Research direct
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Conceptual building design simulation and optimization, for structural, daylight, and thermal performance
Ezendam, T., Hofmeyer, H., Aarts, M. P. J., Pereverdieva, K. G. & Emmerich, M. T. M., 2026. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Including Dynamic Viewing Behavior in Determining Vertical Eye-Level Light: Does it Matter for Office Design?
Gkaintatzi-Masouti, M. (Corresponding author), van Duijnhoven, J., Aarts, M. P. J. & Heynderickx, I., Jan 2026, In: LEUKOS: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 22, 1, p. 26-47 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Natural dynamics without nature? Effects of motion type in light patterns on stress recovery
Karaman-Madan, Ö. (Corresponding author), Chamilothori, K., Linders, I. K., Aarts, M. P. J. & de Kort, Y. A. W., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 110, 13 p., 102943.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Opinion: How lighting education can spark a brighter future
Aarts, M. P. J. (Corresponding author), van Duijnhoven, J. & den Ouden, E., May 2026, In: Lighting Research and Technology. 58, 3, p. 211-212 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review
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The Relevance of Viewing Behavior and Movement in an Open-Plan Office for Predicting Light Levels at the Eye
Gkaintatzi-Masouti, M. (Corresponding author), van Duijnhoven, J., Aarts, M. P. J. & Heynderickx, I., 5 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: LEUKOS - Journal of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Datasets
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Viewing behavior and vertical eye-level light for non-image-forming effects
Gkaintatzi-Masouti, M. (Contributor), van Duijnhoven, J. (Supervisor), Aarts, M. P. J. (Supervisor) & Heynderickx, I. E. J. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 17 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11483059, https://zenodo.org/records/11483059
Dataset
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Data for: Towards a uniform specification of light therapy devices for the treatment of affective disorders and use for non-image forming effects; Radiant flux
Aarts, M. P. J. (Creator) & Rosemann, A. L. P. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 25 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.17632/nd3fzk6gfc.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/nd3fzk6gfc
Dataset
Prizes
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Beste Supervisor, 2021
Aarts, M. P. J. (Recipient) & van Duijnhoven, J. (Recipient), 31 May 2022
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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Lighting Research and Technology (Journal)
Aarts, M. P. J. (Peer reviewer)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Tafeldame
Kort, H. S. M. (Invited speaker) & Aarts, M. P. J. (Invited speaker)
7 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Popular
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Lighting Research and Technology (Journal)
Aarts, M. P. J. (Editorial board member)
Dec 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Lighting Research and Technology (Journal)
Aarts, M. P. J. (Editorial board member)
Oct 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Building and Environment (Journal)
Aarts, M. P. J. (Peer reviewer)
Jun 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
Courses
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Building physics and building services engineering
van Hooff, T. A. J., Botterman, B., Aarts, M. P. J., Kramer, R. P. & van Herpen, R. A. P. 1/09/13 → 31/08/26
Course
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Press/Media
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A simulation tool for building and lighting design considering ipRGC-influenced light responses
Aarts, M. P. J. & Gkaintatzi Masouti, M.
1/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Energy efficient and smart lighting education seminar
van Duijnhoven, J., Aarts, M. P. J., Bhusal, P., Bizjak, G. & Kobav, M. B.
19/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Onvermoeibaar werkt de nachtwerker tegen het dagritme van de samenleving in
23/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: Medication Errors Prevented With Optimized Lighting
Aarts, M. P. J. & Kort, H. S. M.
14/02/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Medication errors prevented with optimized lighting
Kort, H. S. M. & Aarts, M. P. J.
13/02/20 → 14/02/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Towards a new kind of office lighting : study for a human interactive lighting system
Aarts, M. P. J. (Author), Begemann, S. H. A. (Supervisor 1), Rutten, A. J. F. (Supervisor 2), Tenner, A. D. (Supervisor 2), van Wagenberg, A. F. G. M. (Supervisor 2) & de Wit, M. H. (Supervisor 2), 31 Mar 1994Student thesis: Master