Wendy Luedtke is the product technology specialist for color at ETC and a member of its Advance Research Group (ARG). She focuses across product areas on color exploration, science, standards, and education and has multiple patents related to LED color mixing.

She chaired the IES Color Committee for many years, including during the development and adoption of TM-30 and LS-5, and remains a committee member. She is also a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, ESTA-TSP Photometrics Working Group, and the North American luminaire PSR development committee.

Ms. Luedtke harnesses her experience as a lighting designer to translate between engineering and art. She received her degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she later served for more than a decade as an adjunct instructor.