Liliana Beltrán, Ph.D. is a faculty at the College of Architecture of Texas A&M University. She teaches courses in the areas of daylighting design and analysis, energy and environmental management, green buildings design tools and sustainability. Previously, she has worked with the Windows and Daylighting Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and has taught previously at Texas Tech University, California College of the Arts, University of Oregon, and the National University of Engineering of Peru. She received her Ph.D. in Architecture Degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a M.Arch. Degree from the University of Oregon and a Professional Degree of Architect from the the National University of Engineering of Peru. She is one of the recipients of a Progressive Architecture Research Award; and has been a Fulbright Fellow and an IES Robert Thunen Fellow. She has been a consultant to UNESCO's Division of Cultural Heritage of Paris, France on the Restoration of the Kuwait National Museum and the Green Resource Center, City of Berkeley's Best Builders Program. She serves on the IESNA Daylighting committee, Instructor of the IES ED 100-150 Basic and Advanced Lighting School, and is also the faculty advisor of the TAMU-IESNA Student Chapter.