Oct 31, 2022
The 2022 SPIE Optics + Photonics conference in San Diego included more than 2,000 presentations and the latest industry news with 48 conference seminars. For a handful of students in an optics training program, a trip to SPIE O+P offered much more: a chance to...
Sep 15, 2022
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Sep 7, 2022
This is a premier optics event, being held Nov. 9-11, 2022 in Boulder, CO. Courses and speakers will focus on the most pressing topics facing the industry today. Signature talks will cover deep knowledge of ISO10110 standards, ITAR, and state-of-the-art optical...
Aug 31, 2022
The industry needs degree-holding professionals but even more mid- and lower-level photonics technicians. K-12 outreach and hands-on programs are helping to fill the gap. JAMES SCHLETT, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Earlier this year, at a significant recruitment event at...
Jun 26, 2022
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Jamel Brown is among the 2022 graduates at East High. His post-high school plans include pursuing a career in Rochester’s $3 billion precision optics industry. It’s an opportunity Rochester City School District students didn’t have access to...
Mar 15, 2022
A question ped up in the chat box during Dr. Alexis Vogt’s presentation at the Photonics Spectra Conference 2022. Dr. Vogt is Executive Director of Workforce and Higher Education at AmeriCOM. An attendee wanted to know how a small optics business can help in...
