Oct 3, 2024
Our Collective Impact Just like the previous two gatherings, the third annual SPIE Photonics Industry Summit did not disappoint. Both aspects of AmeriCOM’s mission – workforce development and optics manufacturing technology research – were well covered. Remarks...
Oct 3, 2024
Front Range Community College (FRCC) in Longmont, CO named Dr. Jenna Montague as the new Director of its Optics and Laser Technology Program. Dr. Montague recently earned her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona’s Wyant College of Optical Sciences. She will lead the...
Sep 11, 2024
CEO Dave Shelton shares his vision for AmeriCOM with Laser Focus World’s Justine Murphy in the latest edition of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast.
Aug 30, 2024
Aug 21, 2024
Get to Know CEO Dave Shelton Since joining AmeriCOM as CEO in April, Dave Shelton has taken an aggressive approach to convening industry, academic, and governmental stakeholders to strengthen the optics manufacturing industry. Optics Insider sat down with Dave to hear...
Aug 21, 2024
Justin Sigley, PhD, joins AmeriCOM as its new Chief Scientist and will oversee all research programs conducted in its new lab. Justin is a subject matter expert in electro-optical systems engineering and has worked under several large defense programs including Army...
