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UCF-led Consortium to Manage Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico
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The largest fully operational radio telescope on the planet – the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico – will soon be under new management. A consortium led by the University of Central Florida will...
Retweeted SPIE (@SPIEtweets):
"Talking about light is an immediately visual and accessible way to get people of all backgrounds interested in science," --@johnmdudley, in new #IDL2018 blog series "Why Light?" t.co/d9QPAZwmba @IDL2018 t.co/i8jJGDENOi
Retweeted Laser Institute (@LaserInstitute):
LIA turns 50 on March 20! To commemorate this milestone, we will be sharing 2 fun facts every weekday leading up to our birthday for a total of 50 facts for 50 years!
#50Factsfor50Years
Retweeted The Optical Society (@OpticalSociety):
OSA launches redesigned Optics4Kids website which provides comprehensive #optics & #photonics resources for kids, parents & teachers. Learn more at t.co/ch3M1VR3FJ t.co/WxIpQaA5wR
5 More Amazing STEM Organizations for Teens t.co/X4pe57IKvE
5 More Amazing STEM Organizations for Teens
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Having trouble finding an extracurricular activity that fits your interests? Maybe it's time to start or join one of these STEM organizations for teens. Things like sports, band, and chorus might alre...
5 Great STEM Organizations for Students t.co/FGXAUkEzji
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Discover exactly how STEM applies to life outside of the classroom by pursuing membership in one of many great STEM organizations. Schools have lots of clubs and activities, but if you are really inte...
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The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education, OP-TEC, is a consortium of two-year colleges, high schools, universities, national laboratories, industry partners, and professional societies funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The participating entities of OP-TEC have joined forces to create secondary-to-postsecondary as well as returning adult “pipelines” of highly qualified and strongly motivated students and to empower two-year colleges to prepare technicians in optics and photonics.
Headquartered in Waco, Texas, OP-TEC serves secondary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs and postsecondary programs devoted to lasers, optics, and photonics technology or technologies enabled by lasers, optics and photonics. In addition, OP-TEC provides curriculum, instructional materials, workforce needs assessments, faculty development, student recruitment strategies/tools, and support for institutional reform. OP-TEC serves as a national clearinghouse for photonics teaching materials; encourages more schools and colleges to offer programs, courses, and career information; and helps high school teachers and community/technical college faculty members develop programs and labs to teach lasers, optics, and photonics technology.
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