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DeafTEC Shares Top Ten Things Student Veterans Would like Faculty to Know Subscribe Posted by Madeline Patton at 11:00am. As part of its effort to bring more people who are deaf and hard of hearing in...Instructors, check out the Fundamentals of Light and Lasers teaching resources chart in our October newsletter!
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New Understanding of Light Allows Researchers to See Around Corners
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Covert sensing of objects around a corner may soon become a reality. Aristide Dogariu, a University of Central Florida Pegasus Professor of Optics and Photonics, and his colleagues published a paper i...Rochester Physicist Sets Her Sights on Training the Next Generation of Optics Technicians | Empire State Development t.co/TsYgQNLNLr
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Rochester Physicist Sets Her Sights on Training the Next Generation of Optics Technicians Among the many established and emerging companies in the Finger Lakes’ Optics, Photonics and Imaging (OPI) c...Retweeted Monroe Comm College (@MonroeCC):
Through a partnership with Monroe Community College, Corning Incorporated Foundation has awarded a $760,000 grant to further expand the college’s optics systems technology associate degree and certificate programs to serve more students.
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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
Industry Demand Report
A national survey of U.S. employers, conducted at the University of North Texas Survey Research Center, has identified more than 1,500 current jobs for photonics techs that need to be filled this year. This need will increase by 4,100 more new jobs over the next five years. Employers polled for this study in early 2012 said that jobs for photonics techs were available and not being filled. The average starting salary exceeds $41,000.
Professional Societies
OP-TEC collaborates with multiple optics and photonics-related professional and technical society partners throughout the nation.
These partners provide OP‑TEC valuable support in many areas.
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Technician Education
OP‑TEC is currently seeking colleges and employers interested in providing employed technicians a hybrid, online course in optics and laser fundamentals. This course provides a foundation for developing a basic understanding of the use of optics and photonics and will enhance the skills of technicians already employed in photonics-related industries.
