In just six short weeks many of us will be attending the HI-TEC Conference in Salt Lake City! This year’s conference is loaded with many interesting and useful presentations on a variety of cutting edge topics. In this issue of…
OP-TEC Newsletter – May 2017
This issue of the OPEN newsletter highlights useful events created by LASER-TEC and MPEC, as well as several OP-TEC resources, including the Photonics Systems Technician Curriculum Guide, two recently-developed monographs and an introduction to a one-credit course for new and…
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OP-TEC Newsletter – April 2017
With the Winter/Spring term rapidly coming to an end, most faculty are busy completing their course deliveries, recruiting new students and helping grads find jobs. It’s hard to reserve the time to plan new initiatives, examine current practices and plan…
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ANSI Z136.5 Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers in Educational Facilities
The ANSI Z136.5 Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers in Educational Facilities is currently in the final stages of a revision which should be published by the end of 2017. The revision will contain several elements that may affect educational…
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OP-TEC Newsletter – March 2017
Helping Your Graduates Find their Jobs Most photonics students who will complete their education this year have begun looking for that Ideal Job; the ultimate reward for their diligent efforts as students. Some ways faculty are helping them in the…
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OP-TEC Webinar: Using Current Students as Recruiters
OP-TEC Webinar: Using Current Students as Recruiters OP-TEC recently held a webinar discussing ways to use current students as recruiters to increase the enrollment into optics, photonics, and related STEM programs. You can watch the full video recording of the…
OP-TEC Newsletter – February 2017
For over ten years, OP-TEC has forged a partnership with two-year colleges that teach lasers and optics technicians. Our mission is to increase the supply of well-educated photonics technicians by building and strengthening the capacity and quality of photonics education…
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OP-TEC Newsletter – January 2017
Happy New Year 2017! I am pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of Optics and Photonics Education News (OPEN). This publication will provide photonics education news and resources for educators, students, graduates, and employers involved with college photonics programs supported…
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2016 HI-TEC Report
More than 35 educators from 23 colleges attended the annual Optics and Photonics College Network (OPCN) meetings and industry site visits during the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) in Pittsburgh, July 28-30, 2016. On Tuesday morning, 40 members of…
OP-TEC Webinar: Enhancements to Laser Systems & Applications (Course 2), 2nd Edition Textbook
This webinar explains 2nd edition enhancements, features, and instructor materials available for Laser Systems and Applications, the student text for a two-semester, hands-on course to support curriculum for educating and training photonics systems technicians.
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Midwest Photonics Education Center
Indian Hills Community College
626 Indian Hills Drive
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Mr. Greg Kepner
Director
Office: 641-683-5284
E-mail: greg.kepner@indianhills.edu
Website: http://www.midwestphotonics.org
Specialization: Photonics in Manufacturing
Laser and Fiber Optics Regional Education Center
Indian River State College
3209 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, FL 34981
Dr. Chrys Panayiotou
Director
Office: 772-462-7621
E-mail: cpanayio@irsc.edu
Website: http://www.laser-tec.org
Specialization: Fiber Optics
Texas State Technical College
3801 Campus Drive
Waco, Texas 76705
Mr. John O. Pedrotti
Department Chair, Lasers & Nanotechnology
Office: 254-867-3173
E-mail: john.pedrotti@tstc.edu
Website:http://www.tstc.edu/programs/LaserElectroOpticsTechnology
Specialization: Photonics in Opto-Electronics / Nano-Technology
Irvine Valley College / Advanced Technology and Education Park (IVC / ATEP)
15445 Lansdowne Road
Tustin, California 92782
Brian Monacelli
Office: 949-282-2706
E-mail: IVCphotonics@IVC.edu
Website: http://academics.ivc.edu/physci/photonics
Specialization: Photonics in Education/Training for Employed Technicians
Camden County College
200 College Drive
Blackwood, New Jersey 08012
Dr. Fred Seeber
Professor Emeritus, Physics and Photonics
Office: 856-227-7200 (ext. 4475)
E-mail: fseeber@camdencc.edu
Website:http://www.camdencc.edu/academics/departments/photonics-laser-electro-optic-tech/
New York Photonics
Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster
Thomas Battley, Executive Director
1565 Jefferson Rd, #420
Rochester, New York 14623
Phone: 585-329-4029
E-mail: tbattley@newyorkphotonics.org
Website – New York Photonics: www.newyorkphotonics.org
New Mexico Optics Industry Association
Jim McNalley, Chairman
851 University Blvd., SE
Suite 203
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Phone: 505-767-1200
E-mail: info@nmoia.org
Website: www.nmoptics.com
Florida Photonics Cluster
Florida Photonics Cluster
James E. Pearson, Executive Director
12424 Research Parkway, Ste. 100
Orlando, Florida 32826
E-mail: jpearson@creol.ucf.edu
Website: www.floridaphotonicscluster.org
Colorado Photonics Industry Association
Garry Gorsuch, Director
5733 Central Ave.
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Phone: 303-834-1022
E-mail: exec@coloradophotonics.org
Website: www.coloradophotonics.org
Carolinas Photonics Consortium
Jeff Conley, Director
1754 Woodruff Rd., Ste. 101
Greenville, South Carolina 29607
Phone: 864-325-4700
E-mail: jcon@charter.net
Website: www.carolinasphotonics.com
Optics Valley
c/o Arizona Technology Council
John Dennis, Chair
9070 South Rita Road, #1550
Tucson, AZ 85747
E-mail: Chair@OpticsValleyAZ.org
Website: www.OpticsValleyAZ.org
Indian Hills Community College
626 Indian Hills Drive
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Mr. Greg Kepner
Department Chair, Industrial Technology
Office: 641-683-5284
E-mail: gkepner@indianhills.edu
Website: http://www.indianhills.edu/courses/tech/laser.html
Specialization: Photonics in Manufacturing