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OP-TEC Newsletter – April 2019

Posted on April 19, 2019 by optecadmin — No Comments ↓

In its thirteen years of operation OP-TEC, the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education National Center for Optics and Photonics Education, has developed and updated over 2,500 pages of educational materials: * 16 Student texts and Faculty Teaching Aids for…

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OP-TEC Newsletter – March 2019

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Christine Dossey — No Comments ↓

The lead graphic in this issue of the Optics and Photonics Education Newsletter displays a new, very rapid optical technique for 3D printing. The system works by spraying patterned light from a projector onto a rotating drum, which is filled…

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OP-TEC Newsletter – December 2018

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Christine Dossey — No Comments ↓

The lead picture in this month’s issue displays the winner of the OPN 2018 After Image photo contest. I encourage you to click the link to the website and view all ten of the finalist images. Copies of the new…

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OP-TEC Newsletter – September 2018

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Christine Dossey — No Comments ↓

The first two articles in this month’s newsletter (Using LADAR to See Through Fire and Lensless See-Through Cameras) are examples of the rapidly emerging applications of photonics. As this technology continues to expand, the demand for competent photonics technicians is…

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OP-TEC Newsletter – July 2018

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Christine Dossey — No Comments ↓

July 2018 Optics and Photonics Education News: Optics & Photonics Enable “Rise of the Robots”A New Cloak of InvisibilityConverging Networks in Enterprise BuildingsMPEC Hosts Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Summer Manufacturing CampIntegrated Photonics Figures and Images for InstructorsNew WomenTech Educators Video BlogHI-TEC Conference…

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OP-TEC Newsletter – May 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Christine Dossey — No Comments ↓

The lead image in the month’s newsletter is a good reminder of emerging developments in laser materials processing (LMP). In the next few months, MPEC will be releasing up-to-date teaching materials on this subject. In early August, MPEC will be…

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OP-TEC Newsletter – April 2018

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Christine Dossey — No Comments ↓

The briefings in this newsletter on Optical Tweezers and Data Center Photonics are examples of the broad impact of rapidly emerging optics and photonics applications. The articles from MPEC and LASER-TEC exemplify some of the remarkable events that are occurring…

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OP-TEC Newsletter – December 2017

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Christine Dossey — No Comments ↓

This issue of OPEN contains several excellent opportunities for professional development: MPEC summer workshops on “Laser Materials Processing” and “Fundamentals of Photonics” NSF Funded Mentoring Opportunities Community College Innovation Challenge CCIC OP-TEC Winter and Spring Webinars on Available Faculty Resources…

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-1303732. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Garry Gorsuch, Director
5733 Central Ave.
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Phone: 303-834-1022
E-mail: exec@coloradophotonics.org
Website: www.coloradophotonics.org

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