… but we have a feeling that some careers are beginning!

  • Nine students in East High’s Precision Optics Fabrication Program worked for 60 hours over 3 weeks making precision optical lenses.
  • The students generated, loose abrasively ground, and polished microscope objectives and lenses for eyepieces and well as other components.
  • Each student measured final parts on a Zygo GPI interferometer, made adjustments to the polishing stroke, and made a final measurement. The minimum specification was ½ wave. The top three final parts were 1/10th wave, 1/7th wave, and 1/6th wave.
  • Students honed their fabrication skills generating, grinding, and polishing blocks of other lenses.
  • Students went on tours of Corning Tropel and QED.
  • When the students come back in the fall, they will continue their work on the alignment of the lenses and assembly into telescope housings.
East-High-Team
Teachers Paul Conrow and Paul Eckert with students on payday. East High students are Jean Carlos Alomar, Alejandra Cedeno, Jonathon Gonzalez, Jemiya Manor, Rishad Ragland, Demier Ramos Hill, Tijanna Stephens, Starr Holmes

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