Join Us for Digital Rochester’s Photonics Update on October 26th!

Digital Rochester is partnering with the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster for an event designed for the non-photonics professional.  We will improve your understanding of the photonics industry, as well as some exciting updates on the recent wins in our area.  We’ve put together a panel of industry experts to give you a basic understanding of the industry, its impact on the Rochester region, as well as some exciting applications of photonics products that may surprise you!

Tom Battley – Executive Director RRPC & New York Photonics
Tony Amarel – President, Optics Professionals LLC
Alexis Spilman Vogt, PhD – Endowed Chair & Associate Professor of Optics, Monroe Community College
Rick Plympton – CEO, Optimax Systems

Below is a short synopsis of what each panel member will be presenting:

Overview of ecosystem and distinction between AIM and the rest of the regional industry
 Tom Battley
When Vice President Joe Biden came to Rochester and announced that we would be leading AIM Photonics, a national manufacturing institute, the news was read around the globe.  In our region, the number one question became, “What is photonics?” According to the University of Rochester, Optics Photonics and Imaging companies employ over 17,000 people in our region, supporting one out of fourteen families.  The industries that these companies serve touch us all: biomedical, consumer, defense, aerospace, semiconductor, machine tools, gaming etc. The challenge for the Finger Lakes Region is how to use this advantage to grow the industry in the future.  Are we prepared, and what is being done?

National overview of job market
– Tony Amarel
Tony Amarel will provide a national overview of the photonics job market looking at where the photonics jobs, suppliers and manufactures are, and some of the influences driving the current hiring cycle. Rochester plays a major role as a central hub of the photonics industry on a national and international scale.

Monroe Community College Successes and Momentum
– Alexis Spilman Vogt
Monroe Community College is the only community college in the country awarding associate degrees in Optics and the global need for Optics technicians is dire. Alexis Vogt, PhD, Endowed Chair & Associate Professor of Optics will discuss the successes and momentum of MCC’s Optical Systems Technology program.

What are the various Applications?  Challenges of rapid growth?
– Rick Plympton
Rick Plympton will share examples of photonic applications that are enabled by digital technologies.  Optimax manufactures precision optics for research and industry.  Modern advanced manufacturing facilities leverage digital technology for CNC machining, data analysis, production reporting and AI for improving processes.

Agenda:

Registration/Networking 7:30-8:00 am
Presentations/Panel Discussion 8:00-9:00 am
Q&As and Networking 9:00-9:30am

Venue Rochester Museum Science Center
Address 657 East Ave
Rochester NY 14607, US
Starts Thu Oct 26 2017, 7:30am EDT
Ends Thu Oct 26 2017, 9:30am EDT

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