Always an impressive day, with students outpacing expectations, Thursday at the Sizzler is when the students present their work to an audience and a panel of industry experts. This year the panel included Alexis Vogt (B&L), Daniel Balonek (Lasermax), Michele Nichols (PLS Launch Solutions) and Jim Crittinden (MCC), as well as the team leaders from...Continue Reading

The 2013 Optics Summer Sizzler The Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster (RRPC) and Monroe Community College (MCC) hosted the fourth annual Summer Optics Sizzler June 24-28. The five-day camp allows high school students to explore education and career opportunities in optics and encourages the growth of a skilled workforce to fill the industry’s in-demand jobs. The...Continue Reading

It’s nearly June, and June is when Rochester hosts the RRPC Optics Summer Sizzler! Will you help with a contribution?  Do you know of someone else that will? For our printable informational flyer, click here. This year, in addition to students from East High School and Gates Chili High School, we are welcoming students from Greece...Continue Reading

Full scholarships are available for continuing education courses THIS SUMMER in optics, photonics, and imaging. These courses will provide specialized skills and professional development with some of the leading minds of the field. Courses offered at both the University of Rochester and RIT. These courses are geared toward displaced workers who would like to work...Continue Reading

RRPC members are already benefitting from subsidized assistance for their manufacturing operations as part of the $1.7 Million Rochester Regional Photonics Jobs Accelerator program, part of the national Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. High Technology of Rochester is working with manufacturing companies in the optics, photonics and imaging cluster. The goal is to...Continue Reading

At the invitation of RRPC, EFP Rotenberg and BDO are pleased to present a seminar entitled Maximizing Research and Development Tax Credits.  This important seminar will help your organization take full advantage of Federal and State tax credits. What is R&D Tax Credit? Despite the fact that the Research and Development (R&D) credit has been...Continue Reading

Scholarships for Optics, Photonics, and Imaging Continuing Education Classes The Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences at the University of Rochester is pleased to be able to offer scholarships for a series of summer short courses in optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI). The courses are being held during the summer of 2013 at the University...Continue Reading

Establishing The Pipeline For New Talent In 2006 it became clear to RRPC Members that the Monroe Community College Optics program, the only program of its kind in the nation, was in dire straights. With very few annual registrations and fewer graduates, the program was a clear target for elimination by the College. The RRPC,...Continue Reading