Photonics jobs: Preparing today for future openings Top leaders at the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) say the projected optical technician jobs won’t be here for at least two or three years. That means anyone looking for a future photonics job has 25 months to learn more about the industry. >>Read more...Continue Reading
New York Photonics Executive Director, Tom Battley spoke with Kevin Gillan of WARM 101.3, Stephens Media Group about the impact of Photonics in RochesterContinue Reading
… 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...Continue Reading
Don’t know what that means? Read on… These are the only high school students in the nation manufacturing precision optics, and they are doing it during a summer immersion program this July in the East High School Optics Manufacturing Lab. The scorecard: “Yesterday, July 20, Alejandra’s optics measured 1/7th wave.” “Today, Demier Hill’s part measured to...Continue Reading
>>Full Press Release here.<< The actual language that Senator Schumer got in the base bill is this: SEC. 603. OPTICS AND PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) The 1998 National Research Council Report, ‘‘Harnessing Light’’ presented a comprehensive overview on the importance of optics and photonics to various sectors of the...Continue Reading
SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO INCLUDE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, PHOTONICS & OPTICS INDUSTRY IN ‘AMERICA COMPETES ACT’ REAUTHORIZATION – INCLUSION WOULD ALLOW NATIONAL SCIENCE AGENCIES TO PRIORITIZE PHOTONICS & DIRECT MORE FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO BOLSTER INDUSTRY AND KICKSTART JOB CREATION EFFORTS Schumer Says New ‘American Innovation And...Continue Reading
You don’t have to simply hope that there will be a skilled workforce available when your workforce begins to retire. You can actually do something about it now. Sign the 5% Pledge and pay it forward. For every 20 employees in your organization hire one temporary intern, co-op, high school student or long-term unemployed individual...Continue Reading
ROCHESTER, NY, June 2, 2016 – New York Photonics has awarded two $6,000 grants to schools in the Rochester region. The schools, Gates-Chili High School and Greece Olympia High School, both teach a dual-credit optics course with Monroe Community College’s Optical Systems Technologies program. The grants will be used to support optics labs at the...Continue Reading
A shout out (acknowledgement) to primary school teacher Diane Eagles, at Rochester City School District School #46, whose passion for geology and photonics is igniting interest in science in her students and their parents! Thank you, Diane!Continue Reading
New York Photonics is a not-for-profit organization founded to promote and enhance the New York State optics, photonics and imaging industry by fostering the cooperation of business, academia and government.
