Thank you, friends in photonics, for supporting the New York Photonics Annual Meeting and our economic development agenda. A special thank-you to our sponsors, without whom we would not be in a position to advocate for the region’s optics, photonics & imaging industry. We hope that you enjoyed hearing from Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz, senator Chuck Schumer and congresswoman Louise Slaughter, and we hope that you recognize what tremendous advocates...Continue Reading
Thursday, October 27, 2016 New York Photonics, the industry cluster representing New York State’s Photonics Industry, announced its newly elected board of directors at their annual meeting in the Rochester Museum & Science Center Strasenburgh Planetarium. The 2017 Board of Directors is: John Hart (President) Lumetrics, Inc. Rick Plympton (Treasurer) Optimax Systems, Inc. John Herbrand (Secretary) Legal Counsel Paul Ballentine, University of Rochester CEIS Michael Bechtold, Optipro Brian Carroll, The...Continue Reading
ROCHESTER, NY, October 27, 2016 – New York Photonics honored three leaders in business and education – and a United States Senator – for their contributions to New York’s Optics and Photonics Industry. New York Photonics Executive Director Tom Battley presented the awards in front of more than 180 stakeholders from industry, government and education from across the region at the RRPC’s 2016 Annual Meeting at the Rochester Museum and Science Center Strasenburgh...Continue Reading
In an article in a local newspaper yesterday, flames from this week’s debate between Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (25th, NY) and her challenger, Gates Town Superintendent Mark Assini were fanned. It is important to note, and easy to verify in these very Blog pages that Louise Slaughter, Congresswoman from the 25th District of New York was pressing for a Photonics IMI since the Obama Administration first announced the program. We can also...Continue Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2016 Contact: New York Photonics Executive Director Tom Battley Telephone:(585) 329-4029 Email:tbattley@newyorkphotonics.org Website: www.newyorkphotonics.org New York Photonics Annual Meeting Announcement Progress and potential of the optics and photonics industry in the Rochester region will be discussed Oct. 27 during the annual meeting of New York Photonics, a leading local organizational and advocacy group. The meeting, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Strasenburgh Planetarium at...Continue Reading
JML Optical recently invested in new equipment from OptiPro (Ontario, Wayne County, NY) an eSX 300 for grinding, a UFF 300 for polishing, an OptiTrace 5000 surface profilometer for metrology, and PROSurf freeform CAM software for making deterministic corrections. By utilizing OptiPro’s leading edge technology, JML will be able to produce cylinder optics with optimal efficiency. “This operational expansion is a result of our recognition of an underserved customer base...Continue Reading
Pavia, president and CEO of Sydor Technologies, won in the category of leaders with fewer than 50 employees. “Rochester is recognized globally for optics, photonics and imaging, world-class scientists, engineers and technicians along with the precision fab shops we have in town here (which) are really unparalleled,” Pavia said. “We’ve been very successful with technology transfer, commercialization and innovation—all more things that will help lead our community into the future....Continue Reading
To celebrate the OSA’s 100th anniversary, WiSTEE Connect (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Entrepreneurship) is collaborating with the OSA Foundation to organize an international symposium “Global Women of Light” at the 2016 Frontiers in Optics on 17 October, 2016 in Rochester, NY, US. The program will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Rochester from 11:00-17:00. The overall goal of the “Global Women of Light” symposium is to shine light...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.
