FEBRUARY 2023: Optics and Photonics Symposium at Indian River State College, FL, April 12, 2023 SPIE and Jenoptik Announce New Photonics-Technician Scholarship Wanted: Optics and

DECEMBER 2022: Happy Holidays from LASER-TEC! Congratulations to the LLNL National Ignition Facility Team for Achieving Fusion Ignition LASER-TEC Awards Stipends for OPCN Faculty to

NOVEMBER 2022: Back to the Moon: Artemis I Launches Nov. 16, 2022 Instructor Resources for Three Photonics Courses Available on the LASER-TEC Website Nominate College

OCTOBER 2022: We are midway through the fall 2022 semester. It is time for students graduating in December to prepare their resumes and for industry

SEPTEMBER 2022: The fall 2022 semester brought students back on campus as the pandemic slowly subsided. The 44 members of our Optics and Photonics College

JULY 2022: Greetings from hot and humid Florida, As we approach the middle of summer, we prepare for our annual NSF ATE Center Conference in Salt

APRIL 2022: The SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing Conference took place in Orlando earlier this month. The common theme among laser-photonics industry representatives was the

MARCH 2022: March brings us a great natural solar event, the spring equinox, on Sunday the 20th, marking the end of winter and the beginning

FEBRUARY 2022: February brings a positive outlook for the spring and summer as the pandemic subsides and most events return to their physical locations. We share

JANUARY 2022: We start the new year with great prospects for our photonics students. The demand for technologists with specialized knowledge in lasers, optics, and photonics

DECEMBER 2021:   While Chrys is enjoying his well-deserved vacation, he asked me to share our warm wishes for the happiest of holiday seasons to

NOVEMBER 2021: November 2021 is the month of National Veterans and Military Families. We send our deep gratitude to all veterans and military who put

OCTOBER 2021: The October newsletter is a reminder to industry seeking technicians with laser-photonics and opto-electronics skills that a new group of graduates will be

SEPTEMBER 2021: We are now well into the fall semester, and colleges throughout the country are reporting mixed results as far as enrollment is concerned.

AUGUST 2021: The annual cycle of LASER-TEC begins September 1st and ends August 31st of the following year. As we finish this COVID year, we

JULY 2021: As we approach the middle of summer 2021, we hear from our industrial partners that they have difficulty finding laser-photonics technicians for entry

JUNE 2021: As the pandemic subsides, we all look forward to a normal fall semester with classes full of eager learners. In your outreach and recruitment

MAY 2021: Most OPCN colleges had their spring semester graduations and report that their graduates have the luxury of more than one employment offer. The

APRIL 2021: A new group of laser-photonics technicians will be graduating at the end of this semester and will infuse new talent into our advanced

MARCH 2021: As we are heading into spring, the laser-photonics industry is seeking new technicians to fill its many open positions. Hiring managers and recruiters