Greetings from hot and humid Florida,

 

As we approach the middle of summer, we prepare for our annual NSF ATE Center Conference in Salt Lake City. Everyone is excited about the first in-person HI-TEC conference after the pandemic. We look forward to seeing you at our workshop or SIG meeting on Monday, July 25th.

 

In this issue, you can read about photonics-enabled autonomous tractors and how they transform agriculture, creating new efficiencies and reducing labor costs. A new industry report by Optica shows how optics and photonics positively affect the global economy in eight specific sectors. An update on the very active and exciting Women in Photonics Technologies Workgroup. LASER-TEC’s Emerging Technologies Summer Program for high school students with record enrollment. A broad spectrum of Open Educational Resources (OER) is available from the LASER-TEC Resource Center. This month’s featured program is the Laser Technology program at Pasadena City College.

 

Wishing you a relaxed and happy summer,

 

Chrys Panayiotou

Fort Pierce, Florida