LASER-TEC Celebrates the International Year of Light 2018 - June 6, 2018
June 6, 2018, Fort Pierce, FL- Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education, LASER-TEC, has joined the global community in celebration of the International Day of Light on May 16, 2018. Over 130 students from Glendale Elementary School visited the Photonics Lab at Indian River State College, FL. Through interactive hands-on students learned about the impact of light technologies on our everyday life. They investigated how these technologies make a huge difference in the way we communicate, shop, diagnose and treat diseases, sustain the environment, and explore the universe frontiers. The students also learned about the school preparation necessary to enter this exciting and every-growing field. The activities included propagation of light in fiber optic cables, selective absorption and reflection, light diffraction, and light polarization as it travels though optically active materials.
LASER-TEC is a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence in Lasers and Fiber Optics and is headquartered at Indian River State College, in Fort Pierce, Florida. It is an association of community and state colleges, universities, K-12 schools and technical centers, trade associations, and laser and fiber optic (LFO) companies. The Center’s mission is to develop a sustainable pipeline of qualified laser and fiber optic technicians to meet industry needs.
LASER-TEC is a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence in Lasers and Fiber Optics and is headquartered at Indian River State College, in Fort Pierce, Florida. It is an association of community and state colleges, universities, K-12 schools and technical centers, trade associations, and laser and fiber optic (LFO) companies. The Center’s mission is to develop a sustainable pipeline of qualified laser and fiber optic technicians to meet industry needs.
