LASER-TEC Participated in Wonders of Light, an IYL Event in Washington, D.C.
Lots of family fun exploring light and light-based technologies! LASER-TEC, MPEC, and OP-TEC participated in Wonders of Light at the National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC on September 12, 2015. At the joint booth hosted by the three photonics centers, students, parents, teachers and members of general public explored fundamental principles of light, light-based technologies, and learned about academic and career pathways in this exciting field.
The event was sponsored by SPIE, OSA and NSF brought over 500 future scientists and their families. Read more here.
This public event was followed by a symposium “Light for a Better World: A Celebration of U.S. Innovation (IYL 2015)” hosted at the National Academy of Science, Washington DC. This symposium celebrated the role the United States has played in developing innovative light-based technologies, ubiquitous in our lives.
The Speakers included France Cordova, Director of the National Science Foundation, Shuji Nakamura, 2014 Nobel laureate for development of the blue LED, Eric Betzig, 2014 Nobel Laureate for development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, Gerald Duffy, Manager of GE Lightning, and Michael Liehr, CEO of AIM Photonics and Executive Vice President for Innovation and Technology and Vice President for Research of SUNY Poly.
The event was sponsored by SPIE, OSA and NSF brought over 500 future scientists and their families. Read more here.
This public event was followed by a symposium “Light for a Better World: A Celebration of U.S. Innovation (IYL 2015)” hosted at the National Academy of Science, Washington DC. This symposium celebrated the role the United States has played in developing innovative light-based technologies, ubiquitous in our lives.
The Speakers included France Cordova, Director of the National Science Foundation, Shuji Nakamura, 2014 Nobel laureate for development of the blue LED, Eric Betzig, 2014 Nobel Laureate for development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, Gerald Duffy, Manager of GE Lightning, and Michael Liehr, CEO of AIM Photonics and Executive Vice President for Innovation and Technology and Vice President for Research of SUNY Poly.
