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AmeriCOM – National center building and sustaining America's precision optics manufacturing base and workforce pipeline.

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High school teachers take a hands-on summer course to learn about teaching optics to their students. https://t.co/FwaH8bIGcc #OpticsEducation #TeacherWorkshop #OpticalTraining #FiberOpticEducation #PhotonicsConference

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How do you get high school students interested in optics careers? Start with teaching the teachers. In the latest edition of Optics Insider, read about our teachers' workshop and find out what they are doing to hook students on optics! #thefutureisoptics
https://t.co/wV6Ct8L4Xz

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So great to see paths opening up for people thru the trades. @frccedu + @Metallica is a winning situation! AmeriCOM supports high-tech training especially in #optics Thanks #MetallicaScholars #AWMH & congrats #FRCC!

[FRCC @frccedu]

🎸 🤘🏽 We’ve always known @Metallica ROCKS. Now the band is supporting #FRCC students through their @AWMHFoundation. We’re so excited to help the next generation of #MetallicaScholars get the high-tech training they need for great jobs.
#MetallicaGivesBack #AWMH @Comm_College

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AmeriCOM Continues to Expand With its Newest Ecosystem in Florida https://t.co/YLH1IGFh2d

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Rochester and surrounding area identified as the next innovation hub according to two MIT professors. https://t.co/mL8kmpueqZ #rochesterny #rochestereconomy #innovation #innovationculture

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In the first year of its mission, the James Webb telescope has produced images from the far reaches of space. As you scroll through these astounding pictures, remember that optics technicians made this possible! https://t.co/0JnfIIjqp4

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The beauty of optics.

[NASA @NASA]

Here it is: @NASAWebb’s one-year anniversary image. Called Rho Ophiuchi, this area shows about 50 young stars in a cocoon of gas and dust. At 390 light-years away, it's the closest star-forming region to Earth: https://t.co/A3e2XLx9Ef

Webb continues to #UnfoldTheUniverse.

[Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center @FWDcenterNY]

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The FWD Center is your gateway to success! Whether you're a recent graduate, changing your career, or looking to enhance your skills, we offer personalized guidance and resources to help you level up professionally.

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Training and apprenticeships in the Optics field is an investment that pays off with workforce stability. Encouraging employees to train and teach what they know about Optics manufacturing encourages the growth and advancement of all.

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The optics community suffered a huge loss with the passing of Jay Eastman. Check out our tribute to a visionary who helped launch optics careers for a new generation of technicians.
#optics #thefutureisoptics
https://t.co/F4AJStBFJZ

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A Tribute to Jay Eastman — A Talent for Amplifying Talent in Others https://t.co/whYmA4DJBG #optics #opticsindustry #precisionoptics #manufacturing #manufacturingindustry #career #futureofwork

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Financial support from corporate partners in the Optics Industry was instrumental in helping many students fulfill their dream of graduating from their community college’s Optics Technology program.

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AmeriCOM celebrates International Day of Light with our newest partner, Valencia College, Orlando, FL. Their new hands-on training, Precision Optics, Photonics, Fiber Optics Technician program places students into a thriving industry that harnesses the power of light.

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@PhotonicsMedia @Thorlabs Thanks Paul Melone, @Thorlabs and @PhotonicsMedia for the fun review of careers in optics. @AmericomUSA is grateful for our industry partners that help spread the word about optics careers. Check out the technicians telling their stories at https://t.co/dYqx8sykqV

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The endless beauty of optics and the imagery it sends to us.

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What's your favorite @NASAHubble image? https://t.co/8q2ah3teqv

Launched 33 years ago today, the orbiting telescope captured this image of a nebula where stars are born -- 960 light-years away. https://t.co/uWV3zgepfj

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Every winning organization has a “Dream Team.” Meet ours. See how AmeriCOM’s volunteer Technical Advisory Group is solving complex challenges to help strengthen the nation’s optics manufacturing workforce. https://t.co/mfTKdndx38

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Join us in congratulating, Dr. Alexis Vogt, on receiving SPIE’s María J. Yzuel Educator Award! Dr. Vogt jump-started MCC’s Optics Technology Program and turned it into a national model. Find out how.
https://t.co/9U4RSUeqvT

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@alexisvogt earned national recognition for her work as an educator building MCC's Optics Technology program into a national model. In this issue of Optics Insider, read about how she's teaching other community college programs to follow her path.

https://t.co/MM0dDjoSeY

[Congressional Optics & Photonics Caucus @OPCaucus]

Excited to add another Upstate New York voice to the Optics + Photonics Caucus. Welcome @RepTenney, glad to have you on the O&P team!

[Congressional Optics & Photonics Caucus @OPCaucus]

With the addition of @SenMarkKelly, the O&P Caucus is headed to new heights!

Welcome to the team, Senator. We're grateful for your leadership.