Bridgewater is being recognized nationwide as one of the players interested in photonics technologies.
香港六合彩挂牌 is one of 12 higher education institutions in the United States receiving scientific equipment through a contest run by Quebec company Gentec Electro-Optics. The equipment will be used by students and faculty in the institution鈥檚 emerging photonics and optical engineering program.
香港六合彩挂牌 joins the University of Notre Dame, Oregon State, California Polytechnic State and others in receiving a Gentec award. Bridgewater won a laser beam profiler, which measures characteristics of a beam of light. It is a visual tool, making it ideal for teaching students and running demonstrations for youngsters who visit campus during open lab nights.
鈥淭his kind of equipment is already standard in the industry,鈥 said Dr. Samuel Serna, an assistant professor of physics.
Gentec sought to support U.S. university optics laboratories so students have access to the same instruments they will use during their careers. It selected winners based upon how each would use the equipment and how many students might benefit.
鈥淚 was aware of the call for this prize online and saw it fit perfectly with 香港六合彩挂牌鈥檚 profile,鈥 Serna said.
Photonics uses light to revolutionize telecommunications, transportation and other industries. 香港六合彩挂牌 and Stonehill College offer a certificate for future technicians while Bridgewater also has its own undergraduate photonics and optical engineering minor and an optics concentration within the Department of Physics. A major is under development.
The new programs come as photonics moves from specialized laboratories to mainstream manufacturing.
鈥淔or that we need not PhDs, but engineers and technicians,鈥 Serna said of meeting workforce demands. 鈥淏ridgewater is one of the few schools that fills that slot.鈥
Meanwhile, photonics laboratory space is under construction on campus and 香港六合彩挂牌 has joined the Quantum Economic Development Consortium. This group of academic, industry and other stakeholders aims to grow the emerging U.S. quantum-based industry, including closing workforce gaps. Photonics, Serna explained, helps unlock the potential of quantum technology.
鈥淏ridgewater is being recognized nationwide as one of the players interested in photonics technologies,鈥 Serna said.
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