See you at Photonics West 2023!
APOMA will be holding its annual member meeting in conjunction with Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco, CA from 8:30-9:30AM on Wednesday 2/1/23. Stay tuned for details!
Member News
Last call for the Colorado Tech Workshop!
Don’t miss your chance to attend – click below!
APOMA August 2022 eNews – Now available!
Click HERE to read the current APOMA eNews!
- Tech Workshop registration update
- Welcome to our newest members
- New MCC Optical Fabrication Essentials Micro-Credential
- AmeriCOM RFI for Precision Optics Manufacturing Challenges
- Results of the WNY Optics Golf Tournament
MCC to offer Optical Fabrication Essentials Micro-Credential in Fall 2022
The Optical Systems Technology program at Monroe Community College has developed an Optical Fabrication Essentials micro-credential.
The Optical Fabrication Essentials micro-credential provides a fast track for individuals wanting to enter into the optics manufacturing industry or advance in their present position.
The courses required for this micro-credential are part of the Optical Systems Technology AAS degree. Each 4-credit, 90-hour course will be conducted over 4 ½ weeks, 4 days per week, 5 hours per day, beginning September 7 and ending on December 12, 2022. They can complete the three courses in one semester.
June 2022 APOMA eNews
Our June eNews is now available, click HERE to see what’s new!
Summer Optics Workshops at MCC (June 21-July 7)
The Optical Systems Technology program at Monroe Community College will be conducting two Optics Workshops this summer:
- Diamond Turning Workshop, June 21–July 7, 8:00 AM–12:30 PM
- Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF) Workshop, June 21–July 7, 1:30 PM–6:00 PM
Each 40-hour workshop will be conducted over 3 weeks, 3 days per week, 4.5 hours per day, beginning June 21, 2022.
Diamond Turning
• Mornings 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
• June 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, July 5, 6, 7, 2022
Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF)
• Afternoons 1:30 to 6:00 PM EDT
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
• June 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, July 5, 6, 7, 2022
See the flyers linked above for Program Highlights and Prerequisites, along with links to the Online Application Forms. The forms are course-specific. These hands-on workshops will be limited to 10 participants per workshop.
The cost will be $1,260 per participant. Funding opportunities are available for qualified participants.
Please email Ross Micali, National Work Based Learning Coordinator, MCC Optical Systems Technology, at rmicali@monroecc.edu if you have any questions.
APOMA SPIE DCS General Meeting PPT – now available
We hope you were able to attend the recent APOMA General Meeting at SPIE DCS in Orlando, but if you were unable to join us please click HERE for the membership updates and information presented at the meeting.
2022 Colorado Tech Workshop – Registration now open!
Registration is now open for the November 2022 Colorado Tech Workshop!
Please click HERE for full details.
March 2022 APOMA eNews
March 2022 APOMA eNews now available! Click HERE
**NOTE: Room change for the APOMA General Meeting– now in St. George #108 Atrium level (NOT #106).**
APOMA General Meeting at SPIE DCS!
We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming SPIE DCS (Defense + Commercial Sensing) conference in Orlando, FL in April! APOMA’s General Meeting will be held on Wed. April 6th, from 8:30AM-9:30AM at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in the St. George 108 Room, Atrium level.