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Professor Alexis Vogt Addresses the Skilled Labor Crisis in Optics and Photonics in SPIE Article

Confronting the Skilled Labor Crisis in Optics and Photonics

Professor Alexis Vogt was one of several education and industry leaders interviewed for their perspectives on how skilled labor shortages are negatively impacting the global optics and photonics industry. The editorial by William G. Schulz, appeared in the January/February Photonics Focus magazine published by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The full article is available online at https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/janfeb-2022/confronting-the-skilled-labor-crisis.

MCC’s Optical Systems Technology program prepares students for optics and photonics careers through hands-on, remote, online, and hybrid course options that can lead to a stackable one-year Certificate, two-year AAS Degree, and pathways to bachelor’s degrees at select universities. The program is currently recruiting students of all ages who may have interests in science or technology, working with their hands, making things, solving problems, and improving people’s lives. To learn more about MCC’s Optical Systems Technology program, visit www.monroecc.edu/go/ost.

Susan Noonan
Optical Systems Technology
02/16/2022