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MCC Daily Tribune

Professor Vogt Attends SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing Conference

Dr. Alexis Vogt, Professor and Endowed Chair of MCC’s Optical Systems Technology program, attended the SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing (DCS) Conference and Exhibition, April 4-6, in Orlando, FL.

Defense + Commercial Sensing is a leading conference for sensing, imaging and photonics technologies for the defense and security industries.  Attendees were overjoyed to meet together again in person for the first time since 2019, after taking on a virtual format in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  A week of technical presentations, courses, and networking events connected researchers, scientists, engineers, and equipment suppliers, while educating the community about new technical possibilities.  Participants learned about the latest components, photonics sensors, infrared technologies, laser systems, imaging, robotics, fiber optics, cameras, and more.

At the conference, Dr. Vogt presented to members of the American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association, met with leaders of the SPIE international society for optics and photonics, and networked with employers from all across the country that are actively recruiting graduates of MCC’s Optical Systems Technology Program.

While in Orlando, Dr. Vogt had the opportunity to visit the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control facility where six MCC Optics students have completed paid summer internships over the past three years.  Dr. Vogt was also able to visit faculty and administrators at Valencia College which is poised to become one of half a dozen community colleges to receive technical assistance from the AmeriCOM group to expand MCC’s successful optics education program model to colleges across the country.

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 enjoy 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 Program, Engineering Technologies
04/28/2022