MCC Daily Tribune
RMSC Changemaker Series
The Rochester Museum and Science Center presents The Changemakers Virtual Speaker Series featuring Professor Alexis Vogt, Optical Systems Technologies.
The Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World
Dr. Alexis Vogt
Thursday, May 13 at 7pm
Raising the Bar While Raising Kids: Increasing Diversity in Optics Careers
Learn how Alexis Vogt, PhD, Endowed Chair & Professor of Optics at Monroe Community College, is breaking boundaries in the optics and photonics industry and creating pathways for young people to thrive in the field. Alexis will share her experiences raising three young children while working full-time to lead the world’s oldest optics technician training program. She will also detail her efforts to overcome barriers and encourage more diverse candidates to pursue careers in optics and photonics by sharing her own successes and struggles.
Susan Noonan
Engineering Technologies
05/12/2021