Student 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.
Noonan, Susan
Optical Systems Technology Program, Engineering Technologies
04/28/2022