CPIA News
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Workforce development has been an ongoing focus for CPIA over the years and is a primary goal for 2016.
Introductory Photonics Course Underway
at Front Range Community College in Longmont
In an effort to alleviate the critical need for trained photonics technicians, a handful of our member companies led by Research Electro-Optics, are working together to get an associate degree program in photonics established at Front Range Community College up in Longmont. While the associate degree approval process will take some additional time, the first course ( Lights and Lasers) in photonics started on April 12th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Tuesday/Thursday. If your employees missed this first enrollment, watch the CPIA careers page and newsletters for information on the next course, possibly this fall. Technical Short Courses
CPIA will be offering more full-day technical short courses this year. It is our intent to bring professional, nationally recognized instructors to Colorado and offer training for your employees at an affordable price, right here at home.
The first two are scheduled for June 7 "Optomechanical Systems Engineering" and June 8 "Optical Systems Engineering". Registration closes June 3, so don't miss out. Register your employees today.Company Cost Reimbursement for Interns
CPIA is teamed with other industry associations and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to make sure all companies working in Colorado's advanced industries know that they may qualify for reimbursement of up to $5000 of the cost of an intern. This is a great opportunity to fill a short-term staffing need while nurturing a future worker with skills and orientation in photonics. Yoriko Morita will give a short workshop on this program at the CPIA quarterly meeting, May 18. Or email Yoriko with your questions.
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CPIA Member News
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Welcome New CPIA Member -ColdQuanta, Inc.
ColdQuanta, Inc. focuses on the development, design and manufacture of instruments and systems destined for quantum technologies applications. The company provides products and services for scientific and industrial applications such as cold atom experimentation, quantum simulation, quantum information processing, gravity sensors, atomic clocks and precision instrumentation.
Congratulations to Juliet Gopinath, CU-ECEE Juliet Gopinath, CPIA board member and faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder, ECEE Department, has been selected for NSF's most prestigious junior faculty award. Gopinath will use the two year funding from her award to study the relationship between orbital angular momentum and rotating objects. More information. |
Colorado Photonics News & Opportunities
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Annual Report on Colorado Advanced Industry Accelerator Grant Program
Many optics/photonics related companies and researchers have benefited from grants through the Colorado Advanced Industry Accelerator Program. OEDIT has completed a report of the program as of the end of 2015. The report includes a listing of grant winners. View here.
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Local Events
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May 18, Denver West, CO National Renewable Energy Lab Research and Lab Tour 1:30 check in, 2:00 to 5:00 program
May 19 - Glendale, CO June 7 and 8, Boulder, CO June 7 Optomechanical Systems Engineering June 8 Optical Systems Engineering Register for one class or both June 8 - Denver, CO |
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National and International Events
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May 23-25 - Washington, D.C.
August 28 - September 1, San Diego, California
October 11-13, Berlin, Germany
2017
OSA Optical Design and Fabrication Congress
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CPIA 2016
Board of Directors
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Officers
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PresidentKen Anderson Akonia Holographics Vice-PresidentRick Morrison Distant Focus Secretary Mary Ann Roe Colorado Dept of Labor & Employment Treasurer:Gary Horvath Colorado-based Business & Economic Research Board Members
Joyce Colson Colson-Quinn Rex Craig Ball Aerospace & Technologies Gordon Day IEEE Juliet Gopinath CU Boulder Brian Hooker CU Boulder Tom Mahony Ball Aerospace & Technologies (Retired) Bob Owen Extreme Diagnostics Miller Schuck RealD Paul Searcy Meadowlark Optics Katie Woslager COEDIT Chris Wood Insight James Young Cochran Freund & Young
CPIA Staff:
AdministratorKaren Eye 303-834-1022
Mailing Address
P O Box 700 Boulder, CO 80306
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