ATE Impacts 2020-2021

LASER-TE( Activities Cast Big Net Since 2013 LASER-TEC has delivered professional development to more than 700 secondary and postsecondary educators who have taken one or more of LASER-TEC's 40 professional development sessions on laser-based technologies and their infusion into existing programs. Through its outreach programs LASER-TEC has had direct contact with almost 40,000 people: secondary and postsecondary students, parents, teachers, counselors, advisors, and members of the general public. LASER-TEC's effort to expand the LPOFO workforce is supported by its Industry Network of 162 companies and seven professional organizations. The members of the network come from all over the country. They are proactively engaged in LASER-TEC's activities and share insights about current and future workforce trends, assist in developing curricula, conduct faculty professional development, design and build laboratory facilities, and donate or provide training equipment at highly discounted prices. LASER-TEC has organized and facilitated 51 on-campus or on-site hiring sessions for LPOFO companies. This effort encourages employers to hire qualified technicians who are graduates of LASER-TEC programs. More than 400 LASER-TEC program graduates work in laser technologies and other industries critical to the nation's economic health and security. LASER-TEC's curriculum teaches students how to measure output power from lasers. A LASER-TECgraduate tests ferromagnetic detectors used for magnetic resonance imaging safety