THE INSTITUTE OF OPTICS at THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

Cordially invites you and your colleagues to join the faculty, staff, and students of The Institute of Optics for the 2019 Spring Industrial Associates Meeting. - Interview and forge relationships with some of the best and brightest optics students and graduates in the country; - Collaborate with faculty and researchers at The Institute working at the cutting edge of a vast array of optical sciences and technologies; - Network with your colleagues from other IA member companies; - Get an update from our Director, P. Scott Carney; - Participate in the streamlined opportunity to highlight your company and network with students in the Company Connection Showcase; - Experience the expanded symposium area in Douglass Commons and another space in Wilson Commons for the Company Connection Showcase. FINAL The Institute of Optics 2019 Spring IndustrialAssociates Meeting Thursday, April 4th through Sunday, April 7th Program Agenda Thursday, April 4, 2019

Director’s Advisory Council Meeting (DAC) 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM DAC Meeting Strategic IA Members and Guests 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM DAC Reception Invitation Only 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Night Cap

Friday, April 5, 2019 Industrial Associates Symposium All IA Members, Faculty, Staff, & Students Douglass Commons | Feldman Ballroom Special Guests Invitation Only

8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast 1:35 PM - Student Awards 9:00 AM - Welcome and Update 1:50 PM - Optics Current Event Professor P. Scott Carney (UR, Inst of Optics) Jonathan Zuegel, Professor of Optics | Director Laser 9:15 AM - Faculty Highlight Development & Engineering | Sr. Scientist, LLE Rich Feldman, President, Univ of Rochester Topic: Siegman School on Lasers Topic: Nobel Prize/Stockholm + Student Inspirations 2:10 PM - Graduate Student Research Talks 9:35 AM - Distinguished Alumni Speaker Featuring outstanding upper level Graduate Ms. Linda Smith (BS89), CEO, Ceres Technology Students (~10 minutes each). Topic: Financial perspectives on the photonics 2:40 PM - Company Connection Intros (Part 3) industry—industries in collision Douglass Commons | Feldman Ballroom (J A) 9:55 AM - 90th Anniversary of Optics IA Member Companies provide brief introductions Professor Carlos Stroud (UR, Inst of Optics) limited to one minute and one company slide. 10:15 AM - Company Connection Intros (Part 1) 3:00 PM - Company Connection Showcase Douglass Commons | Feldman Ballroom (Z R) Wilson Commons | Hirst Lounge IA Member Companies provide brief introductions An interactive feature for company reps to limited to one minute and one company slide. connect with students in a streamlined meet and greet format. Register in advance. 10:30 AM - Master’s Student Showcase Students present educational background, work 5:45 PM - Networking Break experience, career goals, and typically expect to 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - IA Reception graduate in May. Douglass Commons | Feldman Ballroom 10:45 AM - Networking Break 6:30 PM - 6:35 PM - Welcoming Remarks 11:00 AM - Guest Speaker Professor P. Scott Carney, Director of The Joe Morelle, Congressional Rep NY 25th District Institute of Optics Topic: TBD Saturday, April 6, 2019 11:20 AM - Company Connection Intros (Part 2) 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM – Company | Student Interviews Douglass Commons | Feldman Ballroom (Q K) Various Rooms in Goergen Hall & Wilmot Building IA Member Companies provide brief introductions All Level IA Members limited to one minute and one company slide. 12:00 PM Lunch - Interviewing Employers and 11:55 AM - Senior Design Showcase Faculty/Staff - Goergen Hall | CR110 Professor P. Scott Carney (U of R) Students - Goergen Hall | 5th Floor 12:25 PM - Lunch and Poster Session Sunday, April 7, 2019 Douglass Commons | Feldman Ballroom Wilson Commons | Hirst Lounge 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Student Interviews Note: Lunch will be in Feldman Ballroom Various Rooms in Goergen Hall & Wilmot Building Poster Session will be in Hirst lounge (Select and Strategic IA members only)

Register for the 2019 Spring Industrial Associates Symposium https://spring_ia_symposium.eventbrite.com Map showing the location of The Institute of Optics, Douglass Commons, Wilson Commons, the Library Parking Lot, as well as the two closest hotels within walking distance (Hilton Garden Inn, College Town and the Staybridge Suites).

For further information contact:

Ellen Buck Development Manager 585-275-1786 [email protected]

The Institute of Optics Attn: Industrial Associates Program University of Rochester Box 270186 480 Intercampus Drive Rochester, New York 14627-0186