11 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Panel discussion on optics and photonics careers

Panelists:

Dr. Marc Himel (Jenoptik)
Dr. Gisele Bennett (GTRI)
Ken Little (GT Division of Professional Practice)
Dr. Amir Atabaki (Sinoora, a photonics startup at GT incubator)

1 – 2 p.m: Harnessing Light for a Better World presentation by Dr. Marc Himel

Bio:
Dr. Himel, an SPIE Fellow since 2010, received his B.S. degree in Physics from the California Polytechnic State University in 1984, his Ph.D. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1988, and an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1998.

For 14 years, he worked in the design and development of advanced lithography systems starting with three years at AT&T Bell Laboratories working on the development of Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography. His time at AT&T was followed by five years at SVG Lithography Systems working on excimer laser based illumination systems and twelve years at DigitalOptics Corporation where he concentrated his efforts on the application of diffractive micro-optics for advanced lithography, inspection, and consumer applications.