This edition features Host Justine Murphy’s chat with Dr. Brian Monacelli, a professor and director of Laser Technology at Pasadena City College in California. He’s also a principal optical engineer and supervisor of the Optical Implementation group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
They recently discussed things like the importance of training technicians in hands-on laboratory skills, and he also offered some perspectives on the future of optics and the crucial role technicians will play.
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