OP-TEC

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The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education, known as OP-TEC for short, was a joint effort by educational institutions and other groups to develop curriculum materials for photonics. [1] Headquartered in Waco, Texas, it was funded by the National Science Foundation. [2]

OP-TEC held workshops at various institutions around the United States to promote the use of optics and photonics in secondary and post-secondary curricula.

References

  1. Hull, Dan; Souders, John (2009-06-05). "Efforts of the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) to prepare the technician workforce for photonics industries" . Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (2009), Paper ESCA1 ESCA1. Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/ETOP.2009.ESCA1 .
  2. "NSF Award Search: Award # 0603275 - OP-TEC: The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-18.