Career Speaker Series - Corning Optical

Sponsored by SPDI

You’ve seen the incredible images from outer space. Did you ever wonder about the technology used to capture those images? At its Keene operations, Corning Specialty Materials employs about 140 people and manufactures highly sophisticated optical components and subassemblies used in defense and aerospace, including components in the NASA New Horizons mission that recently travelled past Pluto. Headquartered in New York, employing 40,000 people and with operations around the world, Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science. From the original glass encasement for Edison’s lightbulb in 1879 to Gorilla Glass used in the iPhone, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have created new industries and transformed lives.

Who should come? All students, all majors and years and especially students interested in optics, physics, manufacturing, material sciences, computer science, management, environment, safety and industrial hygiene. Faculty from all disciplines are welcome and urged to come.

This event is part of the Corporate Relations calendar.