Spotlight: Tara Fortier, Project Leader at NIST

The photonics industry is booming. Technological advancements and
increasing demand are driving this growth. But in America, the
workforce needed to drive this boom is struggling to keep up. In
this Spotlight conversation with Tara Fortier of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), we discuss
the need to attract more bright young minds to this field to build
the next generation of photonics professionals. Along with
discussing ways to expose students to this field, we also talk
about the importance of networking and what those already in the
workforce need to know to advance their own careers in this area.
Spotlight from "All Things Photonics" is a special series of
intimate sit-down conversations with preeminent figures in our
industry.