SAVE THE DATE! — Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 6:00–9:00 PM

Optics + Nano = Cross Cluster Mixer Join us in seeking opportunities at the crossroads of the optics and nanotech industries.

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Lobby and Room N210 (Lecture Hall) Steward Observatory University of Arizona (Please see details and maps on the last page.)

Please RSVP (ONLY) to Phyllis McClure @ [email protected] Please SEND QUESTIONS to Conrad Schneiker (AOIA): [email protected] Mike Berman (AZ NT): [email protected] The Arizona Optics Industry Association (AOIA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together business, institutions, and professionals for their benefit and the technical community. (www.AOIA.org) The Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster is a non-profit trade group that supports sharing technological advances, and promotes business development in the fast-growing field of nanotechnology. (www.AZnano.org) Program:  

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Networking, with catered Mexican food and various beverages (6:00 PM). Meeting presentations (6:30 PM): o First presentation (1 hour, plus Q&A):  Michael Hart, Associate Astronomer, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona http://www.as.arizona.edu/people/faculty/hart.html “Cranking Out the World's Biggest Telescopes” (See next page for overview.) o Intermission (10 minutes) o Second presentation (1/2 hour, plus Q&A):  Stuart McCann and Drew Simboli, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agents http://www.ice.gov/project-shield/ “Project Shield America (PSA)” (See next page for overview.) o Third presentation (1/2 hour, plus Q&A):  Robert C. Romeo, president of Composite Mirror Applications, Inc. http://www.compositemirrors.com/ “Technology Innovations at Composite Mirror Applications, Inc.” (See next page for overview.) More networking and a chance to follow-up with presenters (until 9:00 PM).

Cost: free to members of AOIA or AZ Nano-Cluster, $10.00 for guests and non-members.

Overview: Cranking Out the World's Biggest Telescopes Working with the Arizona optics industry at large, the University of Arizona has a habit of breaking records in the production of giant telescopes for astronomy. Of course, aperture size is scientifically critical — but not only are Arizona's telescopes among the world's largest, they are also trail blazers by several other production, performance, and cost metrics too. We'll take a peek behind the curtain at how these telescopes are made and what they are capable of, and spend a few moments exploring the economic value of Arizona's astronomy industry.

Overview: Project Shield America (PSA) Project Shield America (PSA) is an industry outreach program of ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The PSA program focuses on export regulation and protecting licensable commodities and technologies. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the second largest investigative agency in the federal government. ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. The agency has an annual budget of more than $5.7 billion dollars, primarily devoted to its two principal operating components — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Overview: Technology Innovations at Composite Mirror Applications, Inc. CMA was founded in August 1991 with the goal of developing and producing carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite mirrors and structures via Replication Processes. Their core technology focus has been to produce high optical quality mirrors for imaging telescopes. Both ground-based and space-based applications are emphasized, including active figure control and Adaptive Optics. CMA is currently involved with commercial product development and manufacturing of several mirror products. CMA is a modern CFRP mirror fabrication house of 16,000 ft2 in Tucson AZ, 65% of which is dedicated to commercial manufacturing of composite mirrors for CPV Solar, 3-D Displays, and Tactical Military applications. Their remaining resources are dedicated to development of highend prototype production of mirrors and structures for nuclear physics and DoD imaging applications, which has been CMA’s core activity for over 20 years.

Location and map: Steward Observatory Lobby and Room N210 (Lecture Hall), University of Arizona

University of Arizona parking map: http://parking.arizona.edu/pdf/maps/campus.pdf