Edmund Optics Reveals 2012 High Education Award Recipients
BARRINGTON, NJ—- Edmund Optics (EO), a provider of optical components to both industry and academia, announced the winners of its 2012 Higher Education Global Grant Program. This award is given in recognition of outstanding undergraduate and graduate optics programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at non-profit colleges and universities worldwide. More than $80,000 USD in EO products will be awarded to the first-, second-, and third-place winners in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, in support of their research and education activities.
"Every year we are astounded by the technical excellence and ingenuity behind the applications we receive," comments Kirsten Bjork-Jones, director of global marketing communications. "They are furthering the science of optical innovation into areas that are saving lives, exploring space, and understanding our physical world. "