Overview
Advance Your Career in Optics
Optics Short Courses for Professionals
The Institute of Optics offers an annual summer short-course series, featuring a mix of one-week courses and two-and-a-half-day courses. This year, classes will run from May 27-June 20, 2025. (No weekend classes.)
We offer remote, hybrid, and in-person classes as a part of this series. Please check the courses page to see our current listings. If you are registered for a remote class, you will receive an email with Zoom information from each course instructor.
Registration and PricingWhere to Stay
There are no hotel restrictions or group rates for out-of-town participants looking to come in-person. There are two hotels within a ten minute walk of campus, the Staybridge and the Hilton, for those looking to stay near by.
Contact Us
To find out more about the Institute of Optics Short Course Series for Professionals, please contact Dustin Newman by email at dustin.newman@rochester.edu or by phone at (585) 695-2539.
Non-Discrimination
The University of Rochester provides equal opportunity in admissions and student aid regardless of sex, age, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin. Further, the University complies with all applicable nondiscrimination laws.