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Laser Manufacturing Processes & Photonics Education

Masters of Engineering
Laser Manufacturing Concentration


  • Two year program, 30 credits
  • Six (6) courses specifically designed for laser manufacturing
  • Principles of Laser Design and Applied Optics
  • Optical Systems Engineering
  • Design of Laser Manufacturing Systems
  • Advanced Laser Manufacturing Process
  • Laser Material Interaction
  • Process Modeling and Simulation
  • Three courses introduced in Spring/Fall of 2006
  • Involvement of 22 faculty and staff members from CETA, A&S and Barney School of Business
  • Eighteen (18) graduate students conducting laser-related independent studies
  • Ten (10) partnering companies and organizations
  • Typical Graduate Thesis Topics

  • Davis Eason (Drilling Optimization, 2006)
  • Jason Bornas (Utility for Modeling, Analysis and Set Up)
  • Robert Wright (Research on Material Removal Rate in Shaped Holes)
  • George Yuska (Quality and Geometrically Optimized Drilling, 2006)
  • Farruqh Shahoub (Instrumentation for Hole Mmeasurement)
  • Matt Dignazio (Investigation into Glass Frit Deposition, 2006)
  • Brain Pudvah (Investigation of Shaped Cooling Holes)
  • Yahaira Velaquez (Laser Cladding & Metallurgical Analysis)
  • Adil Widaatall (Welding Optimization with Fiber Lasers, 2006)
  • Santiago Noriega (Laser Vibrometer, 2006)
  • K. Ahmad (2005, prior to CCAT)