Reaching out to Industry
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Title
Reaching out to Industry
Depiction
Picture 1 shows twenty five people comprising one woman and twenty four men in four rows
Picture 2 shows thirty-two people comprising two women and thirty men in three rows outside the Aula Maxima
Description
Primarily an academic institution, focused on teaching and on original research, staff from University College Galway (UCG), now known as University of Galway, began to provide other courses to industries and to other personnel in the mid-1980’s. The Department of Experimental Physics was a leader in this area of activity. The first courses were on Microprocessors (run by Drs Redfern, Martin, and Larkin), followed by courses on Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health (Dr Tom O’Connor). Beginning in 1988, courses on Lasers and Applications and on Laser Safety were provided by Drs Glynn, Morgan, and Redfern, and these courses were subsequently taken up by the National Centre for Laser Applications (NCLA) established in 1989 in the Department of Physics. Over the following years, the Lasers & Applications course was run on an annual basis and a Laser Safety course was run several times for many years as local industry, particularly the medical device industries, began to increase their use of lasers in product manufacturing and in quality control and monitoring. With increasing use of laser technology in hospitals, medical personnel also attended the courses on laser safety, with an increasing use of laser technology in hospitals.
Picture 1 shows a picture of attendees at a Lasers and Applications course on 3-4 April 1989, taken outside the University restaurant. Attendees were from industries in Galway, Clare and Limerick. Dr T.J. Glynn (Dept. of Experimental Physics) is second from left in the front row and Dr G.P. Morgan (Dept. of Experimental Physics) is second from left in the second row.
Picture 2 shows a picture of attendees at a Lasers and Applications course on 23-24 April 1990, taken on the steps of the Aula Maxima in the Quadrangle. Attendees were from industries located in Galway, Limerick, Louth, Waterford, and from Ayr in Scotland. Dr G.P. Morgan is on the extreme left in the back row and Dr T.J. Glynn is second from left in the front row.
Picture 1 shows a picture of attendees at a Lasers and Applications course on 3-4 April 1989, taken outside the University restaurant. Attendees were from industries in Galway, Clare and Limerick. Dr T.J. Glynn (Dept. of Experimental Physics) is second from left in the front row and Dr G.P. Morgan (Dept. of Experimental Physics) is second from left in the second row.
Picture 2 shows a picture of attendees at a Lasers and Applications course on 23-24 April 1990, taken on the steps of the Aula Maxima in the Quadrangle. Attendees were from industries located in Galway, Limerick, Louth, Waterford, and from Ayr in Scotland. Dr G.P. Morgan is on the extreme left in the back row and Dr T.J. Glynn is second from left in the front row.
References
Tom Glynn: Private communication via email on 26 June 2024
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
T J. Glynn, S.G. Jennings, ‘Reaching out to Industry’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 15001, Archival Record Id VHRS
Temporal Coverage
Period
1980s
1990s
Category
b&w
group
on-campus
outdoors
Subject
Keywords
Industry
Language
English
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/