Catalyzing Upstate New York’s Future in Science, Technology and Engineering of Laser and Laser Applications Research
AN NSF REGIONAL INNOVATION ENGINE
STELLAR is focused on driving technological innovation, economic growth, and workforce development in optics, photonics, imaging, and lasers (OPI+L).
11
Counties in
New York State Served
61
Academic, Industry, Government
& Non-Profit Partners
10x
Targeted Economic Growth
in 10 Years
WHY THE ROC/FLX REGION?
Density of talent and patent activity with specialized firms and workers second only to Silicon Valley
Optics Patents
#1 region for optics patents per 1,000 workers in the nation.
Total Optics Degrees
Accounts for 60% of total optics degrees in the United States.
Engineering & Technicians
#1 for engineering, engineering technologies, and technicians per capita.
Supply Chain & Workforce
Top 5 for OPI+L supply chain and skilled workforce (by Location Quotient).
Recent STELLAR News
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Why ROC: Evolvoptic and Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Leading the Laser Revolution The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is working on the NSF OPAL project, which will advance the frontier of ultra-high intensity…
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STELLAR feat. Tom Brown on GRE Make Your Mark Podcast
Greater Rochester Enterprise · STELLAR – Tom Brown airs 9-25-25 Check out this Greater Rochester Enterprise Make Your Mark podcast to hear from Tom Brown,…
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Rochester laser project named finalist in nationwide competition
A Rochester and Finger Lakes regional coalition has advanced to the final stage of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program, a nationwide competition to fund transformative…
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