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title: "News: Breaking Through: Women in Photonics - Kate Medicus - Optimax Systems, Inc"
description: Kate Medicus, an R & D team leader specializing in metrology and optics manufacturing at Optimax, discusses her years of experience in the optics field.
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# [News: Breaking Through: Women in Photonics - Kate Medicus - Optimax Systems, Inc](https://www.optimaxsi.com/news/breaking-through-women-in-photonics-kate-medicus)

 Written by [carriefalzone](https://www.optimaxsi.com/news/author/carriefalzone) | Aug 15, 2017

In this episode, Kate Medicus, an R&D team leader specializing in metrology and optics manufacturing at New York-based Optimax, discusses her years of experience in the optics field. She looks back on her education and career, sharing not only her experiences but also some guidance and advice for future generations.

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