You’ve probably heard us talk before on this program about the role of university research in maintaining our state’s competiveness, but what you may not have heard is about South Carolina’s connection to the invention of the laser and how one of our research universities is helping students from smaller schools get research experience and learn how they can pay for graduate school.
Mike Switzer interviews Dr. John Ballato, the J. E. Sirrine Endowed Chair of Optical Fiber and Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET) at Clemson University.