Digital Imaging Careers
Presented by Presented by
Morton M Sternheim
June, 2012June, 2012
The NSF ITEST ProgramInnovative Technology
Experiences for Students and Teachers
Funds STEM DIGITALWorkforce emphasisProjecting future STEM
and Information Technology (IT) needs is uncertain, but large increases are likely
STEM EmploymentSTEM employment grew over 3 x faster than the
total workforce between 1950 and 2007 (NSF, 2010)STEM employment is expected to continue to grow
faster in the next decade than the overall workforce (U.S. Department of Labor, 2009)
Growth in STEM degrees has not kept pace with the overall demand, and the gap has been filled by foreign-born scientists and engineers
STEM Employment, cont.The U.S. is expected to face
a serious shortage of skilled workers in STEM fields over the next twenty years (NAS, 2007; ACT, 2006).
Depending on one’s definition, 60 to 80% of the 30 fastest growing occupations are STEM or IT related. (U.S. Department of Labor, 2010)
Optical Society of AmericaThe number of images that are sensed, stored and
displayed digitally continues to increase dramatically in virtually every imaging system from video endoscopes and digital phones to digital cameras to remote-sensing satellites and astronomical telescopes
A major important feature of digital images is that they lend themselves to various processing techniques that can be used to enhance the visual appearance, to extract important information automatically, to format for data storage and transmission and to optimize the image data for display.
Example: Digital CamerasHow many photos did
you take in a one week vacation with a film camera?
How many photos do you take in a one week vacation with a digital camera?
Example: DronesThe US military is awash in images from Predator
spy drones flying over Afghanistan and Iraq, and this problem will intensify as more drones are added and they are upgraded from one camera per drone to 10 and eventually to possibly as many as 65 (NY Times, 2010).
ReferencesNSF, 2010. Science and Engineering Indicators
2010, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind10US Department of Labor, 2009. Occupational
employment projections to 2018. http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/11/art5full.pdf
NAS, 2007. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. Washington, D.C., The National Academies Press.
References, cotd.NY Times, 2010. Military Is Awash is Data from
Drones. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/11drone.html
ACT, 2006. Developing the STEM Education Pipeline. Washington, D.C., ACT
U.S. Department of Labor, 2010.Employment Projections Program. http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_103.htm
Where Will Digital Imaging Be Used?Groups of ~ 4 peopleDiscuss career ideasList 5-10 ideas5 minutesReport
Where Will Digital Imaging Be Used?