Get a head start on your career by participating in a cooperative education opportunity (co-op) during the summers of your sophomore and junior years. Co-ops are great ways to build your resume with paid, professional work experience while you are still in school. Typically, our students work in research and development for private industries and government agencies.

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After graduation, Imaging Science alumni work in many different fields, from engineering to education. Some of the projects our graduates are involved in include:

• product development
• testing and training on computer to photo systems
• developing imaging systems for research experiments
• electronic imaging design and development
• developing chemicals used for space shuttle film processing

With imaging growing at an unprecedented rate in industry and government, the demand for imaging scientists continues to grow rapidly. A recent poll of graduates from RIT's imaging science program demonstrated the broad spectrum of employment opportunities available to Imaging Scientists; alumni responding to the poll were employed in a broad range of careers - from the Johnson Space Center to Walt Disney Feature Animation. Other graduates go on to graduate school at RIT or at other institutions.

Image Scientist: Eastman Kodak
Design and implement image quality algorithms for use in development and production of output devices such as thermal printers.

Image Scientist: Lockheed Martin at Johnson Space Center
Image Science & Analysis Group. Imagery activities related to the International Space Station Program. Development of imagery objectives for the Astronauts.

Software Engineer: Visionics Corporation
Develop enterprise software solutions built on internally developed technology for facial recognition.

Research Scientist: Veridian-ERIM International Research and algorithm development for hyperspectral imaging for remote sensing applications and atmospheric correction for both the visible-near infrared imagery as well as thermal.

Research Scientist: Eastman Kodak
Inkjet Simulations and Technology

Color Image Engineer: Iris Graphics, Inc.
R&D of high-end inkjet printers as a member of the Color Lab

Software Engineer: Eastman Kodak
Design calibration/correction software for Kodak Professional digital cameras

Research Member: Xerox Corporation
Color Science & Image Quality team responsible for defining document image quality. Application of tools ranging from subjective to highly analytical maintaining a common thread of human perception.

Here are a few more places you can find imaging scientists: