Bristol Instruments Hires R&D Engineer to Expand Product Development Efforts

VICTOR, NEW YORK June 14, 2017 – Bristol Instruments, Inc., a leader in optical interferometer-based instrumentation, announces the addition of Mr. Samuel Margolis to its engineering team as R&D Engineer.

Mr. Margolis recently earned his Master’s degree in Optics from the University of Rochester and also holds a BS in Glass Engineering Science from Alfred University. As part of his graduate studies, he worked on thin film modeling at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics. Prior to joining Bristol Instruments, Mr. Margolis previously held a co-op position of Optical Engineer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. In addition, he held the position of Process Engineer at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, working on silicon wafer processing and nickel electroforming and also has prior experience at GE Global Research as a Materials Scientist.

“The addition of Mr. Margolis comes at an important time for Bristol Instruments,” said Dr. Michael Houk, Vice President of Engineering. “With his capabilities and experience, we will be able to further expand our R&D efforts as we look to bring innovative new products to the marketplace.”

About Bristol Instruments
Since its founding in 2005, Bristol Instruments has solely focused on designing, manufacturing, and marketing precision instruments using its expertise in optical interferometry. Bristol’s flagship products accurately characterize the wavelength and spectral properties of lasers used by scientists and engineers at universities and government and industrial laboratories. They are also used for the development and production testing of laser transmitters used in optical fiber communications. In addition, Bristol Instruments provides interferometer-based products to reliably measure critical physical dimensions of materials such as specialty plastic films, medical tubing, and ophthalmic products.