James Karchner is a Sales Engineer for Laser Optics and Defense Applications at Edmund Optics’ Barrington, NJ headquarters. With Edmund Optics since 2018, James has more than 2 years of experience developing custom optics solutions for laser optics and defense customers. His background includes more than 4 years of infrared spectroscopy research on biological tissues, which resulted in several publications. James holds a B.S. degree in Bioengineering from Temple University.