Mahfooz Alam presented on the application of lasers. The presentation described lasers as coherent, focused beams of light. It then outlined several laser facilities available at the Centre for Laser Processing of Materials, including a 6 kW fiber coupled diode laser system, 3.5 kW CO2 slab laser, pulsed Nd:YAG laser system, ultrafast laser micro machining system, DCO35 slab CO2 laser/laser mig hybrid welding system, and an automated cold metal transform welding machine. The presentation concluded with acknowledgments.