.Katie Schwertz, Elder Manager of Optical Assemblies & Modern Technology at Edmund Optics, has actually been selected as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Honor. She is actually identified for impressive solution to SPIE as well as the optics community via work that advances visual devices style, interacts pupils, as well as reveals the excitement of optics along with everyone.As an SPIE Senior Member, Katie is an active factor to the optics area, having provided at several events and also authored 2 magazines with SPIE Push, including Photonics Guidelines and also Guidebook to Optomechanical Concept and Study. Her involvement with the organization includes serving on event system boards, the Nominating and Leadership Growth Committee, and also as a previous SPIE Board of Supervisors member. Furthermore, she has actually taken part in the SPIE Education Committee and the Gender Equity Commando, which aims to enhance equal opportunities and also acknowledgment within the optics community.For Edmund Optics, Katie has serviced a variety of image resolution device designs, tolerancing, reviews, as well as prototype examinations in compressed timeframes for each interior growth and exterior consumers. She received her BS in Optics from the Educational institution of Rochester's Principle of Optics and her MS in Optical Sciences from the College of Arizona. She presently works as a Panel participant for the Arizona Technology Authorities as well as Co-Chair of their Optics Valley field set." Our team are actually unbelievably glad to view Katie Schwertz acknowledged along with the SPIE Head of state's Honor for her devotion as well as impactful additions to the optics neighborhood," said Marisa Edmund, Leader of the Board as well as Chief Marketing & Sales Policeman at Edmund Optics. "Her commitment to advancing optical devices style as well as motivating the newest generation of designers exemplifies the technology and also leadership our company strive for at Edmund Optics.".