.Katie Schwertz, Senior Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Technology at Edmund Optics, has actually been actually decided on as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Honor. She is acknowledged for impressive company to SPIE and the optics neighborhood via job that advances optical devices design, involves trainees, and shares the pleasure of optics with the general public.As an SPIE Senior Citizen Participant, Katie is an energetic contributor to the optics community, having actually shown at numerous associations and also authored 2 publications with SPIE Press, featuring Photonics Guidelines as well as Field Guide to Optomechanical Concept and also Study. Her involvement with the institution extends to offering on conference program committees, the Nominating and also Management Development Committee, and as a previous SPIE Board of Directors member. Additionally, she has participated in the SPIE Education Board and also the Gender Equity Commando, which intends to boost level playing fields as well as acknowledgment within the optics community.For Edmund Optics, Katie has dealt with various image resolution unit styles, tolerancing, reviews, as well as prototype assessments in squeezed durations for both inner growth and also outside clients. She acquired her BS in Optics from the Educational institution of Rochester's Institute of Optics and her MS in Optical Sciences from the Educational Institution of Arizona. She currently functions as a Board participant for the Arizona Technology Council as well as Co-Chair of their Optics Valley market set." Our experts are astonishingly proud to observe Katie Schwertz acknowledged with the SPIE Head of state's Honor for her dedication and also impactful payments to the optics community," pointed out Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Panel and also Principal Advertising And Marketing & Marketing Policeman at Edmund Optics. "Her dedication to progressing optical bodies concept and motivating the newest generation of developers exemplifies the innovation as well as management our experts strive for at Edmund Optics.".