.Katie Schwertz, Senior Manager of Optical Assemblies & Technology at Edmund Optics, has actually been actually decided on as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE Head of state's Award. She is acknowledged for outstanding service to SPIE and also the optics area by means of job that developments optical systems style, engages students, as well as shares the excitement of optics with everyone.As an SPIE Elderly Person Participant, Katie is an energetic factor to the optics area, having actually presented at many associations and authored pair of magazines with SPIE Push, including Photonics Rules of Thumb and also Guidebook to Optomechanical Layout as well as Analysis. Her engagement with the organization reaches serving on event plan boards, the Nominating as well as Leadership Development Board, and also as a past SPIE Panel of Directors member. Also, she has actually taken part in the SPIE Education Committee and also the Gender Equity Task Force, which strives to improve level playing fields and also recognition within the optics area.For Edmund Optics, Katie has dealt with numerous imaging body styles, tolerancing, reviews, as well as model analyses in pressed durations for each interior growth as well as exterior customers. She obtained her BS in Optics from the Educational institution of Rochester's Principle of Optics and also her MS in Optical Sciences coming from the College of Arizona. She currently works as a Panel member for the Arizona Technology Council as well as Co-Chair of their Optics Valley industry collection." Our team are actually astonishingly proud to observe Katie Schwertz identified with the SPIE Head of state's Award for her commitment and impactful contributions to the optics community," mentioned Marisa Edmund, Leader of the Board and Chief Advertising & Business Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her commitment to accelerating visual devices layout and uplifting the next generation of designers shows the development as well as management our company strive for at Edmund Optics.".