.Katie Schwertz, Elder Manager of Optical Assemblies & Modern Technology at Edmund Optics, has actually been actually chosen as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Honor. She is actually acknowledged for exceptional solution to SPIE and the optics area through work that breakthroughs visual systems concept, involves students, and shares the enjoyment of optics with everyone.As an SPIE Elderly Person Member, Katie is an active factor to the optics area, having actually offered at various conferences as well as authored two publications along with SPIE Press, featuring Photonics General Rules and also Guidebook to Optomechanical Concept as well as Evaluation. Her engagement with the organization includes serving on association course boards, the Nominating and Leadership Advancement Committee, and as a past SPIE Board of Directors member. Additionally, she has joined the SPIE Education And Learning Committee and the Gender Equity Task Force, which targets to enrich level playing fields and awareness within the optics neighborhood.For Edmund Optics, Katie has dealt with different image resolution unit layouts, tolerancing, reviews, and also prototype analyses in compressed durations for each interior progression and external clients. She obtained her BS in Optics from the University of Rochester's Principle 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 sector cluster." Our experts are actually extremely proud to see Katie Schwertz identified with the SPIE Head of state's Honor for her dedication and impactful additions to the optics neighborhood," stated Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Panel and also Chief Advertising & Sales Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her devotion to accelerating optical bodies design and impressive the future generation of designers shows the innovation and leadership our company strive for at Edmund Optics.".