.Katie Schwertz, Elder Manager of Optical Assemblies & Innovation at Edmund Optics, has actually been actually decided on as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Honor. She is actually realized for superior solution to SPIE as well as the optics area with work that innovations optical systems layout, interacts students, and also shares the excitement of optics with the general public.As an SPIE Elder Member, Katie is an active contributor to the optics area, having actually shown at many associations and also authored pair of magazines along with SPIE Press, including Photonics General Rules and Field Guide to Optomechanical Layout and Evaluation. Her engagement along with the organization encompasses providing on conference plan committees, the Nominating and Management Progression Board, and as a previous SPIE Board of Directors participant. In addition, she has taken part in the SPIE Education And Learning Committee and also the Gender Equity Commando, which strives to enhance level playing fields and also acknowledgment within the optics neighborhood.For Edmund Optics, Katie has dealt with various image resolution body designs, tolerancing, studies, as well as prototype examinations in compressed durations for each interior growth and external consumers. She got her BS in Optics from the College of Rochester's Institute of Optics and her MS in Optical Sciences from the College of Arizona. She presently works as a Board member for the Arizona Modern Technology Authorities and Co-Chair of their Optics Lowland business collection." Our team are actually surprisingly honored to see Katie Schwertz realized along with the SPIE Head of state's Honor for her dedication and impactful payments to the optics neighborhood," pointed out Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Panel and also Chief Marketing & Marketing Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her devotion to progressing optical systems style and inspiring the next generation of designers displays the innovation and leadership we strive for at Edmund Optics.".