.Katie Schwertz, Senior Manager of Optical Assemblies & Innovation at Edmund Optics, has actually been picked as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE Head of state's Honor. She is identified for excellent company to SPIE as well as the optics neighborhood through work that breakthroughs optical units design, involves pupils, and portions the excitement of optics along with the general public.As an SPIE Senior Member, Katie is actually an active contributor to the optics neighborhood, having actually provided at many associations as well as authored pair of publications along with SPIE Push, consisting of Photonics Rules of Thumb and also Guidebook to Optomechanical Layout as well as Analysis. Her engagement with the association reaches providing on association program boards, the Nominating as well as Leadership Development Board, and as a past SPIE Board of Directors member. Additionally, she has actually participated in the SPIE Education Board and the Gender Equity Task Force, which aims to improve level playing fields and also awareness within the optics community.For Edmund Optics, Katie has serviced several image resolution body designs, tolerancing, reviews, as well as model evaluations in compressed durations for each interior progression and external customers. She got her BS in Optics from the University of Rochester's Principle of Optics as well as her MS in Optical Sciences coming from the College of Arizona. She presently acts as a Panel member for the Arizona Innovation Authorities and also Co-Chair of their Optics Valley field set." We are actually exceptionally pleased to find Katie Schwertz identified with the SPIE President's Honor for her devotion and impactful contributions to the optics area," said Marisa Edmund, Leader of the Board as well as Chief Marketing & Business Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her devotion to evolving visual bodies design and inspiring the newest generation of developers exemplifies the development as well as leadership our team strive for at Edmund Optics.".