.Katie Schwertz, Senior Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Innovation at Edmund Optics, has actually been actually selected as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE Head of state's Award. She is identified for impressive company to SPIE and the optics community by means of work that developments visual devices design, involves students, as well as shares the enthusiasm of optics with the public.As an SPIE Elderly Person Member, Katie is an active factor to the optics area, having actually shown at countless conferences and also authored pair of magazines along with SPIE Press, including Photonics Rules of Thumb and also Guidebook to Optomechanical Layout and Review. Her engagement with the organization extends to serving on conference system boards, the Nominating and Leadership Advancement Board, and as a past SPIE Panel of Directors participant. In addition, she has actually participated in the SPIE Learning Board and the Sex Equity Commando, which targets to enhance level playing fields and also awareness within the optics area.For Edmund Optics, Katie has serviced a variety of image resolution device concepts, tolerancing, evaluations, as well as prototype analyses in pressed durations for both internal progression as well as outside customers. She obtained her BS in Optics from the Educational institution of Rochester's Institute of Optics and also her MS in Optical Sciences coming from the University of Arizona. She presently serves as a Board participant for the Arizona Modern Technology Authorities and also Co-Chair of their Optics Valley industry bunch." Our company are exceptionally pleased to view Katie Schwertz realized along with the SPIE President's Honor for her dedication and also impactful additions to the optics neighborhood," mentioned Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Board as well as Chief Advertising & Marketing Police Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her commitment to advancing visual units style and motivating the next generation of engineers shows the development and also leadership our experts strive for at Edmund Optics.".