.Katie Schwertz, Elderly Person Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Modern Technology at Edmund Optics, has actually been actually picked as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Honor. She is actually recognized for outstanding service to SPIE as well as the optics neighborhood with job that advancements visual units layout, engages students, and also allotments the pleasure of optics with the public.As an SPIE Senior Citizen Participant, Katie is actually an energetic factor to the optics area, having offered at many events and also authored 2 magazines with SPIE Press, consisting of Photonics Guidelines as well as Field Guide to Optomechanical Layout and Review. Her involvement with the company extends to providing on event system boards, the Nominating and Management Advancement Committee, and also as a previous SPIE Panel of Directors member. Additionally, she has actually taken part in the SPIE Education And Learning Board and also the Gender Equity Commando, which aims to improve equal opportunities and acknowledgment within the optics community.For Edmund Optics, Katie has worked with different image resolution body designs, tolerancing, evaluations, and also prototype analyses in pressed timeframes for each inner development as well as external clients. She received her BS in Optics from the Educational institution of Rochester's Institute of Optics and her MS in Optical Sciences coming from the Educational Institution of Arizona. She currently serves as a Board participant for the Arizona Modern Technology Authorities and Co-Chair of their Optics Valley market bunch." Our team are actually incredibly proud to observe Katie Schwertz acknowledged along with the SPIE President's Award for her commitment and impactful additions to the optics community," stated Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Board as well as Main Advertising And Marketing & Sales Police Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her commitment to advancing visual devices concept and also uplifting the next generation of designers exemplifies the advancement and management our experts strive for at Edmund Optics.".