.Katie Schwertz, Senior Manager of Optical Assemblies & Modern Technology at Edmund Optics, has been actually chosen as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Award. She is identified for outstanding service to SPIE and the optics area by means of work that breakthroughs visual bodies style, involves students, as well as shares the pleasure of optics with everyone.As an SPIE Senior Member, Katie is actually an energetic factor to the optics community, having offered at numerous associations and also authored pair of magazines with SPIE Press, including Photonics Rules of Thumb as well as Field Guide to Optomechanical Design and also Review. Her involvement along with the institution includes providing on association course committees, the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee, and also as a previous SPIE Board of Directors member. Also, she has actually participated in the SPIE Education And Learning Committee and also the Sex Equity Task Force, which aims to enhance level playing fields and acknowledgment within the optics community.For Edmund Optics, Katie has actually serviced different imaging system layouts, tolerancing, evaluations, and also prototype analyses in pressed timeframes for both interior progression and external consumers. She obtained her BS in Optics coming from the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics as well as her MS in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona. She presently serves as a Board participant for the Arizona Technology Council and Co-Chair of their Optics Valley field set." Our experts are exceptionally honored to view Katie Schwertz identified along with the SPIE President's Honor for her devotion and also impactful contributions to the optics neighborhood," stated Marisa Edmund, Leader of the Panel and also Chief Marketing & Business Policeman at Edmund Optics. "Her dedication to evolving visual bodies design and uplifting the next generation of designers embodies the development and also leadership our company pursue at Edmund Optics.".