.Katie Schwertz, Elder Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Modern Technology at Edmund Optics, has actually been actually decided on as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE Head of state's Award. She is actually identified for outstanding solution to SPIE and also the optics area by means of work that advancements optical systems layout, interacts students, and also reveals the enthusiasm of optics along with the public.As an SPIE Senior Member, Katie is actually an active factor to the optics community, having actually offered at various associations and also authored 2 magazines along with SPIE Press, including Photonics Guidelines as well as Field Guide to Optomechanical Layout and also Study. Her involvement with the institution encompasses serving on event course boards, the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee, and as a previous SPIE Board of Directors participant. In addition, she has actually joined the SPIE Education Committee and the Gender Equity Task Force, which strives to improve level playing fields and also awareness within the optics neighborhood.For Edmund Optics, Katie has actually dealt with various imaging unit concepts, tolerancing, analyses, and also model evaluations in pressed timeframes for both internal progression and external clients. She received her BS in Optics from the University of Rochester's Principle of Optics as well as her MS in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona. She presently functions as a Panel member for the Arizona Technology Council as well as Co-Chair of their Optics Valley sector cluster." Our company are actually incredibly pleased to see Katie Schwertz acknowledged along with the SPIE Head of state's Honor for her commitment and impactful additions to the optics area," said Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Board and also Principal Advertising And Marketing & Sales Police Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her dedication to accelerating visual units design and also motivating the next generation of designers shows the advancement and management our experts strive for at Edmund Optics.".