.Katie Schwertz, Elderly Person Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Technology at Edmund Optics, has been actually picked as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Honor. She is actually realized for exceptional company to SPIE and also the optics area via work that breakthroughs optical bodies concept, involves pupils, as well as shares the enjoyment of optics along with the public.As an SPIE Senior Member, Katie is actually an active contributor to the optics area, having actually presented at many conferences and authored two magazines along with SPIE Press, including Photonics Rules of Thumb and Guidebook to Optomechanical Concept as well as Review. Her engagement along with the company reaches providing on conference system committees, the Nominating and also Management Progression Committee, and also as a past SPIE Board of Supervisors participant. Also, she has taken part in the SPIE Learning Board and the Gender Equity Task Force, which targets to improve equal opportunities and awareness within the optics community.For Edmund Optics, Katie has actually dealt with different image resolution unit styles, tolerancing, reviews, and also model evaluations in compressed timeframes for both inner development and also external clients. She received her BS in Optics from the College of Rochester's Principle of Optics and also her MS in Optical Sciences coming from the College of Arizona. She currently serves as a Panel participant for the Arizona Modern Technology Council as well as Co-Chair of their Optics Lowland field cluster." Our experts are exceptionally pleased to find Katie Schwertz realized along with the SPIE Head of state's Award for her commitment and also impactful payments to the optics community," pointed out Marisa Edmund, Leader of the Panel as well as Main Marketing & Business Policeman at Edmund Optics. "Her commitment to progressing optical systems design as well as uplifting the newest generation of developers shows the innovation and leadership our team strive for at Edmund Optics.".