.Katie Schwertz, Elderly Person Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Innovation at Edmund Optics, has been actually selected as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President's Award. She is actually recognized for exceptional company to SPIE and also the optics community by means of work that advances visual units concept, interacts trainees, and also reveals the excitement of optics along with the general public.As an SPIE Elder Member, Katie is actually an active factor to the optics area, having presented at various associations as well as authored two publications along with SPIE Press, consisting of Photonics General Rules and Field Guide to Optomechanical Concept and Evaluation. Her involvement along with the institution extends to offering on association program boards, the Nominating as well as Management Progression Committee, and as a previous SPIE Panel of Supervisors member. In addition, she has joined the SPIE Education And Learning Board as well as the Gender Equity Commando, which targets to enhance level playing fields and also recognition within the optics area.For Edmund Optics, Katie has worked on a variety of imaging body concepts, tolerancing, evaluations, and also prototype examinations in compressed durations for each internal progression and outside customers. She obtained her BS in Optics coming from the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics and her MS in Optical Sciences coming from the University of Arizona. She currently works as a Panel member for the Arizona Technology Authorities and also Co-Chair of their Optics Lowland sector cluster." Our company are extremely happy to observe Katie Schwertz acknowledged with the SPIE Head of state's Honor for her devotion and impactful payments to the optics area," mentioned Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Panel as well as Main Marketing & Business Police Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her devotion to advancing visual devices concept and inspiring the future generation of designers exhibits the technology and also management our company pursue at Edmund Optics.".