.Katie Schwertz, Senior Citizen Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Technology at Edmund Optics, has actually been picked as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE Head of state's Honor. She is acknowledged for exceptional company to SPIE as well as the optics area with work that advancements optical units style, engages students, and also portions the excitement of optics with the public.As an SPIE Elder Participant, Katie is actually an energetic contributor to the optics community, having actually presented at several events as well as authored two publications with SPIE Press, including Photonics General Rules and Guidebook to Optomechanical Style as well as Analysis. Her involvement with the company reaches offering on event plan boards, the Nominating and Leadership Advancement Committee, and also as a previous SPIE Board of Supervisors participant. Furthermore, she has taken part in the SPIE Education Committee as well as the Sex Equity Task Force, which strives to boost level playing fields and also acknowledgment within the optics area.For Edmund Optics, Katie has actually serviced different image resolution system designs, tolerancing, analyses, as well as model evaluations in compressed timeframes for both interior 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 serves as a Board member for the Arizona Modern Technology Authorities as well as Co-Chair of their Optics Valley industry collection." Our team are surprisingly glad to see Katie Schwertz acknowledged along with the SPIE President's Award for her dedication and also impactful contributions to the optics community," pointed out Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Board and also Principal Marketing & Business Policeman at Edmund Optics. "Her dedication to accelerating optical systems layout as well as impressive the future generation of engineers exemplifies the advancement as well as management our team pursue at Edmund Optics.".