.Katie Schwertz, Senior Citizen Manager of Optical Assemblies & Technology at Edmund Optics, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE Head of state's Award. She is identified for excellent service to SPIE and also the optics neighborhood with work that developments visual systems concept, interacts trainees, and allotments the enthusiasm of optics with the general public.As an SPIE Senior Participant, Katie is actually an energetic contributor to the optics community, having offered at various events as well as authored two magazines along with SPIE Press, including Photonics General Rules and also Guidebook to Optomechanical Layout and also Review. Her interaction with the association extends to providing on conference plan boards, the Nominating as well as Leadership Growth Board, and as a previous SPIE Board of Directors member. In addition, she has actually taken part in the SPIE Learning Committee as well as the Sex Equity Commando, which strives to enhance level playing fields and acknowledgment within the optics community.For Edmund Optics, Katie has dealt with different image resolution system designs, tolerancing, studies, and also model examinations in compressed timeframes for both internal development as well as outside consumers. She got her BS in Optics coming from the College of Rochester's Principle of Optics and her MS in Optical Sciences coming from the University of Arizona. She presently works as a Panel member for the Arizona Modern Technology Authorities as well as Co-Chair of their Optics Lowland business collection." We are actually unbelievably honored to observe Katie Schwertz acknowledged with the SPIE Head of state's Award for her commitment and also impactful contributions to the optics community," claimed Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Board and also Principal Marketing & Sales Police Officer at Edmund Optics. "Her devotion to progressing optical systems style as well as impressive the future generation of developers exemplifies the innovation and management our experts strive for at Edmund Optics.".