.Katie Schwertz, Senior Supervisor of Optical Assemblies & Technology at Edmund Optics, has been actually chosen as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE Head of state’s Award. She is realized for outstanding solution to SPIE and also the optics area through work that advancements visual devices style, engages pupils, and also portions the pleasure of optics with the general public.As an SPIE Elderly Person Participant, Katie is actually an active factor to the optics area, having presented at many conferences as well as authored pair of publications along with SPIE Press, consisting of Photonics Rules of Thumb as well as Guidebook to Optomechanical Design and also Review. Her interaction along with the organization reaches offering on association plan boards, the Nominating and also Leadership Advancement Board, and also as a past SPIE Panel of Supervisors member.
Additionally, she has taken part in the SPIE Education And Learning Board as well as the Sex Equity Task Force, which intends to improve level playing fields as well as recognition within the optics area.For Edmund Optics, Katie has serviced a variety of image resolution body concepts, tolerancing, studies, and also model analyses in squeezed durations for both internal advancement and also exterior consumers. She received her BS in Optics from the University of Rochester’s Principle of Optics and her MS in Optical Sciences from the College of Arizona. She currently serves as a Panel participant for the Arizona Modern Technology Authorities and also Co-Chair of their Optics Lowland industry cluster.” Our company are actually extremely proud to observe Katie Schwertz realized along with the SPIE President’s Award for her commitment as well as impactful contributions to the optics area,” mentioned Marisa Edmund, Chairman of the Board and also Chief Advertising & Sales Officer at Edmund Optics.
“Her commitment to accelerating optical devices style and also impressive the future generation of developers shows the innovation as well as management our team pursue at Edmund Optics.”.