Katie Schwertz Selected as 2025 SPIE Fellow and Appointed to Editorial Advisory Board of Photonics Spectra

OSC alumna, Katie Schwertz (MS 2010), was selected for the 2025 Class of SPIE Fellows (SPIE Press Release). The society is welcoming 47 new fellows from across the globe, including Schwertz, who is currently Sr Manager, Optical Assemblies & Technology, at Edmund Optics as well as Optics Valley Co-Chair. Schwertz was also recently appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Photonics Spectra. Edmund Optics shared this news on LinkedIn saying, "With her exceptional technical expertise and in-depth market knowledge, Katie will be a valuable asset to the publication, bringing valuable insights and expertise." Read the Photonics Spectra press release. Congratulations, Katie! 

More about SPIE Fellows

According to SPIE, "Fellows are Members of the Society who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. Since the Society's inception in 1955, more than 1,800 SPIE Members have become Fellows." 

“I’m excited to welcome our newest SPIE Fellows to the Society,” notes Chair of the SPIE Fellows Committee and Technical University of Denmark’s Dr. Peter E. Andersen. “It’s a pleasure to honor their technical achievements, their commitment to SPIE as well as to the wider optics and photonics community. I join my colleagues in the SPIE Fellows Committee in recognizing these new SPIE Fellow Members, their high-level achievements across optics and photonics, and their impactful contributions to SPIE.” Find the full list of 2025 SPIE Fellows here.