Sr Manager, Optical Assemblies & Technology
Edmund Optics, United States
Katie Schwertz is the Senior Manager of Optical Assemblies and Technology at Edmund Optics in Tucson, AZ where she is responsible for engineering partnership development and communication of advanced assemblies capabilities. She received her B.S. in Optics from the University of Rochester Institute of Optics and M.S. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences. She has nearly 15 years of applied industry experience in optical and optomechanical design. Katie is a co-author of two books, the SPIE Field Guide to Optomechanical Design and Analysis (2012) and Photonics Rules of Thumb, 3rd ed. (2020). She is a Fellow of SPIE, a Senior Member of Optica, and served on the SPIE Board of Directors from 2020 - 2022. She is the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President’s Award, which recognizes unique and meritorious service of outstanding benefit to the Society and was recognized in the 2025 Electro Optics’ Photonics100 list. She also serves as Chair of the Optics Valley industry cluster based Tucson, AZ and on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Technology Council.
Panel Discussion: Semiconductors in Arizona's Photonics Industry
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
11:45am - 12:30pm MT