2026 Nominees for SPIE Officers and Board of Directors

Every year, SPIE Members have the opportunity to elect the leaders who will guide the direction of the Society

2026 SPIE Vice President Candidates


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Miles Padgett

University of Glasglow, UK

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David Hagan

CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, USA

2026 SPIE Secretary/Treasurer Candidate


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Jim McNally

CEO
StratTHNK Associates, USA

2026 SPIE Director Candidates


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Mark Clampin

NASA, USA

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Gerard Coté

Texas A&M University, USA

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Marla Dowell

EDGE Consortium and Dartmouth, USA

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Jana Kainerstorfer

Carnegie Mellon University, USA

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Kirill Larin

University of Houston, USA

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Darren Roblyer

Boston University, USA

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Katie Schwertz

Edmund Optics, USA

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Rob Sewell

ICFO – The Institute of Photonics Sciences, Spain

Your vote is important: Help shape the future of your Society


The 2026 election opens on 1 July and closes on 14 August. The election results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on 25 August.

You are voting for one vice president, one secretary/treasurer, and four directors. The newly elected vice president will serve as president-elect in 2028 and president in 2029. The newly elected directors will join the leadership group of 15 current Members, comprised of seven women and eight men, of which there is one in government, nine in academia, and five in industry.

SPIE has partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems to administer the 2026 election. You must have been a Member of the Society as of 15 June 2026 to vote in this year’s election. If you do not receive your election email by 2 July, please contact support@directvote.net.