Garrett J. West

Garrett West is a Principal Optical Engineer and Optical Designer at Ball Aerospace in Boulder, CO. He designs and analyzes the next generation of space optical instruments and telescopes. Garrett’s optical engineering experience spans from small internal research efforts to large international missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). His research focus is freeform optics where he investigates designs with reduced volume, fewer mirrors, wider fields of view, and better image quality to meet the growing needs of aerospace missions.