Dr. Garnett provides over 20 years of management experience in the area of infrared detector array technology for aerospace. Dr. Garnett was senior department manager for the largest group within the Detector Operations segment of Teledyne Imaging Sensors before co-founding Uriel Solar in 2008. He has also worked for Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Rockwell Science Center. In 2004, Dr. Garnett was presented the Congressional Space Act Award, for ground-breaking work on the largest infrared HgCdTe( Mercury Cadmium Telluride) detector array in the world for high performance space applications.
- Ph.D., Physics (1987), University of California, Berkeley
- Thesis: The Beta Decay Asymmetry Parameter for Ar35: An Anomaly Resolved
- M.A., Physics (1983), University of California, Berkeley
- Distinguished Teaching Award 1982-1983
- B.Sc., Physics (1980), University of California, Los Angeles
- Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, E. Lee Kinsey Award: Top UCLA physics graduate of 1980
- 2011 NASA Group Achievement Award, for extraordinary teamwork, effort, and success in the design, build, and processing of the cryogenic payload for the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer mission
- 2004 Congressional Space Act Award, for research and development leading to the successful production of the world’s largest, high sensitivity infrared detector array for Space Astronomy
- 2000 NASA Certificate of Appreciation, for leadership on FPA production for the Spitzer Mission
- 1999 Achievement Award, Raytheon Systems, Sensors & Electronics Systems Segment
- 1997 Team Excellence Award, Santa Barbara Research Center, Hughes Aircraft
- 1997 Spotlight on Excellence Award, Santa Barbara Research Center, Hughes Aircraft
