Roger Angel

James Roger Prior Angel, known as Roger Angel, is a British-American astrophysicist born in 1941, known for his contributions to astronomy and the design and fabrication of large optics for telescopes, solar power and other applications. He developed the spin casting and stressed lap polishing techniques used at the University of Arizona own Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab to produce mirrors for some of the largest optical telescopes in the world, and is a Regents Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. He shared the 2010 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics, with Jerry Nelson and Raymond Wilson, for contributions to the development of giant telescopes.