Aqwest LLC is a science and technology innovations company that develops and commercializes solutions in photonics, thermal management and energy efficiency. Their objective is to make new generations of electronic, photonic, thermal, and energy systems vastly more compact, lightweight, and efficient than current designs. was founded by John Vetrovec, an internationally recognized scientist with a rich history of innovation and commercialization of breakthrough technologies. His inventions have enabled hundreds of millions of new business revenues. John has been recognized as a versatile and prolific innovator/author with over 50 US patents issued or pending and over 70 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His prior appointments include Technical Fellowship at The Boeing Company (1988-2006), research project management at TRW Inc. (now Northrop-Grumman Space Technologies) (1978-1988), and technical leadership of projects at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) (1983-1988).