U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
FY 1998 Phase I - Abstracts
ADVANCED OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGY
Imaging Fractures and Fracture Systems to Assess Reservoir Properties
American Spectrum Engineering and Science Services, Morgantown, WV
Gaussian Ray Optimized Volumetric Evaluation Rendering (GROVER) for Visualization of Advanced Oil Recovery
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
Coiled Tubing Drilling Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Tempress Technologies, Inc., Kent, WA
ADVANCED COAL/GAS POWER SYSTEMS
Pulse Detonation Combustors (PDCs) for Coal Combustion-Based Power Systems, Inc.
Adroit Systems, Inc., Bellevue, WA
Oxygen Blown Gasification of Coal Fines
Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO
Advanced Low-Melting Non-Segregating Electrolyte Compositions for MCFC
M-C Power Corporation, Burr Ridge, IL
Integrated Premixer and Flashback Arrestor for Lean Pre-Mix and Catalytic Low NOx Combustors
Precision Combustion, Inc., New Haven, CT
TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLEAN FUELS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
Hybrid Multilayer Membranes for the Selective Separation of Hydrogen from Complex Gas Streams
CCVD, Inc., dba MicroCoating Technologies, Chamblee, GA
Remediation of Crude-Oil Sludges: A Microwave Approach
Genesis Laboratories, Inc., Batavia, IL
Carbon Nanostructures from Coal-Derived Liquid Feedstocks
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES AND POLLUTANTS
Greenhouse Gases Sustain Landfill EcoComplex: Utilization of Landfill CO
2
for Commercial Crops and Landfill Methane for Fuel Cells
Acrion Technologies, Inc., Cleveland, OH
Detection of Mercury at the Parts per Quadrillion Level Using Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy
ADA Technologies, Inc., Englewood, CO
Low Cost Fine Particulate Stack Monitor
Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA
CO
2
Disposal Potential in Deep Western US Coal
Sage Discovery, Inc., Meeker, CO
POLLUTION PREVENTION BY COST-EFFECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF TOXIC CHEMICALS
Control of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Using Anticolonization Agents
Bioindustrial Technologies, Inc., Georgetown, TX
Inhibitor Delivery Exploiting Hydrophobic Interference For Simultaneous Corrosion Inhibition and Biofilm Removal
Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO
HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS
Automatic LAN Problem Diagnosis and Repair
Architecture Technology Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Secure, Data Intensive Collaborative Infrastructure for Multi-Site Coordinated Real-Time and Archived Data Analysis
Creare, Inc., Hanover, NH
A Massively Parallel Optical Data Interconnect
Gemfire Corporation, Palo Alto, CA
Ultra-High-Speed Photonic Add-Drop Multiplexers for Wave- Division=Multiplexed Networking
Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Mountain View, CA
Analysis, Prediction and Optimization of Quality of Service in Computer Networks
NetPredict, Inc., Manlo Park, CA
A Java-Based Environment for Adaptive, Fault-Tolerant Parallel and Distributed Computing
Scientific Computing Associates, Inc., New Haven, CT
A New Firewall Architecture for Multimedia and High Performance Networks
Secure Computing Corporation, Roseville, MN
Remote Visualization for Computational Simulations
TransPix Ferriter Joint Venture, Jersey City, NJ
CHEMICALLY STABLE, MECHANICALLY RELIABLE SURFACE OXIDES FOR HIGH- TEMPERATURE CORROSION PROTECTION
Instrument for Real Time Measurement of Scale Growth at High Temperature and Under Applied Load
HyperNex a division of Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., State College, PA
High Temperature Oxidation Resistant Alumina Coatings for Advanced Energy and Processing Systems
Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, AL
Adherent and Reliable Alumina Coating Development
Surmet Corporation, Burlington, MA
Surface Tailored Nanophase Alumina Coatings for Oxidation Protection of Aluminide Intermetallics
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
INTERMETALLIC ALLOYS FOR STRUCTURAL USE
Novel Net Shape Processing for the Fabrication of Boron-Doped Mo
5
Si
3
-Based Intermetallic Alloys for High Temperature Applications
Micropyretics Heaters International, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
MOLECULARLY ENGINEERED NANOSCALE MATERIALS
Synthesis of Mesoporous Tin Oxide for Chemical Gas Sensors
CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA
Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposite and Microcellular Foaming
Industrial Science and Technology Network, Inc., York, PA
Mesoporus Bimetallic Transition Metal Oxides as Solid Acid Catalysts
T/J Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Barium Titanate/Polymer Nanoscale Composites with Controllable Architectures
TPL, Inc, Albuquerque, NM
PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES
Thin (<30 micron) Silicon-Film Solar Cells on Glass-Ceramic Substrates
AstroPower, Inc., Newark, DE
Spectral Sensitization of Nanocrystalline TiO
2
by Dye Aggregates
ChemMotif, Inc., Concord, MA
Dye Sensitized TiO
2
Photoelectrochemical Cells with Polymer Electrolytes
EIC Laboratories, Inc., Norwood, MA
High Resistivity Tin Oxide for CdTe PV Cell Electrodes
ITN Energy Systems, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
Manufacturable Culn(Ga) Se
2
-Based Solar Cells via Development of Co-Sputtered CulnSe
2
Absorber Layers
Materials Research Group, Inc., Wheatridge, CO
Screen-Printed Solar Cells Based on Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
Materials and Processes for High-Performance Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaic Modules
Solar Cells, Inc., Toledo, OH
Improved Non-Vacuum Processes for Forming CIS Films
UNISUN, Newbury Park, CA
INNOVATIVE R&D FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
High Capacity Lithium Battery Cathodes Based on V2O5 Xerogels
Aveka, Inc., Woodbury, MN
New PEM Electrolyte for High Temperature Fuel Cells
Cape Cod Research, Inc., East Falmouth, MA
Irreversibility Compensated Metal Oxide Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Covalent Associates, Inc., Woburn, MA
Novel Polymer Electrolytes with High Ambient Temperature Conductivity
Covalent Associates, Inc., Woburn, MA
Improved High Temperature Polymer Electrolytes for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA
High Rate, High Capacity Anodes for Rechargeable Li Batteries
T/J Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Nanostructured Manganese Dioxides for Li-Ion Batteries
US Nanocorp, Inc., North Haven, CT
A Mixed Metal Oxide Anode Material for High Energy Density Li-ion Batteries
Yardney Technical Products, Inc., Pawcatuck, CT
ADVANCED DRILLING SYSTEMS-COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Multimedia Interactive Drilling Assistant Systems (MIDAS)
Knowledge Based Systems, Inc., College Station, TX
Sample Data Expert System(SDES)
Knowledge Based Systems, Inc., College Station, TX
Autonomous and Intelligent Neurofuzzy Decision Maker for Smart Drilling Systems
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
Direct Micromechanical Simulations of Rock Fracture During Indentation
Tempress Technologies, Inc., Kent, WA
MEMBRANES FOR ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SEPARATION
Novel Membranes for Organic/Organic Separations
Bend Research, Inc., Bend, OR
Novel Low-Cost Zeolite Ceramic Membrane Module
CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA
Supported Zeolite Membranes for Methanol-Water Separation
Crystals & Ceramics Technology, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Mixed-Conducting Membranes for the Spontaneous Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Alkanes to Olefins
Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO
Spontaneous and Selective Methane Oxidative Dimerization Using Catalytic Membrane Reactor
Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO
Novel Nanofiltration Membranes for the Separation of Solvent/Oil Mixtures
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
Separation of Hydrogen/Light Hydrocarbon Gas Mixtures
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
Gas Adsorption in Unique Molecular Bushes
NewMan Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK
A Scalable Process for Thin, Defect-Free Zeolite Membranes
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
An Improved Membrane Module Tubesheet for Industrial Separations
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
HIGH-DENSITY, MULTIGENE ASSAY OF GENETIC INFORMATION IN PLANTS AND NON-MEDICAL MICROBES
Yield Enhancement Through Gene Discovery for Disease Control
Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
GENOME, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES
A Quantitative Analytical Tool for Producing DNA-Based Diagnostic Arrays
Atom Sciences, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
D-Strap tm DNA Sequencing Chemistry
Fidelity Systems, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
Automated Purification of Blood or Bacterial Genomic DNA
MacConnell Research Corporation, San Diego, CA
Micromachined Silicon Sensor for DNA Sequencing by Hybridization
TPL, Inc, Albuquerque, NM
A Light-Directed Programmable Molecular Array Synthesizer
Xeotron Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI
MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Recovery and Recycle of Xenon Isotopes for High Resolution MRI and SPECT
Creare, Inc., Hanover, NH
Carborane Derivative Development for Boron Neutron Capture
Flurochem, Inc., Azusa, CA
A Novel Volumetric Three Dimensional Display Technique for Radiation Therapy Planning
Genex Technologies, Inc., Kensington, MD
High Resolution Laboratory SPECT System
Mosaic Imaging Technology, Inc., Palatine, IL
True 3-D Display System for Radionuclide Visualization
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
Technetium Radiotracers for the Dopamine Transporter
RadioTracer Inc., Guilford, CT
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT AND SAMPLING TECHNOLOGY
Passive Remote Sensor for the Measurment of Terrestrial Carbon Changes
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA
An Accurate Radiometer for 0.3 to 100 Microns!
Boulder Metric, Inc., Boulder, CO
Open Path Carbon Dioxide Sensor
LI-COR, Inc., Lincoln, NE
High Resolution Broad Band Miniature Integrated Two-Dimensional Spectrometer
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
Diode Laser Water Vapor Sensor for Weather Balloons
Southwest Sciences, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
Sharp Bandpass AlGaN p-i-n Photodiode Detectors for Ultraviolet B Irradiance Measurements
SVT Associates, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
Instrumentation for Water Vapor Measurements for Radiosondes
Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
Fiber Optic Dissolved Oxygen Sensing System for Remote Monitoring
Airak Engineering, New Castle, VA
Hollow Optical Waveguide Sensor for Environmental Monitoring
Arete Associates, Tucson, AZ
Robust Micromachined Silicon Carbide Environmental Sensors
Boston MicroSystems Inc., Wellesley, MA
Ultra-Sensitive Method for the Determination of the Availability of Soil Ground Contaminants to Groundwater by Leaching
Critical Angle, LLC, Laramie, WY
Hand-Held Monitor for On-Site Detection of Heavy Metals in Water Using Microfabricated Detector Chips
Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO
Environmental Sensor Using Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MOEMS)
IntelliSense Corporation, Willmington, MA
Detection of Metals in Soil by Spark Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA
AIGaN Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes for Fiber Optic Sensors
SVT Associates, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
REMEDIATION OF SUBSURFACE CONTAMINANTS
Low Cost Reactive Barrier for Sites Contaminated with Radionuclides and Heavy Metals
Altex Technologies Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
High Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors for DNAPLs
Dakota Technologies, Inc., Fargo, ND
Mobile Solar DAT Reactor for In-Situ DNAPL Remediation
Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA
TECHNOLOGIES FOR DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING
In Situ Decontamination of Facilities Containing High Explosives
Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX
An In-Pipe Mercury Assay System
Science and Engineering Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM
A Cost-Effective and Mobile Ultrahigh-Pressure Cryogenic System for Decontamination and Decommisioning
Waterjet Technology, Inc., Kent, WA
Development of an Underwater Cutting Process for Dismantlement and Size Reduction
Waterjet Technology, Inc., Kent, WA
EFFICIENT SEPARATIONS AND PROCESSING
A Photocatalytic Ti02 Anode and Membrane Reactor for the Enhanced Destruction of Chioro-Organic Compounds in Water
CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA
Removal of Chlorinated VOCs from Groundwater and Other Wastewater Streams
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR), Menlo Park, CA
Adsorbents for Recovery of Metals from Wastewaters and Slurries
ReyTech Corporation, Bend, OR
Novel Electrochemical Reactor for Separation of Metals
Ultramet, Pacoima, CA
NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES
Aerogels with Glass-like Transparency for Cherenkov Detectors
Aspen Systems, Inc., Marlborough, MA
Novel 8-bit Ultrasensitive Signal Digitizer for Reduced-Cost Nuclear Physics Instrumentation
Hypres, Inc., Elmsford, NY
Maximizing CAMAC and FASTCAMAC to PCI Throughput:A PCI to CAMAC Bridge
Jorway Corporation, Westbury, NY
A Novel UV Photodetector Array
NZ Applied Technologies, Inc., Woburn, MA
High Capacity High Speed Optical Data Storage System Based on Diffraction-Free Nanobeam
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
Large Area, Low cost APDs Using Planar Processing
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
Solid-State Neutron Detection with LiZnP
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
Interactive Web Technologies for Dissemination of Scientific Graphics
Scientific Digital Visions, Inc., San Jose, CA
Java Technologies for Large, Distributed Database Systems
Scientific Digital Visions, Inc., San Jose, CA
Software Technologies for the Accurate and Consistent Management of Scientific Data
Scientific Digital Visions, Inc., San Jose, CA
A New Large Area Monolithic Avalanche Photodiode Array Having Widespread Applications and Lower Manufacturing Costs
Silicon Power Corporation, Malvern, PA
Gallium Arsenide P-I_N Detectors for High-sensitivity Imaging of Thermal Neutrons
Spire Corporation, Bedford, MA
NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
An RF Cavity Tuning Actuator
American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA
Hydra Cryogenic Refrigerator
MJS Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Gilbert, AZ
Nondestructive Beam Diagnostic Using Diffraction Radiation
STI Optronics, Inc., Bellvue, WA
Automatic Component Calibration and Error Diagnostics for Model-Based Accelerator Control
Vista Control Systems, Inc., Los Alamos, NM
ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS
Robust, Zirconium Carbide and Hafnium Carbide Field Emitter Cathodes for Accelerator and Beams Applications
Creatv MicroTech, Inc., Potomac, MD
A High-Brightness, X-Band Photoelectron Linac
Duly Research, Inc., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Pulse-to-Pulse Emittance Measurement System
FARTECH, Inc., San Diego, CA
A Gated Micro-Pulse Electron Gun
FM Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA
Dielectric Wake Field Accelerator
Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT
An Optimization Client for Design Automation
Simulation Technology & Applied Research, Mequon, WI
An Inexpensive Electron Source
World Physics Technologies, Inc., Blacksburg, VA
A Multi-Channel Recirculating Loop Signal Regenerator for High Frequency Single-Shot Bunch Length Measurement
Y.Y. Labs, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS; AND FREE ELECTRON LASERS FOR ENERGY RESEARCH
Sheet-Beam Electron Guns
FARTECH, Inc., San Diego, CA
Electron Beam Surface Modification for Voltage Breakdown Suppression
FM Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA
A 100 Megavolt per Meter Electron Linear Accelerator System
Haimson Research Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
W-Band Harmonic Gyro-TWT Amplifier Driver
Micramics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Powerful Triaxial Klystron for X-Band and Beyond
Mission Research Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA
High-Power 11.4 GHz Microwave Components for Active Bragg Pulse Compressor
Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT
Seventh Harmonic 20 GHz Co-Generator
Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT
ADVANCED CRYOGENIC, HIGH-FIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR, AND SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE COLLIDERS
High Magnetic Field T1-Based Superconducting Tape on Biaxially Textured Flexible Metallic Substrates
ABMP Tech Corporation, Amherst, NY
An Artifical Pinning Center Approach to the Manufacture of High Field NbTaTi Superconducting Wire
Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, AL
Fabrication of Rare Earth DOPED Nb
3
SN Superconductors
Alchemet, Inc., Aston, PA
Novel BSCCO Composites for High-Field Superconductor Technology
American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA
Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition of High Temperature Ceramic Insulator Coatings on Superconductor Wire
CCVD, Inc., dba MicroCoating Technologies, Chamblee, GA
Develop Technology to Produce Long Lengths of Nb
3
Al Superconductor Wire
INNOVARE, Inc., Bath, PA
Development of High Field, High Current Density Nb
3
Sn Conductor with Engineered Microstructures
Supercon, Inc., Shrewsbury, MA
Production of Jelly-Roll Process Nb
3
Al Multifilamentary Superconducting Wire Using Warm Hydrostatic Extrusion
Supercon, Inc., Shrewsbury, MA
TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRON-POSITRON LINEAR COLLIDER
Highly Efficient and Reliable AC-DC Power Converters for Next- Generation Linear Colliders
American Research Corporation of Virginia, Radford, VA
Modular Vacuum Pump Power Supply and Controller
Champion Research, Palo Alto, CA
Reliable Triggered Remote Serial I/O System for High Repetition Rate Accelerators with Pulse-to-Pulse Fast Feedback
NYCB Real-Time Computing, Inc., Lattingtown, NY
Real Time Measurement and Feedback System for Production Ultra Precision Machining
Red Cone Research Inc., Conifer, CO
Automated Production of High Precision Copper Accelerator Structure Cells
Robertson Precision, Inc., Redwood City, CA
Pulsed High Power Switch for the Next-Generation Electron- Positron Linear Collider
Triton Services, Inc., Electron Technology Div., Easton, PA
HIGH ENERGY DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING
High-Voltage, Fast Turn-on and Turn-off Diamond Switch
Alameda Applied Sciences Corp., San Leandro, CA
Utra-High Resolution Multi-Hit Time-to-Digital Converter
Hypres, Inc., Elmsford, NY
Development of Fibre Channel Disk Clusters
Quantum Research Services, Inc., Durham, NC
A High Performance FASTCAMAC Crate Controller
SV Systems, LLC, Warwick, NY
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS
Avalanching MRS Detectors for Scintillation Photodetection
Cremat, Watertown, MA
High Quantum Efficency Extended Wavelength Vacuum Photocathodes
Nano Systems Inc., Oxford, CT
Micromachined Ceramic Microchannel Plates
Nanomaterials Research Corporation, Tucson, AZ
APD Arrays for Calorimetric and Tracking Applications
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
FUSION PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Positronium Atom Diagnostic Beam for Use in Studying Transport in Fusion Plasma Experiments
First Point Scientific, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA
Species Selective Pressure Gauge for High Performance Divertors
HY-Tech Research Corporation, Radford, VA
Affordable, HighPerformance, Multichannel Transient Recorders Utilizing the Latest High Speed ADC's
Joerger Enterprises, Inc., East Northport, NY
A Hypervelocity Impurity Pellet Injector for Fusion Alpha Diagnostic Studies
Utron, Inc., Manassas, VA
FUSION MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
High Field Magnets for Plasma Fusion Confinement Systems
American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA
High Performance SiC/SiC Composites for Structural Fusion Reactor Components
Ceramic Composites, Inc., Millersville, MD
Innovative, Low Viscosity, Radiation-Resistant Insulation Systems for Fusion Magnets
Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO
Beryllium Armored Aluminum Alloy Plasma Facing Components
Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, AL
Helium Cooled CMC First Wall Structure
Refractory Composites, Inc., Glen Burnie, MD
High Strength, High Conductivity, Low Activation Copper Matrix Nanocomposite for Fusion Reactor First Wall Application
Supercon, Inc., Shrewsbury, MA
A Simple and Direct Tungsten Brush Fabrication Technique
Surmet Corporation, Burlington, MA
Insulating Coatings Development for Vanadium Alloys for Use in Fusion Systems
Surmet Corporation, Burlington, MA
An Improved Reaction-Bonded Silicon Carbide Process for SiC/SiC Composites
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
Fusion Materials & Components, Subtopic a. Structural Materials & Insulating Coatings
TPL, Inc, Albuquerque, NM
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND SPACE POWER SYSTEMS
The Development of "ShortWatch," a Novel Overtemperature and Mechanical Damage Sensing Technology for Wires or Cables
BPW Incorporated, Dahlonega, GA
Refractory Metal Wicks for Extended Lifetime in AMTEC Power Systems
Creare, Inc., Hanover, NH
SMALL WIND TURBINE APPLICATIONS
Optimized Wind-Generator and Pump-Motor Controller
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA
Variable Speed Ice Making System for Wind Generated Power
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA
Voltage and Frequency Insensitive Vapor Compressor Cycle Ice Plant
Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX
An Economical Standalone Wind-Electric Ice Making System
Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA
HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
Low Cost, High Power Density Axial Gap Motor for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Precision Magnetic Bearing Systems, Inc., Cohoes, NY
Passive Phase-Change Augmented Thermal Management Scheme for Induction Motors
SatCon Technology Corporation, Cambridge, MA
Hybrid Hydrocarbon/Oxygen Sensor for Automotive Emissions Monitoring
SVT Associates, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
Integrated Electric Traction System
Unique Mobility, Inc., Golden, CO
Reducing the Cost of Electric Propulsion Motors through Optimization of Stator Coils
Visual Computing Systems Corporation, Greenville, IN
MATERIAL CORROSION PREVENTION FOR ABSORPTION CYCLE HEAT PUMPS AND CHILLERS
Development of Corrosion Inhibitors for Absorption Heat Pumps
Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc., Watertown, MA
Absorption Chiller Corrosion Protection
Rocky Research, Boulder City, NV
Novel Organic Corrosion Inhibitors for Steel
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
COATINGS FOR DIE CASTING DIES
The Short-Pulse Plasma Implantation/Coating Process for Extending the Life of Die Casting Dies
First Point Scientific, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA
PVD Coating of Dies Using Superhard Nano-layered Composite Coatings
Hard Coating, Inc., Evansville, IN
Development of an Innovative Laser Assisted Coating Process for Extending Lifetime of Metal Casting Dies
Karta Technology, Inc., San Antonio, TX
The Application of Plasma Assist Chemical Vapor Deposition (PACVD) Coatings for Die Casting Dies
Materials and Electrochemical Research (MER), Tucson, AZ
Micromechanically Compliant Coating for Die Casting Dies
Surmet Corporation, Burlington, MA
Hard, Wear Resistant Coatings for Die-Casting Dies by and Advanced Filtered Cathodic Arc Deposition Process
UES, Inc., Dayton, OH
BIOMASS POWER
Clean and Cost-Effective Utilization of Sewage Sludge
Energy and Environmental Research Corporation, Irvine, CA
A Decision Support System for Willow (Salix) to Improve Site Selection, Site Management, and Lower Production Cost
Highland Geographic, Inc., Burlington, VT
Continuous Hydrogen Generation Using Simple Jetting Principles With CO
2
and Fines Separation in Moving-bed of Circulating Regenerable Lime
Low Cost Energy Company, Greenville, SC
An Advanced Concept for Cost-Effective, Modular Biomass Power Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Conversion International, Inc., Columbia, MD
Charcoaled Fueled Direct Carbon Fuel Cell for Modular Biomass Power Systems
Scientific Applications and Research Associates (SARA), Inc., Huntington Beach, CA
Demonstration of Innovative Biomass-fueled Power Generator (BPG) for Rural Areas
Stirling Technology Company, Kennewick, WA
ADVANCED TRANSPORTABLE ANALYTICAL AND COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR NONPROLIFERATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS
Flourescence Detection of Latent Images
Ciencia, Inc., East Hartford, CT
Inexpensive, Lightweight, Portable, Large Image Area, X-ray Display System, with Wireless Data Transmission Capability
Industrial Quality, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
Automatic Hyperspectral Camera for Latent Fingerprint Detection and Contrast Enhancement
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
High Speed Acousto-Optic Tuner for CO
2
Laser Wavelength Control
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
Development of a Smart Air Sampler System
Research International, Inc., Woodinville, WA
Frequency-Domain Lifetime Fluorescence (fLF) Imaging for Latent Fingerprint Detection & Visualization
Systems & Processes Engineering Corporation (SPEC), Austin, TX
SAFEGUARDS, SECURITY AND MATERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
A 10 Kelvin Pulse Tube Cryocooler Concept
Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, AL
High Speed Acousto-Optic Tuner
Aurora Associates, Santa Clara, CA
Development of a 1W, 10 K Reverse Brayton Cycle Crycooler
Doty Scientific, Inc., Columbia, SC
Development of High Speed Mercury Cadmium Telluride Detector Arrays with Integral Readouts
Fermionics Corporation, Simi Valley, CA
Alphabetical List of Awardees (Appendix A)
State List of Awardees (Appendix B)
Grant Applications Submissions and Awards Listed by States, Territories, and Possessions (Appendix C)
Subject Index (Appendix D)