DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
PHASE II GRANT APPLICATIONS SELECTED FOR FY 2002 AWARDS

 

TOPIC: FUSION PLASMA SCIENCE RESEARCH

Applied Pulsed Power, Inc.                                 Pulsed, Inductively Generated,
Box 1020, Langmuir Lab                                     Streaming Plasma Ion Source for
95 Brown Road                                                   Heavy Ion Fusion Linacs
Ithaca, NY 14850

Tech-X Corporation                                          Co Developer: A Secure, Web-Invocable
5541 Central Avenue                                         Collaborative Software Development
Suite 135                                                           Tool
Boulder, CO 80301

TOPIC: ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR FUSION PLASMA EXPERIMENTS

Composite Technology Development, Inc.                Innovative Organic and Inorganic
1505 Coal Creek Drive                                            High-Pressure Laminate Insulation
Lafayette, CO 80026-2782                                      for Fusion and Superconducting
                                                                                Magnets

Eltron Research, Inc.                                                 Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials:
4600 Nautilus Court South                                        Diacetylene-Siloxanes as Radiation
Boulder, CO 80301-3241                                         Resistant Electrical Insulators for
                                                                                 Plasma Fusion Confinement Systems

MER Corp (Materials and Electrochemical               SiC-Based Laser Fusion Optics
     Research)
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706

Physical Optics Corporation,                                     Interferometric Target Tracking
Information Technologies Division                              System for Fusion Experiment
20600 Gramercy Place
Building 100
Torrance, CA 90501

TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUSION SYSTEMS

Think Tank, Inc.                                                        Doppler Laser Radar for
405 Moser Lane                                                        Non-Intrusive Liquid Metal Flow
Knoxville, TN 37922-4060                                       Characterization

TOPIC: ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS

Advanced Energy Systems, Inc.                         Axisymmetric, Emittance-Compensated
27 Industrial Building                                          Electron Gun
Unit E
Medford, NY 11763

Calabazas Creek Research                                 Gridded Sheet Beam Electron Gun for
2093 Comer Drive                                             High Power RF Applications
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753

Haimson Research Corporation                          A Microwave Beam Monitoring System
3350 Scott Boulevard                                        for Direct Measurement of Ultra
Building 60                                                         Short Electron Bunches
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3104

Luxel Corporation                                              Ultra-Thin Optical Diagnostic
P.O. Box 1879                                                   Filters for Plasma Wakefield
Friday Harbor, WA 98250-1879                        Accelerators

Omega-P, Inc.                                                    Femtosecond Planar Electron Beam
202008 Yale Station                                           Source for Micron-Scale Dielectric
Suite 100 Wake Field                                         Accelerator
New Haven, CT 06520-2008

SVT Associates                                                  Advanced Strained-Superlattice
7620 Executive Drive                                          Photocathodes for Polarized Electron
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3677                           Sources

Simulation Technology & Applied                        Tau3P-Based Interactive Design
   Research                                                          Automation Software
11520 North Port Washington Road
Suite 101B
Mequon, WI 53092-1195

TOPIC: RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS

Calabazas Creek Research                                         Improved Magnetron Guns for High
2093 Comer Drive                                                     Power Gyrotrons and Gyroklystrons
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753

Duly Research, Inc.                                                    A High-Power, Ceramic, RF Generator
1912 MacArthur Street                                               and Extractor
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-1111

Omega-P, Inc.                                                           KA-Band RF Transmission Line
202008 Yale Station                                                  Components for a High-Gradient
Suite 100                                                                   Linear Accelerator
New Haven, CT 06520-2008

Omega-P, Inc.                                                             Robust RF Accelerator Structures at
202008 Yale Station                                                    34.272 GHZ
Suite 100
New Haven, CT 06520-2008

TOPIC: HIGH-FIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR AND SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE COLLIDERS

Global Research & Development, Inc.                         Ultrasonic Drawing of Advanced A15
110 E. Canal Street                                                     Strand, Piece-Length Enhancement,
Troy, OH 45373                                                         Bonding, and Stabilizer Attachment

Supercon, Inc.                                                           Cost Reduction Techniques for
830 Boston Turnpike                                                 Producing NbSn2 Intermetallic Powder
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3301                                   for Application in PIT Processed
                                                                                  Nb3Sn Superconductor

Supergenics                                                                A Method to Increase Current Density
1233 Tree Bay Lane                                                   in a Mono Element Internal Tin
Sarasota, FL 34242                                                    Processed Superconductor Utilizing
                                                                                   Zirconium Oxide to Refine Grain Size

TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRON-POSITRON COLLIDER

Calabazas Creek Research                                         Multi-Megawatt Circulator for TE01
2093 Comer Drive                                                     Waveguide
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753

Diversified Technologies, Inc.                                     Toroidal Pulse Transformer for the
35 Wiggins Avenue                                                    Next Linear Collider
Bedford, MA 01730-2314

Energen, Inc.                                                             Active Vibration Control of NLC
17 D Sterling Road                                                    Magnets
Billerica, MA 01862-2518

Omega-P, Inc.                                                         High-Power Plasma Switch for 11.4
202008 Yale Station                                                GHZ Microwave Pulse Compressor
Suite 100
New Haven, CT 06520-2008

STI Optronics, Inc.                                                  Permanent Magnet Quadrupoles with
2755 Northup Way                                                 Adjustable Field Strength and
Bellevue, WA 98004-1403                                     Centerline Movement Compensation

TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS

Lawrence Semiconductor Research                         Next-Generation Visible Light Photon
    Laboratory, Inc.                                                  Counters
2300 West Huntington Drive
Tempe, AZ 85282-3130

TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

Corporate Computer Services, Inc.                           Intelligent Agents for Search and
5421 Maplewood Place                                            Information Distribution of
Downers Grove, IL 60515-4814                              Scientific Notebook

Tempest Microsystems                                             A Low Cost, High Capacity Storage
2223 Avenida de la Playa                                         Module for Data Grids in Particle
#110                                                                        Physics
La Jolla, CA 92037

TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY

Energen, Inc.                                                             An Active Microphonics Control
17 D Sterling Road                                                    System
Billerica, MA 01862-2518

Sienna Technologies, Inc.                                          Hermetic Metallization of Aluminum
19501 144th Avenue, NE                                         Nitride for Radio Frequency Devices
Suite F-500
Woodinville, WA 98072-6463

Tech-X Corporation                                                 ParSEC - Parallel Simulation of
5541 Central Avenue                                                Electron Cooling
Suite 135
Boulder, CO 80301

TechSource, Inc.                                                     Two-Step Target for Fission Product
P.O. Box 31057                                                      Radioactive Beam Production
Santa Fe, NM 87594-1057

TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS DETECTORS INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES

NanoSciences Corporation                                     Enhanced Efficiency Nanowire
Hurley Farms Industrial Park                                   Photocathode for Large PMTs
Building 3, 115 Hurley Road
Oxford, CT 06478-1037

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                         A Novel Position Sensitive Detector
44 Hunt Street                                                       for Nuclear Radiation
Watertown, MA 02472-4699

TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE AND DATA MANAGEMENT

Scientific Data Systems                                         Power Optimizing Petabyte Disk
2252 Uranus Avenue                                            System
Las Cruces, NM 88012

 

TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY

BPW Incorporated                                                An Electrical Condition Monitoring
372 River Drive                                                     Approach for Wire and Cable
Dahlonega, GA 30533-5248

Hi-Z Technology, Inc.                                           MilliWatt Modules Using Parallel
7606 Miramar Road                                             Circuitry
Suite 7400
San Diego, CA 92126-4210

 

TOPIC: SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR DETECTING THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF       MASS DESTRUCTION

Multimax, Inc.                                                         Efficient Integration of Old and New
1441 McCormick Drive                                          Research Tools for Automating the
Largo, MD 20774-5323                                         Identification and Analysis of
                                                                               Seismic Reference Events

Weston Geophysical Corporation                            Regional Ground Truth Database
325 West Main Street                                             Development in Southern Asia: Phase
Northboro, MA 01532 I                                         Mining Explosions

X-Ray Instrumentation Associates                             Portable Electronics for
8450 Central Avenue                                                Multi-Channel Digital Coincidence
Fremont, CA 94560                                                 X-Ray Spectroscopy

 

TOPIC: SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENSORS USED IN NATIONAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS

Polymath Research, Inc.                                             Modeling and Design Tools for
827 Bonde Court                                                       Heterogeneous Photonic Integrated
Pleasanton, CA 94566                                               Circuits

Vexcel Corporation                                                    Real-Time InSAR Seismic Wave Imaging
4909 Nautilus Court
Suite 133
Boulder, CO 80301

 

TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANSURANIC AND MIXED WASTE MANAGEMENT

First Point Scientific, Inc.                                          Advanced NDA Technology for Remotely
5330 Derry Avenue                                                  Handled Transuranic and Mixed Waste
Suite J
Agoura Hills, CA 91301-4500

 

TOPIC: MONITORING OF DOE SITES, FACILITIES, AND PERSONNEL

Aspen Systems, Inc.                                                 Personal Cooling System
184 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752-3017

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                          A High Sensitivity Beta Imaging
44 Hunt Street System                                             for Surface Assessment
Watertown, MA 02472-4699

 

TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOILS, SUBSURFACE
SEDIMENTS, AND GROUNDWATER

Eltron Research, Inc.                                               A Novel Electrochemical Detection
4600 Nautilus Court South                                      Strategy for Heavy Metal Monitoring
Boulder, CO 80301-3241

 

TOPIC: ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

Aerodyne Research, Inc.                                          Development of a Quantum Cascade
45 Manning Road                                                    Laser-Based Detector for Ammonia and
Billerica, MA 01821-3976                                       Nitric Acid

 

TOPIC: BIOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Applied Natural Sciences, Inc.                                 Root Engineering for Self-Irrigation
4129 Tonya Trail                                                     that Exploits Soil Depth Dimension
Hamilton, OH 45011                                               for Carbon Sequestration

 

TOPIC: CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE

American Electronics Inc.                                         System for the Remote Measurement of
8229 Boone Boulevard                                            Carbon Sequestration
Suite 300
Vienna, VA 22182-2623

Blueleaf, Inc.                                                            Ultrasensitive, Portable Isotope
1050 E. Duane Avenue                                             Ratio Analyzer
Suite H
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-2627

Coherent Technologies, Inc.                                      Eyesafe Laser Radar for Precision
655 Aspen Ridge Drive                                             Remote Atmospheric CO2
Lafayette, CO 80026-9341

Ion Optics, Inc.                                                         Compact, Rugged, Low-Power CO2
411 Waverly Oak Road                                            Sensors for Autonomous Measurement
Suite 144                                                                  of Atmospheric CO2 Concentration
Waltham, MA 02452

 

TOPIC: MEDICAL SCIENCES

Advanced Cytometry Instrumentation                         Miniature, Modular, Multi-Parameter
Systems                                                                     Flow Cytometer Facilitate Drug
Baird Research Park
1576 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14228-2710

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                             High Resolution, Low Cost Small
44 Hunt Street                                                           Animal PET Imager
Watertown, MA 02472-4699

 

TOPIC: GENOME, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES

Molsoft, LLC                                                           GAP: Genomics Annotation Platform
3366 North Torrey Pines Court
Suite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037

 

TOPIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKS

Ionic Systems, Inc.                                                   Ultra Dense WDM Optical Interconnect
Unit 417                                                                   Using Silicon NanoComposites
1430 Tully Road
San Jose, CA 95122

Mendez R&D Associates                                         32 x 2.5 Gb/s Optical Code Division
408 Standard Street                                                 Multiplexing for Agile Optical
P.O. Box 2756                                                         Networking
El Segundo, CA 90245

Physical Optics Corporation,                                     Multilayer Optical Interconnect
Electro-Optics & Holog. Div.                                    Based on Holographic Lithography
20600 Gramercy Place
Building 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821

Scientific Solutions, Inc.                                            Development of a Suite of
55 Middlesex Street                                                 Ultra-Dense WDM Components Using
Chelmsford, MA 01863                                           Novel Liquid Crystal Technology

Systran Federal Corp.                                             Optical Routing and Switching System
4027 Colonel Glenn Highway
#210
Dayton, OH 45431-1672

TOPIC: ZERO NET ENERGY BUILDINGS

AIL Research, Inc.                                                   A Liquid-Desiccant Heating/Cooling
P.O. Box 3662 System                                             Powered by Solar Energy
50 Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08543-3662

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.                                               Superinsulation for Ductwork
188 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752-3017

Steven Winter Associates, Inc.                                 Truss-Integrated Thermoformed
50 Washington Street                                               Ductwork
Norwalk, CT 06854-2710

 

TOPIC: LOW COST POWER ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
RESOURCES

Airak, Inc.                                                                Optically Isolated HV-IGBT Based
9058 Euclid Avenue                                                  5-MW Cascaded Inverter for DER
Manassas, VA 20110                                               Applications

CPY Consulting                                                       Clamp-On, Untethered Power Interface
2106 37th Street                                                       Pod
Bellingham, WA 98226

TOPIC: BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOENERGY RESEARCH

Community Power Corporation                                Demonstration of Modular Biopower
8420 S. Continental Divide Road                             System Using Poultry Waste
Suite 100
Littleton, CO 80127

Energy Performance Systems, Inc.                             Design and Test Steering and
7767 Elm Creek Boulevard                                       Accumulator Control Systems for a
Maple Grove, MN 55369                                         High Productivity Whole Tree
                                                                                 Harvester

 

TOPIC: RECOVERY, RECYCLE, AND REUSE OF ENERGY INTENSIVE MATERIALS

METSS Corporation                                                Recycling of Coated Plastics Used in
300 Westdale Avenue                                              Automotive, IT and Commercial
Westdale, OH 43082                                               Applications

 

TOPIC: REACTIVE SEPARATIONS

TDA Research, Inc.                                                 A Low-Cost System for the Conversion
12345 West 52nd Avenue                                       of HCl to Cl2
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1917

Trans Ionics Corporation                                         Novel Membrane Reactor for the
P.O. Box 130511                                                    Desulfurization of Transportation
2408 Timberloch Place, Suite D-5                            Fuels
The Woodlands, TX 77382

Value Recovery                                                       A Novel Taylor Vortex
510 Heron Drive                                                     Extractive-Reaction Process for
Suite 301                                                                 Reducing Organic Wastes Dissolved in
Bridgeport, NJ 08014                                             Aqueous Streams

 

TOPIC: CATALYST APPLICATIONS AND ENABLING SCIENCE FOR CHEMICAL MANUFACTURE

Catalytic Materials, LTD                                         Generation of Graphite Nanofibers
1750 Washington Street                                          via the Catalytic Conversion of
West Holliston Professional Park                             Methane
Holliston, MA 01746-2234

CeraMem Corporation                                             Two-Step Methane Conversion to
12 Clematis Avenue                                                 Alkynes and Dienes
Waltham, MA 02453

TDA Research, Inc.                                                 Biphasic Hydroformylation of Higher
12345 West 52nd Avenue                                       Olefins
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1917

 

TOPIC: MEMBRANES FOR ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES

Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.                           Low Emission Diesel Engines
325 Water Street
Wilmington, DE 19804

Membrane Technology and Research,                      Low-Cost, Large-Membrane-Area
     Inc. (MTR)                                                         Modules for Gas Separation
1360 Willow Road
Suite 103
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516

TOPIC: HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY FOR ELECTRIC POWER APPLICATIONS

ARACOR X-Ray                                                     Diagnostics for
425 Lakeside Drive                                                   High-Temperature Superconductor
Sunnyvale, CA 94085                                               Processing

American Superconductor Corporation                     Improved Buffered Substrates for
Two Technology Drive                                             YBCO Coated Conductors
Westborough, MA 01581

TOPIC: SENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CORROSION PROCESSES

Applicable Electronics, Inc.                                     Non-Invasive Techniques to Study
P.O. Box 589                                                         Local Passivity Breakdown of Metal
Forestdale, MA 02644                                           Alloys in Aqueous Media

Faraday Technology, Inc.                                         Microelectrode Array for
315 Huls Drive                                                         Electrochemical Sensing of Localized
Clayton, OH 45315-8983                                        Corrosion

 

TOPIC: NEUTRON AND ELECTRON BEAM INSTRUMENTATION

Neutron Sciences, Inc.                                             Sol-Gel Derived Neutron Detector
1256 Lowell View Drive                                          Using a Lithiated Glass
Knoxville, TN 37932

Nion Co.                                                                 Development of an Ultra-Bright
1102 8th Street                                                       Electron Source of Scanning
Kirkland, WA 98033                                              Transmission Electron Microscopy

Ordela, Inc.                                                             Pixel-Cell Neutron Detector and
1009 Alvin Weinberg Drive                                      Read-Out System Meeting Requirements
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-8012                                   of Present and Future Neutron
                                                                                Scattering Facilities

Proportional Technologies, Inc.                                Novel Neutron Detector for High Rate
8010 El Rio                                                             Imaging Applications
Houston, TX 77054-4104

 

TOPIC: LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES

MER Corp (Materials and                                        Low Cost Carbon Anodes for
    Electrochemical Research)                                    Lithium-Ion Batteries
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706

T/J Technologies, Inc.                                              A Novel Cathode Material for High
3850 Research Park Drive                                       Power Lithium Rechargeable Batteries
Suite A
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2150

Yardney Technical Products, Inc.                             Development of Low-Cost Salts for
82 Mechanic Street                                                  Lithium-Ion, Rechargeable Batteries
Pawcatuck, CT 06379-2154

TOPIC: FUEL PROCESSING AND CONVERSION: CATALYTIC CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK
GASIFICATION

CeraMem Corporation                                             Novel Nano-Structured Catalyst for
12 Clematis Avenue                                                 Steam Gasification of Carbonaceous
Waltham, MA 02453                                               Feedstocks

TOPIC: ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS AND CONTROL DEVICES

ADA Technologies, Inc.                                          Amended Silicate Sorbents for
8100 Shaffer Parkway                                             Mercury Removal from Flue Gas
Suite 130
Littleton, CO 80127-4107

 

TOPIC: FUELS TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUEL APPLICATIONS

Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.                                  High-Performance Carbon Materials
87 Church Street                                                      for Ultracapacitors
East Hartford, CT 06108-3728

MER Corp (Materials and                                        Synthesis of Bulk Amount of
    Electrochemical Research)                                    Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706

TDA Research, Inc.                                                 Control of Catalyst Poisons from
12345 West 52nd Avenue                                       Coal Gasifiers
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1917

 

TOPIC: MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS

Ceramatec, Inc.                                                      Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide
2425 South 900 West                                             Fuel Cell Development
Salt Lake City, UT 84119

Ceramatec, Inc.                                                        High-Temperature Highly-Efficient
2425 South 900 West                                              Ceramic Heat Exchanger
Salt Lake City, UT 84119

Jentek Sensors, Inc.                                                 Intelligent Probes for Enhanced
110-1 Clematis Avenue                                            Non-Destructive Determination of
Waltham, MA 02453                                               Degradation in Hot-Gas-Path
                                                                                Components

NexTech Materials, Ltd.                                          Novel Ceria-Based Materials for
720-I Lakeview Plaza Boulevard                             Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel
Worthington, OH 43085-4733                                Cells

 

TOPIC: OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES

Correlations Company                                             Chemical Stimulation of Oil Wells
P.O. Box 730 Producing                                          from Carbonate Reservoirs
Socorro, NM 87801-0187

Nanosonic, Inc.                                                        Electro-Optic Control System for
P.O. Box 618                                                           Stimulation of Oil and Geothermal
Christiansburg, VA 24068-0618                               Wells

TechSavants, Inc.                                                     Acoustic Energy: An Innovative
309 Sawmill Road                                                    Technology for Stimulating Oil Wells
Naperville, IL 60565