U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
and
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
FY 2004 Phase II - Abstracts

 

TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND HOMELAND DEFENSE  

  1. Situational Awareness Monitor for Nuclear Events

ADA Technologies, Inc., Littleton, CO

  1. Low-Noise Borehole Triaxial Seismometer

Geotech Instruments, LLC, Dallas, TX

  1. A Low Cost National Sensor Network (NSN) Using Rapidly Deployable Wireless Technology

Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc., Forest, VA

  1. Combining Multiple Technologies for Improved Regional Seismic Event Depth Estimation

Weston Geophysical Corporation, Lexington, MA

 

SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENSORS USED IN NATIONAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS

  1. Compact, Short-Pulse Laser Source for Active Imaging Systems

Aculight Corporation, Bothell, WA

  1. The Manufacturing of State-of-the-Art Reconfigurable Board for Heterogeneous Computing

Advanced Principles Group, Inc., Hooksett, NH

  1. Al(In)GaN-Based High Electron Mobility Transistors on SiC for High Power Radar Applications

SVT Associates, Eden Prairie, MN

GENOME, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES

  1. Cell-Free Protein Synthesis for High-Through-Put Proteomics

MacConnell Research Corporation, San Diego, CA

MEDICAL SCIENCES

  1. In Vivo Radio-Tracer Quantification with Small Animal Imaging

Gamma Medica, Inc., Northridge, CA

  1. A Design of a New Readout Sensor for SPECT

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

  1. Fast, High Resolution PET Detector

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

  1. High Performance PET Detector

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY 

  1. Advanced Aerosol Mass Spectrometer for Aircraft Measurement of Organic Particulate Matter

Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA

  1. Cavity Attenuation Phase Shift Spectroscopic Detection of Nitrogen Dioxide

Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA

  1. Novel Ultrasensitive Instrumentation for Trace Gas Measurements in the Field

Los Gatos Research, Mountain View, CA

  1. Mid-Infrared Optical Cavity-Based Spectrometer for Multispecies Airborne and Ground-Based Atmospheric Monitoring

NovaWave Technologies, Redwood City, CA

CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE

  1. Innovative CO2 Sensor Based on Cavity Ringdown

Picarro, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA

  1. High Precision CO2 Sensor for Balloon Sonde Atmospheric Measurements

Southwest Sciences, Inc., Santa Fe, NM

 

MEASUREMENT/MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT

  1. A Remote and Affordable Detection System for Cr(VI) in Groundwater

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO

  1. Nanoscale Inorganic Ion-Exchange Films for Enhanced Electrochemical Heavy Metal Detection

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO

 

DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF FACILITIES

  1. Electrodecontamination for Mitigation of Airborne Contamination

ADA Technologies, Inc., Littleton, CO

  1. Low-Cost Automatic Tool Fixturing Based on Dexterous Robotic Hand

Barrett Technology, Inc., Cambridge, MA

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY

  1. System for Imaging Leaks from the Primary Water Loop

Southwest Sciences, Inc., Santa Fe, NM

NEUTRON AND ELECTRON BEAM INSTRUMENTATION

  1. Fast Exchange Refrigerator for Neutron Science (FERNS)

Containerless Research, Inc., Evanston, IL

  1. Transport of Methane Pellets for Advanced Cold Moderators

Cryogenic Applications F, Inc., Clinton, TN

  1. Solid-State Thermal Neutron Detector Based on Boron-Doped a-Se Stabilized Alloy Films

EIC Laboratories, Inc., Norwood, MA

  1. A High Efficiency GEM Neutron Detector for the SNS

Instrumentation Associates, Dexter, MI

ADVANCED FOSSIL FUELS RESEARCH

  1. Methanogenic Conversion of CO2 into Methane (METCON)

Advanced Resources International, Inc., Arlington, VA

  1. In Situ Microbial Conversion of Sequestered Greenhouse Gases

Altuda Energy Corporation, San Antonio, TX

  1. Recovery of Natural Gas from Methane Hydrate Deposits

Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT

 

SOLID STATE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES FOR GENERAL LIGHTING

  1. New Stable Cathode Materials for OLEDs

International Technology Exchange, Inc., Tucson, AZ

  1. Low Voltage, High Efficiency White Phosphorescent OLEDs for Lighting Applications

Universal Display Corporation, Ewing, NJ

  1. Novel Light Extraction Enhancements for White Phosphorescent OLEDs

Universal Display Corporation, Ewing, NJ

ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES

  1. Novel, Combinational Approach to the Development of Cathode Catalysts for Fuel Cells

Farasis Energy, Inc., Alameda, CA

  1. Improved Fuel Cell Cathode Catalysts Using Combinatorial Methods

NuVant Systems, Inc., Chicago, IL

  1. LiFePO4 Cathode Material Designed for Use in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Application to Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

TIAX, LLC, Cambridge, MA

BIOBASED PRODUCTS AND BIOENERGY

  1. Improvement of Cool Season Oilseeds to Support Economically Competitive Bio-Diesel Production on the Central High Plains

Blue Sun Biodiesel, Fort Collins, CO

  1. Modification of the Composition and Quality of Hybrid Poplar Biomass in the Pacific Northwest

GreenWood Resources, Inc., Portland, OR

CATALYSIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING AND REFINERY OPERATIONS

  1. Metal Oxide Catalyst for Methyl Ethyl Ketone Production via One-Step Catalytic Oxidation of n-Butane

EverNu Technology, LLC, Maple Glen, PA

  1. Low Temperature, Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis

Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX

NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

  1. *STTR Project: Novel Polymer Nanocomposite Processing

ALD NanoSolution, Inc., Westminster, CO

  1. High Performance Polymer Nanocomposites Specialty Coatings

NEI Corporation, Piscataway, NJ

  1. *STTR Project: Nanostructured Polymeric Heterogeneous Catalyst for Industrial Applications

TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO

NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

  1. Industrial Nano Material Components with High Temperature Corrosion and Wear Resistance Performance for Energy Saving

IAP Research, Inc., Dayton, OH

  1. New Proton Exchange Membranes with Improved Methanol Permeability for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Applications

Nanosonic, Inc., Christiansburg, VA

BIOMASS

  1. Ethanol Production via Consolidated Bioprocessing

Advanced Bioconversion Technologies, Lebanon, NH

  1. High-Performance, Low-Cost Pervaporation Modules for Ethanol Extraction

CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA

  1. Demonstration of an Integrated Modular Bipower System and Commercial Burner for Drying Biomass and Agricultural Products Using Agricultural and Forest Residues

Community Power Corporation, Littleton, CO

  1. An Advanced Concept for Efficient and Cost-Effective Biomass Drying

Manufacturing and Technology Conversion Int'l, Inc., Baltimore, MD

NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR GENERAL ILLUMINATION APPLICATIONS

  1. Novel Low-Cost Technology for Solid State Lighting

Technologies and Devices International, Inc., Silver Spring, MD

SENSOR, COMMUNICATION, AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

  1. Low Cost Modular Power Converter-Building Blocks

Airak, Inc., Manassas, VA

  1. Distributed Intelligent Agents for Decision Making at Local Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Levels

Infotility, San Ramon, CA

  1. Low Cost, High Current Advanced Inverter Packaging with Integral Liquid-Cooled Heat Exchanger

Rinehart Motion Systems, LLC, Lake Oswego, OR

INNOVATIVE MINERAL PROCESSING

  1. Demonstration of a Phosphate Recovery Circuit for Existing Waste Streams

Eriez Manufacturing, Erie, PA

  1. Proof-of-Concept Testing of a Gold Recovery Process Using Magnetic Activated Carbon

Eriez Manufacturing, Erie, PA

  1. A Down-Hole Probe for Real-Time Ore Grade Assessment in "Look Ahead" Mining

Resonon, Inc., Bozeman, MT

INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT SPACE CONDITIONING

  1. A High Efficiency Air Conditioner for Humidity Control in Residences

AIL Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ

  1. Development of An Integrated Heating, Ventilation, Cooling and Dehumidification, System for Residences

Davis Energy Group, Inc., Davis, CA

  1. Development of HSTAT for HVAC Health Status and Control

Steven Winter Associates, Inc., Norwalk, CT

MEASUREMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FOR GASIFIERS

  1. Cost Effective Improved Refractory Materials for Slagging Gasification Systems

Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc., Albany, NY

MATERIALS, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS

  1. Tailorable Environmental Barrier Coatings for Super Alloy Turbine Components in Syngas

Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

  1. Hot Section Material Systems Testing and Development for Advanced Power Systems

Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL

  1. SiCN High Temperature MEMS Sensor Suite

Sporian Microsystems, Inc., Boulder, CO

 

FUEL CELL RESEARCH

  1. Advanced Net-Shape Insulation for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

 

GREENHOUSE GASES AND WATER RESOURCES

  1. Reduction of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through In Situ Bioconversion of Methane

Altuda Energy Corporation, San Antonio, TX

  1. Enhanced Performance Carbon Foam Heat Exchanger for Power Plant Cooling

Ceramic Composites, Inc., Annapolis, MD

  1. Development of a Method for Measuring Carbon Balance in the Chemical Sequestration of CO2

Paras Research Corporation, Bowling Green, KY 

NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGIES

  1. Generalized Shot-Profile Wave-Equation Imaging

3DGeo Development, Inc., Houston, TX

  1. Dehydration of Natural Gas

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA

  1. High-Performance Plasticization-Resistant Membranes for Natural Gas Separations

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA

  1. High-Pressure Economical Process for Treating Natural Gas

TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO

  1. Sorbents for Removing Sulfur-Bearing Odorants from Natural Gas and LPG

TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO

OIL AND FUEL TECHNOLOGIES

  1. Novel Fischer-Tropsch Reactor

CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA

  1. Advanced Fischer-Tropsch Technology for the 21st Century

Exelus, Inc., Livingston, NJ

  1. Petroleum Indicator by Electric Relaxation

Physical Optics, Photonic Systems Division, Torrance, CA

FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  1. Innovative Inorganic Fusion Magnet Insulation Systems

Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO

  1. Modeling Toolset for Dynamic Resistive-Wall-Mode Discrimination and Feedback Control Design

FAR-TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA

  1. Nanocomposite Dielectric Materials for High Frequency Applications

TPL, Inc., Albuquerque, NM

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUTURE FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS

  1. Practical Simulations of Two-Phase MDH Flows with Wall Effects

HyPerComp, Inc., Westlake, CA

  1. Development of Prototype Lattice-Boltzmann Code for CFD of Fusion Systems

MetaHeuristics, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY

  1. Formed Membrane Target Components for Inertial Confinement Fusion and Inertial Fusion Energy

Luxel Corporation, Friday Harbor, WA

  1. *STTR Project: Engineered Tungsten Armor for IFE Dry Chamber Walls

Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, AL

  1. Accurate Numerical Models of the Secondary Electron Yield from Grazing-Incidence Collisions

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY

  1. An Extremely High Power, Field Coupled, Low Loss RF Transmission Line for SRF Cavities

Avar, Inc., Newport News, VA

  1. A Tuning System for Spoke Cavities

Energen, Inc., Lowell, MA

  1. Aluminum Nitride RF Windows

Sienna Technologies, Inc., Woodinville, WA

  1. Magnetized Electron Transport in the Proposed Electron Cooling Section of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS DETECTORS, INSTRUMENTATION, AND TECHNIQUES

  1. Combinatorial Screening of Advanced Scintillators for High Resolution X-Ray Detectors

Intematix Corporation, Moraga, CA

  1. *STTR Project: Novel Approach Toward High Performance Energetic Rays Detection

Lutronics, Inc., Chelmsford, MA

  1. Development of Reliable Segmented Germanium Planar Detector Systems for Nuclear Physics

PHDs, Raymond, WA

  1. A New N+ Contact for Germanium Strip Detectors

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

  1. A Novel Design for CZT Gamma Ray Spectrometers

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

NUCLEAR PHYSICS ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION

  1. Ultra High Speed Analog to Digital Converter

Advanced Science and Novel Technology Company, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE AND DATA MANAGEMENT

  1. Three Dimensional Holographic Archival Memory

Physical Optics Corporation, Electro-Optics & Holography Division, Torrance, CA

HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKS

  1. Protocol-Transparent, Universal Optical Front-End for 10 Gb/s Network Interface Cards

Acadia Optronics, LLC, Rockville, MD

SCALABLE MIDDLEWARE AND GRID TECHNOLOGIES

  1. Distributed Relevance Ranking in Heterogeneous Document Collections

Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Los Alamos, NM

  1. Establishing a Computational Infrastructure for Systems Biology

Genomatica, Inc., San Diego, CA

  1. Scalable Grid Technologies for Visualization Services

Kitware, Inc., Clifton Park, NY

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

  1. A Data Skimming Grid Portal

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS

  1. Geiger Photodiode Array Readouts for Scintillating Fiber Arrays

aPeak, Newton, MA

  1. Large Area Photomultiplier Tube

Burle Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA

  1. Very Large, High Gain APDs for Particle Physics

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS

  1. A Finite Element, Adaptive Mesh Particle-In-Cell Code

Calabazas Creek Research, Saratoga, CA

  1. High Precision Integrated Beam Position and Emittance Monitor

FAR-TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA

  1. Six-Dimensional Beam Cooling in a Gas Absorber

MUONS, Inc., Batavia, IL

  1. *STTR Project: Improved Electron Yield and Spin-Polarization from III-V Photocathodes via Bias Enhanced Carrier Drift

Saxet Surface Science, Dripping Springs, TX

  1. User Friendly Steering and Diagnostics for Modeling Space Charge in Circular Accelerators

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO

RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS

  1. High-Power Radio Frequency Window

Asgard Microwave, Spokane, WA

  1. Hybrid Modulator Upgrade

Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA

  1. NLC Marx Bank Modulator

Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA

  1. Quasi-Optical 34-GHz Radio Frequency (RF) Pulse Compressor

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT

  1. Whispering Gallery X-Band Power Multiplier

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT

  1. Photon Initiated-Marxed Modulators

Sci-Eng Solutions, Columbia, MO

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

  1. A Hydrostatic Processing Facility for Superconducting Wire

Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, AL

  1. A High Current Density, Low Magnetization, Tubular Filamented Nb3Sn Superconductor

DSP Alloys, San Diego, CA

  1. Development of Internal-Tin Nb/Sn Strand for High Field Accelerator Dipole

Hyper Tech Research, Inc., Troy, OH

  1. Engineered Ceramic Composite Insulators for High Field Magnet Applications

MultiPhase Composites, Longmont, CO

  1. Some Improved Methods of Introducing Additional Elements into Internal-Tin Nb3Sn

Supergenics, LLC, Sarasota, FL

  1. Novel Magnetometer for High Energy Physics, Fusion, and Electric Utility Applications

Tai-Yang Research Corporation, Hockessin, DE

TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRON-POSITRON LINEAR COLLIDER

  1. Fast X-Band Phase Shifter

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT

  1. Near Net Shape Manufacturing Using Combustion Driven Compaction

UTRON, Inc., Manassas, VA