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

 

FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  

  1. *STTR Project: A High Intensity Neutron Source for the Detection of Unexploded Ordnance

Alme and Associates, Los Alamos, NM

  1. *STTR Project: A Modular Neutron Source for the Detection of Shielded Highly Enriched Uranium in Shipping Containers

Alme and Associates, Los Alamos, NM

  1. Improved Magnetron Injection Guns for Gyrotrons

Calabazas Creek Research, Saratoga, CA

  1. Novel, Laser-Based Probe for Measuring Neutral Densities in Tokamak Plasmas

HY-Tech Research Corporation, Radford, VA

  1. A 200 km/s Plasma Accelerator for Magneto-Inertial Fusion and for Refueling Magnetic Fusion

HyperV Technologies Corp., Fairfax Station, VA

  1. *STTR Project: Integrative Predictive Models for ICRF-Edge Plasma Interactions

Lodestar Research Corporation, Boulder, CO

  1. Inductive Plasma Accelerator

MSNW, Bellevue, WA

  1. Rapidly Tunable, High Throughput Spectral Filter for Plasma Diagnostics

NOVA Photonics, Inc., Princeton, NJ

  1. *STTR Project: A Dipole Assisted IEC Neutron Source

NPL Associates, Inc., Champaign, IL

  1. Internal Magnetic Field Measurement of Plasmas Using an Alpha Particle VxB Detector

Princeton Scientific Instruments, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ

  1. FSML-Fusion Simulation Markup Language for Interoperability of Data and Analysis Tools

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO

  1. Improving Between-Shot Fusion Data Analysis with Parallel Structures

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO

 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS 

  1. Innovative, Low Cost, Radiation-Resistant Fusion Magnet Insulation

Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: Solid State and Resistance Joining Technologies for Fusion Energy

Systems

DDL OMNI Engineering, McLean, VA

  1. Lower Cost Nb3Sn Internal-Tin Strand for ITER Fusion Project

Hyper Tech Research, Inc., Troy, OH 

  1. Development of a Canonical Approach to Liquid Metal MHD Computations and

Experiments

HyPerComp, Inc., Westlake, CA

  1. Flowing Liquid Lithium Walls Using Engineered Surfaces

Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, AL

  1. Microstructural Refinement of Tantalum for Superconductor Diffusion Barrier

Applications

Shear Form, College Station, TX

  1. *STTR Project: Fabrication of Chemically Doped, High Upper Critical Field Magnesium

Diboride Superconducting Wires

Specialty Materials, Inc., Lowell, MA

  1. *STTR Project: Advanced Plasma Gun Development for Simulating Edge-Localized-Mode Plasma Disruptions with Application to Free Surface Flowing Liquid Metal PFCs

Starfire Industries LLC, Urbana, IL

 

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY 

  1. *STTR Project: Optimized Superconducting Quadrupole Arrays for Multiple Beam Transport

Advanced Magnet Laboratory, Inc., Palm Bay, FL

  1. *STTR Project: Cryostat with Foil and MLI

Advanced Magnetic and Cryogenic, LLC, Macungie, PA

  1. *STTR Project: Pulsed Liquid Metal Ion Source for Heavy Ion Fusion

Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation, San Leandro, CA

  1. Efficient 3D Plasma Ion Source Modeling with Adaptive Mesh Refinement

FAR-TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA

  1. *STTR Project: Ion Beam Drift Compression Technology for HCX

First Point Scientific, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA

  1. *STTR Project: Computational Module for Charge Exchange and Ion Stripping in HIB Transport

NPL Associates, Inc., Champaign, IL

 

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

  1. High Superconductor Fraction, High Engineering Critical Current Density Bi-2212/Ag Wires Fabricated by Ultrasonic Wire Drawing

Global Research and Development, Inc., Troy, OH

  1. Ternary Nb-Ti-Ta Alloys for High Field 2 K Applications--Alloy Selection and Process Optimization

Global Research and Development, Inc., Troy, OH

  1. Increase Piece Length and Reduce Cost of A15 Superconductor Wire by Eliminating Wire Drawing Breakage

INNOVARE, Inc., Bath, PA

  1. Moldable Ceramic Composites for High Field Magnet Applications

MultiPhase Composites, Longmont, CO

  1. *STTR Project: Hydrogen Cryostat for Muon Beam Cooling

MUONS, Inc., Batavia, IL

  1. Improved Fin Designs to Reduce Deffective in Internal-Tin Nb3Sn

Supergenics, LLC, Sarasota, FL

 

ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS 

  1. Exploration of Long-Life Polarized Electron Sources

Advanced Energy Systems, Inc., Medford, NY

  1. Tm-Doped Ceramic Laser for Laser Accelerator Applications

Boston Applied Technologies, Woburn, MA 

  1. Development of a Tunable Dielectric Loaded Accelerating Structure

Euclid TechLabs, LLC, Solon, OH 

  1. Low Loss Ferroelectric Material Development for Accelerator Applications

Euclid TechLabs, LLC, Solon, OH 

  1. High Precision Integrated Beam-Position, Emittance, and Third-Moment Monitor

FAR-TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA 

  1. *STTR Project: Hybrid Nanocrystalline Permanent Magnets for Beam Focusing in High Energy Accelerators

FutureTek USA Corp., Dayton, OH 

  1. Open Architecture Software Integration System for Particle Beam Optics

G. H. Gillespie Associates, Inc., Del Mar, CA 

  1. Laser Systems Development for the SLAC Linac Coherent Light Source Photoinjector

Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc., Boulder, CO 

  1. Gaseous H2 Absorber for Muon Beam Cooling

MUONS, Inc., Batavia, IL 

  1. Ionization Cooling Using Parametric Resonances

MUONS, Inc., Batavia, IL 

  1. *STTR Project: RF Gun with High-Current-Density Field Emission Cathode

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT 

  1. Feasibility Study of a Compact Gas-Filled Storage Ring for 6-D Cooling of Muon Beams

Particle Beam Lasers, Inc., Northridge, CA 

  1. *STTR Project: Self-Validating Knowledge-Guided On-Line Optics and Orbit Correction in an Electron Storage Ring Using a Combined Neural Network and First-Principle Model

Pavilion Technologies, Inc., Austin TX 

  1. An Inexpensive High-Current Betatron Using Fixed-Field Alternating-Gradient Focusing and New Low-Loss Magnetic Materials

Radia Technologies, Moreno Valley, CA 

  1. Advanced Gas Jet Nozzle for Laser Wakefield Acceleration

STI Optronics, Inc., Bellevue, WA 

  1. Advanced 3D Photocathode Modeling and Simulations

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

  1. Rapid 3-D Simulation of a Bunch-Length Diagnostic for Laser Wakefield Accelerators via Coherent Transition Radiation at THz Frequencies

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

  1. Electron Cloud Diagnostic for Quadrupole Magnets

TechSource, Inc., Santa Fe, NM

 

RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS 

  1. Production of Seamless Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities from Ultra-Fine-Grained Niobium

Black Laboratories, LLC, Newport News, VA 

  1. Development of a 200 MHz, Multiple Beam Klystron

Calabazas Creek Research, Saratoga, CA 

  1. High Peak Power Gyroklystron with an Inverted Magnetron Injection Gun

Calabazas Creek Research, Saratoga, CA 

  1. Reentrant 500 k V Connection for Inverted Sheet Beam Klystron

Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA 

  1. Development of a High Efficiency Output Circuit for a Spatial Modulation High Power Microwave Amplifier

Haimson Research Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 

  1. Development of a High Gain, High Power Traveling Wave Relativistic Klystron

Haimson Research Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 

  1. Development and Testing of a Demountable Sheet Electron Beam Analyzer with Fluorescent Screen

MacroMetalics, Division of Elcon, San Jose, CA 

  1. 120 MW, 800 MHz Magnicon for a Future Muon Collider

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT 

  1. High-Power Ferroelectric Switch for an X-Band RF Pulse Compressor

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT 

  1. Quasi-Optical 3-dB Hybrid for Future High-Energy Accelerators

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT 

  1. Light Activated Solid-State Switch for Hydrogen Thyratron Replacement

OptiSwitch Technology Corporation, San Diego, CA 

  1. Advanced Capacitance Development for Marxed Modulators

Sci-Eng Solutions, Columbia, MO 

  1. Tools for Studying Multipactor in Dielectric Waveguide Structures

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO

 

TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRON-POSITRON LINEAR COLLIDER 

  1. Improving the Performance of High Gradient RF Structures by Surface Treatment with Gas Cluster Ion Beams

Epion Corporation, Billerica, MA 

  1. *STTR Project: Surface Films to Suppress Field Emission in High-Power Microwave Components

Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT 

  1. High Resolution Seismometer Insensitive to Magnetic Fields for the Linear Collider Program

PMD Scientific, Inc., Bloomfield, CT 

  1. An Automated Magnet Positioning System for Use in the Next Linear Collider

Square One Systems Design, Jackson, WY 

  1. Linearized Wigglers for Damping Rings

STI Optronics, Inc., Bellevue, WA 

 

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS 

  1. Advanced Fluoropolymer Vessels for Ultra-Clean Ionization and Scintillation Detectors

Applied Plastics Technology, Inc., Bristol, RI 

  1. *STTR Project: Thinner Silicon Detectors and Novel Interconnections for Robust High Energy Physics Detectors

Digital Optics Corporation, Charlotte, NC 

  1. Ceramic Microchannel Plates with Angular-Biased Channels

Synkera Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO

 

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING 

  1. An Analysis Process Execution Language and Execution Engine for High Energy Physics

FiveSight Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL 

  1. OpenAFS Client Performance Analysis

Sine Nomine Associates, Ashburn, VA 

 

HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKS 

  1. Ultra-High-Speed Optical Data Packet Switching

Broadata Communications, Inc., Torrance, CA 

  1. Grid Network Session Processing and Forwarding Engine

Open Solutions GP, Fremont, CA 

  1. 100Gb/s-1Tb/s Data Communications, Via Cost-Effective Transceivers Based on Monolithic Integration of WDM Lasers and Photodetectors with Ultra-Compact Wavelength Mux/Demux

Optonet, Inc., Wheeling, IL 

  1. SAMTP (SONET Application Memory Transport)

Pentum Group, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 

  1. Automatic Compilation of Firewall and Intrusion Detection Rules for High-Speed Network Processing Engines

Reservoir Labs, Inc., New York, NY 

  1. *STTR Project: Multi-Gigabit OS Bypass System for Grid Computing

SeaFire Micros, Inc., Beverly, MA

 

SCALABLE MIDDLEWARE AND GRID TECHNOLOGIES 

  1. STONE - Security Technologies for Open Networking Environments

SETECS Corporation, Rockville, MD 

  1. Distributed CCA Components and Grid Services for Scientific Computing

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

  1. Grid4GL: Grid Technologies for the 4th Generation Languages

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: Chromium RenderServer: Remote Rendering and Visualization Servers Using Distributed Memory Parallel Clusters

Tungsten Graphics, Woodbury, CT

 

TECHNOLOGY FOR SOFTWARE LIBRARIES 

  1. A Net-Aware Development, Support, and Maintenance Environment for DOE Numerical Libraries

Numerica 21 Incorporated, Downers Grove, IL

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE AND DATA MANAGEMENT 

  1. Innovative Cluster Interconnect Technology

Dunti, LLC, Austin, TX 

  1. Low Cost, Open Grid Services Architecture Storage System

Scientific Data Systems, Las Cruces, NM 

  1. An Abstract Job Handling Grid Service for Dataset Analysis

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

  1. Fast Cost-Effective Cluster Interconnect

Znovation, LLC, Austin, TX

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION 

  1. DAQ Express: A High-Bandwidth Data Acquisition Systems for Next Generation Detectors

Blue Sky Electronics, LLC, Houston, TX 

  1. *STTR Project: Fast, Flexible Real-Time Decision Processor for Triggering Nuclear/High Energy Experiments and Real-Time Analysis of Radar, Medical and Security Images

Northern Microdesign, Inc., Ames, IA

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY 

  1. Coaxial Energetic Ion Depostition of Superconducting Coatings on Copper RF Cavities for Particle Accelerators

Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation, San Leandro, CA 

  1. Compact Surface Plasma Source for Intense Beam of Hydrogen Negative Ion Production

Brookhaven Technology Group, Inc., East Setauket, NY 

  1. Optimization of Electron-Cyclotron-Resonance Charge-Breeder Ions

FAR-TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA 

  1. Development of a Methodology for Analyzing Performance and Radiological Impact of Strippers and Mass Separators

I. C. Gomes Consulting and Investment, Inc., Naperville, IL 

  1. Improved ECR Charge Breeder for Rare Ion Species

Scientific Solutions, San Diego, CA 

  1. SPECS: Small Particle Electron Cooling Simulations

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

  1. Wavelength Tunable (700 to 850nm) Mode-Locked Lasers, with Pulse Repetition Rate Between 0.5 and 3 GHZ, and Average Output Power Greater Than 10W

Vivaray Solutions, Inc., San Jose, CA

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS DETECTORS, INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES 

  1. Novel Silica Aerogel Panels as Radiators for Cherenkov Detectors

Aspen Aerogels, Inc., Marlborough, MA 

  1. Purification System for Large Quantities of Noble Gas

Constellation Technology Corporation, Largo, FL 

  1. CdZnTe Detector Advancement Through Defect Reduction

Fermionics Corporation, Simi Valley, CA 

  1. Single Crystal Molybdates for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Experiments

Integrated Photonics, Inc., Hillsborough, NJ 

  1. APD Injected Vacuum Photomultiplier

NanoSciences Corporation, Oxford, CT 

  1. Hybrid Multianode Photomultiplier Tube

Physical Optics, Photonic Systems Division, Torrance, CA 

  1. Novel Scintillator for Nuclear Physics Studies

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA 

  1. A Device to Measure Low Levels of Radioactive Contaminants in Ultra-Clean Materials

Reeves & Sons, LLC, Pasco, WA 

  1. A Method for Electroforming Copper with Ultra-Low Levels of Radioactivity

Reeves & Sons, LLC, Pasco, WA 

  1. Sensitive SQUID-Based Detectors of the Magnetization of Polarized Nuclei

STAR Cryoelectronics, Santa Fe, NM 

  1. High Performance Algorithm for Signal Decomposition in Gamma Ray Detectors

Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO 

  1. Ultra-Low Background Alpha Activity Counter

X-Ray Instrumentation Associates, Newark, CA

 

TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THE NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM 

  1. An Efficient and Practical Method for New Bright Scintillator Searching

Boston Applied Technologies, Woburn, MA

  1. Maintenance-Free Smart Power Source

Boston Applied Technologies, Woburn, MA 

  1. *STTR Project: Ultra-Trace Molecular Detection Instrumentation Based on Aerosol Nucleation with Rapid Preconcentration and Separation

InnovaTek, Inc., Richland, WA 

  1. *STTR Project: Novel Photocatalytic Energy Converter for Nuclear Safeguards Applications

Konarka Technologies, Inc., Lowell, MA

 

TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND SUPPORT NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AGREEMENTS 

  1. *STTR Project: Fully Integrated Optical Micro Gyroscope

Elsicon, Inc., Newark, DE 

  1. High-Pulse-Rate Sources for Active Imaging Systems

Q-Peak, Inc., Bedford, MA 

  1. Compact, Low-Cost, Phased Array Antennas for Unmanned Air Vehicles

XCom Wireless, Inc., Signal Hill, CA

 

RESEARCH TO SUPPORT GLOBAL NUCLEAR EXPLOSION MONITORING

  1. Robust Remote Seismic Station

Geotech Instruments, LLC, Dallas, TX 

  1. RASA Prognostics from State of Health (SOH) Modeling

Quantum Technology Services, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL 

  1. Low-Level Radioactive Xenon Monitoring by Phoswich Detector System

X-Ray Instrumentation Associates, Newark, CA

 

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY 

  1. Development of Soft-Ionization for Particulate Organic Detection with the Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer

Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA

  1. *STTR Project: A Compact, In-Situ Instrument for Organic Acids

Aerosol Dynamics, Inc., Berkeley, CA 

  1. Optical Instrument to Measure Cloud Drops with Varying Concentration

MetroLaser, Inc., Irvine, CA 

  1. Ultra-Sensitive, Compact Mid-Infrared Spectrometer for Airborne and Ground-Based Atmospheric Monitoring

NovaWave Technologies, Inc., Redwood Shores, CA 

  1. Real-Time Holographic Water-Drop-Size Measurement System

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

  1. A Rugged, Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Cavity Enhanced Spectrometer for Highly Sensitive Trace Gas Measurements in Troposphere

Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA 

  1. Widely Tunable External Cavity Quantum Cascade Diode Laser for Multiple Trace Species Measurements

Southwest Sciences, Inc., Santa Fe, NM 

  1. A New Instrument for Reliable Airborne Measurements of Cloud Liquid Water Content and Drop Size Distribution

SPEC, Inc., Boulder, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: Optical “Nose” for Rapid, Part-Per-Trillion Trace Gas Detection

Vescent Photonics, Denver, CO

 

CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE 

  1. Compact, Autonomous 13CO2 Flux Monitor Using Pulsed Difference Frequency

Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA 

  1. Sonde Deployable Carbon Dioxide Sensor

Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA 

  1. Long-Term, Autonomous Measurement of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Using an Ormosil Nanocomposite-Based Optical Sensor

InnoSense, LLC, Lomita, CA 

  1. High Availability Unmanned Aerial Platform for Carbon Cycle Measurements

KalScott Engineering, Inc., Topeka, KS 

  1. Compact, Low Cost CO2 Isotope Ratiometer

NovaWave Technologies, Inc., Redwood Shores, CA 

  1. A New Low-Power MEMS Sensor for Atmospheric CO2 Measurements

Seacoast Science, Inc., Carlsbad, CA

 

BIOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 

  1. Large-Scale Microalgae Cultivation in Agricultural Wastewaters for Biofixation of CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Abatement

Kent Sea Tech Corp, San Diego, CA 

  1. Microalgae Biofixation of CO2 and Fertilizer Production for Greenhouse Gas Abatement

SeaAg, Inc., Vero Beach, FL 

  1. A Soil Probe for In-Situ Near Infrared Spectroscopic Measurement of Soil Carbon

Veris Technologies, Inc., Salina, KS 

  1. Plant and Soil Sequestration of Carbon

Zimmerman Associates, Inc. (ZAI), Fairfax, VA

 

MEDICAL SCIENCES 

  1. Novel Metal Ion Based Estrogen Mimics for Molecular Imaging

BioFlexis, LLC, Lakewood, OH 

  1. Cervical SPECT Camera for Parathyroid Imaging

Gamma Medica, Inc., Northridge, CA 

  1. Discovery of Dense Ce Activated Scintillators for SPECT and PET by High Throughput Screening Method

LS Technologies, Inc., Fremont, CA 

  1. Novel Micro-Nanoprobes and Detection Method for Biomedical Applications

MicroCosm, Inc., Columbia, MD 

  1. A Compact Fast PMT for TOF PET Imaging

NanoSciences Corporation, Oxford, CT 

  1. A Detector for Combined SPECT/CT

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA 

  1. Fast Microcolumnar Scintillator for Radionuclide Imaging

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA 

  1. High Performance Small Animal SPECT Imager

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA 

  1. Novel Scintillator for PET Imaging

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

GENOMES TO LIFE, AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES 

  1. Nanocrystal Labels for Multiplex Assays

EIC Laboratories, Inc., Norwood, MA 

  1. High Throughput Fermentation and Cell Culture Device

Gener8, Inc., Mountain View, CA 

  1. System Design for Development of a Massively Parallel Oligonucleotide Synthesizer for the Production of Genome Scale Reagent Sets in Pico-Molar Quantities

Genetic Assemblies, Inc., Madison, WI 

  1. Computational Platform for Flux Analysis Using 13C-Label Tracing

Genomatica, Inc., San Diego, CA 

  1. SARD: A Novel Surveying Method to Develop Genomic Reagents

Taxon Biosciences, Inc., Mill Valley, CA 

  1. *STTR Project: Ontological Annotation for Cross-Scale Discovery in the Genomes to Life Program

YAHSGS, LLC, Richland, WA

 

MEASUREMENT/MONITORING AND CHARACTERIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT 

  1. *STTR Project: Scintillating Fiber Optic Groundwater Monitors with Radionuclide-Selective Hydrophilic Cladding

Adherent Technologies, Inc., Albuquerque, NM 

  1. Hand-Held Phytoremediation Monitor

Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA 

  1. Monitoring Volatile Organic Tank Waste Using Cermet Microsensors

Applied Natural Sciences, Inc., Hamilton, OH 

  1. Microscale Voltammetric Mercury Monitor

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO 

  1. A Robust Remote Automated Monitoring Device for Mercury in Liquid Wastes

Frontier Geosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA 

  1. Automated Impedance Tomography for Monitoring Permeable Reactive Barrier Health

Multi-Phase Technologies, LLC, Sparks, NV 

  1. Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Radionuclides

Nomadics, Inc., Stillwater, OK 

  1. High Resolution Sensor for Nuclear Waste Characterization

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA 

  1. Remote In-Situ Monitoring of Metal Contaminants in Groundwater with a Compact Grazing-Incident Monochromatic Microbeam X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer

X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc., East Greenbush, NY

 

TECHNOLOGIES TO FACILITATE MANAGEMENT OF BURIED TRANSURANIC AND MIXED WASTE 

  1. Using Downhole Probes to Locate and Characterize Buried Transuranic and Mixed Low Level Waste

Applied Physics and Measurements, Inc., Missouri City, TX 

  1. Fast, Portable Characterization System, Integrating Time-Domain Electromagnetic with Induced and Natural Field Magnetic Measurements

Multi-Phase Technologies, LLC, Sparks, NV

 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY 

  1. *STTR Project: High Brightness Neutron Source for Radiography

Adelphi Technology, Inc., San Carlos, CA 

  1. Multi-Electrode Electromagnetic Flowmeter for Reactor Safety

En'Urga, Inc., West Lafayette, IN 

  1. Adaptive On-Line Monitoring for Improved Equipment Reliability

Expert Microsystems, Inc., Orangevale, CA 

  1. Ultrasonic Phased Array Technique for Accurate Flaw Sizing in Dissimilar Metal Welds

Interwav, Inc., Bedford, VA 

  1. High-Temperature Fiber Optic Sensors for Nuclear Power Applications

Luna Innovations, Inc., Blacksburg, VA 

  1. Development of an Advanced Deterministic Reactor Physics Modeling Tool

Radion Technologies, Gig Harbor, WA

 

MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS 

  1. Ceramic Composite Fuel Encapsulation in High Efficiency, Advanced Pebble-Bed Gas Reactors

Hyper-Therm High-Temperature Composites, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA 

  1. Hybrid Spinel Composites: Unique Radiation Resistant Refractories

Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc., Annapolis, MD

 

ADVANCED FOSSIL FUELS RESEARCH 

  1. CO2 Sequestration in Cell Biomass of Chlorobium Thiosufatophilum

Bioengineering Resources, Inc., Fayetteville, AR 

  1. Improved Processing Methods for High-Temperature Hydrogen Separation Membranes

CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA 

  1. Low-Cost High-Temperature Membrane Module for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration

CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA 

  1. High Resolution 3D X-Ray Tomography for Inspection of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Xradia, Inc., Concord, CA

 

NEUTRON AND ELECTRON BEAM INSTRUMENTATION 

  1. A New Ceramic Scintillator for Neutron Detection

ALEM-RMD Joint Venture, Watertown, MA 

  1. Precision Holder Technology for In-Situ TEM Experimentation

E A Fischione Instruments, Inc., Export, PA 

  1. Quantitative In-Situ TEM Nanoindentation Apparatus

Hysitron Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN 

  1. *STTR Project: Extended Lifetime Neutron Chopper System

Kurt J. Lesker Company, Chairton, PA 

  1. Neutron and Electron Beam Instrumentation (MSC P1R46-335)

Materials Sciences Corporation, Fort Washington, PA 

  1. Spatial Mapping Neutron Detector for Advanced Neutron Sources

NOVA Scientific, Inc., Sturbridge, MA 

  1. Improved Modular, Position-Sensitive Neutron Detector Systems Using Boron-Carbide Semiconductor Diodes

Ordela, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN 

  1. Neutron Detector System Using Cross Fiber Scintillators

PartTec, LLC, Bloomington, IN 

  1. *STTR Project: Ultimate Image Processing for Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Pixon, LLC, Setauket, NY 

  1. A High Purity Silicon X-ray Detector

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA 

  1. MEMS Nanoprobe for Transmission Electron Microscopy

Zyvex Corporation, Richardson, TX

 

ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES 

  1. High Cycle Life, Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries for Possible Electric Vehicle Applications

Enrev Power Solutions, Eastlake, OH 

  1. Nanostructured Non-Carbonaceous Anode and Separator for High Energy and Power Density Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries

eVionyx, Inc., Hawthorne, NY 

  1. Novel, High Energy Density Intermetallic Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries

Farasis Energy, Inc., Alameda, CA 

  1. Novel, Redox Stabilized Li-Ion Rechargeable Cell

Farasis Energy, Inc., Alameda, CA 

  1. Low-Cost, Environmentally Benign, High Specific Power Manganese Dioxide-Carbon Pseudocapacitors for Hybrid Vehicles

Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA 

  1. Composite Anode Interlayers for Lithium Batteries with Stable Anode-Electrolyte Interfaces Under High Charging Current Densities

Materials and Systems Research, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 

  1. Anode Electrolyte Nanocomposites as Alternative to Carbonaceous Anode Materials

nGimat Company, Atlanta, GA 

  1. Polythiophosphonate Electrolytes for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries

Phoenix Innovation, Inc., West Wareham, MA 

  1. Lithium Ion-Channel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Anode Rechargeable Batteries

TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO

 

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY 

  1. Complex Coolant Fluid for PEM Cell Systems

Advanced Fluid Technologies, Inc. d.b.a. Dynalene Heat Transfer Fluids, Whitehall, PA 

  1. *STTR Project: High Rate and Yield Hydrogen Fermentations

Benemann Associates, Walnut Creek, CA 

  1. *STTR Project: Cellulase Production and Increased Biomass in Multifunction Crop Plants

Edenspace Systems Corporation, Chantilly, VA 

  1. A High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack

Giner, Inc., Newton, MA 

  1. Compact Regenerative Energy Storage System for Consumer Applications

MicroCell Technologies, Westford, MA 

  1. *STTR Project: Nanocomposite Membranes for High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Pacific Fuel Cell Corp., Tustin, CA 

  1. Low Cost, High Performance PPSA-Based PEM Fuel Cell Membranes

T/J Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI

 

NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY 

  1. Oxidation Protection via Nanocrystalline Coatings

Material Interface, Inc., Sussex, WI 

  1. "Metal Rubber" Nanostructured Materials

Nanosonic, Inc., Christiansburg, VA 

  1. Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposites

NEI Corporation, Piscataway, NJ 

  1. Self-Cleaning Surfaces with Morphology Mimicking Superhydrophobic Biological Surfaces

nGimat Company, Atlanta, GA 

  1. Novel Nanoscale Intermetallic Fuel Cell Catalyst Materials and Processing

Primet Precision Materials, Inc., Clarksville, MD 

  1. Nanocomposite Polymers for Smart Window Films

Wavefront Technology, Inc., Paramount, CA 

 

REACTIVE SEPARATIONS 

  1. Catalytic Membrane Reactors: Next Generation Mixed Conducting Membranes

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: A Continuous Magnetic-Field Reactor for Scavenging Metals from Dilute Wastewater

Hazen Research, Inc., Golden, CO 

  1. Reactive Distillation for Vinyl Ether Synthesis

KSE, Inc., Amherst, MA 

  1. Use of Reactive Distillation in Chain Propogation Reactions

MC International Research, Inc., Alvin, TX 

  1. Energy Efficient Membrane Reactor for Fuel Reforming

MER Corporation (Materials and Electrochemical Research), Tucson, AZ 

  1. Increasing Ethylene/Propylene Plant Product Yield via Multiple Phase Metathesis

MPM Technology, LLC, Houston, TX

 

SOLID STATE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES FOR GENERAL LIGHTING 

  1. Enhancing Charge Injection and Device Integrity in Organic LEDs

Agiltron, Inc., Wilmington, MA 

  1. High Performance, Silicon Nanocrystal-Enhanced Organic Light Emitting Diodes for General Lighting

InnovaLight, Inc., Austin, TX 

  1. Zinc Oxide Based Light Emitting Diodes

Materials Modification, Inc., Fairfax, VA 

  1. *STTR Project: Efficient Nanotube-Based OLEDs

NanoTex Corporation, Houston, TX 

  1. *STTR Project: Polymer Composite Barrier System for Encapsulating LEDs

T/J Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI 

  1. Transparent, Highly-Efficient, White OLEDs for Lighting Applications

Universal Display Corporation, Ewing, NJ

 

NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR GENERAL ILLUMINATION APPLICATIONS 

  1. Novel, Active Layer Nanostructures for White Light Emitting Diodes (LEDS)

Dot Metrics Technologies, Charlotte, NC 

  1. Development of a Distributed Advanced High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting System with Instant Light to Directly Replace Incandescent Accent Lighting

Fiberstars, Solon, OH 

  1. Development of Polymer Processing Techniques for Dramatic Cost Reduction of Large Core Plastic Optical Fiber, for Use with Advanced, High Intensity Discharge (HID) Distributed Accent Lighting System

Fiberstars, Solon, OH 

  1. High Efficiency Nanocomposite White Light Phosphors

Nanosys, Inc., Palo Alto, CA 

  1. New, Efficient Nanophase Materials for Blue and Deep Green Light-Emitting Diodes

Nomadics, Inc., Stillwater, OK 

  1. High Extraction Luminescent Material Structures for Solid State Light Emitting Diodes

PhosphorTech Corporation, Lithia Springs, GA 

  1. High Efficiency ZnO-Based LEDs on Conductive ZnO Substrates for General Illumination

ZN Technology, Inc, Brea, CA 

 

ENERGY EFFICIENT MEMBRANES 

  1. Robust Membrane Reactor for Hydrogen Production from Industrial Process Stream

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: Surface Modification of Nanoporous Zeolite Pervaporation Membranes for Enhanced Biomass Product Recovery

ITN Energy Systems, Inc., Littleton, CO 

  1. Bioethanol Production with Membranes

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

  1. Stable Membranes for Separating Hydrogen Containing Petrochemical and Refinery Streams

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

  1. Composite Metal-Ceramic Hydrogen Separation Membranes

Synkera Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO 

  1. High Temperature Pervaporation Membrane and Process

Trans Ionics Corporation, The Woodlands, TX 

  1. Novel Microporous Membranes for Hydrogen Separation from Hydrotreater Recycle Gas

Trans Ionics Corporation, The Woodlands, TX 

  1. Metallic Foam-Based Membranes for Hydrogen Separation/Purification

Ultramet, Pacoima, CA 

 

MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENERGY SYSTEMS 

  1. Compact Heat Exchanger for Micro-Turbine-Based Cooling, Heating, and Power

Altex Technologies Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 

  1. Functionally Graded Aluminum Nitride - Oxide Coatings for Hot Pipe Protection

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: Bulk Nanophase High Transition Temperature Shape Memory Alloys for Novel Waste Heat Recovery Systems

MER Corporation (Materials and Electrochemical Research), Tucson, AZ 

  1. Novel Heat Exchangers with Enhanced Surface

MER Corporation (Materials and Electrochemical Research), Tucson, AZ 

  1. Investigation of (CaO)x(Al2O3)x for Thermal Insulation and Molten Aluminum Contact

Westmoreland Advanced Materials, Arnold, PA 

 

NEW ENERGY SOURCES 

  1. An Integrated Turbine Generator for Low Head Hydropower

Advanced Energy Conversion, Ballston Spa, NY 

  1. A High Efficiency PV to Hydrogen Energy System

Amonix, Inc., Torrance, CA 

  1. High-Efficiency, Ultra-High Pressure Electrolysis with Direct Linkage to Photovoltaic Arrays

Avalence, LLC, Milford, CT 

  1. Development of Solar Grade (SoG) Silicon

Crystal Systems, Inc., Salem, MA 

  1. *STTR Project: Cost Reducing Solar Domestic-Water-Heater Innovations

Envirosafe Technologies, Asheboro, NC 

  1. Novel, Low-Cost Solid Membrane Water Electrolyzer

Giner, Inc., Newton, MA 

  1. An Innovative Technique of Preparing Solar Grade Silicon Wafers from Metallurgical Grade Silicon by In-Situ Purification

GT Equipment Technologies, Inc., Merrimack, NH 

  1. Power Converters for Diverse Applications

UQM Technologies, Inc., Frederick, CO 

 

SENSORS AND CONTROLS 

  1. *STTR Project: Low-Cost Autonomous Wireless Sensors with Integrated Vibration Power Harvesting

KCF Technologies, Inc., State College, PA   

  1. High Temperature Electronic Nose for In-Situ Exhaust Measurement

Makel Engineering Incorporated, Chico, CA 

  1. *STTR Project: Conformal Power Harvesting Microstructures

Materials and Power Technologies, LLC, Tucson, AZ 

  1. *STTR Project: Microwave Radiometer for Remote Temperature Measurement in Hostile Industrial Environments

ProSensing, Inc., Amherst, MA 

  1. Badge-Sized Sensor System with Integrated Chemicapacitive Technology and Pattern Recognition Algorithm for Chemical Identification

Seacoast Science, Inc., Carlsbad, CA 

  1. Wireless Vibration Energy Harvesting System

Wilcoxon Research, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD 

  1. *STTR Project: Combined Source Micro Power Plants for Wireless Sensors

Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA 

  1. *STTR Project: Demonstration of Heat Rate Increase for a Coal-Fired Boiler Utilizing Novel In-Situ Combustion Sensor Technology in Combination with Neural Net Optimization

Zolo Technologies, Inc., Boulder, CO 

 

INNOVATIVE WASTE HEAT RECOVERY 

  1. Thermally-Activated Cooling from Low-Temperature Waste Heat

Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc., Watertown, MA 

  1. Conversion of Low-Temperature Waste Heat to Electric Power Utilizing Hermetic Organic Rankine Cycle

Barber-Nichols, Inc., Arvada, CO 

  1. Waste-Heat Driven Micro-Steam Cycle (MSC) Scroll Turbine System

Enerftech Engineering, Inc., Berkeley, CA 

  1. Absorption Power Refrigeration Cycle

Energy Concepts Company, Annapolis, MD 

  1. Demonstration of a Low-Pressure Water Turbine for Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery

Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge, FL 

  1. Heat Energy Recovery and Reuse for Electric Power Grid Optimization: Phase Change Materials as Thermal Storage Batteries

Trexco, LLC, Indianapolis, IN 

 

MEASUREMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FOR GASIFICATION 

  1. Use Of Amended Silicates for Multi-Pollutant Control in Gasifiers

ADA Technologies, Inc., Littleton, CO 

  1. An Innovative Laser-Based Sensor for Monitoring Mercury in Gasifier Syngas

Advanced Monitoring, Inc., Durham, NC 

  1. Multicontaminant Warm Gas Cleanup

TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO 

  1. Novel MEMS Chemical Sensors for Gasification

Transducer Technology, Inc., Glen Ellyn, IL

 

COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES AND WATER RESOURCES 

  1. Application of a Circulating Fluidized Bed Process for the Chemical Looping Combustion of Solid Fuels

Paras Research Corporation, Bowling Green, KY

 

MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS 

  1. Light-Weight Nanocrystalline Hydrogen Storage Materials

Advanced Materials Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA 

  1. Composite, High-Temperature Seals for Gas Separation Membrane Devices

Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 

  1. Polymer-Derived Silicon Carbide Membranes for Hydrogen Separation

Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 

  1. Advanced SiC-Based Membranes for Hydrogen Separation

CeraMem Corporation, Waltham, MA 

  1. Optimization of Metal Alloy for High Pressure Hydrogen Separation Membrane

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO 

 

GREENHOUSE AND HYDROGEN GAS RESEARCH 

  1. Carbon Dioxide Recovery from Combustion Flue Gas Using Carbon-Supported Amine Sorbents

Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT 

  1. Elimination of Methane from Landfill Gas

Alchem Field Services, Oklahoma City, OK 

  1. Membrane-Based Hybrid Process to Capture CO2 from Warm Flue Gas

Chembrane Research and Engineering, Inc., Newark, NJ 

  1. Carbon Dioxide Capture from Large Point Sources

Compact Membrane Systems, Inc., Wilmington, DE 

  1. Auto-Thermal Reforming Catalysts for Use in Chemical Looping Systems

Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO 

  1. Step-Out Technology for Producing Hydrogen from Natural Gas

Exelus, Inc., Livingston, NJ 

  1. *STTR Project: Development of an Electrochemical Process for High Efficiency CO2 Separation and Concentration Using Quinone Carriers

Frontline Bioenergy, Longmont, CO 

  1. Hydrogen Recovery and Carbon Dioxide Separation In Steam Methane Reformers

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

  1. Separation of Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas with Membranes

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

  1. *STTR Project: Cycled Hydrogen Production from Natural Gas Using Novel Oxides

nGimat Company, Atlanta, GA 

  1. Abatement of Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Low Temperature Catalytic Decomposition

Sienna Technologies, Inc., Woodinville, WA 

  1. Carbon-Monoxide-Free Hydrogen Production from Natural Gas

Sunnyside Technologies, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 

  1. High Efficiency Conversion of Natural Gas to Hydrogen

TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: Thermally Stable Catalysts for Hydrogen Production in Short Contact Time (SCT) Reactors

TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO 

  1. Integrating MEA Regeneration with CO2 Compression and Peaking to Reduce CO2 Capture Costs

Trimeric Corporation, New Braunfels, TX 

 

SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON 

  1. Rigorous Screening Technology for Identifying Suitable CO2 Storage Sites

Advanced Resources International, Inc., Arlington, VA 

  1. *STTR Project: Multiple-Input Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) for Measuring the Carbon Content in Soil Using Inelastic Neutron Scattering

X-Ray Instrumentation Associates, Newark, CA 

  1. Instrumentation Systems for Monitoring and Verifying Carbon Sequestration in Terrestrial Systems

Zimmerman Associates, Inc. (ZAI), Fairfax, VA

 

NATURAL GAS AND OIL TECHNOLOGIES 

  1. *STTR Project: Petrophysical Analysis of Multicomponent Seismic Data

3DGeo Development Inc., Houston, TX 

  1. Detection of Internal Pipeline Corrosion Using a Wireless Sensor

AGINOVA, Inc., Sea Bright, NJ 

  1. *STTR Project: Use of Pulsewave Technology as a Kerogen Beneficiation Technique in Oil Shale Processing

PulseWave, LLC, Englewood, CO 

  1. *STTR Project: Novel Use of P-Wave and S-Wave Seismic Attenuation for Natural Gas Exploration and Development

RDSP I LP d.b.a. Rock Solid Images, Houston, TX 

  1. Thermal Recovery of North Slope (AK) Heavy-Oils from Ugnu and West Sak Sands is Feasible without Permafrost Melting around Multi-Branch Wells

S-Cal Research Corporation, San Rafael, CA 

  1. Formation Tester Immiscible Flow Response in Horizontally Layered Media

StrataMagnetic Software, LLC, Houston, TX 

  1. Formation Tester Permeability Prediction in Tight Gas Sands

StrataMagnetic Software, LLC, Houston, TX 

  1. Development of a Magnetically Coupled Borehole Source for Use in Dry Gas Environments

Z-Seis Corporation, Houston, TX 

  1. *STTR Project: Seismic Modeling Engines

Z-Seis Corporation, Houston, TX


FY 2004 Phase I Grant Application Submissions and Awards Listed by States, Territories, and Possessions