AJJER, LLC                                                    High Sensitivity, Low Cost Fluorescence

            4541 East Fort Lowell Road                             Detection for Beryllium Particulates

            Tucson, AZ  85712-1108

The unique properties of beryllium have lead to many applications ranging from the aersopace and nuclear industry to manufacturing and electronics. Unfortuanately, beryllium is a Class A EPA carcinogen and when inhaled into the lungs can cause the incurable and potentially fatal lung disease, chronic beryllium disease (CBD). Therefore, the monitoring of beryllium in occuptional environments is of vital importance. This project is targeted towards an improvement of a low-cost fluorescence technique to increase its detection limit by 10 fold, to increase worker safety and comfort.

            STTR Project                                                 

            Burge Environmental, Inc.                              Research Institute:

            6100 South Maple Avenue                                Battelle Memorial Institute

            Suite 114                                                                   

            Tempe, AZ  85283-2872                                                      

Project:  In-Situ Analytical System for Remote Determination of 90Sr Flux Through the Aquifer

The development of remote automated analytical systems for environmental monitoring and remediation efforts will increase our knowledge of the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment.  Such a system enables a higher frequency of data collection without the additional costs associated with logistics, labor, transportation and off-site analytical services.

            MER Corporation (Materials and                      Next Generation Surface Coatings for Ultra

             Electrochemical Research)                              Supercritical Boilers

            7960 South Kolb Road

            Tucson, AZ  85706-9237

A breakthrough in protection of metal structures from corrosion and oxidation resistance will be developed under this project that will provide an increase in performance and lifetime of supercritical boilers.

            MER Corporation (Materials and                      Effective and Practical Anode for MEMS

             Electrochemical Research)                              Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

            7960 South Kolb Road

            Tucson, AZ  85706-9237

Micro technology is the key to achieving the miniaturization and cost reduction required in portable electronics. Applications such as hearing aids, chip cards and other small portable devices may be equipped with micro fuel cells in the future, replacing batteries like Li- polymer, button cells and zinc air batteries. This project addresses the development of a microelectrode for micro fuel cell technology utilizing carbon nanotube as an electrode material.

            SpaceWorks, Inc.                                            Advanced Composite Enclosures

            7301 E. Sundance Trail

            P.O. Box 2014

            Carefree, AZ  85253-2014

This project will increase the efficiency of the Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) Detection System (NDS) by reducing mass and volume of the system through transitioning components from traditional aluminum to advanced graphite-epoxy composites and multifunctional composites.  The resource savings may be used to increase the efficiency and flexibility of the overall nuclear monitoring mission or reduce the effective cost of the system.

            STTR Project            

            3DGeo Development Inc.                               Research Institute:

            4633 Old Ironsides Drive                                  Stanford University

            Suite 401

            Santa Clara, CA  95054

Project:  A Cross-Disciplinary Environment for Computationally and Data Intensive Applications in the Geosciences

This project will develop a software system that will enable geoscientists and engineers to more effectively visualize, manipulate, and makes sense of the huge amounts of data generated in the oil and gas exploration and production process.  This will lead to more complete and efficient utilization of existing domestic energy resources, and accelerate the finding of new reserves; thereby allowing U.S. producers to extend the life of existing fields, reduce dependance on foreign oil, reduce energy costs, and improve the nation's energy security.

            Advanced Science and Novel                           Sub-Picosecond Resolution Time-to-Digital

             Technology Company                                     Converter

            27 Via Porto Grande

            Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275

The proposed low power time-to-digital converter is intended for highly accurate representation of time intervals in the form of binary codes suitable for digital signal processing. The system will incorporate multiple conversion channels with standard output interfaces and is highly beneficial for the Department of Energy scientific experiments, as well as for military and commercial applications in the space, aircraft, and automotive industries.

Alpha STAR Corporation                                 Development of a Real-Time Dynamic

5199 East Pacific Coast                                    Super-Element Forced Partitioning

Suite 410

            Long Beach, CA  90804

Complex structural and fluid flow problems require intensive and extensive computing utiliziation.  The project intends to make use of software approaches to reduce the computing costs and time, enabling engineers to determine solutions in economic and timely manners.

            Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.                       Development of a 50 MW 30 GHz

            20937 Comer Drive                                         Gyroklystron

            Saratoga, CA  95070-3753

The proposed project will produce a 50 MW gyroklystron: a high power microwave source to be used in testing of accelerator structures for the next generation of advanced particle accelerators.  The gyrotron may also have applications in high power microwave weaponry, and radar. 

            Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.                       Improved Collectors for High Power

            20937 Comer Drive                                         Gyrotrons

            Saratoga, CA  95070-3753

This project will develop new techniques to improve the performance of gyrotron collectors and increase their ability to dissipate high thermal loads without failure.  This will allow development of higher power gyrotrons for fusion and defense applications.

            STTR Project

            Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.                     Research Institute:

            20937 Comer Drive                                          North Carolina State University

            Saratoga, CA  95070-3753

Project:  Computer Optimized Design of 3D Charged Particle Devices

This project will develop an advanced tool for designing complex charged particle devices. It will result in significant reduction in the design and development cost and will provide significant cost savings for potential customers. It will also allow development of advanced, high performance, charged particle devices and structures.

            CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group, Inc.      Intelligent Control of Advanced Power

            2868 Prospect Park Drive                                Power Generation Systems Using Model-Free

            3rd Floor                                                          Adaptive Control Technology

            Rancho Cordova, CA  95670-6065

This project may result in an intelligent control system for controlling boilers in future energy plants that can deliver maximum-energy-efficiency, near-zero-emissions, fuel-flexibility, and multi-products. This could represent a major breakthrough for the combustion industry.

            Daylight Solutions, Inc.                                     Tunable Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers for

            13029 Danielson Street                                    Active Electro-Optical Remote Sensing

            Suite 203

            Poway, CA  92064-8809

A high power tunable mid-infrared laser based on quantum cascade materials will be designed and built.  This laser will be miniaturized and field-ready for a host of new applications that involve either detection of airborne chemicals or diagnostic imaging.

            Duly Research, Inc.                                          An Ultra-Low-Emittance, L-Band, Flat-Beam

            1912 MacArthur Street                                    PWT Photoinjector

            Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275-1111

This project proposes an RF polarized electron source for the International Linear Collider (ILC) to be built in the next decade for particle physics research.  The room-temperature electron photoinjector, if successfully developed, has the potential of eliminating an expensive cost element, i.e. the electron damping ring, thereby reducing the construction and operating costs of the ILC.

            Duly Research, Inc.                                          An Oscillation-Free, HOM-Suppressed

            1912 MacArthur Street                                    Klystron Amplifier

            Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275-1111

This project will develop a compact, pulsed microwave source of megawatt-range power for industry, medicine and research applications, using a novel concept of Photonic Band Gap structures to improve the performance. 

            STTR Project                                                 

            EERGC Corporation                                      Research Institute:

            18a Mason                                                        Energy & Environmental Research Center

            Irvine, CA  92618-2706

Project:  Generation of Pressurized Oxygen by Push/Pull Adsorption

An innovative process is proposed for producing low-cost oxygen allowing clean-burning gasified coal to be used cost effectively in a high-efficiency power plant in place of more expensive, less plentiful fuels.  This can help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign petroleum and natural gas fuels, while at the same time reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

            FAR-TECH, Inc.                                             A Kalman Filter for n > 1 Resistive-Wall-

            10350 Science Center Drive                             Mode Identification and Feedback Control

            Building 14, Suite 150                                       Modeling

            San Diego, CA  92121

Accurate real-time identification and feedback control of unstable modes is essential for the success of advanced tokamaks and tokamak fusion reactors such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.  The proposed identification and feedback tool will provide enhanced detection and feedback control of the instability.

            FAR-TECH, Inc.                                             A Plasma Jet Merging Simulation Tool for

            10350 Science Center Drive                             Creation of Warm and Hot Dense Matter

            Building 14, Suite 150

            San Diego, CA  92121

The proposed simulation code will provide an essential tool for understanding the concept of forming plasma liners by merging plasma jets to create voluminous amounts of Warm Dense Matter (WDM) and Hot Dense Matter (HDM) for a wide range of studies in the emerging field of high energy density physics.

            FAR-TECH, Inc.                                             A Graphical Means for Controlling Integrated

            10350 Science Center                                      Numerical Experiments for Accelerators

            Building 14, Suite 150

            San Diego, CA  92121

The proposed computer program will facilitate the design of new accelerator systems by providing a tool that improves the integration between diverse sets of simulation tools.  Applications include the design, and operation of charged-particle-beam optical systems, and accelerator systems in high energy physics research.

            FAR-TECH, Inc.                                             Integrated Modeling of ECR Charge Breeder

            10350 Science Center Drive                             Ion Sources

            Building 14, Suite 150

            San Diego, CA  92121

The understanding and optimization of multiply charged (radioactive) ions are important for current and future nuclear physics studies and for commercial applications such as industrial plasma implantation for advanced material processing. This project will produce a comprehensive set of numerical simulation tools for optimizing such ion sources.

            Farasis Energy, Inc.                                          Novel, Redox-Stabilized Li-Ion Cell

            23575 Cabot Boulevard

            Suite 205

            Hayward, CA  94545

A novel, low cost, safety protection system will be developed for Li-ion cells that are critical for the introduction of large, multi-cell packs required by many of the applications in the growing environmental technologies markets. 

            Farasis Energy, Inc.                                          Novel Approach to Microbial Hydrogen

            23575 Cabot Boulevard                                   Production

            Suite 205                                                                  

            Hayward, CA  94545                                                         

A novel, commercially viable platform for the production of H₂ by microbes from agricultural biomass will be developed  in conjunction with a robotic  instrument capable of rapidly detecting H₂ formation in micro-scale bacterial samples.

            Genomatica, Inc.                                              Strain Engineering for the Development of

            5405 Morehouse Drive                                     Continuous Bioprocesses

            Suite 210

            San Diego, CA  92121-4722

This project will create microbial strains and processes for synthesizing several commodity chemicals, and will demonstrate a general framework for the development of superior bioprocessing technology. Ultimately, such bio-based processes using renewable feedstocks could replace petrochemical processes for these chemicals.

            Genomatica, Inc.                                              A Computational Framework for Interpreting

            5405 Morehouse Drive                                     Metabolomics Data

            Suite 210

            San Diego, CA  92121-4722

This project seeks to establish a software platform for the development of computer models for the simulation of bacterial metabolism. These models will become valuable tools for improving our understanding of energy-related biological processes, and harnessing the metabolic potential of these organisms to address issues of energy production, carbon fixation, and bioremediation.

            Haimson Research Corporation                        A Choppertron RF Source for High Gradient

            3350 Scott Boulevard                                       Accelerator Research

            Building 60                                       

            Santa Clara, CA  95054-3104

The successful development of a short wavelength, high power microwave amplifier capable of operating at several different frequencies as proposed would represent a significant advance in radio frequency source technology and would have a positive impact on high gradient linear accelerator research.

            Haimson Research Corporation                        A 17 GHz Compact 5 MeV Electron Source

            3350 Scott Boulevard

            Building 60

            Santa Clara, CA  95054-3104

The successful development of a small, high quality source of megavoltage electrons which are proposed would represent a significant advance in linear accelerator technology and would have a positive impact on commercial applications that could benefit from the compact configuration and high quality beam performance.

            Hi-Z Technology, Inc.                                       High Temperature Quantum Well

            7606 Miramar Road                                         Thermoelectric Materials

            Suite 7400

            San Diego, CA  92126-4210

This project will develop high temperature quantum well thermoelectrics that will lead to large (>10%) reduction in manufacturing and industrial sector energy losses.

            HyPerComp, Inc.                                             Development of a Virtual Simulation

            31255 Cedar Valley Drive                                Environment for Test Blanket Modules

            Suite 327

            Westlake Village, CA  91362-7140

The development of a virtual computing environment will cut down dramatically the huge risk and expense involved in laboratory testing of power extraction equipment for proposed fusion reactor concepts. It holds critical enabling potential for efficient thermal management of fusion energy systems, and paves the way for their safe, reliable, economic, and environmentally benign operation.

            STTR Project                                                    

            Hyper-Therm High-Temperature                    Research Institute:

              Composites, Inc.                                             Oak Ridge National Laboratory

            18411 Gothard Street

            Unit B

            Huntington Beach, CA  92648-1235

Project:  Life Prediction of SiC/SiC Composites in Advanced Nuclear Reactors

The most efficient Generation IV nuclear reactors operate at higher temperatures to produce low cost power useful for electricity generation or hydrogen production.  This proposal addresses the development of high temperature materials that can be utilized within the reactor core without degradation.

            IEM Applications                                             Landfill Methane Greenhouse Gas

            4277 Pomona Avenue                                      Abatement with Peaking Power

            Palo Alto, CA  94306-4313                             Production

Municipal solid wastes pose environmental and economic problems in their safe treatment and disposal, but provide opportunities for resource recovery through landfill gas extraction and electricity generation.  This project will demonstrate that landfill gas power plants can produce high value peaking power, supplying over 1% of such U.S. power needs.  

            InnoSense, LLC                                               High-Volume Fabrication of Hydrogen Sensor

            2531 West 237th Street                                   Using Direct-Write Inkjet Printing Technology

            Suite 127

            Torrance, CA  90505-5245

This project will develop a manufacturing technology for high volume fabrication of hydrogen sensors in support of the Department of Energy’s Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program, which is responsible for addressing safety concerns related to using hydrogen across the hydrogen economy infrastructure.

            InnoSense, LLC                                               Ormosil Nanocomposite-Based Unattended,

            2531 West 237th Street                                   Field-Deployable and Reversible Optical

            Suite 127                                                          Sensor for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

            Torrance, CA  90505-5245

This project proposes to develop a robust sensor for monitoring carbon cycle measurement activities at an affordable cost.

            Inovati                                                              Kinetic Metallization of Oxidation Resistant

            P.O. Box 60007                                               Coatings for Ultrasupercritical Coal-Fired

            Santa Barbara, CA  93160-0007                     Boilers

The global market for electric power generation is estimated to be a 2.3 trillion dollar industry by 2010 of which one-half of that power will be generated by coal-fired units.  Ultrasupercritical coal-fired boilers are expected to provide 20% of the coal-fired power generation.  To accomplish this, development of coating materials and processes will be required to meet low emission stardards for coal-fired energy generation at high temperatures that do not degrade boiler structures within the combustion environment.  The Phase I research objective is to investigate the feasibility of depositing ferritic coatings using the emerging Kinetic Metallization process.

            Ionix Power Systems, LLC                               Improved Electrode Materials for

            7950 Silverton Avenue                                     Electrochemical Capacitors Based on

            Suite 121                                                          Nonsynthetic Precursor Materials

            San Diego, CA  92129-6343

This project will develop advanced low cost electrode materials and manufacturing processes for energy storage components used in hybrid vehicles.  Achievement of the goals outlined in the proposal will make the cost of this component commercially feasible in vehicle applications.  

            LS Technologies, Inc.                                       Combinatorial Search for Advanced

            44160 Old Warm Springs Boulevard                Semiconductor Scintillators

            Fremont, CA  94538

None of the existing individual scintillator meets all the requirements from advanced nuclear particle and radiation detectors, including high detection efficiency, high-energy resolution, fast speed of response, high stopping power and low cost.  This project will search for superior fast semiconductor scintillators, by exploring large possibilities of large bandgap hosts with various functional dopants, using a novel high throughput combinatorial R&D process.

            Laboratory Catalysts Systems, LLC                  Direct Production of Propylene Oxide (PO)

            914 Westwood Boulevard                                from Propylene and Oxygen Using High

            Suite 334                                                          Throughput Nanoparticle Catalysis

            Los Angeles, CA  90024-2905

The petrochemical industry relies heavily on the use of propylene dioxide, which is manufactured through energy-intensive, environmentally hazardous processes.  To save energy and protect the environment, this project will develop novel catalysts that can convert abundant resources into PO through processes that are clean and efficient.

            Lasson Technologies                                         Laser Ultrasonic Inspection of Adhesive Bonds

            6059 Bristol Parkway                                       Used in Automotive Body Assembly

            Culver City, CA  90230

This project will enable real time, in-line inspection of metal/adhesive bonds used extensively in the automotive and aerospace industries.  Better knowledge of the bond integrity will enable wider use of such bonds, leading to reduced weight and associated lower fuel consumption and lower vehicle emissions.

            LightCloud Software                                         A Biologically Inspired Approach to High

            3964 Vierra Street                                            Speed Intrusion Detection

            Pleasanton, CA  94566-2215

This project will design software to protect military and corporate networks from worm and virus attacks.  It will significantly reduce the vulnerability of networks, thereby safeguarding classified and proprietary data.

            Los Gatos Research                                         Lightweight, High-Precision Instrument for

            67 East Evelyn Avenue                                     Balloon Sonde CO₂ Measurements

            Suite 3

            Mountain View, CA  94041

This project proposes to develop a small, low-power, inexpensive and rugged instrument based on absorption spectroscopy to measure CO₂ in the atmosphere onboard balloon sondes with unprecedented precision. The instrument may be applied for detailed studies of the troposphere, tropopause and stratosphere to quantitatively determine the sources and sinks of carbon in the environment.

            Los Gatos Research                                         Field-Deployable Gas Analyzer for

            67 East Evelyn Avenue                                     MMV Applications

            Suite 3

            Mountain View, CA  94041

This project proposes to develop an ultrasensitive analyzer to help validate and refine current carbon sequestration schemes.  This instrument will be critical in determining if sequestered carbon is leaking back into the atmosphere or displacing other, potentially more harmful greenhouse gases.

            MATECH Advanced Materials                        Manufacturing of CMC Combustor Liners for

            31304 Via Colinas                                            Gas Turbine Generators

            Suite 102

            Westlake Village, CA  91362-4586

This project will develop the manufacturing process for a novel CMC combustion liner for stationary gas turbines used in electricity production.  The use of CMCs in gas turbine generators would result in enormous savings in the generation of electricity nationwide.

            Membrane Technology and                               Bioethanol Production with Mixed-Matrix

             Research, Inc. (MTR)                                     Membranes

            1360 Willow Road

            Suite 103

            Menlo Park, CA  94025-1516

Many small fermentable biomass streams are landfilled for want of suitable technology to produce ethanol from the fermentation broth. The membrane technology being developed in this project will allow these streams to be economically converted to ethanol.

            Membrane Technology and                               Energy-Efficient Process to Utilize Dilute

              Research, Inc. (MTR)                                     Methane Emissions

            1360 Willow Road                                      

            Suite 103

            Menlo Park, CA  94025-1516

The proposed process will be applicable to a diverse group of dilute methane-enriched emission streams, including those generated in landfills and natural gas processing. The process converts methane emissions into a useful fuel in a cost-effective manner.

            MicroBio Engineering                                       AlgaBioFix Tm A Novel Microalgae-Based

            194 Wilson Street                                             Municipal Wastewater Treatment Process

            Suite 65

            Berkeley, CA  94710-1147

We are developing methods to culture single-cell algae using advanced techniques that will allow carbon dioxide to be captured in the algal biomass, which can then be converted to biofuels and fertilizer products in digesters.  The biofuels produced can be used to produce energy, thereby reducing the use of petroleum products and the emission of greenhouse gases.  Our proposed process is economical because its primary revenue will come from the wastewater treatment service it provides.

            Nanosolar, Inc.                                                 Printed Solar Cell Using Nanostructured Ink

            2440 Embarcadero Way

            Palo Alto, CA  94303

By making it possible to simply print solar cells that can deliver as much energy and lifetime as conventional silicon cells, Nanosolar will have the capability to multiply the process throughput possible in the production of solar panels--and achieve unprecedented cost and production volume scalability advantages.

            NovaWave Technologies, Inc.                          Real-Time Infrared Greenhouse Gas Sensor

            900 Island Drive

            Redwood City, CA  94065-5150

This project seeks to develop compact, low-cost, and highly reliable trace gas sensors.  These sensors are presently required for improving our understanding of global climate change, for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions, and for a variety of industrial process control applications.

            NovaWave Technologies, Inc.                          Real-Time, Ultrasensitive Ammonia Sensor

            900 Island Drive

            Redwood City, CA  94065-5150

The proposed instrument is intended to serve as a continuous in-situ monitor of ammonia gas at the trace level.  The availability of low cost instrumentation would enable a network of ammonia point sensors to be established for both industrial pollution monitoring as well as detailed atmospheric studies.

            Nu-Trek                                                           Solid State Neutron Detector

            16428 Avenida Florencia

            Poway, CA  92064

This project will develop miniature neutron detectors for homeland security applications. The detectors will be so small that they can easily be incorporated in cell phones, wristwatches, and hand-held equipment for use by military, first responders, and the general public.

            Physical Optics Corporation                             Early Remote Risk Assessment Survey

              Information Technologies Division                   Technology

            20600 Gramercy Place, Building 100

            Torrance, CA  90501-1821

The proposed device will be a powerful tool in addressing the important problem of mitigation of global warming by increasing efficiency and minimizing risk of geologic carbon dioxide sequestration, which is an important option for mitigation of climate change.  This development will make geologic sequestration less risky and more cost efficient.

            Physical Optics Corporation                             Dielectrophoretic Extraction of Water

              Photonic Systems Division                              Enhanced by Nanostructure Technology

            20600 Gramercy Place, Building 100

            Torrance, CA  90501-1821

The proposed technology will significantly reduce the energy consumed in the chemical, power, and food processing industries by replacing heating for water extraction with the application of a nonuniform electric field.