U.S. Department of Energy

Small Business Innovation Research Program

and

Small Business Technology Transfer Program

FY 2007 Phase II - Abstracts

 

RESEARCH TO SUPPORT PROLIFERATION DETECTION

 

1.            STTR Project: Broadly Tunable Quantum Cascade Laser Technology for Remote Sensing

Aerodyne Research, Inc, Billerica, MA

 

2.            New Bright High Resolution Scintillators

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

3.            Tunable Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers for Active Electro‑Optical Remote Sensing

   Daylight Solutions, Inc., Poway, CA

 

4.            Tools for Full Spectrum Analysis of Hyperspectral Data

   Technical Research Associates, Inc., Honolulu, HI

 

 

RESEARCH TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR EXPLOSION MONITORING

 

5.            Nanostructured Composites for Space‑Bound Housings

   Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge, FL

 

 

CRYOGENIC TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPERCONDUCTORS

 

6.            Cost‑Effective Acoustic‑Stirling Cryocooler with Flexibly Attached Remote Coldhead

   Clever Fellows Innovation Consortium, Inc., Troy, NY

 

7.            Large Capacity, Multi‑Cylinder Cryocooler for High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Applications

   Infinia Corporation, Kennewick, WA

 

 

ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES

 

8.            Distribution System State Estimation

   EnerNex Corporation, Knoxville, TN

 

9.            A Low‑Cost Modular Optical Voltage Sensor for Power Transmission Applications

   FieldMetrics Inc., Seminole, FL

 

 

DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF FACILITIES IN THE DOE COMPLEX

 

10.        High Sensitivity, Low Cost Fluorescence Detection for Beryllium  Particulates

   AJJER, LLC, Tucson, AZ

 

11.        Low‑Cost SSPM‑Based Digital Radiation Monitor

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

 

MEASUREMENT/MONITORING AND CHARACTERIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT

 

12.        Field Portable Gel Element Arrays for Microbial Community Profiling in Subsurface Sediments and Groundwater

   Akonni Biosystems, Inc., New Market, MD

 

13.        STTR Project: In‑Situ Analytical System for Remote Determination of 90Sr Flux through the Aquifer

   Burge Environmental, Inc, Tempe, AZ      

 

14.        STTR Project: Imaging the Stratigraphy Around a CPT Penetration Using a Combined ERT and CPT Method

   Vista Engineering Technologies, L.L.C, Kennewick, WA

 

 

GENOMES TO LIFE AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES

 

15.        An Experimental/Computational Platform for the Analysis of Metabolite Profile Data

   Genomatica, Inc., San Diego, CA

 

16.        Commercial High Resolution Optical Tweezers Packages for Single Macromolecule Analysis and Control

   Nanobiosym, Inc., Medford, MA

 

 

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

 

17.        CAPS‑Based Particle Single Scattering Albedo Monitor

   Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA

 

18.        Field‑Worthy UV Backscatter Lidar for Cirrus Studies

   Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, MA

 

 

MEDICAL SCIENCES

 

19.        Implantable Biofuel Cell

   Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX

 

20.        An Efficient, Solid State Detector for Nuclear Medicine

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

21.        Novel, Needle‑Shaped Scintillator for Emission Transmission Tomography

         Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

 

CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE

 

22.        Lightweight, High‑Precision Instrument for Balloon Sonde CO2 Measurements

   Los Gatos Research, Mountain View, CA

 

23.        Real‑Time Infrared Greenhouse Gas Sensor

   NovaWave Technologies, Inc., Redwood City, CA

 

 

CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON

 

24.        A Low‑Energy Low‑Cost Process for Stripping Carbon Dioxide from Absorbents

   AIL Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ

 

25.        Field‑Deployable Gas Analyzer for MMV Applications

   Los Gatos Research, Mountain View, CA

 

26.        Early Remote Risk Assessment Survey Technology

         Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR FOSSIL ENERGY FACILITIES

 

27.        Intelligent Control of Advanced Power Generation Systems Using Model‑Free Adaptive Control Technology

   CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA

 

28.        Efficient Treatment of Toxic Metal Contaminated Wet Scrubber Wastewater from Coal‑Fired Power Plants

   Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX

 

 

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL (SOFC) BALANCE‑OF‑PLANT (BOP)

 

29.        Hybrid Ceramic/Metallic Recuperator for SOFC Generators

   Acumentrics Corporation, Westwood, MA

 

 

COAL GASIFICATION AND COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES

 

30.        Novel Supports and Materials for Oxygen Separation and Supply

         Eltron Research Inc., Boulder, CO

 

31.        Novel Surface Modification Method for Ultrasupercritical Coal‑Fired Boilers

   Inframat Corporation, Farmington, CT

 

32.        STTR Project:  H2 Separation Membranes

   TDA Research, Inc, Ridge, CO    

 

 

ADVANCED FOSSIL FUELS RESEARCH

 

33.        Robust, Low‑Cost Membranes for Hydrogen Production from Coal‑Derived Syngas

   Aspen Products Group, Inc., Marlborough, MA

 

34.        Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

   Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

 

 

TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO ENERGY STORAGE FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES

 

35.        Novel, Redox‑Stabilized Li‑Ion Cell

   Farasis Energy, Inc., Hayward, CA

 

36.        High Power Density Li‑Ion Batteries with Good Low Temperature Performance

   NEI Corporation, Somerset, NJ

 

37.        Low‑Cost Porous Carbons for Ultracapacitors

   TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO

 

38.        Nano‑Structured Carbon/Silicon Composite for High Energy, Long Cycle Life Lithium‑Ion Batteries

   TIAX, LLC, Cambridge, MA

 

 

MANUFACTURING FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY

 

39.        High‑Volume Fabrication of Hydrogen Sensor Using Intrinsically Safe Optical Sensor Platform

   InnoSense LLC, Torrance, CA

 

40.        Low‑Cost Manufacturing of Sheet Molding Compound Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells

   Nanotek Instruments, Inc., Dayton, OH

 

41.        Fuel Cell Membrane Measurement System for Manufacturing

   Scribner Associates Incorporated, Southern Pines, NC

 

 

SEPARATIONS TECHNOLOGIES

 

42.        STTR Project: Stabilizing Hydraulic Fluid by Removing Water

   Compact Membrane Systems, Inc, Wilmington, DE

 

43.        Enhanced Distillation via Membranes for Elimination of Trapped Water

   Compact Membrane Systems, Inc., Wilmington, DE

 

44.        Interior Surface Modified Novel Zeolite Adsorbents for Preferential CO2 Adsorption at High Relative Humidity

   Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX

 

45.        Dielectrophoretic Extraction of Water Enhanced by Nanostructure Technology

   Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA

 

46.        Intelligently Vibrating Dewatering Machinery

   Quality Research, Development, and Consulting, Inc. (QRDC, Inc.), Chaska, MN

 

 

NANOTECHNOLOGY

 

47.        Printed Solar Cell Using Nanostructured Ink

   Nanosolar, Inc., Palo Alto, CA

 

48.        Catalytic for Chemical Manufacture

   TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO

 

49.        Improved Fullerenes for OPV

   TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO

 

 

CHEMICAL REACTIONS

 

50.        Novel Platform for Enhanced Membrane Reactors for Homogeneous Catalysis

   Compact Membrane Systems, Inc., Wilmington, DE

 

51.        Nano‑Porous Catalyst for Refinery Alkylation

   Exelus, Inc., Livingston, NJ

 

52.        A Novel Mixed Metal Oxide Supported Catalyst System for Improved Fuel Cell Oxygen Reduction Reactions

   Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX

 

 

SOLID‑STATE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES FOR GENERAL ILLUMINATION

 

53.        Highly Efficient Organic Light‑Emitting Devices for General Illumination

   Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA

 

54.        WOLEDs Containing Two Broad Emitters

   Universal Display Corporation, Ewing, NJ

 

 

NEUTRON, ELECTRON, AND PHOTON BEAM INSTRUMENTATION

 

55.        Sensitive X‑Ray Fluorescence Detection for Higher Energies

   HD Technologies, Inc., Burr Ridge, IL

 

56.        Fast Neutron Imaging Scintillator with Low Sensitivity to Gamma Radiation

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

57.        High Resolution, High‑Count‑Rate Silicon X‑Ray Detector

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

58.        Sensitive High Speed Detector for Synchrotron Applications

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

59.        High Count Rate, Pixelated APDs for Direct X‑Ray Detection

   Voxtel, Inc., Beaverton, OR

 

60.        High Rate X‑Ray Fluorescence Detector

   XIA, LLC, Hayward, CA

 

61.        Scaleable Carbon Nanotube Field Emitters for Scanning Electron Beam Instruments

   Xidex Corporation, Austin, TX

 

 

MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

 

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

   Hyper‑Therm High‑Temperature Composites, Inc, Huntington Beach, CA

 

63.        Refractory Composites for Reactor Applications (PSI‑7266‑290)

   Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, MA

 

 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY

 

64.        On‑Line Monitoring of Accuracy and Reliability of Instrumentation and Health of Nuclear Power Plants

   Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation, Knoxville, TN

 

65.        Real‑Time Fiber Optic Neutron Spectrometer

   Luna Innovations Incorporated, Roanoke, VA

 

 

ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR NEW ENERGY CARRIERS, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS

 

66.        High Temperature Quantum Well Thermoelectric Materials

   Hi‑Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA

 

67.        Manufacturing of CMC Combustor Liners for Gas Turbine Generators

   MATECH Advanced Materials, Westlake Village, CA

 

68.        Scalable Nanostructured Thermoelectric Generation System for Industrial Waste Heat Recovery

   Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA

 

69.        In‑Situ Functionally Graded Oxide Matrix Composite for Gas Turbine Applications

   UES, Inc., Dayton, OH

 

 

ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES

 

70.        Laser Ultrasonic Inspection of Adhesive Bonds Used in Automotive Body Assembly

   Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA

 

71.        Development of High Speed Multispectral Imaging for Sorting Automotive Plastics

   National Recovery Technologies, Inc, Nashville, TN

 

 

ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES

 

72.        Solar Desalination Technology for Mid‑Sized Applications

   AIL Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ

 

73.        Biosolvents for Coatings, Resins and Biobased Materials

   Vertec Biosolvents, Inc., Downers Grove, IL

 

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

 

74.        Novel Interconnection Process for Lightweight Flexible Photovoltaic Modules

   Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC, Toledo, OH

 

75.        High Performance, Low‑Cost Nanostructured Mirror Surfaces

   NanoSonic, Inc., Blacksburg, VA

 

 

ADVANCED MOTORS, POWER ELECTRONICS, AND SENSORS AND CONTROLS

 

76.        Passive Wireless Humidity Sensor for Building Monitoring

   Boston Applied Technologies, Incorporated, Woburn, MA

 

 

ENERGY EFFICIENT MEMBRANES

 

77.        Membrane Structures for Hydrogen Separation

   Genesis Fueltech, Inc., Spokane, WA

 

78.        Bioethanol Production with Mixed‑Matrix Membranes

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

 

79.        Composite Hollow Fiber Membrane for Natural Gas Treatment

   PoroGen Corporation, Woburn, MA

 

 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS

 

80.        Phased Array Ultrasonic NDE of Plasma Facing Components

   Acoustic Ideas, Inc., Wakefield, MA

 

81.        Tungsten Alloy Divertor Concept with Helium Jet Cooling

   Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, AL

 

82.        A Novel Low‑Cost Method of Manufacturing Nb3Sn Multifilamentary Superconductors with Multiple‑Tin‑Tube Sources

   SupraMagnetics, Inc., Plantsville, CT

 

 

FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

 

83.        A Kalman Filter for n > 1 Resistive‑Wall‑Mode Identification and Feedback Control Modeling

   FAR‑TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA

 

84.        Compression of Compact Tori for Current Drive and Heating

   Woodruff Scientific, LLC, Seattle, WA

 

 

ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL LINEAR COLLIDER

 

85.        Superconducting RF Photocathode Gun for Low Emittance Polarized Electron Beams

   Advanced Energy Systems, Inc., Medford, NY

 

86.        Fast Kicker Driver for International Linear Collider Damping Rings

   Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA

 

87.        An Ultra‑Low‑Emittance, L‑Band, Flat‑Beam PWT Photoinjector

   DULY Research Inc., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

 

88.        Development of a Traveling Wave Accelerating Structure for a Superconducting Accelerator

   Euclid TechLabs, LLC, Solon, OH

 

89.        Laser Systems Development for the International Linear Collider (ILC) Photoinjector

   Kapteyn‑Murnane Laboratories Inc., Boulder, CO

 

90.        Fast Ferroelectric L‑Band Tuner for ILC Cavities

   Omega‑P, Inc., New Haven, CT

 

 

ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS

 

91.        STTR Project: Computer Optimized Design of 3D Charged Particle Devices

   Calabazas Creek Research, Inc, San Mateo, CA

 

92.        New RF Design of Externally Powered Dielectric‑Based Accelerating Structures

   Euclid TechLabs, LLC, Solon, OH

 

93.        STTR Project: Development and Demonstration of 6‑Dimensional Muon Beam Cooling

   Muons, Inc, Batavia, IL               

 

94.        STTR Project: Particle Tracking in Matter‑Dominated Beam Lines

   Muons, Inc, Batavia, IL               

 

95.        Two‑Channel Dielectric Wakefield Accelerator

   Omega‑P, Inc., New Haven, CT

 

96.        Amorphous NEA Silicon Photocathodes‑A Robust RF Gun Electron Source

   Saxet Surface Science, Austin, TX

 

97.        Modeling Accelerator Beam Dynamics Including Superconducting RF Cavities

   Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO

 

98.        Microbunching Free Electron Laser

   TKO Research, Inc. (dba STI Optronics), Bellevue, WA

 

 

RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS

 

99.        Single Cavity Amplifier for the International Linear Collider

   Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA

 

100.     SiC Semiconductor Switches for Klystron Modulators

   GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc., South Riding, VA

 

101.     A Choppertron RF Source for High Gradient Accelerator Research

   Haimson Research Corporation, Santa Clara, CA

 

102.     Short Pulse, Multistage Generator for 200MW RF Sources

   Sparktronics, Inc., Torrance, CA

 

 

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

 

103.     Wind‑and‑React Magnet Insulation with Low Radiation‑Induced Outgassing

   Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO

 

104.     Plasma Synthesized Doped Boron Nanopowder for MgB2 Superconductors

   Specialty Materials, Inc., Lowell, MA

 

105.     An Extrudable Low‑Cost Nb3Sn PIT Conductor for Applications to HEP Magnets

   SupraMagnetics, Inc., Plantsville, CT

 

 

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS

 

106.     Diamond Detectors

   Coating Technology Solutions, Inc., Somerville, MA

 

107.     STTR Project: Interactive Physics Data Analysis Using Streaming Grid Technology

   Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM

 

108.     Advanced Photodetector for Dark Matter Studies

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

 

HIGH‑PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

 

109.     STTR Project: An Interdisciplinary Software Environment for Earth Sciences

   3DGeo Development Inc, Santa Clara, CA

 

110.     Development of Real‑Time Dynamic Super‑Element Partitioning

   Alpha STAR Corporation, Long Beach, CA

 

111.     A Model Management System for Numerical Simulations of Subsurface Processes

   Vista Computational Technology, LLC, Fort Collins, CO

 

 

HIGH‑PERFORMANCE NETWORKS

 

112.     Dynamically Reconfigurable Network Interface Framework

   Acadia Optronics, LLC, Rockville, MD

 

113.     STTR Project: Integrated Scalable Parallel Firewall and Instrusion Detection System for High‑Speed Networks

   GreatWall Systems, Winston-Salem, NC

 

114.     Dynamic Path Scheduling Through Extensions to Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS)‑Implementation & Demonstration

   Lambda OpticalSystems Corporation, Reston, VA

 

 

HIGH‑PERFORMANCE MIDDLEWARE AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES

 

115.     Achieving a High Level of Scalability in Federated Information Retrieval

   Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM

 

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE AND DATA MANAGEMENT

 

116.     rDistributor ‑ Remote Distribution of Complete Application Environments

   rPath, Inc., Raleigh, NC

 

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION

 

117.     Low Noise SQUID Array Amplifiers for High Speed Applications

   HYPRES, Inc., Elmsford, NY

 

118.     STTR Project: SiC Power MOSFET with Improved Gate Dielectric

   Structured Materials Industries, Inc, Piscataway, NJ

 

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY

 

119.     100 Watt Laser Synchronous Photoinjection

   Aculight Corporation, Bothell, WA

 

120.     Integrated Modeling of ECR Charge Breeder Ion Sources

   FAR-TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA

 

121.     High‑Fidelity Simulations of Fixed‑Field Alternating Gradient Accelerators

   Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, CO

 

122.     Simulation Package for Parallel 3D Modeling of an Electron Gun with a Diamond Amplifier

   Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO

 

 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS PARTICLE AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES

 

123.     Double‑Helix Coil Technology for Bent Accelerator Magnets

         Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc., Melbourne, FL

 

124.     STTR Project: Experimental Validation of Critical Radiation Exposed Materials for RIB Fragmentation Room

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

 

125.     Improving the Radiation Damage Resistance of Germanium Detectors

   PHDs, Oak Ridge, TN

 

126.     Bright, Fast Scintillator for Nuclear Studies

   Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA

 

127.     STTR Project: Multi Chamber Gas Proportional Counter for Screening Ultra‑Low Background Materials and Identifying Radioactive Contaminants

   Reeves & Sons, LLC, Richland, WA

 

128.     Large Area, Robust GaN‑Based Photocathodes for High‑Efficiency UV and Cherenkov Light Detection

   SVT Associates, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN