DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

AND

SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM

FY 2007 PHASE I AWARDS BY TOPIC

  

 

TOPIC:  USE OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS

 

 

         Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.                                     A Modular, Skid-Mounted Biomass    

         87 Church Street                                                         Pyrolysis Unit                     

         East Hartford, CT  06108                                                    

 

Biomass is an abundant energy resource in the United States. It could provide significant quantities of renewable fuels at a price competitive with petroleum, if the distributed biomass conversion technology is developed.

 

 

         BonFire BioMass Conversions, LLC                           Mobile Biomass Pelletizing System  

         21025 Ridge Road                                                           

         Freeland, MD  21053                                                        

 

This project will create a system that addresses the removal of moisture and densifying at the field (as opposed to in the field). Pelletizing equipment that is mobile, energy efficient and easy to setup and operate will lessen the logistical barriers to manufacturing cost effective pelletized biomass.

 

 

         Edenspace Systems Corporation                                 Improved, High-Moisture Ensiled Crop

         3810 Concorde Parkway                                            Feedstocks for Cellulosic Ethanol  

         Suite 100                                                                  

         Chantilly, VA  20151-1131                                                  

 

The project seeks to reduce the cost of cellulosic ethanol and other renewable fuels by ensiling crops that produce enzymes to reduce downstream processing costs. If successful, the project will create new value-added revenue opportunities for agricultural producers and ethanol cooperatives and reduce fuel costs for consumers.

 

 

         STTR Project 

         Renewable Oil International LLC                                 Production of Home Heating Oils and

         3115 Northington Court                                              Upgraded Bio-oils by Aqueous-Phase 

         Suite 145                                                                    Catalytic Processing of Bio-oils Produced    

         Florence, AL  35630                                                   from Fast Pyrolysis of Woody Biomass 

 

The project will produce liquid biofuels from wood biomass resources by fast pyrolysis followed by upgrading of the pyrolysis oils.  This research will be a key step towards ending global warming, improving national security, and improving rural economies by reducing our dependence on petroleum feedstocks.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Synergy Parametrics, LLC                                           An Improved Strategy for the       

         2351 College Station Road, #479                                Utilization of Mixed Sugars from   

         Athens, GA  30605                                                     Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates       

 

This project will improve the efficiency of biofuel production from woody materials. It will potentially improve supplies while lowering costs, which will support national energy renewability and independence.

 

 

         ZuChem, Inc.                                                              Bioprocess for Xylitol from        

         2201 W. Campbell Park Drive                                    Hemicellulose                      

         Suite 39                                                                     

         Chicago, IL  60612-3501                                                    

 

During ethanol production, a significant amount of by-products are produced, which are rich in pentose and other sugars. One product that can be made is xylitol. This project will develop a bioprocess for the production of xylitol from agricultural biomass that will significantly reduce the cost of commercial xylitol production, and have a positive impact on the economics of fuel ethanol production.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  SOLAR ENERGY

 

 

         Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.                          Cooling of Concentrating           

         1046 New Holland Avenue                                         Photovoltaic Cells Using Heat Pipe 

         Lancaster, PA  17601                                                 Technology                         

 

Concentrated photovoltaic systems, using multi-junction solar cells, have the potential to be cost competitive with conventional power generation in the next 5 to 10 years. The excess concentrated energy must be dissipated through low cost, innovative cooling techniques, like the heat pipe systems proposed, to prevent the solar cells from overheating.

 

 

         Luminit, LLC                                                               Flexible Spectrum Splitting        

         20600 Gramercy Place                                                Holographic Concentrators          

         Suite 203                                                                   

         Torrance, CA  90501                                                        

 

Advances in photovoltaic technology are being sought to improve solar energy production such that solar energy is competitive with other forms of renewable electricity by the year 2015. This project proposes a laminated holographic film that focuses lightwaves on solar cells to significantly improve the efficiency of existing photovoltaic technology.

 

 

         Luna Innovations Incorporated                                    PV (Crystalline Silicon and Thin   

         1703 South Jefferson Street, SW                                Film) Manufacturing Diagnostics    

         Suite 400                                                                  

         Roanoke, VA  24016                                                         

 

Photovoltaic technology is predicted to substantially impact the nation’s wealth and economy in 21st century. This project will develop an in-line high-throughput manufacturing diagnostic system capable of fast and accurate identification of the distribution of stress and coating uniformity, allowing improved process control, increased yield and reduced cost.

 

 

         SVV Technology Innovations, Inc.                              High Performance PV Concentrator   

         10027 E Taron Drive                                                    

         Elk Grove, CA  95757                                                       

 

This project will develop and demonstrate a new approach for making inexpensive solar panels for generating electricity. It will make viable the large-scale, distributed energy production from renewables and help meet the national goals of energy independence, reduction of carbon emissions and fostering the job growth and economic progress.

 

 

         Ultrasonic Technologies, Inc.                                       In-line Crack and Stress Detection 

         27247 Breakers Drive                                                 in Silicon Solar Cells Using       

         Zephyrhills, FL  33543                                                Resonance Ultrasonic Vibrations    

 

The program addresses critical needs of the solar cell industry to reduce breakage of silicon solar cells. A Resonance Ultrasonic Vibration system prototype will be developed and tested for fast non-destructive in-line crack and stress detection for use in solar cell production lines.

 

 

         Valere Power                                                              Integrated System Health Monitoring

         661 North Plano Road                                                and Management for Photovoltaics   

         Suite 300                                                                  

         Richardson, TX  75094                                                       

 

This project will develop a system and method for overcoming these deficiencies in an integrated manor. The approach will be to explore local communication technologies such a Zigbee wireless or some form of power line communications to create a data collection backbone without the need for a separately wired data bus.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  HYDROGEN DELIVERY AND PRODUCTION

 

 

         FuelCell Energy, Inc.                                                   Development of a Highly Efficient  

         3 Great Pasture Road                                                  Solid State Electrochemical Hydrogen

         Danbury, CT  06813                                                   Compressor                         

 

This project focuses on the development of a highly efficient, solid-state electrochemical hydrogen compressor to produce high pressure, high purity hydrogen to meet future hydrogen refueling infrastructure needs.

 

 

         Materials Modification, Inc.                                         Nanocrystalline Photocatalysts for 

         2721-D Merrilee Drive                                                Hydrogen Production from Splitting 

         Fairfax, VA  22031                                                     of Water by Visible Light          

 

This project will develop novel nanocrystalline non-oxide semiconductor materials and to evaluate their photoelectrochemical efficiency in splitting of water using solar energy. Hydrogen produced from renewable resources such as water and sun light has potential to reduce dependence on foreign oil, air pollution, and rising energy costs.

 

 

         Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc.                           Advanced Sealing Technology for    

         1037 Watervliet-Shaker Road                                      Hydrogen Compressors               

         Albany, NY  12205                                                           

 

For the hydrogen economy and energy independence to become a reality, efficient and reliable large-scale compressors are needed to move hydrogen gas from production sites to end user locations. Oil-free, non-contacting seal and bearing technologies are critical to the successful development of these new compressors. These technologies will also have a positive impact on the operating efficiency and life of existing and new pipeline compressor and aircraft gas turbine engine systems.

 

 

         Physical Optics Corporation                                         Photoelectrochemical System for    

         20600 Gramercy Place, Building 100                            Hydrogen Generation                

         Torrance, CA  90501-1821      

                                             

An efficient apparatus will be designed, to be assembled from relatively inexpensive materials, to extract hydrogen by means of solar power, with water being the only consumable.

 

 

         Prometheus Energy                                                       Active Magnetic Regenerative       

         3311 South 120th Place                                                Liquefier                           

         Suite 100                                                                  

         Seattle, WA  98168                                                         

 

The use of cryogenic liquid hydrogen is integral to the storage, transport, distribution and use of hydrogen for the transportation sector. The power required to liquefy such ryogens is a major impediment to production of LH2, especially if the power for the liquefaction is supplied from the hydrogen feedstock for the liquefier. This project offers a breakthrough toward liquefier technology that can reduce capital cost by ~1/3 and increase thermodynamic efficiency by a factor of 2 over conventional technology.

 

 

         Synkera Technologies, Inc.                                            Nanorod Array Photoelectrochemical 

         2021 Miller Drive                                                          Hydrogen Production                

         Suite B                                                                    

         Longmont, CO  80501-6787                                                   

 

This project is focused on developing, validating, and commercializing next-generation nanomaterials that will enable the essentially limitless production of the world’s most-perfect energy source—hydrogen—by splitting water via sunlight. Success in this project will represent a key enabling step on the nation’s critical path toward achieving a “hydrogen economy.”

 

 

         TIAX, LLC                                                                   Hydrogen Delivery and Production;  

         15 Acorn Park                                                               Off-Board Hydrogen Bulk Storage    

         Cambridge, MA  02140                                                       

 

The low density of compressed hydrogen gas and the high energy requirements for liquefaction are recognized as major roadblocks to a future hydrogen fuel infrastructure. The proposed concept is to store and deliver low temperature, high pressure (LTHP) hydrogen to enable cost effective hydrogen storage, delivery and dispensing to hydrogen vehicles.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  WIND ENERGY RELIABILITY AND COST REDUCTION

 

 

         Continuum Dynamics, Inc.                                              Distributed On-Blade Control for   

         34 Lexington Avenue                                                      Enhanced Wind Turbine Performance  

         Ewing, NJ  08618-2302                                                      

 

This project will provide devices to improve the efficiency of wind turbines, producing more renewable energy at reduced cost.

 

 

         Global Energy Concepts, LLC                                        Comprehensive Health Monitoring    

         1809 7th Avenue, Suite 900                                            System for Wind Turbines           

         Seattle, WA  98101                                                          

 

This work involves creating a wind turbine health monitoring system that will detect imminent component failure in wind turbines and identify the probable the cause. It will allow operators to reduce repair/maintenance costs by anticipating failures before they become catastrophic.

 

 

         Native American Technologies Company                         Self-Erecting, In-Situ Manufactured,

           (N. A. Tech. Inc.)                                                         Wind Energy Tower, Development of  

         P.O.Box 39                                                                    Nacelle Assembly Lifting System    

         Golden, CO  80402-0039                                                      

 

The technical approach for this project is to design the apparatus to place the nacelle, generator, gear box, rotor, and blades on top of an in-situ fabricated, self-erecting tower, called UltraTall – without using an external crane.

 

 

         Open Secure Energy Control Systems, LLC                    Open Source Infrastructure for     

         8070 Georgia Avenue                                                     Communications, Control, and       

         Suite 205                                                                        Integration of Wind Power          

         Silver Spring, MD  20910                                                   

 

This project will develop an open software infrastructure for remotely controlling and monitoring wind power plants and for exchanging information with existing electric power grid control centers. It provides a base for further advances in wind power control technology.

 

 

         Orbital Research, Inc.                                                     Plasma Aerodynamic Control Effectors

         4415 Euclid Avenue                                                        for Improved Wind Turbine          

         Suite 500                                                                        Performance                        

         Cleveland, OH  44103-3733                                                  

 

This project will produce innovative “smart” rotor blade systems for wind turbines. These smart blades will be capable of increasing energy output by 30% and lowering operating and capital costs of wind turbines.

 

 

         Princeton Power Sytems, Inc.                                          Combined Controls and Energy Storage

         501 Forrestal Road                                                         for Distributed Wind Turbine Grid  

         Suite 211                                                                        Integration                        

         Princeton, NJ  08540                                                       

 

This project will develop an integrated wind turbine energy storage system that will make wind energy predictable and maximize its value to the end user and utility. This will reduce blackouts, decrease utility transmission costs, and displace polluting, fossil fuel-burning, power generators with a clean, renewable energy source.

 

 

         Sentient Corporation                                                       Wind Energy Reliability and Cost   

         850 Energy Drive, Suite 307                                           Reduction :Wind Turbine Health     

         Idaho Falls, ID  83401                                                    Monitoring Systems                 

 

This project will develop a robust condition monitoring system for commercial wind turbines that will help operators reduce the cost of wind energy.

 

 

         WebCore Technologies, Inc.                                           Reducing Cost and Weight of Wind   

         8821 Washington Church Road                                       Turbine Blades Using Engineered Core

         Miamisburg, OH  45342-4449                                                  

 

The engineered fiber reinforced composite core is an enabling technology that can be used to construct lighter, longer wind turbine blades for more efficient wind power generation. Integration of the engineered core into wind turbine blades will require further validation of material properties as well as application specific design.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH SPECIAL

EMPHASIS ON PLUG-IN HYBRIDS

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                                                                        

         Electron Energy Corporation                                           High Performance Permanent Magnets 

         924 Links Avenue                                                           for Advanced Motors                

         Landisville, PA  17538                                                     

 

This project will develop advanced motors for more efficient hybrid electric vehicles with affordable cost by developing high performance permanent magnets with enhanced density of the stored magnetic energy at temperatures up to 240oC, reduced eddy current losses and, reduced cost.

 

 

         JME, Inc.                                                                        Improved Lower-cost Electrochemical

         17210 Parkland Drive                                                     Capacitor                          

         Shaker Heights, OH  44120                                                  

 

This project will develop a breakthrough lower-cost electrochemical capacitor that would expand U.S. manufacturing in electronics and generate energy savings throughout the economy through increased capture of regenerative energy in military, transportation and other widespread industrial uses.

 

 

         Lithium Technology Corporation                                      New Materials to Improve the       

         5115 Campus Drive                                                        Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

         Plymouth Meeting, PA  19462-1129                               in HEV and PHEV Applications       

 

This project will increase energy density of lithium ion batteries for PHEVs [Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles] by using novel anodes based on transition metal phosphide active materials.

 

 

         SBE Inc                                                                          High Energy Density, Low-Cost, High

         131 S Main Street                                                           Temperature Capacitors for Hybrid  

         Barre, VT  05641                                                           Vehicles                           

 

This project will develop Polypropylene (PP) Film Capacitors and methods to ensure reliable operation in higher temperature environments and especially in the Automotive Temperature Cycling extremes.

 

 

         TechDrive, Inc.                                                               Novel Polylithium Salts for Small  

         3101 S. Dearborn Street                                                 and Full Size Rechargeable Batteries

         Suite 382                                                                  

         Chicago, IL  60616-3793                                                    

 

This project is aimed at producing new and improved cost-effective materials to be used in the development of rechargeble batteries for electric vehicles and consumer products, such as computers, cell phones, and cameras.

 

 

         Technology Assessment & Transfer, Inc.                         Core/Shell Composite Soft Magnetic 

         133 Defense Highway                                                     Material for Advanced Motors       

         Suite 212                                                                  

         Annapolis, MD  21401                                                       

 

Rotor and stator core materials with high electrical resistivity are necessary to reduce eddy currents and decrease total core losses during high frequency operation.  This project will achieve a reduction in core losses by using a powder metallurgy approach to create soft magnetic, high resistivity rotor and stator core materials. 

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Yardney Technical Products, Inc.                                    Inexpensive, Environmentally Benign

         82 Mechanic Street                                                         Li-Ion Battery Cathode Materials for

         Pawcatuck, CT  06379                                                   HEV and PHEV Applications          

 

This project will develop safe, advanced lithium-ion batteries for application in hybrid and electric vehicles. These novel lithium-ion batteries will contain overcharge-safe and thermally stable LiMnPO4 cathodes and will have high energy density, and long cycle life.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS TO CHEMICALS

 

 

         C3 Engineering                                                                Alternate Feedstocks to Chemicals An

         P.O. Box 726                                                                 In-situ Process for Generating Oil 

         Andover, MA  01810                                                     from Shale for Chemical Production 

 

A novel chemical process is being developed to recover shale oil from the vast shale oil deposits located in the United States and Canada.  The process will recover a semi-refined product using far less energy than other commercially available processes in an environmentally friendly manner.

 

 

         Eltron Research Inc.                                                        Aromatics from Alternative Sources 

         4600 Nautilus Court South                                              by Catalysis with Sulfated Zirconia

         Boulder, CO  80301-3241                                             and Related Systems                

 

Coal is America's number one alternative carbonaceous resource, expected to last for hundreds of years as our main supplier of energy and chemicals; coal can be converted to liquid fuels through a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis that in addition to valuable fuel products, such as diesel, is a source for hydrocarbons that can be converted to high-volume aromatics needed for our heavy industries (polymers, solvents, paints, adhesives, etc.). This project aims at developing advanced catalytic technologies for aromatics production, that will be more efficient and more friendly to the environment than the existing technologies, and to design these new technologies especially for producing the entire array of high volume aromatics from Fischer-Tropsch naphtha.

 

 

         Genomatica, Inc.                                                             Development of Saccharomyces       

         5405 Morehouse Drive                                                   Cerevisiae Strains for Continuous  

         Suite 210                                                                        Bioprocessing at Low pH            

         San Diego, CA  92121                                                       

 

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.

 

 

         Lynntech, Inc.                                                                 Added Value Preprocessing of Low   

         7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102                                     Quality Biomass for Bioenergy      

         College Station, TX  77840                                                 

 

This project aims to develop an innovative biomass preprocessing system to improve overall bioenergy production efficiency by utilizing an environmentally-friendly approach. The broadbased capabilities of this technology will enable it to perform multiple tasks in a single unit of operation.

 

 

         TDA Research, Inc.                                                       RFCC Catalysts for Chemical Feedstocks        

         12345 W. 52nd Ave.                                                                            

         Wheat Ridge, CO  80033-1916                                                 

 

A catalyst for processing heavy feedstocks for the petrochemical industry has been developed. The new catalyst will enable the petrochemical industry to use heavier feeds, which will stimulate increased use of Western Hemisphere heavy oil resources.

 

 

         Technova Corporation                                                    Improved Conversion of Cellulose   

         3927 Dobie Road                                                           Waste to Ethanol Using a Dual      

         Okemos, MI  48864-3480                                             Bioreactor System                  

 

Bioethanol, derived from fibrous, woody, inedible plant matter or biomass, will become a major transportation fuel in America’s future. This project will use new microorganism consortia and dedicated novel technology to improve wood/grass waste conversion to bioethanol, with equipment that is simple to use by farmers, in a cost–efficient way.

 

 

         Tethys Research, LLC                                                    Hemicellulose: Lignin Etherase from

         53 Downing Road                                                          Microbe B603:Feasibility of        

         Bangor, ME  04401                                                       Isolation to Fractionate Wood for Chemicals 

 

Microorganisms that make novel enzymes to help separate wood components in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner have been developed. This project isolates one of these enzymes so that an enzyme-assisted pulping process can be designed to economically use forest biomass for chemicals and fuel.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR BIO-REFINERY APPLICATIONS

 

 

         Aerophase, Inc.                                                              Alternative Reaction/Extraction    

         401 Mountain View Avenue                                           Media to Reduce Energy and Cost of 

         Longmont, CO  80501                                                   Biodiesel Production               

 

Biodiesel is a key component in U.S. plans to reduce dependence on foreign oil and decrease the environmental impacts of using fossil fuels—but current production technology is not cost-competitive.  This project will provide enabling technologies for a cost-effective, energy-efficient method of producing biodiesel fuels.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                            

         American Biodiesel, Inc. dba                                          Efficient Processing of Algal      

           Community Fuels                                                          Bio-Oils for Biodiesel Production   

         336 Encinitas Boulevard                                                        

         Suite 130                                                                  

         Encinitas, CA  92023                                                        

 

This project will investigate cost and energy effective processes for making biodiesel from bio-oils produced by algae. Benefits include job creation, reduced environmental and health impacts associated with petroleum diesel emissions, less reliance on foreign oil, and a more diverse energy portfolio necessary for national energy security and future economic growth.

 

 

         EverNu Technology, LLC                                               Nano-Scale High-Surface-Area Thermal

         1616 Holly Hill Lane                                                       and Conductive Ceramics as Effective

         Suite 108                                                                        Support for Metal Oxide Catalysts in

         Maple Glen, PA  19002-3171                                        Alkane Selective Oxidation         

 

Utilization of low cost and abundantly available alkane as feedstocks for the production of valuable chemicals via catalytic oxidation can bring to the U.S. enormous economic, energy and environmental benefits, but the commercialization of such catalytic processes has been hindered by the inherent limitations of the bulk metal oxide catalysts thus far developed. To address the problem by overcoming the inherent limitations of the metal oxides, this project will develop a new class of ceramic-based support material with balanced properties not matched by any existing catalyst supports, which are specifically tailored for metal oxide catalysts in alkane oxidations.

 

 

         Exelus, Inc.                                                                     Step-Out Process to Upgrade Clycerol

         99 Dorsa Avenue                                                            to Bio-Diesel                      

         Livingston, NJ  07039                                                      

 

A new technology is being developed to produce bio-diesel from excess glycerol – a by-product of current bio-diesel plants. The process has the ability to produce an extra 170 million gallons of bio-diesel per year in the U.S. alone.

 

 

         Lynntech, Inc.                                                                 Bifunctional Heterogeneous         

         7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102                                     Enzyme-Mimetic Catalysts for Biofuel

         College Station, TX  77840                                            Refining                           

 

Renewable fuels from biological feedstocks such as ethanol and biodiesel have been recognized as attractive renewable energy sources; however, the inherently high production costs of these fuels have hampered their widespread application. This project will produce highly efficient catalysts for refining of biological feedstocks offers high efficiency and low-cost production.

 

 

         Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.                      Biobutanol Production with Hybrid  

         1360 Willow Road                                                         Membrane-Distillation              

         Menlo Park, CA  94025-1524                                                 

 

Due to economic considerations, biobutanol is not currently produced as a biofuel even though it has clear-cut performance advantages over bioethanol. The biobutanol production process developed in this proposal is both cost and energy efficient and could compete with petroleum-derived butanol production.

 

 

         United Environment & Energy LLC                                 Intensified Process for Biodiesel Production 

         701 A Chemung Street                                                                         

         Horseheads, NY  14845                                                       

 

This project aims to develop a high efficiency, high productivity, and low cost biodiesel production technology to replace the current low efficiency biodiesel production process in the industry.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  CATALYSIS

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.                                  High Temperature Membrane Reactors 

         325 Water Street                                                           

         Wilmington, DE  19804                                                      

 

This project will develop a platform technology to enhance chemical synthesis and also dry organics including fuel grade ethanol from biomass.

 

 

         Inorganic Specialists, Inc.                                                Nanofiber Paper for Fuel Cells and 

         965 Capstone Drive                                                        Catalyst Supports                  

         Miamisburg, OH  45343                                                      

 

This project will use inexpensive, bulk-produced carbon nanofibers to fabricate fuel cell components that are at least three times better than commercial products. This innovation reduces the cost of fuel cells because it requires far less expensive platinum catalyst.

 

 

         NSC Technology                                                            Development of Fuel Cell Cathodic  

         205 William Street                                                          Catalysts: Multimetallic Alloy     

         Vestal, NY  13850                                                         Nanoparticles                      

 

Fuel cells are attractive energy sources because of high conversion efficiency, low pollution, lightweight, and high power density. This project will translate the patented and patent-pending nanotechnologies to the production of low-cost, active and robust catalysts that count for 30% of the manufacturing cost in enabling fuel cells.

 

 

         NexTech Materials, Ltd.                                                 Catalysis - Reactive Separations:  

         404 Enterprise Drive                                                       Ceramic Proton-Conducting Membrane 

         Columbus, OH  43035                                                    Reactor for Steam Methane Reforming

 

This project focuses on a lower cost and higher efficiency process for production of hydrogen, an important fuel for the country’s energy future.

 

 

         Novomer LLC                                                               Well-Defined Ethylene-Propylene    

         South Hill Business Campus                                            Copolymers Derived from a-Olefins  

         950 Danby Road, Suite 300                                            for Use as Elastomers              

         Ithaca, NY  14850-1141                                                     

 

This project will develop a catalyst system that utilizes chemicals that are produced as by-products and converts them into a class of specialty plastics that are currently commercially available. The specialty materials will find use in the automotive, oil additive, and consumer and sporting goods industries.

 

 

         Precision Combustion, Inc.                                             Novel System for Solid Catalyzed   

         410 Sackett Point Road                                                 Isobutane/Olefin Alkylation        

         North Haven, CT  06473-3106                                                

 

This project will demonstrate a breakthrough in the manufacture of alkylate, a major component for reformulated gasoline. Success will lead to commercialization of solid catalysts as an environmentally friendly alternative to current processes based on liquid acids, also saving capital, operating costs and energy.

 

 

         TDA Research, Inc.                                                       A Novel Catalyst for Cyclohexane   

         12345 W. 52nd Avenue                                                Oxidation, Catalysis, Heterogeneous

         Wheat Ridge, CO  80033-1916                                    Catalysis                          

 

This project will develop a new process that can be used to more efficiently and more cost effectively convert cyclohexane into adipic acid, the raw material for nylon production. This technology is environmentally benign and reduces the manufacturing costs associated with nylon manufacture, a $5 billion per year industry.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  SEPARATION PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANUFACTURING

 

 

         Altex Technologies Corporation                                     Efficient Dewatering System for    

         244 Sobrante Way                                                        Biomass                            

         Sunnyvale, CA  94086                                                       

 

The project will develop a lower-cost way to remove water from biomass, sludge and other materials. The process will promote the use of biomass fuel in power generation, reducing drying costs by $480 million/year, and greenhouse gas emissions by 50 million tons/year.

 

 

         CeraMem Corporation                                                  Low-Cost Membrane Dewatering       

         12 Clematis Avenue                                                      Technology for Fuel Ethanol        

         Waltham, MA  02453                                                   Production                         

 

Additional technology improvements are required to reduce energy used to produce fuel ethanol, and to reduce its manufacturing costs. This project will develop new ethanol purification technology that will reduce energy utilization and production cost of ethanol by at least 20%.

 

 

         Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.                                Dewatering Membrane for Hazy       

         325 Water Street                                                          Hydrodesulfurization Unit Effluents

         Wilmington, DE  19804                                                       

 

Refinery processes to reduce sulfur in fuels (“hydrodesulfurisation”) lead to generation of haze in the fuels. This project will develop technology that will simply and at low cost remove the water haze from fuels.

 

 

         Eltron Research Inc.                                                      Microwave Assisted Gasification for

         4600 Nautilus Court South                                            Recycling Polymer Matrix Composites

         Boulder, CO  80301-3241                                                    

 

This project will develop a new recycling process for converting polymer matrix composite to value added products. This process will enable efficient recycling of new lightweight, fuel efficient automobiles and other vehicles.

 

 

         PoroGen Corporation                                                   Membrane Process for Biodiesel     

         200 Boston Avenue                                                      Conditioning                       

         Suite 4750                                                                 

         Medford, MA  02155-4257                                                    

 

A low cost membrane based process for production of fuel grade biodiesel will be developed. The process will reduce the cost of biodiesel production, improve the biodiesel fuel quality, and advance its use as a renewable energy source.

 

 

         TDA Research, Inc.                                                     Sorbents for Desulfurization of    

         12345 W. 52nd Avenue                                               Refinery Off-Gases                 

         Wheat Ridge, CO  80033-1916                                                

 

Improvements in recovery of the energy value of refinery off-gases could save the nation nearly 3 TBtu/yr of energy). This project will develop a sorbent-based desulfurization technology that enables the refiners to use off-gases in hydrogen production while recovering their energy value.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 

 

 

         Aspen Aerogels, Inc.                                                    Compression Resistant Aerogels for 

         30 Forbes Road                                                           Building and Construction Insulation

         Building B                                                                 

         Northborough, MA  01532                                                    

 

This project will develop compression resistant and adhesive backed flexible aerogel insulating blankets, capable of improving insulation values and minimizing thermal shorts in compression loaded areas in residential and industrial buildings.

 

 

         Diamond Materials, Inc.                                                Gas Turbine Application of Carbon  

         120 Centennial Avenue                                                 Fiber Nanocomposite with Fabric    

         Piscataway, NJ  08854-3908                                       Reinforced Protective Coating      

 

This project proposes civil applications of carbon fiber-carbon matrix composites that have an oxidation resistant coating. Initially developed for ballistic missiles and thermal protection, these composites were recently modernized by a new technological procedure, which can increase gas turbine working temperature, fuel efficiency, and reduce emission. The composite is low cost and lightweight. If applied to civil aircraft turbines, a four-fold weight savings can be expected.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                            

         Illuminex Corporation                                                   Silicon Nanowire Solar Cell        

         1064 New Holland Avenue                                                      

         Lancaster, PA  17601                                                        

 

This project seeks to develop a novel solar cell device for efficient conversion of sunlight into usable electrical energy through the application of nanotechnology. This effort will contribute to the development of alternative energy sources and help relieve the burden imposed by the continuing use of foreign oil.

 

 

         Luna Innovations Incorporated                                     Carbon Nanosheets as Nanostructured

         1703 South Jefferson Street, SW                                 Electrode in Organic Photovoltaic Devices   

         Suite 400                                                                                                   

         Roanoke, VA  24016                                                         

 

This program will develop new carbon structures that allow for better flexible solar cells. Using nanotechnology, these newly discovered materials give improved efficiency  compared to current technology.

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Lutronics, Inc.                                                              Advanced Thermoelectric NanoMaterial

         1236 Lawn Lake Trail                                                  Approach for Efficient Vehicle Waste

         Colorado Springs, CO  80921-3673                            Heat Recovery                      

 

This project will generate the best performance thermoelectric material for vehicle waste heat recovery. Success of the program can significantly impact local economics through efficient energy saving and new design/fabrication technology.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                            

         Solexant Corp.                                                             Nanoparticle Solar Cell            

         440 N. Wolfe Road                                                           

         Sunnyvale, CA  94085                                                        

 

The development of high efficiency and low cost nanoparticle-based solar cells will enable the wide scale adoption of solar power for renewable, clean and inexpensive electricity production without the need for government subsidies.

 

 

         Synkera Technologies, Inc.                                           Nanostructured CO Sensor for Fuel  

         2021 Miller Drive                                                         Cell Applications                  

         Suite B                                                                    

         Longmont, CO  80501-6787                                                   

 

By combining coordination chemistry with nanotechnology and microfabrication, the project targets development of a system for detection of carbon monoxide. Fast and reliable quantitative detection of carbon monoxide is an important problem impeding development of alternative power sources and establishing of “hydrogen economy”.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                               

         Yardney Technical Products, Inc.                                  Composite, Nanoparticle-Based Anode

         82 Mechanic Street                                                       Materials for Li-Ion Batteries     

         Pawcatuck, CT  06379                                                 Applied in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs)

 

This project will develop advanced lithium-ion batteries for application in hybrid and electric vehicles. These novel lithium-ion batteries will contain advanced silicon nanoparticle-based anodes and will have improved energy density, long cycle life, high rate capability and low-temperature performance.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGY

 

 

          STTR Project                                                                          

         Advanced Thermal and Environmental                           A Nanofluid with Superior Thermal Properties 

           Concepts, Inc.                                                                                        

         7100 Baltimore Avenue                                                      

         Suite 300                                                                   

         College Park, MD  20740                                                    

 

This project will develop a nanofluid that will enhance heat transfer in industrial equipment, such that the size of the equipment can be reduced as well as the energy required to operate the equipment.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Aegis Technology Inc.                                                   High Efficiency, Cost Effective Thermoelectric    

         3300 A Westminster                                                     Materials/Devices for Industrial Process 

         Santa Ana, CA  92703                                                 Refrigeration and Waste Heat Recovery

 

High-efficiency, cost-effective thermoelectric materials/devices for industrial process refrigeration and waste heat recovery will significantly save the large amount of energy used for a variety of cooling, and reduce the use of refrigerants that contribute significantly to the global warming.

 

 

         Altex Technologies Corporation                                    Low Cost Microchannel Heat Exchangers        

         244 Sobrante Way                                                                                 

         Sunnyvale, CA  94086                                                       

 

Under the Phase I project, the innovative microchannel heat exchanger will be designed.  Compact, lightweight and low cost microchannel heat exchangers will facilitate and reduce costs for many industrial processes, which currently rely on large and heavy heat exchangers.

 

 

         Applied Thin Films, Inc.                                                Low-Cost Protective Coatings for   

         1801 Maple Avenue                                                     Increased Heat Exchanger Efficiency

         Suite 5316

         Evanston, IL  60201                                                         

 

This opportunity exploits a unique and innovative thin film material based on nanotechnology and holds high promise for resolving a long-standing problem in heat exchangers faced by the industry worldwide. The potential benefit to the public include increased awareness via application of nanotechnology for energy efficiency and environmental benefits and broad economic and societal impact for use of novel surface engineering solutions

 

 

         Materials Modification, Inc.                                           Low-Cost, Highly Efficient         

         2721-D Merrilee Drive                                                  Thermoelectric Coolers             

         Fairfax, VA  22031                                                         

 

This project will develop a low-cost, highly energy-efficient thermoelectric cooling module for a vast number of uses requiring temperature maintenance and/or regulation. The novel module, made from relatively inexpensive iron silicide, will find extensive use in industrial, military, and commercial sectors.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         MER Corporation (Materials and                                   Microchannel Magnetic Coolers with 

           Electrochemical Research)                                            Negative Magnetocaloric Effect     

         7960 South Kolb Road                                                       

         Tucson, AZ  85706-9237                                                      

 

Combination of novel magnetocaloric materials, design and technology will lead to the development of lightweight, compact, and low cost cooling devices.

 

 

         Spinworks, LLC                                                             Rapid Prototyping of Low-Cost      

         Knowledge Park                                                             Compact Ceramic Industrial Heat    

         5451 Merwin Lane                                                          Exchanger Elements                 

         Erie, PA  16510                                                            

 

The life, performance, and payback of traditional heat exchanger technologies are limited by the use of high cost alloys. This project will develop a low-cost, long life, high-performance ceramic heat exchanger for the industrial heat processing markets through innovative rapid prototyping.

 

 

         Thermal Centric Corporation                                           Graphite Foam Heat Exchanger       

         108 W 13th Street                                                           Technology for Energy Recovery     

         Wilmington, DE  19801                                                      

 

The proposed research is directed towards the development of improved energy recovery heat exchangers for the power generation industry. The proposed improvements in energy recovery effectiveness and component cost and installation will result in more environmentally conscious power generation and may translate into billions of dollars in annual savings.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  SOLID STATE LIGHTING

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                            

         Add-Vision, Inc.                                                             Materials Degradation Analysis and 

         1600 Green Hills Road                                                    Development to Enable Ultra Low Cost,     

         Suite 100                                                                        Web-Processed White P-OLED for SSL

         Scotts Valley, CA  95066                                                                            

 

This project will develop new technologies for ultra low cost printing of specialty solid state lighting in thin, flexible and robust forms. By identifying the degradation mechanisms of the light-emitting organic materials of this approach and developing targeted solutions, this project will bring this technology to products using U.S.-based manufacturing.

 

 

         Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation                          Flexible Environmental Barrier     

         626 Whitney Street                                                         Technology for OLEDs               

         San Leandro, CA  94577-1116                                                

 

This project seeks to develop improved moisture barriers for increased lifetimes for flexible OLED lighting. The public benefits of a viable OLED display industry are due to the revolutionary transformation in energy efficiency as the U.S. gradually shifts to LED and OLED-based lighting.

 

 

         Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication                                 Improved Light Extraction Efficiencies           

           Laboratories (NN-Labs, LLC                                      of White pc-LEDs for SSL by using Non-Toxic, 

         PO Box 2168                                                                Non-Scattering, Bright, and Stable Doped               

         Fayetteville, AR  72702-2168                                        ZnSe Quantum Dot Nanophosphors 

 

This project will develop novel non-toxic doped-semiconductor nanophosphors to improve the energy efficiency of high brightness white light emitting diodes (LEDs) for general illumination applications.  The nationwide energy cost savings for lighting in buildings alone could reach into the billions of dollars annually and provide an environmental benign alternative to fluorescent lamps which contain mercury vapor.

 

 

         Universal Display Corporation                                        Stable, Efficient, Large Area WOLED

         375 Phillips Boulevard                                                      

         Ewing, NJ  08618-1428                                                      

 

This project will utilize novel OLED fabrication techniques enabling highly efficient stable, organic, solid-state, lighting sources to replace short lifetime 12 lm/W incandescent sources, and hence reduce overall energy consumption in the U.S.

 

 

         Universal Display Corporation                                        High Stability White SOLEDs        

         375 Phillips Boulevard                                                     

         Ewing, NJ  08618-1428                                                       

 

This project will increase the conversion efficiency of electrical energy into light of white-organic-light emitting devices and thereby enable replacement of inefficient conventional incandescent bulbs, which consume over 8% of the electricity produced in the United States.

 

 

 

         TOPIC:  NEUTRON AND ELECTRON BEAM INSTRUMENTATION                           

 

 

         Adelphi Technology Inc.                                                 Neutron Compound Refractive Prisms 

         981-B Industrial Road                                                      

         San Carlos, CA  94070                                                      

 

The proposed neutron compound refractive prism will separate neutrons by wavelength and spin. This device combines the functions of a monochromator and polarizer, and will deliver more narrowband, polarized neutron intensity than existing devices at far less cost and complexity. The device aids materials analysis, non-destructive testing, crystallography (for proteomics and genomics), and the analysis of magnetic films used in information storage technology.

 

 

          STTR Project                                                                           

         Cermet, Inc                                                                    High Efficiency Electron Detector  

         1019 Collier Road                                                          for Electron Microscopy            

         Suite C1                                                                    

         Atlanta, GA  30318                                                         

 

The project is aimed at the development of high efficient electron detector for microscopy.  The proposed approach will have high radiation resistant compared to current state-of-the-art and also will have very low decay time which will enable faster scanning time than current detector materials, and higher brightness.

 

 

         Hysitron, Inc.                                                                 Quantitative In-Situ TEM Tensile   

         10025 Valley View Road                                               Testing Apparatus                  

         Minneapolis, MN  55344                                                      

 

This project will develop a new tensile testing device for operation inside a TEM, not only yielding quantitative load-displacement data concomitant with real time images of the microstructural behavior, but also simplifying the sample preparation procedure essentially.

 

 

         Hysitron, Inc.                                                                 Quantitative In-Situ TEM           

         10025 Valley View Road                                               Nanotribology Tester               

         Minneapolis, MN  55344                                                     

 

This project will provide a novel research tool to better understand the underlying mechanisms of friction, solid lubrication, and wear. Increased fundamental knowledge in these areas may lead to breakthrough discoveries and products that help to reduce the tremendous national cost owing to friction and wear.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         NOVA Scientific, Inc.                                                    Efficient Thermal Neutron Position 

         Sturbridge Technology Park                                           Sensitive Detector  Neutron and    

         10 Picker Road                                                              Electron Beam Instrumentation      

         Sturbridge, MA  01566-1251                                                 

 

This project will develop a neutron-sensitive solid-state detector having high spatial resolution along with fast timing. This will provide researchers with more sensitive instruments for biological specimen’s improvements in materials development.

 

 

         ORDELA, Inc.                                                              Application of Pixel-Cell Detector Technology  

         1009 Alvin Weinberg Drive                                            for Advanced Neutron Beam Monitors

         Oak Ridge, TN  37830                                                                          

 

Available neutron detectors limit the characterization of intense neutron beams at national user facilities used for the advanced study of materials. This research effort will strive to remove these limitations. Advancing detector capabilities increases operational efficiency at these facilities, resulting in important savings in operation cost and increased experimental output.

 

 

         PartTec, Ltd.                                                                 Improved Neutron Scintillators Based

         320 W 8th Street                                                           on Nanomaterials                    

         Suite 101                                                                  

         Bloomington, IN  47404                                                     

 

This project will substantially improve neutron science research programs while reducing overall instrument costs. Medical imaging, nuclear material detection, and non-destructive inspections will also benefit.

 

 

         PartTec, Ltd.                                                                 Next Generation Neutron Scintillators            

         320 W 8th Street                                                           Based on Semiconductor Nanostructures

         Suite 101                                                                                            

         Bloomington, IN  47404                                                     

 

This project will result in dramatic improvements in neutron detection technology. It will impact all of the Nation’s scientific and educational neutron programs.

 

 

         PECOS Inc. Precision Engineering                                 Development of a Supermirror Coated

           Contracting Services, Inc.                                            Fermi Chopper Slit Package for     

         1020 Commerce Park, Suite K                                      Inelastic Neutron Scattering       

         Oak Ridge, TN  37830                                                       

 

The development of supermirror coated slit packages for Fermi chopper spectrometers offers the possibility to increase the neutron intensity on such instruments by up to 35%. Greater neutron intensity has the potential to accelerate advances in neutron research, opening new possibilities for research in many applications including the medical pharmaceutical, transportation, and plastics industries.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITIES

 

 

         Dynaflow, Inc.                                                               Development of a Numerical Design  

         10621-J Iron Bridge Road                                             Tool for SNS Cavitation Mitigation 

         Jessup, MD  20794                                                          

 

The proposed effort will produce a simulation tool capable of accurately representing the coupled interactions between shock waves, gas bubbles, gas layers and solid structures. This tool will allow exploration of current and novel cavitation erosion mitigation strategies for the SNS target.

 

 

         Dynaflow, Inc.                                                               Development of a Two-Phase Bubble  

         10621-J Iron Bridge Road                                             Generator for SNS Cavitation       

         Jessup, MD  20794                                                       Mitigation                         

 

Safe and maintainable operation of the Spallation Neutron Source requires an efficient generation of small (10 μm diameter range) bubbles in mercury. Based on DYNAFLOW’s bubble generation and acoustic instrumentation technology, we will develop an innovative fine bubble generator suitable for this purpose.

 

 

         Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories Inc.                              Development of New Mid-Infrared    

         1855 S 57th Court                                                        Ultrafast Laser Sources for Compact

         Boulder, CO  80301                                                     Coherent X-ray Sources             

 

This project will develop advanced laser technologies that will make possible tabletop “x-ray laser” light sources. This technology promises to be useful for basic studies in chemistry and physics, for developing super-high-resolution microscopes for biology and medicine, for viewing nanoscale materials, and for applications in the nanoelectronics industry.

 

 

         Nu-Trek, Inc.                                                                Ultra Fast X-Ray Detector          

         17150 Via del Campo Suite 202                                              

         San Diego, CA  92127                                                       

 

This project will develop an x-ray detector with a sub ps response time and timing precision. It will be used to characterize and control the intensity, as well as the temporal and spectral characteristics of ultra-short x-ray pulses.

 

 

         RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC                                      Single Shot Bunch Length Monitoring, Based on

         1600 Sawtelle Boulevard                                               Interferometer and Novel THz Sensing 

         Suite 300

      Los Angeles, CA  90025                                                                     

 

This project proposes a novel diagnostic for measurements of ultra-fast, ultra-short beam parameters on a real time, single-shot basis in advanced accelerator facilities. This innovative device will yield previously unobserved time-scale resolutions and also be used to develop time-saving monitors that will greatly reduce wasted down time at these federally funded facilities. The innovation will thereby enable further research in cutting edge science like x-ray free electron lasers and linear colliders, and have a revolutionary impact in the field of terahertz imaging.

 

 

         Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                                 High Performance X-Ray Detectors   

         44 Hunt Street                                                             

         Watertown, MA  02472                                                       

 

The project aims to investigate a new detector design that will have far reaching implications in fundamental scientific studies as well as commercial applications. It will be useful in diverse fields such as materials studies, health care and space research.

 

 

         Voxtel, Inc.                                                                   Time-Resolved, X-Ray Photon Detector Array

         12725 SW Millikan Way                                                                           

         Suite 230                                                                  

         Beaverton, OR  97005                                                        

 

There is a growing concern in the high energy, nuclear physics, and x-ray synchrotron communities that beamlines are not being optimally utilized and that important science cannot take place due to the lack of suitable detectors. In this effort, leveraging advances in CMOS technology, a nearly ideal silicon detector for science, military, and industrial applications will be developed.

 

 

         XIA, LLC                                                                     Electronics for Large Superconducting               

         31057 Genstar Road                                                     Tunnel Junction Detector Arrays for     

         Hayward, CA  94544                                                    Synchrotron Soft X-Ray Research

 

This work will develop low cost digital electronics to support large arrays of cryogenic detectors used to detect and measure the energy of very low energy x-rays. These detectors will be used at the nation's synchrotron x-ray facilities to support research in materials science, biology, geology and environmental research.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE ACCELERATOR FACILITIES

 

 

         Advanced Energy Systems                                             Advanced High-Brightness Electron Source   

         27 Industrial Boulevard                                                                               

         Unit E                                                                     

         Medford, NY  11763                                                         

 

This project will develop an advanced electron source suitable for driving the next generation of light sources for research, imaging and industrial processing, that will keep the U.S. at the forefront of the important science that will be performed and the spin-off applications that will be developed from that science.

 

 

         Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.                                     A 200 kW, 350 MHz Inductive Output 

         690 Port Drive                                                               Tube for RF Accelerators           

         San Mateo, CA  94404-1010                                                  

 

This project will investigate fundamental mode and higher order mode (HOM) IOTs for potential accelerator applications.  Successful development of multiple beam inductive output tubes will demonstrate a new, high efficiency source for many high power RF applications. The device is simpler, more efficient, and less expensive then current devices.

 

 

         DULY Research Inc.                                                      Beatwave Photoinjector as THz Source

         1912 MacArthur Street                                                      

         Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275-1111                                         

 

This project aims at the development of a new, compact, Terahertz radiation source for myriad applications. The commercial goal is to deliver an effective tool for smaller labs and businesses in biology, solid-state physics, superconductivity, environment monitoring, homeland security, defense, communication, and medicine.

 

 

         nGimat Co.                                                                     Accelerator Technologies for Present

         5315 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard                               and Future Accelerator Facilities, 

         Atlanta, GA  30341                                                        Advanced Sources for Accelerators  

 

This project provides a critical component to superconducting undulators for high-energy positron generation from photon sources. Test copper and Nb3Sn wire will be insulated with a thin, ceramic-based coating. This insulation will enable a higher packing factor of superconductor compared to traditional fiberglass and, thus, higher magnetic field densities.

 

 

         Niowave Incorporated                                                    Development of a CW Superconducting

         1012 N. Walnut Street                                                    RF Booster Cryomodule for Future   

         Lansing, MI  48906                                                         Light Sources                      

 

Future light sources will likely use CW SRF linacs (linear accelerators) with requirements that are unique to their purpose. This project will focus on the SRF aspects of the proposed research so that the light source community can benefit from the expertise available in industry.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Q-Peak, Inc.                                                                   Cryo-cooled Yb:YAG Lasers for      

         135 South Road                                                              Advanced Photoinjectors            

         Bedford, MA  01730-2307                                                    

 

The next generation of x-ray and laser sources used in fundamental studies of biology, materials science, and chemistry requires improvements in the technology used to create them. This project seeks to improve on the laser technology that is one of the key components in generating these advance light sources.

 

 

         Tech-X Corporation                                                        High-Order Computational           

         5621 Arapahoe Avenue                                                   Electromagnetic Schemes for        

         Suite A                                                                            Accelerator Structure Modeling     

         Boulder, CO  80303-1379                                                    

 

Developing efficient tools for understanding electromagnetics is important for design of future high-powered light sources. Computational modeling of such devices would allow virtual optimization, leading to cost effective designs and experiments and better utilization of resources.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

 

 

         REB Research and Consulting                                          High Temperature, Low Activation,  

         461 Burroughs                                                                 Refractory Alloys for Generation IV

         Detroit, MI  48220                                                          Nuclear Reactor Construction       

 

This project will measure the most critical materials and chemical properties of two alloys for use in Generation IV nuclear reactors.

 

 

         Ultramet                                                                          Silicon Carbide Tritium Permeation 

         12173 Montague Street                                                   Barriers for Steel Structural      

         Pacoima, CA  91331                                                       Components                         

 

Nuclear fusion offers a viable alternative to fossil fuels for generating sufficient electricity and meeting environmental requirements if materials are developed that can deliver reliable operation in the demanding reactor environment. This project will fabricate a tritium permeation barrier for fusion reactors that will meet primary requirements while offering additional benefits

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ADVANCED COAL RESEARCH

 

 

         Eltron Research Inc.                                                        Selective Ethene and Isoalkane     

         4600 Nautilus Court South                                              Production from Alkanes and Alcohols

         Boulder, CO  80301-3241                                              by Superacid Catalysts             

 

Coal is America's number one alternative carbonaceous resource, expected to last for hundreds of years as our main supplier of energy and chemicals; coal can be converted to liquid fuels through a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis that in addition to valuable fuel products, such as diesel, is a source for hydrocarbons and alcohols that can be further converted to high-octane fuels and high-volume chemicals needed for our heavy industries (polymers, solvents, paints, adhesives, etc.). The project aims at developing advanced catalytic technologies for co-production of ethylene and isoparaffins, that will be more efficient and more friendly to the environment than the existing technologies, and to design these new technologies especially for Fischer-Tropsch naphtha as feedstock.

 

 

         H2 Pump LLC                                                                Advanced Coal Research, Hydrogen   

         11 Northway Lane North                                                Production from Coal               

         Latham, NY  12110                                                          

 

Hydrogen production from coal requires methods to separate hydrogen efficiently and cost effectively. The electrochemical hydrogen pump is designed to meet these needs and facilitate the transition to a hydrogen economy based on the country’s abundant coal resources.

 

 

         Materials and Systems Research, Inc.                              Hydrogen Production from Coal      

         5395 West 700 South                                                         

         Salt Lake City, UT  84104                                                  

 

This project will lead to the development of simple, but economical hydrogen generation systems directly using solid coal fuel. The technology also enables easy CO2 separation and sequestration.

 

 

Membrane Technology and Research,  Inc.                     Membrane Systems for Coal Bed

1360 Willow Road                                                         Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and

Menlo Park, CA 94025-1524                                        Methane  Production                          

 

Injection of carbon dioxide into coal beds is a promising sequestration technology, particularly if coal bed methane displaced by the carbon dioxide can be economically produced. Economical separation of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and oxygen from this gas is key; membranes can be used effectively for this type of separation.

 

 

        NexTech Materials, Ltd.                                                  Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide

        404 Enterprise Drive                                                        Fuel Cell Cathode Enhancement      

        Columbus, OH  43035                                                    through Infiltration Fabrication Techniques   

 

This project focuses on the development of advanced fuel cell materials for increasing the performance of solid oxide fuel cells. The fuel cell technology is required in order to increase system reliability, increase operation life, and decrease cost.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  COAL GASIFICATION AND COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES

 

 

        Ceramatec, Inc.                                                              Carbon Neutral Liquid Fuel         

        2425 South 900 West                                                     Production                          

        Salt Lake City, UT  84119-1517                                             

 

An efficient electrolysis process will be evaluated to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals.  Efficient and economic way to recycle carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels will simultaneously reduce carbon dioxide emission and reduce our dependence on imported fuels.

 

 

        Diversified Energy Corporation                                       HydroMax - Overcoming the Challenges

        2020 W. Guadalupe Road                                              of Industrial Coal Gasification    

        Suite 5                                                                     

        Gilbert, AZ  85233                                                         

 

HydroMax, an advanced breakthrough coal gasification approach, promises to provide an economical source of fuel for the industrial sector, accounting for more than 30% of natural gas consumption. This project will perform technical and economic feasibility analyses, laboratory testing, and requirements definition of the HydroMax process for industrial applications.

 

 

        Eltron Research Inc.                                                       Perovskite Adsorbents for Warm-Gas 

        4600 Nautilus Court South                                             Removal of Sulfur                  

        Boulder, CO  80301-3241                                                     

 

If coal is to be utilized for the production of hydrogen required for synthesis of substitute natural gas, low-sulfur diesel fuel, methanol and for petroleum upgrading, sulfur in coal will need to be removed to very low levels in an economic maner. A proposed adsorbent, combined with hydrogen separation membranes, will remove sulfur and purify hydrogen to the highest levels.

 

 

        Refractory Composites, Inc.                                           High Temperature Heat Recovery     

        107 N. Langley Road                                                     Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle 

        Glen Burnie, MD  21060                                                                           

 

Coal gasification based combined cycle power generation plants have heat exchangers that get plugged or fouled with coal ash. An in situ mechanical cleaning technology is being developed to eliminate power plant outages from heat exchanger plugging and to maintain the heat exchangers at higher performance conditions.

 

 

        TDA Research, Inc.                                                       MnO Sorbent for Enhanced Water Gas Shift  

        12345 W. 52nd Avenue                                                                            

        Wheat Ridge, CO  80033-1916                                                

 

The use of advanced, highly efficient and environmentally responsible coal-based processes can overcome the economic, environmental and greenhouse impediments that limit the full utilization of coal (a plentiful and inexpensive domestic energy source). This project will develop sorbents for coal-to-hydrogen processes that can reduce CO2 emissions in a cost effective way.

 

 

        TDA Research, Inc.                                                       Magnetic Catalysts for             

        12345 W. 52nd Avenue                                                 Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis          

        Wheat Ridge, CO  80033-1916                                                

 

The liquid fuels produced by FT synthesis using coal-derived syngas can provide an immediately viable alternative to crude oil required to help provide energy independence to the U.S.  This new catalyst offers several key benefits that can increase the cost-effectiveness of the FT process.

 

 

        Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.                           Plasma-Based Coal Gasification for 

        The Millennium Centre                                                   Industrial Applications            

        RR 1, Box 100B                                                             

        Triadelphia, WV  26059-9707                                                

 

This project will develop a plasma-based industrial gasification technology that will benefit the U.S. manufacturing industry. The technology will replace natural gas with a significantly lower-cost synthetic gas by generating the gas on-site using coal as the raw material.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ADVANCEMENTS IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL BALANCE-OF-PLANT AND TURBINE  PERFORMANCE AND SUB-SYTEMS FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS            

 

 

        Aspen Products Group, Inc.                                          Waterless 5 kWe Diesel Reformer    

        186 Cedar Hill Street                                                      

        Marlborough, MA  01752                                                     

 

A compact device for the conversion of diesel into hydrogen will be developed. When coupled with a fuel cell, an efficient, clean and quiet diesel-fueled power generator will be realized.

 

 

        Ceramatec, Inc.                                                             SOFC Integrated Multi-Mold Diesel  

        2425 South 900 West                                                    Reformer                           

        Salt Lake City, UT  84119-1517                                             

 

Many applications of solid oxide fuel cells, such as providing auxiliary electric power for highway trucks and recreational vehicles would be fueled by diesel. A diesel reformer that is able to adapt to changing conditions will optimize the fuel efficiency of diesel fuel cell systems.

 

 

        Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.                                 High Temperature Capability and    

        100 Marquette Road                                                     Innovative Cooling with a Spar and 

        Suite 110                                                                      Shell Turbine Blade                

        Jupiter, FL  33458                                                         

 

This project will develop an innovative new spar and shell turbine component designed to facilitate revolutionary advances of power plant performance, efficiency and clean operation. Development of these concepts will enable the power industry to capitalize on the use of our nation’s most abundant resource, coal, while producing electricity with high efficiency and minimizing harmful emissions, such as carbon dioxide, that cause global warming.

 

 

        Lynntech, Inc.                                                                Low Cost, Compact Plasma Fuel      

        7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102                                    Reformer for APUs                   

        College Station, TX  77840                                                 

 

This project will develop a novel diesel fuel reformer which will provide high quality fuel gas to a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system with high efficiency and low system complexity. The system will enable SOFC Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) in the 1 – 5 kW range to become economically viable.

 

 

        Precision Combustion, Inc.                                            Novel Water Neutral Diesel Fuel    

        410 Sackett Point Road                                                Processor and Sulfur Trap          

        North Haven, CT  06473-3106                                                 

 

This project will develop a viable system capable of reforming diesel fuel for use in fuel cell systems, a breakthrough providing a necessary component for using fuel cells for diesel-fueled vehicles.

 

 

        Thomas R Norris                                                           Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Turbine      

        Consultants in Engineering Acoustics                              Subsystem Performance, Test Program

        225 Bush Street, Suite 380                                            for High Efficiency Gas Turbine    

        San Francisco, CA  94104                                            Exhaust Diffuser                   

 

Electric power plant gas turbine exhaust systems often have inefficiencies, which can be improved. This project seeks to demonstrate a readily installed, patentable method of such improvements, reducing gas turbine fuel use an estimated average of one-half percent, nationwide.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR LONG TERM FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS

 

 

        Aegis Technology Inc.                                                   A High-temperature Sealing         

        3300 A Westminster                                                     Technology for Gas Separation Devices     

        Santa Ana, CA  92703                                                                             

 

This project will develop a reliable, high temperature seal material for gas separation devices needed in a variety of advanced energy systems.  The reliable, high-temperature seals, in addition to their use in energy conversion/power generation systems, should have numerous applications in gas separation and purification (e.g. oxygen for medical and semiconductor use, hydrogen for chemical reactors and as an on-board fuel), chemical reactors (e.g., for the economical upgrading of low-grade fuels), and energy conversion devices (fuel cells).

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS

                                                                

                    

         STTR Project                                                                            

        Envergex, LLC                                                             Sequestration and Separation of    

        10 Podunk Road                                                          Mercury in Wet Flue Gas            

        Sturbridge, MA  01566                                                Desulfurization Systems            

 

The novel technology developed will decrease mercury emissions into the environment and result in mercury-free gypsum used by the wallboard industry.

 

 

        Frontier Geosciences Inc.                                              Separation of Hg from Flue Gas     

        414 Pontius Avenue N                                                  Desulfurization Scrubber Produced Gypsum 

        Seattle, WA  98109                                                                             

 

The synthetic gypsum used in wallboard (drywall) and cement is produced by coal-fired power utilities and may contain significant amounts of mercury.  By simple addition of the polymer technology presented in this proposal, the mercury can be isolated and removed from the produced gypsum.

 

 

        Intelligent Automation, Inc.                                            A Novel Wireless Acoustic Emission 

        15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400                                   Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring

        Rockville, MD  20855                                                                      

 

This project will develop a novel structural health monitoring (SHM) system using state-of-art wireless sensor network techniques to prevent the catastrophic failure of equipment and components in advanced power plants.

 

 

        JENTEK Sensors, Inc.                                                 High-Temperature Embedded Sensors  

        110-1 Clematis Avenue                                                for In-situ Material Condition and 

        Waltham, MA  02453-7013                                        Temperature Monitoring             

 

This program will develop high-temperature versions of embedded, electromagnetic sensors (Meandering Winding Magnetometers) for advanced fossil power plants. These sensors will monitor material condition of key plant components, such as cumulative fatigue damage or residual stress state, and provide information for remaining life prediction for adaptive life management.

 

 

        Los Gatos Research                                                    Novel Instrumentation for Real-Time

        67 East Evelyn Avenue                                                Combustion Monitoring and Control  

        Suite 3                                                                    

        Mountain View, CA  94041                                                   

 

This project will support the development and demonstration of a novel instrument with unprecedented sensitivity, accuracy and reliability for monitoring and control of combustion emissions and of power plants and industrial processes; for engine diagnostics and for automobile monitoring; and for measurements of atmospheric pollutants, trace gases and greenhouse gases.

 

 

        NEI Corporation                                                          A New Sorbent for Removal of Mercury

        400 Apgar Drive                                                          from Flue Gas: A Lower Cost        

        Suite E                                                                         Alternative to Activated Carbon             

        Somerset, NJ  08873                                                                 

 

The proposed technology will reduce the cost of the mercury removal from coal fired power plants, thereby allowing power plant utility companies to comply with mercury regulation.

 

 

Signal Processing, Inc.                                                 A Novel Wireless Sensor Network with Advanced 

         13619 Valley Oak Circle                                             Prognostic Algorithms for Condition Based  

         Rockville, MD  20850                                                 Maintenance of Critical Power Plant Components    

 

The proposed wireless prognostic system can save maintenance costs and downtime of power plants as well as many other systems such as aircraft, automobiles, ships, etc.

 

 

         TIAX, LLC                                                                 Environmental Innovations for Fossil Energy Applications; 

         15 Acorn Park                                                            Development of Technologies to Reduce Freshwater

         Cambridge, MA  02140                                              Use and Consumption in Coal-Fired  Power Plants 

 

This project will use the low grade waste heat from fuel combustion that is normally discharged into the atmosphere in a coal fired power plant to produce pure water by cleaning contaminated water using a humidification/dehumidification process carried out at atmospheric pressure.

 

 

         Trimeric Corporation                                                   FGD Additives to Segregate and     

         107 S. Austin Street                                                    Sequester Mercury in Solid Byproducts        

         Austin, TX  78610                                                                           

 

This project will develop new technology to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired electric power plants and to prevent mercury environmental releases from power plant byproducts. The public will benefit from reduced exposure to mercury from the use of an abundant domestic energy source.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  OIL AND NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGIES

                                                                                     

                                                                                    

         Impact Technologies, LLC                                          Novel Low Cost Method to Install   

         5350 E. 46th Street                                                    Geophones for CO2 Monitoring       

         Suite 131            

         Tulsa, OK  74135-6611                                              

 

A new motor design and related drilling assembly is proposed in this project to drill very hard rock applications in the monitoring of CO2 enhanced oil floods and sequestration, oil and gas production, mining, construction, utility, pipeline and other industries. This new drilling motor design and assembly allows for better control of the drilling process and for use of advanced drilling methods- resulting in safer, faster and cheaper drilling and boring.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  CLIMATE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS

 

 

         Enogetek, Inc.                                                             A Novel Oxygen Separation Membrane 

         46 Bari Manor                                                             for Oxygen Production              

         Croton-on-Hudson, NY  10520                                                

 

This project will make significant contribution toward development of the new technologies that can effectively separate and capture CO2 from the coat-fired electric generating power plant, therefore, reducing the greenhouse gas emission without significantly increasing the electricity cost.

 

 

 

TDA Research, Inc.                                                     O2 Sorbents for Oxy-Combustion, Breakthrough     

         12345 W. 52nd Avenue                                              Performance Improvements on Supporting            

         Wheat Ridge, CO  80033-1916                                  Systems for Post Combustion CO2 Capture

 

This project will develop highly efficient and environmentally responsible coal-based processes that can overcome the economic and environmental impediments that limit the full utilization of coal.  A new material to provide low-cost oxygen that can be used to generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases will also be developed.

 

 

         Weston Geophysical Corporation                                Enhanced Monitoring of Geologic Carbon     

         181 Bedford Street, Suite 1                                         Sequestration Using 3-D Passive     

         Lexington, MA  02420-4550                                       Microseismic Location Techniques      

 

Passive microseismic monitoring is a cost-effective way to track the progress and fate of subsurface carbon dioxide after it is sequestered in a subsurface reservoir. Our monitoring technique would allow highly accurate microseismic event locations to be derived from surface and/or borehole sensors near an injection site.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY

                                                                                     

                                                                                    

         Analysis and Measurement Services                             Wireless Sensors for Equipment     

           Corporation                                                               Health and Condition Monitoring in 

         9111 Cross Park Drive                                                Nuclear Power Plants               

         Building A-100                                                             

         Knoxville, TN  37923                                                        

 

Wireless sensors can significantly improve the ability of process engineers in a variety of industries to identify equipment problems before a failure or accident occurs. This is provided that wireless sensors are properly deployed in these industries and their data is filtered, screened, qualified, and analyzed using advanced signal processing technique to yield reliable information. The proposed research and development effort provides these means.

 

 

         FAR-TECH, Inc.                                                         Spent Nuclear Fuel Separation With 

         3550 General Atomics Court                                        the Archimedes Plasma Mass Filter  

         MS 15-155                                                                  

         San Diego, CA  92121                                                        

 

This project proposes to explore the feasibility of using the Archimedes Plasma Mass Filter to augment chemical processing of spent nuclear fuel, thereby potentially reducing the cost and environmental impact of recycling nuclear fuel.

 

 

         Luna Innovations Incorporated                                     Low-Drift Ultra-High Temperature   

         1703 South Jefferson Street, SW                                 Thermal Sensors                    

         Suite 400                                                                  

         Roanoke, VA  24016                                                          

 

A low-drift temperature sensor is proposed for nuclear reactor use which supports the Gen-IV and Nuclear Hydrogen Initiatives. This sensor will enable safe operation of these new reactors at peak efficiencies, which in turn will reduce the U.S. dependency on foreign oil while simultaneously reducing emission of green house gasses.

 

 

         Polymer Aging Concepts, Inc.                                      Development of AgeAlert: A Predictive         

         372 River Drive                                                           Maintenance Sensor for Electrical Insulation   

         Dahlonega, GA  30533                                                Systems in Nuclear Power Applications  

 

A new method of detecting aging of electrical insulation will significantly improve availability and lower costs of nuclear power plants by providing a sensor that detects degradation of the electric components in harsh environments before failure. This sensor technology has health monitoring applications in new automotive and aerospace technologies.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  NUCLEAR PHYSICS ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION

 

 

         Innovation Partners LLC                                              Improved Approach for Utilization of

         1206 Lytle Way Circle                                                 FPGA Technology into DAQ, DSP, and 

         Abilene, TX  79602                                                     Computing Applications             

 

This project will produce improved capability for scientists to create systems to record data from their experiments. It will also reduce costs by making it easier to use standard electronics than highly specialized systems required by older technology.

 

 

         Mirmar Sensor, LLC                                                    Digital Timing Electronics         

         5959 Hollister Avenue                                                       

         Suite C                                                                    

         Goleta, CA  93117-3600                                                     

 

This project will apply the technology developed in the extraction of energy information form the gridless HPXe detector to timing of HPGe and NaI detector.  The nuclear physics related improvements will provide better Homeland Security imaging systems and medical imaging diagnostic techniques for the general public.

 

 

         Ridgetop Group, Inc                                                    Radiation Hardened High Performance ADC

         6595 N Oracle Road, 153

         Tucson, AZ  85704                                                           

 

This project will develop a high speed data conversion component for use in critical experiments.  Novel architectures that provide high speed data conversion and consume low power will support portable consumer electronic devices such as video display converters and imaging arrays.

 

 

         XIA, LLC                                                                   High Rate Digital Signal Processing

         31057 Genstar Road                                                   for Multi-Channel Microcalorimeters

         Hayward, CA  94544                                                         

 

High precision electronics will be developed which lower the cost and greatly increase the performance of a new analytic method to detect electromagnetic radiation from the near infrared to gamma rays. Its applications range from astronomy to materials analysis, including nuclear nonproliferation efforts to determine the composition, origin, and processing history of radioactive samples.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  NUCLEAR PHYSICS PARTICLE AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEMS,

INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES

 

 

          STTR Project                                                                          

         Adelphi Technology Inc.                                             High-Energy Gamma-Ray Calibration Source 

         981-B Industrial Road                                                                           

         San Carlos, CA  94070                                                      

 

The proposed device will permit the accurate calibration of gamma-ray detectors used in national and international nuclear safeguard programs to identify radioactive sources and nuclear material. The device will be portable, self-contained and will reduce the need for radioactive sources, which are currently used for the calibration of these detectors.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Agiltron, Inc.                                                               5V, High Gain, High Sensitivity    

         15 Cabot Road                                                           Photomultiplier Detector           

         Woburn, MA  01801                                                          

 

The proposed detector requires ultra low voltage operation and is a revolution for photomultiplier detectors, which traditionally operate at hundreds to thousands of volts. It has wide application ranging from scientific research to commercial devices such as in communications and medical imaging.

 

 

         Applied Diamond, Inc.                                                Nuclear Physics Particle and Radiation Detection        

         3825 Lancaster Pike                                                   Systems, Nuclear Targets and High Radiation

         Wilmington, DE  19805                                              Environment Beam Transport  Components         

 

This project will make thin continuous foils of diamond, from 100nm to 5 μm thick, for use in the new generation of accelerators at laboratory facilities. These diamond foils will allow accelerators to operate with higher power and with elements of higher mass to advance our research into the atom.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         Brookhaven Technology Group, Inc.                           Carbon Nanotube Stripping Foil for High Current  

         12 Technology Drive                                                   Tandem Accelerator and Charge Exchange 

         Suite 7                                                                        Injection into Storage Rings     

         Setauket, NY  11733-4049                                                          

 

Nanotubes made of carbon structures will be cross-linked and woven into self-supporting structures for use as charge-exchange foils.  These foils are essential for operation of many accelerator applications.  The research will lead to increased performance and reduced cost of operation of accelerators used in medicine, Homeland Security, and high energy physics research. 

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                          

         I.C. Gomes Consulting & Investment, Inc.                   Development of a High Power ISOL   

         1728 Killdeer Drive                                                    Target for Radioactive Beam Facilities        

         Naperville, IL  60565                                                                     

 

This project will design and test a high-power, fast-release exotic isotope production target for advanced nuclear physics studies in RIB (Radioactive Ion Beam) facilities. This target concept will allow the production of beams of short lived isotopes due to its fast release characteristic increasing the potential application of RIB facilities and also can potentially be used in other applications such as radioisotope production for national security, medical, or industrial applications.

 

 

Integrated Sensors, LLC                                            Novel, Low Cost, High Gain,        

         2403 Evergreen Road                                                Micropattern Detector              

         Toledo, OH  43606-2323                                                     

 

A new type of low cost, high performance, radiation detector with improved capability is proposed for numerous applications covering charged and neutral particles, and high energy gammarays over an extremely wide range. The immediate technical focus is on radioactivebeam profile diagnostics, but other benefits include homeland security and medical imaging.

 

 

         Mesolight, LLC                                                          High-Efficiency and Less Expensive 

         1764 N Leverett #263                                               Nanocrystal-Based Scintillator     

         Fayetteville, AR  72703                                                     

 

This project will develop high efficiency and less expensive nanocomposite scintillators, based upon nanocrystals embedded in transparent polymer matrices.

 

 

         Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                             New Detector for Gamma-Ray and Neutron Studies    

         44 Hunt Street                                                                           

         Watertown, MA  02472                                                       

 

The proposed project will investigate a novel detector technology that will be very useful in nuclear physics studies. It will also be useful in other scientific studies (such as high energy physics and space research) as well as commercial applications (such as oil exploration, medical imaging, and nuclear non-proliferation).

 

 

         Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                             SSPM Detector for Polarized Target 

         44 Hunt Street                                                           Scintillator Readout               

         Watertown, MA  02472                                                        

 

This research will develop a compact, integrated radiation detector that can be cooled to cryogenic temperatures. This next generation of nuclear detectors will allow many new investigations in nuclear physics that were previously limited by available technology.

 

 

         Tech-X Corporation                                                 Modeling of Signal Generation in   

         5621 Arapahoe Avenue                                            Gamma-Ray Detectors                

         Suite A                                                                    

         Boulder, CO  80303-1379                                                     

 

The project aims to increase the effectiveness of gamma ray detectors by improving the modeling of the electrical signals produced by the detector arrays. The position at which the gamma ray struck the detector is determined by comparing the simulated signals with the measured signals, so any inaccuracies in the simulated signals reduces the efficiency of the detectors.

 

 

         Voxtel, Inc.                                                                High Efficiency, High Speed Gamma  

         12725 SW Millikan Way                                           Ray Detectors                      

         Suite 230                                                                  

         Beaverton, OR  97005                                                        

 

Gamma-ray detectors currently allow scientists to study celestial phenomena, diagnose medical diseases, determine the yield in an underground nuclear test, and are an important tool for homeland security. The proposed high-speed, high-efficiency gamma imager will allow for the improved performance necessary for these and emerging applications.

 

 

TOPIC:  NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY

 

 

         Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation                     Enhanced Plasma Throughput for     

         626 Whitney Street                                                    Superconducting Niobium Thin Film  

         San Leandro, CA  94577-1116                                 Deposition in RF Accelerator Cavities       

 

This project will further develop the CED™ process for coating the inside of copper RF accelerator cavities with high-quality niobium films.   This technology will allow high-energy particle accelerators that are used for fundamental physics research to achieve higher energy at lower cost than present designs.

 

 

Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation                     Low Temperature MgB2 Deposition for SRF

                     626 Whitney Street                                                                                                                  

         San Leandro, CA  94577-1116                                                

 

The cost of superconducting large particle accelerators like the ILC is greater than $6 billion of which nearly $300 million is superconducting materials.  If lower cost, higher temperature superconductors like magnesium diboride can be implemented, a cost savings of 10× could be realized.

 

 

         AMAC International, Inc.                                          Synchrotron Radiation Adjustable   

         12050 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 328                           Super-Bending Magnet for Electron  

         Newport News, VA  23606                                     Ring of Future Electron-Ian Collider

 

The innovative synchrotron radiation adjustable super-bending magnet will be a key and major component of a future high performance electron-ion collider for nuclear physics. The concept and fabrication technique developed here could also be used in accelerators for high energy physics, synchrotron light sources and industry applications and in other magnetic devices.

 

 

         Beam Power Technology, Inc.                                  Development of a 1 MW CW 704 MHz   

         150 Lincoln Street                                                    Elliptic Beam Klystron for Nuclear 

         Apt. 3C                                                                   Physics Accelerators               

         Boston, MA  02111                                                          

 

This project will develop a high efficiency radio-frequency power amplifier for particle accelerator applications.

 

 

         Black Laboratories, LLC                                          Templated Niobium Films for SRF Cavities    

         12050 Jefferson Avenue                                                                  

         Suite 240                                                                  

         Newport News, VA  23606-4385                                               

 

Superconducting radio frequency accelerators are used to explore the frontiers of particle physics and discover the properties of a new form of matter. Manufacturing costs for large projects will be in the billions of dollars, but this thin film technology will lower these costs to a fraction of current projections.

 

 

         FAR-TECH, Inc.                                                     X-ray Monitoring Tool for Optimizing

         3550 General Atomics Court                                    Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources   

         MS 15-155                                                                                     

         San Diego, CA  92121                                                       

 

This project will develop a diagnostic tool that will decrease the cost of operating sources of highly charged ions that are used in nuclear physics research as well as industrial applications.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

         InnoSense LLC                                                        Refractory Coated Silica Aerogels Catchers for 

         2531 West 237th Street                                           the Fast Release of Unstable Light Nuclei   

         Suite 127                                                                          

         Torrance, CA  90505                                                        

 

This project will develop and demonstrate refractory coated silica aerogels as isotope catchers for the efficient production of unstable light nuclei. This project will support the DOE-RIA-lite Program objectives, which aim at developing production methods and enhancing the beam intensity of short-lived rare isotopes.

 

 

          STTR Project                                                                          

         Muons, Inc                                                               Compact, Tunable RF Cavities       

         552 N. Batavia Avenue                                                        

         Batavia, IL  60510                                                         

 

Innovative accelerating structures are being developed for fixed-field alternating gradient synchrotrons to provide high intensity beams of ions, protons, muons, and electrons for basic research and for cancer therapy.

 

 

         Niowave Incorporated                                             Development of a Low Frequency     

         1012 N. Walnut Street                                             Superconducting RF Electron Gun    

         Lansing, MI  48906                                                         

 

Accelerators hold many future applications that can help society not only in physics research but also in real life applications, i.e. homeland security. By developing new concepts for electron guns (sources for accelerators) more economical and efficient machines can be developed by utilizing the expertise in U.S. industry.

 

 

         Omega-P, Inc.                                                         Fast Ferroelectric L-Band Tuner    

         199 Whitney Avenue

         Suite 200                                                

         New Haven, CT  06511                                                       

 

To maintain a leading role in physics for U.S. scientists and laboratories, basic research on fundamental origins of mass are needed. The proposed project is to develop a fast tuner to maintain needed synchronism in the planned accelerator upgrade to increase the brightness of the heavy ion beam in RHIC.

 

 

         Omega-P, Inc.                                                         High Intensity Proton Accelerator  

         199 Whitney Avenue

         Suite 200                                                 

         New Haven, CT  06511                                                       

 

Intense proton beams can be used for disposal of waste from nuclear reactor spent fuel rods, and other applications. This project is to explore a new concept for a compact accelerator to generate the proton beam.

 

 

         Sienna Technologies, Inc.                                         High Performance Lossy Dielectric  

         19501 144th Ave NE Suite F-500                           HOM Absorbers for SRF Cavities     

         Woodinville, WA  98028-4423      

 

The new joining technology will facilitate insertion of high thermal conductivity AlN-based lossy dielectric HOMs into SRF cavities and microwave tubes to replace toxic BeO. The new technology will create environmentally friendly products by replacing toxic BeO with non-toxic AlN.

 

 

         Tech-X Corporation                                                High Fidelity Simulations of Spin  

         5621 Arapahoe Avenue                                           Dynamics in Colliding Beam Accelerators        

         Suite A                                                                                        

         Boulder, CO  80303-1379                                                    

 

Fundamental advances in experimental nuclear physics will require cost-efficient acceleration of intense polarized particle beams. Well-tested software is being enhanced to enable quantitative simulation and design of these next-generation particle accelerators.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE AND DATA MANAGEMENT

 

 

         Tech-X Corporation                                                Customizable Web Service for       

         5621 Arapahoe Avenue                                           Efficient Access to Distributed     

         Suite A                                                                    Nuclear Physics Relational Databases

         Boulder, CO  80303-1379                                                    

 

A customizable software system supporting efficient access to data from distributed and heterogeneous relational databases will be developed.

 

 

TOPIC:  ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL LINEAR COLLIDER

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

         AMAC International, Inc.                                        High Resolution and Fast Scanning Speed   

         12050 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 328                          SQUID Based Nondestructive Inspection    

         Newport News, VA  23606                                    System of Niobium Sheets for SRF Cavities

 

This innovative SQUID-based scanning system is designed to detect defects and Tantalum inclusions in Niobium sheets used in the fabrication of cavities of accelarators. For the first time, it will be possible to inspect Nb=iobium sheets in a fast and highly sensitive way to allow for the highest quality of accelerating fields in cavities used in the acclerators. It will help considerably in reducing the cost of multi million dollar projects and can be used for many other applications in industries that require highly sensitive non destructive inspection of metals.

 

 

         AMAC International, Inc.                                        Novel RF Couplers with Double      

         12050 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 328                         Windows Design for the ILC         

         Newport News, VA  23606                                                    

 

The innovative double-window RF power input coupler technology developed for the ILC project, the fabrication cost savings obtained with the innovative mechanically simplified technologies developed in the project, and the gained reliability and system simplification could be applied to many accelerator projects. The fabrication technologies developed here can also be widely used in RF power, communication and RF products industries

 

 

         Avar Inc.                                                                 ILC Coupler Design                 

         745 Blue Crab Road                                                          

         Suite D                                                                    

         Newport News, VA  23606                                                    

 

This proposal addresses the problem of introducing RF power required to accelerate a charged particle beam from the outside world into the ultrahigh vacuum beam environment within the accelerator.  This project will design a prototype coupler which eliminates those processes which compromise coupler performance and reliability.

 

 

         Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.                              Fundamental Power Coupler Using    

         690 Port Drive                                                        Overmoded Waveguide Technology for 

         San Mateo, CA  94404-1010                                 Superconducting Cavities           

 

This program will develop new power coupler technology for the ILC. The technology developed will significantly advance the state-of-the-art in coupler design and be applicable to many world-wide accelerator projects.

 

 

         Hyper Tech Research, Inc.                                      Magnesium Diboride Short Period Helical     

         1275 Kinnear Road                                                 Undulator for the International Linear           

         Columbus, OH  43212                                            Collider Positron Source      

 

The International Linear Collider (ILC), a pair of opposing electron and positron linear accelerators, needs to be supplied with electrons and positrons. The positrons are generated by pair-production in a metal target exposed to a high intensity photon beam. The required photon beam is generated by passing an electron beam through a succession of magnets with alternating polarities. This so-called "undulator" is to be constructed from magnets wound with the superconductor magnesium diboride which is capable of operating over a wide temperature range (margin) in a high radiation environment.

 

 

         NumerEx, LLC                                                       A Novel RF Source to Drive Particle Accelerators

         2309 Renard Place SE                                                               

         Suite 220                                                                   

         Albuquerque, NM  87106                                                     

 

This effort will develop state-of-the-art devices to power next-generation particle accelerators, such as the International Linear Collider. These novel sources provide a robust, compact, and economical means to maintain America’s science and engineering dominance in the high energy physics arena while also supporting advanced radar and communications technology.

 

 

          STTR Project                                                                           

         SVT Associates, Inc.                                               High Polarization and High Peak Current     

         7620 Executive Drive                                              Compositionally Graded AlGaAs/GaAs Superlattice       

         Eden Prairie, MN  55344                                        Photocathodes for RF Gun Applications          

 

This project will develop a new generation of robust photocathodes capable of yielding intense, highly polarized electron beams for use in advanced electron colliders. This project will apply a graded AlGaAs/GaAs superlattice concept which should overcome material limitations of the GaAs/GaAsP alloys.

 

 

          STTR Project

         SVT Associates, Inc.                                               High Polarization and High Robustness          

         7620 Executive Drive                                              Antimonide Based Superlattice        

         Eden Prairie, MN  55344                                        Photocathodes for RF Gun Applications 

 

“Polarized electron emitters” isolate and enhance one of the two naturally occuring forms of the electron subatomic particle. This project will create a new, highly efficient source of polarized electrons for use in high energy particle physics research.

 

 

         Saxet Surface Science                                             Activation Layer Stabilization of  

         3913 Todd Lane                                                     High Polarization Photocathodes in 

         Suite 303                                                                Sub-Optimal RF Gun Environments    

         Austin, TX  78744                                                           

 

The present generation spin-polarized electron emitters are of limited use in an RF gun for the ILC since they require very special environments to function which are difficult to achieve in an RF gun. This project will improve the background gas immunity of spin-polarized electron sources, thereby allowing them to function in the less-than-ideal environment of RF guns.

 

 

         Sci-Eng Solutions, LLC                                           Photoconductive Silicon Carbide    

         3304 Lake Town Drive                                           Switched Kicker Modulators         

         Columbia, MO  65203-6719                                                  

 

This program will culminate in the development and deployment of innovative, compact solid state pulse power circuits that will address current and future problems requisite to the International Linear Collider kicker systems. Variations on these solid state modulators will address numerous other crucial military and commercial applications; such as directed energy weapons, particle beam accelerators, high speed rail systems, lasers, and advanced radars.

 

 

         Shear Form, Inc.                                                     Ductile Nb Sheet for Superconducting RF Cavities

         207 Dellwood Street                                                                    

         Bryan, TX  77801                                                           

 

Increased ductile behavior in high RRR Nb sheet for superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities in linear accelerators will be achieved by an improved microstructure in the Nb sheet. The improved microstructure will be produced by severe plastic deformation methods which will reduce the average grain size, improve the crystallographic texture and improve microstructural uniformity.

 

 

TOPIC:  ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS

 

 

        Beam Power Technology, Inc.                                  Development of a Non-Axisymmetric  

        150 Lincoln Street                                                    Permanent Magnet Focusing System for     

        Boston, MA 02111                                                  Elliptic Charged-Particle Beams

 

This project will develop a novel magnetic system for elliptic beams which have wide applications in particle accelerators and vacuum electron devices.

 

 

        Crystal Systems, Inc.                                               Reduced Parasitic Lasing in Ti:Sapphire        

        27 Congress Street                                                  Lasers: Removing a Bottleneck to New     

        Salem, MA  01970                                                 Ways of Acceleration           

 

The new exciting field of ultrafast lasers faces a bottleneck with parasitic lasing in the Ti:sapphire laser crystal. This research is aimed at eliminating this bottleneck, allowing continued application of this laser technology to topics from high energy physics to national security to cancer therapy.

 

 

        EPIC Consulting                                                      Distributed Device Database for    

        3115 Wellington Way                                              Accelerator Control                 

        Baldwin, MD  21013                                                          

 

A de-facto standard in accelerator control is the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS), which has been applied successfully to many physics projects. The feasibility of a device oriented extension to the distributed channel database will be demonstrated by prototyping a device aware version of an EPICS I/O controller that functions with the current version of the channel access communication protocol.

 

 

        Euclid TechLabs, LLC                                             Development of a Tunable Dielectric

        5900 Harper Road, #102                                        Loaded Accelerating Structure      

        Solon, OH  44139                                                            

 

This project will develop a technology to be able to electrically control the frequency of microwave devices for particle acceleration. This eliminates the need for mechanical tuning and may permit these devices to be manufactured more inexpensively.

 

 

        Euclid TechLabs, LLC                                             Beam Breakup Instability in        

        5900 Harper Road, #102                                        Dielectric Structures              

        Solon, OH  44139                                                           

 

This project will develop software and instrumentation tools to study and improve the performance of advanced research accelerators.

 

 

        Muons, Inc                                                              Stopping Muon Beams                

        552 N. Batavia Avenue                                                         

        Batavia, IL  60510                                                         

 

New beam cooling techniques are being applied to create an intense beam of low-energy muons that will stop in a small volume in order to do particle physics experiments of exquisite sensitivity. Such stopping beams will also aid the development of applications such as muon spin resonance and muon-catalyzed fusion.

 

 

        Muons, Inc                                                              Magnets for Muon 6D Helical Cooling Channels

         552 N. Batavia Avenue                                                                    

        Batavia, IL  60510                                                          

 

A new system of superconducting magnets is being developed to shrink the size of a beam of muons in all dimensions. The bright muon beams that will emerge from these magnets will enable new ways to investigate nature at fundamental levels at the energy frontier.

 

 

        Particle Beam Lasers, Inc.                                       A 6-D Muon Cooling System using Achromat Bends    

        18925 Dearborn Street                                                             

        Northridge, CA  91324-2807                                                  

 

The project proposed is a feasibility study for a 6-D muon cooling system using achromat bends. The ultimate goal is to design, build, test and operate such a system at a national accelerator site or commercial ion laser facility.

 

 

        Pavilion Technologies, Inc.                                       Optimal Model-Based Fault Estimation and Correction 

        10415 Morado Circle                                              for Particle Accelerators and Industrial Plants Using         

        Building III, Suite 100                                              Combined Support Vector Machines and First 

        Austin, TX  78759-5638                                         Principles Models     

 

This project will strengthen automated intelligent fault diagnosis and correction, in both software algorithms and hardware, for process industry applications. The combination of accelerator physicists in a basic research national laboratory and the practical knowledge and experience in the commercial, control-systems sector will lead to new solutions relevant to both high-energy physics and the process industries.

 

 

        RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC                                Novel Fabrication Techniques for the

        1600 Sawtelle Boulevard, Suite 300                         Production of RF Photoinjectors    

        Los Angeles, CA  90025                                                      

 

This project proposes to develop a high-brightness, high average power electron gun manufactured with innovative techniques. This promises to be a key enabling technology for imaging and analysis applications of interest to homeland security as well as industrial and academic programs.

 

 

        Sci-Eng Solutions, LLC                                            Photo Enhanced Nano-Forest Cathode Guns 

        3304 Lake Town Drive                                                                      

        Columbia, MO  65203-6719                                                   

 

This program will culminate in the development and deployment of new and innovative “Photo Enhanced Nano-Forest Guns” that will enhance the capabilities, efficacies, and operational reliability of numerous devices intrinsic to linear accelerators; including RF guns, klystrons, magnetrons, etc. They could also provide a quantum leap for DOD’s Directed Energy programs by providing repetition rate e-beam sources requisite to High Power Microwave generators such as Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillators, Relativistic Magnetrons, Railtrons, Ubitrons, etc.

 

 

Simulation Technology and Applied                         Finite Element-Based Dark Current  

           Research, Inc.                                                       Modeling with the Analyst Code     

        11520 North Port Washington Road                                           

        Suite 201                                                                  

        Mequon, WI  53092-3432                                                      

 

Improved software for dark current modeling will lower development costs of components for next-generation accelerators such as the International Linear Collider. Better software will also enable more rapid design of highpower microwave tubes, helping the U.S. microwave tube industry compete in a worldwide marketplace.

 

 

        Tech-X Corporation                                                Designing 1-100 GeV Laser-Plasma   

        5621 Arapahoe Avenue                                           Accelerators in an Optimal Lorentz Frame 

        Suite A                                                                                              

        Boulder, CO  80303-1379                                                     

 

Future generation high-energy particle accelerators, used to study the fundamental nature of matter, will likely include plasma-based components. Existing software is being enhanced to enable the accurate simulation and design of such devices in less than 1/100th the time.

 

 

 

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

 

 

        Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.                               A 30 MW, 200 MHz Inductive Output  

        690 Port Drive                                                         Tube for RF Accelerators           

        San Mateo, CA  94404-1010                                                   

 

A fundamental mode (FM) multiple beam (MB) inductive output tube (IOT) is a candidate RF source to provide this power. The FM MB IOT offers compactness and improved efficiency. This program will generate designs for all major tube components.  Successful development of multiple beam inductive output tubes will demonstrate a new, high efficiency source for many high power RF applications.

 

 

        Euclid TechLabs, LLC                                             Development of a 26 GHz RF Power Extractor   

        5900 Harper Road, #102                                                               

        Solon, OH  44139                                                           

 

This project will develop a new kind of high power high frequency microwave power source. This technology will have applications to basic research and to defense and communications.

 

 

        STTR Project                                                                           

        GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc.                                   Silicon Carbide Optically Gate Solid

        25050 Riding Plaza                                                  State Power Switch                 

        Suite 130-801                                                              

        South Riding, VA  20152                                                    

 

This project will design, fabricate, and characterize a high-gain, high-breakdown-voltage, and hightemperature-sustainable, non-latched, and conductivity-modulated SiC-based vertical Optically-Gated High-power Solid-state Switch (SiC-OGHSS) for electromagnetic-interference (EMI) immune and optically-isolated pulsed-power applications.

 

 

        MDS Company                                                       Development of a 201 MHz 10 MW     

        7200 Woodrow Drive                                             Hollow Beam Klystron               

        Oakland, CA  94611                                                         

 

The future MUON Collider, when developed, will require low cost vacuum amplifiers capable of long life with high reliability. The unique combination of a hollow beam electron gun and a conservative interaction circuit is capable of satisfying these needs.       

 

 

        NEI Corporation                                                     Nanocomposite Enabled High Energy Density   

        400 Apgar Drive                                                     Capacitors for Pulsed Power Applications

        Suite E                                                                               

        Somerset, NJ  08873                                                        

 

The proposed novel modified dielectric percolative composites will be reliable and will have high dielectric constant, thereby delivering high energy density to future solid state pulsed power systems.

 

 

        Omega-P, Inc.                                                         Multi-MW 22.8 GHz Harmonic Multiplier         

        199 Whitney Avenue, Suite 200                                                    

        New Haven, CT  06511                                                        

 

To maintain a leading role in high-energy physics for U.S. scientists and laboratories, basic research on means of building powerful particle accelerators is needed. The proposed project is to develop a high-power microwave source needed for fundamental studies to understand how to achieve strong acceleration, and thus make possible future design of a multi-teravolt electron-positron collider.

 

 

        Sci-Eng Solutions, LLC                                           Coiled Transmission Line Modulators

        3304 Lake Town Drive                                                       

        Columbia, MO  65203-6719                                                   

 

This program will culminate in the development and deployment of innovative, compact solid state pulse power circuits that will address current and future problems requisite to accelerators. Variations on these solid state modulators will address numerous other crucial military and commercial applications; such as directed energy weapons, particle beam accelerators, high speed rail systems, lasers, and advanced radars.

 

 

         Sienna Technologies, Inc.                                         Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites for 

        19501 144th Avenue NE                                         Pulsed Power Capacitors            

        Suite F-500

        Woodinville, WA  98028-4423                                                

 

The development of the new polymer-ceramic composite capacitors will bring significant advances pulse power systems in many homeland security, environmental clean up, and energy efficient transportation applications.

 

 

        Tech-X Corporation                                                Simulations of Waveguide Breakdown 

        5621 Arapahoe Avenue                                                       

        Suite A                                                                     

        Boulder, CO  80303-1379                                                    

 

Understanding breakdown of metallic structures with high gradients is needed to improve neutrino physics experiments which are important to the present and future of Fermilab. Computational modeling of atomic physics processes in plasmas will provide needed models of the onset of breakdown, and will also have application to astrophysics and plasma processing.

 

 

TOPIC:  HIGH-FIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR AND SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES  

FOR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE COLLIDERS                                 

 

 

        Accelerator Technology Corporation                       Plasma Torch Synthesis of Homogeneous           

        9701 Valley View Drive                                          C-alloyed MgB2 for High-Field Applications     

        College Station, TX  77845                                                 

 

A novel plasma reactor is being developed which could make it possible to dramatically improve the performance of magnesium diboride as a practical superconductor.  The process provides solutions to several problems that have so far limited that performance even though intrinsic properties have undergone a breakthrough impovement.

 

 

        Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc.                       Reducing the Effective Filament Diameter of    

        2010F Franklin Street                                              Niobium-Tin Superconductors           

        Huntsville, AL  35804-2470                                                    

 

Niobium Tin superconductors have had large improvements in current density over the past few years. However, the effective filament diameters of these conductors are too large, and this can limit their application in certain areas.  This project will develop an alternate technology, hydrostatic drawing, that removes these limits and will be capable of producing multi-filament superconductors with much smaller effective filament diameters.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                          

        American Superconductor Corporation                    High Field Stability Exploration of

        Two Technology Drive                                            Second Generation HTS              

        Westborough, MA  01581-1727                                                

 

This Project aims at the characterization and demonstration of Second Generation High Temperature Superconductors into the construction of very high field magnets. These magnets will open a unique opportunity for high energy physics applications where high magnetic fields can bring significant advances in the physics reach of future colliders.

 

 

        Hyper Tech Research, Inc.                                      High Field MgB2 Strands for High   

        1275 Kinnear Road                                                 Energy Particle Colliders          

        Columbus, OH  43212                                                        

 

This project will develop an affordable, magnesium diboride superconductor conductor for next generation High Energy Physics accelerator magnets and components.

 

 

         STTR Project                                                                           

        Supercon, Inc.                                                         React-Wind-Sinter Technology for   

        830 Boston Turnpike                                               Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox                      

        Shrewsbury, MA  01545                                                       

 

Maximum performance requires that Bi2212 magnets must be fabricated using a wind and react process to avoid strain losses. However, heat treating requires extremely precise temperature control, much greater than is generally practical for large furnaces. To overcome this difficulty, this project will develop an alternate fabrication process involving react-wind-sinter (RWS). 

 

 

        Supercon, Inc.                                                         High Performance, Ti Doped Nb3Sn   

        830 Boston Turnpike                                               Fabricated by the Internal Tin Tube Method

        Shrewsbury, MA  01545                                                                  

 

The magnets for the next generation of high energy physics and fusion machines will require the development of superconducting wire capable of high performance at very high magnetic fields.  This project seeks to develop a novel fabrication route for producing Nb3Sn superconductor at reduced cost and higher performance.

 

 

        Superconductive Components Inc. dba                    Flux Pinning Additions to Increase 

          SCI Engineered Materials                                      Jc Performance in BSCCO-2212 Round 

        2839 Charter Street                                                 Wire for Very High Field Magnets   

        Columbus, OH  43228                                                        

 

Laboratories require higher field magnets than currently available for high energy physics experimentation. This project addresses this need by improving the properties of ceramic high temperature superconductors by adding dopant materials that improve the superconducting properties of wires made with these materials.

 

 

        Supergenics I, LLC                                                  Improvement of the Properties of   

        336 Sterling Road                                                    Tubular Internal-Tin Nb3Sn         

        Jefferson, MA  01522-1333                                                  

 

In order to maintain the nation’s technical leadership in high energy physics it is necessary to have an active part in the development and construction of the future generations of particle accelerators. To do this, high field superconducting magnets are required and this project is designed to make high quality conductors at relatively low cost to be used in these magnets.

 

 

        SupraMagnetics, Inc.                                               A Method of Improving non-Cu Jc via

        214 Canal Street                                                     a Low-Cost Cu5Sn4 PIT Nb3Sn        

        Plantsville, CT  06479                                             Conductor for HEP Applications     

 

In the Phase I work, second element additions to the Cu5Sn4 PIT core will be developed to significantly enhance flux pinning properties.  The improved cost-performance for this new PIT Nb3Sn conductor will have an immediate benefit for high field magnets in HEP applications.

 

 

        SupraMagnetics, Inc.                                               Toward a Non-Cu Jc(12T) of 4,000   

        214 Canal Street                                                     A/mm2 with Novel Second Phase Flux 

        Plantsville, CT  06479                                             Pinning in PIT Strand for HEP Applications       

 

A new economical Nb3Sn superconductor with advanced performance will be developed for high field magnets utilized in high energy physics research, fusion machines, and MRI and NMR instruments for the general benefit of the public.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS

 

 

        Voxtel, Inc.                                                             High Resolution, 15-micron thin,   

        12725 SW Millikan Way                                         Pixellated, Back-illuminated SOI   

        Suite 230                                                                 CMOS Vertex Sensor                 

        Beaverton, OR  97005                                                      

 

This project will develop a 3-D stacked, low-occupancy, fully-depleted, SOI CMOS pixilated detector, thinned to 15-microns.  High performance, back-illuminated CMOS imagers find a wide range of applications, including star trackers and other space imaging

 

 

        Voxtel, Inc.                                                             Large Area, High Dynamic Range, Sold

        12725 SW Millikan Way                                         State Photomultiplier Array for    

        Suite 230                                                                 Cherenkov Calorimetry               

        Beaverton, OR  97005                                                       

 

The next-generation experiments planned need better particle detector systems that can operate at accelerators of significantly higher luminosity or higher energies. By using developments in the semiconductor market, the proposed single photon detector array is made possible, and its application spans commercial, military, science, and industrial applications.

 

 

 

TOPIC:  ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

 

 

        Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.                                     Accounting for Model Uncertainties 

        2101 Webster Street                                               Using Reliability Methods -        

        12th Floor                                                               Application to Carbon Dioxide       

        Oakland, CA  94612-3027                                     Geologic Sequestration System      

 

This project will develop an efficient and accurate numerical code for assessing uncertainty associated with prediction of various subsurface conditions, such as carbon sequestration, groundwater remediation, aquifer and waste storage. The product will allow more effective and reliable engineering designs that account for model prediction variability and are more likely to achieve the performance goal of the system.

 

 

        Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.                                     Global Optimization Model for      

        2101 Webster Street 12th Floor                              Chemical Containment and

        Oakland, CA 94612-3027                                      Remediation Systems                             

 

This project will develop an efficient and robust code enhancement for optimization of numerical model predictions for subsurface flow and transport problems. Application of the new code to design and operation of groundwater remediation and monitoring systems can provide significant performance and cost benefits to the public.

 

 

        Thunderhead Engineering Consultants, Inc.              Coupling State-of-the-Science      

        403 Poyntz Avenue                                                 Subsurface Simulation with Advanced

        Manhattan, KS  66502                                            User Interface and Parallel Visualization                      

 

Computer simulation is required in support of nuclear waste disposal, environmental remediation, and carbon sequestration efforts. This project will combine new subsurface simulation capabilities with the commercial PetraSim user interface to make leadership-class simulation and visualization accessible to public and private sector markets.

 

 

        Visual Editor Consultants                                         Visualization of Output Data from  

         87 Sibert                                                                 Particle Transport Codes           

        Richland, WA  99354                                                        

 

In doing nuclear transport calculations, it is important that the scientist have the latest visualization tools availabl