U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
and
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
FY 2008 Phase II – Abstracts

USE OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS

1. Improved, High-Moisture Ensiled Crop Feedstocks for Cellulosic Ethanol

Edenspace Systems Corporation

2. Bioprocess for Xylitol from Hemicellulose

ZuChem, Inc.

SOLAR ENERGY

3. Flexible Spectrum Splitting Holographic Concentrator

Luminit, LLC

4. High-Throughput In-Line PV Manufacturing Diagnostic System

Luna Innovations Incorporated

5. High Performance PV Concentrator

SVV Technology Innovations, Inc.

6. In-Line Crack Detection in Silicon Solar Cell Production Using Resonance Ultrasonic Vibrations

Ultrasonic Technologies, Inc.

HYDROGEN DELIVERY AND PRODUCTION

7. Development of Highly Efficient Solid State Electrochemical Hydrogen Compressor

FuelCell Energy, Inc.

8. Advanced Sealing Technology for Hydrogen Compressors

Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc.

9. Photoelectrochemical System for Hydrogen Generation

Physical Optics Corporation

10. Nanotube Array Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production

Synkera Technologies Inc.

Wind Energy Reliability and Cost Reduction

11. Development of Nacelle Assembly Lifting System (LIFTCAP)

Native American Technologies Company (N. A. Tech. Inc.)

12. Wind Energy Reliability and Cost Reduction - Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring

Sentient Corporation

13. Reducing Cost and Weight of Wind Turbine Blades Using Engineered Core

WebCore Technologies, Inc.

Technologies Related to Hybrid Electric Vehicles
with Special Emphasis on Plug-In Hybrids

14. STTR Project: High Performance Permanent Magnets for Advanced Motors

Electron Energy Corporation

15. Low Cost, High Temperature, High Ripple Current DC Bus Capacitors for Hybrid Vehicles

SBE Inc.

Alternative Feedstocks to Chemicals

16. Aromatics from Alternative Sources by Catalysis with Sulfated Zirconia and Related Systems

Eltron Research & Development Inc.

17. RFCC Catalysts for Chemical Feedstocks

TDA Research, Inc.

18. Improved Conversion of Cellulose Waste to Ethanol Using a Dual Bioreactor System

Technova Corporation

19. Industrial Production and Applications of Hemicellulose: Lignin Etherase: Prototype Development

Tethys Research, LLC

Chemical Reactions and Separation
Processes for Bio-refinery Applications

20. Alternative Reaction/Extraction Media to Reduce Energy and Cost of Biodiesel Production

Aerophase, Inc.

21. Nano-Scale High-Surface-Area Thermal Conductive Ceramic Composites as Effective Support for Metal Oxide Catalysts in Alkane Selective Oxidation

EverNu Technology LLC

22. Step-Out Process to Upgrade Glycerol to Biodiesel

Exelus, Inc.

23. Biobutanol Production with Hybrid Membrane-Distillation

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.

24. Intensified Process for Biodiesel Production

United Environment & Energy, LLC

Catalysis

25. STTR Project: High Temperature Membrane Reactors

Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.

26. Nanofiber Paper for Fuel Cells and Catalyst Supports

Inorganic Specialists, Inc.

27. Novel System for Solid Catalyzed Isobutane/Olefin Alkylation

Precision Combustion, Inc.

Separation Process Technologies for Manufacturing

28. Dewatering Membrane for Hazy Hydrodesulfurization of Unit Effluents

Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.

29. Sorbents for Desulfurization of Refinery Off-Gases

TDA Research, Inc.

Nanotechnology Applications for
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

30. STTR Project: Silicon Nanowire Solar Cell

Illuminex Corporation

31. Carbon Nanosheets as Nanostructured Electrodes in Organic Photovoltaic Devices

Luna Innovations Incorporated

Advanced Cooling Technology

32. STTR Project: A Nanofluid with Superior Thermal Properties

Advanced Thermal and Environmental Concepts, Inc.

33. STTR Project: High-Efficiency, Cost-Effective Thermoelectric Materials/devices for Industrial Process Refrigeration and Waste Heat Recovery

Aegis Technology Inc.

34. Low Cost Microchannel Heat Exchangers

Altex Technologies Corporation

35. Microchannel Magnetic Coolers with Negative Magnetocaloric Effect

MER Corporation (Materials and Electrochemical Research)

36. Utility and Industrial Heat Exchangers

Thermal Centric Corporation

Solid State Lighting

37. STTR Project: Materials Degradation Analysis and Development to Enable Ultra Low Cost, Web-Processed White P-OLED for SSL

Add-Vision, Inc.

38. Efficient Large Area WOLED Lighting

Universal Display Corporation

39. High Efficacy Phosphorescent SOLED Lighting

Universal Display Corporation

Neutron and Electron Beam Instrumentation

40. Neutron Compound Refractive Prisms

Adelphi Technology, Inc.

41. STTR Project: High Efficiency Electron Detector for Electron Microscopy

Cermet, Inc

42. Quantitative In-Situ TEM Nanotribology Tester

Hysitron, Inc.

43. Quantitative In-Situ TEM Tensile Testing Apparatus

Hysitron, Inc.

44. STTR Project: Efficient Thermal Neutron Position Sensitive Detector

NOVA Scientific, Inc.

45. Application of Pixel-Cell Detector Technology for Advanced Neutron Beam Monitors

ORDELA, Inc.

Technology to Support National Scientific User Facilities

46. Development of a Bubble Generator Suitable for Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Shock Mitigation Applications

Dynaflow, Inc.

47. Development of a Numerical Design Tool for Spallation Neutron Source Cavitation Mitigation

Dynaflow, Inc.

48. Development of New Mid-Infrared Ultrafast Laser Sources for Compact X-ray Sources

Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc.

49. Single Shot Bunch Length Monitoring, Based on Interferometer and Novel Terahertz Sensor

RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC

50. High Performance X-ray Detector Arrays

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

Accelerator Technology for Present
and Future Accelerator Facilities

51. 350 MHz 200 kW CW Multiple Beam Inductive Output Tube

Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.

52. THz Source Based on Photoinjector

DULY Research Inc.

53. Thin, Ceramic-Based Insulation for Nb₃Sn Wire

nGimat Co.

54. STTR Project: Cryo-Cooled Yb:YAG Lasers for Advanced Photoinjectors

Q-Peak, Incorporated

Materials for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems

55. Silicon Carbide Tritium Permeation Barriers for Steel Structural Components

Ultramet

Advanced Coal Research

56. Membrane Systems for Coal Bed Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Methane Production

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.

Coal Gasification and Combustion Technologies

57. HydroMax - Overcoming the Challenges of Industrial Coal Gasification

Diversified Energy Corporation

58. Perovskite Adsorbents for Warm-Gas Removal of Sulfur

Eltron Research & Development Inc.

59. Magnetic Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

TDA Research, Inc.

Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Balance-of-Plant and Turbine
Performance and Sub-Sytems for Performance Enhancements

60. High Temperature Capability and Innovative Cooling with a Spar & Shell Turbine Blade

Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.

61. Novel Water Neutral Diesel Fuel Processor and Sulfur Trap

Precision Combustion, Inc.

High Performance Materials for Long Term Fossil Energy Applications

62. A High-temperature Sealing Technology for Gas Separation Devices

Aegis Technology Inc.

Environmental Innovations for Fossil Energy Applications

63. Novel Instrumentation for Real-Time Combustion Monitoring and Control

Los Gatos Research

64. A New Cost Effective Sorbent for Mercury Removal From Flue Gas

NEI Corporation

65. A Novel Wireless Sensor Network with Advanced Prognostic Algorithms for Condition Based Maintenance of Critical Power Plant Components

Signal Processing, Inc.

66. Development of Technologies to Reduce Freshwater Use and Consumption in Coal-Fired Power Plants

TIAX, LLC

67. FGD Additives to Segregate and Sequester Mercury in Solid Byproducts

Trimeric Corporation

Oil and Natural Gas Technologies

68. Novel Low Cost Method to Install Geophones for CO₂ Monitoring

Impact Technologies LLC

Climate Control Technology for Fossil Energy Applications

69. A Novel Oxygen Separation Membrane for Oxygen Production

Enogetek, Inc.

70. Enhanced Monitoring of Geological Carbon Sequestration Using 3-D Passive Microsesimic Location Techniques

Weston Geophysical Corp.

Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy

71. Wireless Sensors for Equipment Health and Condition Monitoring in Nuclear Power Plants

Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation

72. Spent Nuclear Fuel Separation with the Archimedes Plasma Mass Filter

FAR-TECH, Inc.

73. Low Drift Ultra High Temperature Thermal Sensors

Luna Innovations Incorporated

74. Development of AgeAlert: A Predictive Maintenance Sensor for Electrical Insulation Systems in Nuclear Power Applications

Polymer Aging Concepts, Inc.

Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication

75. Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication =- Advances in Digital Electronics

XIA LLC

Nuclear Physics Particle and Radiation Detection
Systems, Instrumentation and Techniques

76. STTR Project: High-Energy Gamma-ray Calibration Source

Adelphi Technology, Inc.

77. STTR Project: Si Nanowires for High Efficiency Gamma Ray Detectors

Agiltron, Inc.

78. Novel, Low Cost, High Gain, Micropattern Detectors

Integrated Sensors, LLC

79. High-Efficiency and Less Expensive Nanocrystal-Based Scintillator

Mesolight, LLC

80. New Detector for Gamma Ray and Neutron Studies

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

81. SSPM Detector for Polarized Target Scintillation Readout

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

82. Modeling of Signal Generation in Gamma-Ray Detectors

Tech-X Corporation

Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology

83. STTR Project: Refractory Coated Silica Aerogels-Catchers for the Fast Release of Unstable Light Nuclei

InnoSense, LLC

84. Development of a Low Frequency SRF Electron Gun

Niowave, Inc.

85. High-Intensity Proton Accelerator

Omega-P, Inc.

86. High Performance Lossy Dielectric HOM Absorbers for SRF Cavities

Sienna Technologies, Inc.

Nuclear Physics Software and Data Management

87. Customizable Web Service for Efficient Access to Distributed Nuclear Physics Relational Databases

Tech-X Corporation

Accelerator Technology for International Linear Collider

88. High Resolution and Fast Scanning Speed SQUID Based Non-destructive Inspection of Niobium Sheets for SRF Cavities

AMAC International Inc.

89. High Efficiency Fundamental Power Coupler for ILC SRF Cavities

Avar Incorporated

90. Magnesium Diboride Short Period Helical Undulator for the International Linear Collider Positron Source

Hyper Tech Research, Inc.

91. Activation Layer Stabilization of High Polarization Photocathodes in Sub-Optimal RF Gun Environments

Saxet Surface Science

92. STTR Project: High Polarization and High Peak Current Compositionally Graded AlGaAs/GaAs Superlattice Photocathodes for RF Gun Applications

SVT Associates, Inc.

Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators

93. Development of a Non-Axisymmetric Permanent Magnet Focusing System for Elliptic Charged-Particle Beams

Beam Power Technology, Inc.

94. Reduced Parasitic Lasing in Ti:Sapphire Lasers: Removing a Bottleneck to New Ways of Acceleration

Crystal Systems, Inc.

95. Device Oriented Process Controller

EPIC Consulting

96. Beam Breakup Instability in Dielectric Structures

Euclid TechLabs, LLC

97. Development of a Tunable Dielectric Loaded Accelerating Structure

Euclid TechLabs, LLC

98. Magnets for Muon 6D Helical Cooling Channels

Muons, Inc.

99. Stopping Muon Beams

Muons, Inc.

100. Development of a 6-Dimensional Muon Cooling System using Achromat Bends and the Design, Fabrication, and Test of a High Temperature Superconducting Solenoid for the System

Particle Beam Lasers, Inc.

Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology
for High Energy Accelerators and Colliders

101. Development of a 26 GHz RF Power Extractor

Euclid TechLabs, LLC

102. STTR Project: SiC Optically Gated High Power Solid State Switch

GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc.

103. Multi-MW 22.8 GHz Harmonic Multiplier--Rf Power Source for High-Gradient Accelerator R&D

Omega-P, Inc.

104. Simulations of Waveguide Breakdown

Tech-X Corporation

High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting
Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders

105. High Field MgB₂ Strands for High Energy Particle Colliders

Hyper Tech Research, Inc.

106. Flux Pinning Additions to Increase Jc Performance in BSCCO-2212 Round Wire for Very High Field Magnets

SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.

107. High Performance, Ti Doped Nb₃Sn Fabricated by the Internal Tin Tube Method

Supercon, Inc.

108. STTR Project: React-Wind-Sinter Technology for Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂Ox

Supercon, Inc.

109. Towards a Non-Cu Jc(12T) of 4,000 A/mm² with Novel Second Phase Flux Pinning in PIT Strand for HEP Applications

SupraMagnetics, Inc.

High Energy Physics Detectors

110. High Resolution 15-Micron Thin, Pixellated, Back-Illuminated SOI CMOS Vertex Sensor

Voxtel, Inc.

111. Large Area, High Dynamic Range, Sold State Photomultiplier Array for Cherenkov Calorimetry

Voxtel, Inc.

Numerical Software Maintenance

112. Library-Based Tuning of Mathematical Kernals on Petascale Systems

Tech-X Corporation

Scientific Visualization and Data Understanding

113. Open Source OpenGL Driver for the Cell BE Processor

Tungsten Graphics, Inc.

High Performance Networks

114. End System Control Architectures in E-Science Networks

Acadia Optronics, LLC

Scalable Systems Software for Petascale Computer Systems

115. LAPACKrc - An FPGA Linear Algebra Library for Maximal-Performance Petascale Supercomputing

Accelogic, LLC

High Performance Middleware

116. SVOPME:A Scalable Virtual Organization Privilege Management Environment

Tech-X Corporation

Discovery, Search, and Communication of Textual
Knowledge Resources in Distributed Systems

117. Discovery Tools for Science Education Content

David Wojick

118. Multi-Lingual Federated Search

Deep Web Technologies, LLC

119. Source Selection Optimization

Deep Web Technologies, LLC

120. Multi-Faceted Clustering of Meta-Search Results

Edgewater Technology Associates, Inc.

121. STTR Project: Automated Tool for Locating, Harvesting and Storing Experimental Scientific & Technical Data =- Ontology and Automated Concepts for Creating a Linked Data Infrastructure

Information International Associates, Inc.

Research to Support Proliferation Detection

122. Developing CZT for Single Element Spectrometers

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

123. Miniature Spherical Retroreflectors Fabricated by Fluidized Bed CVD

Structured Materials Industries, Inc.

Research to Support Nuclear Explosion Monitoring

124. Prototyping an Intrinsically Digital Broadband Seismometer

Geotech Instruments, LLC

125. Next Generation Robust Low Noise Seismometer for Nuclear Monitoring

PMD Scientific, Inc.

126. Development of Low-Noise Smart Sensors for Small Explosion Monitoring

Rocky Mountain Geophysics, LLC

High Temperature Superconducting Second Generation Wire

127. Nanocomposite Insulation for 2G Superducting Wires

Composite Technology Development, Inc.

128. Ultra-Fast MOCVD Growth of Highly Textured YBCO Films for Coated Conductors

Metal Oxide Technologies, Inc.

Power Electronics and Advanced Materials for Energy Storage

129. Large Area SiC GTO Thyristor Development

GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc.

130. Nano-Engineered Carbon Electrochemical Capacitors

Giner, Inc.

131. One-Cycle Controlled Reactive Power Supply Inverter (OCC-RPSI) for Distributed Energy

One-Cycle Control, Inc.

Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere

132. Development of Aircraft Borne 13CH₄ Analyzer Using a Continuous Wave Quantum Cascade Infrared Laser Spectrometer

Aerodyne Research, Inc.

133. A Cost-Effective Analytical Technology for Identification and Measurement of Greenhouse Gases

Lenterra Inc.

134. Isotope Analyzer for Real-Time Measurements in the Field

Los Gatos Research

135. Real-Time Multispecies Greenhouse Gas Sensor

NovaWave Technologies, Inc.

136. Methane and Carbon Dioxide Eddy-Covariance Flux Monitor

Picarro, Inc.

137. High Precision CO₂ Field Sensor

Southwest Sciences, Inc.

Genomes-To-Life (GTL) and Related Biotechnologies

138. Engineering Isobutanol Production for High Yield

Gevo, Inc.

139. STTR Project: Ethanologenic / Electricigenic Consolidated Bioprocessing of Cellulosic Biomass

Microbial Fuel Cell Technologies, LLC

140. STTR Project: NamesforLife Semantic Resolution Services for the Life Sciences (N4L-SRS)

NamesforLife, LLC

141. Genome-Enabled Advancement of Biomass to Biofuel Technology

SunEthanol Inc.

Technologies for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring

142. STTR Project: In-Situ Monitoring of the Radioactive Contaminant 99TC in Ground Water Using a Reagentless Equilibrium-Based Sensor: Enabling the Mapping of 99TC Plum Migration at Contaminated DOE Sites

Burge Environmental, Inc.

143. A New High-Resolution Method for the Characterization of Heterogeneous Subsurface Environments: Providing Flow and Transport Parameters via the Integration of MultiScale HydroGeophysical Data

New England Research, Inc.

144. Low-Cost Small Diameter NMR Technologies for In-Situ Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring

Vista Clara Inc.

Atmospheric Measurement Technology

145. Aerosol Mass Spectrometry via Laser-Induced Incandescence Particle Vaporization

Aerodyne Research, Inc.

146. Ultrasensitive Airborne Instrumentation for the Quantification of Aerosol Precursors

Los Gatos Research

147. A Dual-Wavelength In Situ Cloud Lidar with Very Large Sample Volume

SPEC Incorporated

Medical Sciences

148. A Novel Microfluidic Detector with Position Sensitivity

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

149. Novel Ceramic Scintillators for PET

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

150. Novel Parallax Free Sensor for Molecular Imaging

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems

151. STTR Project: High-Performance Magnet Technology for Fusion Applications

Composite Technology Development, Inc.

152. Rapid Turnaround MHD Modeling Ability for Liquid Breeder Blankets

HyPerComp Inc.

153. Low Conductivity SiC-Based Ceramic Composites for Fusion Blanket Flow Channel Inserts

Hyper-Therm High-Temperature Composites, Inc.

154. Nano Tungsten for Diverter Plates

Materials Modification, Inc.

Fusion Science and Technology

155. Linear Analysis and Verification Suite for Edge Turbulence

Lodestar Research Corporation

156. Improved Controls for Fusion RF Systems

Rockfield Research Inc.

157. Analysis of RF Heating of Fusion Plasmas Using the Delta-f Particle-in-Cell (DFPIC) Method

Tech-X Corporation

158. Holographic Density Measurements for the Disruption Mitigation Test Stand and the LTX Device

Third Dimension Technologies

159. Compression of Compact Tori

Woodruff Scientific, LLC

High Energy Density Physics for Inertial Fusion Energy

160. Plasma Liner Compression of Compact Toroids to Fusion Conditions

MSNW, LLC

161. Enhanced Model for Fast Ignition

Research Applications Corporation