FY10 Phase I byTopic

TOPICS:

TOPIC: HYDROGEN, FUEL CELLS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM

Company:
Creare Incorporated
16 Great Hollow Road
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-3116
Title:
Low-Cost, Durable Water Vapor Transport Exchanger
Summary:
This project will develop critical technology that will enable vehicle propulsion and stationary power generation using low-cost, durable fuel cell power systems. This water management technology will enable reliable fuel cell operation by preventing dryout of the fuel cell and providing water needed for fuel processing.

Company:
Engineering, Procurement & Construction, LLC
12211 W Alameda Parkway
Suite #105
Lakewood, CO 80228-2825
Title:
Hydrogen Fueling Station Cost Reduction; Study of a Cryogenic Liquid Phase Pump as an Alternative to Gas Compression
Summary:
This project will develop a database of hydrogen refueling costs, and create a methodology to evaluate technology lifecycle cost reduction. Hydrogen compression costs which currently account for a substantial portion for the total costs of hydrogen fueling infrastructure must be reduced for low cost dispensing to become commercially viable.

Company:
Hawaii Hydrogen Carriers, LLC
531 Cooke Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-5235
Title:
Low Cost Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage System for Forklift Applications
Summary:
This project will develop a low cost metal hydride hydrogen storage solution for fork lift trucks thus to enable widespread consumer uptake of hydrogen fuel cell powered fork lift trucks due to the increased overall value proposition and inherent safety of these low pressure systems.

Company:
Proton Energy Systems
10 Technology Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492-1955
Title:
Low Cost Large Scale PEM Electrolysis for Renewable Energy Storage
Summary:
This company manufactures hydrogen generation systems which can be integrated with renewable energy sources to generate hydrogen fuel while producing minimal carbon footprint. This project aims to reduce the cost of this technology through development of improved membrane technology designed to reduce raw material cost and improve electrical efficiency.

TOPIC: ADVANCED SOLAR TECHNOLOGY

Company:
Alers Photovoltaics
N239 King Road. Room 178
Advanced Studies Laboratory
Moffet Field, CA 94035-0001
Title:
Cell Reliability in Solar Modules Measured with an Active Shading Screen
Summary:
This project will develop a new apparatus is developed that can measure the performance parameters of individual components in a solar panel without taking apart the panel. These parameters can now be tracked to improve both manufacturing and reliability of solar panels that will provide clean energy.

Company:
ColnaTec, LLC
1230 E. Baseline Road
Suite 103-315
Mesa, AZ 85204-6706
Title:
Self Cleaning Process Control Sensor for Thin Film Solar Cell Manufacturing
Summary:
This project will develop a state-of-the-art processing sensor for the manufacture of thin film solar cells. This new sensor will eliminate many of the defects in existing technology and offer significant cost savings in solar cell production.

Company:
Ridgetop Group, Inc
6595 N Oracle Rd
Tucson, AZ 85704-5645
Title:
Uptime Improvements for Photovoltaic Power Inverters
Summary:
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Company:
Spire Corporation
One Patriots Park
Bedford, MA 01730-2396
Title:
Next-Generation, LED-based, Adjustable Spectrum, Pulsed Solar Simulator
Summary:
This project will develop a next-generation solar simulator based on light-emitting-diode (LED) technology. The simulator is used to rate the PV module for power output based on international standards at the end of the manufacturing process. Compared to current simulators, this new system will provide higher accuracy, increased reliability, greater versatility, as well as reduced power consumption, maintenance and overall cost of ownership.

Company:
Spire Corporation
One Patriots Park
Bedford, MA 01730-2396
Title:
Photoluminescense for Solar Cell Crack Detection
Summary:
Microcracks in solar cells will be detected using a noncontact, photoluminescent technique that will decrease the cost of solar energy, and improve solar module lifetimes.

TOPIC: ADVANCED THERMOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES

STTR Project
Company:
NanoSonic, Inc
1485 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5556
Title:
Bulk Thermoelectric Materials
Summary:
Thermoelectric (TE) materials allow low-grade heat (waste heat) to be converted into useful electrical energy. This project will result in the technical advancement and commercialization of a low-cost nanostructured composite thermoelectric device.

Company:
Plasma Controls, LLC
1180 La Eda Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80526-4415
Title:
A Thin-film Thermoelectric Generator will be Developed Using a Novel Manufacturing Approach
Summary:
This project will investigate a novel manufacturing approach to fabricate high-efficiency thermoelectric generator modules. These modules can be used to generate electricity from the waste heat of engines and help lower fuel consumption.

Company:
TAM Ceramics LLC
4511 Hyde Park Blvd.
Niagara Falls, NY 14305-1215
Title:
High Temperature Integrated Thermoelectric System and Materials
Summary:
This project will research and develop thermoelectric materials and an integrated system to recover waste heat and to convert it into useful electrical energy. It has economical and environmental benefits to industries such as the automotive, glass, power plant, and other industrial processes where high temperature heat is generated.

Company:
Thermacore, Inc.
780 Eden Road
Lancaster, PA 17601-4794
Title:
Vehicle Waste Heat Recovery System
Summary:
Heat sent to the environment as exhaust represents an untapped resource in our nation’s energy portfolio. This project will enable energy to be captured from this waste stream and turned into useful electrical energy without moving parts with the added benefit of improving overall fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Company:
ThermoDynamic Films
7224 General Kearny Ct. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109-6304
Title:
Post-Peltier Thermoelectric Cooling
Summary:
This project will develop post-Peltier thermoelectric coolers that have the potential to be less expensive and more efficient than conventional thermoelectric devices. The thin-film format of this new technology permits low-cost manufacturing techniques and engenders countless new applications that would be impossible with current technologies.

TOPIC: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Company:
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
1046 New Holland Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17601-5606
Title:
Vortex Enhanced Direct Contact Heat Exchanger for Geothermal Cooling
Summary:
This program will develop a vortex based heat exchanger for geothermal based HVAC applications by taking advantage of the earth's constant and low temperature, to cool a building. The device mixes the incoming cold water with the air to be cooled and separates them after the heat exchange has occurred.

STTR Project
Company:
HiFunda, LLC
2150 South 1300 East
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84106-4375
Title:
High-Reliability Cements for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Summary:
This project will develop a new hybrid cement system that can be easily produced and installed on site during Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) well construction. The proposed project can help to meet one of the key technical needs for the commercial viability of EGS, and can result in the widespread utilization of geothermal energy, which can result in lowering of greenhouse gases while meeting our growing energy needs.

Company:
NanoSonic, Inc.
1485 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5556
Title:
High Performance Hybrid Polyorganosiloxane Cements for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Summary:
This project will develop a hybrid copolymer cement technology that will significantly enhance the efficiency and reduce maintenance requirements for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) well components. Marketability will be ensured by dynamic applicability to multiple commercial and consumer markets, combined with low materials and application costs.

Company:
United Silicon Carbide, Inc.
100 Jersey Avenue, Bldg. A, Ste 208
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-3268
Title:
High Temperature Smart Sensor for Downhole Logging and Monitoring
Summary:
This project will develop circuits and subsystems that will enable more sophisticated natural gas and oil exploration. In addition, the underlying technologies will enable more efficient hybrid electric vehicles and electrical distribution systems.

Company:
Weston Geophysical Corp.
181 Bedford St., Suite 1
Lexington, MA 02420-4430
Title:
Improved Time-Dependent Seismic Monitoring Systems for Enhanced Geothermal Reservoir Characterization
Summary:
This project will result in images of subsurface seismic velocity structure and maps of micro-earthquake activity, which would provide direct evidence of fracture locations and parameter changes related to fluid flow as they evolve over time in geothermal reservoirs.

TOPIC: PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS

STTR Project
Company:
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
335 Water Street
Wilmington, DE 19804-2410
Title:
Energy Efficient Process for Solvent Extraction of Oil from Microalgae using Green Solvents
Summary:
Algae oil is an attractive source of renewable energy. This project will reduce the cost and develop a safer process for recovery of algae oil.

Company:
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Title:
Drying Enhancement Through PEF Processing
Summary:
This project will assess and develop a method of pre-treating biomass prior to drying it as it is refined into biofuel. A novel use of high voltage called Pulsed Electric Field processing will be adapted to improve the efficiency and lower the cost of biomass drying processes.

Company:
Energy Derived LLC
P.O. Box 1130
Queen Creek, AZ 85142-1824
Title:
Drying and Moisture Management of Microalgae Biomass
Summary:
This project will develop multiple technologies for the development of algae biomass as a potential solution to America’s dependence on foreign based petroleum products. This research will address the drying and moisture management of algae biomass by utilizing waste heat energy as the primary source of energy for the process.

Company:
Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX 77840-4023
Title:
Home Based Municipal Solid Waste Processor for Biofuel Synthesis Based on Non Thermal Plasma
Summary:
This project will produce methanol and ethanol from municipal solid waste, which is a domestic renewable energy source. This technology is anticipated to provide another tool for the U.S. to battle the rising political and economic costs of foreign oil by switching to transportation fuel produced from domestic sources.

Company:
Phycal, LLC
51 Alpha Park
Highland Heights, OH 44143-2202
Title:
Solid Phase Lipid Extraction of Algal Oil
Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate an economical method for the extraction of oil from algae for biofuels using oil absorbing glass or zerogel. This will help stimulate successful implementation of economical algal oil production for the burgeoning algae biofuels industry promoting U.S. energy security, safeguarding the environment, and stimulating job creation in the biofuels market.

Company:
Synaptic Research, LLC
1448 South Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD 21227-3898
Title:
Enhanced Process for the Extraction and Purification of Oils from Microalgae Using CO2 as a Solute
Summary:
This project will utilize high-pressure CO2 to release the oils from the cells and promote the efficient separation of wet algal biomass into oils, water, and biomass. The projections for algal biofuel cost reduction due to this technology are significant.

TOPIC: ADVANCED FOR SUBCOMPONENTS CRITICAL TO ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE POWER INVERTERS AND MOTORS

STTR Project
Company:
Advanced Thermal Technologies, LLC
91 South Street
Upton, MA 01568-1445
Title:
Low Thermal Resistance Integrated Package and Heat Sink for HEV IGBT Modules
Summary:
This company’s packaging and heat sink technology technology will support increased heat dissipation that will lead to improved efficiency and reliability for HEV power conversion modules as well as a range of other industrial and commercial power electronics systems. This technology will support enabling packaging solution for more efficient next generation semiconductor materials that will provide benefits to society in the form of more efficient products that consume less energy and contribute to improved environmental quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Company:
Applied Nanotech, Inc.
3006 Longhorn Blvd. Suite 107
Austin, TX 78758-7631
Title:
Nanomaterials for High Performance Thermal Packaging
Summary:
The novel thermal management substrates will allow high power electronics, such as those in hybrid vehicle propulsion systems, to operate more efficiently and with less cumbersome, lower cost cooling systems. This company’s thermal management solution provides increased heat rejection compared to currently available materials.

Company:
MER Corporation (Materials and Electrochemical Research)
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85756-9237
Title:
A Low Cost Continuous Process to Produce Magnet Alloys
Summary:
Reducing the cost of a critical component leading to expanded use of electrical vehicles, reduces pollution and the necessity to import oil which benefits the whole Nation. Neodymiumiron magnets have many uses in addition to electrical vehicles such as in mining for separations and all processes utilizing a magnetic field including wind generation of electricity.

Company:
Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc.
200 Innovation Blvd, Suite 237
State College, PA 16803-6602
Title:
Advanced Film for Capacitors for Power Inverters in Electric Drive Vehicles
Summary:
This company will develop high performance DC bus film capacitors with high energy density, low cost, and high reliability. The advanced capacitors can be used in electric drive vehicles, medical defibrillators, and military pulsed power weapon systems.

Company:
Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc.
133 Defense Hwy 212
Annapolis, MD 21401-8907
Title:
CSL-Fabricated Advanced Microchannel Coolers
Summary:
This project is using a unique process to make cooling modules for electronics in next-generation hybrid electric vehicles. These cooling modules will increase vehicle efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce the overall cost of the vehicle.

TOPIC: WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

STTR Project
Company:
Extreme Diagnostics, Inc.
6960 Firerock Court
Boulder, CO 80301-3814
Title:
Ultra Low-Power and Embeddable Blade-Condition Monitor
Summary:
Wind turbine blade failure has severe consequences�0;0;0;0;97;lengthy and confidence-destroying down times, as well as collateral damage. EASE monitors and assesses the condition of wind turbine blades, and provides early damage warning.

Company:
Fulcrum Composites Inc
1407 East Grove Street
Midland, MI 48640-5284
Title:
Development of High Strength, High Fatigue Wind Blade Spars
Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate a new method to produce the spar for wind turbine blades. This will improve long term performance and reliability and contribute to the safe rapid expansion of the wind energy industry in the US.

Company:
Michigan Aerospace Corporation
1777 Highland Drive, Suite B
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2285
Title:
Weathervane - A Predictive Analytics Engine for Global Monitoring of Wind Turbines
Summary:
Michigan Aerospace Corporation, John Deere Wind Energy and NREL propose the development of the Predictive Analytics system that can be deployed for any model of Wind Turbine to reduce down-time, minimize costs associated with repair and increase the output of individual turbines and Wind Farms delivering power to the U.S. power grid.

Company:
Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Title:
Millimeter Wave Inspection Tool for Wind Turbine Components
Summary:
The Department of Energy is seeking an improved method to inspect wind turbine component for defects during and after manufacturing. This research addresses the problem by developing a novel inspection tool that rapidly scans the turbine blades, provides their images, and finds defects that lie beneath the surface.

Company:
Skyacht Aircraft Inc.
DBA Heavy Lift Systems
110 Pulpit Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002-4006
Title:
Tethered Aerostat Crane for Wind Turbine Construction and Maintenance
Summary:
The Tethered Aerostat Crane (TAC) is a brand new type of crane specifically designed for use by the wind energy industry. The TAC will break the economic and logistic logjams created by the conventional ground-based cranes that currently hinder the economic viability of wind power.

TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO ENERGY STORAGE FOR HYBRID PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES

STTR Project
Company:
CFX Battery, Inc
1300 W Optical Drive Suite 300
Azusa, CA 91702-3251
Title:
High Energy Density Battery with Multi-Electron Redox Couple
Summary:
This project will develop a fluoride ion rechargeable battery technology that has significantly higher energy storage capability than the current lithium-ion systems and, since it’s a lithium free technology, the safety will be considerably improved compared to the existing batteries. This technology will reduce dependence on foreign oil, diminish environmental pollutions, and revolutionize the way automobiles are powered.

Company:
Chemat Technology Inc.
9036 Winnetka Avenue
Northridge, CA 91324-3235
Title:
The Sol-Gel Derived Novel High Capacity Cathode Materials for Li-ion Batteries
Summary:
This project will develop novel high capacity cathode materials for Li-ion batteries to achieve high power and high energy densities, due to rigorous weight and volume constraints of HEV and PHEV. The new cathode materials will be based on the multi-electron redox mechanism and fabricated by the sol-gel nano process. The chemical precursors and processing conditions will be determined and the special funcational nano-coatings will be applied to the nanomaterials for Li-ion cathodes. The resulted materials are expected to have high energy, low cost, green and long cycle life.

Company:
Leyden Energy
46840 Lakeview Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538-6543
Title:
New Electrolytes for Lithium-ion Cells
Summary:
This project will develop a new electrolyte that will significantly improve the performance and safety of conventional lithium-ion batteries. These improved batteries are required for applications with severe operating conditions, including automotive: hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Inexpensive Carbon Matrix for High Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries
Summary:
This project will develop new electrode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries resulting in capacities at least twice that of state of the art lithium-ion batteries. Patented carbon technology will be use to make conductive containment for the sulfur active materials.

STTR Project
Company:
Versatile Dynamics, Inc.
4 Nicholas Lane
Sandwich, MA 02563-1874
Title:
Non-flammable and High Voltage Electrolytes and No Carbonates
Summary:
This project addresses the marriage of high voltage stability, non-flammable electrolytes, under development with lithium battery manufacturing capabilities. This project will result in a practical, rechargeable lithium battery with voltage capabilities that significantly exceed state of the art batteries.

TOPIC: TRANSITIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING

Company:
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
1046 New Holland Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17601-5606
Title:
Dielectric Printed Circuit Board Planar Thermosyphon
Summary:
A core technology is proposed for improved thermal management of LEDs, currently a critical obstacle in the development of the solid state lighting industry. An innovative approach to circuit board design allows it to also function as a highly conductive heat spreader, significantly improving the thermal management over current methods.

Company:
Luminus Devices Incorporated
1100 Technology Park Drive
Billerica, MA 01821-4111
Title:
Smart and Efficient Driver for Big-Chip Photonic Lattice LEDs
Summary:
This project will develop low-cost, efficient, smart-grid/smart-metering compatible, electrical drivers for these LEDs. Such drivers will enable more companies to exploit the advantages of the big-chip LED approach and accelerate the move to solid-state lighting.

Company:
Orbital Technologies Corporation
1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717-1961
Title:
Off-Grid Solid-State Agricultural Lighting
Summary:
This project investigates the feasibility of using alternative energy sources such as solar photovoltaic to power solid-state lighting systems for ornamental crop production as a means of reducing agricultural energy demands from the general power grid, improving crop productivity and quality, and increasing flexibility in locating commercial growing operations.

STTR Project
Company:
Sinmat Inc.
2153 SE Hawthorne Road, Ste 124 (Box 2)
Gainesville, FL 32641-7553
Title:
Low Cost, Scalable Manufacturing of Microlens Engineered Substrates (MLES)for Enhanced Light Extraction in OLED Devices
Summary:
Lighting consumes >20% of the total electricity generated in the U.S. and nearly 30% of electricity used in commercial and residential buildings. This project will lead to three fold increase in the efficiency of organic light emitting diodes, resulting in substantial energy saving and environmental benefits to the nation.

Company:
Universal Display Corporation
375 Phillips Blvd.
Ewing, NJ 08618-1428
Title:
Thermal Management of Phosphorescent Organic Light Emitting Devices
Summary:
This project will increase the lifetime of highly efficient solid state lighting based on phosphorescent organic-light-emitting devices, and thereby enable replacement of inefficient incandescent bulbs, which consume over 8% of the electricity produced in the United States.

Company:
Universal Display Corporation
375 Phillips Blvd.
Ewing, NJ 08618-1428
Title:
Novel Optical Enhancement for Thin Phosphorescent OLED Lighting Panels
Summary:
This project will enable the development of high-efficiency, environment-friendly, solidstate, white-lighting sources.

TOPIC: ENERGY EFFICIENT MEMBRANES FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Company:
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
335 Water Street
Wilmington, DE 19804-2410
Title:
Novel Membranes for Olefin/Paraffin Separation
Summary:
This project will result in a process that will reduce the cost of ethylene and propylene, two widely used chemicals in the plastics industry, by 27% with an additional energy cost savings of 22% or 26 trillion BTU/yr.

Company:
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
335 Water Street
Wilmington, DE 19804-2410
Title:
Improved Hydrogen Purification
Summary:
This project will develop high performance and robust membranes for the purification of hydrogen in petrochemical and oil refining industries. The results of this project will facilitate the U.S. movement to the hydrogen economy and have quantifiable contributions to energy independence and carbon sequestration.

STTR Project
Company:
Helios-NRG, LLC
12 Yardley Lane
East Amherst, NY 14051-1683
Title:
Advanced Membrane Technology for Helium Recover
Summary:
This project will develop a step change membrane technology which will enable the recovery of helium from vast, but marginal sources which are uneconomic today. This will revive declining U.S. production, maintain U.S. global leadership and ensure reliable supply of this valuable resource for decades to come.

STTR Project
Company:
Mainstream Engineering Corporation
200 Yellow Place
Rockledge, FL 32955-5327
Title:
Nickel-Based Amorphous Metal Membranes for Water Gas Shift Reactors
Summary:
A clean, sustainable future hydrogen economy can only emerge if cost-effective technologies for high-volume hydrogen production are developed. This company has developed a critical, enabling patentable technology, which moves the U.S. significantly closer to the goal. This project will demonstrate a new cost effective and practical approach to hydrogen production that more efficiently extracts hydrogen from natural gas, coal, and biomass resources. This effort represents a major step towards America’s energy independence.

Company:
Materials & Systems Research, Inc.
5395 West 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4403
Title:
Innovative Fabrication of High Temperature CO2 Selective Membrane for Hydrogen Generation via Membrane-Enhanced Water-Gas Shift Reaction
Summary:
This project will develop a thin, high temperature CO2 separation membrane with engineered microstructure for efficient hydrogen production from fossil fuel.

STTR Project
Company:
T3 Scientific, LLC
1839 Noble Road
Arden Hills, MN 55112-7834
Title:
High Surface Area-to-Volume Ultrathin Dense Membrane for Hydrogen Separation
Summary:
This proposal is to develop a novel high surface area ultrathin dense silica membrane for the production of high-purity hydrogen from coal to support domestic and global green economy with near-zero emission.

STTR Project
Company:
UES Inc.
4401 Dayton-Xenia Road
Dayton, OH 45432-1894
Title:
Membrane Materials with Improved Properties
Summary:
This project will develop a novel approach in making thin dense pinhole free hydrogen transparent membrane for high separation flux and low materials cost by using commercial technology of filtered cathodic arc deposition.

TOPIC: CATALYSIS

STTR Project
Company:
Dioxide Materials Inc.
2021 S First St, Suite 206
Champaign, IL 61820-7477
Title:
DBA Dioxide Recycle Catalysts For Electrochemical Conversion Of CO2
Summary:
This project will develop a process to recycle carbon dioxide back to useful chemicals, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of the chemical industry, and making it easier for the nation to meet our global warming goals.

Company:
Dynaflow, Inc.
10621-J Iron Bridge Road
Jessup, MD 20794-9381
Title:
Improving Delignification Using Cavitation
Summary:
An energy efficient pretreatment process for lignocellulosic biomass using the DYNAJETS cavitating jets will be developed to enable efficient extraction of sugar for conversion to biofuels. This technology will reduce the overall production cost of biofuels such as ethanol, and will make U.S. biofuel industry more competitive.

Company:
Exelus, Inc.
110 Dorsa Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039-1003
Title:
Low temperature oxidation of alkanes to alcohols
Summary:
This SBIR project will develop a new, cost-effective method for converting abundant, low quality natural gas into methanol which can then be used to make a whole host of products such as transportation fuels and petrochemicals. It uses new chemistry and catalysts to improve energy efficiency while cutting capital costs by half.

STTR Project
Company:
InnoSense LLC
2531 W. 237th Street, Suite 127
Torrance, CA 90505-5245
Title:
Coated Aerogel Electrodes for Photoelectrochemical Methanol Formation
Summary:
This project will develop alternative energy sources to fossil fuels. This initiative is designed to mitigate the domestic reliance on foreign oil. Here methanol will be produced by conversion of carbon dioxide, a green house gas, directly to methanol through the use of sunlight.

Company:
KSE, Inc.
665 Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375-9420
Title:
Acetaldehyde Manufacture by the Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ethane
Summary:
This project will develop a technology that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy, improve efficiency of use of hydrocarbons, and improve U.S. employment in the chemical industry. The selective oxidation technology is also potentially applicable to a wide range of other products from the U.S. chemical industry.

Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Novel Method for Conversion of Biomass to Fuel
Summary:
Ethanol is a versatile chemical that is used as a chemical solvent, sterilizer, antifreeze, chemical intermediate, and an oxygenate in fuels. This project will develop a new catalytic process produces ethanol more cheaply than current synthetic processes and uses a renewable feedstock as a raw material.

TOPIC: HYDROGEN SAFETY, STORAGE, DELIVERY, AND PRODUCTION

Company:
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Rd.
Danbury, CT 06813-1305
Title:
Thermochemically Integrated Solid State Hydrogen Separator and Compressor
Summary:
This project focuses on the development of a thermally integrated solid-state hydrogen separator and compressor to produce high pressure, high purity hydrogen to meet future hydrogen refueling infrastructure needs.

Company:
Reaction Systems, LLC
19039 E. Plaza Dr., Suite 290
Parker, CO 80134-8704
Title:
A Novel Process for Improved Hydrogen Separation and Recovery
Summary:
This project will develop a technology that will allow hydrogen to be produced more economically facilitating the increased use of fuel cells, which will reduce our energy consumption.

TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT BES USER FACILITIES

Company:
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title:
Ultrashort, high-brightness bunch length diagnostic with sub-femtosecond resolution
Summary:
This project will develop an ultrafast diagnostic with an unprecedented timing resolution of subfemtoseconds, the natural time-scale of atomic motion. Such a device will find numerous applications in the areas of medicine, industry, homeland security, and basic research.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
New High Resolution, Large Area Detector for Synchrotron Applications
Summary:
This project will develop a high performance, large area, position sensitive X-ray detector that will have a positive impact on basic science, non-destructive testing and medical studies.

Company:
Sydor Instruments, LLC
31 Jet View Drive
Rochester, NY 14624-4903
Title:
HERMES-Based X-ray Strip Detector
Summary:
This project will develop a novel microstrip detector to satisfy immediate needs at synchrotron radiation facilities around the world. Advancements will enable new science by providing a means to measure a full-range diffraction pattern in times on the order of one millisecond.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Modeling of Diamond Based Devices for Beam Diagnostics
Summary:
Advanced high photon ux diagnostic devices are need for the operation and upgrade of 3rd generation light sources and for development of X-ray Free Electron Lasers. This project will develop High fidelity software to enable new capabilities to design advanced, diamond-based beam monitors for next-generation high photon ux diagnostics.

Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
12725 SW Millikan Way Suite 230
Beaverton, OR 97005-1782
Title:
Solution-Processed, Large Area, Pixelated Direct-Detection Radiation Detectors
Summary:
This project will provide for the need for cost effective, large area, pixilated radiation detectors, a solution processed gamma-detector, which can be ink jet printed, from solution-based precursors is proposed

TOPIC: RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DEVICES AND COMPONENTS FOR ACCELERATOR FACILITES

Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
Title:
Development of a 402.5 MHz 140 kW Inductive Output Tube
Summary:
This project will conduct a successful demonstration of a 400 MHz inductive output tube will provide a high efficiency RF source for driving proton accelerators and muon colliders. IOTs will significantly reduce the cost of these systems.

Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
Title:
Development of a 100 kW, 2.815 GHz Klystron
Summary:
This project will use an innovative, patented elliptic beam technology to develop a new class of energy efficient, higher power, lower cost inductive output tubes (IOTs). IOTs are used in areas such as leading edge scientific research and digital TV broadcasting.

STTR Project
Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
Title:
High Power RF Windows for Accelerator Applications
Summary:
This project will investigate improved methods for protecting RF windows from catastrophic failures that result in significant costs for the microwave power and high energy physics community. This will increase the power capability of a critical component in these devices.

Company:
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Title:
Solid State Pulsed Power System for a Stripline Kicker
Summary:
This project will evaluate kicker driver circuit topologies essential to the next generation of high energy physics particle accelerators worldwide.

Company:
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Title:
Ripple Cancellation Supply
Summary:
This project will develop a small supply that cancels this variation, similar to noise-canceling headphones. This will practically eliminate X-ray motion, giving better research results at minimal cost.

Company:
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Title:
Robust High Average Power Modulator
Summary:
The modulators that deliver short electrical pulses for the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are not yet reliable, despite ten years of development. This project will design a new modulator that is inherently much more reliable, smaller, and significantly less expensive.

Company:
MTECH Laboratories, LLC
831 Rte. 67, Bldg. 45C
Ballston Spa, NY 12020-0227
Title:
Novel Switching Devices for Accelerator Modulatros
Summary:
This project addresses very high power switches for accelerators used in high-energy physics research, which seeks to broaden the understanding of fundamental physical properties. This project will develop improved devices using a novel topology and mode of operation.

Company:
MTECH Laboratories, LLC
831 Rte. 67, Bldg. 45C
Ballston Spa, NY 12020-0227
Title:
Efficient High-Voltage IGBT Modules
Summary:
The field of cryogenic power electronics promises improved performance over conventional power conversion equipment, as well as seamless integration with extremely low-loss superconducting cables and equipment. This project will develop reliable and high performance packaging technologies, which are necessary to enable such devices.

Company:
Nokomis, Inc.
310 5th St.
Charleroi, PA 15022-1517
Title:
Novel Coating Materials for RF Windows
Summary:
This project will develop an innovative method to improve accelerator efficiency and assist with high-energy physics research. Building upon expertise in RF applications and materials, window materials that allow for greatly improved power handling capability will be developed.

TOPIC: ADVANCED SOURCES FOR ACCELERATOR FACILITIES

Company:
Busek Co. Inc.
11 Tech Circle
Natick, MA 01760-1023
Title:
High Current Negative Hydrogen Ion Source
Summary:
This project will combine over two decades of plasma thruster development for space propulsion by applying this technology in a state-of-the art high current negative ion source. The completed source will allow researchers to achieve scientific advancements beyond current capabilities.

Company:
Omega-P, Inc.
258 Bradley St., 2nd fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
Title:
Short-Period RF Undulator for a SASE Nanometer Source
Summary:
A compact microwave-driven device will be developed that will cause an energetic electron beam to wobble as it travels along. This can be the basis for a source of short wavelength light for research and medical applications that would be smaller and less expensive than otherwise possible.

TOPIC: ANCILLARY TECHNOLOGY FOR ACCELERATOR FACILITIES

Company:
EPIC Consulting
101 Mountain Ridge Drive
Mount Sinai, NY 11766-1413
Title:
Extend the EPICS Client Metadata Set to Support Arrays, Images, Archive Data and Advanced Directory Services
Summary:
This project will produce a well defined, reviewed, and agreed upon definition of the metadata required for proper handling of several array types enables the development of middle layer servers such as orbit and bump control in accelerators.

STTR Project
Company:
Menlo Systems, Inc.
69 Stickles Pond Road
Newton, NJ 07860-2781
Title:
Femtosecond Timing Distribution and Control for Next Generation Accelerators and Light Sources
Summary:
This project will study the feasibility and identify the best approach towards developing a modular femtosecond timing distribution system for next generation accelerators and light sources.

Company:
Q-Peak, Incorporated
135 South Road
Bedford, MA 01730-2307
Title:
UV Laser for Laser-Ion Stripping of Hydrogen Beams
Summary:
This project will develop a laser that will be one of the key components needed to advance accelerator technology particularly for laser-ion stripping of hydrogen beams and free-electron lasers (FELs). The laser will also find application in micro machining, two photon microscopy and stereo lithography via drilling, solar cell manufacturing and medicine.

Company:
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title:
Ultrafast Mid-IR Laser System
Summary:
This project will develop a novel laser system capable of producing intense ultrashort infrared laser pulses. Such a laser system is of great benefit to accelerator facilities such as Stanford Linear Accelerator Collider (SLAC). The SLAC, and facilities like it, provide a new window into materials and material properties that are critical to our nation’s competitiveness.

Company:
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title:
Novel RING Resonator for Laser Ion Stripping
Summary:
This project will develop a new way of producing intense charged particle beams, proton beams, using lasers. These beams are at the heart of projects such as the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). The SNS, and sources like it, provide a new window into materials and material properties that are critical to our nation’s competitiveness.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Accelerating Large-Scale Beam Dynamics Simulations with GPUs
Summary:
Accelerator-based light sources are among the largest and most advanced scientific instruments used by the DOE-funded researchers. This project will develop GPU-accelerated computational modeling tools that will significantly reduce the time and cost of producing optimal designs for the new, or upgrading the existing, light sources in the DOE portfolio.

Company:
TechSource, Inc.
190 Central Park Square, Suite 213
Los Alamos, NM 87544-0988
Title:
Improvements to Simulation Codes for Electron Cloud Generation in Long-Bunch, High-Intensity Proton Accumulator Rings
Summary:
This project undertakes the development of improved simulations codes for modeling the electron cloud generation in high intensity proton accumulator rings. These tools will aid in the understanding and mitigation of electron cloud effects in these machines.

TOPIC: INSTRUMENTATION FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY

Company:
AppliFlex LLC
PO Box 159293
Nashville, TN 37215-9293
Title:
Laser In-Situ Diagnostics and Processing Probes for Electron Microscopes
Summary:
The assembly and fabrication of nanomaterials into a useful structure and devices remains a grand challenge in nanotechnology. This project will develop a novel method and tool for processing, in-situ live imaging and characterization of materials in nanoscale by combining the laser technology with electron microscope instrument.

Company:
Hummingbird Precision Machine Inc.
3340 Windolph Lane
Olympia, WA 98502-3837
Title:
Development of an Ultra Low Expansion Transmission Electron Microscopy in Situ Heating Holder
Summary:
Exposure of materials to high temperatures can allow exploration of material changes or an improved understanding of the structure-property relations in materials. This project will yield hardware that will allow scientists to more completely characterize such materials at nano-scale resolution in a transmission electron microscope.

Company:
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Title:
Time-Domain Terahertz Apertureless Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy
Summary:
This project will develop a new scientific instrument that will combine terahertz imaging with an atomic force microscope. This instrument will provide new capability to scientists in multiple disciplines, enabling measurements that are not possible with current technology.

TOPIC: INSTRUMENTATION FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH USING SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

Company:
Jema Science, Inc
1530 Grand Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611-4330
Title:
Smart Combinatorial Research Equipment (SmartCoRE) for Automated Sample Analysis and Environmental Control on Synchroton Beamlines
Summary:
This project will develop an innovative device for economically accelerating the discovery of energy critical materials.

Company:
Mechanical Solutions, Incorporated
11 Apollo Drive
Whippany, NJ 07981-1423
Title:
A System for Conducting Sophisticated Mechanical Tests In Situ with High Energy Synchrotron X-Rays
Summary:
To gain a better understanding of why structures such as bridges, dams, and airplanes fail, x-rays are used to experimentally characterize these failures in a controlled laboratory setting. This project will develop a specialized machine that can induce fracture and fatigue�0;0;0;0;97;two common sources of failures�0;0;0;0;97;for use in x-ray experiments enabling scientists to better explore these failures.

STTR Project
Company:
Royston Engineering Research LLC
1025 West Vernon Park Place, Unit A
Chicago, IL 60607-3448
Title:
A New Paradigm for X-ray Optics Nanopositioning
Summary:
This project will develop a novel X-ray optics positioning system that has sub-nanometer resolution enabling orders of magnitude resolution improvement in materials research at synchrotron facilities. This in turn will lead to advances in commercial applications and products being pioneered by material science users of such facilities.

Company:
STAR Cryoelectronics, LLC
25 Bisbee Ct., Ste. A
Santa Fe, NM 87508-1338
Title:
Advanced STJ-based X-Ray Spectrometer for Synchrotron Science Applications
Summary:
This project will develop an advanced X-ray spectrometer based on an array of superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) detectors for synchrotron science applications. The nextgeneration X-ray spectrometer design will be cryogen-free with automated controls to simplify and streamline operation. The turn-key instrument will be easily mountable to beamlines at synchrotron facilities.

Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
12725 SW Millikan Way Suite 230
Beaverton, OR 97005-1782
Title:
High Speed Germanium X-Ray Photon Counting Detector Array
Summary:
To fully enable the capability of our nation’s synchrotrons, a germanium X-ray photon detector and signal processing chip will be developed for high speed X-ray photon counting experiments.

TOPIC: INSTRUMENTATION AND TOOLS FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH USING NEUTRON SCATTERING

STTR Project
Company:
Adelphi Technology, Inc.
2003 East Bayshore Road
Redwood City, CA 94063-4121
Title:
Development of Superconducting Wollaston Prisms
Summary:
Neutron beams are a powerful materials science probe that provides unique information about the structure of matter. This project increases the signal available and the range of structure sizes that can be seen using neutrons, enabling the understanding and development of new industrial and biological materials.

Company:
Materials Development, Inc.
3090 Daniels Court
Arlington Heights, IL 60004-1234
Title:
Extreme Sample Environment for Neutron Measurements
Summary:
This project will develop an advanced materials research using neutrons that is critical in making technological advances in areas such as genetics, “smart materials” for aircraft, high capacity data storage, energy, and security technologies. This project will have a strong impact on U.S. capabilities in advanced materials, energy technology and manufacturing competitiveness.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Computational and Data Analysis System for Multi-Technique Rapid Tomography Reconstruction and Quantification Processing
Summary:
This project will develop a toolkit that will enable rapid image processing and 3D reconstruction at largescale neutron and x-ray facilities to enhance our ability to understand drug development, biological processes, and environmental sciences.

TOPIC: NOVEL MEMBRANE AND ELECTRODE DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE

Company:
Altairnano
204 Edison Way
Reno, NV 89502-2306
Title:
Inorganic Electrode Coatings for Increased Temperature and Cycle Life Performance
Summary:
This project will increase the cell stability of our batteries by altering the chemistry of cells through processes compatible with our current fabrication abilities.

Company:
Amsen Technologies, LLC
1684 S. Research Loop, Suite 518
Tucson, AZ 85710-6740
Title:
Low-Cost, High-Performance Hybrid Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries
Summary:
This project will develop a low-cost, high performance hybrid membrane for redox flow batteries, which is a technology of significant potential for stationary electrical energy storage to be used with wind or solar power generation.

Company:
EIC Laboratories, Inc.
111 Downey Street
Norwood, MA 02062-2612
Title:
Low Cost and Highly Selective Composite Membrane for Redox Flow Batteries
Summary:
This project will develop highly economical components for redox flow batteries that will provide cost effective energy storage of renewable resources and also impact the efficiency of the electrical energy transmission grid.

Company:
Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX 77840-4023
Title:
Highly Selective Proton-Conducting Composite Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries
Summary:
This project will develop a low-cost and highly selective proton-conducting composite membranes can enable the development of cost-effective and durable power systems for stationary applications. It also helps efficient use of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and reducing emissions.

Company:
Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX 77840-4023
Title:
Advanced Electrodes for Low-Cost, Long Cycle Life Li-ion Batteries
Summary:
Distributed energy storage is essential to increase grid stability, decrease fossil fuel use, increase asset utilization, and smooth output of renewable sources. This project will develop advanced rechargeable batteries that will improve utility-scale batteries’ cycle life, performance, reduce negative environmental effects, and provide cost-effective energy storage solutions.

TOPIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR APPLICATION

Company:
Hyper-Therm High-Temperature Composites, Inc.
18411 Gothard Street, Unit B
Huntington Beach, CA 92648-1208
Title:
Design Validation of Gen IV Composite Control Rod Sheaths
Summary:
Test methods must be developed and sOctober 6, 2010thin nuclear reactors. This project will develop Gen IV high temperature gas reactors that offer the production of lower cost electricity due to their high efficiency achieved by high temperature operation. However, the use of new materials, such as ceramic composites, is required to meet the temperature requirements of these reactors.

Company:
Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation
2363 Calle Del Mundo
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1008
Title:
On-Line Monitoring of Flow-Accelerated Corrosion for Nuclear Power Plants
Summary:
Safely harnessing the power of nuclear energy and economically and efficiently converting this can benefit the planet by reducing reliance on fossil fuels. This project will develop a robust fiber-opticsensor-based measurement tool to monitor key NPP stressors, extend the life of legacy LWRs, and provide greatly improved safety margins against potentially catastrophic pipe failures.

Company:
Lambda Instruments, Inc.
40 University City Blvd
Suite 4
Blacksburg, VA 24060-2708
Title:
In-Situ Mechanical Characterization of Refractory Materials up to 1600??C for Gen-IV Reactors using Sapphire Fiber Optic Sensors
Summary:
Nuclear energy is widely held as being the only viable source of abundant, CO2 emissions-free electrical energy capable of meeting projected needs in the near term. This project will develop a sensor technology which will enable the safe operation of emerging nuclear reactor designs.

TOPIC: ADVANCED COAL RESEARCH

Company:
525 Solutions, Inc.
32 Audubon Place
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-1902
Title:
Catalytic Fractionation of Biomass In Ionic Liquids
Summary:
This project will develop a novel method for lignocellulosic biomass fractionation utilizing IL technology. Clean fractionation of the three major components of biomass will lead to low cost, efficient processes that will provide clean lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose feedstocks from virtually any lignocellulosic biomass and which can be input directly in biomass to chemicals and fuel technologies.

Company:
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
1046 New Holland Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17601-5606
Title:
Syngas Production by Thermochemical Conversion of H2O and CO2 Mixtures Using a Novel Reactor Design
Summary:
This project will use CO2 and H2O in a thermochemical cycle to efficiently produce syngas. The proposed technology (i) does not require coal, methane or other hydrocarbon feedstocks (ii) can operate without catalysts, and (iii) can be expanded for commercial production of fuels such as syngas, methane and other hydrocarbon derivatives.

Company:
Eltron Research & Development Inc.
4600 Nautilus Court South
Boulder, CO 80301-3241
Title:
A Compact Integrated System for Air Capture of Atmospheric CO2
Summary:
Although CO2 is considered an undesirable emittant from power plants and other facilities, developing the ability to exploit it first requires its capture. This project addresses the capture of atmospheric levels of CO2 with concomitant electrochemical reduction.

Company:
Shakti Technologies, Inc.
728 Garland Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603
Title:
Novel Nanosorbents for Air CO2 Capture
Summary:
This project will develop a process for removal of carbon dioxide from air, to mitigate the harmful effects of global warming on future generations.

TOPIC: FOSSIL ENERGY ADVANCED RESEARCH

Company:
Boston MicroSystems Inc.
30-H Sixth Road
Woburn, MA 01801-1758
Title:
Harsh Environment Gas Composition Sensor Using Novel SiC Resonant MEMS
Summary:
This project will develop a multi-analyte gas sensor that operated in high pressure and temperature condition that will be extremely significant to both commercial energy producers and the Federal government in enabling advanced energy systems including combustion, gasification, fuel cells, and gas turbines.

Company:
CFD Research Corporation
215 Wynn Drive, NW
5th Floor
Huntsville, AL 35805-1944
Title:
Quantum Mechanic Based Reactive Potentials for Rapid and Reliable Prediction Of Material Properties for Advanced fossil Energy Systems
Summary:
The development of novel materials for advanced fossil energy systems remains slow because it is driven by trial-and-error experimental approach and lacks a rational design approach. This project will develop database of Quantum Mechanic-based reactive interatomic potentials for predictive modeling of properties of novel materials for advanced fossil energy systems such as slagging gasifier and ultrasupercritical steam plant in advance of fabrication.

Company:
CPFD Software, LLC
10899 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite B
Albuquerque, NM 87111-3935
Title:
Hybrid CPU-GPU Parallel Development of the Eulerian-Langrangian Barracuda Multiphase Program
Summary:
Accelerating computational power from a commercial engineering software tool (Barracuda) can help designers optimize fossil power plants and develop gasification reactors for coal and biomaterial, while reducing greenhouse gases.

Company:
KCF Technologies, Inc.
112 West Foster Avenue
State College, PA 16801-4867
Title:
Energy Harvester Powered Wireless Sensors for Extreme Temperature Environments
Summary:
This project will provide an energy harvester powered sensors for high temperature environments. This project addresses a significant opportunity to impact power plant energy consumption and operating cost by enabling wireless sensing at a low cost and in high temperature environments.

Company:
Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Title:
Wireless Seebeck Power
Summary:
This project will support wireless sensors monitoring power plants, a new class of power-harvesting systems is required. A new nanomaterial-based thermoelectric device is proposed that will be capable of converting waste heat to power at a low cost, and will be more reliable and easier to manufacture than current technology.

Company:
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Title:
Novel Gas Composition Sensor System for Monitoring Power Generationv Systems
Summary:
This project will develop a novel laser-based system that will leverage technology from the optical telecommunications industry to monitor gas species concentrations in advanced power generation systems. These measurements may be used to improve efficiency in combustion systems and develop future control strategies to reduce emissions. The novel sensor system may also be used to measure pollutants and greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide produced by factories and vehicles.

Company:
Techno-Sciences, Inc.
11750 Beltsville Drive Suite 300
Beltsville, MD 20705-3194
Title:
Galfenol Energy Harvester for Wireless Sensors
Summary:
This project will use an innovative energy harvester device which provides long term power suitable for wireless sensor networks using advanced materials to convert vibration energy, readily available, into useful electrical energy. The benefit of such an approach is a retro-fit capable wireless sensor system which allows for real-time monitoring of power plant processes without introducing significant integration related issues and the ability to reconfigure the wireless system as desired.

Company:
Wireless Sensor Technologies, LLC
1020 Glen Arbor Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024-2443
Title:
Self Powered Wireless Sensor System for Power Generation Applications
Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate a high reliability waste heat-enabled power supply and wireless sensor system for power generation applications. The system will consist of networked sensor nodes containing pressure and temperature sensors that may be used in the hot sections of turbine engines and mounted on rotating components enabling condition-based maintenance for a power generation plant.

TOPIC: CLIMATE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATION

STTR Project
Company:
Algorithmica LLC
7204 Via Vico
San Jose, CA 95129-3536
Title:
Verification of CO2 Storage in Coal Beds
Summary:
This project will develop the capture and injection of industrial CO2 emissions in un-minable coal seams has been proposed to reduce their impact on global warming. The acceptance of this strategy depends on effective seismic monitoring and verification procedures, as proposed herein, to prevent leakage, ensure safety, and ensure compliance with government policies.

Company:
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
30 Forbes Road, Bldg B
Northborough, MA 01532-250
Title:
Superhydrophobic Aerogel as Sorbent Material for CO2 Capture
Summary:
This project will develop a novel CO2 capture solid sorbent for coal fired power plants. The novel aerogel sorbent will 1) effectively remove the CO2 from post combustion flue gas, 2) will be regenerated at low temperature, and 3) will be suited for multiple-cycle use. The new developed technology will enable to retrofit the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants for carbon capture and minimize global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

STTR Project
Company:
Envergex, LLC
10 Podunk Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566-1046
Title:
Capture of CO2 by Hybrid Sorption (CACHYS) for Existing Coal-Fired Plants
Summary:
This project will develop a technology to harnesses the synergy between unique sorbents that have been developed, with a novel method of using those sorbents, to capture of CO2 from power plant exhaust gases. It is expected to reduce the cost of CO2 capture by a factor of two relative to current solutions.

Company:
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
2520 W. 237th Street
Torrance, CA 90505-5217
Title:
Distributed Sensors for Dissolved Carbon Dioxide
Summary:
This project will develop reliable and cost-effective monitoring that is important to making gas sequestration an acceptable method of carbon dioxide control. Distributed sensors are proposed for large-scale detection and quantification of the effects of carbon dioxide leaks into shallow water of storage locations.

STTR Project
Company:
NanoSonic, Inc.
1485 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5556
Title:
Climate Control Technology for Fossil Energy
Summary:
This project will use captured CO2 from coal fired power plants to subsequently replace toxic solvents in a wide range of polymer processing operations. Marketability will be ensured by dynamic applicability to multiple commercial and consumer markets, combined with low materials costs.

STTR Project
Company:
NexTech Materials, Ltd.
404 Enterprise Drive
Lewis Center, OH 43035-9423
Title:
Advanced Membranes for C02 Capture from Existing Coal-fired Power Plants
Summary:
This project will investigate a new membrane for separation of carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plant gas exhaust. This technology could lead to cleaner and more efficient coal-fired power plants.

Company:
Paulsson, Inc.
PO Box 8819
Brea, CA 92822-5819
Title:
Development of a 1,000 level Borehole Seismic Receiver Array for Characterization of CO2 Repositories
Summary:
This project will develop Borehole seismic 3D imaging using ultra long borehole seismic receiver arrays designed and built to withstand the severe environment in boreholes used for the sequestration of CO2 is the only geophysical technique that can map and monitor in high resolution if a geologic formation is suitable for CO2 storage.

Company:
SHEETA Global Technology Corporation
1036 Countryside Drive
Walnut, CA 91789-4393 Sequestration Site
Title:
Subsurface Monitor for Dissolved Inorganic Carbon at Geological
Summary:
This project will develop the competitive technology for U.S. leadership in the MVA of CO2 at geological sequestration site, creating green energy jobs, and create new business and technology.

Company:
United Environment & Energy LLC
111 Ridge Road
Horseheads, NY 14845-1507
Title:
High Value Renewable Chemical Production from CO2 and Biodiesel Plant Byproduct
Summary:
This project will develop an environmentally friendly, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and easy to operate renewable glycerol carbonate production technology from carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, and glycerol, a biodiesel plant waste.

TOPIC: COAL GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Company:
Creative Power Solutions (USA), Inc.
11010 N. Saguaro Blvd., Suite 206
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268-5562
Title:
A Novel Concept for Preferential Production of Methane Rich Syngas from Coal Gasification
Summary:
This project will develop a gasifier that will combine coal and a renewable waste to produce methane rich syngas in a cost effective manner. This technology will reduce the cost of power generation, enhance lifetime of fossil fuel resources, and provide a cost effective method to reduce emission of greenhouse gases from coal based power plants.

Company:
Reaction Engineering International
77 West 200 South, Suite 210
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-3601
Title:
A Technology to Mitigate Syngas Cooler Fouling
Summary:
This project will develop a soot blowing technology tailored for use in coal gasification plants. This technology will improve the performance of coal gasification plants, thereby reducing U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources and greenhouse gas emissions.

STTR Project
Company:
Reaction Engineering International
77 West 200 South, Suite 210
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-3601
Title:
Enhanced Methane Production by Co-Gasification of Potassium-Rich Biomass and Coal
Summary:
This project will investigate enhanced methane production from the co-gasification of potassium-rich biomass and coal. The gas produced will be suitable to fire a fuel cell or to provide substitute natural gas to a pipeline. This process will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources and greenhouse gas emissions.

Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Method for Co-Feeding Biomass and Coal for Gasification
Summary:
This project will develop a method to pre-process and co-feed biomass with coal for gasification without the penalties associated with the low energy density, handling or feeding problems associated with whole biomass. This will significantly increase the use of renewable resources for fuels and power production, while proportionately reducing the carbon footprint of coal utilization.

TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLEAN FUELS AND HYDROGEN FROM COAL

Company:
Cadtrak Engineering, LLC
31 Santa Barbara Ave.
San Anselmo, CA 94960-1653
Title:
Algae Filtration and Oil Extraction Device
Summary:
This project involves the development of a device to harvest and extract oil from algae for the production of biofuels. Algae-based biofuels have the potential to alleviate the problem of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and to lower U.S. reliance on foreign sources of energy.

Company:
Energy Catalysis Inc.
1200 Florence Columbus Road, Suite 117
Burlington, NJ 08505-4200
Title:
Economical Process for Conversion of Biomass and Coal to Liquid Fuels
Summary:
This project will develop a direct liquefaction of renewable biomass and vast reserve of coal in U.S. to transportation fuels that will lead to energy independence from foreign oil and boost in the economy. An economical process for direct liquefaction of biomass and coal by hydroconversion in a low cost reactor system using novel catalysts.

Company:
Exelus, Inc.
110 Dorsa Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039-1003
Title:
Multifunctional Catalyst for Coal and Biomass to Liquids Process
Summary:
This project will develop a new, cost-effective method for converting coal and biomass into clean transportation fuels. It uses new chemistry and catalysts to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions while significantly reducing capital costs.

Company:
QuarTek Corporation
4180 Piedmont Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27410-8109
Title:
Specially Functionalized Nanomagnetic Particles and Ionic Liquids for Harvesting, Dewatering and Extraction of Lipids and Carbohydrates from Algae
Summary:
This project will develop a new job creating industry, creating technologies that will enable the production of cost effective biofuels from cellulosic and algal biomass by employing novel separation and extraction technology.

Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Poison Resistant Water-Gas-Shift Catalyst for Biomass and Coal Gasification
Summary:
This project will develop a new catalyst that will allow more efficient fuels production from coal and biomass while minimizing the number of steps involved.

Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Poison-Tolerant WGS Catalyst for Biomass-Coal Co-Gasification Systems
Summary:
This project will develop an enabling technology for Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids (CBTL) processes. The CBTL system uses domestic feedstock and will have a greenhouse gas footprint better than conventional coal or petroleum fuels allowing a highly efficient and environmentally responsible utilization of coal.

STTR Project
Company:
Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc
133 Defense Hwy, 212
Annapolis, MD 21401-8907
Title:
Novel Ceramic Membranes for Efficient Hydrogen Recovery
Summary:
This project will develop an all-ceramic separation membrane module to cleanly recover hydrogen gas from coal. This module will increase the efficiency of the process and eliminate U.S. dependence on precious metals used for hydrogen separation.

TOPIC: ADVANCED TURBINE TECHNOLOGY FOR IGCC POWER PLANTS

Innovative Science Engineering and Management LLC
7525 B State Road
Cincinnati, OH 45255-6406
Title:
A Novel Micro Circuit Based Film Cooling Design for a Ceramic Combustor Liner
Summary:
This project will develop a unique approach to design and fabrication of a high temperature SiC/SiC CMC combustor liner. It offers diverse applications for increasing cycle efficiency, and low emissions in commercial power plants, DOE as well as DOD/DARPA fighter platforms.

Company:
Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc
133 Defense Hwy, 212
Annapolis, MD 21401-8907
Title:
Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing of Cast Turbine Components
Summary:
This project will develop digital manufacturing technology that will provide > 75% cost savings and reduce prototype lead times by >50% for cast metal components used in advanced gas turbines. This technology will enable much more rapid innovation and result in higher efficiency turbine engines.

STTR Project
Company:
UES, Inc.
4401 Dayton-Xenia Road
Dayton, OH 45432-1894
Title:
High Temperature Unique Low Thermal Conductivity Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) Architectures
Summary:
Gas turbine engines utilized in electric power production and aircraft propulsion need to operate at higher temperatures for enhanced efficiency and lower emission. This project will develop a thermal barrier coating technology with unique architectural design will enable the operation of turbine engines at higher operating temperature.

TOPIC: FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES FOR CENTRAL POWER GENERATION WITH COAL

Company:
Celltech Power, LLC
131 Flanders Road
Westborough, MA 01581-1031
Title:
Direct Utilization of Coal in Fuel Cells
Summary:
This project will create a breakthrough technology, the Liquid Tin Anode Solid Oxide Fuel Cell that has the potential to revolutionize power production through the direct conversion of coal to electricity. This technology will use coal or biomass in a clean, efficient manner, contributing to our nation’s energy security and environmental quality.

Company:
NexTech Materials, Ltd.
404 Enterprise Drive
Lewis Center, OH 43035-942
Title:
Manufacturing System Design Analysis of SOFC Stacks
Summary:
This project will perform a comprehensive manufacturing cost analysis of volume manufacturing of SOFC stacks. Design, materials, and fabrication methods will be evaluated to reduce total system cost, enabling penetration into stationary power generation markets, transportation auxiliary power units, and military applications.

Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Post-SOFC Residual Fuel Oxidizer for CO2 Capture
Summary:
This project will capture CO2 produced when using a solid oxide fuel cell to make power from coal derivied syntheses gas. It is an extremely efficient low cost process that will increase energy security by using domestic energy resources (coal) for power production while reducing environmental impacts, including atmospheric CO2 emissions.

TOPIC: OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES

Company:
ABS Materials
770 Spruce Street
Wooster, OH 44691-0000
Title:
Swellable Organosilica Materials to Clean Produced Water
Summary:
This project will develop and improve identified technologies to remediate produced water; and develop process of production to make these technologies commercially viable.

Company:
ChemEOR, Inc.
841 E. San Bernardino Road
Covina, CA 91723-1417
Title:
Novel Self-Thickening Chemicals for Improved Conformance Control
Summary:
This project will develop a cost-effective, improved chemical technology to increase oil production from mature fields in the U.S.. This technology also has the environmental benefit of decreasing the volume of water co-produced with the oil.

Company:
Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation
2363 Calle Del Mundo
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1008
Title:
Robust and Self-Contained Fiber-Optic Gyroscope for Measurement While Drilling in Harsh Downhole Environment
Summary:
Increased efficiency and cost effectiveness of oil and gas well drilling reduce the overall cost of fossil and unconventional fuel production in the US. This project will develop a highly efficient sensing system to provide feedback for optimizing directional drilling processes, lowering carbon footprint, and enhancing energy security of the nation.

Company:
Precision Combustion, Inc.
410 Sackett Point Road
North Haven, CT 06473-3106
Title:
Downhole Oxyfuel Steam/CO2 Generator for Production of Gas from Hydrates
Summary:
This project will demonstrate a novel oxyfuel downhole steam generator aimed at providing an enabling tool to efficiently recover gas from methane hydrate deposits and simultaneously reduce emissions with potential CO2 sequestration. Success will lead to commercialization of a downhole combustor for natural gas production.

TOPIC: CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE

Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Title:
Dual Quantum Cascade Laser System For Simultaneous Measurements of 13CH4 and CH3D Methan Isotopolgues
Summary:
Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas contributing to global warming. This project will produce a laser based isotopic methane monitor that will be used to quantify the various sources of atmospheric methane based on their distinct isotopic signatures in order to assess the impact of methane on global warming and climate change.

Company:
Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc.
1930 Central Avenue
Suite A
Boulder, CO 80301-2895
Title:
The Photo-Pneumatic CO2 Analyzer for Robotic Platforms
Summary:
This project will develop a new technology platform that is intended to provide global three dimensional monitoring of carbon dioxide from ground level to the top of the atmosphere.

Company:
Searchlight Sensors, Inc.
1100 N. Tustin Ave., Suite G
Santa Ana, CA 92705-3509
Title:
High Precision Optical Carbon Dioxide Sensor
Summary:
This project will develop a low cost high precision optical carbon dioxide sensor. This sensor will help to understand the global warming process much more quantitatively and provide real time high sensitivity measurements.

Company:
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
1570 Pacheco Street, Suite E-11
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3993
Title:
Self-calibrating Balloon-Borne Methane Gas Sensor
Summary:
Understanding the effects of atmospheric constituents on climate requires highly sensitive field measurements, yet current instrumentation is inadequate to provide the detailed information necessary. This project will develop a compact, rugged, low cost optical sensor platform for airborne measurement of nitric acid and other important atmospheric trace gases.

Company:
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
1570 Pacheco Street, Suite E-11
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3993
Title:
Robust Spectrometer for Carbon Isotope Ratio Measurements
Summary:
This project will develop an improved measurement technology that is needed to better characterize the exchange and transformation of carbon between the biosphere and the atmosphere.

Company:
Vista Photonics, Inc.
67 Condesa Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508-8136
Title:
Trace Carbon Monoxide Analyzer
Summary:
This project will develop a field deployable sensor to monitor atmospheric concentrations of the critical indirect greenhouse gas carbon monoxide. It will have significant advantages when compared to existing technology.

Company:
Vista Photonics, Inc.
67 Condesa Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508-8136
Title:
Atmospheric Methane Analyzer
Summary:
This project will develop a cost-effective field deployable sensor to monitor atmospheric concentrations of the critical greenhouse gas methane. It will have significant advantages when compared to existing technology.

TOPIC: ENHANCED AVAILABILITY OF CLIMATE MODEL OUTPUT

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Serving Climate Data to Industry End-users
Summary:
This project will develop software that will provide the solar power industry and water management authorities estimates for available solar energy, precipitation and snow distribution based on available climate computer model data.

TOPIC: ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Title:
High Sensitivity SO2 Monitor using Quantum Cascade Laser IR Absorption
Summary:
Understanding the effects of atmospheric constituents on climate requires highly sensitive field measurements, yet current instrumentation is inadequate to provide the detailed information necessary. This project will develop a compact, rugged, low cost optical sensor platform for airborne measurement of nitric acid and other important atmospheric trace gases.

Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Title:
Chemical Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Particle and Gas-Phase Organic Speciation
Summary:
Small airborne particles generated from energy-related activities can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility. This project will develop an instrument with unique capabilities for identifying and measuring the organic constituents of aerosol particles, leading to a better understanding of the sources, transformations and fates of atmospheric particulate matter.

STTR Project
Company:
Aerosol Dynamics, Inc.
935 Grayson Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-2640
Title:
Extending Measurements of Atmospheric Nano-Particle Chemistry to 2 nm
Summary:
Understanding sources and global concentrations of particles that nucleate cloud formation is a critical component to evaluating anthropogenic influences on global climate. This project will help illuminate one of the important sources of these particles, namely newly formed particles. More specifically, it will enable the study of the chemical constituents that play an important role in the dynamics of these particles.

Company:
Aerosol Dynamics, Inc.
935 Grayson Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-2640
Title:
To Separate Particulate and Gaseous Constituents of Atmospheric Aerosols
Summary:
Understanding sources and global concentrations of particles is a critical component to evaluating anthropogenic influences on global climate. This project will enable the more accurate measurement of one component of these particles, namely semi-volatile organic compounds which contribute to particle formation in the atmosphere, and may play a significant role in production of those particles that seed the formation of clouds.

STTR Project
Company:
Droplet Measurement Technologies
2545 Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301-2865
Title:
Mobile Ice Nucleus Counter
Summary:
Clouds are a critical component of the hydrologic cycle and the role of clouds in climate is equally as critical. This proposal is for the development of a commercial Ice Nucleus (IN) counter which will provide for additional progress in the understanding of ice cloud formation.

Company:
Luminit, LLC
1850 W. 205 Street
Torrance, CA 90501-1526
Title:
Holographic A-band Multi-Channel Substrate Guided Wave-Based System
Summary:
This project will develop stable, compact, low-cost spectrometer for atmospheric oxygen A-band spectrometry based on substrate-guided wave-based holographic gratings. Global warming can be studied more effectively with this high precision, robust, and stable device.

Company:
Photon Machines, Inc.
15377 NE 90th St.
Redmond, WA 98052-3562
Title:
Towards Simultaneous Single Particle Chemical and Optical Characterization: Development of a Multi-angle Optical Scattering Module for the Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
Summary:
This project tackles one of the largest uncertainties in climate change research, building a unique instrument which simultaneously measures the chemistry and the climactic warming or cooling effect of different types of atmospheric particles. This new instrument is expected to dramatically reduce the uncertainties in climate models, better-informing public policy decisions.

Company:
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
1570 Pacheco Street, Suite E-11
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3993
Title:
Instrumentation for Measurement of Atmospheric Nitric Acid
Summary:
Understanding the effects of atmospheric constituents on climate requires highly sensitive field measurements, yet current instrumentation is inadequate to provide the detailed information necessary. This project will develop a compact, rugged, low cost optical sensor platform for airborne measurement of nitric acid and other important atmospheric trace gases.

TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING

STTR Project
Company:
Glomics, Inc
716 Waterwood Dr.
Norman, OK 73072-4369
Title:
Development of Microarrays-based Metagenomics Technology for Monitoring Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Subsurface Environments
Summary:
This project will greatly assist the commercialization of GeoChip technologies. GeoChip is a metagenomic technology for simultaneously monitoring thousands of microorganisms important to energy, environmental management, agriculture, industry, foods, and human health.

Company:
Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX 77840-4023
Title:
Contaminant Specific Biosensor for Monitoring Heavy Metal and Radionuclide Bioremediation
Summary:
This project will develop a novel biosensor to provide a real-time measurement of bioremediation rates of heavy metal and radionuclide contamination. The novel biosensor could lead to reduced costs and increased acceptance of bioremediation strategies.

STTR Project
Company:
Vista Clara Inc.
2615 W Casino Road, Suite 4-JK
Everett, WA 98204-2124
Title:
Integrated Use of Surface and Subsurface NMR for Measuring and Mapping Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Three Dimensions
Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate a cost-effective, minimally invasive field method for using NMR geophysics to measure and map hydraulic conductivity in the top 100m of the subsurface. The proposed methodology will provide reliable, higher-resolution information on this key subsurface property for improved understanding and remediation of contaminated groundwater.

Company:
Vista Photonics, Inc.
67 Condesa Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508-8136
Title:
Isotope Hygrometer for in situ Subsurface Characterization
Summary:
This project will develop an isotope analyzer that can determine the isotope composition of liquid water samples. It will allow tracing the transport and dispersion of contaminants in the subsurface.

TOPIC: IMAGING AND RADIOCHEMISTRY

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Novel Concept in PET Imaging
Summary:
This project will investigate a promising detector technology, which will have major impact in scientific studies, health care, homeland defense, oil exploration as well as industrial applications.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
New Room Temperature Semiconductor Detectors for Small Animal SPECT
Summary:
This project will develop a high performance, low cost detector for nuclear medicine. High performance gamma-ray detectors that operate at room temperature are critical to many applications including nuclear medicine.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
High Resolution High Sensitivity Sensor for Radionuclide Imaging
Summary:
This project will permit rapid, economical manufacturing of high performance radiation sensors critical to addressing the immediate needs of nuclear medicine, and allow development of superior methods, drugs and technologies to diagnose and stage, and treatments to curtail and even cure, certain cancers, heart diseases and circulatory system disorders.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Low Cost, High Performance SPECT Detectors
Summary:
This project will investigate promising nuclear detector materials that will have major impact in medical imaging, physics, homeland security, scientific studies as well as commercial applications.

TOPIC: GENOMIC SCIENCE AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES

STTR Project
Company:
Glomics, Inc
716 Waterwood Dr.
Norman, OK 73072-4369
Title:
Development of Novel Random Network Theory-Based Approaches to Identify Network Interactions Among Nitrifying Bacteria
Summary:
This project will develop novel ecological network approaches to characterize network interactions of microbial communities represents transformative advances in biological/environmental sciences, and this will greatly enhance the commercialization of GeoChip technologies, which was awarded as one of the 100 most technological innovations with the greatest commercial potentials in 2009.

STTR Project
Company:
MulticoreWare, Inc.
21536 Saratoga heights Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070-5757
Title:
Metagenomics Using Graphics Processing Units
Summary:
This project will develop software for DNA sequence processing from DOE projects which runs on the graphics processing units available in modern computers. This software should accelerate the processing of DNA sequence enough to replace supercomputers used for this purpose with ordinary, much cheaper computers.

Company:
Vcrsoft LLC
2310 Bamboo Drive Suite J303
Arlington, TX 76006-5952
Title:
Semantic Search Engine for SBK
Summary:
This project will yield a software tool that can improve the use of existing and emerging genomics databases by allowing users to search based on semantic concepts as opposed to purely syntactic keywords.

TOPIC: SMART FACILITIES AND GREEN NETWORKS

Company:
Luna Innovations Incorporated
1 Riverside Circle
Suite 400
Roanoke, VA 24016-4962
Title:
Standardized Energy Measurement Interfaces, Integration with Facility Infrastructure, and Energy-Aware Algorithms for High Performance Computing Systems
Summary:
This project will develop an intelligent sensor system that will allow for a significant increase in energy efficiency and productivity of high performance computing systems through the use of integrated sensing elements, active feedback systems for environmental controls, and embedded energy aware algorithms to maximize system resource effectiveness.

Company:
PC Krause and Associates, Inc.
3000 Kent Avenue, Suite C1-100
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1075
Title:
Performance and Energy Management in High Performance Computing Systems Using Application-Level Behavioral Attribute Driven Techniques
Summary:
This project will enable High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems to operate more consistently and with lower energy requirements.

STTR Project
Company:
RNET Technologies, Inc.
240 West Elmwood Drive, Suite 2010
Dayton, OH 45459-4248
Title:
HPC Application Profiling for Energy Optimization
Summary:
The operating (energy) costs of current and future supercomputers are approaching the procurement costs of these expensive machines. One approach to reducing the energy consumption of supercomputers is to give application developers transparent insight into the application’s power requirements. This allows application developers to make the necessary power/performance tradeoffs.

TOPIC: CLOUD COMPUTING

Company:
Agiliron, Inc.
10940 SW Barnes Rd Ste 217
Portland, OR 97225-5368
Title:
Scalable Cloud Based Application Testing Service
Summary:
Cloud Computing is rapidly growing in commercial use and also offers an attractive deployment infrastructure for scientific applications and government services. The development of the proposed quality management framework will facilitate the adoption and reliability of these new services.

Company:
Parabon Computation, Inc.
11260 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 406
Reston, VA 20190-5203
Title:
Virtual HPC Cluster Provisioning in the Cloud
Summary:
This project will remedy three fundamental software deficiencies in current "cloud computing" environments that otherwise limit their ability to serve the high-performance computing (HPC) community. As a result, users will be able to provision and use virtual clusters "in the cloud" in a convenient, affordable, pay-as-you-go fashion.

TOPIC: DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE

STTR Project
Company:
RNET Technologies, Inc.
240 West Elmwood Drive, Suite 2010
Dayton, OH 45459-4248
Title:
Green Storage for HPC with Solid State Disk (SSD) Technologies
Summary:
This project will develop techniques must be developed to account for these profiles before SSDs can replace HDDs. Solid State Disks (SSDs) are the next generation storage hardware, to replace hard drives. SSDs have lower energy requirements coupled with the potential for better performance.

TOPIC: MODELING AND SIMULATION OF INDUSTRIALLY-RELEVANT PROBLEMS

Company:
Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc.
6210 Kellers Church Road
Pipersville, PA 18947-2010
Title:
Innovative Subgrid-Scale Combustion Modeling for Gas Turbines
Summary:
This project will develop an advanced turbulent combustion model to support the development of new fuel-flexible gas turbine technologies. The model will include the physics required to accurately predict gas turbine operations and be efficient enough for engineering design analysis.

STTR Project
Company:
Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
34 Lexington Avenue
Ewing, NJ 08618-2302
Title:
Advanced Methods for Predicting 3D Unsteady Flows Around Wind Turbines
Summary:
This project will develop an entirely new class of multidisciplinary analysis software for predicting the aerodynamics, fatigue, vibration and noise of wind turbines. By improving the ability to design and predict the lift of wind turbines, this new software will help to increase the reliability and life span of wind turbines, reduce maintenance costs while minimizing our dependency on foreign energy supplies and reducing greenhouse gas and carbon emissions.

Company:
Geological Storage Consultants, LLC
14394 Embassy Way
Apple Valley, MN 55124-6468
Title:
Commercialization and Application of Robust and Efficient Analysis Tools for Geological Sequestration of CO2
Summary:
An innovative simulation and modeling tool is being developed that will provide comprehensive risk assessment for geological CO2 storage projects. This software framework will provide injection site planners, government regulators, and insurance companies with the information to safely and economically store captured carbon dioxide.

Company:
IllinoisRocstar LLC
60 Hazelwood Drive
P.O. Box 3001
Champaign, IL 61826-3001
Title:
Turbine Trailing Edge Noise Reduction Using Adjoint-Based Shape Optimization
Summary:
This project will develop high-fidelity simulation software to understand and minimize the noise radiated by the turbine blade trailing edge, enabling large wind turbine installations in more heavily populated areas, reducing design cycle time and lowering cost.

Company:
UltraHiNet LLC
709 SW 80th Blvd
Gainesville, FL 32607-6523
Title:
Computational Particle Dynamic Simulations on Multicore Processors (CPDMu)
Summary:
This project will scale the applications that employ simulation and analysis applications that need to be implemented on high-performance computers to petascale computers that are clusters of multicore processors, so as to obtain the performance promise of petascale computing.

TOPIC: CYBER-SECURITY AND NETWORKING

Company:
Acadia Optronics, LLC
1395 Piccard Drive, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20850-4348
Title:
100 Gb/s Pattern Generator and Comparator
Summary:
This project will develop a 100 Gb/s pattern generator and comparator module that will enable testing of high-speed physical links.

Company:
Aries Design Automation, LLC
6157 N. Sheridan Road, Suite 16M
Chicago, IL 60660-5818
Title:
Exploiting GPUs for Scalable Network Intrusion Detection
Summary:
This project will result in a highly efficient Network Intrusion Detection System that utilizes the hundreds of cores on modern Graphics Processing Units to achieve very high processing speeds at a very low cost. Besides the DoE, the resulting technology will be of benefit to the DoD, all branches of the government, and all companies.

Company:
Dimension Technologies, Inc.
315 Mount Read Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14611-1982
Title:
Autostereoscopic Projection Display for Collaborative Applications
Summary:
This project will investigate and model a desktop display that can produce high resolution 3D images which can be viewed without 3D glasses by groups of scientists viewing complex multi dimensional data sets or simulations. These displays could also be used in conference rooms and eventually in home theater systems.

Company:
Reservoir Labs, Inc.
632 Broadway, Suite 803
New York, NY 10012-2614
Title:
Implementation of an Energy-Saving Bro-Aware Load Balancer at 100 Gbps with Closed-Loop Flow Policy Control
Summary:
This project will develop Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) that will serve an indispensable role in preserving the integrity of computer networks. This project will design and implement a high-performance energy-saving load balancer that can distribute traffic at line rates of 100 Gbps.

Company:
cPacket Networks Inc.
2061 Landings Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043-0827
Title:
Cybersecurity and Networking: NIDS Front-End for Load Balancing at 100 Gigabits
Summary:
This project will explore conceptual design and implementation of 100 Gbps front-end-load-balancing for effective Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) clusters for mission critical networks. The goal is closing the technology gap between CPUs computing power to the demands of cyber security at high speed networks.

TOPIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SYSTEMS

Company:
Accelogic LLC
1830 Main Street, Suite 204
Weston, FL 33326-3684
Title:
Maximal-Performance Scalable FFT Library for Accelerator-Enhanced Petascale Computing
Summary:
This project will develop a breakthrough, low-cost technology that reduces computational times from months to hours to seconds, thus revolutionizing entire industrial design cycles and the way science, in general, is performed.

Company:
Galois, Inc.
421 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97204-1629
Title:
Improved Symbol Resolution for Portable Build Systems
Summary:
This project will increase the productivity of software developers by describing a process and developing tools that make it easier to create and deploy portable software components in the context of High Performance Computing.

Company:
Galois, Inc.
421 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97204-1629
Title:
A Deployable, Robust File System for Parallel I/O
Summary:
This project will decrease the cost and increase the productivity of massive data storage systems. Users include the high-performance computer industry who rely on fast, reliable computers. It also supports commercial users and providers of massive storage, including providers of massive databases or grid-based storage solutions.

Company:
ParaTools, Inc
2836 Kincaid Street
Eugene, OR 97405-4156
Title:
Packaging Portable HPC Tools for Linux
Summary:
This project will increase productivity of HPC developers, adds workers to produce LiveDVD/LiveUSB HPC Linux, delivers higher quality software production on platforms ranging from desktops to exascale leadership machines. HPC Linux targets modern multicore technology and ensures quality. construction of HPC software products.

Company:
ParaTools, Inc
2836 Kincaid Street
Eugene, OR 97405-4156
Title:
Increasing Build IQ: Integration Quality Tools for Build
Summary:
This project will produce IQB, a tool enabling faster, higher quality software production on platforms ranging from desktops to exascale leadership machines. IQB will leverage modern multicore performance to ensure consistent construction of large software products where all the pieces must work together to produce reliable scientific results.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Accelerating PETSc through Next-Generation Heterogeneous Supercomputing
Summary:
This project will develop a next-generation super-computing facility for scientific computation. Successful completion of this project will ensure that these resources can be used by the most general scientific audience.

TOPIC: COLLABORATION, SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION AND DATA UNDERSTANDING

Company:
Accelerated Data Works, Inc.
2831-A NW 41st Street
Gainesville, FL 32606-6690
Title:
Energy Tracking Software Platform
Summary:
This project will create an interactive energy tracking and visualization platform that supports decreasing electric, water, and gas usage. Homeowners will be able to track their improvement as they make home efficiency upgrades and compete within social groups to lower utility bills while reducing their environmental footprint.

Company:
Kitware, Inc.
28 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8688
Title:
Web-Based Scientific Collaboratory for Large Data Analysis
Summary:
This project will develop advanced software tools for the visual analysis of large and complex data across collaborating scientific communities. These tools will enable users to better understand and extract important information from data.

Company:
Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Title:
Large-Format Autostereo Volume Integrating Synthetic Holographic 3DVisualization System
Summary:
This project will develop advanced scientific visualization systems, a multiuser viewable wall-size 3D display system for collaborative data analysis and visualization of scientific data produced by computer simulations and experiments.

TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION

Company:
Advanced Science and Novel Technology Company
27 Via Porto Grande
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-7848
Title:
Readout SerDes System for Number-Mode Photon Counting Arrays Operating at 4K
Summary:
This project will develop an advanced multi-chip readout system with a proprietary low-complexity serial interface for a pixilated Visible Light Photon Counter sensor with a significantly higher efficiency than a photomultiplier tube. Technical and economic benefits of this project will occur in many scientific and commercial domains including nuclear and high energy physics, military and commercial imaging systems, etc.

Company:
American Semiconductor, Inc.
3100 S. Vista Avenue, Suite 230
Boise, ID 83705-7368
Title:
Next-Generation Detector and Imager Development
Summary:
This proposal will utilize the demonstrated detector diodes along with conversion of the readout design to MIGFET transistors and build the MAMBO in Flexfet SOI-CMOS to eliminate the threshold shift plaguing current SOI based sensors. This project’s success will result in the demonstration of an advanced X-ray Imager that has detector diodes formed in the handle silicon and a 12-bit counter array for high dynamic range X-ray or electron microscope imaging in the SOI layer with immunity to application of large backside biases.

Company:
HYPRES, Inc.
175 Clearbrook Rd. #141
Elmsford, NY 10523-1109
Title:
Low-Power Radiation-Hard ADC for Detector Readout
Summary:
A new low-energy digital logic is proposed for efficient readout of sensitive detectors. The benefits cover a wide spectrum ranging from identification of concealed weaponry to understanding of physics governing the universe.

STTR Project
Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Multi-Channel Electronics for Solid-State Photodetectors
Summary:
The proposed research will investigate a promising detector technology, which will have major impact in scientific studies, health care, homeland defense, oil exploration as well as industrial applications.

Company:
SVT Associates, Inc.
7620 Executive Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3677
Title:
Ultra-thin AlN/GaN Heterostructures for Robust, Radiation-hard Electronics
Summary:
This project will result in transistor (HEMT) devices which can reliably function for example under constant radiation in low earth orbits for more than 10 years with less than 30% drop in performance. Additionally, these devices can be integrated with GaN-based detectors for very high luminosity collider experiments.

Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
12725 SW Millikan Way, Suite 230
Beaverton, OR 97005-1782
Title:
Development of Commercial Foundry Source for Science-Grade Charged Particle Imagers
Summary:
This project will result in transistor (HEMT) devices which can reliably function for example under constant radiation in low earth orbits for more than 10 years with less than 30% drop in performance. Additionally, these devices can be integrated with GaN-based detectors for very high luminosity collider experiments.

TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY

Company:
 Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation
3077 Teagarden St
San Leandro, CA 94577-5720
Title:
Films of Mo3Re to Improve the Performance of Existing Superconducting Radiofrequency Accelerator Cavities
Summary:
This project will develop the next generation of superconducting radiofrequency accelerator cavities. The long term goal is to produce a cavity that is economically viable in difficult economic times while advancing the goals of DOE’s nuclear physics program.

Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
Title:
Integration of Heat Transfer and Particle Trajectory Simulation
Summary:
This project will develop a single software package to analyze high energy electron beams and obtain detailed thermal characteristics for a wide variety of applications. It will provide a user friendly graphical user interface and will greatly simplify the design process, produce more accurate results, and reduce costs and development time.

Company:
Diversified Technologies, Inc
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Title:
Fast Beam Switching Kicker for Electron Beam Cooling
Summary:
This project will develop microwave pulse compression technology. Once demonstrated, this technology will allow the electron-ion collider to be constructed. Both the compression and pulse technologies have applications to defense and industry in areas where high peak and average microwave power are needed simultaneously.

Company:
FAR-TECH, Inc.
3550 General Atomics Ct
Building 15 Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121-1122
Title:
Quasi-3D Model of an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source
Summary:
This project will develop a sophisticated, numerical modeling tool that will decrease the cost of building and operating sources of highly charged ions that are used in nuclear physics research as well as industrial applications.

Company:
Faraday Technology, Inc.
315 Huls Drive
Clayton, OH 45315-8983
Title:
Electropolishing Niobium in an HF-Free Electrolyte
Summary:
This project will develop an environmentally benign fabrication process for superconducting components for the International Linear Collider. This program will eliminate the use of hydrofluoric acid, improving worker safety, while maintaining or exceeding current performance specifications.

Company:
InnoSense LLC
2531 W. 237th Street, Suite 127
Torrance, CA 90505-5245
Title:
Carbon Aerogels - Hot Catchers for Exotic Isotopes and/or Molecular Species
Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate refractory carbon aerogels as catchers for the efficient production of rare isotopes of single-species molecular vapors. This project will support the DOE-FRIB Program objectives to promote understanding how stars explode or how elements from iron to uranium are created.

Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title:
Novel Crab Cavity RF Design
Summary:
A room-temperature model of a cost-effective crab cavity module will be designed, built, and tested at low power. Radio frequency crab cavities are useful for particle colliders.

STTR Project
Company:
Niowave, Inc.
012 North Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48906-5061
Title:
Development of an SRF Crab Crossing Cavity for an Electron Ion Collider
Summary:
This project will develop a superconducting spoke cavity that will have immediate use in existing nuclear physics research facilities.

Company:
Saxet Surface Science
3913 Todd Lane, Suite 303
Austin, TX 78744-1057
Title:
STRAW A Hydrogen-Specific Pressure Gauge for XHV
Summary:
Many of the next generation of physics accelerators will require high average electron currents, a potential issue for electron sources. This project will develop a pressure measurement device that allows routine use of better vacuum to protect these electron sources from ion damage.

Company:
Scientific Solutions, Inc.
11619 Chippenham Way
San Diego, CA 92128-4281
Title:
Miniature Electron-Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Ion Source for Industrial Applications and Research
Summary:
The purpose of this project is to develop a miniaturized electron-cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source. The smaller size and reduced complexity is an enabling technology for portable accelerators used for border security and detection of explosives and special nuclear materials.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Modeling and Optimization of Electron Emission from Diamond Amplifiers
Summary:
Novel high-current, high-brightness, low emittance electron sources are required for major up-grades of existing particle accelerators in order to further advance the field of experimental nuclear physics. High-fidelity software is being developed to enable new capabilities to design advanced, diamond-amplified, electron sources.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
GPU Acceleration of Spin Tracking in Colliding Beam Accelerators
Summary:
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.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Self-consistent Numerical Design and Modeling of Radio Frequency Power
Summary:
The success of DOE-funded next generation accelerator facility depends on accurate prototype and test of RF power source. This project will develop numerical models and diagnostics to improve the effectiveness of RF power source design and analysis.

TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION, DETECTION
SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES

Company:
Agiltron, Inc.
15 Cabot Road
Woburn, MA 01801-1003
Title:
Micromegas Particle Detector
Summary:
This proposed innovation for assembling micromegas particle detectors should reduce costs and reduce time to get results in basic physics experiments trying to answer the question – how is the universe put together?

Company:
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
30 Forbes Road, Bldg B
Northborough, MA 01532-2501
Title:
Manufacturing of Large and Highly Transparent Aerogel Tiles with Refraction Indices up to 1.1 for Cherenkov Detectors
Summary:
This project will optimize the process to manufacture large aerogel monoliths with high optical clarity for use in Cherenkov radiation detectors. The optimized material will provide the high-energy physics community with an improved particle detection medium and will allow US laboratories to procure the aerogels from a U.S. manufacturer rather than foreign suppliers. The advances made in manufacturing highly transparent aerogels can be broadly commercialized in the Building and Construction market. It will increase the energy efficiency of windows and building fenestrations.

Company:
PHDs Co. 777
E mory Valley Road
Suite B
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7048
Title:
Growth of Large Diameter High-Purity Germanium Crystals for Nuclear Physics Research
Summary:
There is a fundamental need for more sensitive, reliable, and cost effective instruments for the detection of gamma rays in Nuclear Physics experiments. The large diameter germanium crystals to be developed will provide the basis for these instruments.

Company:
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Title:
Cryogenic Visible Light Photon Counting Array for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Experiment
Summary:
A collaboration of multiple academic institutions and DOE laboratories is working to measure the neutron electric dipole moment, thereby testing the basic physics of the universe. This project will develop a cryogenic Visible Light Photon Counting array to support this effort.

STTR Project
Company:
Sinmat Inc.
2153 SE Hawthorne Road, Ste 124 (Box 2
)Gainesville, FL 32641-7553
Title:
Defect Free, Ultra-Rapid Thinning/Polishing of Diamond Crystal Radiator Targets (20m) or Highly Linearly Polarized Photon Beams
Summary:
This project will develop a novel technology to produce special diamond crystals that can be used in nuclear reactors, and next generation computer devices.

TOPIC:NUCLEAR PHYSICS ISOTOPE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Company:
Manhattan Isotope Technology LLC
228 Maple Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544--157
Title:
A New Evaluation of Recycling of the Cardiac Imaging Agent, Strontium-82,from spent Strontium-82/Rubidium-82 Generators
Summary:
There is currently a shortage of medical radioisotopes in North America. This project will allow the supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredient strontium-82. Strontium-82, is used for diagnosis of cardiac maladies such as coronary artery disease.

TOPIC: REMEDIATION AND DEACTIVATION & DECOMMISSIONING IN THE DOE COMPLEX

Company:
 Applied Spectra, Inc.
46661 Fremont Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538-6410
Title:
In Situ Monitoring of Toxic Metals and Chlorinated Solvent Plumes using a Portable, Dual Sensor LIBS/Raman Device
Summary:
This project will develop an instrument that is an environmentally-friendly laser device used to quickly detect the presence of radionuclides and other contaminants in the environment which will allow public officials the ability to make informed decisions about public health issues.

Company:
Los Gatos Research
67 East Evelyn Avenue, Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041-1529
Title:
Lab-on-a-chip Technology for in-situ Mercury Speciation Characterizarion
Summary:
New technologies are urgently needed for long-term and continuous monitoring of contaminants in the subsurface environment. This project will develop a novel technology that provides the required sensitivity and selectivity, thus provides just such a means to accomplish this goal.

Company:
Mainstream Engineering Corporation
200 Yellow Place
Rockledge, FL 32955-5327
Title:
Development of an Active, Man-Portable, Cooling System with Dehumidification Capabilities for Personal Protective Clothing/Equipment
Summary:
This project will develop an active cooling system that can provide a cool/dry environment to workers in enclosed personal protective clothing/equipment. The technology will be lightweight, the size of a small backpack, and will improve working conditions so that heat stress is no longer a cause of concern.

STTR Project
Company:
NanoScale Corporation
1310 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502-5000
Title:
Protective Apparel Fabrics (PAF) with Distinctly Area-Specific Waterproof and Breathable Properties
Summary:
This project will design protective apparel with area-specific waterproof and breathable properties in order to increase comfort and improve protection for users performing D&D work on surplus DOE nuclear facilities.

Company:
NanoSonic, Inc.
1485 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5556
Title:
Lightweight, Radiation- and Water-Proof, High-Performance Textiles
Summary:
This project develop a new technology allowing to reduce the weight of radiation-protective garments while enhancing their waterproof properties by taking advantage of its nanoscale techniques and high-performance materials. From this will result a lead-free product that may later be seen in hospitals, doctors’ and dentists’ offices.

TOPIC: REMOTE SENSING

Company:
Physics, Materials, and Applied Mathematics Research, LLC
1665 E. 18th Street, Suite 112
Tucson, AZ 85719-6808
Title:
Development of Filament-Based Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Standoff Detection of Radiological Materials
Summary:
This project will develop a robust, versatile and highly sensitive sensor capable of detecting nuclear and other sensitive materials at long range. This sensor can be used to increase national security and reduce risk to military personnel deployed on site.

Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
12725 SW Millikan Way, Suite 230
Beaverton, OR 97005-1782
Title:
SOI CMOS Wafer Scale Imager Platform
Summary:
This project will develop a large area, low level imaging technology for persistent surveillance. The imager has higher resolution and sensitivity than commercial CMOS imaging products.

TOPIC: RADIATION DETECTION

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Novel Polycrystalline Scintillators for Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Summary:
This project will investigate promising nuclear detector designs that will have major impact in nuclear non-proliferation, medical imaging, scientific studies as well as commercial applications.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Non-Cubic Ceramic Scintillators for Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Summary:
This project will investigate promising nuclear detector designs that will have major impact in nuclear non-proliferation, medical imaging, scientific studies as well as commercial applications.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Growth of Semiconductors for Room Temperature Gamma-Ray Detection
Summary:
This project will develop high performance gamma-ray detectors that operate at room temperature are critical to many applications including detection and identification of special nuclear materials.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Novel Concepts for Handheld Radioisotope Identifiers
Summary:
This project will investigate promising nuclear detector designs that will have major impact in nuclear non-proliferation, medical imaging, scientific studies as well as commercial applications.

TOPIC: SIMULATION AND SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR NONPROLIFERATION R&D

Company:
Kitware, Inc.
28 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8688
Title:
A Scalable Visual System For Proliferation Analysis
Summary:
This project’s work addresses the need for further advancements in tools which effectively combine nuclear proliferation data so information is automatically connected, allowing intuitive navigation, visualization, and collaboration with a scalable, web-based application.

Company:
The Aptec Group, LLC
22 Proctor Hill Road
Hollis, NH 03049-6428
Title:
Development of an Ontology-Directed Signal Processing Toolbox
Summary:
This project is focused on the development of tools for the automatic configuration of signal processing systems. The goal is to develop tools that will be useful in a variety of Government and commercial areas and useable by people who are not signal processing experts.

TOPIC: RESEARCH TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR EXPLOSION MONITORING

Company:
Rocky Mountain Geophysics, Inc.
167 Piedra Loop
Los Alamos, NM 87544-3836
Title:
Development of Mine Explosion Ground Truth Smart Sensors
Summary:
This project will develop a seismo/acoustic smart sensor system to be used to transmit accurate ground truth information (location, origin time, magnitude) from mining regions to improve U.S. nuclear explosion monitoring capabilities. The system will be compact, inexpensive, simple to deploy and capable of autonomous operation for periods of up to six months.

Company:
XIA, LLC
31057 Genstar Road
Hayward, CA 94544-7831
Title:
Silicon Drift Detectors for High Resolution Radioxenon Measurements
Summary:
This project will develop a more sensitive, easier to use method to detect this xenon, the instrument will support and improve national and international efforts to detect, confirm, and deter tests of nuclear weapons.

TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY

Company:
Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation
9111 Cross Park Drive, Bldg A
Knoxville, TN 37923-4510
Title:
Integrated System for Management of Cable Aging in Support of Long Life Operation of Nuclear Power Plants
Summary:
The resurgence of nuclear energy as an environmentally friendly source of electrical power has encouraged US nuclear power plants to renew their licenses to operate for 60 years or beyond. As such, they are faced with the growing need to effectively manage their aging assets. One of the greatest challenges will be the determination of the condition of aging cables. This proposal is designed to conduct a hands-on R&D effort for the development of a state-of-the-art cable condition monitoring system not currently available in the nuclear power industry.

Company:
Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation
9111 Cross Park Drive, Bldg A
Knoxville, TN 37923-4510
Title:
Prognostic Methods for Predicting Remaining Useful Life of Nuclear Plant Equipment and Components
Summary:
This proposal offers to provide a prognostic system that can provide predictions of the remaining useful life or time to failure of critical plant equipment and components. Successful implementation of prognostic technologies in nuclear power plants can potentially reduce reactor trips and refueling outage times.

Company:
Ceramic Tubular Products, LLC
15815 Crabbs Branch Way
Rockville, MD 20855-6636
Title:
Silicon Carbide Clad Thoria Plutonia Fuel for Light Water Reactors
Summary:
The new fuel and clad technology developed in this project will reduce the volume of nuclear waste from nuclear power plants, increase the overall safety, and enable plant life extension from 60 to 80 years. It will also allow for more complete destruction of fissile plutonium in spent fuel.

STTR Project
Company:
FAR-TECH, Inc.
3550 General Atomics Ct Building 15 Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121-1122
Title:
Diagnostic for Rapid Characterization of TRISO Fuel Pellets Using Soft X-Rays
Summary:
This project will develop an apparatus that uses X-rays to perform rapid quality control and quality assurance testing on fuel for the next generation of nuclear reactors. This technology would enable all of the fuel going into a reactor core to be inspected, rather than just a random sample.

Company:
Lambda Instruments, Inc.
840 University City Blvd., Ste 4
Blacksburg, VA 24060-2708
Title:
Accident Condition Temperature Monitoring up to 1600??C in Gen-IV Reactors using Sapphire Fiber Optic Sensors
Summary:
Nuclear energy is widely held as being the only viable source of abundant, CO2 emissions-free electrical energy capable of meeting projected needs in the near term. This project will develop a sensor technology which will enable the safe operation of emerging nuclear reactor designs.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
Solid-State Sensor to Directly Replace Coils for Improved Eddy Current Testing (ECT)
Summary:
This project will develop new, high sensitivity, solid-state sensors for rapid, high performance inspection of power plants, bridges, and transportation vehicles.

TOPIC: SEARCH, DISCOVERY, AND COMMUNICATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

Company:
David Wojick
391 Flickertail Lane
Star Tannery, VA 22654-1908
Title:
X-Portal Technology for Scientific Discovery
Summary:
This project will develop the technology to build comprehensive Web portals for the scientific community.

Company:
Deep Web Technologies, LLC
301 North Guadalupe, Ste 201
Santa Fe, NM 87501-5501
Title:
Automating Scalability of Federated Search in a Cloud Computing Environment
Summary:
This project will demonstrate that cloud computing, a technology promoted by the Obama administration, is well suited for enhancing today's scientific search technology. Enhancements include enabling more efficient and effective research and widening the research net to include foreign language content translated to the researcher's native language.

Company:
Edgewater Federal Solutions FKA
Edgewater Technology Assoc.
3528 Worthington Blvd. Suite 301
Urbana, MD 21704-7014
Title:
Search, Discovery, and Communication of Scientific and Technical Knowledge in Distributed System
Summary:
This project will develop innovative methods for the automatic generation of knowledge bases for the improved searching and exploration of scientific and technical databases.

Company:
Information International Associates, Inc.
1055 Commerce Park Drive, Ste 110
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-4219
Title:
Deep Indexing of Complex Scientific and Technical Information Documents
Summary:
This project will explore the need for researchers locate digital objects such as graphs, charts and tables within scientific and technical information (STI) research documents and suggest a methodology for the Department of Energy to implement that capability for their massive STI holdings.

Company:
Information International Associates, Inc.
1055 Commerce Park Drive, Ste 110
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-4219
Title:
Mobile Device Applications in the Digital Library
Summary:
This project will explore the need for researchers and scientists to access digital library services on mobile devices and to provide access to scientific and technical information (STI) research documents on such devices.

TOPIC: ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS

Company:
FieldMetrics Inc.
13352 82nd Avenue
Seminole, FL 33776-3126
Title:
Smart Grid Sag and Temperature Monitor for Overhead Power Lines
Summary:
This project will develop a new, low cost conductor sag and temperature sensors retrofitted to existing transmission infrastructure will improve system reliability, increase the carrying capacity of the current power grid, and reduce costs associated with connecting renewable energy sources to the grid.

Company:
Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation
2363 Calle Del Mundo
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1008
Title:
Highly Multiplexed, Low Cost Fiber-Optic Sensor Array for Underground Cables Condition Monitoring
Summary:
A changing supply mix in the U.S. power grid, expanding power quality needs, and continuing demand growth are stressing an aging, congested electricity infrastructure, and thus challenging system reliability. Condition monitoring technologies can optimize the utilization of transmission and distribution (T&D) assets and improve their operational efficiencies through a smart-gridenabled infrastructure.

Company:
Signal Processing, Inc.
13619 Valley Oak Circle
Rockville, MD 20850-3563
Title:
A Fast Detection and Localization Approach to Monitoring Cables in Underground Power Distribution Network
Summary:
This project will develop a new fault detection and localization system that is low cost, non-intrusive, and can help early detection of arcing and short-circuit faults in underground power networks.

Company:
Underground Systems, Inc.
84 Business Park Drive, Ste 109
Armonk, NY 10504
Title:
Underground Cable Advanced Diagnostics
Summary:
This project will investigate the design of an advanced diagnostic system that increases the reliability and utilization of the underground transmission system.

TOPIC: ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE

Company:
Brayton Energy, LLC
75B Lafayette Road
Hampton, NH 03842-2624
Title:
Modular Undersea Compressed Air Energy Storage (UCAES) System
Summary:
A cost-effective solution for energy storage will make intermittent renewable energy sources, e.g., solar and wind, dependable. Undersea storage offers the possibility of containing compressed air under the weight of water allowing for light, inexpensive manufactured systems which can provide energy to the electrical grid on demand.

Company:
Exquadrum, Inc.
12130 Rancho Road
Adelanto, CA 92301-2703
Title:
Ocean CAES (OCAES)
Summary:
This project will conduct a research and development program, entitled Ocean CAES (OCAES). This technology overcomes the challenges associated with storing energy generated by renewable sources by means of Compressed Air Energy Storage vessels stationed out of sight on the bottom of the ocean.

TOPIC: HIGH-SPEED ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
12725 SW Millikan Way, Suite 230
Beaverton, OR 97005-1782
Title:
Low Cost, Reconfigurable, Multi-Channel Pulse Processing Platform
Summary:
This project will develop a novel, low-cost method of achieving psec-scale time stamping and pulse processing of gamma-ray photons and charged particles is being developed.

TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Integrating Scientific, Grid, and Cloud Computing Infrastructures
Summary:
The Grid Cloud Computing Service provides an effective alternative approach for utilizing our national computing infrastructures more efficiently by providing custom complex scientific application execution environments.

TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS

Company:
Arradiance, Inc.
142 North Road, Suite F-150
Sudbury, MA 01776-1142
Title:
Efficient Manufacture of Extreme Surface Area Microchannel Plate Devices Functionalized by Atomic Layer Deposition Thin Films
Summary:
Efficient manufacture of extreme surface area Microchannel plate devices functionalized by atomic layer deposition thin films is an essential component of next generation high energy physics detector designs as well as novel detection applications in medical discovery and diagnostics and homeland security applications.

Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title:
High-Performance, CMOS Solid-State Photomultiplier
Summary:
This project will develop a high-performance photodetector for radiation detectors, such as PET and SPECT imagers and scientific instruments.

Company:
Vega Wave Systems
1275 West Roosevelt Road, Suite 104
West Chicago, IL 60185-4815
Title:
Compact, Low-Power, High Speed Fiber Optic Interconnects for Particle Physics Detectors
Summary:
This project will develop 3D integration of very high speed optical communications links for the next generation of high energy physics particle detectors. Spin-offs from this technology are expected to have significant commercial value by improving data transfer and network traffic for large computer network systems, including the internet.

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

Company:
HJC Enterprise, LLC
5 Badgley Drive
New Providence, NJ 07974-2501
Title:
Reduction of Porosity for High Critical Current Density Bi-2212 Superconductor Wire
Summary:
High-field magnets are essential components of devices used in a number of advanced fields of science, such as NMR and ICR (widely used in drug discovery), magnetic fusion (searching for everlasting energy), and particle accelerators used in high energy physics. This study seeks to improve electric current carrying capability of Bi-2212 wire by reducing porosity in filament.

Company:
Metal Oxide Technologies, Inc.
8807 Emmott Rd., Suite 100
Houston, TX 77040-3533
Title:
Low Cost YBCO Superconductors for High Energy Particle Colliders
Summary:
A reliable, commercially viable superconducting wire which operates without electrical loss will benefit not only high energy physics fundamental research, but also: (1) Industry development and economic growth, (2) The environment by reducing the consumption of politically unstable fossil fuel, (3) Government and military mission critical programs.

STTR Project
Company:
nGimat Co.
5315 Peachtree Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30341-2107
Title:
Thin Robust Electrical Insulator High Field HTS Magnets
Summary:
This project addresses stability and high magnetic field enhanced thermal coating of high temperature superconductors. Thin, nanoceramic-based coatings will be applied to conductor strands for electrical resistance and to improve thermal conduction. The technology is proposed to help increase minimum quench energy while enhancing quench detection, thus improving superconducting efficiency.

Company:
Supercon, Inc.
830 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3386
Title:
High Strength Silver Sheath for Bi2212/Ag Conductor
Summary:
This project will develop material to advance the technology of high temperature, high field superconductors is necessary for maintaining U.S. leadership in the fields of materials science, biomaterials and high energy physics.

Company:
UES, Inc.
4401 Dayton-Xenia Road
Dayton, OH 45432-1894
Title:
Improved Current Feeders and Current Distribution System for Accelerator Magnets Using High-Temperature Superconductors
Summary:
This project will develop superconducting current leads based on high temperature superconductors for accelerator magnets and other potential applications with the benefit of lower losses and higher efficiency. Success of this project may lead to the development of new compact and lightweight power transmission devices for accelerators.

TOPIC: ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL LINEAR COLLIDER

Company:
Beam Power Technology, Inc.
5 Rolling Green Lane
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4469
Title:
Design of a Converging Elliptic Gun for Elliptic-Beam Klystron Applications
Summary:
This company will use its innovative patented technology to design converging elliptic electron guns used to produce lower cost, more energy efficient elliptic-beam klystrons for research and industry.

Company:
Euclid TechLabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
Title:
Dielectric Collimators for Linear Collider Beam Delivery
Summary:
This project will develop a special device to control electron bunch of the future linear collider. The use of new software and materials that our company has developed is expected to lead to improved performance and efficiency.

Company:
FAR-TECH, Inc.
3550 General Atomics Ct
Building 15 Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121-1122
Title:
High Sensitivity Beam Position Monitors for 1300 MHz Croyomodules
Summary:
This project will develop a beam profile monitor with high precision for the International Linear Collider. The International Linear Collider promises to provide new information on fundamental physics processes.

Company:
Hyper Tech Research, Inc.
1275 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212-1155
Title:
Short Period Model Helical Undulator for the ILC - Design and Demonstration
Summary:
This project will develop this so-called "undulator" is to be constructed from magnets wound with an advanced highly stable Nb3Sn strand to be developed as part of the proposed program.

TOPIC: ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS

Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
Title:
High Current Density Long Life Cathodes for High POwer RF Sources
Summary:
This project will develop extension of controlled porosity, reservoir cathodes that will allow development of higher power RF sources at reduced cost. This will decrease the cost of future accelerator and collider systems while providing higher performance.

Company:
Euclid TechLabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
Title:
Development of a Dielectric-Based Short RF Pulse Two Beam Accelerator Prototype Module
Summary:
Ultra-high gradient and ultra-high power radio frequency (rf) generation are preferred for the future high energy collider design. Unlike the most of the present accelerator designs, which choose pulse lengths in the range of 150-400 ns and gradients ~100 MV/m as the operational parameters, we propose a short pulse (~20 ns), high repetition rate (>1 kHz), high gradient (>200 MV/m) accelerator as an alternative technology to meet the requirements for future high energy machines if the related technologies can be demonstrated.

Company:
Euclid TechLabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
Title:
THZ Dielectric Wakefield Accelerating Structure
Summary:
This project will develop a manufacturing technology of artificial diamond fiber to be used in dielectric loaded accelerating structures. When developed, this structure will sustain a record high accelerating gradient in THz frequency range. The results will be also applied to next-generation accelerators and high power THz systems as well as to medical equipment development.

STTR Project
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title:
Epicyclic Helical Channels for Parametric Resonance Ionization Cooling
Summary:
In order to maximize the discovery potential of elementary particle colliders at the energy frontier, or to create low-divergence neutrino beams, the momentum spread of particles in the beams must be reduced via `cooling’. This project will develop a new approach to the design of the required beam cooling systems.

Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title:
Fast Time-of-Flight System for Muon Cooling Experiments
Summary:
The latest developments in large-area fast timing devices are applied to a key area of high energy accelerator research, and can also be applied to medical imaging and homeland security systems.

STTR Project
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title:
Simulation of Accelerator Based Backgrounds in a Muon Collider
Summary:
This project will develop a program to compute the backgrounds from a muon beam that result from the decay of the muons in a muon collider. This program would be a significant asset for the design and development of the detector and the optimization of the accelerator-detector interface.

Company:
Omega-P, Inc.
258 Bradley St., 2nd fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
Title:
High Current Cold Cathode Employing Diamond and Related Materials
Summary:
Vacuum electronics devices used to power particle accelerators for discovery science and industrial applications, but also television transmitters and radar tubes, almost always employ thermionic cathodes, having limited current capability and requiring ancillary heating power. This project will develop cold cathodes that appear to offer higher current density, without need for heating power, thus improving device performance with lower operating cost.

Company:
Particle Beam Lasers, Inc.
18925 Dearborn Street
Northridge, CA 91324-2807
Title:
Study of a Muon Collider Dipole Magnet System to Reduce Detector Background and Heating
Summary:
High-temperature superconductor (HTS) magnet technology should improve the energy efficiency of future elementary particle accelerators and make them more tolerant of energy deposition. This project will conduct a feasibility study to develop an HTS open-midplane dipole magnet for a muon collider.

Company:
PolarOnyx, Inc.
470 Lakeside Drive, Suite F
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4720
Title:
Compact 2 micron High Power Femtosecond Fiber Laser
Summary:
This project will develop a femtosecond fiber laser system for next generation HEP accelerator application. It will enable high repetition rate, high quality, compact, and low cost high energy study.

Company:
Q-Peak, Incorporated
135 South Road
Bedford, MA 01730-2307
Title:
Fiber Amplifiers for Laser-Based Accelerators
Summary:
The next generation of particle accelerators needs a fundamentally new approach to be able to advance our understanding the fundamental building blocks of nature. This project will help make possible a promising technique based on laser-driven acceleration. Spin-offs may include compact and inexpensive X-ray sources for improved medical diagnostics.

Company:
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title:
Gated Field Emission Cathode RF Gun
Summary:
This project will develop a new type of electron gun based on advances in nanotechnology. The gun would have applications in research, cancer therapy, cargo inspection, and industrial irradiation.

Company:
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title:
Periodic Structures for High Gradient Dielectric Wakefield Acceleration Experiments
Summary:
This project will design a novel acceleration scheme for charge particle bunches using a dielectric wakefield structure. Accessing frequency regimes out to terahertz, such a device will find numerous applications in the areas of medicine, industry, homeland security, and basic research.

Company:
STI Optronics, Inc.
2755 Northup Way
Bellevue, WA 98004-1495
Title:
Advanced Capillary Discharge for Laser Wakefield Acceleration
Summary:
This project will develop a new type of capillary discharge for advanced high-energy electron accelerators. Applications for these accelerators include industrial processing, medicine, homeland defense, and high-energy physics.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Rapid Low-Noise Simulation of Ultra-bright 10 GeV Electron Bunches in Laser Plasma Accelerators
Summary:
Future generation high-energy particle accelerators, used to study the fundamental nature of matter, will likely include plasma-based components. This project will enhance existing software to enable the accurate simulation and design of such devices.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Capillary Discharge Modeling to Improve High Gradient Advanced Accelerators
Summary:
This project will develop new, advanced plasma modeling tools to improve the accelerators that rely on capillary discharge plasma sources.

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

Company:
Creare Incorporated
16 Great Hollow Road
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-3116
Title:
A Robust High Speed Switch for Pulsed Power Applications
Summary:
Pulsed power applications for high energy physics research, manufacturing, radar, radio communications, and directed energy weapon systems require innovative power semiconductor devices. This project will provide improved cost, reliability, and efficiency for these systems over currently available devices.

Company:
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Title:
Marx Modulator Optimization for Advanced Accelerators
Summary:
This project will work toward completing the design of an affordable, high voltage short pulse modulator applicable to a large number of U.S. and international accelerator programs.

Company:
Euclid TechLabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
Title:
Development Of A 12 GHz Dielectric-Based Wakefield Power Extractor for Potential Clic Applications
Summary:
Dielectric based high power radio frequency (rf) generator offers the possibility of reduced cost and higher efficiency for applications in the next generation high energy physics machine, as well as industry, medicine, and scientific research. This project will develop such a device to meet the particular requirements of the Compact Linear Collider, which is the high energy physics machine under design with joint effort of Europe and U.S.

Company:
Euclid TechLabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
Title:
Multipactor Suppression In Dielectric Loaded Accelerating Structures Using Vacuum Channel Surface Modification
Summary:
Dielectric based particle accelerators offer the possibility of reduced cost and higher efficiency for applications in industry, medicine, and scientific research. This project will study ways to eliminate a form of energy absorption that is currently the main obstruction to widespread use of these devices.

Company:
Haimson Research Corporation
3350 Scott Boulevard, Bldg 60
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3104
Title:
A 17 GHz High Gradient Linac having Molybdenum Surfaces in the Peak Electric Field, Dark Current Interception Regions of the Structure
Summary:
This project will develop a gradient hardened accelerating structure that will represent a significant advance in radio-frequency linear accelerator technology and will have a positive impact on the design of future linear collider systems as well as on the continuing miniaturization of commercial accelerators for medical, industrial radiographic and homeland security applications.

Company:
Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX 77840-4023
Title:
High Energy Density Capacitors for Pulsed Power Systems
Summary:
Capacitors that have improved energy density than the state-of-the-art capacitors are needed for pulsed power systems. This project will develop nanodielectrics materials that will have enhanced storage capabilities.

STTR Project
Company:
Niowave, Inc.
012 North Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48906-5061
Title:
Development of an SRF Deflecting/Crabbing System for FermiLab's Project-X
Summary:
This project will develop a superconducting crabbing cavity that would have immediate use in existing nuclear physics research facilities.

Company:
Niowave, Inc.
1012 North Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48906-5061
Title:
Development of Superconducting Photonic Band Gap Accelerating Cavities
Summary:
Photonic band gap particle accelerators use a novel design that eliminates power reflections which distort the particle beam. This project develops a superconducting version of this new type of cavity to make it usable in high-power accelerators.

Company:
Omega-P, Inc.
258 Bradley St., 2nd fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
Title:
Modified Magnicon For High-Gradient Accelerator R&D
Summary:
This project will improve performance for the unique millimeter wave amplifier that is a key element in an R&D program towards developing a future high-gradient particle accelerator will broaden the scope of research that can be accomplished. This work could help position U.S. science to play a more dominant role in future large international research projects, and could introduce new technology for the U.S. microwave tube industry to make their products more competitive.

Company:
Omega-P, Inc.
258 Bradley St., 2nd fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
Title:
High-Gradient Two-Beam Electron Accelerator
Summary:
A high-energy electron-positron collider is believed by members of the scientific community to be one of the next “big science” projects requiring intellectual and financial support from governments on an international scale. Technical improvements in this project have the potential to reduce the cost and complexity of a future collider, thus making it more appealing to those responsible government bodies.

Company:
Shear Form, Inc.
207 Dellwood St
Bryan, TX 77801-2520
Title:
"Fine grain Nb tube for SRF Cavities"
Summary:
Increased deformability in high residual resistance ratio (RRR) Nb tube for superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities in linear accelerators will be achieved by an improved microstructure in the Nb. The improved microstructure will be produced by a new materials processing method to reduce the average grain size, improve microstructural uniformity, improve material ductility, and lower SRF cavity manufacturing costs.

TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS

Company:
Composite Technology Development, Inc.
2600 Campus Drive, Suite D
Lafayette, CO 80026-3359
Title:
Insulation Materials and Processes for Helium Penetrations
Summary:
Materials and processes will be developed to provide electrical insulation for the helium penetrations and electrical terminations for magnets in the ITER fusion device. These areas of the system are non-uniform in shape, and specific processes must be developed to ensure the overall reliability of the system.

Company:
HyPerComp, Inc.
2629 Townsgate Road, Suite 105
Westlake Village, CA 91361-2981
Title:
Practical CAD-Centric Modeling of Transport Phenomena in Liquid Breeder Blankets
Summary:
This project will provide engineering estimates of the performance of the power producing elements of proposed fusion reactors. Calculations such as these will help determine and maximize their safety, efficiency and reliability using a relatively low budget.

Company:
Hyper Tech Research, Inc.
1275 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212-1155
Title:
High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Cable for Fusion Systems
Summary:
This project will develop an advanced and lower cost superconductor wire for the DOE Fusion Energy Program.

Company:
Luna Innovations Incorporated
1 Riverside Circle, Suite 400
Roanoke, VA 24016-4962
Title:
Laser Vibrometer PFC Health Monitoring System
Summary:
An enabling technique for in-situ health monitoring of fusion reactor’s plasma facing components is proposed to support current and future tokamak development (including ITER). This system enables safe operation of these reactors, which in turn reduce the US dependency on foreign oil while simultaneously reducing green house gas emission.

STTR Project
Company:
Supercon, Inc.
2G 830 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3386
Title:
Development of High Current High Temperature Superconductor Cabling Technology
Summary:
This project will demonstrate the feasibility of a new superconducting cable in order to attain the required high magnetic fields.

Company:
UES, Inc.
4401 Dayton-Xenia Road
Dayton, OH 45432-1894
Title:
Novel YBCO Coated Filaments for Superconducting Magnets
Summary:
A novel approach termed fiber coated conductor will bring very high engineering critical current density with extremely low AC loss. Fiber coated conductor will be ideal in making multifilament cable which will be the only viable technology for the next generation magnet, motors, transformers, and generators fabrication.

TOPIC: FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Company:
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Title:
Components for Heating and Fueling of Fusion Plasmas
Summary:
This will design a unique prototype solid-state power system for driving fusion reactors. The new design will reduce hardware costs by approximately 30% compared to currently available state-of-the-art systems.

STTR Project
Company:
Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc.
321 High School Rd. NE, Suite D3, #179
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-1619
Title:
Low-Impurity, Electrode-less Pre-ionizer Plasma Gun for Innovative Confinement Concepts
Summary:
The proposed work seeks to develop a high power plasma refueling gun to provide low impurity starter plasma for Innovative Confinement Concept for fusion energy development.

Company:
Enig Associates, Inc.
4600 East West Hwy, Ste 500
Bethesda, MD 20814-3491
Title:
ALEGRA-MHD Applications to Solid Liner MTF/MIF Confinement Concepts
Summary:
This project will provide insight into both versions of low gain magneo-inertial fusion. The use of high fidelity, high performance computing simulation will provide more flexibility in the ability to study a wide range of experimental configurations than can be done in the laboratory.

Company:
FAR-TECH, Inc.
3550 General Atomics Ct Building 15 Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121-1122
Title:
Disruption Simulation Code for Tokamaks and ITER Applications
Summary:
This project will provide a breakthrough in the acquisition of scientific understanding needed to predict, avoid, and mitigate disruptions, which is arguably the most important issue in the successful development of tokamak-based magnetic fusion.

Company:
Nova Photonics, Inc.
One Oak Place
Princeton, NJ 08540-4701
Title:
A Water Hydraulic System for Shutter Actuation on ITER
Summary:
This project will develop a innovative shutter system which will protect the sensitive diagnostic systems on ITER from damage from the plasma. A successful demonstration of fusion power on ITER could bring us closer to achieving fusion energy as a clean, safe, and abundant energy source.

Company:
Plasma Processes, Inc
4914 Moores Mill Road
Huntsville, AL 35811-1558
Title:
Advanced ICRF Antennas for Fusion Energy Devices
Summary:
Advanced coating techniques will be developed enabling the fabrication of more reliable, higher performance components for fusion energy devices.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Extending BOUT++ for Solution of Edge Plasma Equations for Use in Whole Device Simulation of Tokamaks
Summary:
Robust and accurate computational methods will be developed for understanding results from international thermonuclear reactor, ITER.

Company:
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Gyrotron Design and Evaluation using New Particle-in-Cell Capability
Summary:
Gyrotrons provide power to heat the ITER fusion experiment, but suffer from a poorly understood oscillation phenomenon that: a) disturbs their monitoring diagnostics, and b) could limit performance of more advanced designs. A recent breakthrough in one area of electromagnetic modeling can provide exactly the tool needed to investigate this problem with a more advanced technique.

TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY DENSITY LABORATORY PLASMA (HEDLP)

Company:
NumerEx, LLC
2309 Renard Place SE, Ste 220
Albuquerque, NM 87106-4259
Title:
A Three-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Simulation Capability for Liner Compression of Field Reversed Configurations
Summary:
This project will develop a three dimensional computer modeling capability to help guide an innovative experiment that will collapse an aluminum tube a little larger than two soda cans placed end to end on a hot, magnetized, gas in twenty millionths of second to attempt to create fusion in a laboratory.

Company:
Polymath Research Inc.
827 Bonde Court
Pleasanton, CA 94566-7505
Title:
Spike Trains of Uneven Duration and Delay Optimally Designed for HEDLP and IFE
Summary:
Spike Trains of Uneven Duration and Delay or a STUD pulse is a new concept in laser design for inertial fusion energy which will control the runaway growth of laser-plasma instabilities and may usher in the era of clean, Carbon emission free, and proliferation resistant, endless nuclear energy for the future of mankind.

Company:
Research Applications Corporation
148 Piedra Loop
Los Alamos, NM 87544-3837
Title:
ePLAS Development for Plasma Jet Modeling and Applications
Summary:
This project will apply, improve and disseminate a unique, tested computer simulation code, ePLAS, for plasma jet modeling, creating an optimal path toward the production of hot, dense plasmas for the mastery of controlled fusion power for the nation.

Company:
Voss Scientific, LLC
418 Washington Street SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108-2811
Title:
Hybrid Modeling of Plasma Jet Transport, Merging and Liner Formation
Summary:
A high-fidelity computer model is being developed to support the fusion energy program. The simulation techniques will enable a rigorous study of an array of powerful plasma jets converging radially inward to compress a fusion target.