Phase I by State

SBIR/STTR Fiscal Year 2011 Phase I Awards
Sorted by State

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Alabama

Technical Topic:
Genomic Science and Related Biotechnologies
 
Company:
CFD Research Corporation
215 Wynn Drive, NW
5th Floor
Huntsville, AL 35805-1944
 
Project Title:
Development of Predictive Software Tools to Construct and Analyze Dynamical Networks for GTL Systems Biology Knowledgebase
 
Project Summary:
Development of efficient alternative energy sources such as biofuel producing microbes can aid in reducing U.S. dependency on imports of fossil fuels. This project will develop technologies that aid this step by predicting if a particular microbe can yield the desired yield and in identifying which critical parts of its internal signaling architecture need to be targeted to make it more efficient in this task.
 

Arizona

Technical Topic:
Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Advalue Photonics Inc
4585 S. Palo Verde Road, Suite 405
Tucson, AZ 85714-1962
 
Project Title:
High Energy Sub-100 Femtosecond Fiber Lasers at 2 Micron
 
Project Summary:
The technique of Current-Enhanced Self- Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ESASE) is widely acknowledged to be beneficial in areas ranging from atomic and molecular sciences to chemical, materials, and biological studies. ESASE requires an ultrafast (sub-100 fs) high peak power, high repetition rate, stable pulsed laser systems which operate in the mid-IR range of no less than 2μm. AdValue Photonics proposes a high-energy 2μm femtosecond fiber CPA laser system that could deliver pulses energy as high as 7mJ and duration of sub-100 fs.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Technologies for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring
 
Company:
Burge Environmental, Inc.
6100 South Maple Avenue
Suite 114
Tempe, AZ 85283-2872
 
Project Title:
Development of An Automated System to Measure Tritium in Groundwater: A toll to Enable Remote Field Monitoring for the Presence and Migration of Tritium at contaminated DOE and nuclear generating site
 
Project Summary:
A field-deployable monitoring system providing cost-effective, rapid determination of radioactive substances in the groundwater at federal sites, such as Hanford Site, Washington, will be developed. The development of the system will lead to significant decreases in the future cost of site remediation.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Ridgetop Group, Inc.
3580 West Ina Road
Tucson, AZ 85741
 
Project Title:
High-Performance ADC for Particle Accelerator Instrumentation Applications
 
Project Summary:
This project will design an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit that is needed in nuclear physics experiments. The radiation-hardened, high-performance ADC has also very wide applicability to commercial and military communication systems and radar systems.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Speed Electronic Instrumentation for Data Acquisition and Processing
 
Company:
Ridgetop Group, Inc.
3580 West Ina Road
Tucson, AZ 85741
 
Project Title:
Radiation-Hardened Adjustable Sample Rate ADC for Particle Detectors
 
Project Summary:
This project will design a high-performance analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with extreme radiation tolerance using the IBM 130 nm Silicon Germanium (SiGe) fabrication process and targeting the scheduled upgrade of the large Hadron collider (LHC) experiment at CERN. No other ADCs that are tolerant to the extreme radiation levels of the scheduled experiment are currently available.
 

California

Technical Topic:
Advanced Cooling And Waste Heat Recovery Technologies
 
Company:
Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501
 
Project Title:
Nanoionic Thermoelectric Regeneration
 
Project Summary:
America's power producers, buildings, and industries release and fail to reuse most fossil primary energy; the wasted energy exceeds the amount consumed by the entire Japanese economy. To recover this lost energy, this project will develop a new thermoelectric technology based on nanoporous materials developed for fuel cells.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Cooling And Waste Heat Recovery Technologies
 
Company:
Innosense LLC
2531 West 237th Street
Suite 127
Torrance, CA 90505-5245
 
Project Title:
Aerogel Impregnated Polyurethane Piping and Duct Insulation
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop cost-effective building materials that will increase energy usage efficiencies. The proposed insulation will reduce energy wastes, thus reducing the carbon footprint of traditional building structures.
 

Technical Topic:
Production of Bioenergy and Biofuels From Cellulosic and Non-Food Biomass
 
Company:
Lygos, Inc.
1534 Innes Ave
San Francisco, CA 94124-2621
 
Project Title:
High-Throughput Screens and Selections for Microbially Produced Diacids
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop high-throughput screening technologies to accelerate the R&D process for production of industrial chemicals from renewable feedstocks. Specific focus will be on improving processes for production of plastics from non-petroleum feedstocks.
 

Technical Topic:
Production of Bioenergy and Biofuels From Cellulosic and Non-Food Biomass
 
Company:
Altex Technologies Corporation
244 Sobrante Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4087
 
Project Title:
Infrastructure Compatible Biofuel Production System for Lignocellulosic Biomass (ICBPSLB)
 
Project Summary:
Second generation biofuels production from non-food lignocellulosic biomass is constrained by the high cost of conventional conversion systems. The development of the proposed robust and low cost lignocellulosic biomass conversion system will reduce biofuels costs, rendering them more competitive with fuels derived from imported oil.
 

Technical Topic:
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
 
Company:
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.
17872 Cartwright Road
Irvine, CA 92614-6217
 
Project Title:
Alternative Fiber Evaluation and Optimization of Filament Winding Processing
 
Project Summary:
In an effort to improve emissions, reduce the carbon footprint and decrease the dependency on oil, this project will investigate alternative methods to lower the cost of hydrogen storage vessels.
 

Technical Topic:
Innovative Solar Power: Lowering The Cost of Novel Photovoltaics, Solar Designs for Desalination, and Distributed Concentrating Solar Power
 
Company:
Plant Pv
2101 California Street, Unit 106
Mountain View, CA 94040-1671
 
Project Title:
Highly Efficient Thin Film Tandem Solar Cells
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop highly efficient thin film multijunction solar cells with the potential to reach grid parity within the next five years. This will spur significant job growth and provide the nation with clean and secure energy.
 

Technical Topic:
Innovative Solar Power: Lowering The Cost of Novel Photovoltaics, Solar Designs for Desalination, and Distributed Concentrating Solar Power
 
Company:
Luminit, LLC
1850 West 205 Street
Torrance, CA 90501-1526
 
Project Title:
Holographic Building Integrated Photovoltaics
 
Project Summary:
Innovative low-cost integrated photovoltaic solutions are sought to replace current building materials and structures with products that add photovoltaic electricity generation. This project will develop a new holographic building integrated photovoltaic with highly efficient luminit multiplexed holograms with expanded bandwidth, and thin film PV cells.
 

Technical Topic:
Wind Energy Technology Development
 
Company:
Magcanica, Inc.
4204 Jutland Drive
San Diego, CA 92117-3665
 
Project Title:
A Novel PHM and CBM System for Wind Turbine Drivetrains Based on Magnetoelastic Torque and Rate-of-Change-of-Torque Sensing
 
Project Summary:
Poor wind turbine reliability has impeded the growth of wind energy from becoming a principle source of energy in the U.S. A novel technology, the combined torque and rate-of-change-of-torque sensor offers great potential to function as a highly sensitivity condition monitor to detect wind turbine problems before catastrophic damage occurs.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technology Applications for Buildings
 
Company:
Soraa, Inc.
6500 Kaiser Drive
Fremont, CA 94555-3613
 
Project Title:
Large-Area Semipolar Ammonothermal GaN Substrates for High-Power LEDs
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a cost-effective manufacturing technology for large area single crystal wafers of gallium nitride, the material on which white LEDs are based, with a unique orientation. If successful, the new technology will enable fabrication of low-cost, high-efficiency LEDs with the potential to save up to 12% of total lighting energy usage in the U.S.
 

Technical Topic:
Energy Efficient Membranes for Industrial Applications
 
Company:
Membrane Technology And Research, Inc.
1360 Willow Road, #103
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1524
 
Project Title:
Novel Thermally Rearranged Polymers for Olefin-Paraffin Separations
 
Project Summary:
Olefins are the most important building blocks of the petrochemical industry, with a combined annual U.S. production value of over $27 billion. The olefins are usually separated from paraffins using distillation, an energy and capital intensive process. This proposal describes the development of a low-cost and energy-efficient membrane separation process to substantially cut the energy consumption and reduce the cost of olefin production.
 

Technical Topic:
Technologies Related to Energy Storage for Electric Drive Vehicles
 
Company:
Farasis Energy, Inc.
23575 Cabot Blvd.
Ste. 206
Hayward, CA 94545
 
Project Title:
Low Cost Venting Solution for Li-Ion Pouch Cells
 
Project Summary:
A novel approach to venting Li-ion pouch cells will be developed. The technology will greatly increase the safety of large battery systems being developed for electric vehicles and for cells used in many consumer electronics applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Advanced Chemical Imaging
 
Company:
Anasys Instruments Corp
121 Gray Avenue Suite 100
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-1809
 
Project Title:
High Speed Wideband Infrared Nanospectroscopy Platform
 
Project Summary:
This project will give researchers a robust capability to leverage the power of infrared spectroscopy over broad wavelength ranges and at resolution scales well below current limits. The WINS platform will enable a wide range of high resolution characterization in materials science and life sciences including correlation of morphological, chemical, mechanical and optical properties. Based on specific early customer measurement requests, we anticipate significant downstream benefits in areas including the development of advanced polymer materials, automotive materials, photovoltaics, materials for biofuels, textiles, printing and many other areas.
 

Technical Topic:
Technology to Support BES User Facilities
 
Company:
Ultramet
12173 Montague Street
Pacoima, CA 91331-2210
 
Project Title:
Carbon Foam Core Mercury Spallation Target Windows with Protective Gas Film Support
 
Project Summary:
This project will advance current mercury spallation target technology toward a more robust and implementable form will help enable full-power use of the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The research made possible by the fully functioning SNS will spur considerable advancements in materials science, medicine, and industry.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Components for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
 
Project Title:
2um-5um Mid-IR Laser System
 
Project 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 community and can be employed in many facilities e.g., Stanford Linear Accelerator Collider (SLAC). The SLAC, and facilities like it, provide a new window into the future of the accelerator physics that is critical to our nation's competitiveness.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Components for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Scientific Solutions
11619 Chippenham Way
San Diego, CA 92128
 
Project Title:
On-Axis RF Coupler and HOM Damper for Superconducting Accelerator Cavities
 
Project Summary:
The goal of this project is to develop an improved radio-frequency power coupler for superconducting particle accelerator cavities. Improved power couplers enables higher beam current and power and could significantly improve the performance of superconducting accelerator systems.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
 
Project Title:
Robust, Long Life Photocathodes
 
Project Summary:
High efficiency, long life photocathodes will enable development of deployable, high power, RF sources for medical, scientific, industrial, and defense applications.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
 
Project Title:
Multiphoton Emission Enhancements for High Repetition Rate Photoinjectors
 
Project Summary:
The multi-photon absorption photoemission is a scheme that has the promise to be an enabling technology to develop a high beam quality and high average power megawatt-class free electron laser.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
 
Project Title:
Praseodymium Iron-Boron Undulator with Textured Dysprosium Poles for Compact X-ray FEL Applications
 
Project Summary:
Synchrotron radiation light source facilities provide critical capability to material science, chemistry, structural biology, pharmaceutical research and medicine. This project will develop a novel magnetic device to significantly enhance the performance of existing and future light sources.
 

Technical Topic:
Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
 
Project Title:
A User-Friendly, Modular Simulation Tool for Laser-Electron Beam Interactions
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a stand-alone, self-consistent simulation tool that is modular, able to support various types of problems with speed and accuracy and packaged in an intuitive, user-friendly interface accessible to a wide user base. The code will offer the advanced accelerator and light source communities a flexible, inexpensive software tool to aid in solving real-life problems dealing with laser-electron beam interactions.
 

Technical Topic:
Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
 
Project Title:
A Novel Fabrication Technique for SRF Fundamental Power Couplers
 
Project Summary:
RadiaBeam Technologies is proposing a new manufacturing method that promises to increase the performance of superconducting accelerators, and making them less-expensive, more reliable devices with wider applicability.
 

Technical Topic:
Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Polaronyx, Inc.
2526 Qume Drive
Suites 17 & 18
San Jose, CA 95131-1870
 
Project Title:
High Peak Power 355 nm Pulse Shaping Fiber Laser
 
Project Summary:
A compact ultrafast fiber laser system will be developed for next generation MW peak power 355 nm sources. It will enable high peak power, high PRR, high quality, and low cost high energy study.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Electron Micropscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy
 
Company:
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
 
Project Title:
Novel Ultrafast Electron Diffraction System
 
Project Summary:
This project will build an electron microscope that can 'make a movie' of ultrafast processes that happens on the atomic scale. The device would lead to new discoveries in material science.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation and Tools for Materials Research Using Neutron Scattering
 
Company:
Jema Science, Inc
1530 Grand Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611-4330
 
Project Title:
GISMo: A Modeling Software Tool for Predictive and Real-Time Analysis of GISAS Data
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop an innovative software suite for accelerating materials prediction, discovery, and validation.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Fossil Energy Research
 
Company:
Makel Engineering, Incorporated
1585 Marauder Street
Chico, CA 95973-9064
 
Project Title:
Integral Packaging of High Temperature Chemical Sensors for In-Situ Measurements
 
Project Summary:
While energy sources are becoming more diversified, fossil fuels are still the most prevalent and abundant source of energy, and will continue to account for a significant portion of the energy generated for the foreseeable future. This project will develop an integral package to enable operation of MEMS sensors in the harsh environment associated with advanced power systems. The packaging will support chemical sensors such as the planar thick film high temperature sensors developed for CO and CO2 monitoring by our team and research partners. The integral design enables upgrading systems as newer sensor options become available.
 

Technical Topic:
Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere
 
Company:
Los Gatos Research
67 East Evelyn Avenue Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041
 
Project Title:
Isotopic Carbon Dioxide Analyzer for Flux Measurements
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a rugged, field-deployable, Off-Axis Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy (Off-Axis ICOS) instrument for atmospheric carbon dioxide isotopic flux measurements. In addition to continuous measurements of CO2 in air, the instrument will be capable of discrete measurements of batch samples via syringe injection.
 

Technical Topic:
Enhanced Availability of Climate Model Output
 
Company:
Vertum Partners Lp
2400 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90057-1002
 
Project Title:
Assessing Climate Change Effects on Wind Energy
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a software tool that will incorporate effects of long-term changes in climate on wind energy production. This will allow wind farm project analysts and risk assessors the ability to plan for the benefits and risks of a changing climate.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Aerosol Dynamics, Inc.
935 Grayson Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-2640
 
Project Title:
An Aerosol Mobility Imager for Rapid Size Distribution Measurement
 
Project Summary:
An instrument will be developed for rapid measurement of airborne ultrafine and nanometer sized particles, with wide-ranging applications to research and industry.
 

Technical Topic:
Imaging and Radiochemistry
 
Company:
Sofie Biosciences, Inc.
6162 Bristol Parkway
Culver City, CA 90230-6604
 
Project Title:
Commercialization of a Microscale, Point-of-Use Radiosynthesis Device for the Development and Production of PET Probes
 
Project Summary:
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) provides images of the biology of living systems, from microorganisms in the environment to disease pathways in patients. An affordable, compact, chip-based device to produce PET probes will enable scientists to image diverse biological systems by eliminating barriers that currently limit probe availability and diversity.
 

Technical Topic:
Smart Facilities and Green Networks
 
Company:
Decision Detective Corporation
4354 Town Center Blvd. #114-250
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-7116
 
Project Title:
Power Management Optimization Platform for High Performance Computing and Data Centers
 
Project Summary:
This project will create accurate and timely intelligence from monitored High Performance Computing and datacenter climate conditioning equipment that saves significant energy and lowers computing costs, all resulting in a greener environment.
 

Technical Topic:
Data Management and Storage
 
Company:
Antek Peripherals Inc.
21451 Continental Circle
Saratoga, CA 95070-6505
 
Project Title:
Significantly Enhance Hard Disk Drive Performance by using Titanium Foil Disk Substrates
 
Project Summary:
Data storage and computing is a part of our daily lives and is important for business, communication, entertainment and for Government. This project will allow the popular hard disk drive to store more data, transfer it faster, and use less space all while consuming less energy.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication
 
Company:
Xia, LLC
31057 Genstar Road
Hayward, CA 94544-0000
 
Project Title:
High Density Low Cost Readout Electronics for Large Scale Radiation Detectors
 
Project Summary:
Development of affordable yet high performance digital readout electronics is vital to support cutting edge nuclear science research at national nuclear facilities and universities. This proposed work will help the U.S. to maintain its scientific and technological leadership role in the world, to educate and train future nuclear science workforce in U.S. schools or universities, and to improve the nation's homeland security.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication
 
Company:
Advanced Science And Novel Technology Company
27 Via Porto Grande
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
 
Project Title:
High-Speed ADC SoC with Ultra-Wide Input Dynamic Range
 
Project Summary:
This project will result in the development of an advanced ADC for accurate digitization of analog signals with wide dynamic ranges that are generated in particle detectors and other sensors. This will help to achieve a new level of knowledge in Nuclear and High-Energy Physics and improve commercial data acquisition systems.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Far-tech, Inc.
10350 Science Center Drive
Building 14, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121-1136
 
Project Title:
Integrated Modeling Tool for Electron-Beam Based Ion-Sources
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a numerical modeling tool that will guide and optimize electron-beam based ion-sources for research and industrial applications. The tool will minimize trial and error experiments in current experiments, and help design future advanced devices, which is crucial for rare isotope ion sources that are needed in nuclear physics research, and further in medical and industrial applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Instrumentation. Detection Systems and Techniques
 
Company:
Xia, LLC
31057 Genstar Road
Hayward, CA 94544-0000
 
Project Title:
Proximity Charge Sensing Electrodes for Semiconductor Detectors
 
Project Summary:
Single and double sided strip detectors for imaging purposes have numerous physics and homeland security applications. This project will develop a novel sensing scheme that will significantly advance the state-of-the-for very high resolution high purity Germanium segmented strip detectors.
 

Technical Topic:
Deactivation and Decommissioning
 
Company:
Chromologic, LLC
133 N. Altadena Drive
#307
Pasadena, CA 91107-7325
 
Project Title:
Pipeline Radionuclide Identification and Mapping (PRIAM) System
 
Project Summary:
The proposed instrument will make possible extended length fiber-optic radiation detection – leading to practical automated low-cost identification and mapping of radiation in a very wide range of environments; a goal which is crucial to long term environmental protection and remediation, as well as security and defense related activities.
 

Technical Topic:
Global Nuclear Safeguards Research and Development
 
Company:
Dirac Solutions Inc.
6773 Sierra Ct., Suite C
Dublin, CA 94568-2650
 
Project Title:
Ultra-Secure RF Tags for Safeguards and Security
 
Project Summary:
This project builds on the work of the DOE national laboratories to develop UHF and Ultra-wideband (UWB) RFID tags for safeguards and security needs in the DOE and other agencies. The resulting tags will be reliable, perform in harsh environments, and incorporate sophisticated security features.
 

Technical Topic:
Accelerator Technology for the International Linear Collider
 
Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
 
Project Title:
10 MW, L-Band Annular Beam Klystron
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a 10 MW, 1.3 GHz annular beam klystron (ABK). The advanced design of the ABK is expected to result in system costs that are significantly lower than those possible with conventional klystrons. The ABK will be useful for research and medical accelerators, and other DoD and commercial applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Far-tech, Inc.
10350 Science Center Drive
Building 14, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121-1136
 
Project Title:
Rapidly Tunable RF Cavity for Accelerators
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop an innovative accelerating structure for use in high intensity fixed-field alternate gradient accelerators to be used for basic physics research, industrial, accelerator driven subcritical nuclear reactor, and medical cancer therapy applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Particle Beam Lasers, Inc.
18925 Dearborn Street
Northridge, CA 91324-2807
 
Project Title:
Innovative Design of a High Current Density Nb3Sn Outer Coil for a Muon Cooling Experiment
 
Project Summary:
A successful outcome of this study would result in a viable method for producing an intense cold muon beam which will have applications beyond those of a Muon Collider. Commercial applications include muon radiography for medical and Homeland Security applications. The use of intense sources of muons in condensed matter studies, nanotechnology, and other technologies have potential commercial application as well.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems
 
Company:
Ultramet
12173 Montague Street
Pacoima, CA 91331-2210
 
Project Title:
Textured Tungsten Armor Coating for Fusion Energy Applications
 
Project Summary:
Nuclear fusion offers a technically viable means of generating energy consistent with current consumption levels and environmental preservation. Establishing the commercial viability of fusion requires the development of advanced materials and structures that allow reliable operation in the demanding reactor environment.
 

Technical Topic:
Fusion Science and Technology
 
Company:
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
 
Project Title:
A High-Power, Broadband Window for Step-Tunable Gyrotrons
 
Project Summary:
Successful development of a broad band, high power window for gyrotrons will enable development of these devices for more efficient heating and instability suppression in fusion research devices. These would find application at fusion research facilities around the world.
 

Technical Topic:
Fusion Science and Technology
 
Company:
Far-tech, Inc.
10350 Science Center Drive
Building 14, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121-1136
 
Project Title:
Rapid, High Power, Dense Plasma Jet Delivery System for Critical Magnetic Fusion Problems
 
Project Summary:
Plasma jets have many important applications in magnetic fusion energy research. A rapid, high power, dense plasma jet delivery system with the real-time capability to solve the critical problem of disruption mitigation on ITER can also provide significant enhancement to other fusion and high energy density physics programs.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Flywheel Energy Storage
 
Company:
Calnetix, Inc.
23695 Via Del Rio
Yorba Linda, CA 92887-2715
 
Project Title:
Shaft-less, Hub-less High Strength Steel Flywheel
 
Project Summary:
This flywheel system provides (1) boost power to maintain frequency regulation at power plants for massive blackout prevention (2) temporary large scale energy storage at solar or wind farms to store energy that is not needed when it was produced but can be transmitted during times of increased demand.
 

Colorado

Technical Topic:
Energy Saving Technologies for Commodity Manufacturing Industries
 
Company:
Ald Nanosolutions, Inc.
580 Burbank St. Unit 100
Broomfield, CO 80020-1574
 
Project Title:
Extended Lifetime Supported Nanocatalysts for Energy Improvements in Commodity Chemical Manufacturing
 
Project Summary:
This project will study the stabilization of supported metal catalysts using a nanotechnology-enabling coating solution. Expected outcomes are faster reaction rates, improved catalyst lifetimes, reduced energy consumption for commodity manufacturing and pilot-scale test data to validate hypotheses and reduce barriers to commercialization.
 

Technical Topic:
Innovative Solar Power: Lowering The Cost of Novel Photovoltaics, Solar Designs for Desalination, and Distributed Concentrating Solar Power
 
Company:
Creative Light Source, Inc.
4845 Pearl East Circle, Suite 101
Boulder, CO 80301-6113
 
Project Title:
Holographic Passively-Tracking Planar Solar Concentrator
 
Project Summary:
A revolutionary approach to Concentrating Solar that projects to reduce the installed $/Watt by 10-25x, via an inexpensive, flat technology that requires no moving parts. Ideal for distributed applications, it may be used in cloudy regions across the U.S., and installations from residential, to industrial, to utility-scale applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Technology to Support BES User Facilities
 
Company:
Kapteyn-murnane Laboratories, Inc.
1855 South 57th Court
Boulder, CO 80301-2809
 
Project Title:
Multi-keV, High Harmonic Source at 1MHz, Based on Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification (OPCPA) at 3.1um
 
Project Summary:
This project will investigate high brightness, table-top X-Ray laser construction using more cost effective laser technology than what is currently available. The project will also be accessing keV photon energies, which will be unprecedented at these pulse repetition frequencies, and enable more ubiquitous X-Ray studies on table-tops, and well as enabling more powerful X-Ray Free Electron Lasers.
 

Technical Topic:
Technology to Support BES User Facilities
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Design and Modeling of Tabletop X-Ray Sources
 
Project Summary:
Laser-plasma electron accelerators are an attractive basis for next-generation user facilities to produce intense x-rays that are critical for scientific research, at a small fraction of the size and cost of current facilities. Well-tested software is being enhanced to enable accurate, quantitative simulation and design of such facilities.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Software for Modeling and Design of Robust GaAs Photocathodes
 
Project Summary:
Novel high-current, high-brightness, low emittance electron sources are required Free Electron Laser applications and major upgrades of DOE X-Ray light source and particle accelerator facilities. High-Fidelity software is being developed to enable new capabilities to design robust photocathode with the needed operational properties.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Materials Research Using Ultra-Bright or Ultra-Fast X-Ray Sources
 
Company:
Kapteyn-murnane Laboratories, Inc.
1855 South 57th Court
Boulder, CO 80301-2809
 
Project Title:
Tunable Narrow-Band High Harmonic Beamline Optimized for Ultrafast Soft X-Ray Photoemission and Imaging
 
Project Summary:
This project will produce a commercial source of short wavelength light useful for studying the processes occurring in semiconductors, and cells, and other materials on a very short timescale and with resolution better than an optical microscope.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation and Tools for Materials Research Using Neutron Scattering
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Genetic Algorithm Driven Molecular Structure Determination and Visualization for Real-Time Decision Support
 
Project Summary:
The Genetic Algorithm Driven Decision Support System (GADDSS) will enable the real-time molecular structure determination of the leadership Spallation Neutron Source instruments experiment samples. This system provides more efficient use of the DOE facility while enabling the discovery of new/improved materials and science/engineering solutions for our nation's researchers.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Coal Research
 
Company:
Eltron Research & Development Inc.
4600 Nautilus Court South
Boulder, CO 80301-3241
 
Project Title:
An Electrochemical Pathway to Fuels and Chemicals from CO2
 
Project Summary:
CO2 is a very plentiful carbon source. However, it is generally difficult to convert to useful products and often consumes energy in doing so. The proposed electrochemical technology will efficiently electrochemically convert carbon dioxide to useful chemicals or polymers.
 

Technical Topic:
Climate Control Technologies for Fossil Energy Applications
 
Company:
Tda Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
 
Project Title:
Dense CO2 Membrane
 
Project Summary:
The proposed technology will provide the advanced coal-fired power plants with cost-effective method of CO2 capture. This enables the use of coal, a domestically available resource, to produce electricity with very high efficiency while substantially reducing the green house gas emissions.
 

Technical Topic:
Climate Control Technologies for Fossil Energy Applications
 
Company:
Tda Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
 
Project Title:
A Novel Sorbent to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a new material to effectively remove CO2 from the effluents of existing coal-fired power plants. This process is a highly efficient and environmentally responsible way to generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases and to overcome the economic and environmental problems that limit the full utilization of coal.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Turbine Technology for IGCC Power Plants
 
Company:
Barber-nichols Inc.
6325 West 55th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80002-2777
 
Project Title:
Turbine Component Rapid Manufacturing via Electron Beam Melting/Electrochemical Machining
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a combined novel rapid manufacturing process “Electron Beam Melting” EBM, with a rapid material removal process “Electro Chemical Machining” ECM, to provide a low-cost, high-quality alternative to the traditionally expensive and time consuming casting processes for industrial gas turbine engines. This will enable significantly shorter engine development cycle times as well as provide a faster, lower cost approach for the manufacture of complex cast parts across multiple industries.
 

Technical Topic:
Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere
 
Company:
Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc.
1930 Central Avenue
Suite A
Boulder, CO 80301-2895
 
Project Title:
Objective Climate Monitoring Networks
 
Project Summary:
A dense CO2 sensor network is proposed that is appropriate for the objective monitoring of airborne pollution of American cities and efforts of environmental remediation. The program, including management and technology, can be scaled to monitor cities of all sizes and climate of North America.
 

Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Spec Incorporated
3022 Sterling Circle
Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301-2377
 
Project Title:
Tethered Balloon Systems for Arctic Measurements in the Near-Surface Atmosphere
 
Project Summary:
Arctic stratus clouds trap heat and are a major contributor to the melting of sea ice and global warming. Deployment of a tether balloon system to measure Arctic cloud properties is cost effective and will improve our understanding of climate change in the Arctic.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Droplet Measurement Technologies
2545 Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301-2865
 
Project Title:
Rapid Scan Dynamic Humidity Particle Spectrometer
 
Project Summary:
The Continuous-Flow Streamwise Thermal-Gradient CCN counter (CFSTGC) has proven to be reliable, robust, and relatively simple to operate for ground-based and airborne measurements. This project will expand the SFCA and subsaturated operational modes of the CCN to improve the particle counting capability with a more sensitive optical particle counter. Software will also be developed to simplify the data analysis.
 

Technical Topic:
Modeling and Simulation of Industrially-Relevant Problems
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
High Fidelity Simulation of Laser-induced High-Energy Spark Ignition
 
Project Summary:
Commercial software will be used and further enhanced in order to reduce both risk and cost in development of laser-induced spark ignition systems. These laser-induced spark ignition systems will be an essential part of fuel efficient, reduced emission engines, which will result in billions of dollars in savings for the U.S. economy under a variety of operating and market strategies.
 

Technical Topic:
Collaboration, Scientific Visulization and Data Understanding
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Visualizing Staggered Vector Fields
 
Project Summary:
This project will extend the leading DoE funded visualization tool VisIt to support edge and face centered data. Such data arise in fluid, climate, and electromagnetic modeling.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Compact Crab Cavity Design
 
Project Summary:
A leading area of research in accelerator luminosity improvement, crab cavity design, will benefit from state-of-the art simulation tools to address difficult size and performance constraints.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Characterization of the Fast Ion Stopping Cyclotron for NSCL/FRIB
 
Project Summary:
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) plans to build a gas-stopping cyclotron to stop fast rare-isotope beams for study in a wide variety of experiments. This project will characterize the full capabilities of the gas-stopping cyclotron through computer simulation, allowing for optimization and improved operation at FRIB.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy
 
Company:
Sporian Microsystems, Inc.
515 Courtney Way Suite B
Lafayette, CO 80026-8821
 
Project Title:
Advanced SiCN Materials and Sensors for Generation IV Reactors
 
Project Summary:
A novel high temperature ceramic material and sensing technology is proposed to support the design and safe operation of Generation IV nuclear power systems.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Intensity Accelerators
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Innovative Nonlinear Hadron Accelerator Designs to Extend the Intensity Frontier
 
Project Summary:
Next-generation particle accelerators, used to study the fundamental nature of matter, will require ever higher-intensity beams. New ideas and software are being developed to reduce beam loss and, hence, to reduce cost and technical risk.
 

Technical Topic:
Fusion Science and Technology
 
Company:
Lodestar Research Corporation
2400 Central Ave. P-5
Boulder, CO 80301-2843
 
Project Title:
ArbiTER: A Flexible Eigenvalue Solver for Edge Fusion Plasma Applications
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop sophisticated computer software for analysis and verification of plasma simulation codes, and for theoretical studies of basic plasma physics. These simulation codes are increasingly employed to understand, predict and optimize the performance of fusion energy production for laboratory experiments and the international ITER project.
 

Technical Topic:
Fusion Science and Technology
 
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
 
Project Title:
Non-Linear Modeling of RF in Tokamaks
 
Project Summary:
A difficult-to-analyze non-linear parasitic-power-loss mechanism which occurs in RF heating of magnetic fusion experiments will be studied with a combination of two methods, each of which has seen recent progress that enables their application to this challenging problem. If successful, the approach will help resolve observed uncertainties in fusion experiments.
 

Connecticut

Technical Topic:
Climate Control Technologies for Fossil Energy Applications
 
Company:
Sustainable Innovations, LLC
160 Oak St.
Unit 410
Glastonbury, CT 06033-2336
 
Project Title:
Electrochemical Polymer Precursor Generation (EPPG)
 
Project Summary:
This project is focused on the development of technology that electrochemically transforms waste carbon dioxide into commodity chemicals that are critical to the manufacture of polymers and durable goods. When coupled with renewables, this technology forms the basis of a carbon-negative, efficient, industrially scalable system.
 

Technical Topic:
Fuel Cell Technologies for Central Power Generation with Coal
 
Company:
Fuelcell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Rd
Danbury, CT 06813-1305
 
Project Title:
High Performance Catalytic Heat Exchanger for SOFC Systems
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a novel catalytic heat exchanger to reduce the cost and increase the performance of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power plants for the distributed generation market. The effort is based on a 300 kW SOFC plant fueled by renewable biogas, natural gas, or coal-based syngas.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Omega-p, Inc.
258 Bradley Street
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
 
Project Title:
Fast 704 MHz Ferroelectric Tuner for Superconducting Cavitie
 
Project Summary:
The quest for understanding the origin of the universe requires continued search for elementary particles, for which high-energy accelerators are necessary tools. This project is to develop a fast tuner for superconducting accelerator cavities that could reduce by a factor-of-ten the power needed to energize the accelerator.
 

Technical Topic:
In Situ Remediation
 
Company:
Precision Combustion, Inc.
410 Sackett Point Road
North Haven, CT, CT 06473
 
Project Title:
Steam-Based In-Situ Soil Remediation
 
Project Summary:
This project will demonstrate a novel concept for lower capital, energy and operating cost rapid remediation of hazardous waste sites, especially those contaminated with mercury.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Omega-p, Inc.
258 Bradley Street
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
 
Project Title:
High-Gradient, High-Transformer-Ratio, Dielectric Wake Field Accelerator
 
Project Summary:
The quest for deepened understanding of the origin of the universe requires continued search for elementary particles, for which high-energy accelerators are necessary tools. This project is to develop an electron/positron accelerator using a coaxial dielectric structure that could lead to simplified design and relatively low cost.
 

Deleware

Technical Topic:
Energy Efficient Membranes for Industrial Applications
 
Company:
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
335 Water Street
Newport, DE 19804-2410
 
Project Title:
Ionic Liquid Membrane Contactor for CO2 Capture
 
Project Summary:
This project will focus on carbon dioxide removal from power plant flue gas streams. The proprietary technology will permit a low-cost and highly efficient method for capturing carbon dioxide emissions.
 

Florida

Technical Topic:
High Performance Computing Systems
 
Company:
Accelogic LLC
1830 Main Street, Suite 204
Weston, FL 33326
 
Project Title:
Extreme-Speed Eigensolver Suite
 
Project Summary:
To pursue DOE's scientific priorities, quantum increases in large-scale computing and simulation/modeling speeds are needed. This project will develop breakthrough, low-cost technology that reduces computational times from months to hours or days to seconds, thus revolutionizing entire industrial design cycles and the way we do science in general.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Instrumentation. Detection Systems and Techniques
 
Company:
Sinmat Inc.
2153 SE Hawthorne Road
Suite 124, Box 2
Gainesville, FL 32641-7553
 
Project Title:
Novel Polishing Process to Fabricate Ultra Low Thickness Variation Diamond Substrates for Next Generation Beam Tracking Detectors
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a novel technology to produce ultraflat diamond crystals that may lead to advancement in the fields of nuclear physics research, xray, optical, and next generation computer applications.
 

Georgia

Technical Topic:
Advanced Cooling And Waste Heat Recovery Technologies
 
Company:
Johnson Research & Development Co., Inc
263 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA 30312-1705
 
Project Title:
Advanced cooling using an Electrochemical Heat Pipe (EHP)
 
Project Summary:
The Electrochemical Heat Pump (EHP), is an extremely novel device with performance meeting or potentially better than existing air conditioning and refrigeration equipment with net-zero direct GHG emissions. EHP operation is based upon the well known operating principles of proton conductive membranes, heat pipes, and binary gas cycles.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Software and Data Management
 
Company:
Virkaz Technologies LLC
865 Ashfield Drive
Decatur, GA 30030-5314
 
Project Title:
Data Centric Computing for Nuclear Physics
 
Project Summary:
The infrastructure developed by Google for its MapReduce algorithm has obviously had an impact upon the world of search. This project will develop libraries and adaptation modules that will allow virtualized Nuclear Physics software to run efficiently under MapReduce.
 

Illinois

Technical Topic:
Technologies Related to Energy Storage for Electric Drive Vehicles
 
Company:
Inventek Corporation
320 Willow Street
New Lenox, IL 60451-1047
 
Project Title:
High Energy Density Li-ion Battery with Enhanced Safety, Durability, and Sustainability
 
Project Summary:
Rolled-Ribbon represents a game changing innovative design and manufacturing method for Li-ion battery as required for electric vehicles. Rolled- Ribbon (a large capacity, stacked-cell battery) can approach the long term USABC goals for EV battery. Legislation, such as Electric Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010, is to provide U.S. consumers with an alternative to auto transportation that relies on foreign oil and has negative environment impact. Growth of the “green” economy is in many ways dependent on the availability of cost-effective, high performance battery energy storage.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Components for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
Adjustable High Power Coax RF Coupler without Moving Parts
 
Project Summary:
A high power coaxial RF coupler with variable coupling, without moving parts, is an extremely important innovation that reduces the mechanical complexity of couplers and significantly increases their reliability.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
Photoinjector Efficiency Enhancement using Surface Acoustic Waves
 
Project Summary:
High performance electron guns to produce high-current and low-emittance electron beams for the next generation of light sources are being developed using surface acoustical waves to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Electron Micropscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy
 
Company:
Optonet Inc.
828 Davis Street STE 206
Evanston, IL 60201
 
Project Title:
Ultra High Power NSOM Probe Based on Low Loss High Refractive Index Contrast Nanoscale Tip Integrated with Laser and Detector
 
Project Summary:
Near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) uses a nano-dimension light energy source for imaging and is widely used in nanotechnology. Current NSOM can only provide nano-Watts optical scanning power. The proposed technology enables NSOM probes that is 100 to 10,000 times brighter, which will enable many nanotechnology applications not currently possible.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Fossil Energy Research
 
Company:
Questek Innovations LLC
1820 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
 
Project Title:
Computational Design of Weldable High-Cr Ferritic Steel
 
Project Summary:
Higher operating temperatures at coal-fired power plants can increase efficiency and reduce CO2 emission while also enhancing national security, domestic employment, balance of trade and U.S. GDP. This project will utilize a fundamental computational Materials by Design® approach to design and develop improved, weldable alloys to enable high efficiency power plants.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
Achromatic Low-Beta Interaction Region Design
 
Project Summary:
In order to maximize the discovery potential of particle colliders at the energy frontier, the particle beams must be focused to a very small size where they collide. A new approach to the design of the required beam focusing systems is being developed.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
I.C. Gomes Consulting & Investment Inc.
1728 Killdeer Dr
Naperville, IL 60565
 
Project Title:
Intense Radioactive Beams via a Compact Fission Source/Target
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a low cost option for an ISOL facility for Nuclear Physics such as FRIB. The project will build on the MAFF (Germany) design and R&D experience and adapt it to a compact subcritical (or critical) reactor (CAMI – Compact Accelerator-driven Multiplier for Isotopes) designed for medical isotopes production. If fully implemented, this approach will solve two fundamental problems facing the DOE, supply shortage of key isotopes for medicine, and the lack of an intense ISOL facility at the same level of facilities in Europe and Asia.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
High Radiation Environment Nuclear Fragment Separator Magnet
 
Project Summary:
High-temperature superconducting wire is being used for the design of a dipole magnet in the fragment separator region of FRIB. This magnet must operate in the high radiation and high heat load environment from the production target.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Intensity Accelerators
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
Low-Cost Two-Stage Magnetron with Power Control for Project X
 
Project Summary:
A low-cost two-stage magnetron amplifier based on the principle of reflection amplifiers will be developed to suppress beam disturbances from the acoustic noise in SRF cavities at Project X and other state of the art high energy proton or heavy ion linear accelerators.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Intensity Accelerators
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
Highly Efficient Sources of Negative Hydrogen Ions
 
Project Summary:
An ion source is being developed to enable higher intensity proton beams with better reliability and improved efficiency for the Fermilab Project X linear accelerator and for many other powerful particle accelerators used in science, industry, and homeland defense.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
Fiber Optic Quench Detection Via Optimized Rayleigh Scattering in High-field YBCO Accelerator Magnets
 
Project Summary:
YBCO coated conductors offer the potential of generating the highest magnetic fields possible with superconducting materials. A new approach to protecting YBCO magnets is essential and will be investigated here.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510-1274
 
Project Title:
Helical Muon Beam Cooling Channel Engineering Design
 
Project Summary:
An integrated system of superconducting magnets and RF cavities is being developed to reduce the size of muon beams for muon colliders to enable new ways to investigate nature at fundamental levels at the energy frontier.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
High Energy Density Plasmas and Inertial Fusion Energy
 
Company:
NPL Associates, Inc.
912 W. Armory Drive
Champaign, IL 61821-4537
 
Project Title:
D-Cluster Converter Foil for Laser-Accelerated Deuteron Beams: Towards Deuteron-Beam-Driven Fast Ignition
 
Project Summary:
An ultra-high-density deuterium cluster material is proposed to serve as a basis for deuteron beam generation in order to fast ignite ICF fuel. This material will secure the ion flux and at the same time provide “bonus” energy gain owing to beam-target fusion. If successful, this approach will be the most efficient way of igniting the DT fuel, making the near-term commercialization of ICF fusion more achievable.
 

Kansas

Technical Topic:
Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere
 
Company:
Kalscott Engineering Inc.
P.O. Box 3426
Lawrence, KS 66046-5016
 
Project Title:
Stabilized Platform for Airborne Instrumentation
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate stabilized platforms for airborne instrumentation to enable highly accurate measurements of atmospheric radiation, which under-pin a strategy of sustainable and pollution-free energy.
 

Kentucky

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Climate Control Technologies for Fossil Energy Applications
 
Company:
Green Technology Ltd Co.
3903 Spring Valley Way
Louisville, KY 40241-5121
 
Project Title:
A Contaminant Tolerant Solvent for Carbon Capture in Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants
 
Project Summary:
This project is to develop a novel solvent technology to reduce CO2 emissions reduction at existing coal-fired power plants by at least 90% with less than 30% cost increase.
 

Massachusetts

Technical Topic:
Production of Bioenergy and Biofuels From Cellulosic and Non-Food Biomass
 
Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
 
Project Title:
Biomass to Olefins by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis
 
Project Summary:
Conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks from resources as varied as corn stover, grasses, wood, and sugar cane bagasse is crucial to the long-term supply of liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels in the U.S. This project will develop a catalytic fast pyrolysis method that aims to convert abundant cellulosic and lignocellulosic feedstock materials into reactive olefin monomers – a process we term biomass-to-olefins (BTO).
 

Technical Topic:
Energy Saving Technologies for Commodity Manufacturing Industries
 
Company:
Aspen Systems, Inc.
184 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752-3017
 
Project Title:
Ultra-High Strength Nanostructured Magnesium Alloy-Composite
 
Project Summary:
Current efforts of DOE to create future lightweight systems in order to attain significant energy saving, cost reduction and improved efficiency requires development of advanced nanostructured lightweight composite materials with improved ductility and high tensile strength. This project will develop a new class of light weight nanostructured magnesium alloy-ceramic reinforced composite in bulk form that exhibits high strength and superior corrosion resistance suitable for future lightweight structural components in military and various aerospace, automotive and thermal management markets that would result in reduced fuel.
 

Technical Topic:
Energy Efficient Membranes for Industrial Applications
 
Company:
Aspen Products Group, Inc.
184 Cedar Hill St.
Marlborough, MA 01752-3017
 
Project Title:
Thermally Stable Hybrid Membranes for CO2 Separation
 
Project Summary:
The capability to efficiently remove carbon dioxide from gas streams is desirable for a wide variety of applications, including carbon sequestration. This project will develop a high temperature carbon dioxide permeable membrane to separate carbon dioxide from hydrogen, water, nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases.
 

Technical Topic:
Technology to Support BES User Facilities
 
Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
 
Project Title:
Engineering High Resolution Scintillator for Next-Generation High Frame Rate Detectors
 
Project Summary:
The development of the scintillator material proposed here will allow the exploitation of the full potential of current state-of-the-art X-ray detectors used for synchrotron applications, medical imaging, X-ray scanning equipment for border control, detectors for homeland security, and small animal research, which is essential to the development of new drugs in a rapid and cost-effective manner.
 

Technical Topic:
Technology to Support BES User Facilities
 
Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
 
Project Title:
High Efficiency High Resolution Sensor for Hard X-Ray Microtomography
 
Project Summary:
The development of the scintillator material proposed here will allow the exploitation of the full potential of current state-of-the-art X-ray detectors used for synchrotron applications, medical imaging, X-ray scanning equipment at airports and border control, detectors for homeland security, and small animal research, which is essential to the development of new drugs in a rapid and cost-effective manner.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Components for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Surmet Corp.
31 B Street
Burlington, MA 01803
 
Project Title:
Durable ALON Windows for High Power Accelerator Applications
 
Project Summary:
ALON® Optical Ceramic, will be evaluated for use in high power RF accelerator applications. Transparent ALON® windows transmit the high power RF energy used in high energy accelerators, while allowing the inside of the RF cavities to be inspected visually, providing a unique combination of capabilities.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Instrumentation and Tools for Materials Research Using Neutron Scattering
 
Company:
Nova Scientific, Inc.
Sturbridge Technology Park
10 Picker Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566-1251
 
Project Title:
Very Large Area Microchannel Plate Neutron Detectors
 
Project Summary:
This project will establish a solid-state neutron imaging detector capable of fully replacing existing 3He gas tube detectors which are now a limited national resource. This instrumentation will provide new capabilities to Oak Ridge and others while maintaining U.S. leadership in neutron science.
 

Technical Topic:
Novel Membrane and Electrolyte Development for Redox Flow Batteries
 
Company:
Tiax LLC
35 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421-3102
 
Project Title:
Flow Battery Membrane
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a novel membrane that will enable widespread use of flow batteries as energy storage systems for renewable energy plants as well for conventional power plants. The benefit to the public is lower greenhouse gas emissions and a more reliable power grid.
 

Technical Topic:
Coal Gasification Technologies
 
Company:
Tiax LLC
35 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421-3102
 
Project Title:
Optimization of CO2 - Coal Slurry
 
Project Summary:
This project will commercialize technology that will enable the use of low-cost clean coal technology for applications such as power generation, coal-to-fuels production, and industrial chemical production.
 

Technical Topic:
Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere
 
Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
 
Project Title:
Quantum Cascade Laser System for Simultaneous Measurements of 13CO and C18O Carbon Monoxide Isotopologues
 
Project Summary:
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an atmospheric trace gas with an important role in atmospheric chemistry and global change. This project will produce a laser based isotopic carbon monoxide monitor that will be used to quantify the various sources of atmospheric CO based on their distinct isotopic signatures in order to assess their impact on the atmosphere and climate change.
 

Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
 
Project Title:
Volatility and Polarity Separated Total Organic Aerosol using Thermal Desorption Modulated Chromatography
 
Project Summary:
Small airborne particles generated from energy-related activities can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility. Atmospheric aerosol particles are known to contain a large fraction of organic components. 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.
 

Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
 
Project Title:
High Sensitivity HNO3 Monitor using Continuous Wave Quantum Cascade Laser IR Absorption
 
Project Summary:
Improved measurement techniques for atmospheric gas phase nitric acid are needed to better understand global climate change. This project will design a novel instrument for nitric acid which can be used to elucidate cloud condensation droplet activation and nitrate aerosol processes in the atmosphere.
 

Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
 
Project Title:
Expanded Wavelength CAPS-Based Particle SSA Monitor
 
Project Summary:
Ambient atmospheric aerosols generated through human activities can exert an influence on the earth's radiation budget (and thus the 'greenhouse effect') comparable in magnitude with greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. This device will enable scientist to measure critical optical properties of such aerosols in a routine fashion in order to provide better predictions of climate change.
 

Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Visidyne, Inc.
99 S. Bedford St, Suite 103
Burlington, MA 01803-5155
 
Project Title:
Cloud Microphysical Properties from Stellar Aureole Measurements
 
Project Summary:
The project will improve the monitoring of the impacts of cirrus clouds on climate change by developing the technology to retrieve the microphysical properties of cirrus clouds using ground-based measurements of the radiance of the aureoles surrounding stars produced by the cloud particles.
 

Technical Topic:
Imaging and Radiochemistry
 
Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
 
Project Title:
Ultra-High Resolution High Sensitivity PET for Plant Imaging
 
Project Summary:
The proposed project will investigate a novel detector technology that will be very useful in plant and biological imaging. It will also be useful in other scientific studies such as high energy physics and space research as well as commercial applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Q-peak, Inc.
135 South Road
Bedford, MA 01730-2307
 
Project Title:
A 100 W Green Laser for Photoinjection of GaAs Photoemission Guns
 
Project Summary:
The laser that is being proposed in this project will be one of the key components needed to advance accelerator science and technology. Long term applications are in the fields of medicine, material processing and defense.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Instrumentation. Detection Systems and Techniques
 
Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
 
Project Title:
Low Cost, Efficient, Room Temperature Semiconductor Gamma-Ray Detectors
 
Project Summary:
High performance gamma-ray detectors that operate at room temperature are critical to many applications including nuclear physics. This project will develop a high performance, low cost detector for next generation nuclear physics experiments.
 

Technical Topic:
Radiation Detection
 
Company:
Capesym, Inc.
6 Huron Drive
Suite 1B
Natick, MA 01760-1325
 
Project Title:
Novel Method for Growth of Detector-Grade CZT Crystals
 
Project Summary:
This project is focused on development of a novel method for production of semiconductor material for detection of X- and γ-ray radiation with applications in nuclear science, homeland security inspection, medicine, and geophysics.
 

Technical Topic:
Radiation Detection
 
Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
 
Project Title:
High Z Semiconductor Gamma-Ray Detector for Nuclear Non-Proliferation
 
Project Summary:
High performance gamma-ray detectors that operate at room temperature are critical to many applications including detection and identification of special nuclear materials. This project will develop a low cost, high performance detector material that operates at room temperature.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy
 
Company:
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
 
Project Title:
Non-Contact, High Speed Inspection of Zirconium Power Plant Components
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop new, deeply penetrating solid-state sensor arrays for through wall inspection of nuclear power plant components.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
 
Company:
Supercon Inc.
830 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3386
 
Project Title:
An Internal Tin Tube Nb3Sn Conductor with Sn-B Core for Improved Non-Copper Critical Current Density
 
Project Summary:
A superconducting wire will be developed for use in magnets for high energy physics accelerators. This wire will also find use in high frequency nuclear magnetic resonance imaging systems used in cutting edge chemical applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Magiq Technologies, Inc.
11 Ward Street
Somerville, MA 02143-4214
 
Project Title:
Real Time Optical Network for Accelerator Control
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a fiber optic-based synchronization and communication system for control of next-generation light sources and new applications in test and measurement industry.
 

Technical Topic:
Flywheel Energy Storage
 
Company:
Beacon Power Corporation
65 Middlesex Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879-2041
 
Project Title:
Development of a High-power Motor/Generator for the ARPA-E Hub-Less Flywheel
 
Project Summary:
Critical components for a low cost “flying ring” hub-less flywheel under the GRIDS program is currently under development/ For this low-cost flywheel to be applicable to shorter duration grid applications, the power capability must be increased. This project will investigate both material and configuration improvements to allow a four-times increase in power capacity.
 

Maryland

Technical Topic:
Technologies Related to Energy Storage for Electric Drive Vehicles
 
Company:
Miltec Uv International, LLC
146 Log Canoe Circle
Stevensville, MD 21666-2128
 
Project Title:
Proposal for UV and EB Curable Binder Technology for Lithium Ion Batteries and Ultracapacitors
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a unique high speed, environmentally benign, process for producing Lithium ion battery and Ultracapacitor electrodes. The technology will reduce the time required to cure electrode coatings from tens of minutes to less than a second accompanied by significantly reduced capital cost, operating cost, energy requirements, and environmental concerns.
 

Technical Topic:
High Performance Materials for Nuclear Application
 
Company:
Ceramic Tubular Products, LLC
15815 Crabbs Branch Way
Rockville, MD 20855-6636
 
Project Title:
Minimizing Fuel Assembly Distortion in LWRs to Prolong Life and Increase LWR Sustainability
 
Project Summary:
The new fuel assembly structure developed in this project will enable higher fuel burnup from existing nuclear fuel, and thereby reduce the volume of nuclear waste.
 

Technical Topic:
Modeling and Simulation of Industrially-Relevant Problems
 
Company:
Dynaflow, Inc
10621-J Iron Bridge Road
Jessup, MD 20794-9381
 
Project Title:
Multi-Scale Two-Phase Bubbly Flow Modeling
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a computational fluid dynamics code which combines methods used at different flow scales to enable simulation of complex bubbly flows. This tool will benefit chemical, oil and gas, nuclear, and marine industries to improve efficiency of industry systems involving bubbly mixture flows.
 

Technical Topic:
100 GigE Networking Components
 
Company:
Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855-2737
 
Project Title:
CAGE-100: Real-Time Multi-Port Packet Capture System for 100 Gigabit Ethernet Traffic
 
Project Summary:
An innovative traffic capture tool for 100 Gigabit Ethernet (CAGE-100) is proposed. This technology will help the advancement of 100 Gigabit per second infrastructure, and will assist DOE in the development of its Energy Science Network (ESnet) serving thousands of Department of Energy scientists at over 40 institutions and national laboratories, as well as connecting to more than 100 other networks.
 

Maine

Technical Topic:
Wind Energy Technology Development
 
Company:
Bodark Engineering LLC
13 Stroudwater Falls Ln
Gorham, ME 04038
 
Project Title:
Microgrid Wind Turbine for Distributed Generation
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop key technical components of an innovative small wind turbine which will deliver reduced cost of energy, increased reliability, and unparalleled safety for families and small businesses.
 

Michigan

Technical Topic:
Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Niowave, Inc.
1012 N. Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48906-5061
 
Project Title:
Development of a Superconducting RF 500 MHz Quarter Wave Resonator for Synchrotron Light Sources
 
Project Summary:
Light sources such as the NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory use electron beams to generate high energy light used in a wide variety of scientific research. This project will design for a new type of accelerating cavity to allow brightness upgrades for these machines.
 

Technical Topic:
Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Niowave, Inc.
1012 N. Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48906-5061
 
Project Title:
Development of a Superconducting RF Multi-Spoke Cavity for Compact Light Sources
 
Project Summary:
An alternative design of the superconducting cavities for acceleration of electrons will allow US vendors to provide the cavities at a significant cost reduction within a faster timescale. This project develops a simplified version of the multi-spoke cavity to make it useful for linear and circular new and existing accelerators.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Electron Micropscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy
 
Company:
Rhk Technology, Inc.
1050 East Maple Road
Troy, MI 48083-2813
 
Project Title:
An Advanced Environmental SPM System with Beam Deflection AFM Capability Suitable for Catalysis Research at Variable Pressure and Variable Temperature, which has all Available SPM Imaging Modes
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a specialized SPM for energy research applications. This new nanotech instrument will advance the nation's development of clean energy, optimized catalysts, and novel batteries and other forms of energy storage.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Genomic Science and Related Biotechnologies
 
Company:
Namesforlife, LLC
325 Grand River, Suite 300
East Lansing, MI 48823-4324
 
Project Title:
The NamesforLife Semantic Index of Phenotypic and Genotypic Data for Systems Biology
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a novel technology that resolves uncertainty about the meaning of biological names or other dynamic terminologies. It uses those terms to create persistent links to related information, goods, and services available on the Internet, even if the terms have changed.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Arbor Photonics, Inc.
251 Jackson Plaza
Unit A1
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1955
 
Project Title:
Incoherent Fiber-Laser Array Pumped OPCPA Laser-Plasma Accelerator Driver
 
Project Summary:
A novel laser system makes compact, tabletop-sized accelerators more realistic, and can dramatically increase the rate of acceleration possible with traditional high energy particle accelerators without dramatic increases in machine dimensions, all the while putting the cost within reach of a much larger range of university and institutional research labs.
 

Minnesota

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Svt Associates, Inc.
7620 Executive Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
 
Project Title:
Enhanced Quantum Efficiency of Photocathodes with Polarized Emission
 
Project Summary:
“Polarized electron emitters” isolate and enhance one of the two naturally occuring forms of the electron subatomic particle. This project will create a new, highly efficient source of polarized electrons for use in high energy particle physics research.
 

Technical Topic:
Remote Sensing
 
Company:
Svt Associates, Inc.
7620 Executive Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
 
Project Title:
High-Detectivity VLWIR Type-II Superlattice Infrared Photo Detectors
 
Project Summary:
This project seeks to create a new generation of long wavelength infrared light detectors and cameras that operate with greater sensitivity and reliability. Such infrared cameras are useful in remotely identifying chemicals and heat patterns emitted by distant objects.
 

Missouri

Technical Topic:
Advanced Cooling And Waste Heat Recovery Technologies
 
Company:
Qm Power, Inc.
4747 Troost Avenue, Suite 11
Kansas City, MO 64110-1727
 
Project Title:
High Efficiency Commercial Refrigeration Motors
 
Project Summary:
This project will design; build and test advanced high efficiency low cost motors for use in commercial refrigeration and advanced cooling applications. These motors will substantially reduce the payback period associated with alternative high efficiency offerings and provide both upfront cost savings and ongoing energy savings.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Water Power Technology Development
 
Company:
Qm Power, Inc.
4747 Troost Avenue, Suite 11
Kansas City, MO 64110-1727
 
Project Title:
SBIR Topic 6b: Advanced High Power Density Generators for Hydropower Systems
 
Project Summary:
This project will design, build and test advanced high power density generators for use in hydropower systems. These generators will substantially reduce the weight and cost while increasing the power output and/or efficiency of these systems, resulting in substantial new power generation from renewable sources.
 

New Hampshire

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation and Tools for Materials Research Using Neutron Scattering
 
Company:
Xemed, LLC
16 Strafford Avenue
Durham, NH 03824-1908
 
Project Title:
Polarized 3He Gas Circulating Technologies for Neutron Analyzers
 
Project Summary:
The proposed technology allows the creation of wide polarized neutron beams. Polarized neutrons are vital to study of thin magnetic multilayer films that form the basis of devices such as MRAM and computer hard-drives read heads, magnetic nano-particles that may lead to high-density data storage devices, high-temperature superconductors and other applications with tremendous commercial and scientific potential.
 

Technical Topic:
Smart Facilities and Green Networks
 
Company:
Cognitive Electronics LLC
16 Cavendish Ct., Suite 2F
Lebanon, NH 03766-1441
 
Project Title:
Power Efficient Supercomputing
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a new kind of supercomputer that consumes less energy while running existing software with much higher performance. Putting this power in the hands of scientists is anticipated to improve the likelihood of curing diseases, better predict certain natural disasters, and reduce datacenter carbon emissions.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Instrumentation. Detection Systems and Techniques
 
Company:
Xemed, LLC
16 Strafford Avenue
Durham, NH 03824-1908
 
Project Title:
Polarized 3He Pressurization Loop for an Electron Beam Target
 
Project Summary:
A high pressure target filled with polarized helium-3 for the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility at Jefferson Laboratory will improve studies of the internal structure of the neutron. This target will increase experimental data rates by a factor of 100 opening an entire new regime of nuclear physics experiments.
 

Technical Topic:
Radionuclide Monitoring for Nuclear Explosions
 
Company:
Creare Incorporated
16 Great Hollow Road
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-3116
 
Project Title:
Gas Bearing Centrifugal Compressor System for Radioxenon Monitoring
 
Project Summary:
Creare Incorporated is developing an advanced gas-bearing compressor system that will improve the ability to detect nuclear weapon tests around the world.
 

Technical Topic:
Radionuclide Monitoring for Nuclear Explosions
 
Company:
Creare Incorporated
16 Great Hollow Road
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-3116
 
Project Title:
A Wide Temperature Range, Reliable, Compact Cryogenic Thermal Switch
 
Project Summary:
The proposed technology will improve the effectiveness of nuclear explosion monitoring systems and thus enhance national security. The technology also has applications in commercial and scientific communication systems and advanced detection systems.
 

New Jersey

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technology Applications for Buildings
 
Company:
Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
11 Apollo Drive
Whippany, NJ 07981-1423
 
Project Title:
A Motor-Driven Refrigerant Vapor Compressor to Boost the Pressure of Vapor Entering Existing Heat Pump Compressor to Extend Heat Pump Effective Range to Sub-Zero Temperatures
 
Project Summary:
This project will enable existing and new design heat pump-based heating systems to efficiently operate at sub-zero temperatures. This will save energy and extend heat pump use to regions cold climates and those without gas or oil
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Coal Research
 
Company:
Exelus, Inc.
110 Dorsa Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039-1003
 
Project Title:
Upgrading of CO2 to Methanol with Integrated Photocatalysis
 
Project Summary:
A new process to recycle carbon dioxide is being developed. The process combines CO2 and sunlight to make valuable commodity chemicals and fuels. If successful, the process would allow cost-effective, large-scale recycling of CO2 from industrial sources.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Coal Research
 
Company:
Liquid Light, Inc
7 Deer Park Drive
Suite F
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
 
Project Title:
Electrocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Butanol
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop technology for converting carbon dioxide to butanol, a gasoline alternative. The research will address the problems of energy security and climate change, while providing the United States new opportunities for job creation in the chemical and energy industries.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
 
Company:
Hjc Enterprise LLC
5 Badgley Dr
New Providence, NJ 07974-2501
 
Project Title:
Improving High Field Critical Current Density of Nb3Sn Superconductor
 
Project Summary:
High field magnet is an essential component for a number of advanced fields of science such as NMR and ICR (widely used in drug discovery), magnetic fusion (searching ever lasting energy), and particle accelerator used for high energy physics. This study is to improve the performance of Nb3Sn, a superconducting material widely used in such magnet.
 

New Mexico

Technical Topic:
Technology to Support BES User Facilities
 
Company:
Mesa Photonics, LLC
1550 Pacheco St
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3914
 
Project Title:
Complete Characterization of Ultrafast X-Ray Pulses
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop low-cost, high precision instruments to improve the performance of high-brightness x-ray sources. These sources can improve medical diagnostics and improve detection for Homeland Security.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Materials Research Using Ultra-Bright or Ultra-Fast X-Ray Sources
 
Company:
Star Cryoelectronics, LLC
25 Bisbee Court, Suite A
Santa Fe, NM 87508-1338
 
Project Title:
Superconducting Tunnel Junction Detectors for High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy
 
Project Summary:
STAR Cryoelectronics proposes to develop an innovative process for the fabrication of highly efficient, high energy resolution superconducting tunnel junction detectors for X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at synchrotron facilities. Conventional X-ray detection technologies are unable to meet the demanding requirements for XAS. The advanced detectors to be developed during Phase I and Phase II will be very attractive for XAS applications as well as potential applications in astrophysics research and in genomics and proteomics.
 

Technical Topic:
Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere
 
Company:
Vista Photonics, Inc.
67 Condesa Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
 
Project Title:
Balloonborne Sensor for Measuring Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
 
Project Summary:
A high-performance, low-cost, optical sensor is proposed that provides exceptional sensitivity to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The compact device will be rugged and lightweight for ready implementation into measurements onboard weather balloons.
 

Technical Topic:
Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere
 
Company:
Vista Photonics, Inc.
67 Condesa Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
 
Project Title:
Fully Integrated Low-Cost High-Precision Carbon Dioxide Analyzer
 
Project Summary:
Inexpensive high-performance carbon dioxide sensors are required in the field to understand global warming. The proposed laser sensor technology will provide the required measurements for an exceptional value.
 

Technical Topic:
Atmospheric Measurement Technology
 
Company:
Vista Photonics, Inc.
67 Condesa Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
 
Project Title:
Airborne Sensor for Aerosol Precursors
 
Project Summary:
An airborne sensor will be developed that can monitor low atmospheric concentrations of the aerosol precursor ammonia. It will help to unravel aerosol formation and their impact on climate.
 

Technical Topic:
Remote Sensing
 
Company:
Thermodynamic Films LLC
7224 General Kearny Ct. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109-6304
 
Project Title:
No-Vibration Agile Cryogenic Optical Refrigerator
 
Project Summary:
The University of New Mexico and Thermodynamic Films LLC are developing a laser technology that cools spaceborne radiation detectors and infrared imagers in satellites where weight and lack of vibration are especially important.
 

Technical Topic:
Remote Sensing
 
Company:
Mesa Photonics, LLC
1550 Pacheco St
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3914
 
Project Title:
Chemical Remote Sensor for Proliferation
 
Project Summary:
This project will design and build an optical receiver – containing the optics and electronics – needed for remote sensing; demonstrating sensing capabilities in the laboratory using solid-state light sources in place of the sun; and, field testing the device by direct comparison with a well-established measurement method.
 

Technical Topic:
High Energy Density Plasmas and Inertial Fusion Energy
 
Company:
Research Applications Corporation
148 Piedra Loop
Los Alamos, NM 87544-3837
 
Project Title:
The ePLAS Code for Ignition Studies
 
Project Summary:
The study of high energy density plasmas is important for many basic science areas, including astrophysical plasmas and the development of inertial fusion as an energy source. This project will develop software that will aid in the study of these plasmas, and be suitable for university, government, and commercial research.
 

New York

Technical Topic:
Wind Energy Technology Development
 
Company:
Conispire, LLC
15 Yankee Folly Rd
New Paltz, NY 12561-3627
 
Project Title:
Spiral Welded Wind Turbine Towers
 
Project Summary:
This project will adapt proven spiral welding technology to produce wind turbine monopole towers on-site at wind farm locations, thereby eliminating transportation limits and enabling more cost-effective and optimally-designed towers.
 

Technical Topic:
Energy Efficient Membranes for Industrial Applications
 
Company:
Bettergy Corp.
46 Bari Manor
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520-2337
 
Project Title:
A Novel Composite Membrane for High Temperature Hydrogen Separation
 
Project Summary:
Successful completion of this program will make significant contribution toward gaining our nation's energy independence through developing key technologies for the new hydrogen economy. It will also create a new vibrant industry and generate a tremendous amount of new, highly skilled job opportunities for the United States.
 

Technical Topic:
Technology to Support BES User Facilities
 
Company:
Advanced Energy Systems, Inc.
27 Industrial Blvd.
Unit E
Medford, NY 11763-2286
 
Project Title:
Non-Destructive Technique for Measurement of Electron Bunch Longitudinal Charge Distribution
 
Project Summary:
We propose to develop a novel technique for measurement and monitoring of longitudinal charge distribution. The proposed technique could increase efficiency and reduce operational costs of existing and future accelerators.
 

Technical Topic:
Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Epic Consulting
101 Mountain Ridge Drive
Mount Sinai, NY 11766-1413
 
Project Title:
EPICS Version 4 Application to Physics Model Servers
 
Project Summary:
This project will be used to modify the Matlab Middle Layer Toolkit to use the new PVAccess layer and refactor the code to take advantage of servers for multi-channel arrays. This project will demonstrate that the Matlab Middle Layer Toolkit can be refactored to use Version 4.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Coal Research
 
Company:
Mesoscribe Technologies, Inc.
7 Flowerfield, Suite 28
Saint James, NY 11780
 
Project Title:
Self-Powered Wireless Sensors for Fossil Energy Based Turbine Systems
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop self‐powered wireless sensors for online, real‐time monitoring applications of gas‐turbine power system in extremely harsh working conditions. The technology will enable steam turbines and other critical components to be monitored and operated efficiently to prevent unforced shutdowns, reduce maintenance costs, and reduce emissions.
 

Technical Topic:
Enhanced Availability of Climate Model Output
 
Company:
Kitware, Inc.
28 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8688
 
Project Title:
ClimatePipes: User-Friendly Data Access, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis and Visualization of Community Climate Models
 
Project Summary:
The proposed work provides non-researchers simple access to and analysis tools for computer model output resulting from high-resolution, long-term, climate change projections performed as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
 

Technical Topic:
Modeling and Simulation of Industrially-Relevant Problems
 
Company:
Simmetrix Inc.
10 Executive Park Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
 
Project Title:
Reliable Parallel Electromagnetic Simulations on High-Order Unstructured Meshes
 
Project Summary:
This project will provide simulation automation tools for the application of a new generation simulation technologies which represent the only viable means of reliably providing the high accuracy results needed for design of critical systems. These tools will be applied to electromagnetic design problems ranging from threat detection, to antenna design, to wireless device design, to the treatment of cancer, to billion dollar high-energy scientific accelerators.
 

Technical Topic:
100 GigE Networking Components
 
Company:
Reservoir Labs, Inc.
632 Broadway Suite 803
New York, NY 10012
 
Project Title:
Bro-Intelligent Load Balancer Towards Terabit-Scale Cyber-Security
 
Project Summary:
In an increasingly hostile computing environment, Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) serve an indispensable role in preserving the integrity of computer networks. The proposed technology will allow for substantial CAPEX and energy savings costs of the NIDS architecture.
 

Technical Topic:
Global Nuclear Safeguards Research and Development
 
Company:
X-ray Optical Systems, Inc.
15 Tech Valley Drive
East Greenbush, NY 12061-4134
 
Project Title:
Ultra-High Energy X-Ray Optics for Improved Assay of Nuclear Materials
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a measurement technique to substantially improve the ability of global nuclear safeguards monitoring in the U.S. and worldwide. This same technology will be used to improve the safety and efficiency of commercial nuclear generation and storage of nuclear materials.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Advanced Energy Systems, Inc.
27 Industrial Blvd.
Unit E
Medford, NY 11763-2286
 
Project Title:
Ultrafast High-Brightness Electron Source
 
Project Summary:
AES proposes to develop an ultrafast high-brightness electron source for ultrafast electron diffraction experiments, advances in particle acceleration techniques and improvements in x-ray sources. Improvements in these areas could lead to significant advances in science.
 

Ohio

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Innovative Solar Power: Lowering The Cost of Novel Photovoltaics, Solar Designs for Desalination, and Distributed Concentrating Solar Power
 
Company:
Xunlight 26 Solar, LLC
3145 Nebraska Ave.
Toledo, OH 43607-3102
 
Project Title:
Transparent Back Contacts for Thin CdTe-Based Tandem Cells
 
Project Summary:
This project will optimize carbon nanotube materials to fabricate a tandem solar cell with much higher efficiency than either of the component CdTe or CIGS cells. A successful outcome will help maintain U.S. leadership in photovoltaics technology and lower the cost of clean, renewable electricity generation.
 

Technical Topic:
Technologies Related to Energy Storage for Electric Drive Vehicles
 
Company:
Angstron Materials Inc
1240 McCook Avenue
Dayton, OH 45404-1059
 
Project Title:
Nano Particle-Decorated Graphene-Enabled High-Efficiency Bifunctional Catalysts for Lithium-Air Batteries
 
Project Summary:
The proposed technology solves long-standing barriers that have prevented the more widespread implementation of Li-air batteries for EV and HEV applications. This technology will further enhance the acceptance of Li batteries by dramatically improving cycle life, cycle and energy efficiency, electrode functionality, and power output.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Components for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Euclid Techlabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
 
Project Title:
Chirped Electron Bunch Energy Compensation for an X-Ray Light Source
 
Project Summary:
We have invented a device that equalizes the energy difference between the front and back of an electron bunch. This can significantly improve the performance of future Xray free electron lasers.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Hyper Tech Research, Inc
539 Industrial Mile Road
Columbus, OH 43228-2412
 
Project Title:
Nb3Sn Wound Superconducting Undulators for Synchrotron Light Sources
 
Project Summary:
The research is directed towards the development of improved superconducting undulators, the devices that convert the energy of a dedicated synchrotron's electron beam into short wavelength light or x-rays. The research will lead to the emergence of improved light (or “photon”) sources for use in materials research, industry, and medicine. For example, this includes the processing of semiconductor chips for computers, determining the age of materials through radiocarbon dating, sterilizing medical equipment and food products and the diagnosing and treatment of cancer.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Instrumentation. Detection Systems and Techniques
 
Company:
Integrated Sensors, LLC
2403 Evergreen Road
Ottawa Hills, OH 43606-2323
 
Project Title:
High-Performance Plasma Panel Based Micropattern Detector
 
Project Summary:
A low mass, position sensitive, fast, charged particle radiation detector is proposed for a variety of applications in nuclear physics including the DOE-HRIBF accelerator. Integrated Sensors is teamed on this project with the Physics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
 

Technical Topic:
High Energy Physics Detectors
 
Company:
Integrated Sensors, LLC
2403 Evergreen Road
Ottawa Hills, OH 43606-2323
 
Project Title:
Plasma Panel Based Particle Detector for High Energy Physics
 
Project Summary:
A novel, low cost, high performance, radiation detector with improved capability is proposed for a variety of applications in high energy physics, including the Super Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Integrated Sensors is teamed on this project with the ATLAS Muon Detector Group at the University of Michigan, Physics Department.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
 
Company:
Hyper Tech Research, Inc
539 Industrial Mile Road
Columbus, OH 43228-2412
 
Project Title:
Increasing the Jc of Tube-Type Nb3Sn Strands
 
Project Summary:
This program pursues the development of Nb3Sn conductors for applications in High EnergyPhysics. The aim is to increase the current carrying capability of Nb3Sn strands, improvestability of the strand because of the high filament count, and improve wire design so as to be better cabled without filament breakage. Additionally, such strands will be of benefit to lower the cost of advanced high field MRI's and medical applications.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
 
Company:
Hyper Tech Research, Inc
539 Industrial Mile Road
Columbus, OH 43228-2412
 
Project Title:
Reduce Nb3Sn Strand Deformation when Fabricating High Jc Rutherford Cables
 
Project Summary:
This program pursues the development of Nb3Sn conductors for applications in High Energy Physics. The aim is to increase the current carrying capability of Nb3Sn strands, improve stability of the strand because of the high filament count, and improve wire design so as to be better cabled without subelement breakage and merging. Additionally, such strands will be of benefit to lower the cost of advanced high field MRI's and medical applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Accelerator Technology for the International Linear Collider
 
Company:
Euclid Techlabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
 
Project Title:
High Power Rf Testing Of A 3-Cell Superconducting Traveling Wave Accelerating Structure
 
Project Summary:
We plan to develop a new type of superconducting accelerating technology for the International Linear Collider project to be able to increase the accelerating electric field and, therefore to reduce the length (and hence the cost) of the accelerator.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Euclid Techlabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
 
Project Title:
Enhanced Transformer Ratio using A Double Triangular Beam Generated using The Emittance Exchange Technique
 
Project Summary:
As one of the most promising techniques in the category of advanced accelerator concepts for high energy physics research applications, beam driven wakefield accelerators, although capable of producing high accelerating fields, suffer from a lack of efficiency unless a key factor, the transformer ratio, can be enhanced to a high number (>2). The technique we propose in this project can dramatically increase the transformer ratio and obtain a much higher energy transfer efficiency, leading to a breakthrough in the performance of wakefield accelerators.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerator and Colliders
 
Company:
Euclid Techlabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
 
Project Title:
A New Conical Half-Wave Superconducting Cavity
 
Project Summary:
This project will design a new kind of superconducting cavity that reduces cost by occupying less space in a proton accelerator.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerator and Colliders
 
Company:
Euclid Techlabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
 
Project Title:
High Gradient Test of a Standing Wave Dielectric Loaded Accelerating Structure
 
Project Summary:
An ultra-high gradient (acceleration rate) is preferred for cost and other reasons in future high energy collider designs. The standing wave Dielectric Loaded Accelerating (DLA) structure proposed for this project has a unique possibility of achieving a very high gradient with a low rf power requirement. Therefore, it will allow the demonstration of high gradients in DLA structures or hit the rf breakdown limit, where the high fields begin to damage the DLA. Either result will help increase the pace of dielectric accelerator development. The proposed project, if it proceeds, will benefit the high gradient accelerator research community. The data from these tests will provide a broader view for investigating the high gradient and rf breakdown issue.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems
 
Company:
Hyper Tech Research, Inc
539 Industrial Mile Road
Columbus, OH 43228-2412
 
Project Title:
Increase Jc by Improving the Array of Nb3Sn strands for Fusion Application
 
Project Summary:
We are developing a much improved lower cost Nb3Sn superconductor wire for DOE advanced Fusion Program.
 

Oklahoma

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Separations Chemistry Tools
 
Company:
Microchem Solutions
212 Tisbury Road
Norman, OK 73071-7178
 
Project Title:
High Pressure Open Channel Electroosmotic Pump
 
Project Summary:
Develop a serially-connected EOP that consists of alternately-arranged “+” and “-” EOPs and bubbleless electrodes. All components may be on a single chip or several chips that are stacked together. The pump will be capable of producing flow rates of up to 1 μL/min and pressures of up to 1000 psi. These targets will be examined/validated using a nanoflow HPLC pump.
 

Oregon

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Cooling And Waste Heat Recovery Technologies
 
Company:
Architectural Applications LLC
4109 NE Davis Street
Portland, OR 97232-3444
 
Project Title:
Building-Integrated Enthalpy Exchange-Thermal and Optical Characterization
 
Project Summary:
A device integrated into the wall system of buildings serves simultaneously to reduce the energy required for cooling ventilation air and the solar radiation striking the exterior surfaces. The system provides multiple environmental, economic, and health benefits.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Cooling And Waste Heat Recovery Technologies
 
Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
15985 NW Schendel Avenue
Suite 200
Beaverton, OR 97006
 
Project Title:
Low-Cost Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials for Efficient Power Generation at Low Temperature
 
Project Summary:
New nanomaterials will be demonstrated that are capable of efficiently scavenging waste heat from the environment and converting it to electrical energy. The technology will also be useful for energy scavenging in residential and small-scale industrial applications.
 

Technical Topic:
Technologies Related to Energy Storage for Electric Drive Vehicles
 
Company:
Onto Technology LLC
63221 Service RD
STE F
Bend, OR 97701
Project Title:
Advanced Battery Recycling
 
Project Summary:
This project develops environmentally friendly processes for recycling batteries from portable electronics or electric vehicles. The technology developed will reduce manufacturing costs and be foundational for jobs supporting the nation's sustainability and energy independence.
 

Technical Topic:
Oil and Gas Technologies
 
Company:
Sky Research, Inc.
445 Dead Indian Memorial Road
Ashland, OR 97520-9706
Project Title:
Geophysical Monitoring of In-Situ Oil Shale Retorting
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop and validate a methodology for non invasive measurement and monitoring of oil shale retorting temperatures.
 

Technical Topic:
High Performance Computing Systems
 
Company:
Paratools, Inc
2836 Kincaid Street
Eugene, OR 97405
Project Title:
Tahiti: A Platform for Total Eclipse use in Remote Computing
 
Project Summary:
ParaTools, Inc. increases productivity of HPC developers, adds workers to support modernized HPC development, and delivers higher quality software production on leadership class machines. Tahiti targets modern multicore technology and promotes efficient development of HPC software products.
 

Technical Topic:
In Situ Remediation
 
Company:
Sky Research, Inc.
445 Dead Indian Memorial Road
Ashland, OR 97520-9706
Project Title:
Hydrogeophysical Monitoring Software Development
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a software system which will allow for effective hydro geophysical monitoring.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Speed Electronic Instrumentation for Data Acquisition and Processing
 
Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
15985 NW Schendel Avenue
Suite 200
Beaverton, OR 97006
Project Title:
Wafer-Scale Geiger-mode Silicon Photomultiplier Arrays Fabricated Using Domestic CMOS Fab
 
Project Summary:
A single-photon-sensitive detector technology, manufactured using domestic CMOS suppliers, will be made available to system developers using 3D circuit stacking technology to configure high-performance detector arrays.
 

Technical Topic:
High Energy Physics Detectors
 
Company:
Voxtel, Inc.
15985 NW Schendel Avenue
Suite 200
Beaverton, OR 97006
Project Title:
Digital Silicon Photomultiplier Array Readout Integrated Circuits
 
Project Summary:
Using domestic CMOS foundries, a single‐photon‐sensitive detector technology will be made available in large‐array formats so that they can be used by system developers to configure high‐performance instruments using 3D circuit stacking technology.
 

Pennsylvania

Technical Topic:
Energy Efficient Membranes for Industrial Applications
 
Company:
Media And Process Technology Inc
1155 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-1368
 
Project Title:
An Industrial Membrane System Suitable for Distributed Used Oil Re-Refining
 
Project Summary:
We project about 65 million barrels per year of savings potential can be achieved, resulting in about 1 to 1.5% reduction in crude imports as a result of the successful implementation of the proposed industrial membrane system.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Components for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
1046 New Holland Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17601-5606
 
Project Title:
Passivation Coatings for RF Power Devices
 
Project Summary:
A core technology is proposed for improved corrosion resistance in water cooled radio frequency devices. An innovative approach to deposit highly uniform ceramic coatings will significantly extend operation lifetime, thus decreasing maintenance costs and downtime of accelerator facilities.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Oil and Gas Technologies
 
Company:
Frac Biologics, Inc.
225 Rosss Street
Sixth Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2024
 
Project Title:
Biofilm Remediation of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Water in the Marcellus Shale
 
Project Summary:
Hydraulic fracturing fluid from Marcellus Shale gas wells typically contains hazardous quantities of heavy metals, selenium, arsenic, and organic pollutants that are disposed in Pennsylvania streams. Researchers at Frac Biologics and Allegheny Singer Research Institute are testing an exciting new biotechnology to cost effectively remove these contaminants from frac water.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Intensity Accelerators
 
Company:
Snake Creek Lasers, LLC
61 Railroad Ave
Hallstead, PA 18822-9236
 
Project Title:
High Average Power Cryogenic Lasers For Laser Stripping Applications
 
Project Summary:
This project will utilize unique ultrafast cryogenic laser technology to develop a high average power cryogenic laser for a state-of-the-art proton source, called Project X, which will be the anchor for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, physics program for the next several decades.
 

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerator and Colliders
 
Company:
Strategic Polymer Sciences Inc
200 Innovation Boulevard
Ste 237
State College, PA 16803
 
Project Title:
Unconventional Compact Wound Glass Capacitors for Pulsed Power System in RF Accelerators
 
Project Summary:
This program will develop unconventional compact flexible glass capacitors with ultrahigh energy density, high reliability, and low cost. The advanced capacitors can be used in military pulsed power weapon systems, medical defibrillators, hybrid electric vehicles, wind turbine, and photovoltaic panels.
 

South Carolina

Technical Topic:
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
 
Company:
Tetramer Technologies, LLC
657 South Mechanic Street
Pendleton, SC 29670-1808
 
Project Title:
New High Performance Water Vapor Membranes To Improve Fuel Cell Balance of Plant Efficiency and Lower Costs
 
Project Summary:
This project will reduce the U.S. dependence on foreign oil and reduce hydrocarbon emissions, by lowering the cost of fuel cell technology for both stationary and transportation applications.
 

Tennessee

Technical Topic:
Smart Facilities and Green Networks
 
Company:
Enhanced Systems Consulting, Inc.
3201 Hanover Road
Johnson City, TN 37604-1463
 
Project Title:
Dynamically Controlled Electric Demand Management System
 
Project Summary:
The United States needs greener solutions for managing energy sustainability, including methods for the more efficient distribution of electrical power. ESC, BTES, and East Tennessee State University are developing a novel approach for intelligently minimizing peak demand and maximizing energy efficiencies over the grid to save energy and money.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Instrumentation. Detection Systems and Techniques
 
Company:
Phds Co.
3011 Amherst Road
Knoxville, TN 37921
 
Project Title:
Thin-Window P-Type Point-Contact Germanium Detectors for Rare Particle Detection
 
Project Summary:
A new thin contact technology will be made viable to low-background germanium detector systems. These detector systems will provide unprecedented sensitivity for pure-science measurements, programmatic security measures, and clinical molecular-imaging applications supported by the Department of Energy.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy
 
Company:
Analysis And Measurement Services Corporation
AMS Technology Center
9119 Cross Park Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923-4505
 
Project Title:
Rod Control System On-Line Condition Monitoring and Advanced Diagnostics for Existing and Next Generation Nuclear Power Plants
 
Project Summary:
This proposal offers to enhance the rod control system of existing and new nuclear reactors with diagnostic capabilities to provide better monitoring, component health, and automated rod movement measurements. This can help reduce unplanned reactor trips and shorten refueling outage times.
 

Texas

Technical Topic:
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
 
Company:
Applied Nanotech, Inc.
3006 Longhorn Blvd.
Asutin, TX 78758
 
Project Title:
Ultra Lightweight High Pressure Hydrogen Fuel Tanks Reinforced With Carbon Nanotubes
 
Project Summary:
One effective way to lower the weight, thus decreasing the carbon fiber usage and lowering the cost, of a CFRP tank is to improve the mechanical properties of the CFRP composite resin matrix using nano-reinforcement. This project will reduce the cost of the carbon fiber by 30-40% by reducing the weight of the CFRP composite by 30-40% reinforced with CNTs used in the structure of the high pressure hydrogen fuel tank, while maintaining or improving the performance of the tank at the regular weight while the fuel efficiency is significantly improved.
 

Technical Topic:
Innovative Solar Power: Lowering The Cost of Novel Photovoltaics, Solar Designs for Desalination, and Distributed Concentrating Solar Power
 
Company:
Nano Enertex, Inc.
4131 Grennoch Lane
Houston, TX 77025-2303
 
Project Title:
Ultra-Thin III-V Films for Tandem Photovoltaic Application
 
Project Summary:
The development of defect tolerance in today's high efficiency photovoltaics coupled with a cost effective reel to reel continuous production technique will yield the Holy Grail of the solar energy market – low cost, highly efficient solar cells. These will have a transformational impact on the energy sector of the economy.
 

Technical Topic:
Novel Membrane and Electrolyte Development for Redox Flow Batteries
 
Company:
Lynntech, Inc.
2501 Earl Rudder Freeway South
College Station, TX 77845-6023
 
Project Title:
Acid-Base Blend Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries
 
Project Summary:
Development of low-cost and highly selective proton-conducting blend 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.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Isotope Science and Technology
 
Company:
Isotherapeutics Group LLC
1004 S. Velasco
Angleton, TX 77515-5250
 
Project Title:
High Specific Activity Sm-153 by Post Irradiation Isotope Separation
 
Project Summary:
If successful, this project will provide a new method for producing higher purity radiochemicals that will have broader applications for and greater efficiency in the treatment of various cancers and other diseases.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Separations Chemistry Tools
 
Company:
Lynntech, Inc.
2501 Earl Rudder Freeway South
College Station, TX 77845-6023
 
Project Title:
Development of a Highly Selective Exchange Resin for Ga(III) Sequestration
 
Project Summary:
The proposed technology will improve the recovery of gallium while reducing environmental impact, material costs, and energy requirements.
 

Technical Topic:
High Energy Physics Computer Technology
 
Company:
Semantic Designs Inc.
13171 Pond Springs Road
Austin, TX 78729-7102
 
Project Title:
Refactor++ Software Engineering Tool
 
Project Summary:
Semantic Designs, and Austin Texas based company will develop industry leading tools to make existing software more cost effective. By enabling tool assisted “refactoring” software that the U.S. Government and commercial industry spends billions of dollars to maintain will be greatly improved in quality and made easier to enhance.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
 
Company:
Accelerator Technology Corp.
9701 Valley View Dr.
College Station, TX 77845
 
Project Title:
Textured-Powder Jelly-Roll Process for High-Performance Bi-2212/Ag Wire
 
Project Summary:
A new method is being developed to improve the performance of superconducting wire. By orienting the particles of superconductor it is possible to make the superconducting core of the wire denser and more conductive. If successful the development would open important capabilities for energy research, and also improve performance for the superconducting windings for motors and generators.
 

Technical Topic:
High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
 
Company:
Shear Form, Inc.
207 Dellwood St.
Bryan, TX 77801
 
Project Title:
Tantalum Tube for Diffusion Barriers
 
Project Summary:
Increased deformability and uniformity in Ta tube used in Nb3Sn superconducting wire will be achieved by an improved materials processing method to refine the microstructure. The improved microstructure will be produced by a severe plastic deformation processing method to reduce the average grain size, improve microstructural uniformity, heal tube seam-welds, improve material ductility, improve Nb3Sn wire performance, and lower Nb3Sn wire manufacturing costs.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems
 
Company:
Nanohmics, Inc.
6201 E. Oltorf
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78741-7509
 
Project Title:
Laser Cladding Modeling and Operation Applied to Plasma Facing Components
 
Project Summary:
To address the need for cost effective plasma facing materials Nanohmics, Inc. and Dr. Y.C. Shin of Purdue University are developing an extensive model and manufacturing capability for refractory coated materials suitable for PFC applications. The resulting process and material will be manufactured in a commercial setting and will further augment Nanohmics effort in commercializing the state of the art machining capability being developed at Purdue University.
 

Utah

Technical Topic:
Advanced Water Power Technology Development
 
Company:
Oscilla Power, Inc.
419 Wakara Way, Suite 207C
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-3506
 
Project Title:
Reliability Enhancement and Ocean Demonstration of a Low Cost Wave Energy Harvester
 
Project Summary:
This project will conduct engineering, modeling and prototype testing activities to ensure the reliability of breakthrough no-moving-parts technology which uses novel, domestically available magnetic materials to produce low cost, utility-scale electricity from ocean waves. This technology has strong potential to fundamentally alter the renewable energy landscape.
 

STTR Project
Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Electron Micropscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy
 
Company:
Newpath Research LLC
2880 S. Main Street, Suite 214
Salt Lake City, UT 84115-6004
 
Project Title:
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy with a Frequency Comb
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a new method that may vastly increase the amount of data in scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) with possible applications to nanoscale dopant profiling in semiconductors which NIST and the ITRS classify as an unmet need having significant economic proportions.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Coal Research
 
Company:
Materials & Systems Research, Inc.
5395 West 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4403
 
Project Title:
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Enhancement Through a Vacuum-Assisted Infiltration Technique
 
Project Summary:
If successful, this project will develop a cost-effective SOFC technology for the generation of clean electrical energy from fossil fuels or renewables which is cost-competitive with conventional power generation methods, while reducing dependence on foreign energy imports.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems
 
Company:
Materials & Systems Research, Inc.
5395 West 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4403
 
Project Title:
Advanced Method of Joining RAFM/ODS Steels for Fusion Reactors
 
Project Summary:
Fusion power would provide much more clean energy for a given weight of fuel than any technology currently in use. Advanced welding technology is being developed that will allow high quality joining of materials to build future fusion energy systems.
 

Virginia

Technical Topic:
High Performance Materials for Nuclear Application
 
Company:
Lambda Instruments, Inc.
840 University City Blvd
Suite 4
Blacksburg, VA 24060-2708
 
Project Title:
In-Situ Structural Monitoring of Light Water Reactors
 
Project Summary:
Lambda Instruments proposes to develop a unique health monitoring technology for existing and emerging light water reactors. Such technology will enable a significant advancement in safety, reliability and longevity of these reactors.
 

Technical Topic:
Smart Facilities and Green Networks
 
Company:
Nanosonic, Inc
158 Wheatland Drive
Pembroke, VA 24136
 
Project Title:
Self-Powered Wireless Sensing and Control of Intelligent Facilities
 
Project Summary:
Efficiency of commercial and residential structures will be improved with the wireless High Performance Computing system. As a result, operational cost and subsequent emissions required directly and indirectly for private and federal facilities would be reduced with increased efficiency.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy
 
Company:
Interwav, Inc.
714 College Street
Bedford, VA 24523-1932
 
Project Title:
Method for the Nondestructive Detection of Cracking in Cast Stainless Steel Components
 
Project Summary:
Proposed is a state-of-the-art an ultrasonic method for detecting and sizing cracks in cast stainless steel materials used in some reactor vessel designs. Current techniques have proven to be ineffective in detecting safety related flaws creating potential safety issues for current and future nuclear power facilities.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy
 
Company:
Luna Innovations Incorporated
1 Riverside Circle
Roanoke, VA 24016
 
Project Title:
High Radiation Fluence Tolerant Temperature Sensors for In-Core Use
 
Project Summary:
A high stability temperature sensor with materials characterization capabilities is proposed for nuclear reactor use which supports the Gen-IV and Nuclear Hydrogen Initiatives. This sensor will enable safe operation of these new reactors at peak efficiencies, which in turn will reduce the US dependency on foreign oil while simultaneously reducing emission of green house gasses.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
 
Company:
Fm Technologies, Inc.
4431-H Brookfield Corporate Dr
Chantilly, VA 20151-1691
 
Project Title:
X-Band Bunched Electron Injector
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a radio-frequency accelerator that will provide a high power, source suitable for many applications. Of particular importance are medical cancer therapy linacs, sterilization and research injectors.
 

Technical Topic:
Fusion Science and Technology
 
Company:
Virginia Diodes, Inc.
979 Second Street SE
Charlottesville, VA 22902-6172
 
Project Title:
Robust and Reliable Receivers for the ITER ECE System
 
Project Summary:
VDI will develop a new generation of terahertz receivers with unprecedented performance and reliability. These receivers will be optimized for use as a diagnostic instrument on ITER, a joint international research and development project that will demonstrate the feasibility of clean and inexpensive fusion energy.
 

Vermont

Technical Topic:
Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Components for Accelerator Facilities
 
Company:
Green Mountain Radio Research Company
77 Vermont Avenue
Colchester, VT 05446
 
Project Title:
High-Power High-Eefficiency Amplifiers for Ssynchrotron Light Sources
 
Project Summary:
Accelerators used by DoE for nuclear-physics research require huge amounts of electrical power. The proposed grant will develop high-efficiency power amplifiers that will significantly reduce electricity consumption, thus reducing operating costs, importation of foreign petroleum, pollution, and greenhouse-gas emissions.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Green Mountain Radio Research Company
77 Vermont Avenue
Colchester, VT 05446
 
Project Title:
High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers for 80, 161, and 322 MHz
 
Project Summary:
Accelerators used by DOE for nuclear-physics research require huge amounts of electrical power. The proposed grant will develop high-efficiency power amplifiers that will significantly reduce electricity consumption, thus reducing operating costs, importation of foreign petroleum, pollution, and greenhouse-gas emissions.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Intensity Accelerators
 
Company:
Green Mountain Radio Research Company
77 Vermont Avenue
Colchester, VT 05446
 
Project Title:
High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers for 325 and 650 MHz
 
Project Summary:
Accelerators used by DoE for nuclear-physics research require huge amounts of electrical power. The proposed grant will develop high-efficiency power amplifiers that will significantly reduce electricity consumption, thus reducing operating costs, importation of foreign petroleum, pollution, and greenhouse-gas emissions.
 

Washington

Technical Topic:
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
 
Company:
Innovatek, Inc.
3100 George Washington Way, Suite 108
Richland, WA 99354-1663
 
Project Title:
Fuel Cell Range Extender for Battery-Powered Airport Ground Support Equipment
 
Project Summary:
InnovaTek will develop a fuel cell power system that operates on bio‐Jet fuel to facilitate the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable fuels for airport ground service equipment thereby improving environmental conditions at airports and their locals as well as improving energy security and sustainability for airport operations.
 

Technical Topic:
Instrumentation for Electron Micropscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy
 
Company:
Hummingbird Precision Machine Co(dba Hummingbird S
8300 28th Ct NE, Unit 200/300
Lacey, WA 98516-7126
 
Project Title:
Full Pressure Range Environmental Gas Heating Holder for the Transmission Electron Microscope
 
Project Summary:
This project proposes to develop and commercialize an electron microscope environmental gas specimen holder to give researches radically improved methods for studying energy materials as to better understand energy generation and storage processes at the nanometer scale. This in turn should facilitate miniaturization of current energy devices such as batteries and fuel cells.
 

Technical Topic:
Technologies for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring
 
Company:
Vista Clara Inc.
12201 Cyrus Way, Suite 104
Mukilteo, WA 98275-5735
 
Project Title:
Low Cost In-Situ NMR Technologies for Monitoring Biological and Geochemical Processes in the Subsurface
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate the application of low-cost in-situ NMR instrumentation and measurement techniques for monitoring bioremediation of contaminated groundwater aquifers. The proposed methodology will provide reliable, higherresolution information on this key subsurface process for improved understanding and remediation of contaminated groundwater at DoE legacy and commercial sites.
 

Technical Topic:
Collaboration, Scientific Visulization and Data Understanding
 
Company:
Power Info LLC
18819 36th Dr SE
Bothell, WA 98012-8843
 
Project Title:
A Data-Driven Approach to Interactive Visualization of Power Grids
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop a data-driven visualization tool to enhance situational awareness in a power grid control center environment. The goal is to assist grid operators to perceptually monitor a large number of events and timely present the analytical information that reduces cognitive demands on operators.
 

Technical Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
 
Company:
Sienna Technologies, Inc.
19501 144th Ave NE
Suite F-50
Woodinville, WA 98072-4423
 
Project Title:
Aluminum Nitride Based Absorber Materials for Toom and Cryogenic Temperatures
 
Project Summary:
Often the lack of availability of proper materials for the accelerator or microwave vacuum tubes, which are used from medical research to satellite communications, has limited the performance of the systems designed around them. The availability of increasingly better artificial dielectric materials will certainly provide new ideas and solutions to the system builders who will benefit from the existence of improved microwave absorbers.
 

Technical Topic:
Fusion Science and Technology
 
Company:
Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc.
Suite D3, #179
321 High School Rd. NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2648
 
Project Title:
High Gain and Frequency Ultra-Stable Integrators for ICC and Long Pulse ITER Applications
 
Project Summary:
The proposed work seeks to develop an ultra stable long pulse integrator for the fusion energy community.
 

Technical Topic:
High Energy Density Plasmas and Inertial Fusion Energy
 
Company:
Nlight Photonics Corporation
5408 NE 88th Street, Bldg E
Vancouver, WA 98665-0990
 
Project Title:
High Efficiency kW-Class Semiconductor Laser Bars for Inertial Fusion Energy
 
Project Summary:
The current state-of-the-art performance and cost structure of semiconductor diode lasers is insufficient to meet the needs of laser inertial fusion energy. This project will design a new class of high power semiconductor lasers that will provide significant benefit to the power, efficiency, and reliability of these pump sources as an essential step towards making fusion energy a practical reality.
 

Wisconsin

Technical Topic:
Energy Saving Technologies for Commodity Manufacturing Industries
 
Company:
Blue Planet Strategies, LLC
801 Woodlawn Drive
Madison, WI 53716-3668
 
Project Title:
Lowering Energy use for Copper Production
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop breakthrough technology to improve U.S. competitiveness by doubling copper mine productivity at low copper production costs while slashing energy needs in half. The process provides a long sought solution to a capabilities shortfall currently preventing economical copper production from a plentiful low-grade ore source common to US mines.
 

Technical Topic:
Advanced Technology Applications for Buildings
 
Company:
V-glass, LLC
W265 N3011 Peterson Drive
Pewaukee, WI 53072-4431
 
Project Title:
Durable Low-Emissivity Coating for Vacuum Glass and Glazing Surfaces Exposed to the Environment
 
Project Summary:
This project will make and test a new Low-E coating method critical to successful commercialization of highly insulating vacuum glazing. A success would have a large and real impact, not only in reduced total U.S. energy use and emissions, but also in avoided water pollution from natural gas drilling.
 

Technical Topic:
High Energy Density Plasmas and Inertial Fusion Energy
 
Company:
Prism Computational Sciences, Inc.
455 Science Drive
Suite 140
Madison, WI 53711-1067
 
Project Title:
Development of Radiation and Atomic Physics Modeling to Support High-Fidelity Simulation of HEDLP Experiments
 
Project Summary:
The study of high energy density plasmas is important for many basic science areas, including astrophysical plasmas and the development of inertial fusion as an energy source. This project will develop software that will aid in the study of these plasmas, and be suitable for university, government, and commercial research.
 

West Virginia

Technical Topic:
Energy Saving Technologies for Commodity Manufacturing Industries
 
Company:
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
The Millennium Centre
1142 Middle Creek Road
Triadelphia, WV 26059
 
Project Title:
Energy Savings Processing of Highly Competitive Novel Composite Matrix
 
Project Summary:
This project will develop an advanced composite material and process method that will reduce the energy consumption and manufacturing costs of commodity structural materials. This technology will enhance U.S. industrial competitiveness and will lead to ongoing energy savings in the transportation industry where it can replace traditional steel and aluminum materials.