U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
 
FY 2001 Phase II - Awards by State


Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia

ALABAMA

Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc.
P.O. Box 2470
Huntsville, AL 35804-2470

An Innovative Fabrication Concept For Niobium-Tin Superconducting Wire

ARIZONA

Materials & Electrochemical Research
(MER) Corp.
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706

Low-Cost Arc Process to Produce Single-Walled Nano-Tubes Using Coal-Based Starting Materials

MER Corporation
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706

The Development and Commercial Demonstration of Reliable Highly Adherent Metalization of AIN

Materials & Electrochemical Research
(MER) Corp.
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706

Novel Joining Technique for Oxide-Dispersion Strengthened Iron Aluminide Alloys

CALIFORNIA

4th Wave Imaging Corporation
850 Glenneyre Street
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Enhanced, Three-Dimensional, Multicomponent Seismic Imaging for Lithology and Fluid Characterization

AeroVironment, Inc.
825 Myrtle Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016

Direct Lamination Cooling of Motors for Electric Vehicles

Amonix, Inc.
3425 Fujita Street
Torrance, CA 90505-4018

A Novel Concept to Achieve High-Packing Density of Solar Cells with High Reliability

ARSECO
2606 Foothill Boulevard                Suite A                                                La Cresenta, CA 91214

'On Chip' Smart Sensor Array and Control Teleplatform for Thermophotovoltaic Cell Manufacturing Applications

Calabazas Creek Research
20937 Comer Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753

Advanced Design of Quasi-Optical Launchers for Fusion Plasma Heating

Calabazas Creek Research
20937 Comer Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753

Development of a Three-Dimensional, Finite Element Charged Particle Code with Adaptive Meshing

Calabazas Creek Research
20937 Comer Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753

Development of Multiple-Beam Guns for High-Power Radio Frequency Sources for Accelerators and Colliders

Champion Research
1116 Elko Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Vacuum Pump Power Supply Module with Controller Integrated Circuit

Dehlsen Associates, LLC
7985 Armas Canyon Road
Goleta, CA 93117

Development of a Sustained Ocean Current-Driven Electric Power Generating System

Expert Microsystems, Inc.
7932 Country Trail Drive               Suite 1
Orangevale, CA 95662-2120

Multivariate State Estimation Technique (MSET) Modeling for Assured Measurement-Signal Integrity

First Point Scientific, Inc.
5330 Derry Avenue, Suite J
Agoura Hills, CA 91301-4500

The Closed-Loop, Amplifier-Regulated Driver, a High-Accuracy, Low-Cost Modulator for Heavy Ion Fusion Accelerators

HyPerComp, Inc.
31255 Cedar Valley Drive                 Suite 327
Westlake, CA 91362

Advanced Computation Environment for Incompressible Flows with Free Surface, MHD and Turbulence Effects in Complex Geometries

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
2520 West 237th Street
Torrance, CA 90505-5217

Real-Time Adaptive Control Scheme for Superior Plasma Confinement

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
2520 West 237th Street
Torrance, CA 90505-5217

Intelligent Unmanned Monitoring of Remediated Sites

Ionic Systems, Inc.
Unit 417                                         1430 Tully Road
San Jose, CA 95122

Non-Linear Optical Devices for High Performance Networking, Computing and Telecommunication Routing and Modulating

Los Gatos Research
67 East Evelyn Avenue                   Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041-1518

Carbon Isotope Ratiometer

MacroMetalics, Division of Elcon
1009 Timothy Drive
San Jose, CA 95133-1043

Ultra Low-Cost, Long Life,  Driver Traveling Wave Tubes for Future Accelerator Injection Systems

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
1360 Willow Road                           Suite 103
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516

Hydrogen Recovery Process Using New Membrane Materials

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
1360 Willow Road                          Suite 103
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516

Isobutane Isomerization Membrane
Reactor

NOVA R & D, Inc.
1525 Third Street                          Suite #C
Riverside, CA 92507-3429

Fast, Low-Noise Readout Chip for Avalanche Photodiode Arrays for Use in Positron-Emission Tomography Imaging

Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place
Building 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821

Enhanced Wireless Cellular Packet Transmission Security via Spatial Diversity

Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place
Building 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821

Micromachined Silicon, Large Area X-Ray Detector

Tempest Microsystems
3525 Del Mar Heights Road            Unit 395
San Diego, CA 92130

Gigabit Data Acquisition Platform for High Energy Physics

COLORADO

ADA Technologies, Inc.
8100 Shaffer Parkway                   Suite 130
Littleton, CO 80127-4107

Portable, Multi-Contaminant Detection Instrument for Research and Development

Composite Technology Development, Inc.
1505 Coal Creek Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026-2782

Novel Radiation-Resistant Insulation Systems for Fusion Magnets

Eltron Research, Inc.
4600 Nautilus Court South
Boulder, CO 80301-3241

Novel Lithium-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Eltron Research, Inc.
4600 Nautilus Court South
Boulder, CO 80301-3241

Ceramic Appliques for the Production of Supported Thin-Film Catalytic Membrane Reactors

Nanomaterials Research Corporation
2021 Miller Drive
Longmont, CO 80301-3241

Miniature Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Detector

SPEC Incorporated
5401 Western Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301

An Automated System for Measuring Microphysical and Radiative Cloud Characteristics from a Tethered Balloon

Tech-X Corporation
5541 Central Avenue                     Suite 135
Boulder, CO 80301

A Cross-Platform Graphical User Interface for the High-Energy Accelerator Design Code MAD-9

Tech-X Corporation
5541 Central Avenue                     Suite 135
Boulder, CO 80301

CORBA for Fourth Generation Languages

CONNECTICUT

FuelCell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Road
PO Box 1305
Danbury, CT 06813-1305

Advanced Cathode Structure for Oxygen Reduction in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Omega-P, Inc.
202008 Yale Station                          Suite 100
New Haven, CT 06520

Dielectric Wake Field Resonator Accelerator Module

Omega-P, Inc.
202008 Yale Station                      Suite 100
New Haven, CT 06520

Plasma Switch for High-Power Active Pulse Compressor

DELAWARE

Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
325 Water Street
Wilmington, DE 19804

Harsh Fluorochemical Separations

Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
325 Water Street
Wilmington, DE 19804

Membranes for Reverse Organic-Air Separations

FLORIDA

Constellation Technology Corporation
7887 Bryan Dairy Road                   Suite 100
Largo, FL 33777

Development of a Large-Area Mercuric Iodide Photodetector for Scintillation Spectroscopy

GEORGIA

MicroCoating Technologies, Inc.
5315 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Chamblee, GA 30341

Thin Alternatives to Braided Glass Insulation for Low-Temperature Superconducting Wire

ILLINOIS

Applied Thin Films, Inc.
1801 Maple Avenue                       Suite 5316
Evanston, IL 60201

Utilization of Hydrocarbon Fuels In Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

INDIANA

Yinnel Tech, Inc.
3702 W. Sample Street                    Suite 1109
South Bend, IN 46619

Development of Large Size and Low Cost Cadmium Zinc Telluride Single Crystals for Improved Room Temperature Radiation Detectors used for National Security

MARYLAND

Fidelity Systems, Inc.
7961 Cessna Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20879-4117

High-Throughput Sequencing of Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes and Genomic DNA

Technology Assessment & Transfer, Inc.
133 Defense Highway                Suite212
Annapolis, MD 21401-7098

Photocatalytic Membranes for Producing Ultrapure Water

MASSACHUSETTS

Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976

Widely Tunable Infrared Laser Spectrometer for Measurement of Isotopic Ratios of Carbon Cycle Gases

Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976

Development of a Versatile Aircraft Aerosol Mass Spectrometer for Organic Aerosol Analysis

Aspen Systems, Inc.
184 Cedar Hill Street
Marlboro, MA 01752-3017

Sorption-Reaction System for Reformate Purification

CeraMem Corporation
12 Clematis Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453

Ceramic Membrane Process for Upgrading Vacuum Residual Oil

CeraMem Corporation
12 Clematis Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453

Novel Membrane Reactor for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Foster-Miller, Inc.
350 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451-1196

Efficient Selective Emitter Based Incandescent Lamps

NOVA Scientific, Inc.
660 Main Street                             P.O. Box 928
Sturbridge, MA 01566-0928

Fast-Response, Two-Dimensional Detector for Epithermal Neutron Detection with Adjustable Shape

Physical Sciences, Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077

Development of Data Processing Scheme for Plastic Identification Instruments

Physical Sciences, Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Center Andover, MA 01810-1077

Novel Method for Continuous, In-Situ Measurements of Alkali in Biomass Gasifier

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699

Novel Avalanche Photodiode Arrays for Scintillating Fiber Readout

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699

Linear Avalanche Photodiode Detector Arrays for Gated Spectroscopy with Single-Photon Sensitivity

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699

A Fast, High Light Output Scintillator for Gamma Ray and Neutron Detection

Supercon, Inc.
830 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Cost-Reduction Techniques for Powder-in-Tube Niobium-Tin Superconductors

Superconducting Systems, Inc.
90 Rumford Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453

Flexible Niobium-Tin Cables Suitable to React-then-Wind Approach to Fabricating Accelerator Magnets

Triton Systems, Inc.
200 Turnpike Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4000

Manufacturing of Robust Ceramic/Metal Joints for Alkali Metal Thermal-to-Electric Converters

Weston Geophysical
325 West Main Street
Northboro, MA 01532

Short-Period Surface Waves from Explosions

MICHIGAN

IA, Inc.
P.O. Box 1306
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1306

Real-Time Array Sensor System for Field Monitoring of Metal Ions

LEC TECH, Inc.
16647 Chandler Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48864

Separation Process for Biobased Succinic Acid

NEW JERSEY

Abacus Controls, Inc.                           80 Readington Road
P.O. Box 893
Somerville, NJ 08876-0893

Ocean Current Power Generator

DIANA Hi-Tech, LLC
55 Hiddenledge Road
Englewood, NJ 07631

Novel, High-Efficiency and Clean Plasma Focus Radioactive-Beam Ion-Source for Applications in Nuclear Research and Biomedicine

Epsilon Technologies
99 Dorsa Avenue
Livingstoner, NJ 07039

High-Octane Fuel Stocks via Reactive Distillation

LEL Corporation
5 Burns Place
Cresskill, NJ 07626-1003

Advanced Geothermal Optical Transducer (AGOT)

NOVA Photonics, Inc.
One Oak Place
Princeton, NJ 08540

Development of MegaHertz Laser-Induced Fluorescence for Visualization of Turbulence

Princeton Scientific Instruments, Inc.
7 Deer Park Drive
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852-1921

Infrared Focal Plane Array (FPA) with Fast Shuttering

Princeton Scientific Instruments, Inc.
7 Deer Park Drive
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852-1921

Ultra-High Speed Imaging of Plasma Edge Turbulence

NEW MEXICO

Adherent Technologies, Inc.
9621 Camino del Sol, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111-1522

Low-Temperature Composite Recycling Process

TPL, Inc.
3921 Academy Parkway North, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109-4416

Synthesis of New Solid Polymer Electrolytes

NEW YORK

Applied Pulsed Power, Inc.
Box 1020 Langmuir Lab
95 Brown Road
Ithaca, NY 14840

High Voltage, High Power, High di/dt, Low Inductance Solid State Switch

Brookhaven Technology Group, Inc.
120 Lake Avenue South                   Suite 15
Nesconset, NY 11767

A Surface Plasma Ion Source for Heavy Negative Ion Beams

X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.
30 Corporate Circle
Albany, NY 12203

Compact Polycapillary-Based Microbeam X-Ray Fluorecence Analysis System for Remote Monitoring of Metal Contamination

OHIO

Hyper Tech Research, Inc.
110 East Canal Street
Troy, OH 45373

High-Performance Niobium-Tin-Tantalum Superconductors Formed by Mechanical Alloying and Near-Net Shape Tube Filling 

OREGON

Zmation, Inc.
14811 NE Airport Way                 Suite 200
Portland, OR 97230

Automated Handling of Ultra Precision Parts

PENNSYLVANIA

Automatika, Inc.
235 Alpha Drive                              The Abbott Building                 Pittsburgh, PA 15238

PipeTaz: Automated Pipe Asbestos Insulation Removal and Processing System

EXPORTech Company, Inc.
Building 242                            Schreiber Industrial District
P.O. Box 588
New Kensington, PA 15068-0588

Magnetic Separation of Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Wax

Media and Process Technology, Inc.
1155 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-1368

Affinity Ceramic Membranes with Carbon Dioxide Transport Channel

TENNESSEE

BioNeutrics, Inc.
9821 Cogdill Road                         Suite 1
Knoxville, TN 37932

New Boronated Amino Acids for Neutron Capture Therapy

IntraSpec, Inc.
P.O. Box 4579
Oak Ridge, TN 37831

Segmented, Deep-Sensitive-Depth Silicon Radiation Detectors

PETNet Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
810 Innovation Drive
Knoxville, TN 37932

A Simple Target for the Production of Aqueous [18F] Fluoride Ion Using [18O] Oxygen Gas

TEXAS

ARM Automation, Inc.
14141 West Highway 290               Suite 700
Austin, TX 78737

Modular Robotics for Delivering On-Site Contamination Sensors and Mapping Systems to Difficult-to-Access Locations

E-Spectrum Technologies, Inc.
12725 Spectrum Drive
San Antonio, TX 78249

A Pressure/Temperature Tool for Geothermal Drilling Applications Based on a High-Temperature Universal Logging Computer

Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive                      Suite 202
College Station, TX 77840-4023

An Electrochemical Microfluide System

Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive                        Suite 202
College Station, TX 77840-4023

An Innovative Ultramicroelectrode Array for Field-Deployable Trace Metal Analysis

Pavilion Technologies, Inc.
11000 Metric Boulevard                  Unit 700
Austin, TX 78758

Robust Optimal Adaptive, System Identification & Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Strategy for Accelerator Feedback Control System

UTAH

Materials and Systems Research, Inc.
5395 West 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

A Metallic Interconnect for Intermediate Temperature, Planar, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology

VIRGINIA

FM Technologies, Inc.
10529-B Braddock Road
Fairfax, VA 22032-2236

In-Situ Electron Beam Processing for Radio Frequency Cavities

PhotoSonic, Inc.
200 Country Club Drive                 Building D
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Low-Cost, High-Temperature Logging Tool for Geothermal Wells

Tunnel Dust, Inc.
110 Heritage Place
Seaford, VA 23696

A 500 MegaHertz Superconducting High-Brightness, High-Current Injector

VPT, Inc.
281 Commerce Street
Blacksburg, VA 24063-0253

Integration of High-Speed, Alternating-Current Induction Motor/Inverter System for Electric-and Hybrid-Electric-Vehicle Auxiliary Motor Drives

WASHINGTON

Tempress Technologies, Inc.
18858 72nd Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032

Seismic-While-Drilling Source for Real-Time Pore Pressure Prediction

WEST VIRGINIA

D.N. American, Inc.
1000 Technology Drive                     Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554

Collaborative File System (CFS)

Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
The Millennium Centre                    R.D. 1, Box100B                               Triadelphia, WV 26059

Inexpensive, High Performance Fuel Cell Electrodes and Batteries Made from Cellular Coal