U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
and
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
FY 2007 Phase I - Abstracts
USE OF CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS
1. A Modular, Skid‑Mounted Biomass Pyrolysis Unit
Advanced Fuel
Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT
2. Mobile
Biomass Pelletizing System
BonFire BioMass
Conversions, LLC, Freeland, MD
3. Improved,
High‑Moisture Ensiled Crop Feedstocks for Cellulosic Ethanol
Edenspace Systems
Corporation, Chantilly, VA
from Fast Pyrolysis of Woody
Biomass
Renewable Oil
International LLC, University of Massachusetts‑Amherst
Synergy
Parametrics, LLC, University of Georgia CMBE
6. Bioprocess
for Xylitol from Hemicellulose
SOLAR ENERGY
7. Cooling of Concentrating Photovoltaic Cells Using Heat Pipe
Technology
Advanced Cooling
Technologies, Inc., Lancaster, PA
8. Flexible
Spectrum Splitting Holographic Concentrators
9. PV
(Crystalline Silicon and Thin Film) Manufacturing Diagnostics
Luna Innovations
Incorporated, Roanoke, VA
10. High Performance
PV Concentrator
SVV Technology
Innovations, Inc., Elk Grove, CA
11. In‑line Crack
and Stress Detection in Silicon Solar Cells Using Resonance Ultrasonic
Vibrations
Ultrasonic
Technologies, Inc., Zephyrhills, FL
HYDROGEN DELIVERY AND
PRODUCTION
12. Development of a Highly Efficient Solid State Electrochemical
Hydrogen Compressor
FuelCell Energy,
Inc., Danbury, CT
13. Nanocrystalline
Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production from Splitting of Water by Visible Light
Materials Modification, Inc., Fairfax, VA
14. Advanced Sealing
Technology for Hydrogen Compressors
Mohawk Innovative
Technology, Inc., Albany, NY
15. Photoelectrochemical
System for Hydrogen Generation
Physical Optics
Corporation, Torrance, CA
16. Active Magnetic
Regenerative Liquefier
Prometheus Energy,
Seattle, WA
17. Nanorod Array
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
Synkera Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO
18. Hydrogen Delivery and
Production; Off‑Board Hydrogen Bulk Storage
WIND ENERGY RELIABILITY
AND COST REDUCTION
19. Distributed On‑Blade Control for Enhanced Wind Turbine
Performance
Continuum Dynamics,
Inc., Ewing, NJ
20. Comprehensive
Health Monitoring System for Wind Turbines
Global Energy
Concepts, LLC, Seattle, WA
Native American
Technologies Company (N. A. Tech. Inc.), Golden, CO
22. Open Source
Infrastructure for Communications, Control, and Integration of Wind Power
Open Secure Energy
Control Systems, LLC, Silver Spring, MD
23. Plasma
Aerodynamic Control Effectors for Improved Wind Turbine Performance
Orbital Research,
Inc., Cleveland, OH
24. Combined
Controls and Energy Storage for Distributed Wind Turbine Grid Integration
Princeton Power
Systems, Inc., Princeton, NJ
25. Wind Energy
Reliability and Cost Reduction: Wind Turbine Health Monitoring Systems
Sentient
Corporation, Idaho Falls, ID
26. Reducing Cost
and Weight of Wind Turbine Blades Using Engineered Core
WebCore
Technologies, Inc., Miamisburg, OH
TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO
HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PLUG‑IN HYBRIDS
27. STTR Project: High Performance Permanent Magnets for Advanced
Motors
Electron Energy
Corporation, University of Delaware
28. Improved Lower‑cost
Electrochemical Capacitor
29. New Materials to
Improve the Performance of Lithium‑Ion Batteries in HEV and PHEV
Applications
Lithium Technology
Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA
30. High Energy
Density, Low‑Cost, High Temperature Capacitors for Hybrid Vehicles
31. Novel
Polylithium Salts for Small and Full Size Rechargeable Batteries
32. Core/Shell
Composite Soft Magnetic Material for Advanced Motors
Technology
Assessment & Transfer, Inc., Annapolis, MD
Yardney Technical
Products, Inc, Northeastern University
ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS
TO CHEMICALS
35. Aromatics
from Alternative Sources by Catalysis with Sulfated Zirconia and Related
Systems
Eltron Research
Inc., Boulder, CO
36. Development of
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Strains for Continuous Bioprocessing at Low pH
Genomatica, Inc.,
San Diego, CA
37. Added Value
Preprocessing of Low Quality Biomass for Bioenergy
Lynntech, Inc.,
College Station, TX
38. RFCC Catalysts for
Chemical Feedstocks
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
39. Improved
Conversion of Cellulose Waste to Ethanol Using a Dual Bioreactor System
Technova
Corporation, Okemos, MI
Tethys Research,
LLC, Bangor, ME
CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND
SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR BIO‑REFINERY APPLICATIONS
41. Alternative Reaction/Extraction Media to Reduce Energy and Cost
of Biodiesel Production
42. STTR Project:
Efficient Processing of Algal Bio‑Oils for Biodiesel Production
American Biodiesel,
Inc. dba Community Fuels, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
EverNu Technology,
LLC, Maple Glen, PA
44. Step‑Out
Process to Upgrade Clycerol to Bio‑Diesel
45. Bifunctional
Heterogeneous Enzyme‑Mimetic Catalysts for Biofuel Refining
Lynntech, Inc.,
College Station, TX
46. Biobutanol
Production with Hybrid Membrane‑Distillation
Membrane Technology
and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
47. Intensified
Process for Biodiesel Production
United Environment
& Energy LLC, Horseheads, NY
CATALYSIS
48. STTR Project: High Temperature Membrane Reactors
Compact Membrane
Systems, Inc, Kansas State University
49. Nanofiber Paper
for Fuel Cells and Catalyst Supports
Inorganic
Specialists, Inc., Miamisburg, OH
NexTech Materials,
Ltd., Columbus, OH
51. Well‑Defined
Ethylene‑Propylene Copolymers Derived from a‑Olefins for Use as
Elastomers
52. Development of
Fuel Cell Cathodic Catalysts: Multimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles
53. Novel System for
Solid Catalyzed Isobutane/Olefin Alkylation
Precision
Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT
54. A Novel Catalyst
for Cyclohexane Oxidation, Catalysis, Heterogeneous Catalysis
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
SEPARATION PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANUFACTURING
55. Efficient Dewatering System for Biomass
Altex Technologies
Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
56. Low‑Cost Membrane
Dewatering Technology for Fuel Ethanol Production
CeraMem
Corporation, Waltham, MA
57. Dewatering
Membrane for Hazy Hydrodesulfurization Unit Effluents
Compact Membrane
Systems, Inc., Wilmington, DE
58. Microwave
Assisted Gasification for Recycling Polymer Matrix Composites
Eltron Research
Inc., Boulder, CO
59. Membrane Process
for Biodiesel Conditioning
PoroGen
Corporation, Medford, MA
60. Sorbents for
Desulfurization of Refinery Off‑Gases
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
61. Compression Resistant Aerogels for Building and Construction
Insulation
Aspen Aerogels,
Inc., Northborough, MA
62. Gas Turbine
Application of Carbon Fiber Nanocomposite with Fabric Reinforced Protective
Coating
Diamond Materials,
Inc., Piscataway, NJ
63. STTR
Project: Silicon Nanowire Solar Cell
Illuminex
Corporation, Penn State University
64. Carbon
Nanosheets as Nanostructured Electrode in Organic Photovoltaic Devices
Luna Innovations
Incorporated, Roanoke, VA
Lutronics, Inc,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
66. STTR
Project: Nanoparticle Solar Cell
Solexant Corp
University of California ‑ Santa Cruz
67. Nanostructured
CO Sensor for Fuel Cell Applications
Synkera Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO
Yardney Technical
Products, Inc, University of Connecticut
ADVANCED COOLING
TECHNOLOGY
69. STTR Project: A Nanofluid with Superior Thermal Properties
Advanced Thermal
and Environmental Concepts, Inc, University of Maryland
71. Low Cost
Microchannel Heat Exchangers
Altex Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
72. Low‑Cost
Protective Coatings for Increased Heat Exchanger Efficiency
Applied Thin Films,
Inc., Evanston, IL
73. Low‑Cost,
Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Coolers
Materials Modification, Inc., Fairfax, VA
74. Microchannel
Magnetic Coolers with Negative Magnetocaloric Effect
MER Corporation
(Materials and Electrochemical Research), Tucson, AZ
75. Rapid
Prototyping of Low‑Cost Compact Ceramic Industrial Heat Exchanger
Elements
76. Graphite
Foam Heat Exchanger Technology for Energy Recovery
Thermal Centric
Corporation, Wilmington, DE
SOLID STATE LIGHTING
Add‑Vision,
Inc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
78. Flexible
Environmental Barrier Technology for OLEDs
Alameda Applied
Sciences Corporation, San Leandro, CA
Nanomaterials and
Nanofabrication Laboratories, LLC, Fayetteville, AR
80. High
Stability White SOLEDs
Universal Display
Corporation, Ewing, NJ
81. Stable,
Efficient, Large Area WOLED
Universal Display
Corporation, Ewing, NJ
NEUTRON AND ELECTRON
BEAM INSTRUMENTATION
82. Neutron Compound Refractive Prisms
Adelphi Technology
Inc., San Carlos, CA
83. STTR
Project: High Efficiency Electron Detector for Electron Microscopy
Cermet, Inc,
Argonne National Laboratory
84. Quantitative
In‑Situ TEM Nanotribology Tester
Hysitron, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN
85. Quantitative
In‑Situ TEM Tensile Testing Apparatus
Hysitron, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN
NOVA Scientific,
Inc, University of California ‑ Berkeley
87. Application
of Pixel‑Cell Detector Technology for Advanced Neutron Beam Monitors
88. Improved
Neutron Scintillators Based on Nanomaterials
PartTec, Ltd.,
Bloomington, IN
89. Next
Generation Neutron Scintillators Based on Semiconductor Nanostructures
PartTec, Ltd.,
Bloomington, IN
90. Development
of a Supermirror Coated Fermi Chopper Slit Package for Inelastic Neutron
Scattering
PECOS Inc. Precision
Engineering Contracting Services, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITIES
91. Development of a Numerical Design Tool for SNS Cavitation
Mitigation
92. Development
of a Two‑Phase Bubble Generator for SNS Cavitation Mitigation
93. Development
of New Mid‑Infrared Ultrafast Laser Sources for Compact Coherent X‑ray
Sources
Kapteyn‑Murnane
Laboratories Inc., Boulder, CO
95. Single
Shot Bunch Length Monitoring, Based on Interferometer and Novel THz Sensing
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Los Angeles, CA
96. High Performance
X‑Ray Detectors
Radiation
Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
97. Time‑Resolved,
X‑Ray Photon Detector Array
ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
99. Advanced High‑Brightness Electron Source
Advanced Energy
Systems, Medford, NY
100. A 200 kW, 350 MHz
Inductive Output Tube for RF Accelerators
Calabazas Creek
Research, Inc., San Mateo, CA
101. Beatwave
Photoinjector as THz Source
DULY Research Inc.,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
103. Development of a CW
Superconducting RF Booster Cryomodule for Future Light Sources
Niowave
Incorporated, Lansing, MI
104. STTR Project: Cryo‑cooled
Yb: YAG Lasers for Advanced Photoinjectors
Q‑Peak, Inc,
Lincoln Laboratory ‑ MIT
105. High‑Order
Computational Electromagnetic Schemes for Accelerator Structure Modeling
Tech‑X
Corporation, Boulder, CO
MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED
NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
106. High Temperature, Low Activation, Refractory Alloys for
Generation IV Nuclear Reactor Construction
REB Research and
Consulting, Detroit, MI
107. Silicon Carbide
Tritium Permeation Barriers for Steel Structural Components
ADVANCED COAL RESEARCH
108. Selective Ethene and Isoalkane Production from Alkanes and
Alcohols by Superacid Catalysts
Eltron Research
Inc., Boulder, CO
109. Advanced Coal
Research, Hydrogen Production from Coal
110. Hydrogen Production
from Coal
Materials and Systems
Research, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
111. Membrane Systems for
Coal Bed Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Methane Production
Membrane Technology
and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
NexTech Materials,
Ltd., Columbus, OH
COAL GASIFICATION AND
COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES
113. Carbon Neutral Liquid Fuel Production
Ceramatec, Inc.,
Salt Lake City, UT
114. HydroMax ‑
Overcoming the Challenges of Industrial Coal Gasification
Diversified Energy Corporation, Gilbert, AZ
115. Perovskite Adsorbents
for Warm‑Gas Removal of Sulfur
Tech‑X
Corporation, Boulder, CO
116. High Temperature Heat
Recovery Integrated Gassification Combined Cycle
Refractory
Composites, Inc., Glen Burnie, MD
117. Magnetic Catalysts
for Fischer‑Tropsch Synthesis
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
118. MnO Sorbent for
Enhanced Water Gas Shift
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
119. Plasma‑Based
Coal Gasification for Industrial Applications
Touchstone Research
Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, WV
ADVANCEMENTS IN SOLID
OXIDE FUEL CELL BALANCE‑OF‑PLANT AND TURBINE PERFORMANCE AND SUB‑SYTEMS
FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS
120. Waterless 5 kWe Diesel Reformer
Aspen Products Group, Inc., Marlborough, MA
121. SOFC Integrated Multi‑Mold Diesel Reformer
Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
122. High Temperature Capability and Innovative Cooling with a Spar
and Shell Turbine Blade
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL
123. Low Cost, Compact Plasma Fuel Reformer for APUs
Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX
124. Novel Water Neutral Diesel Fuel Processor and Sulfur Trap
Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT
125. Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Turbine Subsystem Performance, Test
Program for High Efficiency Gas Turbine Exhaust Diffuser
Thomas R Norris, San
Francisco, CA
HIGH PERFORMANCE
MATERIALS FOR LONG TERM FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS
126. A High‑Temperature Sealing Technology for Gas Separation
Devices
Aegis Technology Inc., Santa Ana, CA
ENVIRONMENTAL
INNOVATIONS FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS
127. STTR Project: Sequestration and Separation of Mercury in Wet Flue
Gas Desulfurization Systems
Envergex, LLC, Brown University
128. Separation of Hg from Flue Gas Desulfurization Scrubber Produced
Gypsum
Frontier Geosciences Inc., Seattle, WA
129. A Novel Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Structural
Health Monitoring
Intelligent
Automation, Inc., Rockville, MD
130. High‑Temperature
Embedded Sensors for In‑Situ Material Condition and Temperature
Monitoring
JENTEK Sensors, Inc., Waltham, MA
131. Novel Instrumentation for Real‑Time Combustion Monitoring
and Control
Los Gatos Research, Mountain View, CA
132. A New Sorbent for Removal of Mercury from
Flue Gas: A Lower Cost Alternative to Activated Carbon
133. A Novel Wireless Sensor Network with Advanced Prognostic Algorithms
for Condition Based Maintenance of Critical Power Plant Components
Signal Processing, Inc., Rockville, MD
134. Environmental Innovations for Fossil Energy Applications;
Development of Technologies to Reduce Freshwater Use and Consumption in Coal‑Fired
Power Plants
135. FGD Additives to Segregate and Sequester Mercury in Solid
Byproducts
Trimeric Corporation, Austin, TX.
OIL AND NATURAL GAS
TECHNOLOGIES
136. Novel Low Cost Method to Install Geophones for CO2
Monitoring
Impact Technologies, LLC, Tulsa, OK
CLIMATE CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS
137. A Novel Oxygen Separation Membrane for Oxygen Production
Enogetek, Inc., Croton‑on‑Hudson, NY
138. O2 Sorbents for Oxy‑Combustion, Breakthrough
Performance Improvements on Supporting Systems for Post Combustion CO2
Capture
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
139. Enhanced Monitoring of Geologic Carbon Sequestration Using 3‑D
Passive Microseismic Location Techniques
Weston Geophysical Corporation, Lexington, MA
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
140. Wireless Sensors for Equipment Health and Condition Monitoring
in Nuclear Power Plants
Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation, Knoxville, TN
141. Spent Nuclear Fuel Separation With the Archimedes Plasma Mass
Filter
142. Low‑Drift Ultra‑High Temperature Thermal Sensors
Luna Innovations Incorporated, Roanoke, VA
143. Development of AgeAlert: A Predictive Maintenance Sensor for
Electrical Insulation Systems in Nuclear Power Applications
Polymer Aging Concepts, Inc., Dahlonega, GA
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION
144. Improved Approach for Utilization of FPGA Technology into DAQ,
DSP, and Computing Applications
Innovation Partners LLC, Abilene, TX.
145. Digital Timing Electronics
Mirmar Sensor, LLC, Goleta, CA.
146. Radiation Hardened High Performance ADC
Ridgetop Group, Inc, Tucson, AZ
147. High Rate Digital Signal Processing for Multi‑Channel
Microcalorimeters
NUCLEAR PHYSICS PARTICLE
AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES
148. STTR Project: High‑Energy Gamma‑Ray
Calibration Source
Adelphi Technology Inc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
149. STTR Project: 5V, High Gain, High Sensitivity Photomultiplier
Detector
Agiltron, Inc, University of California ‑ San Diego
150. Nuclear Physics Particle and Radiation Detection Systems,
Nuclear Targets and High Radiation Environment Beam Transport Components
Applied Diamond, Inc., Wilmington, DE
151. STTR Project: Carbon Nanotube Stripping Foil for High Current
Tandem Accelerator and Charge Exchange Injection into Storag< Rings
Brookhaven Technology Group, Inc, State University of New York
152. STTR Project: Development of a High Power ISOL Target for
Radioactive Beam Facilities
I.C. Gomes Consulting & Investment, Inc, Argonne National Laboratory
153. Novel, Low Cost, High Gain, Micropattern Detector
Integrated Sensors, LLC, Toledo, OH
154. High‑Efficiency and Less Expensive Nanocrystal‑Based
Scintillator
Mesolight, LLC, Fayetteville, AR
155. New Detector for Gamma‑Ray and Neutron Studies
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
156. SSPM Detector for Polarized Target Scintillator Readout
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
157. Modeling of Signal Generation in Gamma‑Ray Detectors
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
158. High Efficiency, High Speed Gamma Ray Detectors
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
159. Enhanced Plasma Throughput for Superconducting Niobium Thin Film
Deposition in RF Accelerator Cavities
Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation, San Leandro, CA
160. Low Temperature MgB2 Deposition for SRF
Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation, San Leandro, CA
161. Synchrotron Radiation Adjustable Super‑Bending Magnet for
Electron Ring of Future Electron‑Ian Collider
Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT
162. Development of a 1 MW CW 704 MHz Elliptic Beam Klystron for
Nuclear Physics Accelerators
Beam Power Technology, Inc., Boston, MA
163. Templated Niobium Films for SRF Cavities
Black Laboratories, LLC, Newport News, VA
164. X‑ray Monitoring Tool for Optimizing Electron Cyclotron
Resonance Ion Sources
165. STTR Project: Refractory Coated Silica Aerogels- Catchers for
the Fast Release of Unstable Light Nuclei
InnoSense LLC, Argonne National Laboratory
166. STTR Project: Compact, Tunable RF Cavities
Muons, Inc, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
167. Development of a Low Frequency Superconducting RF Electron Gun
Niowave Incorporated, Lansing, MI
168. Fast Ferroelectric L‑Band Tuner
169. High Intensity Proton Accelerator
170. High Performance Lossy Dielectric HOM Absorbers for SRF Cavities
Sienna Technologies, Inc., Woodinville, WA
171. High Fidelity Simulations of Spin Dynamics in Colliding Beam
Accelerators
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE
AND DATA MANAGEMENT
172. Customizable Web Service for Efficient Access to Distributed
Nuclear Physics Relational Databases
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
FOR INTERNATIONAL LINEAR COLLIDER
173. High Resolution and Fast Scanning Speed SQUID Based
Nondestructive Inspection System of Niobium Sheets for SRF Cavities
Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT
174. Novel RF Couplers with Double Windows Design for the ILC
AMAC International, Inc., Newport News, VA
175. ILC Coupler Design
176. Fundamental Power Coupler Using Overmoded Waveguide Technology
for Superconducting Cavities
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc., San Mateo, CA
177. Magnesium Diboride Short Period Helical Undulator for the
International Linear Collider Positron Source
Hyper Tech Research, Inc., Columbus, OH
178. A Novel RF Source to Drive Particle Accelerators
179. Activation Layer Stabilization of High Polarization
Photocathodes in Sub‑Optimal RF Gun Environments
Saxet Surface Science, Austin, TX
180. Photoconductive
Silicon Carbide Switched Kicker Modulators
Sci‑Eng Solutions, LLC, Columbia, MO
181. Ductile Nb Sheet for Superconducting RF Cavities
182. STTR Project: High
Polarization and High Peak Current Compositionally
Graded AlGaAs/GaAs Superlattice Photocathodes for RF Gun
SVT Associates, Inc, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
183. STTR Project: High Polarization and High Robustness
Antimonide Based Superlattice Photocathodes for RF Gun Applications
SVT Associates, Inc, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND
TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS
184. Development of a Non‑Axisymmetric Permanent Magnet
Focusing System for Elliptic Charged‑Particle Beams
Beam Power Technology, Inc., Boston, MA
185. Reduced Parasitic Lasing in Ti: Sapphire Lasers: Removing a
Bottleneck to New Ways of Acceleration
Crystal Systems, Inc., Salem, MA
186. Distributed Device Database for Acclerator Control
187. Beam Breakup Instability in Dielectric Structures
Euclid TechLabs, LLC, Solon, OH
188. Development of a Tunable Dielectric Loaded Accelerating
Structure
Euclid TechLabs, LLC, Solon, OH
189. Magnets for Muon 6D Helical Cooling Channels
190. Stopping Muon Beams
191. A 6‑D Muon Cooling System using Achromat Bends
Particle Beam Lasers, Inc., Northridge, CA
Pavilion Technologies, Inc., Austin, TX
193. Novel Fabrication Techniques for the Production of RF
Photoinjectors
RadiaBeam
Technologies, LLC, Los Angeles, CA
194. Photo Enhanced Nano‑Forest Cathode Guns
Sci‑Eng Solutions, LLC, Columbia, MO
195. Finite Element‑Based Dark Current Modeling with the
Analyst Code
Simulation Technology and Applied Research, Inc., Mequon, WI
196. Designing 1‑100 GeV Laser‑Plasma Accelerators in an
Optimal Lorentz Frame
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR
TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS
197. A 30 MW, 200 MHz Inductive Output Tube for RF Accelerators
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc., San Mateo, CA
198. Development of a 26 GHz RF Power Extractor
Euclid TechLabs, LLC, Solon, OH
199. STTR Project: Silicon Carbide Optically Gate Solid State Power Switch
GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc, University of Illinois ‑ Chicago
200. Development of a 201 MHz 10 MW Hollow Beam Klystron
201. Nanocomposite Enabled High Energy Density Capacitors for Pulsed
Power Applications
202. Multi‑MW 22.8 GHz Harmonic Multiplier
203. Coiled Transmission Line Modulators
Sci‑Eng Solutions, LLC, Columbia, MO
204. Polymer‑Ceramic Nanocomposites for Pulsed Power Capacitors
Sienna Technologies, Inc., Woodinville, WA
205. Simulations of Waveguide Breakdown
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
HIGH‑FIELD
SUPERCONDUCTOR AND SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE
COLLIDERS
206. Plasma Torch Synthesis of Homogeneous C‑alloyed MgB2 for
High‑Field Applications
Accelerator Technology Corporation, College Station, TX
207. Reducing the Effective Filament Diameter of Niobium‑Tin
Superconductors
Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, AL
208. STTR Project: High Field Stability Exploration of
Second Generation HTS
American Superconductor Corporation, Florida State University
209. High Field MgB2 Strands for High Energy Particle
Colliders
Hyper Tech Research, Inc., Columbus, OH
210. High Performance, Ti Doped Nb3Sn Fabricated by the
Internal Tin Tube Method
Supercon, Inc., Shrewsbury, MA
211. STTR Project: React‑Wind‑Sinter Technology
for Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox
Supercon, Inc, The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Superconductive Components Inc. dba SCI Engineered Materials, Columbus, OH
213. Improvement of the Properties of Tubular Internal‑Tin Nb3Sn
Supergenics I, LLC, Jefferson, MA
214. A Method of Improving non‑Cu Jc via a Low‑Cost
Cu5Sn4 PIT Nb3Sn Conductor for HEP Applications
SupraMagnetics, Inc., Plantsville, CT
215. Toward a Non‑Cu Jc (12T) of 4,000 A/mm2 with Novel Second
Phase Flux Pinning in PIT Strand for HEP Applications
SupraMagnetics, Inc., Plantsville, CT
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
DETECTORS
216. High Resolution, 15‑micron thin, Pixellated, Back‑illuminated
SOI CMOS Vertex Sensor
217. Large Area, High Dynamic Range, Sold State Photomultiplier Array
for Cherenkov Calorimetry
ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR
APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
218. Accounting for Model Uncertainties Using Reliability Methods ‑
Application to Carbon Dioxide Geologic Sequestration System
Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., Oakland, CA
219. Global Optimization Model for Chemical Containment and
Remediation Systems
Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., Oakland, CA
220. Coupling State‑of‑the‑Science Subsurface
Simulation with Advanced User Interface and Parallel Visualization
Thunderhead Engineering Consultants, Inc., Manhattan, KS
221. Visualization of Output Data from Particle Transport Codes
Visual Editor Consultants, Richland, WA
NUMERICAL SOFTWARE
MAINTENANCE
222. Alternating Direction Implicit Library for Petascale Electromagnetics
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
223. Application‑Based Tuning of Mathematical Kernels on
Petascale Systems
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, COA
224. Implementation and Evaluation of Multigrid Linear Solvers into
Extended Magnetohydrodynamic Codes for Petascale Computing
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION
AND DATA UNDERSTANDING
225. Transport Protocol and Security Extensions to GridFTP
Acadia Optronics, LLC, Rockville, MD
226. Open Source, OpenGL Driver for the Cell BE Processor
Tungsten Graphics, Inc., Cedar Park, TX
HIGH PERFORMANCE
NETWORKS
227. End‑System Control Architectures in E‑Science
Networks
Acadia Optronics, LLC, Rockville, MD
228. High Performance Networks High‑Speed Network Security
Systems
Reservoir Labs, Inc., New York, NY
SCALABLE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE
FOR PETASCALE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
229. An FPGA Linear Algebra Library for Maximal‑Performance
Petascale Supercomputing
HIGH PERFORMANCE
MIDDLEWARE
230. High‑Throughput Disk Clusters for Petascale Storage
Acadia Optronics, LLC, Rockville, MD
231. SVOPME: A Scalable Virtual Organization Privilege Management
Environment
Tech‑X Corporation,
Boulder, CO
DISCOMMUNICATION OF
TEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES IN
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
232. Discovery Tools for Science Education Content
David Wojick, Star Tannery, VA
233. Automated Source Discovery and Configuration
Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
234. DOE Science Accelerator (DSA) Scalability Prototype
Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
236. Multi‑Lingual Federated Search
Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
237. Personal Library
Deep Web Technologies, LLC,
Santa Fe, NM
238. Real‑Time Full Text Analysis
Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
239. Related Document Discovery
Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
240. Source Selection Optimization
Deep Web Technologies, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
Edgewater Technology Associates, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
242. Multi‑Faceted Clustering of Meta‑Search Results
Edgewater Technology Associates, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
243. Relevance Ranking of Documents Using Relations and Text
Fetch Technologies, Inc., El Segundo, CA
244. Automated Data Cleansing in Data Harvesting and Data Migration
Information International Associates, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
Information International Associates, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
246. Use of Domain/IP Resolver in Lieu of Traditional
Username/Password Authentication
Information International Associates, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
Information International Associates, Inc, University of Tennessee
248. A Scalable Multilingual Scientific MetaSearch
Teragram Corporation, Cambridge, MA
RESEARCH TO SUPPORT
PROLIFERATION DETECTION
249. Improved CZT Detectors by Unique Surface Treatments and
Innovative Contacts
EIC Laboratories, Inc., Norwood, MA
250. Fabrication of GRIN Glass Spheres
251. Capacitive
Output Radiation Detector
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
252. Developing CZT for Single Element Spectrometers
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
253. Miniature Spherical Retroreflectors Fabricated by Fluidized
Bed CVD
Structured
Materials Industries, Inc., Piscataway, NJ
254. Annealing as Grown Large Volume CdZnTe (10%) Single Crystals
for Increased Spectral Resolution
Yinnel Tech, Inc., South Bend, IN
RESEARCH TO SUPPORT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSION MONITORING
255. Feasibility Study of Intrinsically Digital Broadband Seismometer
Geotech Instruments, LLC, Dallas, TX
256. Next Generation Robust Low Noise Seismometer for Nuclear
Monitoring
PMD Scientific, Inc., Bloomfield, CT
257. Development of Low‑Noise Smart Sensors for Small
Explosion Monitoring
Rocky Mountain Geophysics, LLC, Los Alamos, NM
HIGH TEMPERATURE
SUPERCONDUCTING SECOND GENERATION WIRE
258. Ultra‑Fast Processing of MOD‑based YBCO Films
for Low Cost 2G Conductors
American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA
259. STTR Project: Low AC Loss YBCO Coated Conductor Geometry by
Direct Inkjet Printing
American Superconductor Corporation, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
260. Nanocomposite Insulation for 2G Superducting Wires
Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO
261. High Rate Deposition of Epitaxial Films for Use in
Superconducting Coated Conductors
Directed Vapor Technologies
International, Charlottesville, VA
262. Novel Ultra‑Fast Techniques to Deposit Epitaxial Layers
for Low Cost 2G Conductors
Metal Oxide Technologies Inc. (MetOx), Houston, TX
POWER ELECTRONICS AND
ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR ENERGY STORAGE
263. High Performance Carbon Nanomaterials for Electrochemical
Capacitors
ADA Technologies, Inc., Littleton, CO
264. Large Area SiC GTO Thyristor Development Widegbandgap High
Voltage High Frequency Switiches
GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc., South Riding, VA
265. Nano-Engineered Carbon Electrochemical Capacitors
266. One‑Cycle Controlled Reactive Power Supply Inverter
(OCC‑RPSI) for Distributed Energy
One‑Cycle Control, Inc., Irvine, CA
267. An Innovative Silicon Carbide (SiC) 6‑KV, 1‑KA
Gate Turn Off (GTO) Thyristorr
SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., Starkville, MS
268. STTR Project: High Voltage Silicon Carbide Emitter Turn‑off
Thyristor
Solitronics LLC, NC State University
270. Electricity System Reliability Model
PwrSolutions, Inc., Dallas, TX
CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA
272. A Cost‑Effective Analytical Technology for
Identification and Measurement of Greenhouse Gases
Lenterra Inc., West Orange, NJ
273. Isotope Analyzer for Real‑Time Measurements in the
Field
Los Gatos Research, Mountain View, CA
274. Real‑Time Multispecies Greenhouse Gas Sensor
NovaWave Technologies, Inc., Redwood City, CA
275. Isotopic Carbon Dioxide Analyzer for Atmospheric Studies
276. Methane and Carbon Dioxide Eddy‑Covariance Flux
Monitor
277. High Precision CO2 Field Sensor
Southwest Sciences, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
GENOMES‑TO‑LIFE
(GTL) AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES
278. Enhancing Homologous Recombination in Plants Through the Use
of Custom Endonucleases
Advanced Genome Technologies, LLC, Boone, IA
279. Anaerobic Expression of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase for Producing
Biofuels in Fermentative Pathways
280. STTR Project: Ethanologenic/Electricigenic
Consolidated Biprocessing of Cellulosic Biomass
MFC Technologies, LLC, Medical University of South Carolina
281. STTR Project: NamesforLife Semantic Resolution Services for the
Life Sciences (N4L‑SRS)
NamesforLife, LLC, Michigan State University
282. Genome‑Enabled Advancement of Biomass to Biofuel
Technology
283. Development of Efficient Bacterial Hosts for Recombinant
Membrane Protein Production
TransMembrane Biosciences, Pasadena, CA
TECHNOLOGIES FOR
SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING
Burge Environmental, Inc, PNNL
via the Integration of MultiScale Hydro Geophysical
Data
New England Research, Inc.,
White River Junction, VT
SCI‑TEC, INC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
287. Low‑Cost Small
Diameter NMR Technologies for In‑Situ Subsurface Characterization and
Monitoring
Vista Clara Inc., Mukilteo, WA
ATMOSPHERIC
MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY
288. Aerosol Mass
Spectrometry via Laser‑Induced Incandescence Particle Vaporization
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA
289. Ultrasensitive Airborne
Instrumentation for the Quantification of Aerosol Precursors
Los Gatos Research, Mountain View, CA
290. Dual Wavelength In‑Situ
Cloud Lidar
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
291. Open‑Path Optical
Ammonia Monitor
Southwest Sciences, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
292. A Dual‑Wavelength
In Situ Cloud Lidar with Very Large Sample Volume
SPEC Incorporated, Boulder, CO
293. Novel Ceramic
Scintillators for PET
ALEM‑RMD Joint Venture, Watertown, MA
294. High Efficiency
Thermoelectric Power Source for Long Life Medical Implants
Biophan Technologies, Inc., West Henrietta, NY
295. STTR Project:
Biobattery / Biogenerator for In‑Vivo Application
Connecticut Analytical Corporation, University of Colorado
Molecular NeuroImaging, Inc., New Haven, CT
297. Segmented Germanium Detectors
for High Resolution Gamma‑Ray Imaging
298. A Novel Microfluidic Detector
with Position Sensitivity
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
299. Novel Parallax Free
Sensor for Molecular Imaging
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
300. Development of Cu‑64
Labeled EGF for In Vivo PET Imaging of EGFR Expression
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
AND MATERIALS FOR FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS
Composite Technology Development, Inc, University of Tennessee
302. STTR Project: ARRIBA:
A Novel In‑Situ Plasma Surface Interaction Diagnostic
Fusion Research Technologies, LLC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
303. Development of a Rapid
Turnaround Modeling Ability for PbLi Blanket Module
HyPerComp, Inc., Westlake Village, CA
304. Low Conductivity SiC‑Based
Ceramic Composites for Fusion Blanket Flow Channel Inserts
Hyper‑Therm High‑Temperature Composites, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA
305. Nano Tungsten for
Diverter Plates
Materials Modification, Inc., Fairfax, VA
306. Spontaneous Brillouin
Scattering Temperature/Strain Sensors for CICC Superconductors
NP Photonics, Inc., Tucson, AZ
307. A Novel Low‑Cost
Nb3Sn Strand with Distributed Tin Alloy Sources for Fusion
Applications
SupraMagnetics, Inc., Plantsville, CT
308. STTR Project: Enhanced Collaborative Visualization for the Fusion Community
Anabas, Inc, Indiana University Community Grids Laboratory
310. Linear Analysis and
Verification Suite for Edge Turbulence Simulations
Lodestar Research Corporation, Boulder, CO
311. Improved Controls for
Fusion RF Systems
Rockfield Research Inc., Winchester, MA
312. Analysis of RF Heating
of Fusion Plasmas Using the Delta‑f Particle‑In‑Cell (DFPIC)
Method
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
313. Gyrotron Design and
Evaluation Using New Particle‑in‑Cell Capability
Tech‑X Corporation, Boulder, CO
314. 3‑D Density
Measurements for the ITER Disruption Mitigation Test Stand and NCSX
Third Dimension Technologies,
Knoxville, TN
315. Fusion
Science and Technology; Diagnostics for Magnetic Fusion Plasma Research
Virginia Diodes, Inc.,
Charlottesville, VA
Woodruff Scientific, LLC, Seattle, WA
HIGH ENERGY
DENSITY PHYSICS FOR INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY
317. Plasma Liner
Compression of Compact Toroids to Fusion Conditions
318. Enhanced Model for Fast
Ignition
Research Applications Corporation, Los Alamos, NM