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FLC Awards Archive
— 1990
Awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer
Department
of Energy
Ames
Laboratory, Iowa State University
David T. Peterson, Frederick A.
Schmidt, John T. Wheelock
For extraordinary initiative and effort in the
development and market research stages of commercializing
the thermite-reduction process.
Argonne
National Laboratory
Robert P. Larsen, Raj Sekar
For successfully applying the silicon nitride
material technology to race- car engines, in
part by using personal time and funds.
Oscar O. Ohlsson
For initiative in commercializing Binder-Enhanced
Refuse-Derived Fuel (b-dRDF) Pellets by proposing
a Minnesota Legislative Amendment for concurrent
operating permit testing, and entitling a private
company for joint sponsorship.
Brookhaven
National Laboratory
Leonard Hamilton, Paul Moskowitz
Developed and promoted the use of Biomedical
and Environmental Risk Assessment techniques
by industry to meet environmental and safety
requirement.
Meyer Steinberg
For unstinting and continuing efforts in promoting
the HYDROCARB process for producing clean carbon
fuels from coal up to the point of industrial
acceptance and initial funding of a prototype
system.
Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory
Arlon Hunt
For developing, patenting, and transferring
to a start-up company the process of producing
aerogel, a superior insulating material which
reduces ozone destruction.
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory
Robert L. Braun, Alan K. Burnham, Jerry J. Sweeney
For formation of a Petroleum Geochemistry Consortium,
licensing software to businesses, and collaborative
research with an additional small firm.
James M. Brase
For unusual initiative and energy in distributing
the image analysis of display computer code
VIEW under collaborative agreements to a group
of over 200 users.
Viktor E. Hampel
For exemplary imagination and initiative in
developing the Intelligent Gateway Processor
and simultaneously pursuing means for the widespread
dissemination and application of the technology.
Los
Alamos National Laboratory
Maurice W. Collins, Raymond L.
Elliott, Norman R. Morse
For outstanding creativity and initiative in
the development and transfer of the Common file
System (Date Tree) to industry.
National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
Helena L. Chum
For leadership and creativity in the formation
of a laboratory-industry partnership to commercialize
the biomass adhesives technology.
David Jager, Edward McKenna, Brian
Smith, James Tangler
For outstanding achievement in assisting industry
to develop and commercialize advanced airfoil
blades for wind turbines, thereby reducing wind
energy costs and opening new markets for U.S.
manufacturers.
Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
Victor J. Tennery
For major contributions to industry by conceptualizing,
starting, and managing the High Temperature
Materials Laboratory User Program.
Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory
Donald M. Boyd, Douglas K. Lemon,
Gary E. Spanner
For creatively involving the U.S. steel industry
in the development and transfer of a temperature-measuring
system tailored to meet industry needs.
David E. Eakin, Richard T. Hallen,
Charles A. Rohmann, Paul C. Walkup
For creativity and perseverance in the unique
transfer of a new technology to the sugar industry.
Sandia
National Laboratories NM
Robert S. Blewer
For his diligent work in stimulating the development
and use of tungsten technology in the semi-conductor
manufacturing community.
Sandia
National Laboratories CA
Eldon L. Porter, Peter O. Wilze
For initiating an effective partnership with
an instrument manufacturer and industry users
that led to the rapid commercialization of fiber-optic
instrumented spark plug technology.
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