MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact: John G. Watson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 1998
JPL AND JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc., Pasadena, CA, have signed a memorandum of
understanding to commercialize JPL technologies.
Under terms of the agreement, JPL will work with Jacobs to
review and discuss available JPL technologies that are of
specific interest to Jacobs, including:
- Infrared imaging for land cover classification in
agriculture and pollutant detection;
- Advanced mapping for new facility siting, land use planning
and resource management;
- Ground-penetrating radar for detecting such buried objects
as pipelines and ordnance;
- Radar remote sensing for detection and measurement of ground
movement over a wide area;
- Regenerative fuel cell systems for high-efficiency,
environmentally friendly energy generation and storage;
- Miniature sensors and instrumentation for in-situ analytical
chemistry;
- "Electronic noses" for rapidly detecting and monitoring
complex gas mixtures; and
- Precision robotics for a multitude of engineering and
industrial applications.
"This represents an innovative step in JPL's continuing
efforts to bring the best of its cutting edge technologies to the
attention and benefit of American business," said JPL Director
Dr. Edward C. Stone.
"We are pleased to forge this new relationship as yet
another cornerstone of JPL's commitment to technology transfer,"
added Dr. David Tralli, manager of JPL's Targeted
Commercialization Office.
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., which celebrates its 50th
anniversary this year, is one of the largest global engineering
and construction firms, specializing in the full spectrum of
project delivery services, including engineering, procurement,
construction and maintenance.
JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology.
More information about its technology transfer programs is
available at the JPL Commercial Technology Program's web site at
http://techtrans.jpl.nasa.gov/tu.html .
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