Awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer
Agricultural Research Service
Richard J. Brenner, Philip G. Koehler, Richard S. Patterson, Richard W. Wadleigh
For the novel approach of transferring new technologies to the public for suppressing urban pests.
ARS National Center for Agriculture Utilization Research
William M. Doane, George F. Fanta
Developed and transferred to industry new absorbent polymer technology providing expanded domestic and export markets for surplus corn, increased domestic processing and value-added cornstarch products.
Forest Products Laboratory
William C. Feist
Outstanding efforts in an ongoing nationwide technology transfer effort in exterior wood finishing, reaching many sectors of the American public and industry.
Forest Service
W. Briar Cook, Ronald L. Copstead, Robert J. Simonson, Donald D. Studier
Opening areas to safe and efficient timber harvesting by transferring Service-wide, and to private industry, Forest Service-developed earth anchor technology using diversified, innovative methods.
Air Force Engineering & Services Center
Charles J. Carpenter
Development and creative transfer of the ferrous sulfate/sodium sulfide electroplating wastewater treatment system.
Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
Gail P. Anderson, R. Earl Good, Francis X. Kneizys, Eric P. Shettle, George A. Vanasse
Established the first Air Force Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with a private company, thereby improving user-friendly product.
Air Force Rome Laboratory
Bruce W. Dudley, Anthony J. Feduccia, Preston R. MacDiarmid, Seymour F. Morris
For excellence in conceiving, developing and publishing the RADC Reliability Engineer's Toolkit to transfer RADC technology development over 30 years in the field of reliability.
Jon B. Valente
For excellence in developing and promoting an innovative, sophisticated circuit analysis technique and in transferring this capability to the electronics community through a commercial organization.
Air Force Wright Laboratories
John W. Hines
For leadership, dedication and initiative in making the Very High Speed Integrated Circuits Hardware Description Language an industry standard, and in the transfer of this technology to both government and industry.
Army Armament RD&E Center
Eugene L. Church
For creative achievement in attracting x-ray mirror manufacturers to use unique measurement facilities to improve their products and surpass foreign competitors in the market for high technology optical research instruments.
Army Chemical RD&E Center
Randolph Laye
For outstanding initiative and dedication in the development and promotion of an innovative and sophisticated hand-held device to quantitatively assess respirator fit in the workplace.
Army Construction Engineering Research Lab
L. Michael Golish, Doris Shaw
Completed the first commercially successful software Cooperative Research Development Agreement in the Army under the Technology Transfer Act of 1986.
Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory
Kit L. Mack
For outstanding dedication and creativity in the transfer of structural engineering analysis technology to the public and private sectors.
Naval Underwater Systems Center
Richard A. Denomme
For his dedication to technology transfer and tireless efforts in responding to requests for technical assistance from federal, state and local government officials.
NOAA/NWS-SE Agricultural Weather Service
Roger R. Getz, Karl S. Harker, David M. Ihle
For technology development and transfer of agricultural weather information to Alabama Cooperative Extension Service for dissemination to country agents and growers.
Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University
Edward S. Yeung
For extraordinary effort in helping numerous private-sector recipients build and utilize a new laser-based polarimetric detector.
Argonne National Laboratory
Dieter M. Gruen, Michael J. Pellin, Charles E. Young
Invented, patented and transferred to industry a revolutionary new laser technology for intraocular, cardiovascular, and other types of surgical applications.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peter Z. Takacs
Creative achievement in attracting x-ray mirror manufacturers to use unique measurement facilities to improve their products and surpass foreign competitors in the market for high technology optical research instruments.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Van L. Jacobson
For innovation in both research and technology transfer of algorithms that have significantly improved the performance of both local and wide area computer networks.
Bruce Bidsall, W. Fred Buhl, Kathleen Ellington, Ender Erdem, Frederick Winkelmann
Developed, documented, disseminated and supported the DOE-2 program for simulation of energy use in buildings, thereby transferring new conservation technology to private industry and government agencies.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
U. Fred Locks, Anthony D. Rollett, Michael G. Stout
For innovation in transferring methods of quantitative texture measurements to U.S. industry and for the usefulness of such measurements in predicting metal deformation.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Margaret A. Lemke, Edward S. Sabisky, Jack L. Stone, Thomas Surek, William L. Wallace
For initiative in developing and implementing a unique government/industry cooperative program in amorphous silicon to advance the U.S. photovoltaic technology base.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
James R. Weir, Jr.
For significant contributions to the development of technologies from interesting science, resulting in five-nickel aluminide licenses and the development of marketplace interest in other technologies nationally and internationally.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richard J. Douthart, James J. Thomas
For their outstanding dedication and creativity in transferring the CAGE/GEM technology to universities and industries throughout the United States.
E.G. (Ed) Baker, R. Scott Butner, Douglas C. Elliot, L. John Sealock, Jr.
Developed an innovative alliance between small business and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to commercialize and transfer a novel waste management and energy production system to industry.
Goddard Space Flight Center
Harold P. Frisch
For leadership, creativity, and initiative in the transfer of aerospace and interdisciplinary engineering analysis tools and methodologies to industrial and non-aerospace applications.
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Shayla A. Davidson
For leadership, dedication and initiative in the transfer of NASA tracking and communications technology to the development of a locator system for wandering individuals, primarily Alzheimer patients.
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Robert F. Krull
For outstanding initiative and creativity in developing a "Roadshow" and UPDATE to transfer highway technology directly to city, county and state workers at all levels.
Wilson J. Lindsay
For leadership, dedication and initiative in promoting and advancing the concepts of safer mailbox supports.
VA-Atlanta Rehab RD&E Center
Douglas Schwandt
In recognition of his contributions, innovation, and enthusiasm in the successful commercialization of the handbike arm-powered bicycle for the disabled.
