National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

2008 Phase 2
Proposals Selected for Negotiation of Contracts

TOPIC LIST

Aeronautics Research
A1 Aviation Safety
A2 Fundamental Aeronautics
A3 Airspace Systems
A4 Aeronautics Test Technologies


Exploration Systems
X1 Avionics and Software
X2 Environmental Control and Life Support
X3 Lunar In Situ Resource Utilization
X4 Structures, Materials and Mechanisms
X5 Lunar Operations
X6 Energy Generation and Storage
X7 Cryogenic Systems
X8 Protection Systems
X9 Exploration Crew Health Capabilities
X10 Exploration Medical Capability
X11 Behavioral Health and Performance
X12 Space Human Factors and Food Systems
X13 Space Radiation
X14 Inflight Biological Sample Preservation and Analysis


Science
S1 Sensors, Detectors and Instruments
S2 Advanced Telescope Systems
S3 Spacecraft and Platform Subsystems
S4 Low-cost Small Spacecraft and Technologies
S5 Robotic Exploration Technologies
S6 Information Technologies


Space Operations
O1 Space Communications
O2 Space Transportation
O3 Processing and Operations
O4 Navigation

Aeronautics Research

A1 Aviation Safety

NanoSonic, Inc.
1485 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5556
Lisa Lawson (540) 953-1785
08-2-A1.01-9133 LaRC
Hydrophobic Polymers with Adherend Complexing Sidechains as Durable Aerospace Adhesives

JENTEK Sensors, Inc.
110-1 Clematis Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453-7013
Joni Hatem (781) 642-9666
08-2-A1.02-8907 LaRC
Micromechanical Models for Composite NDE and Diagnostics

Fibertek, Inc.
510 Herndon Parkway
Herndon, VA 20170-5225
Tracy Perinis (703) 956-3600
08-2-A1.04-8545 LaRC
Fiber Laser Coherent Lidar for Wake-Vortex Hazard Detection

Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855-2737
Mark James (301) 294-5221
08-2-A1.05-9507 LaRC
Cognitive Modeling for Closed-Loop Task Mitigation

Techno-Sciences, Inc.
11750 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300
Beltsville, MD 20705-3194
Sandra Selha (240) 790-0600
08-2-A1.07-9537 LaRC
Upset Prevention and Recovery for Unimpaired and Impaired Aircraft

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
9950 Wakeman Drive
Manassas, VA 20110-2702
Scott Hart (617) 500-0536
08-2-A1.09-9907 ARC
A Robust Flare Planning Logic for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications

Impact Technologies, LLC
200 Canal View Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14623-2893
Carol Marquardt (585) 627-1923
08-2-A1.10-9580 GRC
A Unified Nonlinear Adaptive Approach for Detection and Isolation of Engine Sensor, Actuator and Component Faults

Impact Technologies, LLC
200 Canal View Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14623-2893
Carol Marquardt (585) 627-1923
08-2-A1.11-8886 ARC
Prognostic and Fault Tolerant Reconfiguration Strategies for Aerospace Power Electronic Controllers and Electric Machines

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A2 Fundamental Aeronautics

Shape Change Technologies
1731 Hendrix Avenue
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3316
Peter Jardine (805) 312-5665
08-2-A2.01-8646 GRC
Development of Fast Response SME TiNi Foam Torque Tubes

Materials Research and Design
300 E. Swedesford Road
Wayne, PA 19087-1858
Kerry Hopp (610) 964-6131
08-2-A2.01-8997 LaRC
Calibration of 3D Woven Preform Design Code for CMC Materials

TRS Ceramics, Inc.
2820 East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801-7548
Wesley Hackenberger (814) 238-7485
08-2-A2.01-9769 DFRC
Piezoelectric Structural Microensor Technology for Extreme Environments (> 1800 F)

Los Gatos Research
67 East Evelyn Avenue, Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041-1518
Douglas Baer (650) 965-7772
08-2-A2.02-9195 GRC
Novel Instrumentation for In Situ Combustion Measurements

Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
George Wittreich (978) 663-9500
08-2-A2.02-9318 GRC
An Ultra-Sensitive, Size Resolved Particle Mass Measurement Device

Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, LLC
2212 Harton Blvd.
Tullahoma, TN 37388-5583
Paul Gloyer (931) 393-5108
08-2-A2.02-9878 GRC
Scramjet Combustion Stability Behavior Modeling

Hersh Acoustical Engineering, Inc.
22305 Cairnloch Street
Calabasas, CA 91302-5875
Alan Hersh (818) 224-4699
08-2-A2.03-9848 LaRC
Numerical and Physical Modeling of the Response of Resonator Liners to Intense Sound and High Speed Grazing Flow

Zona Technology, Inc.
9489 E. Ironwood Square Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-4578
Jennifer Scherr (480) 945-9988
08-2-A2.04-8952 LaRC
ZEUS-DO: A Design Oriented CFD-Based Unsteady Aerodynamic Capability for Flight Vehicle Multidisciplinary Configuration Shape Optimization

CFD Research Corporation
215 Wynn Drive, 5th Floor
Huntsville, AL 35805-1944
Silvia Harvey (256) 726-4858
08-2-A2.06-9653 LaRC
A Comprehensive CFD Tool for Aerothermal Environment Around Space Vehicles

M4 Engineering, Inc.
4020 Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90807-2617
Myles Baker (562) 981-7797
08-2-A2.08-8438 GRC
Integrated Multidisciplinary Optimization Objects

NanoSonic, Inc.
1485 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5556
Lisa Lawson (540) 953-1785
08-2-A2.09-8605 LaRC
Metal Rubber Sensor Appliqués for Rotor Blade Air

Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc.
2766 Indian Ripple Road
Dayton, OH 45440-3638
Larry Goss (937) 429-4980
08-2-A2.09-9022 LaRC
Fast Responding PSP for Rotorcraft Aerodynamic Investigations

Michigan Engineering Services, LLC
2890 Carpenter Road, Suite 1900
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1100
Nick Vlahopoulos (734) 358-0792
08-2-A2.09-9167 LaRC
Hybrid Finite Element Analysis for Rotorcraft Interior Noise Simulations

SynGenics Corporation
5190 Olentangy River Road
Delaware, OH 43015-7990
Carol Ventresca (740) 369-9579
08-2-A2.10-8761 GRC
Efficient Design and Optimization of a Flow Control System for Supersonic Mixed Compression Inlets

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A3 Airspace Systems

Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855-2737
Mark James (301) 294-5221
08-2-A3.01-8875 ARC
ACES-Based Testbed and Bayesian Game-Theoretic Framework for Dynamic Airspace Configuration

Aerotech Research
11836 Fishing Point Drive, Suite 200
Newport News, VA 23606-4507
Paul Robinson (757) 723-1300
08-2-A3.01-9117 LaRC
Integration of Performance Based Operations into ATM and TFM Simulations

Aptima, Inc.
12 Gill Street, Suite 1400
Woburn, MA 01801-1765
Richard Salvage (781) 496-2415
08-2-A3.01-9466 ARC
Use-Driven Testbed for Evaluating Systems and Technologies (U-TEST)

Optimal Synthesis, Inc.
95 First Street, Suite 240
Los Altos, CA 94022-2777
Victor Cheng (650) 559-8585
08-2-A3.02-8623 ARC
Trajectory Design to Benefit Trajectory-Based Surface Operations

Aerotech Research
11836 Fishing Point Drive, Suite 200
Newport News, VA 23606-4507
Paul Robinson (757) 723-1300
08-2-A3.02-9120 LaRC
In Situ Wake Vortex Encounter Detection and Reporting System

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A4 Aeronautics Test Technologies

Luna Innovations Incorporated
1 Riverside Circle, Suite 400
Roanoke, VA 24016-4962
Shirley Evans (540) 769-8430
08-2-A4.01-9399 LaRC
Versatile Fiber Optic 6-Component Force Measurement System

Systems Technology, Inc.
13766 South Hawthorne Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-7083
Suzie Fosmore (310) 679-2281
08-2-A4.02-9033 DFRC
Fused Reality for Enhanced Flight Test Capabilities

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Exploration Systems

X1 Avionics and Software

SIFT, LLC
211 N. First Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1480
David Musliner (612) 578-7438
08-2-X1.01-8449 ARC
SAFE-P: System for Assurance of Flight Executable Procedures

Traclabs, Inc.
100 N.E. Loop 410 Suite 520
San Antonio, TX 78216-3586
David Kortenkamp (210) 822-2310
08-2-X1.01-9682 ARC
Embedding Procedure Assistance into Mission Control Tools

Aries Design Automation, LLC
6157 N Sheridan Road, Suite 16M
Chicago, IL 60660-5818
Miroslav Velev (773) 856-6633
08-2-X1.02-8609 ARC
An Efficient Parallel SAT Solver Exploiting Multi-Core Environments

CoolCAD Electronics
7101 Poplar Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912-4671
Neil Goldsman (240) 432-6535
08-2-X1.03-8518 GSFC
Electronics Modeling and Design for Cryogenic and Radiation Hard Applications

RNET Technologies, Inc.
240 W Elmwood Drive, Suite 2010
Dayton, OH 45459-4248
V. Nagarajan (937) 433-2886
08-2-X1.03-8589 LaRC
Radiation Mitigation Methods for Reprogrammable FPGA

Qualtech Systems, Inc.
100 Great Meadow Road, Suite 603
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2355
Sudipto Ghoshal (860) 805-1828
08-2-X1.04-8866 ARC
Efficient Integration, Validation and Troubleshooting in Multimodal Distributed Diagnostic Schemes

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X2 Environmental Control and Life Support

Sol-gel Solutions, LLC
4110 SW 34th Street, Suite 22
Gainesville, FL 32608-6566
JR Rogers (352) 378-4950
08-2-X2.02-8702 MSFC
Photocatalytic and Adsorptive System for Odor Control in Lunar Surface Systems Using Silica-Titania Composites

Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
89 Rumford Avenue
Newton, MA 02466-1311
Anthony Vaccaro (781) 529-0500
08-2-X2.02-9538 GRC
Straight Pore Microfilter with Efficient Regeneration

UMPQUA Research Company
PO Box 609
Myrtle Creek, OR 97457-0102
John Aker (541) 863-2655
08-2-X2.03-8729 ARC
Brine Dewatering Using Ultrasonic Nebulization

Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.
87 Church Street
East Hartford, CT 06108-3728
Michael Serio (860) 528-9806
08-2-X2.03-9021 ARC
A Compact, Efficient Pyrolysis/Oxidation System for Solid Waste Resource Recovery in Space

Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX 77840-4023
Cynthia Barnett (979) 693-0017
08-2-X2.04-9115 JPL
Reagent-Free Compact Online TOC Sensor

Innosense, LLC
2531 West 237th Street, Suite 127
Torrance, CA 90505-5245
Kisholoy Goswami (310) 530-2011
08-2-X2.04-9678 JPL
Miniaturized, Multi-Analyte Sensor Array for the Automated Monitoring of Major Atmospheric Constituents in Spacecraft Environment

ADA Technologies, Inc.
8100 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 130
Littleton , CO 80127-4107
Sheryl Suhr (303) 874-8262
08-2-X2.05-9375 GRC
Advanced Portable Fine Water Mist Fire Extinguisher for Spacecraft

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X3 Lunar In Situ Resource Utilization

Reactive Innovations, LLC
2 Park Drive, Unit 4
Westford, MA 01886-3525
Michael Kimble (978) 692-4664
08-2-X3.02-9269 GRC
Reactive-Separator Process Unit for Lunar Regolith

Makel Engineering, Inc.
1585 Marauder Street
Chico, CA 95973-9064
Susana Carranza (512) 589-0718
08-2-X3.02-9483 JSC
Microchannel Methanation Reactors Using Nanofabricated Catalysts

Electrolytic Research Corporation, LLC
73 Winsor Road
Sudbury, MA 01776-2370
Bruce Osterling (978) 443-9861
08-2-X3.02-9651 KSC
Advanced Self-Heated Cell Reactor using Large Scale Inert Anode for Molten Oxide Electrolysis

Plasma Processes, Inc.
4914 Moores Mill Road
Huntsville, AL 35811-1558
Timothy McKechnie (256) 851-7653
08-2-X3.02-9756 KSC
High Surface Area Iridium Anodes and Melt Containers for Molten Oxide Electrolysis

Pioneer Astronautics
11111 W. 8th Avenue, Unit A
Lakewood, CO 80215-5516
Robert Zubrin (303) 980-0890
08-2-X3.03-9828 GRC
Lunar Soil Particle Separator

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X4 Structures, Materials and Mechanisms

Physical Sciences, Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
B. David Green (978) 689-0003
08-2-X4.01-9712 GRC
High Performing, Low Temperature Operating, Long Lifetime, Aerospace Lubricants

Materials Modification, Inc.
2721-D Merrilee Drive
Fairfax, VA 22031-4429
Tirumalai Sudarshan (703) 560-1371
08-2-X4.02-8428 ARC
Multifunctional B/C Fiber Composites for Radiation Shielding

Applied Poleramic, Inc.
6166 Egret Court
Benicia, CA 94510-1269
Brian Hayes (707) 747-6738
08-2-X4.05-9752 LaRC
Composite Matrix Systems for Cryogenic Applications

Plasma Processes, Inc.
4914 Moores Mill Road
Huntsville, AL 35811-1558
Timothy McKechnie (256) 851-7653
08-2-X4.06-9326 MSFC
Advanced Composite Thrust Chambers for the Altair Lunar Lander

Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
The Millennium Centre, 1142 Middle Creek Road
Triadelphia, WV 26059-1139
Janet Joseph (304) 547-5800
08-2-X4.06-9473 ARC
Carbon Foam Self-Heated Tooling for Out-of-Autoclave Composites Manufacturing

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X5 Lunar Operations

Aeronix, Inc.
1775 W. Hibiscus Blvd., Suite 200
Melbourne, FL 32901-2627
Judi Coleman (321) 984-1671
08-2-X5.01-8585 KSC
Radiation Tolerant 802.16 Wireless Network

Honeybee Robotics Ltd.
460 W 34th Street
New York, NY 10001-2320
Chris Chapman (212) 966-0661
08-2-X5.01-8674 JSC
Autonomous Utility Connector for Lunar Surface Systems

Microcosm, Inc.
4940 W. 147th Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250-6708
Lynn Shimohara (310) 219-2700
08-2-X5.01-9850 ARC
Lunar Navigator - A Miniature, Fully Autonomous, Lunar Navigation, Surveyor, and Range Finder System

Adherent Technologies, Inc.
9621 Camino del Sol NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111-1522
Susan Switzer (505) 346-1685
08-2-X5.02-9458 KSC
Dust Mitigation for the Lunar Surface

Plasma Processes, Inc.
4914 Moores Mill Road
Huntsville, AL 35811-1558
Timothy McKechnie (256) 851-7653
08-2-X5.02-9672 GRC
Multi-Use Coating for Abrasion Prevention, Wear Protection, and Lunar Dust Removal

Creare, Inc.
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-0071
Robert Kline-Schoder (603) 643-3800
08-2-X5.03-9734 JSC
Compact, Efficient, and Reliable Ventilation Fan for EVA Suits

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X6 Energy Generation and Storage

Thermacore, Inc.
780 Eden Road
Lancaster, PA 17601-4275
Nelson Gernert (717) 569-6551
08-2-X6.01-8889 GRC
Titanium Heat Pipe Thermal Plane

Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc.
431A Hayden Station Road
Windsor, CT 06095-1373
William Smith (860) 688-6500
08-2-X6.01-9321 GRC
Advanced Cathode Electrolyzer (ACE)

Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
89 Rumford Avenue
Newton, MA 02466-1311
Anthony Vaccaro (781) 529-0500
08-2-X6.01-9699 JPL
Static Water Vapor Feed Electrolyzer

Superior Graphite Co.
10 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1470
Chicago, IL 60606-3700
Francois Henry (312) 559-2999
08-2-X6.02-8492 GRC
SiLix-C Nanocomposites for High Energy Density Li-ion Battery Anodes

Physical Sciences, Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
B. David Green (978) 689-0003
08-2-X6.02-9113 GRC
Silicon Whisker and Carbon Nanofiber Composite Anode

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X7 Cryogenic Systems

Quest Product Development Corporation
4900 Iris Street
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-2215
Alan Kopelove (303) 670-5088
08-2-X7.01-9013 GSFC
Load Responsive MLI: Thermal Insulation with High In-Atmosphere and On-Orbit Performance

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
30 Forbes Road, Bldg. B
Northborough, MA 01532-2501
Kevin Schmidt (508) 691-1161
08-2-X7.01-9093 KSC
Lightweight Non-Compacting Aerogel Insulation for Cryotanks

Atlas Scientific
1367 Camino Robles Way
San Jose, CA 95120-4925
Ali Kashani (408) 507-0906
08-2-X7.01-9289 JSC
Regenerators for Liquid Hydrogen Cryocoolers

TRS Ceramics, Inc.
2820 East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801-7548
Wesley Hackenberger (814) 238-7485
08-2-X7.02-8558 JSC
Cryogenic Fluid Transfer Components Using Single Crystal Piezoelectric Actuators

Creare, Inc.
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-0071
Robert Kline-Schoder (603) 643-3800
08-2-X7.02-9609 GSFC
An Advanced Cooling System for In-Situ Resource Utilization

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X8 Protection Systems

Ultramet
12173 Montague Street
Pacoima, CA 91331-2210
Craig Ward (818) 899-0236
08-2-X8.01-8631 ARC
Lightweight Hybrid Ablator Incorporating Aerogel-Filled Open-Cell Foam Structural Insulator, Phase II

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X9 Exploration Crew Health Capabilities

Streamline Automation, LLC
3100 Fresh Way SW
Huntsville, AL 35805-6720
Alton Reich (256) 713-1220
08-2-X9.01-9771 JSC
Compact, Controlled Force Crew Exercise System

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X10 Exploration Medical Capability

Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX 77840-4023
Cynthia Barnett (979) 693-0017
08-2-X10.01-9124 JSC
Portable Cathode-Air-Vapor-Feed Electrochemical Medical Oxygen Concentrator

The DNA Medicine Institute
727 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-3323
Eugene Chan (617) 233-7656
08-2-X10.01-9385 JSC
Nanoscale Test Strips for Multiplexed Blood Analysis

AM Biotechnologies, LLC
12521 Gulf Freeway
Houston, TX 77034-4509
Mark Shumbera (832) 295-1483
08-2-X10.01-9543 JSC
Thioaptamer Diagnostic System

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X11 Behavioral Health and Performance

Pulsar Informatics, Inc.
3624 Market Street, Suite 5E
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2614
Daniel Mollicone (215) 520-2530
08-2-X11.01-8824 JSC
Individualized Fatigue Meter for Space Exploration

Cybernet Systems Corporation
727 Airport Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1639
Norma Heller (734) 668-2567
08-2-X11.01-8978 JSC
Automated Behavior and Cohesion Assessment Tools

Horizon Performance
121 Edinburgh S. Drive, Suite 214
Cary, NC 27511-6448
John Thompson (919) 674-6644
08-2-X11.01-9344 JSC
Behavior Tracking Software Enhancement and Integration of a Feedback Module

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X12 Space Human Factors and Food Systems

Traclabs, Inc.
100 N.E. Loop 410 Suite 520
San Antonio, TX 78216-4727
David Kortenkamp (210) 822-2310
08-2-X12.01-9244 JSC
Semantic Language and Tools for Reporting Human Factors Incidents

EIC Laboratories, Inc.
111 Downey Street
Norwood, MA 02062-2612
David Rauh (781) 769-9450
08-2-X12.02-9041 JSC
Flexible High-Barrier Polymers for Food Packaging

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X13 Space Radiation

KromaTiD, Inc.
515 E. Laurel Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524-3151
F. Andrew Ray (970) 491-5976
08-2-X13.02-9726 JSC
Chromatid Painting for Chromosomal Inversion Detection

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X14 Inflight Biological Sample Preservation and Analysis

Techshot, Inc.
7200 Highway 150
Greenville, IN 47124-9515
Mark Deauser (812) 923-9591
08-2-X14.02-9395 JSC
Microfluidic Multichannel Flow Cytometer

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
9950 Wakeman Drive
Manassas, VA 20110-2702
Scott Hart (617) 500-0536
08-2-X14.02-9864 JSC
On Orbit Immuno-Based, Label-Free, White Blood Cell Counting System with MicroElectroMechanical Sensor (MEMS) Technology (OILWBCS-MEMS)

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Science

S1 Sensors, Detectors and Instruments

Fibertek, Inc.
510 Herndon Parkway
Herndon, VA 20170-5225
Tracy Perinis (703) 471-7671
08-2-S1.01-8652 GSFC
Space-Qualifiable High Reliability Frequency-Stabilized CW Laser Source

NP Photonics, Inc.
9030 S. Rita Road
Tucson, AZ 85747-9102
James Fountain (520) 799-7424
08-2-S1.01-9291 LaRC
1.26 Single Frequency Fiber Laser

NP Photonics, Inc.
9030 S. Rita Road
Tucson, AZ 85747-9102
James Fountain (520) 799-7424
08-2-S1.01-9294 GSFC
High SBS-Threshold Er/Yb Co-Doped Phosphate Glass Fiber Amplifiers for High Power, Sub-us Pulsed, Narrow Linewidth, All Fiber-Based Laser Transmitter

ADVR, Inc.
2310 University Way, Building 1
Bozeman, MT 59715-6504
Betsy Heckel (406) 522-0388
08-2-S1.01-9372 LaRC
Compact, Wavelength Stabilized Seed Source for Multi-Wavelength Lidar Applications

AdValue Photonics, Inc.
4585 S. Palo Verde Road, Suite 405
Tucson, AZ 85714-1962
Shibin Jiang (520) 790-5468
08-2-S1.01-9416 LaRC
Q-Switched High Power Single Frequency 2 Micron Fiber Laser

EM4, Inc.
7 Oak Park Drive
Bedford, MA 01730-1413
Alex Rosiewicz (781) 275-7501
08-2-S1.01-9464 LaRC
Efficient and Compact Semiconductor Laser Transmitter Modules

nLight Photonics
5408 NE 88th Street, Building E
Vancouver, WA 98665-0990
Paul Leisher (360) 566-4460
08-2-S1.01-9608 LaRC
Single-Frequency Semiconductor Lasers Operating at 1.5 and 2.0 microns

Princeton Optronics, Inc.
1 Electronics Drive
Mercerville, DE 08619-2054
Narayan Bhatta (609) 584-9696
08-2-S1.01-9781 LaRC
A High Reliability Frequency Stabilized Semiconductor Laser Source

Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc.
3179 Main Street, Unit 3, P.O. Box 1092
Barnstable, MA 02630-1105
James Canniff (508) 362-9400
08-2-S1.02-8466 JPL
A Novel Low-cost, Ka-band, High Altitude, Multi-Baseline Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sensor for Surface Water Ocean Topography

Nuvotronics, LLC
7586 Old Peppers Ferry Loop
Radford, VA 24141-8846
David Sherrer (540) 552-4610
08-2-S1.02-8501 JPL
Microfabricated Millimeter-Wave Antenna Arrays

Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc.
3179 Main Street, Unit 3, P.O. Box 1092
Barnstable, MA 02630-1105
James Canniff (508) 362-9400
08-2-S1.02-8521 GSFC
A High Cross-Pol Isolation Multi-Frequency Antenna for Cloud and Precipitation Research

Group4 Labs, LLC
1600 Adams Drive, Suite 112
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1449
Felix Ejeckam (408) 887-6682
08-2-S1.02-9783 GSFC
A 10kWatt 36GHz Solid-State Power Amplifier using GaN-on-Diamond

NxGen Electronics, Inc.
9771 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite A
San Diego, CA 92124-1300
Kathy Nasca (858) 309-6610
08-2-S1.03-9640 JPL
Low Cost Automated Module Assembly for 180 GHz Devices

QmagiQ
22 Cotton Road, Unit H, Suite 180
Nashua, NH 03063-4219
Mani Sundaram (603) 821-3092
08-2-S1.04-8762 JPL
Hyperspectral Longwave Infrared Focal Plane Array and Camera Based on Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors

GATS, Inc.
11864 Canon Blvd., Suite 101
Newport News, VA 23606-4253
Della Boscana (757) 873-5920
08-2-S1.04-8855 LaRC
Digital Array Gas Radiometer (DAGR)

Luminit, LLC
1850 W. 205 Street
Torrance, CA 90501-1526
Marie Todd (310) 320-1066
08-2-S1.04-8859 GSFC
Integrated Spatial Filter Array

Phoebus Optoelectronics, LLC
12 Desbrosses Street
New York, NY 10013-1704
Thomas James (718) 484-7033
08-2-S1.04-8873 GSFC
Polarimetric Multiwavelength Focal Plane Arrays for ACE and CLARREO

QmagiQ
22 Cotton Road, Unit H, Suite 180
Nashua, NH 03063-4219
Mani Sundaram (603) 821-3092
08-2-S1.05-9008 GSFC
Longwave Imaging for Astronomical Applications

Discovery Semiconductors, Inc.
119 Silvia Street
Ewing, NJ 08628-3200
Abhay Joshi (609) 434-1311
08-2-S1.05-9434 GSFC
Ultra-Low Noise Quad Photoreceiver for Space Based Laser Interferometric Gravity Wave Detection

Physical Optics Corporation, EP Division
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Gordon Drew (310) 320-3088
08-2-S1.05-9717 GSFC
Highly Efficient FUV Photodetector with AlGaN Nanowire Photocathode

Polatomic, Inc.
1810 N. Glenville Drive, #116
Richardson, TX 75081-1954
Jean Isham (972) 690-0099
08-2-S1.06-8783 GSFC
Laser Femto-Tesla Magnetic Gradiometer (LFMG)

Tai-Yang Research Corporation
9112 Farrell Park Lane
Knoxville, TN 37922-8525
William Marshall (865) 250-0237
08-2-S1.07-9379 GSFC
Hybrid High-Temperature Superconductor Current Leads for Space Applications

SPEC, Inc.
3022 Sterling Circle, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301-2377
June Turnbull (303) 449-1105
08-2-S1.08-9098 GSFC
Advanced Technology Cloud Particle Probe for UAS

AEROPROBE
1700 Kraft Drive, Suite 2350
Blacksburg, VA 24060-6150
Demetri Telionis (540) 951-3858
08-2-S1.08-9310 GSFC
A Fast-Response Atmospheric Turbulence (FRAT) Probe with Gas-Sampling Ducts

Southwest Sciences, Inc.
1570 Pacheco Street, Suite E-11
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3993
Alan Stanton (505) 984-1322
08-2-S1.08-9542 ARC
Self-Calibrating Greenhouse Gas Balloon-Borne Sensor

Cybernet Systems Corporation
727 Airport Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1639
Norma Heller (734) 668-2567
08-2-S1.09-8507 JSC
Grasp Algorithms For Optotactile Robotic Sample Acquisition

Applied Spectra, Inc.
46661 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538-6410
Richard Russo (510) 657-7679
08-2-S1.09-8929 ARC
Laser Ablation - Optical Cavity Isotopic Spectrometer (LAOCIS)

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
2520 W. 237th Street
Torrance, CA 90505-5217
Lothar Kempen (424) 263-6300
08-2-S1.09-8964 ARC
Lab on a Chip LCVR Polarimeter for Exploration of Life Signatures

Photon Systems
15112 Industrial Park Street
Covina, CA 91722-3417
William Hug (626) 967-6431
08-2-S1.09-9227 JPL
Deep UV Semiconductor Sources for Advanced Planetary Science Instruments

Los Gatos Research
67 East Evelyn Avenue, Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041-1518
Anthony O'Keefe (650) 965-7772
08-2-S1.09-9383 JPL
Novel Polymer Microfluidics Technology for In Situ Planetary Exploration

Vista Photonics, Inc.
67 Condesa Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508-8136
Jeffrey Pilgrim (505) 466-3953
08-2-S1.11-9078 JSC
In Situ Water Isotope Analyzer for Moon Exploration

Photon Systems
15112 Industrial Park Street
Covina, CA 91722-3417
Willliam Hug (626) 967-6431
08-2-S1.11-9152 ARC
Deep UV Raman/Fluorescence (DUV-RF) Stand-Off Sensor for Lunar Science

inXitu, Inc.
2551 Casey Avenue, Suite A
Mountain View, CA 94043-1135
Philippe Sarrazin (650) 799-2118
08-2-S1.11-9560 ARC
X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Instrument for Mineralogical Analysis at the Lunar Surface

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S2 Advanced Telescope Systems

Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
500 West Cummings Park, Suite 3000
Woburn, MA 01801-6562
Raman Mehra (781) 933-5355
08-2-S2.01-8499 JPL
Topology Control Algorithms for Spacecraft Formation Flying Networks Under Connectivity and Time-Delay Constraints

Busek Co., Inc.
11 Tech Circle
Natick, MA 01760-1023
Judy Budny (508) 655-5565
08-2-S2.01-8869 JPL
Precise Thrust Actuation by a Micro RF Ion Engine

DR Technologies, Inc.
9431 Dowdy Drive
San Diego, CA 92126-4336
Steven Sherman (858) 444-1826
08-2-S2.03-9065 JPL
Affordable, Precision Reflector Mold Technology (PDRT08-029-1)

Dallas Optical Systems, Inc.
1790 Connie Lane
Rockwall, TX 75032-6708
John Casstevens (972) 564-1156
08-2-S2.04-9926 MSFC
Low Cost Very Large Diamond Turned Metal Mirror

Surface Optics Corporation
11555 Rancho Bernardo Road
San Diego, CA 92127-1441
Jill Trolinger (858) 675-7404
08-2-S2.05-8681 JPL
High Reflectivity, Broad-Band Silver Coating

Reflective X-ray Optics, LLC
1361 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 3B
New York, NY 10027-2589
David Windt (212) 678-4932
08-2-S2.05-8983 GSFC
Low-Stress Iridium Coatings for Thin-Shell X-Ray Telescopes

RAPT Industries, Inc.
46535 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538-6409
Pradeep Subrahmanyan (510) 933-1001
08-2-S2.05-9938 GSFC
RAP Figuring Slumped Mirrors to Remove Mid-Spatial Frequency Errors

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S3 Spacecraft and Platform Subsystems

k Technology Corporation
2000 Cabot Blvd. West, Suite 150
Langhorne, PA 19047-2411
Adam Rosen (215) 375-3035
08-2-S3.02-9111 GSFC
Integrated Composite - Heatpipe Radiator Panel

Deployable Space Systems (DSS)
955 Nysted Drive
Solvang, CA 93463-2247
Brian Spence (805) 693-1319
08-2-S3.03-8644 GRC
High-Performance Elastically Self-Deployed Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA)

Integrated Micro Sensors Inc.
10814 Atwell Drive
Houston, TX 77096-4934
David Starikov (713) 748-7926
08-2-S3.03-9731 GRC
InGaN High Temperature Photovoltaic Cells

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S4 Low-cost Small Spacecraft and Technologies

Whittinghill Aerospace, LLC
265 Durley Avenue, Suite 208
Camarillo, CA 93010-8544
George Whittinghill (805) 901-2297
08-2-S4.01-8692 ARC
A Modular Minimum Cost Launch System for Nano-Satellites

Busek Co., Inc.
11 Tech Circle
Natick, MA 01760-1023
Judy Budny (508) 655-5565
08-2-S4.01-8862 ARC
ESPA Based Secondary Payload Orbit Maneuvering System

Eclipse Energy Systems, Inc.
2345 Anvil Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710-3905
Jay Wolfington (813) 966-3627
08-2-S4.01-9107 ARC
Thermal Control Nano-Sat

Broadata Communications, Inc.
2545 W. 237th Street, Suite K
Torrance, CA 90505-5229
Debby Roussell (310) 530-1416
08-2-S4.01-9317 ARC
Small Space Platform Enhanced Internet Protocol Stack Device

Design_Net Engineering LLC
16080 Table Mountain Parkway, Suite 500
Golden, CO 80403-1648
Tom Adams (303) 462-0096
08-2-S4.01-9499 ARC
Enabling Technology for Small Satellite Launch

Cybernet Systems Corporation
727 Airport Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1639
Norma Heller (734) 668-2567
08-2-S4.02-8474 ARC
Small Sat Analysis Laboratory

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S5 Robotic Exploration Technologies

Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc.
135 Ortega Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-1674
JoAnn Stettner (805) 966-3331
08-2-S5.01-9625 JPL
Flash3D EDL Sensor Technology Advancement

Bear Engineering
2415 Two Turtles Road
Maidens , VA 23102-2238
Tom Myrick (804) 240-0814
08-2-S5.02-9477 JPL
Improved Rock Core Sample Break-off, Retention and Ejection System

Futek Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc.
10 Thomas
Irvine, CA 92618-2702
John Vargas (949) 465-0900
08-2-S5.03-8527 JPL
Space/Flight Operable Miniature Six Axis Transducer

Ventions, LLC
818 Duncan Street
San Francisco, CA 94131-1832
Amit Mehra (202) 213-2846
08-2-S5.04-9735 JPL
Small, Light-Weight Pump Technology for On-Board Pressurization of Propellants in a Mars Ascent Vehicle

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S6 Information Technologies

Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite A
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Leslie Rosczyk (720) 974-1855
08-2-S6.03-9671 LaRC
Data Filtering and Assimilation of Satellite Derived Aerosol Optical Depth

Parabon Computation, Inc.
11260 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 406
Reston, VA 20190-5203
Paula Gawthorp-Armentrout (703) 689-9689
08-2-S6.05-9646 GSFC
Software Infrastructure to Enable Modeling & Simulation as a Service (M&SaaS)

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Space Operations

O1 Space Communications

Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855-2737
Mark James (301) 294-5221
08-2-O1.03-9360 GRC
Reconfigurable, Cognitive Software Defined Radio

aPeak, Inc.
63 Albert Road
Newton, MA 02466-1302
Stefan Vasile (617) 964-1709
08-2-O1.06-9563 JPL
High-Bandwidth Photon-Counting Detectors with Enhanced Near-Infrared Response

Vega Wave Systems, Inc.
1275 W Roosevelt Road, Suite 104
West Chicago, IL 60185-4815
Alan Sugg (630) 562-9433
08-2-O1.06-9602 JPL
High-Efficiency, High-Power Laser Transmitter for Deep-Space Communication

Nuvotronics, LLC
7586 Old Peppers Ferry Loop
Radford, VA 24141-8846
David Sherrer (800) 341-2333
08-2-O1.07-8443 JPL
3D Microfabricated Low Loss Reconfigurable Components

Teranovi Technologies
10033 NE 140th Street
Bothell, WA 98011-5214
Xudong Wang (425) 820-9853
08-2-O1.08-9622 GRC
Scalable Lunar Surface Networks and Adaptive Orbit Access

Traclabs, Inc.
100 N.E. Loop 410 Suite 520
San Antonio, TX 78216-4727
David Kortenkamp (281) 461-7886
08-2-O1.09-9103 JPL
Intelligent Agents for Scheduling Space Communications

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O2 Space Transportation

Emergent Space Technologies, Inc.
6301 Ivy Lane, Suite 720
Greenbelt, MD 20770-6330
Everett Cary (301) 345-1535
08-2-O2.01-9162 KSC
Marine ASV Range Surveillance System

Xigen, LLC
11001 Sugarbush Terrace
Rockville, MD 20852-3240
Jason Geng (301) 637-6828
08-2-O2.01-9918 KSC
Novel Smart Pan/Tilt/Zoom Sensor for Launch Range Video Surveillance

American GNC Corporation
888 Easy Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1812
Emily Melgarejo (805) 582-0582
08-2-O2.02-8624 SSC
Distributed Rocket Engine Testing Health Monitoring System

Mobitrum Corporation
8070 Georgia Avenue, Suite 207
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4948
Ray Wang (301) 585-4040
08-2-O2.02-9981 SSC
Passively Powered and Programmable Sensor-RFID for ISHM Systems

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O3 Processing and Operations

S&K Aerospace
63066 Old Highway 93
St Ignatius, MT 59865-9008
Arthur Molin (281) 480-1453
08-2-O3.01-9462 JSC
Medical Operations Decision Support System

WEVOICE, Inc.
9 Sylvan Drive
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-2235
Sherry Ye (908) 575-8955
08-2-O3.02-9018 GRC
Superior Speech Acquisition and Robust Automatic Speech Recognition for Integrated Spacesuit Audio Systems

Los Gatos Research
67 East Evelyn Avenue, Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041-1518
Anthony O'Keefe (650) 965-7772
08-2-O3.03-8945 KSC
Photonic Sensor for Nondestructive Testing of Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels

TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
John Wright (303) 940-2300
08-2-O3.03-9387 KSC
Low Toxicity Corrosion Inhibitors for Smart Coatings

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O4 Navigation

MARK Resources, Inc.
3878 Carson Street, Suite 210
Torrance, CA 90503-6707
Richard Mitchell (310) 543-4746
08-2-O4.01-9264 KSC
Tracking Launch Vehicles in Interference and Jamming

Progeny Systems Corporation
9500 Innovation Drive
Manassas, VA 20110-2210
Christine Sigety (703) 368-6107
08-2-O4.03-9024 GRC
Precision Time Protocol Based Trilateration for Planetary Navigation

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