National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program

2008 Phase 1

Proposals Selected for Negotiation of Contracts

TOPIC LIST

T1 Information Technologies for System Health Management And The Study of Space Radiation
     Environments and Associated Health Risks
T2 Atmospheric Flight Research of Advanced Technologies and Vehicle Concepts
T3 Technologies for Space Exploration
T4 Innovative Sensors, Detectors and Instruments for Science Applications
T5 Modeling and Simulation
T6  Innovative Technologies and Approaches for Space
T7 Launch Site Technologies
T8 Research for Improving Heat Conversion Efficiency
T9 Technologies for Human and Robotic Space Exploration Propulsion Design and Manufacturing
T10 Rocket Propulsion Testing Systems



T1 Information Technologies for System Health Management And The Study of Space Radiation Environments and Associated Health Risks

Traclabs, Inc.
8620 N. New Braunfels, Suite 603
San Antonio, TX 78217-3586
Jim Anderson (210) 822-2310
Carnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley
NASA Research Park, Bldg. 23
Moffett Field, CA 94305-1000
08-1-T1.01-9973 ARC
Semantic Summarization for Context Aware Manipulation of Data

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
9950 Wakeman Drive
Manassas, VA 20110-2702
Scott Hart (703) 369-3633
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
08-1-T1.01-9978 ARC
Multi-Robot Planetary Exploration Command and Control

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T2 Atmospheric Flight Research of Advanced Technologies and Vehicle Concepts

Rolling Hills Research Corporation
420 N. Nash Street
El Segundo, CA 90245-2822
Brian Kramer (310) 640-8781
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
1901 South First Street, Suite A
Champaign, IL 61820-7473
08-1-T2.01-9903 DFRC
Novel Real-Time Flight Envelope Monitoring System

Nanosonic, Inc.
1485 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5556
Lisa Lawson (540) 953-1785
Virginia Tech, Dept. of Aerospace and Ocean Eng.
219-D Randolph Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-6150
08-1-T2.01-9941 DFRC
Metal Rubber^TM Sensors for Skin Friction Measurements

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation
2363 Calle Del Mundo
Santa Clara, CA 94085-1008
Behzad Moslehi (408) 565-9000
Washington State University
Spokane Street, Sloan 120
Pullman, WA 99164-3140
08-1-T2.01-9951 DFRC
Structural Health Monitoring with Fiber Bragg Grating and Piezo Arrays

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T3 Technologies for Space Exploration

NEI Corporation
201 Circle Drive N., Suite 102/103
Piscataway, NJ 08854-3723
Ganesh Skandan (732) 868-3141
University of Florida
339 Weil Hall, P.O. Box 116550
Gainesville, FL 32611-6500
08-1-T3.01-9909 GRC
High Capacity and High Voltage Composite Oxide Cathode for Li-ion Batteries

Creare, Inc.
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-0071
James Barry (603) 643-3800
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
08-1-T3.01-9974 GRC
Advanced Radiative Emitters for Radioisotope Thermophotovoltaic Power Systems

Orbital Technologies Corporation
Space Center, 1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717-1961
Eric Rice (608) 827-5000
University of Alabama Huntsville
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899-0001
08-1-T3.01-9976 GRC
Advanced Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (AMET)

VIPMobile, Inc.
120 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104-4352
Alexis Valerio (415) 632-1235
Regents of the University of California
c/o Sponsored Projects Office, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Ste 313
Berkeley, CA 94704-5940
08-1-T3.01-9981 GRC
InGaN Nanowire Solar Cells

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T4 Innovative Sensors, Detectors and Instruments for Science Applications

Applied NanoFemto Technologies, LLC
181 Stedmen Street, Unit #2
Lowell, MA 01851-5201
Jing Chen (978) 761-4293
University of Massachusetts Lowell
600 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor
Lowell , MA 01854-3692
08-1-T4.01-9873 GSFC
A Thermal-Electrically Cooled Quantum-Dot Middle-Wave Infrared Photodetector with High Quantum Efficiency and Photodetectivity

Maxion Technologies, Inc.
5000 College Avenue, Suite 3121
College Park, MD 20740-3817
John Bruno (301) 405-8426
University of Maryland
3112 Lee Bldg.
College Park, MD 20742-5141
08-1-T4.01-9934 GSFC
Tunable, Narrow Line Width Mid-Infrared Laser Source

ADVR, Inc.
2310 University Way, Bldg. 1
Bozeman, MT 59715-6504
Betsy Heckel (406) 522-0388
Montana State University
P.O. Box 172470, 309 Montana Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-2470
08-1-T4.01-9937 GSFC
Ridge Waveguide Structures in Magnesium-Doped Lithium Niobate

Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855-2737
Mark James (301) 294-5221
University of Oklahoma
731 Elm Avenue, Robertson Hall 134
Norman, OK 73019-2115
08-1-T4.01-9948 GSFC
Reconfigurable Weather Radar for Airborne Applications

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T5 Modeling and Simulation

Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855-2737
Mark James (301) 294-5221
University of Central Florida
3100 Technology Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-0544
08-1-T5.01-9935 JPL
HPC Benchmark Suite NMx

CFD Research Corporation
215 Wynn Drive, 5th Floor
Huntsville, AL 35805-1944
Silvia Harvey (256) 726-4800
The University of Texas at Austin
10100 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78758-4445
08-1-T5.01-9954 JPL
Benchmark Numerical Toolkits for High Performance Computing

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T6  Innovative Technologies and Approaches for Space

Austin Satellite Design
4104 Aqua Verde Drive
Austin, TX 78746-1017
E. Glenn Lightsey (512) 659-4049
The University of Texas at Austin
Office of Sponsored Projects, P.O. Box 7726
Austin, TX 78713-7726
08-1-T6.01-9905 JSC
Guidance, Navigation, and Control System for Maneuverable Pico-Satellites

Emergent Space Technologies, Inc.
6301 Ivy Lane, Suite 720
Greenbelt, MD 20770-6330
George Davis (301) 345-1535
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7726
Austin, TX 78713-7726
08-1-T6.01-9943 JSC
Picosats for Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking Technology Demonstration

Physics, Materials, and Applied Mathematics Research, LLC
1665 E. 18th Street, Suite 112
Tucson, AZ 85719-6808
Kevin Kremeyer (520) 903-2345
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Office of Sponsored Research, 3000 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3000
08-1-T6.01-9972 JSC
AggieSat: Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking Technology Demonstrator

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T7 Launch Site Technologies

CFD Research Corporation
215 Wynn Drive, 5th Floor
Huntsville, AL 35805-1944
Silvia Harvey (256) 726-4800
University of Florida
339 Weil Hall, P.O. Box 116550
Gainesville, FL 32611-6550
08-1-T7.01-9911 KSC
High-Fidelity Gas and Granular Flow Physics Models for Rocket Exhaust Interaction with Lunar Soil

ZONA Technology, Inc.
9489 E. Ironwood Square Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-4578
Jennifer Scherr (480) 945-9988
Regents of New Mexico State University
MSC PSL, P.O. Box 30002
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8002
08-1-T7.01-9952 KSC
Multiscale GasKinetics/Particle (MGP) Simulation for Rocket Plume/Lunar Dust Interactions

Orbital Technologies Corporation
Space Center, 1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717-1961
Eric Rice (608) 827-5000
Duke University
2200 W. Main Street, Suite 710
Durham, NC 27705-1107
08-1-T7.01-9961 KSC
Algorthms and Regolith Erosion Models for the Alert Code

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T8 Research for Improving Heat Conversion Efficiency

Nanohmics, Inc.
6201 East Oltorf Street, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78741-1222
Keith Jamison (512) 389-9990
University of New Orleans
Office of Sponsor Research
New Orleans, LA 70148-0001
08-1-T8.01-9857 LaRC
Conformable Thermoelectric Device for Waste Heat Scavenging in Space Applications

Structured Materials Industries, Inc.
201 Circle Drive North, Suite 102/103
Piscataway, NJ 08854-3723
Gary Tompa (732) 302-9274
University of California Santa Cruz, NECTAR Center
Baskin Engineering Bldg., MS SOE2
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077
08-1-T8.01-9886 LaRC
High Volume Manufacturing of NanoEngineered High ZT Thermoelectrics for Multiple Energy Generation Applications

MicroXact, Inc.
80 Massie Drive
Christiansburg, VA 24073-1071
Paul Hines (540) 392-6917
University of California Los Angeles
56-125B Engineering IV Bldg.
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1594
08-1-T8.01-9920 LaRC
Ultraefficient Themoelectric Devices

TXL Group, Inc.
2000 Wyoming Avenue
El Paso, TX 79903-3501
David Nemir (915) 533-7800
University of Texas at El Paso
500 W. University Avenue
El Paso, TX 79968-0587
08-1-T8.01-9965 LaRC
Shockwave Fabrication of High Performance Thermoelectrics

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T9 Technologies for Human and Robotic Space Exploration Propulsion Design and Manufacturing

Tetra Research Corporation
420 Park Avenue West
Princeton, IL 61356-1934
Rex Chamberlain (815) 872-0702
Mississippi State University
Engineering Research Center
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9627
08-1-T9.01-9890 MSFC
Two Phase Flow Tools for Solid Motors with Dynamic Burning Surface Recession

Keystone Synergistic Enterprises, Inc.
698 SW Port Saint Lucie Blvd., Suite 105
Port Saint Lucie, FL 34953-1565
Bryant Walker (772) 343-7544
Mississippi State University
210 Carpenter Engineering Bldg.
Mississippi State University, MS 39762-6156
08-1-T9.01-9919 MSFC
Thermal Stir Welding of High Strength and High Temperature Alloys for Aerospace Applications

Plasma Processes, Inc.
4914 Moores Mill Road
Huntsville, AL 35811-1558
Angela Hattaway (256) 851-7653
Southern Research Institute
P.O. Box 53305
Birmingham, AL 35255-5305
08-1-T9.01-9931 MSFC
Advanced Materials and Fabrication Techniques for the Orion Attitude Control Motor

Streamline Numerics, Inc.
3221 NW 13th Street, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32609-2189
Siddharth Thakur (352) 271-8841
Mississippi State University
2 Research Blvd.
Starkville, MS 39759-7649
08-1-T9.01-9947 MSFC
Advanced Simulation Framework for Design and Analysis of Space Propulsion Systems

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T10 Rocket Propulsion Testing Systems

American GNC Corporation
888 Easy Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1812
Lina Greenberg (805) 582-0582
The University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
2385 Irving Hill Road
Lawrence, KS 66045-7563
08-1-T10.01-9854 SSC
Health and Maintenance Status Determination and Predictive Fault Diagnosis System

Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Charles Kolb (978) 663-9500
University of Florida
219 Grinter Hall, P.O. Box 115500
Gainesville, FL 32611-5500
08-1-T10.01-9862 SSC
Non-Dispersive Atomic Absorption System for Engine Health Monitoring

Combustion Research and Flow Technology
6210 Keller's Church Road
Pipersville, PA 18947-1020
Paula Schachter (215) 766-1520
University of Florida
339 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6250
08-1-T10.01-9945 SSC
Integrated Component and System Analyses of Instabilities in Test Stands

 

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