National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
97-1 Phase I
Proposals Selected for Negotiation of Contracts

Alabama

UNITED APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC
11506 GILLELAND ROAD
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35803
RODNEY BRADFORD 205-650-5120
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE E39 R1 BUILDING
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35899
97-02-970079 GSFC
PRECISION INFLATABLE PERMANENTLY RIGIDIZED SPACE SYSTEMS STRUCTURES AND REFLECTIVE COATINGS

INTERNATIONAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC
500 WYNN DR SUITE 306
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816
CAROL WITTENSTEIN 205-890-1178
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
ATLANTA, GA 30332-0150
97-05-970150 MSFC
MULTI-DISCIPLINE FRAMEWORK AND COST MODELING FOR ROCKET-BASED COMBINED-CYCLE VEHICLES

INTERNATIONAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC
500 WYNN DR SUITE 306
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816
CAROL WITTENSTEIN 205-890-1178
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
240 RESEARCH BLDG EAST
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802-2320
97-05-970151 MSFC
COMPARATIVE VEHICLE AND PROPULSION ALTERNATIVES AND COST MODELS FOR ROCKET-BASED COMBINED-CYCLE ENGINES

NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS INC
1915 FIRST AVE.
OPELIKA, AL 36801
C. JEFF WANG 334-745-5133
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
201 ROSS HALL, MATERIAL ENG.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL 36849
97-03-970020 JSC
RAPID PROTOTYPING AND FABRICATION OF ADVANCED FIBER COMPOSITES

Arizona

MER CORP
7960 SOUTH KOLB RD
TUCSON, AZ 85706
DR. R.O. LOUTFY 520-574-1980
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
P.O. BOX 2008
OAK RIDGE, TN 37831-6070
97-03-970163 JSC
HIGH-YIELD FULLERENE NANOTUBE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

MER CORP
7960 SOUTH KOLB RD
TUCSON, AZ 85706
DR. R.O. LOUTFY 520-574-1980
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
P.O. BOX 55305
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35255-5305
97-03-970195 MSFC
CARBON AEROGEL THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES

California

ALPHA STAR RESEARCH CORP
5200 WEST CENTURY BLVD SUITE 340
LOS ANGELES, CA 90045
KAY MATIN 310-417-8547
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF RESEARCH BOX 5630
POSTDAM, NY 13699-5630
97-04-970199 LeRC
PROGRESSIVE FRACTURE SIMULATION FOR DESIGN OF BRAIDED CERAMIC COMBUSTORS FOR TURBINE ENGINES

AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION
9131 MASON AVE
CHATSWORTH, CA 91311
CHING FANG LIN 818-407-0092
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
3003 S. STATE ST
ANN ARBOR, MI 48109
97-05-970114 MSFC
INTELLIGENT GAIN SCHEDULED DIFFERENTIAL THROTTLING H CONTROL OF AEROSPIKE SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

ADVANCED PROJECTS RESEARCH INC
1925 MCKINLEY AVE SUITE B
LA VERNE, CA 91750
THOMAS H. SOBOTA 909-392-3155
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PROF J SHEPHERD 205 45 CALTECH
PASADENA, CA 91125
97-05-970106 MSFC
INITIATORS FOR PULSE DETONATION ENGINES

SPACE INSTRUMENTS INC
4403 MANCHESTER AVE SUITE 203
ENCINITAS, CA 92024
JUNE Y. HOFFMAN 760-944-7001
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
PO BOX 3000
BOULDER, CO 80307
97-01-970077 GSFC
AIRBORNE MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM

AGUILA TECHNOLOGIES INC
310 VIA VERA CRUZ, SUITE 107
SAN MARCOS, CA 92069
M. ALBERT CAPOTE 760-752-1199
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
6531 BOELTER HALL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90095-1595
97-02-970053 GSFC
COMPLIANT DIRECT CHIP ATTACH TECHNOLOGY

CODEBRIS
711 BARBARA AVE
SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075
EUGENE M. ZAWADZKI 619-755-4492
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF SLEEP MEDICINE
PO BOX 524
BATH, OH 44210
97-03-970081 JSC
PORTABLE SLEEP PERFORMANCE SYSTEM

OPTITEK INC
100 FERGUSON DR, MAIL STOP 5G61
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94039
WILLIAM PHILLIPS 415-966-2283
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENG. & APPLIED SCI.
TEMPE, AZ 85287-7206
97-01-970048 GSFC
SOURCE-CHANNEL CODING FOR PRACTICAL DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE

INTEGRATED MICRO INSTRUMENTS
35617 POND DRIVE
FREMONT, CA 94536
TREY ROESSIG 510-792-9249
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
336 SPROUL HALL #5940
BERKELEY, CA 94720-5940
97-02-970041 GSFC
LOW-POWER MICROMACHINED INERTIAL SENSORS

OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC
1737 3RD ST
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266-6308
LINDA PAPERMASTER 310-372-6665
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
4800 OAK GROVE DR
PASADENA, CA 91109
97-01-970092 GSFC
IMAGING GAS CORRELATION CAMERA

Colorado

DESIGN_NET ENGINEERING GROUP LLC
1968 W. MOUNTAIN MAPLE AVE.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126
GERALD B. MURPHY 303-683-6544
COLORADO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOX 520
BOULDER, CO 80309-0520
97-02-970086 GSFC
AN INTEGRATED PAYLOAD OPERATIONS SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMY MIGRATION

WYNDEMERE INCORPORATED
4875 PEARL EAST CIRCLE, SUITE 301
BOULDER, CO 80301
SUSAN NEDELL 303-444-8123
NATIONAL CTR FOR ATOMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
3450 MITCHELL LANE
BOULDER, CO 80301
97-04-970006 LaRC
A WEATHER CONFLICT PREDICTION AND AVOIDANCE SERVICE FOR GENERAL AVIATION

Delaware

COMPACT MEMBRANE SYSTEMS INC
814 FIRST STATE BLVD
WILMINGTON, DE 19804
STUART NEMSER 302-999-8077
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
9700 SOUTH CASS AVE
ARGONNE, IL 60439
97-04-970057 LeRC
AIR MODIFYING MEMBRANES FOR USE WITH UNLEADED FUEL IN GENERAL AVIATION

Georgia

CERAMIC FILLERS INC
1019 COLLIER RD SUITE C-1
ATLANTA, GA 30318
K.J. LEE 404-605-0201
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB
P.O. BOX 2008
OAK RIDGE, TN 37831
97-02-970085 GSFC
SILICON CARBIDE HOLLOW SPHERE FOAMS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT SPACE MIRROR SUPPORT

Illinois

COGNI TEK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC
BUSINESS AND TECH CENTER 1840 OAK AVE
EVANSTON, IL 60201
MICHAEL GURIN 847-866-1850
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
MIAMI, FL 33199
97-01-970062 GSFC
APPLICATION OF A SEMANTIC DBMS TO STORAGE OF SATELLITE DATA
ON COMPACT MEDIA FOR EDUCATIONAL QUERYING AND VISUALIZATION

Massachusetts

PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC
20 NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS CENTER
ANDOVER, MA 01810
GEORGE E. CALEDONIA 508-689-0003
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
DEPT OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENG
TUCSON, AZ 85712
97-03-970025 KSC
SOLAR PLANT GROWTH SYSTEM FOR LIFE SUPPORT IN SPACE

METAL MATRIX CAST COMPOSITES INC
101 CLEMATIS AVE UNIT 1
WALTHAM, MA 02154
DR. JAMES A. CORNIE 617-893-4449
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
100 INSTITUTE RD
WORCESTER, MA 01609-2280
97-05-970132 MSFC
BRONZE/B4C/60P COMPOSITES FOR REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE AND SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS

Maryland

JACKSON & TULL
7375 EXECUTIVE PL
SEABROOK, MD 20706
MR. KNOX TULL JR. 202-333-9100
AURA/ SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
3700 SAN MARTIN DR
BALTIMORE, MD 21218
97-02-970210 GSFC
ADAPTIVE, GROUND COMPATIBLE FLIGHT SOFTWARE SYSTEM

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES INC
4032 BLACKBURN LANE
BURTONVILLE, MD 20866
DR. HYO SANG LEE 301-989-1896
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
888 N EUCLID 510 P.O. BOX 3308
TUCSON, AZ 85721
97-01-970029 GSFC
AN AIRBORNE WATER VAPOR MICRO PULSE DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDAR

3D IMAGING LLC
29111 NEWNAM NEWMAN RD
EASTON, MD 21601
WILLIAM L. BERNARD 410-820-4363
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
4900 INDIAN LANE
COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740
97-01-970169 GSFC
AIRBORNE HYPERSPECTRAL SENSING AND GROUND TRUTHING OF SELECTED COMMERCIALLY VALUABLE CROPS OF THE MIDATLANTIC REGION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECTRAL SIGNATURE LIBRARIES

Mississippi

GLOBAL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
424 HWY 12 W
STARKVILLE, MS 39759
MICHAEL R. SMITH 601-324-2800
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
3040 CONRWALLIS RD.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 22770-2194
97-04-970185 LARC
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED LANDING SYSTEM FOR SMALL GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES

GLOBAL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
424 HWY 12 W
STARKVILLE, MS 39759
MICHAEL R. SMITH 601-324-2800
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
600 S. CLYDE MORRIS
DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114-3900
97-04-970186 LARC
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF AN AFFORDABLE ENGINE EXHAUST MUFFLER SYSTEM FOR GENERAL AVIATION ENGINES

Montana

MSE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, INC.
P. O. BOX 4078
BUTTE, MT 59702
MICHAEL R. TUCK 406-494-7100
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON
701 S. NEDDERMAN
ARLINGTON, TX 76013
97-05-970135 MSFC
EFFICIENT POWER GENERATION FROM PULSED DETONATION ENGINES

SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS CORP
310 ICEPOND RD
BOZEMAN, MT 59715
RALPH L. HUTCHESON 406-585-3772
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
244 WOOD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 02173
97-01-970128 LaRC
PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED WATER VAPOR LIDAR TRANSMITTER

New Hampshire

SANDERS DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
PO BOX 550
WILTON, NH 3086
AL HASTBACKA 603-654-6100
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
HH DOW BUILDING 2300 HAYWARD STREET
ANN ARBOR, MI 48109
97-05-970075 MSFC
ULTRA PRECISION MODEL MAKER

New Jersey

POULOS TECHNICAL SERVICES INC
7 WATERBURY CT
ALLENTOWN, NJ 08501
DANETTE N. POULOS 609-259-0501
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NEWARK, NJ 07102
97-01-970054 GSFC
INFRARED IMAGING INTERFEROMETER

DISCOVERY SEMICONDUCTORS INC
186 PRINCETON HIGHTSTOWN RD
CRANBURY, NJ 08512
ABHAY M JOSHI 609-275-0011
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH
77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE RM 13 4053
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139
97-02-970035 GSFC
1.5 TO 2.5 MICRON WAVELENGTH MONOLITHOC INGAAS ON SILICON INFRARED AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES

EMCORE CORP
394 ELIZABETH AVE
SOMERSET, NJ 08873
ANDREW B. RUDOZYNSKI 908-445-5815
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
RES. & SPONSORED PROG.
PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855
97-02-970192 GSFC
NEW METHODS TO EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF GAN MATERIALS USING UV RADIATION

New Mexico

SPASICS
801 UNIVERSITY SE SUITE 206
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108
CHARLES WELLBORN 505-272-7900
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
RESEARCH SERVICES, SCHOLES HALL 227A
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131
97-02-970013 GSFC
RADIATION TOLERANT CMOS DESIGN

TPL INC
3921 ACADEMY PARKWAY NORTH NE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109
WILLIAM F. HARTMAN 505-344-6744
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS AND TESTING
325 BROADWAY MS 814 05
BOULDER, CO 80303
97-06-970068 MSFC
FLEXIBLE SENSOR ARRAY FOR REAL TIME IMAGING AND NDT OF COMPLEX PARTS

New York

WIESEN ENGINE
15 BEACH RD
GREAT NECK, NY 11023
BERNARD WIESEN 516-466-0939
U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
KINGS POINT, NY 11024
97-04-970133 LeRC
LIGHTWEIGHT INEXPENSIVE AIRCRAFT DIESEL ENGINE

Ohio

NASTEC INC
1111 OHIO SAVINGS PLAZA
CLEVELAND, OH 44114
RICHARD KLEIN 216-696-5157
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
UNIVERSITY HALL, ROOM 3210
TOLEDO, OH 43606-3390
97-04-970011 LeRC
APPLICATION OF UNIQUE WAVE BEARING CONCEPT TO GENERAL AVIATION GAS TURBINE ENGINES

Oregon

UMPQUA RESEARCH COMPANY
P.O. BOX 609
MYRTLE CREEK, OR 97457
JOHN S. AKER 541-863-7770
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
103 GLEESON HALL
CORVALLIS, OR 97331-2702
97-03-970010 ARC
MICROGRAVITY AND HYPOGRAVITY COMPATIBLE METHODS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF SOLID WASTES USING MAGNETICALLY STABILIZED FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR TECHNOLOGY

Pennsylvania

EMF INDUSTRIES, INC
1700 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, PHILLIPS BUS. PARK
SO. WILLIAMSPORT, PA  17701
KARLA K. SEXTON          717-320-2748
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA  16802
97-06-970122                     LaRC
PIEZOELECTRIC MICRODRIVE FOR NDE APPLICATIONS
 

Tennessee

H&R TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES INC
151 LAFAYETTE DR SUITE 220
OAK RIDGE, TN 37830
ANN H. HANSEN 423-483-0248
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
P.O. BOX 2009
OAK RIDGE, TN 37831-6070
97-03-970126 JSC
ADVANCED HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR SPACECRAFT THERMAL MANAGEMENT

Texas

METRICA, INC
10010 SAN PEDRO, STE. 400
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216
BRUCE H. DUNSON 210-340-8211
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
SCAIFE HALL, ROOM 315
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
97-03-970002 JSC
THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATH PLANNING AND EXECUTION FOR FREE-FLYING ROBOTS

CREW SYSTEMS
P.O. BOX 963
SAN MARCOS, TX 78667-0963
RICHARD L. NEWMAN 512-754-7733
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
1845 FAIRMOUNT
WICHITA, KS 67260-0093
97-04-970096 LaRC
LOW COST GENERAL AVIATION HEAD-UP DISPLAYS

Virginia

SCIENCE & ENGR. APPLICATIONS CO
4317 COUNTRY CLUB CIRCLE
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23455
ARNEL C. LAVARIAS 757-363-7833
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
DEPT. OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGR.
NORFOLK, VA 23529
97-06-970017 LaRC
FIBER BRAGG GRATING CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE SENSORS

ANALYTICAL SERVICES & MATERIALS INC
107 RESEARCH DRIVE
HAMPTON, VA 23666
JALAIAH UNNAM 757-865-7093
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
SMSRC, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
COLLEGE PARK, MD 20742
97-06-970016 LaRC
OPTICAL FIBER TECHNOLOGY FOR SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF DISTRIBUTED STRAIN AND TEMPERATURE

F&S INC
P.O. BOX 11704
BLACKSBURG, VA 24062-1704
GARNETT S. LINKOUS 540-953-4274
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
301 BURRESS HALL
BLACKSBURG, VA 24061
97-06-970147 MSFC
FIBER OPTIC-BASED NDE SYSTEMS FOR SPACE AND AIRCRAFT

Washington

ADROIT SYSTEMS INC
411 108TH AVE NORTHEAST SUITE 1080
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
THOMAS BUSSING 206-450-3930
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
106 RESEARCH BLDG EAST BIGLER
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802-2320
97-05-970060 MSFC
HIGH PERFORMANCE CRYOGENIC INJECTORS FOR PULSE DETONATION ROCKET ENGINES

EWING TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES
5416 143RD AVE SE
BELLEVUE, WA 98006
DR J.J. EWING 206-746-1216
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
244 WOOD STREET
LEXINGTON, MA 02173
97-01-970072 GSFC
NOVEL HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLID STATE LIDAR TRANSMITTER

PHYSICAL RESEARCH INC
12517-131 CT NORTHEAST
KIRKLAND, WA 98034-7725
DR. WILLIAM C.L. SHIH 310-378-0056
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
174 WEST 18TH AVE
COLUMBUS, OH 43210-1106
97-06-970059 LaRC
ADVANCED SENSOR DESIGN AND IMAGE PROCESSING FOR NEXT GENERATION MAGNETO-OPTIC/EDDY CURRENT IMAGING

Wisconsin

ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP
SPACE CTR 1212 FOURIER DR
MADISON, WI 53717
DR. ERIC E. RICE 608-827-5000
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
CEISS DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-1372
97-03-970130 JSC
INFLATABLE MODULE FOR LUNAR/MARS SURFACE FACILITIES

Wyoming

DETECTION LIMIT INC
555 GENERAL BREES RD
LARAMIE, WY 82070
DR. CHRISTIAN SCHOEN 307-742-0555
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
NORFOLK, VA 23529
97-06-970039 LaRC
MODULATED FT RAMAN FIBER OPTIC SPECTROMETER FOR THERMOSET COMPOSITE ANALYSIS