Barbara Selby Headquarters, Washington, D.C. February 5, 1990 (Phone: 202/453-2927) 3 P.M. EST RELEASE: 90-21 NASA SELECTS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROJECTS NASA announced today the selection of 28 research proposals for negotiation of Phase II contract awards in NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Included are 28 small, high technology firms located in 13 states. This is the second group of selections made from a total of 203 proposals submitted by SBIR contractors completing Phase I projects. The 28 selections, valued at approximately $13 million, add to 84 Phase II selections announced on Dec. 1, 1989, bringing the total to 112 selections valued at approximately $54 million. SBIR goals are to stimulate technological innovation, increase the use of small business (including minority and disadvantaged firms) in meeting federal research and development needs, and increase private sector commercialization of results of federally funded research. Phase I project objectives are to determine feasibility of research innovations meeting agency needs. Phase II continues development of the most promising Phase I projects. Selection criteria include technical merit of the Phase I results and the proposed Phase II activity, the value to NASA and the capabilities of the proposing small firms. Phase II funding may be up to $500,000 over a period of 2 years. SBIR projects are procured and managed by 9 NASA field centers. Overall program management is provided by the Office of Commercial Programs, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. - end - (Editor's Note: A listing of the selected companies and their locations is available in the NASA Headquarters newsroom, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. Phone: 202/453-8400 and at all NASA field center newsrooms.) NASA SBIR 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 Selections Sorted by Field Centers Febraury 5, 1990 COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS CO INC 3701 N LAMAR SUITE 201 AUSTIN, TX 78705 J. TINSLEY ODEN: 512/467-0618 02.08-0618 (ARC) A NEW APPROACH FOR SOLVING NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS ON UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS BASED ON ADAPTIVE METHODS DAEDALUS ENTERPRISES INC PO BOX 1869 ANN ARBOR, MI 48106 CHARLES G. STANICH: 313/769-5649 03.06-5649 (ARC) INTERFEROMETRIC IMAGING AND FREQUENCY ESTIMATION OF SURFACE VIBRATION PATTERNS PCP INC 2155 INDIAN ROAD WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409 M.J. COHEN: 407/683-0507 08.10-0507 (ARC) ION MOBILITY SENSING OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL VOLATILES FR0M A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH APPLIED SCIENCES CONSULTANTS 621-B RIVER OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOSE, CA 95134 AHMAD WALEH: 408/434-6780 12.04-6780 (ARC) A "DIET EXPERT SUBSYSTEM" PROGRAM FOR THE CONTROLLED ECOLOGICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for Ames Research Center 4 OPTIVISION INC 744 SAN ANTONIO ROAD, SUITE 10 PALO ALTO, CA 94303 JAMES S. TYLER: 415/852-9931 07.05-4429 (GSFC) FIBER 0PTIC INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS FOR SPACECRAFT THE EPPLEY LABORATORY INC 12 SHEFFIELD AVENUE NEWPORT, RI 02840 GEORGE L. KIRK: 401/847-1020 08.02-1020 (GSFC) IMPROVED CAVITY RADIOMETER FOR RADIANCE MEASUREMENT - more - - 2 - FREDERICK A COSTELLO INC 12864 TEWKSBURY DRIVE HERNDON, VA 22071 FREDERICK A. COSTELLO: 703/620-4942 09.07-4942C (GSFC) COMPUTING RADIANT INTERCHANGE AMONG REAL SURFACES WILSON GREATBATCH LTD 10000 WEHRLE DRIVE CLARENCE, NY 14031 CURTIS F. HOLMES: 716/759-6901 14.07-6901 (GSFC) DEVELOPMENT OF A BATTERY FOR THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for Goddard Space Flight Center 4 NETROLOGIC INC 5080 SHOREHAM PLACE, SUITE 201 SAN DIEGO, CA 92122 DAN GREENWOOD: 619/587-0970 05.01-0970 (JPL) NEURAL NETWORK PATH PLANNING AND DIGITAL ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF REDUNDANT ROBOTS ODETICS INC 1515 S MANCHESTER AVENUE ANAHEIM, CA 92802 LEONARD W. WELSCH: 714/758-0300 05.01-0300A (JPL) END POINT COLLISION AVOIDANCE PATH PLANNER FOR REDUNDANT DOF MANIPULATOR OPTRA INC 66 CHERRY HILL DRIVE BEVERLY, MA 01915 JAMES R. ENGEL: 508/921-2100 08.05-2100 (JPL) AUTO-ALIGNED FOURIER TRANSFORM ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER AOTF TECHNOLOGY INC 540 WEDDELL DRIVE SUITE 6 SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 PATRICK KATZKA: 408/734-5435 08.11-5435A (JPL) AOTF ENHANCEMENTS FOR A SPACE-BASED SPECTROPOLARIMETER - more - - 3 - CREARE INC PO BOX 71 ETNA ROAD HANOVER, NH 03755 ROBERT A. HICKIN: 603/643-3800 08.12-3800 (JPL) 4K STIRLING CRYOCOOLER DEMONSTRATION PACIFIC MONOLITHICS INC 245 SANTA ANA COURT SUNNYVALE, CA 94086 DONALD A. BOND: 408/732-8000 14.04-8000 (JPL) LINEAR AND BI-PHASE MODULATOR IC DEVELOPMENT CVC PRODUCTS INC. 525 LEE ROAD PO BOX I886 ROCHESTER, NY 14603-1886 CHRISTINE B. WHITMAN: 716/458-2550 14.09-2550 (JPL) HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING THIN FILMS FOR PASSIVE MICROWAVE DEVICES 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for Jet Propulsion Laboratory 7 BOUNDARY TECHNOLOGIES INC 366 LEXINGTON DRIVE BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089 ROBERT S. ALWITT: 312/537-9399 04.07-9399 (JSC) FABRICATION AND THERMAL CYCLE TESTING OF LONG-LIFE RADIATOR COATINGS PSI TECHNOLOGY CO RESEARCH PARK PO BOX 3100 ANDOVER, MA 01810 ARTHUR A. BONI: 508/475-9030 04.11-9030 (JSC) PRODUCTION OF OXYGEN BY PYROLYSIS OF LUNAR MATERIALS CHARLES SYSTEMS CORP 820 HEATHERWAY ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 HEIDI N. JACOBUS: 313/668-2567 09.03-2567 (JSC) IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPACT 6 DEGREE OF FREEDOM FORCE REFLECTING HAND CONTROLLER WITH CUEING OF MODES 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for JSCenter 3 - more - - 4 - MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP 200 YELLOW PLACE ROCKLEDGE, FL 32955 ROBERT P. SCARINGE: 407/631-3550 13.02-3550 (KSC) IMPROVED SYSTEM FOR SCAPE SUIT HEATING 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for KSC 1 VIGYAN RESEARCH ASSOC INC 30 RESEARCH DRIVE HAMPTON, VA 23666-1325 SUDHIR C. MEHROTA: 804/865-1400 02.02-0794 (LaRC) CONTROL OF LARGE CRYOGENIC WIND TUNNEL: STUDY OF NTF CONTROLS NORTHEAST SEMICONDUCTOR INC 95 BROWN ROAD, SUITE 141 ITHACA, NY 14850 JAMES R. SHEALY: 716/275-4867 08.06-8827 (LaRC) DIODE ARRAYS FOR PUMPING RARE-EARTH DOPED SOLID STATE LASERS 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for Langley Research Center 2 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC RESEARCH PARK PO BOX 3100 ANDOVER, MA 01810 B. DAVID GREEN: 508/475-9030 01.04-9030 (LeRC) H2/O2 THREE-BODY RATES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUUM DYNAMICS INC PO BOX 3073 PRINCETON, NJ 08543 BARBARA H. HAWK: 609/734-9282 01.06-9282 (LeRC) NEW COMPUTATIONAL METHOD FOR AEROELASTIC PROBLEMS IN TURBOMACHINES NIELSEN ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 510 CLYDE AVENUE MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043-2287 DAVID NIXON: 415/968-9457 03.01-9457 (LeRC) UNSTEADY TRIANGULAR MESH/NAVIER-STOKES METHOD FOR AERODYNAMICS OF AIRCRAFT WITH ICE ACCRETION - more - - 5 - PC KRAUSE & ASSOCIATES INC 1414 RAVINIA ROAD WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906 PAUL C. KRAUSE: 317/463-9685 10.05-9685 (LeRC) INVESTIGATION OF ADVANCED POWER SOURCES & ACTUATOR SYSTEMS FOR FUTURE AEROSPACE VEHICLES MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH ASSOC. PO BOX 10505 MIDLAND, TX 79702 RUSSELL J. RAMSLAND JR.: 915/684-5544 15.01-5544 (LeRC) GROWTH OF InGaAs BULK TERNARY CRYSTALS BY LIQUID PHASE ELECTROEPITAXY 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for Lewis Research Center 5 SECA INC 3311 BOB WALLACE AVENUE #203 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805 RICHARD C. FARMER: 205/534-2008 02.06-2008 (MSFC) MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR EXHAUST PLUME EFFECTS ON LAUNCH STAND DESIGN SPECTRAL SCIENCES INC 99 SOUTH BEDFORD STREET BURLINGTON, MA 01803-5169 FRITZ BIEN: 617/273-4770 08.22-4770 (MSFC) TRACE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE SENSOR (TACOS) 88-1 Phase II - Step 2 selections for Marshall Space Flight Center 2 - end -