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Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Mid-Continent

Transfer of the optical high-acidity sensor technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Far West

Development and transfer of laser technology for use in Hi model 3500 x-ray system

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Far West

Transfer of electrochemical planerization and electro-polishing technology

National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Mid-Atlantic

Transfer of optical fiber current sensor technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Far West

Transfer of the LBL Phosnox process

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Far West

Development and transfer of synchrotron-radiation optics technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Far West

Development and transfer of the SQUID magnetometer

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Far West

Establishment of the JPL/NASA technology affiliates program

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Midwest

Transfer of static pressure probe technology for aircraft safety

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Far West

Development and transfer of thin film silicon on sapphire (TFSOS) technology

Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Midwest

Transfer of ceramic-coated anode technology

USACE - ERDC - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Midwest

Transfer of neutron diffraction techniques to determine strains and stresses in engineering composites

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Information Directorate

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1992

Northeast

Design and transfer of high temperature heat pipe platens technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Continent

Successful collaboration that led to new insight into oil contamination for improvement of diesel engines

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Continent

Creation of a consortium of speciality metals manufacturers

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) – Pacific West Area

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Transfer of canal flow metering methodology to improve management of irrigated agriculture

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Southeast

Effective dissemination of process for incorporating cross-linked polyols into textile products

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) – Southeast Area

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Transfer of in situ vitrification technology for environmental cleanup

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Transfer of survey meter recording technology to the electric utility industry

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Development and transfer of nuclear waste treatment technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Southeast

Successfully transferring technologies from the Metals and Ceramics Division

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Southeast

Establishment of the Roof Research Center to promote energy efficiency in US construction

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - Midwest Area

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Midwest

Successful transfer of technology for producing newspaper from a renewable plant source

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Atlantic

Transfer of plasma x-ray lithography for integrated circuit production

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Atlantic

Transfer of a microelectronic resist system

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Midwest

Transfer of the dual ion beam process for deposition of diamond-like carbon films

NASA Glenn Research Center

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of low-cost energy retrofits for manufactured buildings

Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Development and transfer of portable interferometry technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Development and transfer of thermal management system to fluoorescent fixture manufacturer

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Development and transfer of RECLBL tomographic reconstruction software package

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Transfer of solid-state lithium batteries using cathode based on new class of polymeric materials

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Atlantic

Adepting aerospace technology to aid the hearing impaired

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Atlantic

Development and transfer of HSLA-100 steel for ship and submarine non-pressure structures

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) - Carderock Division

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Far West

Development and transfer of an expendable fiber optic micro-cable

Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Northeast

Development and transfer of dry-blending dental liquids

CCDC Soldier Center

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Northeast

Transfer of an insulating polymer concrete dike structural grade lining material to gas utilities

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Midwest

Transfer of a monolithic solid oxide fuel cell

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Midwest

Transfer of extraction chromatographic materials technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Midwest

Development of ceramic and metallic materials via consolidation of atom clusters

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Continent

Transfer of a powder process for making permanent magnets

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of an ultrasonic inspection system

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1991

Midwest

Transferring compressor low aspect ratio blading and swept technologies

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Northeast

Successful transfer of Knowledge-Based Software Assistant technology

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Information Directorate

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of fiber-optic instrumented spark plug technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of tungsten technology to the semiconductor manufacturing industry

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Far West

Transfer of a technology to the sugar industry

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Far West

1990 Development and transfer of a temperature-measuring system for the US steel industry Far West

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Southeast

Developing and managing the High Materials Laboratory User Program

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Space Vehicles Directorate - Kirtland AFB

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Developed algorithm for compressing supercomputer graphic files leading to laboratory’s first CRADA

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Midwest

Contributions to gaining acceptance of controls to reduce wood dust emissions in woodworking

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of advanced airfoil blades for wind turbines

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Successful commercialization of biomass adhesives technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of Date Tree common file system

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Far West

Development and transfer of Intelligent Gateway processor

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Far West

Distributing image analysis of display computer code VIEW via collaborative agreements

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Far West

Formation of a Petroleum Geochemistry Consortium

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Far West

Development and transfer of aerogel, an insulating material that reduces ozone destruction

NASA Langley Research Center

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Atlantic

Development and transfer of a noninvasive ultrasonic burn depth instrument

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Far West

Transfer of cogeneration and energy systems technology

Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Northeast

Promotion of the HYDROCARB process for producing clean carbon fuels from coal

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Northeast

Development and promotion of the use of biomedical and environmental risk assessment techniques

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Northeast

Commercialization of advanced synthetic insulation material (Primaloft)

CCDC Soldier Center

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Midwest

Commercialization of bBinder-enhanced refuse derived fuel (b-dRDF)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Midwest

Application of silicon nitride material technology to race car engines

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of the Elector-Expulsive Deicing System and Elliptical Seat Spring Assembly

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Mid-Continent

Development and market research stages of commericializing thermite-reduction process

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1990

Midwest

Development and transfer of Very High Speed Integrated Cicuits Hardware Description Language

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Northeast

Development and transfer of circuit analysis technique

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Information Directorate

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Northeast

Development and transfer of the RADC Reliability Engineer’s Toolkit

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Information Directorate

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Far West

Successful transfer of a waste management and energy production system to industry

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Far West

Transfer of the CAGE/GEM technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Southeast

Development of technologies resulting in five-nickel aluminide licenses

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - Midwest Area

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Midwest

Development and transfer of absorbent polymer technology for processing of corn products

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Continent

Establishment of the first Air Force cooperative research and development agreement

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Space Vehicles Directorate - Kirtland AFB

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Continent

Development and implementation of government/industry cooperative program in amorphous silicon

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Atlantic

Promoting and advancing concepts of safer mailbox supports

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Atlantic

Development of a "Roadshow" to transfer highway technology to government workers

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Southeast

Successful transfer of ferrous sulfate/sodium sulfide electroplating wasterwater treatment system

Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Continent

Transfer of quantitative texture measurements in predicting metal deformation

Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) - Division Newport

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Northeast

Successful transfer and response to requests for technical assistance from government officials

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Atlantic

Development and transfer of agricultural weather information to Alabama Cooperative Extension Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Meterological Development Laboratory

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Far West

Support of DOE-2 program for simulation of energy use in buildings for transfer of conservation technology

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Far West

Research and transfer of algorithms for local and wide area computer networks

NASA Johnson Space Center

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Continent

Transfer of tracking and communications technology for development of locator system for people

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Atlantic

Transfer of aerospace and interdisciplinary engineering analysis tools and methodologies

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Far West

Successful transfer of structural engineering analysis technology

Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC)

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Midwest

Completion of the first software cooperative research and development agreement in the Army

USACE - ERDC - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Northeast

1989 Attracting x-ray mirror manufacturers to use unique measurement facilities to improve products Northeast

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Midwest

Development/transfer of laser technology for intraocular, cardiovascular and other surgical applications

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Mid-Continent

Assisting private-sctor recipients build and use laser-based polarimetric detector

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1989

Midwest

Development and transfer of "Frequency Selective Surfaces" course, manauls and computer software

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1988

Mid-Continent

Development and transfer of the aneleastic strain recovery technique of in situ stress measurement

Excellence in Technology Transfer

Year 1988

Far West

Development and transfer of process for converting sewage sludge to fuel oil