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. 

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     (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
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     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
 

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     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
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     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
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     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
 
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