National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
96-1 Phase I
Proposals Selected for Negotiation of Contracts


Alabama

CFD Research Corp
3325 Triana Blvd                        
Huntsville AL 35805     
ASHOK K. SINGHAL      205-536-6576
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE        
UCI COMBUSTION LABORATORY               
IRVINE CA 92717-3550
960076                LeRC
LOW EMISSIONS FUEL NOZZLE FOR GENERAL 
AVIATION GAS TURBINE ENGINES                                                                                                             

Dean Applied Technology Co Inc          
1580 Sparkman Dr #103                   
Huntsville AL 35816     
W.G. DEAN             205-721-9550
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE     
301 SPARKMAN DR                         
HUNTSVILLE AL 35816     
960001                MSFC
A SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION OF WEIGHT AND 
VOLUME OF LAUNCH VEHICLE COMPOSITE TANKS 
FOR CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS BY ELIMINATING 
BOILOFF                                                 

Seca Inc                                
3313 BOB WALLACE AVE SUITE 202          
HUNTSVILLE AL 35805     
RICHARD C. FARMER     205-534-2008
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE             
2000 9TH AVE SOUTH                      
BIRMINGHAM AL 35205     
960046                MSFC
EVALUATION OF ADDITIVES FOR IMPROVING 
HYBRID FUEL PERFORMANCE

                                                                                                                  
Arizona

Advanced Ceramics Research              
851 EAST 47TH ST                        
TUCSON AZ 85713     
MARK ANGIER           520-792-2616
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON  AZ 85721     
960029                MSFCF
REEFORM FABRICATION OF SILICON NITRIDE 
BLISKS FOR TURBO PUMPS


California
                                                                                                                 
American GNC Corp                       
9131 Mason Ave                          
Chatsworth CA 91311     
CHING-FANG LIN        818-407-0092
JET PROPOLSUSION LABORATORY             
4800 OAK GROVE DR                       
PASADENA CA 91109     
960016                MSFC
AUTONOMOUS SPACECRAFT GUIDANCE AND CONTROL
                                                                                                                                     
Dyna-Cam Aero Engine Corp               
P.O. BOX 1159                           
TORRANCE CA 90505     
PATRICIA J. WILKS     310-791-4642
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE            
P.O. DRAWER 28510, 6220 CULEBRA RD      
SAN ANTONIO TX 78284     
960022                LeRC
ADVANCED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING 
JET FUELS FOR LIGHT AIRCRAFT
                                                                                                         
Expertech (For Joint Venture)
7932 COUNTRY TRAIL DR SUITE 1           
ORANGEVALE CA 95662-2120
RANDALL BICKFORD      916-989-2018
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY             
9700 SOUTH CASS AVE                     
ARGONNE IL 60439-4842
960100                MSFC
DYNAMICS SENSOR DATA VALIDATION FOR REUSABLE 
LAUNCH VEHICLE PROPULSION
                                                                                                         
Hi-Z Technology Inc                     
6373 Nancy Ridge Dr                     
San Diego CA 92121     
NORBERT B. ELSNER     619-535-9343
JET PROPULSION LAB/CALIFORNIA INST TECH 
4800 OAK GROVE DR                       
PASADENA CA 91109-8099
960064                JSC 
POWER GENERATOR FOR PLANETARY MISSIONS
                                                                                                                                         
Makel Engineering Inc                   
910 FLORIN RD SUITE 208                 
SACRAMENTO CA 95831     
DARBY B. MAKEL        916-422-4720
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY         
EDISON SENSOR TECH CTR BINGHAM BLDG     
CLEVELAND OH 44106     
960053                MSFC
COMPACT LOW COST HAZARDOUS GAS DETECTION SYSTEM
                                                                                                                                
Physical Optics Corp                    
2545 WEST 237TH ST SUITE B              
TORRANCE CA 90505     
PATTY SHAW            310-530-1416
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY/PHYSICS DEPT     
4900 MERIDIAN ST 
NORMAL AL 35762     
960070                MSFC
LASER ULTRASOUND IMAGING NDE TECHNIQUE BASED ON 
SECOND-ORDER HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY                                                                                        

Research And Development Laboratories   
5800 UPLANDER WAY                       
CULVER CITY CA 90230     
DENISE M. LORTIE      310-410-1244
JET PROPULSION LABORATORIES             
4800 OAK GROVE DR                       
PASADENA CA 91109-8099
960015                GSFC
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A MEMS-BASED INFRARED 
TUNNELING DETECTOR AND PREAMPLIFIER SUBSYSTEM FOR 
INSERTION INTO FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETERS                      

Tinsley Laboratories Inc                
3900 LAKESIDE DR                        
RICHMOND CA 94806     
DANIEL J. BAJUK       510-222-8110
LABORATORY FOR MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION 
1115 ETCHEVERRY HALL                    
BERKELEY CA 94720-1740
960054                GSFC
APPLICATION OF AN EXPERT DECISION MAKING SYSTEM AND 
PROCESS AUTOMATION TO THE FABRICATION OF ULTRA-PRECISION 
ASPHERIC OPTICS
                                                   
Tinsley Laboratories Inc                
3900 LAKESIDE DR                        
RICHMOND CA 94806     
DANIEL J. BAJUK       510-222-8110O
AK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY           
BLDG 9102-2 MS 8039                     
OAK RIDGE TN 37831-8039
960019                GSFC
DETERMINISTIC FABRICATION OF ULTRA-PRECISION OPTICS 
USING ION BEAM MILLING 
                                                                                                    

Colorado

Spec Inc                                
5401 Western Ave Suite B                
Boulder CO 80301     
KIM WEAVER            303-449-1105
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
P.O. BOX 3000                           
BOULDER  CO 80307     
960043                GSFC
AN OPTICAL EXTINCTIOMETER FOR CLOUD RADIATION 
MEASUREMENTS
                                                                                                                     
Spec Inc                                
5401 Western Ave Suite B                
Boulder CO 80301     
KIM WEAVER            303-449-1105
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
P.O. BOX 3000                           
BOULDER CO 80307     
960044                LeRC
IMPROVED MEASUREMENTS AND DETECTION OF FREEZING 
DRIZZLE 
                                                                                                                       

Connecticut

Advanced Fuel Research Inc          
87 Church St P.O. Box 380379            
East Hartford CT 06138-0379
DAVID HAMBLIN         860-528-9806
RUTGERS UNIV-CERAMIC SCIENCE AND ENGR   
P.O. BOX 909                            
PISCATAWAY NJ 08855-0909
960035                JSC 
MINIATURIZED FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSOR
                                                                                                                                       

Florida

Geltech Inc                             
1 Progress Blvd Box 8                   
Alachua FL 32615     
JEAN-LUC NOGUES       904-462-2358
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY           
BETHEL VALLEY RD                        
OAK RIDGE TN 37831     
960056                GSFC
COST-EFFECTIVE HIGH PRECISION FABRICATION 
TECHNOLOGY FOR RADIATION-RESISTANT ADVANCED 
OPTICAL COMPONENTS
                                                                       
Mod Works Inc                           
8250 Skylane Way                        
Punta Gorda FL 33982     
TIMOTHY T. COONS      941-637-6770
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY            
RASPETT FLIGHT RESEARCH LAB DRAWER A    
MISSISSIPPI STATE MS 39762     
960088                LaRC
A LOW COST COCKPIT DESIGN, INTEGRATION & 
MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION OF 
EMERGING AVIONICS & COCKPIT SUB-SYSTEMS
                                                      

Kansas

Impact Dynamics Inc                    
2610-A SOUTH SHERIDAN                   
WICHITA KS 67217     
GAIL BRINKMAN         316-945-7680
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY                
1845 FAIRMOUNT CAMPUS BOX 93            
WICHITA KS 67260     
960003                LaRC
IMPROVING SAFETY IN GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT
                                                                                                                                  

Massachusetts

Charles River Analytics                 
55 WHEELER STREET                       
CAMBRIDGE MA 02138     
GREG L. ZACHARIAS     617-491-3474
MIT AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS LABORATORY    
77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 
CAMBRIDGE MA 02139     
960045                LaRC
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR TERRAIN AWARENESS 
AND ALERTING IN THE GENERAL AVIATION COCKPIT 
                                                                                  
Physical Sciences Inc                   
20 New England Business Ctr            
Andover MA 01810-1077
MICHAEL L. FINSON     508-689-0003
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   
BLDG E-19-750  50 AMES ST               
CAMBRIDGE MA 02139     
960039                GSFC
MICROMACHINED TUNABLE OPTICAL FILTER ARRAYS FOR 
REMOTE SENSING 
                                                                                                                
Quadrant Engineering Inc                
107 SUNDERLAND RD                       
AMHERST MA 01002     
JAMES T. FUSARO       413-549-4402
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS      
AMHERST MA 01003     
960065                GSFC
DUAL POLARIZED CONICALLY SCANNED THINNED ARRAY 
RADIOMETER 
                                                                      

Maryland

Ceramic Composites Inc                  
1110 Benfield Blvd                      
Millersville MD 21108     
SHARON FEHRENBACHER   410-224-3710
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INST             
GEORGIA INST OF TECHNOLOGY             
ALTANTA GA 30332-0800
960084                MSFC
LOW COST, LAMINATED MATRIX C/SIC AND HFC-TAC/C 
COMPOSITES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE THRUST CHAMBERS
                                                                                 
Swales & Associates Inc                 
5050 POWDER MILL RD                     
BELTSVILLE MD 20705     
JOHN R. ANDERES, JR   301-595-5500
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY                 
3400 NORTH CHARLES ST                  
BALTIMORE MD 21218     
960087                GSFC
SUPERLATTICE SOLAR CELLS (SLSC)
                                                                                                                                                

New York

Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc        
1059 BELRIDGE RD                        
NISKAYUNA NY 12309-4717
JAMES F. WALTON II    518-372-9547
PARKS COLLEGE OF ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY   
500 FALLING SPRINGS RD                  
COHOKIA IL 62206     
960037                LeRC
ADVANCED BEARINGS/SEALS FOR GENERAL AVIATION 
ENGINES
                                                                                                                           

Ohio

Mid-America Consulting Group Inc        
3690 ORANGE PLACE SUITE 350             
BEACHWOOD OH 44122     
ANDREW J. BANKS      216-292-2800
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV-DOMINGUEZ HILLS   
1000 EAST VICTORIA ST                   
CARSON CA 90747     
960071               ARC 
EXPERT SYSTEM BASED PILOT DECISION SUPPORT 
SYSTEM (AIRCRAFT SMART DECISION SUPPORT 
SYSTEM - ASDSS)
                                                                             

Oregon

Castex                                  
14657 Southwest Teal Blvd North 260     
Beaverton OR 97007     
XUAN NGUYEN-DINH     503-590-5178O
HIO STATE UNIVERSITY                   
2070 NEIL AVENUE                        
COLUMBUS OH 43210     
960031               MSFC
MANUFACTURE OF COST-AFFORDABLE METAL MATRIX 
COMPOSITE SPACE STRUCTURES
                                                                                                         

Pennsylvania

Emec Consultants                        
4221 Roundtop Rd                        
Export PA 15632     
RUDOLF KELLER       412-325-3260
UNIV OF ARIZONA                         
DEPT OF AEROSPACE & MECHANICAL ENG      
TUCSON AZ 85721     
960093              JSC 
CO-PRODUCTION OF METALS AND OXYGEN FROM 
LUNAR RESOURCES
                                                                                                                        

Texas

Metrica Inc                             
10010 San Pedro Suite 400               
San Antonio TX 78216     
NANCY R. DUNSON    210-340-8211
TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION    
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM         
COLLEGE STATION  TX 77843     
960005             JSC 
INTEGRATING INTELLIGENT PLANNING, SCHEDULING 
AND CONTROL FOR ROBOTIC AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
                                                                                  

Utah

Process Instruments Inc                 
2400 Sunnyside Ave                      
Salt Lake City UT 84108-1450
LEE M. SMITH       801-583-6010
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH                      
1471 FEDERAL WAY                        
SALT LAKE CITY  UT 84102     
960002             JSC 
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY FOR ON-LINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND 
ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS
                                                                                                          

Virginia

American Research Corporation Of Va     
P.O. BOX 3406                           
RADFORD VA 24143-3406
ANNE CHURCHILL      540-731-0655
TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION    
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY                    
COLLEGE STATION TX 77843-3253
960033              GSFC
HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTOR-FERROELECTRIC HETEROSTRUCTURES 
FOR INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
                                                                                     
Fiber & Sensor Technologies Inc         
P.O. Box 11704                          
Blacksburg VA 24062-1704
GARNETT S. LINKOUS   540-552-5128
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND STATE UNIV
301 BURRUSS HALL                        
BLACKSBURG  VA 24061     
960098               GSFC
MICROELECTROMECHANICAL ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM USING 
TWO-DIMENSIONAL PATTERENED MECHANICALLY-ACTIVE 
MICROCOMPOSITES 
                                                            
Sema Inc                                
2000 NORTH BEAUREGARD STREET            
ALEXANDRIA VA 22311     
ROBERT FORBES        703-845-1200
ALABAMA A&M UNIV 
NORMAL AL 37562     
960086               JSC 
SYNTHETIC SIMULTANEITY: A TELEOPERATIONS METHOD FOR 
REMOTE CONTROL OF EXTREMELY DISTANT VEHICLES
                                                                               

Washington

Arnav Systems Inc                       
16923 Meridian East                     
Puyallup WA 98373     
FRANK WILLIAMS       206-848-6060
NATL CTR FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH       
3450 MITCHELL LANE                      
BOULDER  CO 80307     
960094               LaRC
AN EXPERT, GRAPHICAL, FUSED-WEATHER COCKPIT DISPLAY 
HELPING THE GENERAL AVIATION PILOT MAKE SMART INFLIGHT 
WEATHER DECISIONS
                                                  
Sentel Tech LLC                         
BOX 41-1 NE 1615 EASTGATE BLVD          
PULLMAN WA 99163     
DAVID WELKER         509-335-5526
WA STATE UNIV GRANT RESEARCH & DEV
PULLMAN WA 99164     
960099               MSFC
MESOSCOPIC PHOTOMECHANICAL VIBRATION SENSORS