Nanosonic Wins Five Nasa Sbir/sttr Program Awards

NanoSonic won four awards in NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and one in the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. The SBIR/STTR programs provide an opportunity for small, high technology companies and research institutions to participate in Government-sponsored research and development (R&D) efforts in key technology areas. The goals of the programs are to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector; to strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting Federal research and development needs; to increase the commercial application of these research results; and to encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged persons and women-owned small businesses.

To be eligible for selection, a proposal must present an innovation that meets the technology needs of NASA programs and projects in four basic areas of research: aeronautics, exploration systems, science and space operations. Technological innovation is considered vital to the performance of the NASA mission. Therefore we are especially pleased to have been selected for the following areas of research within NASA.

SBIR Program
HybridSil Icephobic Nanocomposites for Next Generation Aircraft In-Flight Icing Measurement and Mitigation
by Mike Bortner, Ph. D.

Radiation Hardened Nanobridge based Non-volatile Memory for Space Applications
by Echo Kang

Advanced Metal Rubber Sensors for Hypersonic Decelerator Entry Systems
by Andrea Hill

Innovative, Lightweight Thoraeus RubberTM for MMOD and Space Radiation Shielding
bBy Jennifer Lalli, Ph. D.

STTR Program
Highly Flexible, Fire Resistant HybridSil Foams for Next Generation Fireproofing, Insulation, and Energy Absorption NASA Applications
by Vince Baranauskas, Ph. D.