Government Research Awards (SBIR Contracts)
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of Nuclear Physics (SBIR Continuation Award)
Title: “High Performance Scintillator and Beam Monitoring System”
Total Award Amount: $567,000
Period: April 2023 to April 2024 (Phase-IIB)
This project is to transition the Phase-II prototype into a commercial product/platform for nuclear physics accelerator facilities.
Contracting Agency: National Institutes of Health / National Cancer Institute (NIH-NCI SBIR Award)
Title: “Ultrafast and Precise External Beam Monitor for FLASH and Other Advanced Radiation Therapy Modalities”
Total Award Amount: $1,887,000
Period: September 2021 to August 2024 (Phase-II)
This project is to develop an ultrafast real-time beam/dose monitor for FLASH radiotherapy based on a novel, patented, beam imaging technology.
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of Nuclear Physics (SBIR Award)
Title: “High Performance Scintillator and Beam Monitoring System”
Total Award Amount: $1,150,000
Period: February 2019 to November 2019 ($150,000 for Phase-I)
Period: April 2020 to April 2023 ($1,000,000 for Phase-II)
This project is to develop a new type of transmissive high-resolution particle beam monitor.
Contracting Agency: National Institutes of Health / National Cancer Institute (SBIR Award)
Title: “Large-Area Plasma Panel Detectors for Particle Beam Radiation Therapy”
Total Award Amount: $2,043,000
Period: July 2014 to March 2015 ($150,000 for Phase-I)
Period: July 2016 to June 2020 ($1,893,000 for Phase-II)
This project is to develop highly transparent radiation detectors with minimal beam interference for proton therapy.
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of Nuclear Physics (SBIR Award)
Title: “Novel Position-Sensitive Particle Tracking Gas Detector”
Total Award Amount: $1,150,000
Period: February 2015 to November 2015 ($150,000 for Phase-I)
Period: April 2016 to April 2019 ($1,000,000 for Phase-II)
This project is to develop ultrathin panel detectors for particle tracking applications.
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of Nuclear Physics (SBIR Award)
Title: “High-Performance Plasma Panel Based Micropattern Detector”
Total Award Amount: $1,150,000
Period: June 2011 to March 2012 ($150,000 for Phase-I)
Period: August 2012 to August 2015 ($1,000,000 for Phase-II)
This project is to develop ultrathin plasma panel detectors with high efficiency, high position and high temporal resolution.
Contracting Agency: The University of Michigan (DOE Subcontract)
Title: “Plasma Panel Sensors for High Energy Physics”
Total Award Amount: $99,000
Period: 2012 to 2015
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SBIR Award)
Title: “Plasma Panel Based Neutron Detector”
Total Award Amount: $150,000
Period: March 2014 to November 2014
This project is to develop plasma panel neutron detectors for scientific, industrial and homeland security applications.
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of High Energy Physics (SBIR Award)
Title: “Plasma Panel Based Particle Detector for High Energy Physics”
Total Award Amount: $150,000
Period: June 2011 to March 2012
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of Nuclear Physics (ORNL Subcontract)
Title: “Develop Micropattern Radiation Detectors”
Total Award Amount: $135,000
Period: October 2010 to August 2012
Contracting Agency: DOE Office of Nuclear Physics (SBIR Award)
Title: “Novel, Low Cost, High Gain, Micropattern Detectors”
Total Award Amount: $850,000
Period: September 2007 to March 2008 ($100,000 for Phase-I)
Period: September 2008 to April 2011 ($750,000 for Phase-II)
Integrated Sensors 