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Winners of the 2008 R&D 100 award. Left to right: Pat Cappelaere, Dan Mandl, and Stu Frye

Listed below are 2008 winners. (See also 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Winners.) To see winners by award type, please select from the award categories at left.

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2008 Award Winners

Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) 2008 Partnership Awards

Recognizes laboratory employees who have accomplished outstanding work in the process of transferring a technology developed by a federal laboratory.

FY 2008 NASA Tech Brief Article Awards

Monetary awards based on submission of an article published in NASA Tech Briefs.

Multi-Spectral Imager by James Bremer (Contractor) (Code 540)
Virtual Satellite Platform (VirtualSat Pro) by Stephan Hammers (Contractor) (Code 540)
Disturbance Attenuating H-Infinity Controller by Eddie Akpan (Code 544)
Space Frame Lunar Lander by Steven Curtis (Code 695)
Space Frame Antenna by Steven Curtis (Code 695)
Minimum Cycle Slip Airborne Differential Carrier Phase GPS Antenna by Charles Wright (Code 614.6)
A Resistively Heated Silicon Carbide Nozzle for the Production of Molecular Beams by Merl Bendt (Contractor) (Code 699), Steven Cagiano (Code 544), and Edward Patrick (Contractor) (Code 699)
Comprehensive Hard X-ray/Soft Gamma-ray Imaging System For Astronomy Using APD Arrays by Richard Myers (Contractor) (Code 600)
Thermal Modulation And Monitoring For Gas Chromatography by Ernest Hasselbrink (Contractor) (Code 600) and Patrick Hunt (Contractor) (Code 600)
On-Chip Active Optical Fiber Alignment System Using Gray-Scale Technology by Reza Ghodssi (Contractor) (Code 450) and Brian Morgan (Contractor) (Code 450)
A Distributed Guidance and Control System for Satellite Constellations by Chadwick Cox (Contractor) (Code 610), James Neidhoefer (Contractor) (Code 610), Paul Mays (Contractor) (Code 610), and Richard Saeks (Contractor) (Code 610)
Null Assembly With Aspheric Element by Thomas Dey (Contractor) (Code 440), Arthur Jensen (Contractor) (Code 440), and Gene Olczak (Contractor) (Code 440)
Amorphous Rover by Steven Curtis (Code 695)
High-Resolution X-Ray Collimators by Michael Appleby (Contractor) (Code 682), James Atkinson (Contractor) (Code 682), Iain Fraser (Contractor) (Code 682), Jill Klinger (Contractor) (Code 682)
Null Assembly With Aspheric Element by John Hannon (Contractor) (Code 440)
Evolvable Neural Software System by Steven Curtis (Code 695)
A Multi-Spacecraft Attitude and Trajectory Simulation by Eric Stoneking NASA 591
Demiseable Reaction Wheel Assembly by Eliezer Ahronovich (Code 596), Milton Davis (Code 596), and Russell Roder (Code 596)
A Method and System for Formal Analysis, Simulation, and Verification of Knowledge-Based Systems, Rule-Based Systems, and Expert Systems by Mike Hinchey (Code 588), James Rash (Code 588) and Christopher Rouff (Contractor) (Code 588)
4 Pass Coupler For Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers by Donald Coyle (Code 690.5)
T Slides by John Vranish (Code 544)
Silicon Nanowire Architecture for Uniformity in Electronic Properties and Control of Placement by Stephanie Getty (Code 541)
Computer Generated Hologram (CGH) Figure Testing Of Off-Axis Aspheric Mirrors Under Cryogenic Conditions by Ronald Mink (Code 551), Victor Chambers (Contractor) (Code 551), and Raymond Ohl (Contractor) (Code 551)
A Resistively-Heated Silicon Carbide Nozzle for the Production of Molecular Beams by Robert Abell (Code 699) and Cynthia Gundersen (Code 699)
Theodolite Ring Light by David Clark (Contractor) (Code 547)
A Diamond Machined, Freeform Mirror For Near-IR Astronomy by John MacKenty (Contractor) (Code 551)
Laminated Plasma Spray Micro-Spheres by Michael Graham (Contractor) (Code 551), Melville Ulmer (Contractor) (Code 551), and Semyon Vaynman (Contractor) (Code 551)
HDFEOS XML DTD And Schemas by Muhammad Rabi (Contractor) (Code 423)
Advanced Land Image Assessment System (ALIAS) by Brian Markham (Code 614.4), Douglas Hollaren (Contractor) (Code 614.4), James Nelson (Contractor) (Code 614.4), James Storey (Contractor) (Code 614.4), Gyanesh Chander (Contractor) (Code 614.4), Dennis Helder (Contractor) (Code 614.4), Edward Kaita (Contractor) (Code 614.4), Raviv Levy (Contractor) (Code 614.4), Robert Morfitt (Contractor) (Code 614.4), and Lawrence Ong (Contractor) (Code 614.4)
Low Conductance Silicon Micro-leak for Mass Spectrometer Inlet by Dan Harpold (Code 699), Brian Jamieson (Code 553), Bernard Lynch (Code 553), and Hasso Niemann (Code 553)
A Diamond Machined, Freeform Mirror For Near-IR Astronomy by Raymond Ohl (Code 551)
HDF-EOS To NetCDF Convertor by Richard Ullman (Code 586), John Bane (Contractor) (Code 586), and Jinglie Yang (Contractor) (Code 586)
Specialized Color Function for Display of Signed Data by Virginia Kalb (Code 600)

FY 2008 Patent Application Awards

Miniaturized Double-Latching Solenoid Valve by James Smith (Code 544)

Microsphere Fiber Laser System by Hossin Abdeldayem (Code 305)

Blocking Contacts For N-Type Cadmium Zinc Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CdZnTe) by Sachidananda Babu (Code 553), Bradford Parker (Code 541), and Carl Stahle (Code 553)

Otoaccoustic Protection in Biologically Inspired Systems by Michael Hinchey (Contractor) (Code 699)

Flexure-Based Linear and Rotary Bearing by George Voellmer (Code 543)

Systems, Methods, and Apparatus of a Low Conductance Silicon Micro-Leak for Mass Spectrometer Inlet by Dan Harpold (Code 699) and Brian Jamieson (Contractor) (Code 553)

System and Method for Determining Stability of a Neural System by Steven Curtis (Code 695)

Nanowire Device and Method of Making a Nanowire Device by Stephanie Getty (Code 541)

Systems, Methods, and Apparatus of a Low Conductance Silicon Micro-Leak for Mass Spectrometer Inlet by Bernard Lynch (Contractor) (Code 553) and Hasso Niemann (Code 553)

Systems, Methods, and Apparatus of a Space Communication File by Timothy Ray (Code 584)

Systems, and Methods for Transferring Cargo Containers in Space by Mark Brumfield (Code 442), Jason Budinoff (Code 442), Frank Cepollina (Code 442), James Cooper (Code 442), and Ralph Green (Contractor) (Code 442)

Three-Dimensional Range Imaging Apparatus and Method by James Blair (Code 694), Luis Izquierdo (Code 694), and Vibart Scott (Code 694)

Field Reactive Amplification Controlling Total Adhesion Loading (FRACTAL) Steven Curtis (Code 695)

Systems, Methods, and Apparatus of a Nitinol Valve by Rebecca Gillespie (Code 695

Method for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Thermal Protection System Materials and other Materials via Ultraviolet Spectroscopy by Betsy Pugel (Code 584)

A Compact Magic-T Using Microstrip-Slotline Transitions by Terence Doiron (Code 665), Samuel Moseley (Code 665), Kongpop U-Yen (Code 665), and Edward Wollack (Code 665)

Information Capturing Method by Michael Hinchey (Contractor) (Code 694)

Adhesive Bubble Removal Method and Apparatus For Fiber Optic Applications by John Kolasinski (Code 565)

Linear Magnetostrictive Actuator by John Vranish (Code 544)

Tooless Assembly Design For Composite Corrugated Feedhorns by Patrick Bonebright (Contractor) (Code 543),  Mark Pryor (Contractor) (Code 543), and Kenneth Segal (Code 543)

Method for Monitoring Spacecraft Telemetry Via Optical or RF Link Using Existing Upper Stage Communications System by Bradley Boone (Contractor) (Code 553) and Karl Fielhauer (Contractor) (Code 553)

High-diffusivity, Low-Emissivity Annular Reservoir For Pulse Tube Cryocoolers by David Gedeon (Contractor) (Code 600)

Neutron Imaging Spectrometer by Noel Guardala (Contractor) (Code 661) and Stanley Hunter (Code 661)

Nanophase Dispersion Strengthened Invar 36 by Timothy Stephenson (Code 541)

Dual Order Common Path Spectrometer by Amy Newbury (Contractor) (Code 410)

Spaceflight Ka-Band High Rate Rad Hard Modulator by Jeffrey Jaso (Code 567.3)

Optical Line of Sight Pointing and Stabilization System by Daniel Eckelkamp-Baker (Contractor) (Code 600)

A Double-Heated USB Drive by Mike Hinchey (Code 588)

Method And Apparatus For Second Harmonic Generation and Other Frequency Conversion with Multiple Frequency Channels by Jeffrey Chen (Code 554)

Hughes Particle - Surface Interaction Model by David Hughes (Code 546)

Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) Encoder by Lowell Miles (Contractor) (Code 610) and Sterling Whitaker (Contractor) (Code 610)

Improved Time Delay and Distance Measurement by James Abshire (Code 690) and Xiaoli Sun (Code 690)

Broadband Planar Magic-T with Low-Phase and Amplitude Imbalance by Terence Doiron (Code 555), Kongpop U-Yen (Code 555), and Edward Wollack (Code 665)

Relative Spacecraft Navigation using Reflected GPS Signals by Gregory Boegner (Code 596) and Ian Cohen (Code 596)

Half-Wave Inertance Tube For Pulse Tube Cryocoolers by David Gedeon (Contractor) (Code 600)

 

R&D 100 Awards

R&D Magazine’s annual R&D 100 awards recognize the top 100 most innovative and technologically significant new products on the market. Called the “’Oscars of invention’ by the Chicago Tribune, the R&D 100 awards are awarded to technologies with "demonstrable technological significance compared with competing products and technologies."

Pat Cappelaere (Vightel Corporation), Stu Frye (Code 428), and Dan Mandl (Code 581): Sensor Web 2.0: For the third year in a row, Goddard won a spot with one of the top 100 most unique, innovative, and noteworthy technologies. This Web services–based software, Sensor Web 2.0, gathers and assimilates data from a network of sensors—seismic and GPS ground sensors, fire tower sensors, weather radar devices, and satellite sensors—enabling them to operate as a cohesive whole. By employing Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) technology and taking advantage of emerging “mashup” capabilities, Sensor Web 2.0 enables users to set up sensor webs through point-and-click interfaces. Because the sensor integration path is not tied to a particular system, it strengthens the U.S. contribution to the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS)*—a collaborative effort of about 60 countries to form a network of Earth-observing systems. The result is a complete, real-time picture of Earth via shared global resources.

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FY 2008 Software Release Awards

FY 2008 NASA Space Act Monetary Awards Program for Significant Scientific and Technical Contributions

The objectives of this program are to provide official recognition of, and to grant equitable monetary awards for those inventions and other scientific and technical contributions that have helped to achieve NASA's aeronautical, technology transfer, and space goals; and to stimulate and encourage the creation and reporting of similar contributions in the future.