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Small Business Forum

Please join us on Wednesday, April 8 from 0800 – 1200 for the 3rd annual Small Business Forum.

The goal of this forum is to facilitate the interaction of small businesses and universities with larger “prime" contractors based on similar interests that relate to specific materials/performance metrics relevant to the Department of Defense. Overall, we would like to create an environment where the correct contacts with regard to technology needs and transfer are made on all sides to foster future communication, innovation, and partnerships. The Primes will provide 10 minute oral presentations that highlight the scope of their business and company interest in nanomaterials, a list of on-going nanomaterial oriented programs/expertises, and future corporate focus areas envisioned for nano-materials.

A summary of key contacts, including POC phone numbers and emails will be provided for more information. In this manner, small businesses and universities attending the forum will have the opportunity to explore the potential for aligning their capabilities with Prime and the DoD needs, as well as extend their own research efforts to areas essential to next generation defense applications. To facilitate the exchange of information between the small businesses and the primes, we have arranged for 15 minute "one-on-one" sessions after the oral presentations.

Meeting spaces will be provided for conversations between representatives from the Primes and small businesses/universities. Primes participating in the forum will be asked to provide a brief synopsis of their nanomaterials interests for posting on the conference website to assist small business and university participants with identifying the most fertile opportunities for discussion and allowing for advance sign up. Additional sign-up sheets for the one-on-one discussions will be available at the registration desk at the symposium. As the session with the primes will only be 15 minutes in length, small business representatives should be prepared to provide appropriate literature that clearly describes their nano-related capabilities, POC information, and any other information that might be useful for forging collaborations.

Small Business Forum Schedule
   
8:00 am – 8:05 am Welcome by Capt Joe McDermott
8:05 am – 8:15 am Mr. Keith McIver, Boeing
8:15 am – 8:25 am Dr. Suraj Rawal, Lockheed Martin
8:25 am – 8:35 am Ms. Kay Adams, Rolls Royce
8:35 am – 8:45 am Dr. Somnath Sengupta, BAE Systems
8:45 am – 8:55 am Mr. John Herold & Dr. Timothy Imholt, Raytheon
8:55 am – 9:05 am Dr. Sung Park, Northrop Grumman
9:05 am – 9:15 am Instructions for One-on-ones
9:15 am – 12:00 pm One-on-ones with Primes (See sign-ups below)

2009 NanoTechnology Conference Primes

Boeing

Mr. Dave Furdek david.m.furdek@boeing.com

Description coming soon.

 

Lockheed Martin

Dr. Suraj Rawal suraj.p.rawal@lmco.com
  1. Nanotechnology for sensors, and electronics
  2. Nanotechnology for Energy Generation and storage devices
  3. Nanotechnology for thermal and structural applications
 

Rolls - Royce Nanomaterials Interests
Ms. Kay Adams kay.adams@liberty.rolls-royce.com

Primary Interest (Near Term) :

  • Coatings
  • Anticorrosion
  • Thermal Protection – Processing, Thermal Barrier Coatings
  • Deposit Resisting Surfaces – anticoking, anti-icing, antifouling
  • Tribology – low friction, wear/erosion

Additional Interests:
Chemistry

  • Fuel Cell Materials
  • Catalytic Fuel Additives

Electrical

  • Dielectrics
  • EMC Shielding

Magnetic

  • Nanostructured Soft Magnetics

Smart

  • Magneto/Electro rheological

Structural

  • Nano-reinforced Polymers
  • Nanostructured Metals or MMCs
     
 

BAE Systems
Dr. Somnath Sengupta somnath.sengupta@baesystems.com

Any nanotechnology capabilities for any kind of sensor related to the individual soldier Nanotechnology related to making the weight on the soldier LIGHTER - numerous broad applications that may include, for example body armor, portable power, health monitoring, automated communications, nanosystems integration, or chem/bio detection and protection
 

Raytheon
Mr. John Herold jfherold@raytheon.com
Dr. Timothy Imholt Timothy_Imholt@raytheon.com

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology for applications that decrease power consumption and improve energy efficiency

 

Northrop Grumman
  • Dr. John Madsen, Advanced Materials & Process Development
  • Dr. Sung Park, Advanced Materials & Process Development s.park@ngc.com
  • Dr. Edward Silverman, Manager of Advanced Spacecraft Materials

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Northrop Grumman provides a broad array of technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in the following areas:

  • Space Technology - thermal control; power subsystems; solar cells; optical sensors; propulsions systems components; high-power lasers; microelectronics;
  • Defense Electronics - airborne radar, navigation systems, electronic countermeasures, airspace management systems;
  • Information Technology - enterprise IT solutions and products;
  • Advanced Aircraft - battle management command and control; integrated strike warfare;
  • Shipbuilding - nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines 

Registration for the one-on-ones is now closed. You may check at the registration desk at the conference for any available openings.
 


 
 

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