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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| SBIR PHASE I - COMPACT LOW POWER SENSOR FOR MEASUREMENT OF MULTIPLE TRACE GASES | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $149,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 | ||
| OPEN PATH NITROUS OXIDE ANALYZER | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $198,400 | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 6680LIQUID AND GAS FLOW, LIQUID LEVEL, AND MECHANICAL MOTION MEASURING INSTRUMENTS | Sep 5, 2024 | Sep 5, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | ||
| FY24 SBIR PHASE I- HIGH SPEED MEASUREMENTS OF VELOCITY, TEMPERATURE AND WATER CONTENT IN HYPERSONIC FLOWS | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $149,983 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | Feb 6, 2025 | ||
| TUNABLE DIODE LASER INSTRUMENT FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $147,300 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | — | 334413Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing | 5961SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE | Jul 6, 2021 | Jul 6, 2021 | Jul 7, 2023 | ||
| REAL TIME ETHYLENE MONITOR FOR PLANT GROWTH MANAGEMENT | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $124,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 11, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2021 | ||
| IMAGING, FILTERED LIGHT SCATTERING VELOCITY DIAGNOSTIC | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $124,966 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 15, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| MULTIGAS DIODE LASER INSTRUMENT FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $124,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 30, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $244,998 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AD91 | Jul 25, 2019 | Jul 25, 2019 | Jul 19, 2020 | ||
| OXYGEN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $1,953,646 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Mar 5, 2019 | Mar 5, 2019 | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| GAS INLET SENSOR FOR MEASURING DUST PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND CONCENTRATION | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $123,968 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 23, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| THIS PHASE I SBIR PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A MINIATURE ATOMIC MAGNETOMETER, BOTH AS A STABLE SCALAR DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETERS IN FLIGHT AND ALSO AS A VECTOR DEVICE CAPABLE OF COMPLIMENTING FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETERS. MISSIONS TO EUROPA WILL SEEK TO CONFIRM THAT MOON S UNDERGROUND SEA BY MEASURING EUROPA S EFFECT ON JUPITER S MAGNETIC FIELD. MEETING THIS SCIENCE GOAL REQUIRES A VERY STABLE MAGNETOMETER. THE HELIUM VECTOR-SCALAR MAGNETOMETER IS A MATURE TECHNOLOGY FOR THIS REQUIREMENT, BUT RECENT WORK HAS SHOWN THAT ALKALI VAPOR MAGNETOMETERS CAN PROVIDE THE NEEDED STABILITY WITH BETTER SWAP. THE PROPOSED MAGNETOMETER IS BASED ON ATOMIC ALIGNMENT, WHICH HAS HIGH SENSITIVITY AND INHERENTLY LESS HEADING ERROR. ALSO PROPOSED IS A WAY TO OPERATE THE MAGNETOMETER THAT ALLOWS IT TO PROVIDE BOTH VECTOR AND SCALAR INFORMATION. FINALLY, THE PHASE I RESEARCH WILL TEST THE RADIATION HARDNESS OF THE VAPOR CELL AND POLARIZATION OPTICS. THESE ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE MAGNETOMETER THAT ARE NOT COMMONLY USED FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS, AND THEREFORE RADIATION DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THEM. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $124,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 12, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| DETECTION OF RADIO FREQUENCY AND MAGNETIC FIELD BIOEFFECTS | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $149,999 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AD91 | Jul 10, 2018 | Jul 10, 2018 | Apr 16, 2019 | ||
|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| SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $750,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 17, 2018 | Apr 17, 2018 | Aug 16, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES AND SINKS OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GASES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED. A VARIETY OF RESEARCH STUDIES FUNDED BY NASA, DOE AND NOAA TO MEASURE THE FLUXES OF CO2 FROM AVERAGE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. IN PARTICULAR, FLUX MEASUREMENTS OF CO2 IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER ARE CRITICAL TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE CARBON BUDGET FOR THIS IMPORTANT GREENHOUSE GAS. THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION HAS MET ITS GOAL OF 0.1 PPM CO2 ACCURACY FOR LAND BASED FIELD SENSORS WITH GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND NON-DISPERSIVE INFRARED INSTRUMENTS. HOWEVER, THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE POORLY SUITED FOR SMALL AERIAL PLATFORMS BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH POWER REQUIREMENTS, LARGE SIZE AND/OR WEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS. THIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY ADDRESSES NASA'S NEED FOR HIGH ACCURACY, SMALL AERIAL PLATFORM, CO2 INSTRUMENTATION FOR THEIR SIERRA AND DRAGON EYE UAVS, OTHER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SUCH AS LAUNCHED AND TETHERED BALLOONS, AND REMOTE, UNATTENDED GROUND PLATFORMS WHERE LOW POWER, COMPACTNESS AND SELF CALIBRATION ARE IMPORTANT. THIS INSTRUMENTS FITS IN WITH NASA'S TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR SATELLITE VALIDATION UNDER THE ASCENDS PROGRAM AND THE OCO-2 MISSION, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT HIGH RESOLUTION, NON-INTEGRATED CO2 PROFILES. TO ADDRESS THIS INSTRUMENTATION NEED, SOUTHWEST SCIENCES PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A COMPACT (<1 L), LOW POWER (<2 WATTS), LIGHT WEIGHT (~1KG) DIODE LASER BASED INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE DRY-AIR CORRECTED, HIGH ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS OF CO2. WE WILL TARGET NASA'S DESIRED ACCURACY OF 1 PPM CO2 (~1 PART IN 400) OR BETTER IN 1 SECOND OR LESS USING WAVELENGTH MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY IN THE 2.7 MICRON CO2 ABSORPTION BAND. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $125,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 9, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR MODELING THE PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED FLIGHT VEHICLES DEPEND ON VERIFICATION MEASUREMENTS MADE IN GROUND-BASED WIND TUNNELS. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE WIND TUNNELS THEMSELVES MUST BE WELL-CALIBRATED AND CHARACTERIZED. IN PARTICULAR TO THIS PROJECT, THE DENSITY, PRESSURE AND MULTI-COMPONENT VELOCITY OF THE AIR FLOW ARE OF KEY INTEREST. SOUTHWEST SCIENCES, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NOVEL, NON-INTRUSIVE, LASER-BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING AND CALIBRATING THE FLOW CONDITIONS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF TEST ARTICLES IN WIND TUNNELS. IT USES INEXPENSIVE VISIBLE DIODE LASERS AND COULD BE CONFIGURED TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF WIND TUNNEL, RANGING FROM SUBSONIC TO HYPERSONIC. THE PHASE I RESEARCH WILL CONCENTRATE ON DEVELOPING AND DEMONSTRATING THE BASIC METHODOLOGY OF THE SYSTEM OVER A MODEST RANGE OF CONDITIONS. IN PHASE II WE WOULD EXPAND THE OPERATION TO THE FULL RANGE OF EXPECTED CONDITIONS AND VERIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM IN NASA-PROVIDED WIND TUNNELS. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $125,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 2, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SENSITIVE MAGNETOMETERS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN EXPLORING THE NEAR-EARTH ENVIRONMENT, OTHER PLANETS AND MOONS. MEASUREMENTS USING A CONSTELLATION OF SPACECRAFT CAN PROVIDE A RICH DATA SET, BUT THIS APPROACH REQUIRES MAGNETOMETERS THAT HAVE STABLE CALIBRATION AS WELL AS LOW SIZE, WEIGHT AND POWER. THIS PROPOSAL WILL DEVELOP AN ALL-OPTICAL ATOMIC MAGNETOMETER WHOSE CALIBRATION CAN BE TRACED TO QUANTUM PROPERTIES OF THE ATOMS. IT HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED HIGH SENSITIVITY IN THE LABORATORY. THE PHASE I WORK WILL SHOW THAT IT CAN BE FLOWN ON A CUBESAT BY DEMONSTRATING THAT THE FORM FACTOR, WEIGHT, AND ELECTRICAL POWER CAN BE MADE COMPATIBLE WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR MICROSATELLITES. IN PHASE II WE PLAN TO BUILD A VERSION THAT COULD FLY ON BALLOONS OR AIRCRAFT. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $125,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 2, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ONR SBIR PHASE I | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $224,985 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AD91 | May 9, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 | Jun 1, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE GOAL OF THIS PHASE III - IIE PROJECT IS TO BUILD A PROTOTYPE INFRARED DIODE LASER-BASED SENSOR FOR SPECIFIC DETECTION OF FORMALDEHYDE AND THEN INTEGRATE IT INTO A NANORACK FOR FLIGHT TESTING ON THE ISS. A SECOND, GROUND-BASED, ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT (EDU) WILL BE DELIVERED TO JSC AS WELL. MUCH OF THE HARDWARE (OPTICAL CELL AND DSP CONTROL) AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS DERIVE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL GLENN PHASE II SBIR (NASA CONTRACT NNX13CC08C). THE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY GET US CLOSER TO THE GOAL OF POSITIONING A REAL-TIME FORMALDEHYDE SENSOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND FUTURE MANNED SPACECRAFT. THIS PROTOTYPE ANALYZER IS BEING CONFIGURED FOR A NANORACK DEPLOYMENT TO TEST AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FINAL ISS FORMALDEHYDE INSTRUMENT. IN OUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR THE PHASE IIE/III SBIR PROJECT, THE RESULTS WERE TO BE DISPLAYED IN REAL TIME ON THE ANALYZER DISPLAY SCREEN AND TRANSMITTED LIVE VIA RS-232 (USB) TO THE ISS FOR DOWNLOAD TO EARTH. AFTER THE PROJECT BEGAN, WE WERE REQUESTED TO ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE REAL-TIME WIFI CAPABILITY TO THE INSTRUMENTS. THIS MODIFICATION TO THE CONTRACT IS TO INCLUDE THE WIFI CAPABILITY FOR THE INSTRUMENT. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $40,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 30, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Oct 15, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF "OTHER FUNCTIONS" - THIS AWARD IS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II FOR FY2015'S PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE UNDER THE OFFICE OF ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH IN SILVER SPRING, MD. THIS AWARD IS FOR PROPOSAL 15-2-011 A PROJECT TITLED "PORTABLE HIGH PRECISION NITROGEN GAS ANALYZER FOR EDDY COVARIANCE FLUX MEASUREMENTS." | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $400,000 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AZ12 | Jul 19, 2016 | Jul 19, 2016 | Jul 25, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE ATOMIC MAGNETIC GRADIOMETER. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $149,996 | DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | — | 541712 | AZ11 | Jun 24, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 | Jun 26, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF IN THIS PHASE II SBIR PROGRAM, SOUTHWEST SCIENCES WILL CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL, LOW POWER INSTRUMENTATION FOR REAL-TIME DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF CARBONYL SULFIDE (OCS) IN THE ATMOSPHERE, ESPECIALLY TARGETING AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS. THE INSTRUMENT IS BASED ON A ROOM TEMPERATURE INTERBAND CASCADE LASER (ICL) OPERATING IN THE 4800 - 4900 NM REGION. THIS LASER HAS A SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED (BY A FACTOR OF 40) POWER REQUIREMENT COMPARED TO QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS OPERATING IN THE SAME REGION AND SHOULD BE BETTER-SUITED FOR ATMOSPHERIC FIELD INSTRUMENTS. PHASE I CONCENTRATED ON CHARACTERIZING THE SENSITIVITY AND PRECISION THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR OCS MEASUREMENT, USING THIS LASER IN A LABORATORY PROTOTYPE. PHASE I ALSO DEMONSTRATED DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF AMBIENT CARBONYL SULFIDE IN THE LOCAL OUTSIDE AIR, AT LEVELS OF ABOUT 450 PARTS PER TRILLION. PHASE II EMPHASIZES DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIRBORNE-WORTHY PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT THAT CAN BE FIELD TESTED DURING THE PHASE II PERFORMANCE PERIOD. CARBONYL SULFIDE IS THE MOST ABUNDANT NATURALLY OCCURRING SULFUR SPECIES IN THE ATMOSPHERE. THE LIFETIME OF OCS IN THE TROPOSPHERE IS BELIEVED TO BE SEVERAL YEARS, ALLOWING ITS TRANSPORT INTO THE LOWER STRATOSPHERE WHERE IT IS PHOTOCHEMICALLY OXIDIZED TO SULFATE PARTICLES. IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THE TROPOSPHERIC - STRATOSPHERIC EXCHANGE OF OCS IS NEEDED TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ITS ROLE IN SULFATE PARTICLE PRODUCTION. IN TURN, THE SULFATE AEROSOL LAYER MAY SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE THE EARTH'S ENERGY BUDGET THROUGH INCREASED SOLAR SCATTERING. EXISTING INSTRUMENTATION FOR MEASUREMENT OF OCS IS BULKY AND EXPENSIVE AND IS COMPLICATED BY SEVERAL INDIRECT STEPS. IN CONTRAST, THIS R&D EFFORT WILL RESULT IN AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES OCS DIRECTLY, IN REAL TIME, WITH TIME RESPONSE OF A FEW SECONDS OR BETTER. AT THE CONCLUSION OF PHASE II, SOUTHWEST SCIENCES WILL MANUFACTURE AND SELL COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR OCS MEASUREMENT TO NASA AND THE BROADER ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $750,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 19, 2016 | Apr 19, 2016 | Oct 18, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF "OTHER FUNCTIONS" - THIS AWARD IS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I FOR FY2015'S PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PARTERNSHIPS OFFICE UNDER THE OFFICE OF ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH IN SILVER SPRING, MD THIS AWARD IS FOR PROPOSAL 15-1-011 A PROJECT TITLED "PORTABLE HIGH PRECISION NITROGEN GAS ANALYZER FOR EDDY COVARIANCE FLUX MEASUREMENTS." | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $95,000 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AZ12 | Sep 3, 2015 | Sep 3, 2015 | Mar 5, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SOUTHWEST SCIENCES, INC., IN CONJUNCTION WITH DR. ARIEL MACATANGAY AT THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC), PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN IN-SITU, REAL-TIME FORMALDEHYDE GAS ANALYZER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS), WITH THE PHASE III FUNDING REQUESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO BE MATCHED BY PHASE II-E SBIR FUNDS OBTAINED FROM NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC). THIS PROJECT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN TWELVE MONTHS FOR A COST OF $125,000 FOR EACH OF THE TWO FUNDING PORTIONS. THE GOAL OF THIS PHASE III PROJECT IS TO BUILD AN INFRARED DIODE LASER-BASED SENSOR FOR SPECIFIC DETECTION OF FORMALDEHYDE AND THEN INTEGRATE IT INTO A NANORACK FOR FLIGHT TESTING ON THE ISS. MUCH OF THE HARDWARE (OPTICAL CELL AND DSP CONTROL) AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS DERIVE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL GLENN PHASE II SBIR (NASA CONTRACT NNX13CC08C). THE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY GET US CLOSER TO THE GOAL OF POSITIONING A REAL-TIME FORMALDEHYDE SENSOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND FUTURE MANNED SPACECRAFT. | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $125,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 21, 2015 | Jul 22, 2015 | Oct 15, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SURFACE DEFORMATION MEASUREMENTS USING LIGHT MODULATION IMAGING | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $150,000 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 7, 2015 | Jul 7, 2015 | Apr 12, 2016 | ||
| IGF::CT::IGF DOD 2015.A ULTRAFAST MULTISPECIES GAS SENSOR FOR COMBUSTING FLOWS | SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC | $150,000 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AD92 | Jun 23, 2015 | Jul 6, 2015 | Nov 6, 2016 |