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U.S. Department of Transportation
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

2003 Phase I and Phase II Awards


2003 Phase I Awards
Phase I (Six Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Number DTRS57-03-R-SBIR
Awardee Name
Address
Research Topic Title
Principal Investigator
Topic
Number
Contract
Value
Bitterroot Restoration, Inc.
445 Quast Lane
Corvallis, MT 59828
"EcoSod: An Alternative Native Sod Solution for Highway Construction Projects"
Principal Investigator: Tim w. Meikle
Phone: 406-961-4991 x15
03-FH4 $100,000
Foster-Miller, Inc.
350 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451-1106
"Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor to Measure Relative Humidity in Concrete"
Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Kokkins
Phone: 781-684-4265
03-FH3 $99,843
Foster-Miller, Inc.
350 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451-1106
"Development of a Portable Human Error Incident Investigation
Tool for the Railroad Industry"
Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Reinach
Phone: 781-684-4259
03-FR1 $99,982
HSA Consulting Group, Inc. (W)
1315 Country Club Rd.
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
"Development of Innovative Corridor Assessment and Land Acquisition Management Tools"
Principal Investigator: Gay Hamilton Smith
Phone: 850-934-0828
03-FH1 $99,974
Midé Technology Corporation
200 Boston Avenue, Suite 1000
Medford, MA 02155
"Active Seat Belt Tensioning (AST)"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mauritz Van Schalkwyk
Phone: 781-306-0609 x238
03-NH1 $100,000
Midé Technology Corporation
200 Boston Avenue, Suite 1000
Medford, MA 02155
"Piezo Structural Acoustic Pipeline Leak Detection System"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Marthinus Van Schoork
Phone: 781-306-0609 x223
03-RS1 $100,000
Physical Sciences, Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
"Infrasonic Frequency Seismic Sensor System for Pipeline Integrity Management"
Principal Investigator: Gary E. Galcia
Phone: 978-689-0003
03-RS1 $99,910
Precision Traffic Systems Corp.
1101 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Suite G110
Austin, TX 78746
"Real Time Linux Operating System for ATC"
Principal Investigator: Dean W. Teffer, phone: 512-637-0060
03-FH5 $98,101
Prime Research, LC
1750 Kraft Drive, suite 1000-B
Blacksburg, VA 24060
"Intrinsic Distributed Fiber Optic Leak Detection"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Russell G. May
Phone: 540-961-2200x450
03-RS1 $99,706
Rioux Engineering
6202 Lost Creek Circle
Austin, TX 78746-6135
"Enhancing the Usability of an Intersection Collision Avoidance Simulation Method"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Rioux
Phone: 512-327-0520
03-FH2 $99,990
Simcredible (W)
3382 Bryant Street
Palo Alto, CA 94306
"Lifetime Prediction Model for Pavement Repair"
Principal Investigator: Lynn Seaman
Phone: 650-859-3587
03-FH6 $99,995

2003 Phase II Awards
Phase II (Twenty-Four Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Numbers DTRS57-02-R-SBIR, DTRS57-01-R-SBIR, and DTRS57-00-R-SBIR
Awardee Name
Address
Research Topic Title
Principal Investigator
Topic
Number
Contract
Value
Foster-Miller, Inc.
350 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451-1106
"Innovative Emergency Egress Windows for Rail Passenger Rail Vehicles"
Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Kokkins
Phone: 781-684-4259
01-FR2 $249,954
The Glosten Associates, Inc.
600 Mutual Life Building
605 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-2224
"Glosten Ballast Water Exchange Monitoring System"
Principal Investigator: Kevin J. Reynolds
Phone: 206-624-7850
02-CG2 $362,605
LSA Photonics (W)
1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1300
Arlington, VA 22202
"Low-Cost Night Vision System for High-Speed Vessel Operations"
Principal Investigator: Dale Tyczka
Phone: 610-363-5808
01-CG1 $299,994
Solis Environmental
723 Shady Lane
Bryan, TX 77805
"Utilization of Native Grasses and Forb Meadows as a Source for Native Seed Production"
Principal Investigator: Ron Duckworth
Phone: 979-776-8001
00-FH12 $399,694

NOTE: (M) Denotes Minority and Disadvantaged Owned Small Business
(W) Denotes Women-Owned Small Business Concern

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