Small Business Forum

Please join us on Monday, 24 Oct from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm for the 5th annual Small Business Forum.

Sign ups for one-on-one sessions are now closed. Please contact Sherry Johnson with any questions regarding the 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. We will provide 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. A DoD SBIR presentation and a Small Business Success Story presentation will be followed by short oral presentations by the primes.  These concise presentations will highlight the scope of their business and company interest in nanomaterials, a list of on-going nanomaterial oriented programs/expertise, and future corporate focus areas envisioned for nano-materials.

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. 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. Additionally, all who sign up for one-one ones are required to submit the Nano Prep Sheet to sherilyn.johnson@gdit.com by 14 October. 

Participating primes and their interest areas are listed below (more will be added soon).  Please check back frequently for updates as information is added.  You may choose up to five organizations for one-on-one appointments.  We will do our best to accommodate as many choices as possible based on participation and will send you a final selection and agenda as the symposium gets closer. 

Agenda

Industry Prime Participants

BAE Systems, Technology Solutions

Ms. Edit Braunstein, edit.braunstein@baesystems.com, 703-367-3547

Seeking any nanotechnology capabilities for any kind of sensor related to the individual soldier. In particular, 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.

Boeing

Dr. Tom Tsotsis, thomas.k.tsotsis@boeing.com, 714-317-5781
Mr. Dave Furdek, david.m.furdek@boeing.com, 314-232-8458

Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems.  The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing employs more than 158,000 people across the United States and in 70 countries.  Our materials research interest covers a broad spectrum of applications. Boeing places a high priority on lightweight wing and fuselage structures for commercial airplane and military aircraft (fixed wing and rotary wing); other materials needs address specialized structures (e.g., spacecraft), thermal protection systems, airplane interiors (flame, smoke and toxicity resistance), functional coatings, thin films, appliqués, thermal and acoustic insulation, transparencies/windows, armor, and radiation shielding. Also, the engineering and manufacturing of structures and devices require advancements in analytical modeling, predictive/simulation tools, nanomanufacturing, EHS assurance, quality assurance, certification/qualification, in-service repair and end-of-life disposal. Materials research also applies to devices such as electronic sensors, MEMS/NEMS, composite flywheels, power and energy systems, lasers, particle detection and filtration/decontamination systems.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Dr. Michael Poldneff, mpoldneff@goodyear.com, 330‐796‐7985

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies, with operations in most regions of the world. Together with its U.S. and international subsidiaries and joint ventures, Goodyear develops, manufactures, markets, and sells tires for most applications. Goodyear manufactures its products in more than 60 facilities in 26 countries, and has marketing operations in almost every country around the world. Goodyear is interested in new technologies related to rubber, protective and decorative coatings, air barriers, tire reinforcement materials, tire design and manufacturing as well as tire and material modeling.

Lockheed Martin

Dr. Suraj Rawal, suraj.p.rawal@lmco.com, 303-971-9378

Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 dedicated men and women worldwide; and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services.

Lockheed Martin's operating units are organized into broad business areas.

• Aeronautics includes tactical aircraft, airlift, and aeronautical research and development lines of business.
• Electronic Systems, includes missiles and fire control, naval systems, platform integration, simulation and training and energy programs lines of business.
• Information Systems & Global Services (IS&GS), includes C4I, federal services, government and commercial IT solutions.
• Space Systems, includes space launch, commercial satellites, government satellites, and strategic missiles lines of business.

Lockheed Martin Nanotechnology activities are in:

• Ultra Lightweight Structures
• Smart Structures
• Energy & Power Systems
• Distributed Sensor Systems
• Modeling & Simulation
• Integrated platforms

Northrop Grumman

POC:  Dr. Sung Park, Park, s.park@ngc.com, 310-331-1836

Northrop Grumman is a premier developer, integrator, producer and supporter of manned and unmanned aircraft, spacecraft, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics and other systems and subsystems critical to maintaining the nation’s security and leadership in science and technology.  Our new Aerospace Systems sector, a merger of the former Integrated Systems and Space Technology sectors, created an approximately $10 billion business whose approximately 24,000 employees comprise a premier provider of manned and unmanned aircraft, space systems, missile systems and advanced technologies critical to our nation’s security. These systems are used, primarily by government customers, in many different mission areas including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; communications; battle management; strike operations; electronic warfare; missile defense; earth observation; space science; and space exploration.

Rolls Royce

POC:  Amit Chatterje Amit.Chatterje@rolls-royce.com, 317-230-4435

Rolls Royce is looking for partners in the following technology areas:

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

On-line sign-ups for one-on-ones are now closed.  You may sign up on-site at check-in.