|
Company/ies |
Location |
UConn Dept. |
Funding
(CT Innovations
& Company Funds)
|
Project Objectives |
|
JDS Uniphase |
Bloomfield |
Physics |
$298,268 (CI), $140,000 (Co.) |
Meet
demands of future communication networks by improving high-speed
optical fiber transmission and networking using time division
multiplexing. |
Plant Technology, Bristol
Mums, Wm. Pinchbeck |
Storrs, Bristol, Guilford |
Plant Science |
$291,958 (CI), $226,961 (Cos.) |
Reduce/eliminate negative environmental
and health, implications of genetically engineered plants by removing, transgenes
after they've served their function. |
FuelCell Energy,
Proton Energy Systems |
Danbury, Rocky Hill |
Chemical Engineering |
$265,372 (CI), $269,638 (Cos.) |
Make fuel cells more commercially
viable for transportation and power-generation applications by improving fuel cell
performance through development of membrane electrode assemblies. |
|
Sikorsky Aircraft |
Stratford |
Mechanical Engineering |
$155,697
(CI), $120,000(Co.) |
Increase helicopter longevity and improve
riding comfort necessary for non-military use by developing
lighter-weight vibration-cancellation devices. |
|
TransSwitch Corp. |
Shelton |
Electrical &Systems |
$290,750 (CI),
$224,274 (Co.) |
Meet the need for larger bandwith in the exploding
Internet and Multi-Media areas by developing faster, cost effective chip technology. |
|
Engineering |
Smart Drug Systems Inc. |
Mystic Animal Science |
$175,393 (CI),
$190,000 (Co.) |
Increase efficiency, quality and/or profitability
of pork production through assessment of more effective
systems for, delivering porcine somatotropin. |
|
Argus VR International |
Farmington |
Computer Science & Engineering |
$150,360
(CI), $140,600 (Co.) |
Develop innovative techniques for treating
phobias using virtual reality desensitization. |
|
Rogers Corp. |
Rogers |
Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science |
$230,773 (CI), $144,700
(Co.) |
Meet the demands of high-frequency wireless and high speed
digital markets by creating advanced circuit-board
materials. |
|
Bristol Mums, Wm. Pinchbeck |
Bristol, Guilford |
Plant Science |
$75,000 (CI),
$154,670 (Cos.) |
Capitalize on growing export market for state's
ornamental, horticulture products by developing superior strains of roses and chrysanthemums.
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