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Resources:
SpacePartnerships.com has a vast array of resources at its command for finding technologies and for performing research
and development of new technologies. These resources start with the founder and president, Dr. Frank Schowengerdt
(see resume). Dr. Schowengerdt has over 35 years experience in the creation, operation and promotion of partnerships
involving industry, academia and government. He was involved in the founding of the Colorado Advanced Technology
Institute, which brought together the five research universities in Colorado to do research in technologies vital to the
State's economy. He was the founder and first chairman of the board of the Colorado Advanced Materials Institute,
which included the Colorado research universities together with most of the State's high-tech industries. He was the
founder and first director of the Center for Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space, one of NASA's Research
Partnership Centers. And, finally, he was the director of the Space Product Development program and the Innovative
Partnerships program at NASA headquarters.
The resources of SpacePartnerships.com also include the Research Partnership Centers, which are consortia of industrial,
academic and government partners engaged in research and development to create and apply new technologies to space
exploration and space commerce. Each of the RPCs is listed below, with the director's name, contact information and
link to individual web sites:
The Research Partnership Centers:
BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe)
Osteoprotegerin for bone loss prevention, animal habitat control for space flight, plant lignin biosynthesis and cell wall
biogenesis, and bioreactor system design.
Dr. Louis Stodieck, Director
BioServe Space Technologies
University of Colorado – Boulder
429 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0439
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering (CBSE)
Real-time bioreactor systems for bone loss research, DNA damage repair due to radiation and immune system changes;
development of pathogen detection systems for air, water and food supplies; robotics; and thermal control freezer systems.
Dr. Larry DeLucas, Director
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering
University of Alabama – Birmingham
CBSE 100
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4400
Center for Space Resources
Space Resources, including In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), Water mist fire suppression, combustion synthesis of
advanced porous materials, fire suppression in spacecraft, propellant from space resources, and a robotic excavator.
Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid
Center for Space Resources
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
HyNet (Maryland Hybrid Networks Center)
Swarm robotics for space missions and exploration, wireless networks with mobile autonomous components; and hybrid
communication networks for mission communications, sensor networks, telemedicine and satellite constellations.
Dr. John S. Baras, Director
HyNet
University of Maryland
0200 Engineering Annex Building
College Park, MD 20742
Center for Space Power (CSP)
Magnetic bearing technology for advanced, high-speed gyros and flywheels to store energy or provide navigational
control, multi-quantum well solar cells for mass reductions, phase separator for life support, and wireless power
transmission.
Dr. Frederick Best, Director
Center for Space Power
Texas A&M University
3118 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3118
Center for Space Exploration Power Systems
High-efficiency electric thruster system, flywheels, supercapacitors and fuel cells for energy storage, high-power
switching devices, and smart power electronics assemblies with 20-year lifetimes.
Dr. Henry W. Brandhorst Jr., Director
Center for Space Power and Advanced Electronics
Auburn University
Space Research Institute
231 Leach Center
Auburn University, AL 36849-5320
Imaging Technology Space Center (ITSC)
Ultra-high definition (HDMAX™) camera system for safety inspection and experiment monitoring, and portable ultrasound
for crew wound care.
Dr. William Glenn, Director
Imaging Technology Space Center
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Medical Informatics and Technology Applications Consortium (MITAC)
Operating room telecommunication system, telemedicine unit for use in remote environments, disaster areas and space;
and information support for medical workers in the field.
Dr. Ronald Merrell, Director
Medical Informatics and Technology Applications Consortium
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 980480
1101 E. Marshall Street
Room 8017
Richmond, VA 23289
Institute for Technology Development (ITD)
Hyperspectral imaging system to characterize and quantify blood perfusion and oxygen saturation in wounds, and
hyperspectral sensors for detection of molds and toxins in food.
Dr. George May, Director
Institute for Technology Development
Bldg 1103, Room 118
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
Spacecraft Technology Center (STC)
Star tracker for attitude determination, HDMAX™ camera base station, wireless communication, and smart sensor/beacon
technology for autonomous rendezvous and docking in space.
Dr. Frederick Best, Director
Spacecraft Technology Center (STC)
Texas A&M University
3118 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3118
Texas Center for Advanced Materials (TCAM)
Radiation hard solar cells, high-temperature superconducting power transmission for spacecraft, chemical sensors for
environmental monitoring and medical diagnosis, and thermophotovoltaic converters
Dr. Alex Ignatiev, Director
Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials
University of Houston
Houston Science Center
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77204-5502
SpacePartnerships.com has a vast array of resources at its command for finding technologies and for performing research
and development of new technologies. These resources start with the founder and president, Dr. Frank Schowengerdt
(see resume). Dr. Schowengerdt has over 35 years experience in the creation, operation and promotion of partnerships
involving industry, academia and government. He was involved in the founding of the Colorado Advanced Technology
Institute, which brought together the five research universities in Colorado to do research in technologies vital to the
State's economy. He was the founder and first chairman of the board of the Colorado Advanced Materials Institute,
which included the Colorado research universities together with most of the State's high-tech industries. He was the
founder and first director of the Center for Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space, one of NASA's Research
Partnership Centers. And, finally, he was the director of the Space Product Development program and the Innovative
Partnerships program at NASA headquarters.
The resources of SpacePartnerships.com also include the Research Partnership Centers, which are consortia of industrial,
academic and government partners engaged in research and development to create and apply new technologies to space
exploration and space commerce. Each of the RPCs is listed below, with the director's name, contact information and
link to individual web sites:
The Research Partnership Centers:
BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe)
Osteoprotegerin for bone loss prevention, animal habitat control for space flight, plant lignin biosynthesis and cell wall
biogenesis, and bioreactor system design.
Dr. Louis Stodieck, Director
BioServe Space Technologies
University of Colorado – Boulder
429 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0439
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering (CBSE)
Real-time bioreactor systems for bone loss research, DNA damage repair due to radiation and immune system changes;
development of pathogen detection systems for air, water and food supplies; robotics; and thermal control freezer systems.
Dr. Larry DeLucas, Director
Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering
University of Alabama – Birmingham
CBSE 100
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4400
Center for Space Resources
Space Resources, including In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), Water mist fire suppression, combustion synthesis of
advanced porous materials, fire suppression in spacecraft, propellant from space resources, and a robotic excavator.
Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid
Center for Space Resources
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
HyNet (Maryland Hybrid Networks Center)
Swarm robotics for space missions and exploration, wireless networks with mobile autonomous components; and hybrid
communication networks for mission communications, sensor networks, telemedicine and satellite constellations.
Dr. John S. Baras, Director
HyNet
University of Maryland
0200 Engineering Annex Building
College Park, MD 20742
Center for Space Power (CSP)
Magnetic bearing technology for advanced, high-speed gyros and flywheels to store energy or provide navigational
control, multi-quantum well solar cells for mass reductions, phase separator for life support, and wireless power
transmission.
Dr. Frederick Best, Director
Center for Space Power
Texas A&M University
3118 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3118
Center for Space Exploration Power Systems
High-efficiency electric thruster system, flywheels, supercapacitors and fuel cells for energy storage, high-power
switching devices, and smart power electronics assemblies with 20-year lifetimes.
Dr. Henry W. Brandhorst Jr., Director
Center for Space Power and Advanced Electronics
Auburn University
Space Research Institute
231 Leach Center
Auburn University, AL 36849-5320
Imaging Technology Space Center (ITSC)
Ultra-high definition (HDMAX™) camera system for safety inspection and experiment monitoring, and portable ultrasound
for crew wound care.
Dr. William Glenn, Director
Imaging Technology Space Center
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Medical Informatics and Technology Applications Consortium (MITAC)
Operating room telecommunication system, telemedicine unit for use in remote environments, disaster areas and space;
and information support for medical workers in the field.
Dr. Ronald Merrell, Director
Medical Informatics and Technology Applications Consortium
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 980480
1101 E. Marshall Street
Room 8017
Richmond, VA 23289
Institute for Technology Development (ITD)
Hyperspectral imaging system to characterize and quantify blood perfusion and oxygen saturation in wounds, and
hyperspectral sensors for detection of molds and toxins in food.
Dr. George May, Director
Institute for Technology Development
Bldg 1103, Room 118
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
Spacecraft Technology Center (STC)
Star tracker for attitude determination, HDMAX™ camera base station, wireless communication, and smart sensor/beacon
technology for autonomous rendezvous and docking in space.
Dr. Frederick Best, Director
Spacecraft Technology Center (STC)
Texas A&M University
3118 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3118
Texas Center for Advanced Materials (TCAM)
Radiation hard solar cells, high-temperature superconducting power transmission for spacecraft, chemical sensors for
environmental monitoring and medical diagnosis, and thermophotovoltaic converters
Dr. Alex Ignatiev, Director
Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials
University of Houston
Houston Science Center
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77204-5502
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Phone: 303-492-4010
Fax: 303-492-8883
Email: stodieck@colorado.edu
http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/BioServe
Fax: 303-492-8883
Email: stodieck@colorado.edu
http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/BioServe
Phone: 205-934-5329
Fax: 205-934-2659
Email: delucas@cbse.uab.edu
http://www.cbse.uab.edu
Fax: 205-934-2659
Email: delucas@cbse.uab.edu
http://www.cbse.uab.edu
Phone: 303-384-2300
Email: aabbudma@mines.edu
http://www.mines.edu/research/csr/
Email: aabbudma@mines.edu
http://www.mines.edu/research/csr/
Phone: 301-405-7900
Fax: 301-314-8586
Email: baras@isr.umd.edu
http://www.isr.umd.edu/CSHCN
Fax: 301-314-8586
Email: baras@isr.umd.edu
http://www.isr.umd.edu/CSHCN
Phone: 979-845-8768
Fax: 979-847-8857
Email: frb4492@teesex.tamu.edu
http://engineer.tamu.edu/tees/csp
Fax: 979-847-8857
Email: frb4492@teesex.tamu.edu
http://engineer.tamu.edu/tees/csp
Phone: 334-844-5894
Fax: 334-844-5900
Email: brandhh@auburn.edu
http://sri.auburn.edu
Fax: 334-844-5900
Email: brandhh@auburn.edu
http://sri.auburn.edu
Phone: 561-297-2343
Fax: 561-297-3418
Email: glenn@fau.edu
http://www.fau.edu/itc
Fax: 561-297-3418
Email: glenn@fau.edu
http://www.fau.edu/itc
Phone: 804-827-1020
Fax: 804-827-1029
Email: ronald.merrell@vcu.edu
http://www.meditac.com
Fax: 804-827-1029
Email: ronald.merrell@vcu.edu
http://www.meditac.com
Phone 228-688-2509
Fax 228-688-2861
Email: gmay@iftd.org
www.iftd.org
Fax 228-688-2861
Email: gmay@iftd.org
www.iftd.org
Phone: 979-845-8768
Fax: 979-847-8857
Email: frb4492@teesex.tamu.edu
http://stc.tamu.edu
Fax: 979-847-8857
Email: frb4492@teesex.tamu.edu
http://stc.tamu.edu
Phone: 713-743-8200
Fax: 713-747-7724
Email: ignatiev@uh.edu
http://www.cam.uh.edu
Fax: 713-747-7724
Email: ignatiev@uh.edu
http://www.cam.uh.edu
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