Organization

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is responsible for policy development, planning, resource management and program evaluation. OSD includes the offices of top civilian defense decision-makers with regard to personnel, weapons acquisition, research, intelligence and fiscal policy, as well as offices the Secretary establishes to assist in carrying out assigned responsibilities.

IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Created in 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. The SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.

GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings.

Powdermet is a nationally recognized nanotechnology and advanced materials research and development organization.

Supporting advanced scientific research, Lake Shore is a leading global innovator in measurement and control solutions.

FeNix Magnetics, Inc. is developing a next-generation supermagnet, ∝”-Fe16N2, known as ADPIN, (Alpha Double Prime Iron Nitride). ADPIN is targeted to deliver three to four times the magnetic energy density of today’s best supermagnet, (known as NEO) without damaging the environment. The potential impact of FeNix’s new magnet technology is tens of $B per year.

We are a community of explorers, innovators and leaders dedicated to improving the world every day.

The mission of EERE is to create and sustain American leadership in the transition to a global clean energy economy. Its vision is a strong and prosperous America powered by clean, affordable, and secure energy.

Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. has developed and is commercializing battery technologies based upon StructurePore™, a nanostructured, 3-D conductive foam, and DirectPlate™, a manufacturing method which directly deposits the battery materials via electroplating. Together these technologies form a platform that supports the building of batteries with custom properties such as high power, high energy, fast charge, and reduced cost. Xerion was founded in 2010 in Champaign, IL with a mission to commercialize a 3-D conductive foam that had originally been developed by the Braun Research Group at the