Press Release SBIR II June 2016
Maidana Research was awarded an $846,000 grant from the US Department of Energy to develop computational tools and software for designing and fabricating liquid metal thermo-magnetic systems for advanced nuclear applications over 2 years. The tools can be applied to next generation nuclear reactors, spacecraft thermal control systems, nuclear propulsion, particle accelerators, nuclear fusion, and biomedical engineering. The project will be managed by Dr. Carlos Maidana, who has over 15 years of cross-disciplinary research experience and holds a PhD in engineering physics from Idaho State University. Maidana Research is a startup company registered in Idaho and Geneva that provides engineering consulting, performs funded research, and acts to commercialize new technologies.
Press Release SBIR II June 2016
- 1. Contact: Elena Ribakova MAIDANA RESEARCH Phone +1 208 9040401 +41 22 5754488 +33 9 32445546 www.maidana-research.com info@maidana-research.ch MAIDANA RESEARCH Press Release MAIDANA RESEARCH Wins $850,000 Department of Energy Phase II SBIR Grant for R&D in Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy Engineering designand scientificresearch companyMAIDANA RESEARCH chosenbythe U.S. Department of Energy to tackle tough problem of developing software and computational tools for the design and fabrication of nuclear components for the next generation of nuclear reactors with further applicability in the energy, space, industrial and medical sectors. Idaho Falls, ID, June 27, 2016: MAIDANA RESEARCH announces today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded it a 2 year, $846 thousand grant, for the study and development of computational tools and software for the design and fabrication of liquid metal thermo-magnetic systems for advanced nuclear applications. The results of this project will have applicability on the next generation of liquid metal reactors, thermal control systems for spacecrafts, advanced nuclear propulsion systems, targetry and machine protection mechanisms on high energyparticle accelerators, nuclear fusion devices, and biomedical engineering. The project will be managed by Dr. Carlos O. Maidana, Managing Director and SBIR Project Manager at MAIDANA RESEARCH. Dr. Maidana is a distinguished physicist and research engineer with over 15 years of experience in research, design and development with a vast experience in international and cross disciplinary projects at top organizations. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Physics from Idaho State University and a post-doctorate in Space Nuclear Systems Engineering from Washington State University and the Idaho National Laboratory as well as several other graduate level certificates, including studies in research commercialization and government contracting. Dr. Maidana also holds an affiliate faculty position at Idaho State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. MAIDANA RESEARCH is a start-up company registered in the State of Idaho, United States as well as in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The company main goals are to provide specialized consulting and engineering design services for small and medium size companies, to perform R&D activities through private and government funded research grants, as well as to perform information analysis. It also acts as a platform for research commercialization of new and disruptive technologies that can lead to the commercialization of specific products and services.