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Publications at PSIMessage from the ChairmanThis issue of our newsletter is a very special one. While previous issues have dealt with specific areas of research and development at PSI, or have focused on a group or topic of concern, this one deals with the core culture of our company. As discussed in the main article by Dr. B. David Green, Executive Vice President for Research and Development, publication of research results takes many forms, but all are important to our customers, our staff and the technical community at large. Physical Sciences Inc. is a business whose principal customer is the U.S. Government, and we have a responsibility to report on how we have spent taxpayer money to achieve national objectives. We also have a responsibility to our employees, whose technical and professional growth is a primary corporate objective. Publication not only builds the resume; it builds the reputation of our staff and our company.
Recent co-authored presentations have described a "Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Sensor for CO and NO Measurements" and "Hyperspectral IR Imaging Using a Spectrally Spanning Fabry-Perot Filter". Other co-authored journal publications include "Photochemical and Lasing Properties" and "Beam-Quality Measurements on Solid State Dye Lasers". These examples are indicative of the breadth of our interests and the extent of our collaborations with other research groups in the universities, national laboratories and industry. When important industrial and commercial applications of our research are identified, we will invest in another form of publication: a U.S. Patent. The company's progress with technology licensing, based in part on its patent portfolio, will be the subject of a future newsletter. Publications at PSIAs PSI approaches its 30 year anniversary, the members of our technical staff have submitted 1098 papers to archival journals and published conference proceedings. Additionally, PSI has submitted over 1775 technical reports to our customers on technical research results, and submits approximately 25 white papers per year to sponsors describing innovative ideas. Our technical contributions are in fields too numerous to list, but cover many branches of chemistry, physics, fluid dynamics, and biology, as well as mechanical, chemical and aerospace engineering.
The 1098 publications clearly display the deeply held belief at PSI that the research and development project is not complete until we have recorded our accomplishments and transferred this knowledge to society. Each publication represents a significant technical accomplishment recording the completion of a long, sometimes frustrating, but always intellectually rewarding process: the definition of a technical problem; the identification of a potential solution; the experiment and/or model design and performance; the analysis and insight leading to a clear understanding of the process and the knowledge gained.
Some of our funded research has restricted distribution for proprietary and security concerns. These projects are performed and reviewed with the same enthusiasm. If journal publication is not possible, presentations at meetings are often permitted, and these talks provide a forum for our scientists to discuss their findings, receive comments, and form collaborations with other institutions on related efforts. Professional society meetings provide an excellent forum for PSI scientists and engineers to demonstrate their accomplishments, and their commitment to excellence. As representatives of PSI, their accomplishments reflect positively on our company and other members of our technical staff.
Often, papers are prepared after a program's conclusion (as the best data, like fine wine, is always obtained late in the season). Persistence in extracting the maximum knowledge from each program is a hallmark of PSI's staff. Members of our staff also enthusiastically contribute to the larger technical community through their involvement in professional societies, technical journal review, and proposal review panels. Technical staff members have had the honor of participating in the organization of topical meetings and sessions at national and international societies. We find that PSI's reputation of widely published, quality research is a great benefit in obtaining both new projects and skilled new candidates to add to our staff and continue this tradition. Technical Paper Award
Dr. Alan H. Gelb, Principal Research Scientist, was honored for his role in the demonstration of a new class of structural materials that can be consumed to provide thrust for a variety of applications including spacecraft maneuvers, UAV mission extension and extended projectile range. He assisted in working through a series of clever experiments to quantify relevant combustion mechanisms and reactants, including additives. Highly productive demonstrations and detailed analyses clearly demonstrated the benefits of our approach to the sponsor. A second year of research has been funded and the customer is extending this activity to other areas. Contract NewsPSI Received a number of significant government contracts during 2001, including: "High Performance Lithium Ion Polymer Electrolyte Based on Anion Receptors" from NASA Glenn Research Center, "A QC Laser Based Sensor for Surface Contamination" from the Air Force Research Laboratory, "A Novel Method for Continuous, In-Situ Measurements of Alkaline Biomass" from the Department of Energy, and "Scintillator-based Ring Current and Solar Wing Imager for Nanosatellites" from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom. In addition, over $1,500,000 of industrially funded R&D was also awarded Editor Donna Lamb lamb@psicorp.com Contributors B. David Green A publication of
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