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Press Releases Newsletters
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PSI Staff Are Recognized For Recent Accomplishments
It has been an annual tradition at PSI to present Technical Achievement Awards to a few members of our technical staff in recognition of either one extraordinary accomplishment or a lifetime of them. The Technical Achievement Award is something very special in a company that does research and development as a business. RMLD Wins R&D 100 AwardPhysical Sciences Inc.'s Remote Methane Leak Detector (RMLD) has been awarded a 2005 R&D 100 Award by Research and Development Magazine. The R&D 100 Award is given annually to the 100 most technologically significant new products available for sale or licensing during the past year. The RMLD was developed in partnership with Heath Consultants Incorporated, NYSEARCH/Northeast Gas Associaton (NGA) and Public Service Electric and Gas (PSEG) of New Jersey.
For 42 years, the prestigious R&D 100 Awards have been helping companies provide the important initial push a new product needs to compete successfully in the marketplace. The winning of an R&D 100 Award provides a mark of excellence known to industry, government, and academia as proof that the product is one of the most innovative ideas of the year. The winners of the 2005 R&D 100 Awards can bee seen in the September issue of R&D or on-line at (http://www.rdmag.com/awards.aspx).
The RMLD walking survey tool is available through our partner, Heath Consultants Incorporated, a Houston, TX based manufacturer and consulting firm that provides a variety of products and services for the utility protection and damage prevention markets. Heath Consultants Incorporated was founded in 1933, with an initial focus on leak detection for the natural gas industry. Through the years, Heath has expanded its products and services with a goal of becoming the world leader in utility protection and damage prevention. Technical Achievement AwardsThe annual PSI Technical Achievement Awards were recently presented in recognition of some of the company’s most important technical accomplishments during the past year. George Caledonia, PSI's President and Chief Executive Officer, presented the awards to this year's winners.
Dr. Anthony Ferrante, Principal Research Scientist, was presented an achievement award in recognition of his successful development of a new research area for PSI. Anthony has developed a new biology laboratory and has written several successful proposals that are being funded by DoD, NIH, and NASA. He has also involved others at PSI in this exciting area of research and has established PSI in perhaps the most exciting new area of science. Current projects include developing an understanding of why astronauts experience bone decay in long duration spaceflight, the origin of neurodegenerative diseases, the use of anti-angiogenesis for cancer therapy, and the development of new drug discovery assays using zebrafish.
Dr. William Laughlin, Manager of Thermal Technology, was recognized for his career contributions in the area of laser/material interactions. Bill is recognized nationally as a foremost authority on high energy laser lethality. He has provided thirty-six years of dedicated and meritorious efforts related to the understanding of laser/material interactions, the assessment of target vulnerabilities, and the establishment of laser weapon lethality criteria. Bill's development of the laser testing of Shuttle solid rocket booster materials, now a routine procedure, is a very important accomplishment that has significantly contributed to the cost effective qualification of these materials. Dr. Laughlin was recently named a Fellow of the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS). Fellows are esteemed members of the directed energy community, noted for creative contributions and distinguished service. DEPS fosters research and development in high energy laser and high power microwave technologies for national defense and civil applications through professional communication and education. Advanced Composite Structures
PSI has formed the Advanced Composite Structures Group, led by Dr. Fred Lauten. The formation of this new group recognizes Fred's extensive efforts and success in the development of high temperature materials that are critical to the performance of several advanced missile and aircraft programs. His efforts have led to significant funding from several DoD and prime contractor organizations, and resulted in the development of our Haverhill, MA composite fabrication facility. Several new employees will position PSI for growth in related materials develop-ment activities. Sensor Applications Group
William Kessler assumes the position of Group Leader for the new Sensor Applications Group. This group will focus on novel applications of electro-optic sensors to important commercial and Government applications. Bill has very effectively developed business within the pharmaceutical industry and has also developed a suite of advanced, non-intrusive sensors for chemical lasers and other important Government sponsored programs. Pharmaceutical sensors, in particular, represent an important new growth area for PSI that can involve several of our technologies. Recent PresentationsEastern Analytical Symposium, 14-16 November 2005, Somerset, NJ. - "Real-Time, In-Process Mass Flux Measurements During Pharmaceutical Freeze Drying", presenter - Bill Kessler - "Applications of Compact Near-IR Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometers to the Analysis of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Isotopes", presenter - Mickey Frish Contract NewsPSI recently received several government contracts, including: "Real-Time Three Dimensional Motion Control Tracker" from The National Institutes of Health; "Instrumentation for Monitoring Breath Biomarkers" from the Air Force Research Laboratory; and "Infrasonic Frequency Seismic System for Pipeline Integrity" from the Department of Transportation. Editor Donna Lamb lamb@psicorp.com Contributors George Caledonia, Dave Green, Bob Weiss A publication of
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