ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Developed fiber optic sensors for up to 400 o C  Developed methods to imbed fiber optic sensors into polymer matrix composites  Methods of entrance and egress of optical fibers from autoclaves and molds to instrumentation were developed  A simple instrument capable of monitoring 16 fiber optic sensors was developed COMMERCIALIZATION  Received commercial, DOE, and DOD funding totaling $250K (Phase III). DOE work was on resin transfer molded composites and DOD work was on monitoring the cure of molded explosives.  As a result of this SBIR, Geo Centers further enhanced their business by purchasing a technical competitor, Micromet, Inc.  Two new jobs were created INNOVATION GEO-CENTERS, INC. Newton Center, MA Small Business Innovation Research GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS  Important to NASA’s Aeronautics High Temperature Materials (HITEMP), High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT), and Enabling Propulsion Materials (EPM) Programs.  Important to all military advance propulsion engine programs. Lewis Research Center 9/97 Fiber Optic Systems for Composite Process Monitoring and Control Polymer Matrix Cure Monitoring & Process Control System Fiber optic sensors for monitoring polymer matrix cure state, temperature, and pressure 1987 Phase II NAS , SS-168 NASA Contact - Kenneth Bowles

ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Developed fiber optic sensors for up to 400 o C  Developed methods to imbed fiber optic sensors into polymer matrix composites  Methods of entrance and egress of optical fibers from autoclaves and molds to instrumentation were developed  A simple instrument capable of monitoring 16 fiber optic sensors was developed COMMERCIALIZATION  Received commercial, DOE, and DOD funding totaling $250K (Phase III). DOE work was on resin transfer molded composites and DOD work was on monitoring the cure of molded explosives.  As a result of this SBIR, Geo Centers further enhanced their business by purchasing a technical competitor, Micromet, Inc.  Two new jobs were created INNOVATION GEO-CENTERS, INC. Newton Center, MA Small Business Innovation Research GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS  Important to NASA’s Aeronautics High Temperature Materials (HITEMP), High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT), and Enabling Propulsion Materials (EPM) Programs.  Important to all military advance propulsion engine programs. Lewis Research Center 9/97 Fiber Optic Systems for Composite Process Monitoring and Control Polymer Matrix Cure Monitoring & Process Control System Fiber optic sensors for monitoring polymer matrix cure state, temperature, and pressure 1987 Phase II NAS , SS-168 NASA Contact - Kenneth Bowles

ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Developed fiber optic sensors for up to 400 o C  Developed methods to imbed fiber optic sensors into polymer matrix composites  Methods of entrance and egress of optical fibers from autoclaves and molds to instrumentation were developed  A simple instrument capable of monitoring 16 fiber optic sensors was developed COMMERCIALIZATION  Received commercial, DOE, and DOD funding totaling $250K (Phase III). DOE work was on resin transfer molded composites and DOD work was on monitoring the cure of molded explosives.  As a result of this SBIR, Geo Centers further enhanced their business by purchasing a technical competitor, Micromet, Inc.  Two new jobs were created INNOVATION GEO-CENTERS, INC. Newton Center, MA Small Business Innovation Research GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS  Important to NASA’s Aeronautics High Temperature Materials (HITEMP), High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT), and Enabling Propulsion Materials (EPM) Programs.  Important to all military advance propulsion engine programs. Lewis Research Center 9/97 Fiber Optic Systems for Composite Process Monitoring and Control Polymer Matrix Cure Monitoring & Process Control System Fiber optic sensors for monitoring polymer matrix cure state, temperature, and pressure 1987 Phase II NAS , SS-168 NASA Contact - Kenneth Bowles