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To date, no realizable method of predicting the occurrence or magnitude of a Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) event has been developed. There are multiple models currently available in the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC) through Goddard Space Flight Center that attempt to provide timely and accurate event propagation (e.g.MAG4, Enlil, and SEPMOD). None of these have yet achieved the goa ...

Vertical Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches can be designed to support numerous filaments that simultaneously conduct current. A two dimensional array of current channels can be lithographically patterned on the surface of a substrate to achieve significant power scaling. One of the challenged is coupling the optical trigger signal efficiently into the filament apertures. Nanohmics will desig ...

With significant strides being made on wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor devices for high-power electronics, there is a concurrent need for packaging encapsulants with reliable long-term performance in a more rigorous operational environment. The WBG power devices are set to be fielded in electric vehicles, aircrafts, spacecrafts, and energy producing systems where working conditions can see temper ...

AirMettle Inc. is transforming big data analytics for NOAA and the broader scientific community with a real-time smart data lake solution. Our innovative method utilizes massively parallel in-storage data processing within a versatile software defined storage framework, deployable on-premises or as a cloudbased service. Building upon our successful NOAA SBIR Phase I project, we strive to improve t ...

Defense MicroElectronics Activity (DMEA) seeks to develop a robust technique to sample and read DNA taggants applied to surfaces of microelectronics supply chain components that employs machine learning methods to develop trained models capable of detecting counterfeit microelectronic parts with > 95% accuracy. To address the need for rapid (< 5 minute) genetic taggant signature profiling rooted i ...

The massive volumes of multi-dimensional array-oriented data generated by NOAA programs and the scientific community at large are predominantly stored in industry standard Network Common Data Form (NetCDF). Key challenges exist in making use of data stored in netCDF: data sets are often too large to be copied and transferred across networks for every user, and each time data is accessed by an anal ...

Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms for human consumption, and includes finfish, shellfish, crustaceans and plants. Aquaculture accounts for approximately 50% of the world’s fish food and is one of the fastest growing food-producing sectors. A major challenge facing commercial fisheries is the presence of infectious diseases. Once a disease outbreak occurs, effective management requi ...

Substitutions, replacing high-priced, quality fish with fish of lesser value is an ever-growing concern in the seafood industry. Recent studies have shown that 33% of the seafood samples tested in a US study were mislabeled. The most common mislabeled samples were those sold as snapper (89%). In fact, 94% of the samples labeled as red snapper were NOT red snapper. In response to this problem, Lynn ...

We propose an innovative yet straightforward approach to developing and delivering a readily deployable product to support combating IUU. We combine newly available low-cost hyperspectral sensors with stateof-the-art deep learning-based real-time data processing and deploy it on high-availability commodity cloud computing hardware - our solution is compatible with both existing systems as well as ...

Nanohmics, Inc. proposes to develop the most sensitive antibody and/or DNA aptamer‐quantum dot (Qdot)‐based lateral flow (LF) test strips possible for detection of harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxins in fresh or saltwater and seafood rinsates. Although commercial colloidal gold‐LF test strips for some HABs and anti‐HAB toxin aptamer DNA sequences already exist, Nanohmics’ innovation of inco ...