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 OSK is the premier satellite based hyperspectral monitoring service helping organizations meet their sustainability and security goals.
 
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 SCOUT was founded in 2019 with the mission to enable a new era of space safety and transparency. SCOUT’s in-space products and services, first launched in June 2021, allow spacecraft to see and understand things around them. Our orbital distributed sensor network significantly improves Space Domain Awareness (SDA), ensuring responsible use of thespace environment. The company is a Techstars and venture-backed startup, and a 2020 MassChallenge Gold Winner
 
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Additive manufacturing makes objects by systematically adding material via a CAD program

Additive Manufacturing

Juggerbot 3D offers a series of industrial 3D printers designed for pellet-fed printing. Named the Tradesmen series, the printers come equipped with pellet-fed extrusion technology as well as integrated software and machine control programs that include a library of processing information. The company claims its pellet-fed extrusion technology is capable of increasing throughput by more than 30X that of traditional 3D printers.Moreover, users can utilize a range of production-ready thermoplastic materials or develop process parameters for new materials via the company’s material testing and assessment services. The company also offers “Material Card,” a digital solution that leverages material and process data to enable production workflows.Funding and financialsIn February 2024, JuggerBot 3D was <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/28007">awarded USD 4 million </a>by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to produce a large format hybrid material additive manufacturing (LFAM) system. According to the terms of the grant, JuggerBot 3D would develop a hybrid additive system that combines its pellet-fed extruder systems with a two-part resin dispensing system that can process thermoset materials at scale.

juggerBot is a technology development firm introducing a line of engineering-grade 3D printers that are both easy-to-use and versatile.  It was established in August of 2014 after the three founders had conceptualized a product that would be the ultimate tool to promote innovation and improve efficiency for engineers around the world. The JuggerBot 900 combines advancements in software, hardware, and material science to excel in usability and versatility. JuggerBot’s engineering grade printers provide users with an economic, reliable solution to the vast majority of additive manufacturing applications. JuggerBot 3D’s target market is the United States’ manufacturing industry, with a focus on plastics manufacturers in our initial sales and marketing efforts. The JuggerBot 900 is also a compliment to existing 3D printers, and will prove to be most useful as companies make the transition from rapid prototyping to digitally optimized design (DoD). JuggerBot 3D has aligned with local manufactures to execute beta testing, and will deploy beta prototypes into these real-world facilities in March 2016. Over the next seven months, JuggerBot 3D will arrive at a market-ready product and plans to officially launch in September of 2016.

Youngstown State University is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, that emphasizes a creative, integrated approach to education, scholarship, and service. YSU has nearly 13,000 students and over 135 undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs. Beyond its current student body, YSU claims more than 90,000 alumni.

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

Reveal Technology is a visual analytics and edge artificial intelligence (AI) company.

University of Oklahoma is truly an extraordinary institution, known for its academic excellence and strong sense of community. Attracting top students from across the nation and more than 100 countries around the world, OU provides a major university experience in a private college atmosphere. OU is number one in the nation in the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled among public universities and is in the top ten of public universities in the nation in the graduation of Rhodes Scholars. The OU Honors College is one of the largest honors programs among public universities in the United States, matching the University’s best and brightest students with faculty in classrooms of 19 or fewer students. OU is one of the few public universities in the nation to cap the class size of first-year English composition courses at no more than 19. OU offers students the opportunity to study abroad in over 100 cities and 50 countries, including our signature program in Arezzo, Italy. The number of endowed faculty professorships and chaired positions has increased from less than 100 15 years ago to more than 560 today. This enables OU to keep and attract faculty researchers of national and international stature.    For four of the last six years the OU Debate team has won the National Debate Championship. Other students from across campus have worked in teams to also win top awards in the National Petroleum Engineering Competition, the National Kennedy Center Competition in Drama, and the entrepreneurship program consistently ranks in the top five nationally.   OU has emerged as a pacesetter for public higher education in the United States and is ranked by The Princeton Review among the top 10 public universities in the nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students. OU has more than doubled the amount of private scholarships in five years and raised its scholarship goal to $250 million. In addition, OU’s private endowment has increased more than five-fold since 1994, growing from $204 million to more than $1.8 billion.    There is a true sense of family on the OU campus. Serving as a model for other public universities, OU established the Faculty-In-Residence program which places faculty members and their families in each of our residence halls to foster faculty and student interaction and encourage intergenerational friendships. Further, a different professor adopts each floor of the residence halls as well as each fraternity and sorority, allowing students and faculty to build relationships outside of the classroom.    OU’s Fred Jones Museum of Art ranks in the top 5 university art museums in the United States. It received the Weitzenhoffer Collection, the largest gift of French Impressionist art ever given to a public university in the US. The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History is the largest university based museum of its kind in the world. OU’s Bizzell Memorial Library features one of the three largest history of science collections in the world, and is the only place in the United States where you can hold a book with Galileo's handwriting in your own hands.

IperionX aims to become a leading American titanium metal and critical materials company – using patented metal technologies to produce high performance titanium alloys, from titanium minerals or scrap titanium, at lower energy, cost and carbon emissions.   Our Titan critical minerals project is one of the largest mineral resources of titanium, rare earth and zircon minerals sands in the United States.   IperionX’s titanium metal and critical minerals are essential for advanced U.S. industries including space, aerospace, defense, consumer electronics, hydrogen, electric vehicles and additive manufacturing.

Perpetua Resources deals with exploring for gold, antimony, and other minerals in the historic Stibnite-Yellow Pine. The company provides critical resources for the American future and benefits the surrounding community. It strives to find practical solutions for managing growth while protecting and improving the natural environment. Perpetua's project aims to restore the environment, provide a reliable source of antimony, and contribute to the clean energy supply chain.

Ki3 Photonics Technologies comprises experts in the generation and processing of quantum photonic signals. The company’s mission is to create innovative products and solutions in order to shape the future of a quantum enabled internet. Ki3 Photonics proposes quantum resources and solutions enabling the generation, manipulation, and multiplexing of quantum photonic signals to a large number of users without disrupting classical communications systems so as to extend those technologies for the quantum information processing market.

Texas State University in San Marcos is proud to be one of Texas' most prestigious public universities. The university offers stellar educational facilities and a committed faculty to contribute to the academic pursuits of its students. Offering bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees, the San Marcos campus is proud to attract students from all over the country. Bachelor's degrees can be earned in almost every traditional discipline. TXST has a long list of graduate programs, which includes at least one concentration of every discipline for a master's degree. Doctorates can be earned in several fields, including criminal justice, education, geography, mathematics, and physical therapy. TXST's number one priority is student success, which is why support services are so popular among students. Students are encouraged to take advantage of academic workshops, tutoring opportunities, academic advising, career counseling and preparation, and much more. Though the Texas State University is proud of its academic achievements, student life is an important aspect of the overall college experience as well. Students can get involved in student organizations, take advantage of the recreation center, explore student housing, take part in intramural sports, as well as try out for competitive sports. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of research opportunities conducted by graduate students and faculty. Texas State University at San Marcos can offer the whole package, academic excellence, a vibrant student body, and a support staff to help you succeed.

In accordance with the vision and leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo in building New York’s innovation-driven economy, SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) is a global education, research, development, and technology deployment resource dedicated to preparing the next generation of scientists and researchers in nanotechnology.   By leveraging its resources in partnership with business and government, SUNY Poly CNSE supports accelerated high technology education and commercialization, and seeks to create jobs and economic growth for nanotechnology-related industries.   With more than $20 billion in high-tech investments, SUNY Poly CNSE represents the world's most advanced university-driven research enterprise, offering students a one-of-a-kind academic experience and providing over 300 corporate partners with access to an unmatched ecosystem for leading-edge R&D and commercialization of nanoelectronics and nanotechnology innovations.

We build Electric Propulsion Systems combining High-Temperature Superconductors and Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters for spacecraft, providing more scalable and efficient propulsion.

Varda is a space manufacturing startup that focuses on creating products in space for terrestrial applications. They aim to manufacture things in space that benefit from low gravity. The company intends to make an infrastructure that harvests source materials for new products in space via asteroid mining. The company's long-term vision involves leveraging these facilities to manufacture pharmaceuticals, fiber optics, and other materials with properties optimized by space conditions. Varda aims to contribute to the development of a sustainable space economy and advance humanity's presence and activities beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Scout Space was founded in 2019 with the mission to enable a new era of space safety and transparency. Scout's in-space products and services, first launched in June 2021, allow spacecraft to see and understand things around them. Our orbital distributed sensor network significantly improves Space Domain Awareness (SDA), ensuring responsible use of the space environment. The company is a Techstars and venture-backed startup, and a 2020 MassChallenge Gold Winner. For more information, visit www.scout.space.

Stevens is in the heart of Hoboken, New Jersey, the Mile Square City, ranked one of the top ten college towns in the U.S.   Founded in 1870 by America's First Family of Inventors  — who patented steam ferries and the modern form of railroad track, among many other inventions — technological innovation has remained the hallmark of Stevens’ education and research programs ever since.  Today, within the university’s three schools and one college, 6,800 undergraduate and graduate students collaborate with more than 380 faculty members in an interdisciplinary, student-centric, entrepreneurial environment to advance the frontiers of science and leverage technology to confront global challenges.  Among the programs available to study are engineering & science, systems thinking, business, and the humanities.   The Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering & Science maintains a rigorous commitment to preparing the next generation of technology leaders by offering a multi-disciplinary, design-based education with eight departments and 50 academic programs.   The School of Business, which is accredited by AACSB, offers seven undergraduate majors, nine master’s programs and a doctoral degree. Graduates of business programs at Stevens are prepared to lead people, projects and technology policy at companies in any industry.   The School of Systems & Enterprises (SSE) offers two undergraduate majors, two minors, nine master's programs and four doctoral degrees – all of which focus on three core areas: systems & software engineering, financial engineering and enterprise science & engineering.  The College of Arts and Letters is devoted to traditional humanities and liberal arts education and research as seen through the lens of science and technology. The College of Arts and Letters offers nine undergraduate programs, one master's program, and a graduate certificate in Policy and Innovation.  Stevens is a vibrant community home to more than 100 student clubs and organizations from student government, fraternity and sorority life, community service and more! The student life on the Stevens campus includes an academic support center, which offers tutoring and advising, athletic and recreational services, a health center, and counseling. There are also cooperative education programs.  The career development center is available for all students who are looking for a job during their college education or post-graduation. The multiple career fairs a year can be the perfect place to meet a potential employer. The center also offers help writing resumes and finding internships and jobs. Stevens ranked 6th in the nation for ''Best Career Placement'' in the 2016 edition of ''Colleges That Pay You Back.'' 95% of Stevens students secure jobs or graduate school enrollment within six months of graduation.   Financial aid options for eligible students include loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, all of which can help cover tuition costs.

krtkl (“critical”) provides high-reliability hardware and software solutions for ‘hard’ real-time applications in the robotics, sensing, and space industries. Its products are used to implement edge-based artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, computer vision, video processing and networking, industrial control, mechatronics and automation, and wireless communications. krtkl’s mission is to build a smarter, more connected world by democratizing access to advanced technology. The company’s products have been deployed in thousands of mission-critical commercial and defense systems with demanding performance requirements and size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints.  The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DexMat is the maker of Galvorn, a conductive carbon nanomaterial that outperforms GHG-intense alternatives. 10x stronger than steel, half the weight of aluminum, and 100x the flex life of copper, the combination of these historically valued properties allows customers to reimagine the products they build. Made in America and carbon-negative at scale, our mission is to drive the next industrial revolution by making dirty metals and materials obsolete. Available today in the form of fiber, yarns, films, and fabrics, when adopted at scale across industries such as sporting goods, e-textiles, wires and electronics, energy, aerospace, and automotive, Galvorn represents a multi-gigaton carbon reduction opportunity.

Cyberinfrastructure Technologies works with government and academic institutions to develop and productize early-stage sensing and communication technologies.

Orbital Sidekick utilizes satellite-based hyperspectral technology - capturing hundreds of narrow contiguous spectral bands, from visible light through infrared - to help commercial and government organizations meet their sustainable operations, ESG, and security goals. Its satellite constellation supplies fast, efficient hyperspectral intelligence from anywhere on the planet.

Debut is an unconventional innovation company that integrates breakthrough biotechnology and brand creation to build businesses that represent the next generation of sustainable wellness. With proprietary screening, testing, and cell-free biomanufacturing technology, we unlock novel activities to power global personal care and health brands. Their mission is to set a new standard for big business through a dynamic intrapreneurial model and to create purposeful brands that push humanity forward. The company creates sustainable novel ingredients, products, and brands that will accelerate the transformation of the industry.

SkyMul is a robotics company that is revolutionizing the construction industry by introducing modular robots that provide agility and scalability in the process of building tall and large structures. The company's primary focus is on automating physically demanding tasks that were previously performed manually on concrete construction sites. The first step in this direction is the creation of SkyTy, a swarm of modular robots designed to fly over rebar installations and autonomously tie intersections. This system is suitable for tying flat rebar installations such as slabs, bridge decks, and continuously reinforced pavements, and it can be scaled up as needed.

AFRL leads the discovery, development and delivery of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces.

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