Ultrasonic Technologies, Inc. (UST) is a small R&D and manufacturing company located in Wesley Chapel, Florida, specializing in ultrasonic quality and process control equipment for solar cells, fuel cells, health and defense industries (www.ultrasonictech.com). Dr. Sergei Ostapenko, President and CEO of the company will serve as a Principal Investigator of the Incubator 11 project. He has many years of experience in technology development, and previously served as PI in NSF and DOE funded projects. The DOE SBIR Phase I and II programs provided seed funding for commercialization of UST’s Resonance Ultrasonic Vibration (RUV) system for solar and fuel cell applications [7, 8]. Proprietary RUV technology [9] was initially developed for photovoltaic
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Dr. Igor Tarasov has extensive expertise in software development and computer programing including Graphical User Interface design and algorithm development for the DW tool. Mr. Matthew Gans is a hardware designer and experienced in using CAD software. Both UST staff members have previously been involved in commercialization (production and field support) of the RUV systems for solar cells and fuel cells. In this SBIR Phase I project, UST will use experience of a qualified consultant (Dr. Yuriy Zaikin) who will perform theoretical analyses and computer modeling of resonance vibrations in moving DW with different speeds and wire parameters. Dr. Zaikin will lead computer modeling efforts to access DW parameters based on resonance characteristics of DW vibrations. UST is a team member in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium [10] and established direct contacts with a DW producer (Niabraze) and the developer of the DW process (Process Research Products). In Phase I, UST will cooperate with Niabraze who committed to providing a limited number of new DW spools. Process Research Products will provide a limited number of DW samples for the RV-DW system after controlled wafering runs. This cooperation for the entire proposed SBIR project is illustrated by the flow chart in Figure 5. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sergei Ostapenko earned a Ph.D. degree in physics and electronic materials in 1975. He …show more content…
Hubert Seigneur and Dr. Paul Brooker are essential to the FSEC team; they have been working on projects within the U.S. photovoltaic manufacturing consortium requiring diamond wire characterization. Dr. Seigneur is currently managing the Feedstock and Wafering Program at the crystalline silicon branch of the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC). His role involves overseeing the activities of several working groups within that program including research on diamond wire monitoring and failure mode analysis. He has been working closely with the PV industry. Dr. Brooker received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in 2004. In 2009, he completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Connecticut, under the direction of Dr. Richard Parnas. Dr. Brooker is contributing to work on understanding diamond wire failure and wear rates for silicon wafer slicing. UCF letters of support are included in the Budget
Dr. Igor Tarasov has extensive expertise in software development and computer programing including Graphical User Interface design and algorithm development for the DW tool. Mr. Matthew Gans is a hardware designer and experienced in using CAD software. Both UST staff members have previously been involved in commercialization (production and field support) of the RUV systems for solar cells and fuel cells. In this SBIR Phase I project, UST will use experience of a qualified consultant (Dr. Yuriy Zaikin) who will perform theoretical analyses and computer modeling of resonance vibrations in moving DW with different speeds and wire parameters. Dr. Zaikin will lead computer modeling efforts to access DW parameters based on resonance characteristics of DW vibrations. UST is a team member in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium [10] and established direct contacts with a DW producer (Niabraze) and the developer of the DW process (Process Research Products). In Phase I, UST will cooperate with Niabraze who committed to providing a limited number of new DW spools. Process Research Products will provide a limited number of DW samples for the RV-DW system after controlled wafering runs. This cooperation for the entire proposed SBIR project is illustrated by the flow chart in Figure 5. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sergei Ostapenko earned a Ph.D. degree in physics and electronic materials in 1975. He …show more content…
Hubert Seigneur and Dr. Paul Brooker are essential to the FSEC team; they have been working on projects within the U.S. photovoltaic manufacturing consortium requiring diamond wire characterization. Dr. Seigneur is currently managing the Feedstock and Wafering Program at the crystalline silicon branch of the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC). His role involves overseeing the activities of several working groups within that program including research on diamond wire monitoring and failure mode analysis. He has been working closely with the PV industry. Dr. Brooker received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in 2004. In 2009, he completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Connecticut, under the direction of Dr. Richard Parnas. Dr. Brooker is contributing to work on understanding diamond wire failure and wear rates for silicon wafer slicing. UCF letters of support are included in the Budget