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| April 2008 |
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CSI has expanded its manufacturing facility in order to accommodate
the large scale production of carbon nanotube materials; the facility
became operational in March 2008. The founder of the company, Professor Robert C Haddon, is the recipient of the 2008 James McGroddy Prize for New Materials of the APS; the citation reads: "For the discovery of high temperature superconductivity in non-oxide systems." The prize was established to recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in the science and application of new materials. http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/mcgroddy.cfm |
| November 2007 |
| In November 2007 CSI received a SBIR contract for the development of functionalized SWNTs that are specifically tailored for application in improved chemiresistors for detection of small molecule gases. The SBIR project is administrated by the Department of Homeland Security and managed by Dr. Angela Ervin. |
| August 2006 |
| CSI was funded by the Office of Naval Research to develop high performance single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) - polymer composites with enhanced mechanical properties through tailored functionalization of SWNTs. The R&D conducted in this project will lead to the development of high-strength light-weight composites which will significantly advance the performance of composites utilized in naval, defense, aerospace and commercial industries. In this Phase I STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) project CSI partners with leading experts in the composite materials field – Prof. H. Thomas Hahn from UCLA, Dr. Erik Thostenson and Prof. Tsu-Wei Chou from the University of Delaware. | July 2006 |
| CSI moved its manufacturing facility to a new location - the laboratory space leased from Bourns Inc. is equipped for research and development in all aspects of synthetic chemistry and the manufacture of carbon nanotubes. CSI gratefully acknowledges financial support from the City of Riverside and Smart Riverside for tenant improvements at the facility. |
| November, 2005 |
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research PKC awarded CSI a Phase II STTR project entitled “3-Dimensional Nano-Scale Reinforcement Architecture for Advanced Composite”. The objective of the project is the optimization of the fabrication conditions of carbon nanotube-reinforced multi-scale hybrid composites and demonstration of manufacturability of large scale composite panels for Air Force and Aerospace applications. Subcontractors on this project are Prof. Tsu-Wei Chou and Dr. Erik Thostenson from the University of Delaware and Prof. H. Thomas Hahn from UCLA.
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