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MAIDANA RESEARCH
Press Release
MAIDANA RESEARCH Wins $850,000 Department of Energy Phase II SBIR
Grant for R&D in Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy
Engineering designand scientificresearch companyMAIDANA RESEARCH chosenbythe
U.S. Department of Energy to tackle tough problem of developing software and
computational tools for the design and fabrication of nuclear components for the next
generation of nuclear reactors with further applicability in the energy, space, industrial and
medical sectors.
Idaho Falls, ID, June 27, 2016: MAIDANA RESEARCH announces today that the U.S.
Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded it a 2 year, $846 thousand grant, for the study and development
of computational tools and software for the design and fabrication of liquid metal thermo-magnetic
systems for advanced nuclear applications. The results of this project will have applicability on the next
generation of liquid metal reactors, thermal control systems for spacecrafts, advanced nuclear propulsion
systems, targetry and machine protection mechanisms on high energyparticle accelerators, nuclear fusion
devices, and biomedical engineering.
The project will be managed by Dr. Carlos O. Maidana, Managing Director and SBIR Project Manager
at MAIDANA RESEARCH. Dr. Maidana is a distinguished physicist and research engineer with over 15
years of experience in research, design and development with a vast experience in international and cross
disciplinary projects at top organizations. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Physics from Idaho
State University and a post-doctorate in Space Nuclear Systems Engineering from Washington State
University and the Idaho National Laboratory as well as several other graduate level certificates, including
studies in research commercialization and government contracting. Dr. Maidana also holds an affiliate
faculty position at Idaho State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
MAIDANA RESEARCH is a start-up company registered in the State of Idaho, United States as well
as in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The company main goals are to provide specialized consulting
and engineering design services for small and medium size companies, to perform R&D activities through
private and government funded research grants, as well as to perform information analysis. It also acts as
a platform for research commercialization of new and disruptive technologies that can lead to the
commercialization of specific products and services.