Eikos CEO Joe Piche to Receive NASA's Richard T. Whitcomb Aerospace Technology Transfer Award.Business Editors FRANKLIN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2004 Eikos, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and licensor of highly transparent carbon nanotube formulations for conductive coatings and of specialty high performance polymers, today announced that its founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Joe Piche, will receive the prestigious Richard T. Whitcomb Richard T. Whitcomb (1921, Evanston, Illinois) is an aeronautical engineer who spent most of his career at the Langley Laboratory of the NACA and its successor organization, NASA. In the 1950s, Whitcomb proposed the 'Area Rule'. Aerospace Technology Transfer Award. Piche has more than 20 years of experience in the materials industry, including participation in carbon nanotube coatings (CNT) development and his work with high performance polymers. He will proudly accept the Award this summer at the Langley Research Center's Annual Ceremony. The Award is directly related to the work done by Eikos and Piche on PETI PETI People for the Ethical Treatment of Insects PETI Post Eligibility Treatment of Income (phenylethynyl terminated imide imide /im·ide/ (im´id) any compound containing the bivalent group, dbondNH, to which are attached only acid radicals. im·ide n. oligimer), a very high temperature resin system with a unique combination of properties. This specific Award honors recipients who have demonstrated combination of significant technical contributions in new technology development as well as participation in technology transfer processes. "It will be an honor to receive this accolade," said Joe Piche. "I'm pleased to be among those talented individuals who have been recognized by means of this award for success in the advancement and commercialization of new technologies. The work we did with NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. on PETI was a tribute to NASA as well as to Eikos. Now, our Eikos team is focused on developing exciting new CNT processes and applications for which we are already being recognized as an industry leader. We will be working with NASA once again to develop CNT applications as well." Acknowledging his contributions in CNT arena, Piche was recently named to the Nanobusiness Alliance's Advisory Board. ABOUT EIKOS Eikos Inc. operates three main business units: High performance polymer synthesis including PETI and PN (Phthalonitrile), research and development contracts in specialty materials, and the development, manufacturing and licensing of highly transparent carbon nanotube (CNT) inks for conductive coatings and circuits used in flat panel displays, OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts. lighting, solar cells, smart windows and other established markets. Eikos' patented InvisiconTM transparent conductors ('nanowires') enable high volume, low cost production of a thinner, and more flexible and more durable conductive coating technology that will displace Indium Tin Oxide Indium tin oxide (ITO, or tin-doped indium oxide) is a mixture of indium(III) oxide (In2O3) and tin(IV) oxide (SnO2), typically 90% In2O3, 10% SnO2 by weight. (ITO) as the industry standard. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Franklin Massachusetts, Eikos has a number of licenses and development contracts with major global companies, U.S. military agencies and NASA. For more information, please visit us at www.eikos.com. |
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