ASRC Aerospace Plays a Key Role in KSC Winning the Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

Kennedy Space Center, September 1, 2005 - The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has received the Excellence in Technology Transfer Award given by the SE Federal Labs Consortium (FLC) for its work on Zero-Valent Metal Emulsion for Reductive Dehalogenation of DNAPLs. KSC has developed Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI) for the in-situ treatment of dense non-aqueous phase liquids, or DNAPLs. This technology is one of the few methods available that can treat the DNAPL source. EZVI also overcomes the limitations of current DNAPL treatment technologies by providing a method that is quick, effective, and cost-competitive. Kathy Brooks, an ASRC Aerospace employee at KSC, was an integral participant in the research and development of EZVI, and is being recognized by the FLC for this award. Although not directly awarded, it should be noted that this award is for excellence in technology transfer, which is a direct correlation of the support that ASRC Aerospace offers NASA in Technology Transfer. The team which includes ASRC Aerospace, University of Central Florida, and NASA, has helped facilitate five licenses for NASA which gives licensees the rights to make, use, and sell the EZVI product to the commercial world. An Awards Luncheon will be held on September 15th, during the Regional SE FLC conference in Savannah, GA to recognize the team for its efforts. More information on EZVI can be found by visiting http://nasa.rti.org/ksc/Remediation/ezvi.cfm.