Laboratory Information:
Ames Research Center
MS 202A-3
Building 202A Room 214
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Website: http://www.arc.nasa.gov/
Technology Transfer Website: http://technology.arc.nasa.gov/
Agency/Department: NASA
Region: Far West
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Ms. Robin Orans
Phone: (650) 604-5875
Fax: (650) 604-1592
Email: robin.m.orans@nasa.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Founded in 1939 as an aircraft research
laboratory by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA),
Ames became a part of NASA in 1958 along with other NACA installations. Ames is recognized for technical
excellence in life sciences, human factors and man-machine interactions, fluid dynamics and heat transfer,
aerodynamics and flight dynamics, flight stability and control, and technical project management.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The Ames Research Center, a field installation
of NASA, provides vital research and technology for the US
space program, aeronautics industry, and national security.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Patents and Licensing
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
- Space Act Agreement
- Cost Shared Contract
- Joint Sponsored Research Agreement
- Software Agreements
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Aeronautics
- Autonomy Intelligence & Robotics
- Biomedical
- Engineering
- Facilities & Services
- Entry Systems
- Integrated Systems Health Management
- Nanotechnology
- Software
