Company Highlights:

May, 2010:
ElectraWatch successfully tests DoS Probe at BAE Systems Shipyard in Norfolk, VA on the USS Anzio (CG-68) and USS Vella Gulf (CG-72).

April, 2010:
ElectraWatch sells Coating Health Monitoring units to Australian Defense Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) Air Vehicles Division.

March 1, 2010:
ElectraWatch receives an additional $400,000 in FY2010 funding for DoS Probe development and testing from NAVSEA SEA-21 fleet support through the Concurrent Technologies (CTC) Seaport-e contract.

March 15-18, 2010:
ElectraWatch presents Embedded Corrosion Instrument and Coating Health Monitor at National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) conference in San Antonio, TX.

March 9-10, 2010:
ElectraWatch presents and demonstrates DoS Probe at ShipTech conference in Biloxi, MS.

June 26, 2009:
Office of Naval Research awards ElectraWatch & the University of Virginia Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding for the development of a fieldable probe for quantitative assessment of Degree of Sensitization (DoS) in marine Aluminum alloys. In order to assist maintenance decisions and guide predictions of structural integrity in service, a fieldable probe that can quantify the DoS of 5XXX alloys of interest to DON is required. The probe should be able to differentiate the DoS over the range of 5 to 50 mg/cm2 as determined by ASTM G67. It should be able to assess an area of material between 2 and 20 cm2 in a single measurement. It should be easy to be used on-board a ship or at a vehicle without the need to remove the structure of interest. The method should be applicable to a range of 5XXX alloys including 5083, 5456, 5059, 5383, 5454, and 5086. The ability to inspect welds and nearby regions would also be beneficial as well as a build-in calibration capabilities. The scientific basis for the measurement is not limited including methods based on ultrasonic, conductivity, optical, chemical, or electrochemical approaches. The long-term benefit of such a probe would be its aid in developing an inspection approach that ensures aluminum ship structural integrity and health monitoring.
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June 11, 2009:
Guy Davis, Ph.D. of ElectraWatch, Inc. receives the Jerome Kruger Award. The Jerome Kruger award recognizes a Baltimore/Washington Section NACE member who has made important contributions to the advancement and understanding of the field of Corrosion Science through one or more of the following areas: 1) publication of investigative efforts in the field of corrosion science, 2) teaching or mentoring, 3) administration of corrosion science technology, 4) service to NACE International at the local or national level and/or participation in forums and committees of recognized national and international corrosion associations. Recipients have made outstanding contributions to the corrosion community and maintained a history of influencing and/or promoting the understanding of corrosion science.

May 21, 2009:
ElectraWatch receives the Rocket Award from the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council. For the enterprise that has moved with noteworthy speed from concept toward commercialization, through the development of a new technology, product, or service in a new or existing business of any size.
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March 1, 2009:
ElectraWatch awarded $750,000 contract from NAVSEA SEA-21 fleet support through Concurrent Technologies (CTC) Seaport-e contract vehicle to build a fieldable Degree of Sensitization Probe for 5456 H116 marine Aluminum alloys used in CG-47 class ship superstructures. To maximize the stability of Naval vessels Aluminum-Magnesium alloys are often used to construct ship superstructures. The primary metal, Aluminum, offers the advantage of being lightweight; adding Magnesium to the Aluminum creates an alloy that is both lightweight and strong. Exposure to elevated temperatures (above 60 degrees C) for extended periods of time causes the Magnesium that was once evenly dispersed within the Aluminum matrix to form a precipitate along the grain boundaries of the material. The formation of this precipitate is called sensitization. Sensitized material can experience stress corrosion cracking in marine atmospheric conditions. Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has been tasked by the Navy to research the sensitization process and build a single probe prototype capable of performing measurements that in a research laboratory have shown that a material is sensitized. CTC intends to use a Subcontractor, ElectraWatch, Inc., for the task of researching the methodology required to determine if a material is sensitized and building a probe prototype capable of measuring the DoS.
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July 1, 2008:
ElectraWatch awarded Phase I SBIR funding from the National Science Foundation for the development of Coating Health Monitors for Smart Infrastructure. This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I research project involves development of a coating health monitoring system based on wireless electrochemical impedance sensors to identify, track, and predict corrosion damage on bridges, pipelines, and other metal structures. By making use of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Coating Health Monitors (CHM's) identify the degradation of coatings and paints, providing an early warning of corrosion of the underlying metal. It can detect paint coating degradation well before any irreversible corrosion damage occurs. The broader impact of this is the early detection of paint and coating health that will be greatly beneficial to public safety. When the CHM's are used to monitor large structures such as bridges, a detection of failing protective coating can mean the difference between life and death. It will prompt the need to recoat before failure of the steel. Application of CHM's in difficult to inspect locations will enhance the safety of inspection personnel. Using wireless technology and a network of CHM's, coating health information can be gathered remotely versus hands-on inspection.
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