Nuvotronics is pleased to announce the hire of Scott Meller as VP of R&D.  Scott joined Nuvotronics with the main responsibilities of scaling the company's innovative research and development business and of ensuring its successful growth.  Prior to joining Nuvotronics, Scott was President of Luna Innovations, a publicly traded $25M annual sales high-tech company in Blacksburg, VA.  Scott holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University, a MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and is a licensed Professional Engineer.  He has been awarded three patents in optical sensors and devices.

On September 22, 2009 Nuvotronics, LLC was awarded a contract from the US Army to develop Microfabricated Antenna Technology for Performance Enhancement and/or Miniaturization.  The contract with options is up to $1,285,396 over 4 years.  Nuvotronics will develop novel methods to improve microwave conformal antennas for mobile platforms.  "This project leverages the advantages of our PolyStrata(TM) metal micromachining technology platform for key applications requiring small size, low loss, and high integration, ultimately enhancing the communications capabilities of the armed forces," comments David Sherrer, President and CEO of Nuvotronics.  Work is to be performed at Nuvotronics' Radford, VA facility.  CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ, is the contracting activity.

Nuvotronics is now booking remaining slots on our Multi-User Run to commence in early 2010.  Our last Multi-User Run of 2009 has sold out and we are in process on our final PolyStrata run for the year.    

Nuvotronics is designing NOW for slots on a PolyStrata multi-user run scheduled for Q3 of 2009.  Customers interested in custom components from several GHz on up: power dividers, couplers, hybrids, filters...contact us to book your spot on a PolyStrata wafer. 

Nuvotronics will exhibit at IMS 2009 in Boston, June 7 to 12, Booth #113.