Irene M. Qualters

CyberOptics Corp. engages in designing, developing and manufacturing of precision sensing technology solutions. Its products include Multi-Reflection Suppression Technology, High Precision 3D and 2D Sensors, 3D MRS Sensors and SMT Electronic Assembly Alignment Sensors, Automated Optical Inspection Products, SPI, Semiconductor Wafer and Advanced Packaging Products, General Industrial Metrology Products and Semiconductor Sensors. The company was founded by Steven K. Case in 1984 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

AGEIA Technologies, Inc. provided semiconductors and hardware services. The company was founded by Curtis Davis and Manju V. Hedge in 2002 and was headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cray Research, Inc. develops and designs multiprocessor computers. It is the world's premier producer of supercomputers, high-performance computer systems that can handle a large number of calculations in a very brief time. Through an aggressive new product development program, Cray introduced in the mid-1990s a full range of systems from low to high end. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

The National Science Foundation supports fundamental science and engineering researches. It offers services to people in all scientific and engineering disciplines. The firm focuses on the promotion and progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Silicon Graphics, Inc., is a leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users

Los Alamos National Laboratory operates as a multidisciplinary institution. It offers services in science, engineering, earth science, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and space science. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Los Alamos, NM.