Applied Optimization, Inc. is an Engineering Research and Development firm whose core expertise is the technology development and expertise to solve problems of estimation, process modeling, and operational methodology. The firm uses complex mathematical algorithms and scientific principles to produce simulated effects and to project results for conditions that cannot be readily tested in a physical laboratory. The firm has two primary areas of focus: space sciences and advanced manufacturing technology. Applied Optimization, Inc., employs an interdisciplinary approach to its work methods that blends computational mathematics and mechanics, computer science and engineering principles.