Company Profile

KAI LLC (AKA: KOO & Associates International Inc)
Profile last edited on: 5/2/2022      CAGE: 3CZ44      UEI: HFVZTNC2MET3

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Year Founded
1994
First Award
2014
Latest Award
2022
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

6402 Needham Lane
Austin, TX 78739
   (248) 872-6577
   wuhao@koo-associates.com
   www.koo-associates.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 25
County: Travis

Public Profile

Estabished in 1994, Koo & Associates International, Inc. (KAI) was originally Minnesota but relocated to Austin, Texas in 199. Structured around program and engineering management, yje firm's principals are well-regarded in the technical field of materials science and is active in professional societies, such as AIAA, JANNAF, MRS, and SAMPE. KAI specialized capavilties inthe arenas of: Ablation Research; Solid rocket motor nozzle ablatives; Experimental and numerical characterization of internal solid rocket motor insulation materials; Functionally graded polyimide nanocomposite foams for space application; Ablation and thermal characterization of missile/propulsion/re-entry ablative materials; Ablation, thermal, and flammability properties of SiC fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites; In-situ ablation recession and thermal sensor for thermal protection systems (TPS); Char strength sensors to evaluate polymer nanocomposite ablatives; Material and thermal response modeling of ablatives. Inthe areas of Flame Retardant Polymers Research expertise covers Flame retardant polymers for selective laser sintering (SLS) in additive manufacturing (AM); Flame resistant fabrics/textiles via electro-spinning/melt-spinning; Numerical modeling of polymer degradation kinetics. While inthe Conductive Polymers Research space, - Electrically and thermally conductive polymers for selective laser sintering (SLS) in additive manufacturing (AM); Multifunctional cyanate ester-f-CNT nanocomposite impregnated with carbon fiber-reinforced composites; Conductive textile threads; High thermally conductive epoxy nanocomposite impregnated with graphite fiber-reinforced composites; Thermal isolation coatings. Other ares expertise include Homopolar generator (HPG) welding to join the high performance bridge steel; High temperature epoxy nanocomposite impregnated with glass fiber-reinforced composites for downhole drilling and Nanostructured carbon/carbon composites

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
1-4
Revenue Range
Less than .5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

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Key People / Management

  Penelope A Koo -- President

  Francis H Koo

  Joseph H Koo -- VP and CTO

  Hao Wu -- Senior Research Scientist & Business Development Manager

  Colin Yee

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