Company Profile

Umpqua Research Company (AKA: URC)
Profile last edited on: 1/5/2024      CAGE: 7L354      UEI: HK6YBLK3EFE3

Business Identifier: Water purification & disinfection flight hardware supporting manned missions on the International Space Station
Year Founded
1973
First Award
1986
Latest Award
2022
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

125 Volunteer Way
Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
   (541) 312-9454
   info@urcmail.net
   www.umpquaresearch.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 04
County: Deschutes

Public Profile

With extensive experience in the development of life support systems for manned space flight, UMPQUA Research Company (URC) particular specialty has been the design and building of water disinfection and purification subsystems for the Space Shuttle, extra-vehicular activity, the International Space Station, and flight experiments. URC offers technical services in four primary areas: Drinking Water and Environmental Analysis; Air and Water Purification Related Engineering Services (including NASA Flight Hardware); Research & Development; and Materials Testing. The firm was initially focused on Aerospace Related business but expanded into a variety of Environmental Services for customers throughout the Pacific Northwest. URC currently consists of a small group of highly trained professionals with vast experience in the application of science and engineering to the solution of environmental problems both in space and here at home. The staff includes chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers, chemists, physicists, and biological scientists. The firm’s R&D team has pursued the development of advanced technologies to support extended human presence in space. Working with NASA, major aerospace firms, and academic institutions, URC has participated in microgravity flight experiments aboard the Space Shuttle, and NASA's KC-135 and C-9 aircraft.

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
25-49
Revenue Range
2.5M-5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
15-19

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2022 1 NASA $149,711
Project Title: Carbon Separation and Storage for Continuous Operation of a Bosch Reactor
2020 2 NASA $872,300
Project Title: Halogen Binding Resins for Potable Water Disinfection
2019 1 NASA $124,349
Project Title: Graded Temperature Fecal Dryer-Densifier
2018 2 NASA $843,555
Project Title: Regenerable Carbon Filter
2015 2 NASA $859,557
Project Title: Advanced Capabilities Medical Suction Device

Key People / Management

  James E Atwater -- former President

  William F Michalek -- President

  John S Aker -- Business Official

  James R Akse -- Vice President; Principal Investigator

  Gerald V Colombo -- Founder

  Carlos Figueroa

  John T Holtsnider

  Clifford D Jolly

  David F Putnam -- Founder and former President

  John O Thompson

  Richard Wheeler

  Richard R Wheeler Jr

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