ASL Business Areas

ASL's primary business areas are listed below. ASL personnel with many years of specialized experience and training create exceptional products in each business area. Our laboratory facilities provide several additional resources that are available to support client-specific requirements in these areas.

	*Advanced Computing Applications* ASL's Advanced Computing Division is highly skilled in providing a wide-range of high-performance computing solutions targeting all popular computing platforms. For example, under prime contract to the U.S. Department of Defense, *ASL* develops highly specialized, rule-based expert software applications that are used to predict the performance of microwave and laser weapon systems. The "Heimdall" microwave simulation system serves as the U.S. standard for forecasting the capability of foreign systems. For the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratories, *ASL* develops and enhances data acquisition and control systems.

	*Spacecraft Thermal Engineering* Under prime contract to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), *ASL* conducts detailed design, evaluation, and testing of spacecraft thermal control systems developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Our staff have received several prestigious awards for outstanding service from NASA and JPL. We perform similar services for the U.S. private sector in support of Air Force and NASA mission applications.

	*Thermal Protection Materials* Under prime contract to NASA and the National Science Foundation, *ASL* develops specialized thermal protection materials. These materials show promise for advanced high- and low-temperature applications for space- and ground-based systems as well as the potential for specialized optical properties. We perform theoretical analyses of thermal radiation transport through materials; properties are verified experimentally at the company's thermophysics laboratory.

	*Education Research and Technology Development* With the support of the U.S. Department of Education, *ASL* conducts education research programs that focus on the identification and resolution of unique needs that impede the academic performance of children. In partnership with community groups and the federal government, we are performing research to determine the educational needs of the United States-Mexico border region and the environmental factors that impact academic performance.

	*Speech Recognition Systems* Under prime contract to the U.S. Department of Education, *ASL* is developing speech-recognition systems that support the educational needs of hearing-impaired children. Our speech recognition laboratory is used during all stages of product development. Development projects are conducted in partnership with U.S. schools.

	*Environmental Services* Under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy, *ASL* supports various environmental management programs at the Department's Headquarters, Albuquerque and Idaho Operations Offices, Carlsbad Area Office, and Environmental Measurements Laboratory. Project areas include: environmental compliance and assessments, restoration and waste management of sites, development of information systems, resource management, technology evaluations, and the development of international and domestic partnerships.

	*Technology Transfer* Under prime contract to the U.S. Department of Energy, *ASL* leads contractor support for the exchange of innovative environmental technologies with Mexico's government, academic and industry sectors. In support of the National Laboratories, *ASL* led contractor support for international technology cooperation that yielded both the import and export of technologies. Our staff have received several awards of recognition by DOE's Sandia National Laboratories. In addition, we facilitate technology transfer from U.S. federal R&D laboratories to U.S. utilities.