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
