News & Events
June 18, 2007 – inXitu receives contract from The Getty Trust
In recognition of inXitu’s leadership in miniature and portable instrumentation, the Getty Trust has entered into a joint development with inXitu Inc. to produce a non-destructive XRD/XRF analyzer for Cultural Heritage research. This new system will be capable of determining the mineralogical composition of pigments used in paintings, frescos, statues, etc.
February 22, 2007 – inXitu names Robert Espinosa Chairman
inXitu, Inc. a leader in the field of portable XRD, named Robert Espinosa as Chairman of the Board.
Currently chief scientist for inXitu, Mr. Espinosa has an extensive background in leading startup companies. In 1980, he started Star Microwave, a low-cost manufacturer of traveling wave tubes and other microwave amplifiers. And again in 1995, he formed Microwave Power Technology specializing in novel vacuum device technologies.
February 5, 2007 – inXitu Inc. welcomes Scott Snyder
As part of inXitu Inc.’s ongoing commercialization efforts, Scott Snyder joins inXitu as President and CEO. Previously, Mr. Snyder served as Site Manager and Executive Vice-President of Oxford Instruments - XT, where he oversaw the X-ray Technology group in Scotts Valley.
January 17, 2007 – inXitu receives SBIR grant from NASA Ames
inXitu Inc. has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from NASA Ames Research Center for the development of a miniature x-ray source for planetary instrumentation. This new source will allow for the development of specialized compact instrumentation required for exploration on planetary surfaces. The light weight and small form factor of this new x-ray source will first be used in miniaturized systems capable of both x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF).
November 14, 2006 – Microwave Power Technology receives SBIR award
Microwave Power Technology (now part inXitu Inc.) has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from NASA Ames Research Center for the development of carbon nanotube electron sources for air purification. The Phase II award will allow further development of a novel electron beam source already shown to be effective in reducing chemical and biological air born pollutants.
February 08, 2008 – inXitu receives SBIR grant from NASA
In an ongoing effort to reduce the size and weight of planetary missions, NASA has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant to inXitu Inc. to develop a “Miniature Sample Collection and Delivery System using Gas-entrained Powder Transport”. This innovation will provide a simple, low mass, low power means of sample collection for landed planetary missions.
January 18, 2008 – inXitu receives SBIR grant from NASA
inXitu Inc. has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from NASA for the development of a “Hybrid Powder/Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Instrument for Planetary Mineralogical Analysis of Unprepared Samples”. This novel approach, if successful, will lead to instruments capable of analyzing samples in extremely harsh environments, such as found on Venus.
October 12, 2007 – inXitu receives SBIR grant from NASA
inXitu Inc. has been awarded a Phase 2 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from NASA Ames Research Center for the development of a miniature x-ray source for planetary instrumentation. This new source will allow for the development of specialized compact instrumentation required for explo-ration on planetary surfaces. The light weight and small form factor of this new x-ray source will first be used in miniaturized systems capable of both x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF).