Samuel Fuller

ZYGO Corp. designs, manufactures and distributes optical systems and components for metrology and end-user applications. It operates through two segments: Metrology Solutions and Optical Systems. The Metrology Solutions division is comprised of three business units: Precision Positioning Systems, Vision Systems, and Instruments. This division's products employ various optical phase analysis techniques for measuring displacement, surface shape and texture, and film thickness. The Optical Systems division is comprised of two business units: Electro-Optics and Optical Components. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Middlefield, CT.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The private company is based in Washington.

Corporation for National Research Initiatives promotes research and development for the National Information Infrastructure. Its projects include the handle system for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent identifiers for digital objects and other internet resources, and nanotechnology exchange, research in spoken dialogue systems, and other activities supporting research in digital libraries and networked information technologies. The company was founded by Robert E. Kahn in 1986 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.