AMETHYST RESEARCH INC

Ardmore, OK · Defense · Private

Halide perovskite crystals with engineered contacts for gamma ray radiation detection

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · amethystresearch.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Ardmore, OK
Total capital: $40M

Federal grants: $11.3M; 28 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#5 of 34
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $28.7M; 49 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce; Rank in Defense#209 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.1M
Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II, 80NSSC25C0044, Plasmonic-enhanced Type II Superlattice (T2SL) For High-performance, High-temperature Lwir/vlwir Imaging$900K
Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II, 80NSSC25C0044, Plasmonic-enhanced Type II Superlattice (T2SL) For High-performance, High-temperature Lwir/vlwir Imaging$900K
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$146K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$246K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low-c-swap Pbse Mwir Focal Plane Arrays$140K

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Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Low-c-swap Pbse Mwir Focal Plane Arrays$140K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- High Temperature Ultra-high Performance Mwir/lwir Detectors Based On Plasmonic-enhanced Type II Superlattices$150K
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- High Temperature Ultra-high Performance Mwir/lwir Detectors Based On Plasmonic-enhanced Type II Superlattices$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I Under Topic N24A-T003.$145K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Under Topic N24A-T003.$145K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Ph I$246K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$246K
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Widely Tunable III-V Based Epsilon-near-zero tunneling diodes for room-temperature infrared detectors and light sources$847K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Osd STTR Phase II Base Award--widely Tunable Iii-v Based Epsilon-near-zero Tunneling Diodes For Room-temperature Infrared Detectors And Light Sources$1.7M
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Process Engineering Technology for Manufacture of High-Performance Radiation Detection Semiconductor Materials$206K
Feb 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Extended SWIR Single Photon Avalanche Photo Detector Technology for Bioimaging$249K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Osd Bro STTR Phase I-iii-v Based Epsilon-near-zero Tunneling Diodes For Room-temperature Infrared Detectors And Light Sources$249K
Mar 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 STTR Phase II Ultra-efficient Integrated Photonic Quantum Transceiver For High-speed Quantum Communications$1.5M
Jun 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Resonant Cavity Enhanced Photodetector for Quantum Information Science Systems$200K
May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Radiation-tolerant C-band Detectors for Free Space Optical Communications$125K
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Autonomous, power and cost efficient, high speed, trace gas measurement system$250K
Jan 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Effort Topic Number A20-119. Investigations Of The Graphene/bismuth Chalcogenide Heterointerface Engineering: A Low-cost Approach For Mwir And Lwir High Temperature Infrared Detectors$111K
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · STTR: Manufacturable, High-speed, Mwir And Lwir Detectors With Bias-controllable Internal Gain$166K
Nov 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Investigations of the Graphene/Bismuth Chalcogenide Heterointerface Engineering: A Low-Cost Approach for MWIR and LWIR High Temperature Infrared Detectors$111K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Ultra-efficient Integrated Photonic Quantum Transceiver For High-speed Quantum Communications$125K
Feb 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Quantum Photon Detector for Operation in the Telecom C Band$200K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low cost, High speed Multi-probe Monitoring System for Subsurface Gases$231K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A New Class of Miniaturized Lightweight Highly Efficient Solid State Cryogenic Cooler$125K
May 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diodes for Infrared Gas Spectroscopy$1.5M
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Extended SWIR Unipolar Barrier Detectors Lattice Matched to GaSb Substrates$1.0M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Is A Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Bridge And Phase II Effort Under Topic Number A16-042 Titled "extended Swir Unipolar Barrier Detectors Lattice Matched To Gasb Substrates".$1M
Aug 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Performance MWIR/LWIR LED Wafers on Si Substrates for Scene Projectors$750K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR II (16.A) High Performance Mwir/lwir Led Wafers On Si Substrates For$1.1M
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Contract, For Effort Entitled,"ghz, Octavespanning Photodetectors For Mwir/lwir."$1.4M
Feb 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High Sensitive Methane Sensor for Real-time Measurements of Methane Isotopes$214K
Feb 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diodes for Infrared Gas Spectroscopy$227K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR I Improved Mwir Led Arrays On Gaas And Si Substr$150K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Resonant Cavity Enhanced Photo Diodes For Lwir Communications$709K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Is A Firm Fixed Price Contract Under The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program For FY16 Topic Number A16A-T009. The Objective Of This Effort Is To Investigate, Research, And Develop Metamorphic Buffer Layers Produced On Commercially Available Iii-v Substrates (gaas Or Gasb) For The Growth Of High Quality Iii-v Bulk Material Based Long-wavelength Infrared (lwir) Nbn Detectors. The Period Of Performance For This Effort Is 6 Months (no Options).$150K
Aug 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Development of a New Analytical Technology in Support of Oil and Natural Gas Extraction$1.0M
Aug 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Hydrogenation of SLS for Defect Mitigation of III-V-based Infrared Detectors$750K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Hydrogenation Of Sls For Defect Mitigation Of Iii-v-based$750K
Jul 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Extended SWIR Unipolar Barrier Detectors Lattice Matched to GaSb Substrates$100K
Jul 2016Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II For FY2015'S Program Announcement For The Technology Partnerships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md. This Award Is For Proposal 15-2-055 A Project Titled "ultra High Sensitivity Swir Methane Imaging Camera."$395K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Miniaturized Gas Sensors With High Sensitivity That Are Compact, Low Power And Low Weight Are Needed To Support For Nasa's Airborne Science Missions, Particularly Those Utilizing The Global Hawk, Sierra-class, Dragon Eye Or Other Unmanned Aircraft. These UAV Gas Sensors Are Intended As Calibration/validation Systems For Space-based Measurements And/or To Provide Local Measurements Not Available From Space-based Instruments. In This SBIR Program, Amethyst Research Will Develop A N$125K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$150K
Feb 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Inexpensive High Sensitivity CO2 Isotopologue Sensor$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2015'S Program Announcement For The Technology Parternships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md This Award Is For Proposal 15-1-055 A Project Titled "ultra High Sensitivity Swir Methand Imaging Camera ."$95K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Resonant Cavity Enhanced Photo-diodes For Lwir Communications$150K
Jun 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Development of a New Analytical Technology in Support of Oil and Natural Gas Extraction$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Hydrogenation Of Sls For Defect Mitigation Of Iii-iv-based$150K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Low Cost Multipoint Gas Sensor for Monitoring Subsurface Isotopologues$225K
Sep 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This Program Will Develop An Ultra-high Performance Infrared Detector Manufacturing Technology With Improved Performance And Cost Effectiveness, And Reduced Cooling Requirements When Compared To The Best Commercially Available Hgcdte And Ingaas Detectors. This Will Be Accomplished Using A Two-pronged Approach Addressing Both Device Design And Materials. First, The Conventional Pn Photodiode Device Is Replaced With A New Device Structure, The Nbn Detector, Which Inherently Suppresses$750K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Nir/swir Sensor Development$1.5M
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This STTR Phase I Proposal Addresses A NASA Need For Improved Near-to-mid IR Detectors For Imaging And Spectroscopy. High Performance IR Detectors With Cutoff Wavelengths In The Range Of 2.5 5.0 Microns Will Be Developed Using Ingaas / Alassb Semiconductor Materials. The Proposal Uses A Two-pronged Approach To Address The Problem Of Detector Performance Degradation By Materials' Defects, Both "grown In" Defects And Defects Caused By Radiation Damage. The Project Will Apply An Advanc$124K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Uncooled Infrared Therom-electric Sensor$499K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR P1 AF131-182 Ultra-high Performance Solid-state Refrigeration Using Ii-vi Low Dimensional Structure$150K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II Research&dev. Igf::ot::igf$998K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase I Research&development$100K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Technical Data, Innovation Nir/swir Sensor Development$150K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · New Baa: Uncooled Infrared Thermo-electric Sensor$350K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$150K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$2.6M
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Contract Number: W15P7T-10-C-S006 This Effort Is To Develop A Technologically Disruptive Approach To Solve The Sls Surface Passivation Issue In The Strained Layer Superlattice (sls) Detectors And It Involves A Radical New Design Based On Already Proven Physics Of The Sls Detector Structure, Including New Types Of Electrical Contacts And A New Type Of Surface Passivation Material. The Anticipated Result Will Provide Superior Performance In A Planar Technology That Facilitates Packaging Into Infr$70K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Basic Contract Award$346K
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$2.3M
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$100K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research And Development.$1.0M
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1.8M
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research And Development.$999K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Contract Summary Report.$100K
Sep 2006Federal contractDefense · Research Contract$424K
Dec 2005Federal contractDefense · 200603!000800!2100!W15P7T!USA Communications-electronics !W15P7T06CF005 !a!n! !n! ! !20051227!20071217!159048698!159048698!159048698!N!AMETHYST Research INCORPORATED!720 North Commerce #345 !ardmore !OK!73401!02600!019!40!ARDMORE !carter !oklahoma !+000000364971!N!N!000000000000!AC61!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & Communication Eq-basic RESEARCH!A7 !electronics And Communication Equip !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$730K

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Defense · Material

Federal grants#5 · top 15%

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What it has protected

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
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