Niowave, Inc.

Lansing, MI · Founded 2005 · Energy · Private

Subcritical and low-power nuclear reactors for irradiation testing of advanced reactor fuels

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: Lansing, MI
Founded: 2005
Latest Form D: $1.7M, Dec 2021
Total capital: $24.8M

Federal grants: $8M; 12 awards · 2015–2020; Rank in peer group#9 of 39
Private capital raised: $4.9M; 4 Form D · last Dec 2021; 58 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $11.8M; 11 awards · Defense, Homeland Security, Energy; Rank in Energy#33 of 998
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.7M
Dec 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$250K
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Fabrication and Testing of Advanced Fuels for Lead and Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors$200K
Aug 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
Aug 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A Corrosion Test Station for Improved Characterization and Examination Capabilities of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Fuels and Materials$1M
Jun 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Development of Long-Life, Energy-Dense Batteries Using Alpha-Beta Emitting Isotopes/Isomers$140K
Aug 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A Subcritical Testbed for Fast Neutron Irradiation of Novel Fuels and Cladding in Fast Reactors$1M
Feb 2016Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10M

Show 19 earlier federal awards

Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Corrosion Test Station for Improved Characterization and Examination Capabilities of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Fuels and Materials$150K
Apr 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Development of Corrosion Resistant Bimetallic Structures for Lead-Bismuth Cooled High Temperature Reactor Systems$150K
Sep 2017Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf New SBIR Phase III Contract For A Cryogen Free Refrigerator For Superconducting Linacs For Active Interogation$750K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Feasibility Study: Accelerator-based Production Of Alpha And Beta Emitters For Radioisotope Power Sources$78K
Jun 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Subcritical Testbed for Fast Neutron Irradiation of Novel Fuels and Cladding in Fast Reactors$150K
Apr 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A Fast Neutron Source for Material Irradiation using a Superconducting Electron Linac$1M
Oct 2016Federal contractEnergy · Igf::cl::igf SBIR Phase III - Comparison Of Large CO-60 Irradiation Facilities To Superconducting Electron Linac Irradiation Facilities$995K
Apr 2015Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase II · Mobile High-Intensity X-Ray Source Based on a 10 MeV Superconducting Electron Linac$750K
Apr 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A Fast Spectrum Neutron Source for Materials Irradiation using a Superconducting Electron Linac$1.5M
Apr 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · High Intensity X-Ray Generator to Eliminate High Activity Sources used for Sterilization$1M
Apr 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Liquid Metal Bremsstrahlung Converters for High Power Electron Beams$1M
May 2014Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf New SBIR Phase I Contract$150K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · Superconducting Injector Research And Development For The Free Electron Laser (fel)$1.8M
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Superconducting 700 Mhz Multi-spoke Injector For A Mw-class$608K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Superconducting 700 Mhz Multi-spoke Injector For A Mw Class Fel$594K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Mw-class On-axis RF Coupler For The Nps Superconducting Inje$560K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$80K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$4.9M
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Monthly Status Report$1.2M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

89months

from Niowave, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Sep 2008: Defense · $1.2M
First Form D · Feb 2016: $10M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 12 awards

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Standing among 39 peers

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Energy · Device

Federal grants#9 · top 23%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Terry L GrimmResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $3.6M in grants as PI
James JensenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jerry L HollisterExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Lee C. GrimmDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mark P. SinilaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Michael SeldowitzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Michael ZamiaraDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Roger CalantoneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
William DemmerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Zamiara A. MichaelExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Energy

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.