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SpectraSensors A Finalist In Platt's Global Energy Rising Star Award

Posted on: Monday, 17 October 2005, 15:00 CDT

SpectraSensors, Inc., a high technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been selected as a finalist in the Platt's Global Energy Rising Star Award. This award is given annually to a startup business or a company moving into a new field in the energy industry. The judges for this award look for businesses that have been able to match or surpass existing players in their respective fields. The criteria for this award include sector impact, growth and strategic excellence. The Global Energy Awards will be celebrated and the winners announced in a ceremony to be held December 1, 2005, in New York City.

Commenting on SpectraSensors' selection as a finalist for this prestigious award, George Balogh, SpectraSensors CEO, said: "It is an honor to be recognized by your peers in the energy industry. Making the finalist's list is a validation of our business strategy and the strength of our product portfolio".

For more information on the awards visit http://www.platts.com/GEAWeb/resources/jsp/aboutawards.jsp

About SpectraSensors

SpectraSensors, Inc. headquartered in San Dimas, California, was incorporated in 1999, as a technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The company is a leading manufacturer of optically based gas sensors for the industrial process and environmental monitoring markets. Typical applications include non-contact measurement of moisture, carbon dioxide, and other corrosives in natural gas pipelines (Energy Market), industrial process monitoring (Petrochemical), arsenic and other impurities in drinking water (Water Purity), and airborne water vapor and other atmospheric measurements from commercial aircraft for the U.S. and International Weather Services (Atmospheric).

Source: Business Wire

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