UUM_Acc0529 Guide to the National Cold Fusion Institute records 1988-1991 National Cold Fusion Institute records Finding aid created by David Buhler University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections Acc0529 National Cold Fusion Institute records 1988-1991 National Cold Fusion Institute 7 linear feet The National Cold Fusion Institute was established on August 14, 1989 as a non-profit corporation to seek external funding for cold-fusion research and to pursue scientific patents. The Institute closed on June 30, 1991. This collection contains budgets, correspondence, legal contracts, memoranda, minutes, news articles, reports, and patent applications from the Office of Director of the National Cold Fusion Institute. English Historical Note

Shortly after Professors B. Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announced that they had discovered "cold fusion" (a process by which energy can be generated through electrochemical inducement of nuclear fusion at room temperature), the Utah State Legislature met in a special session and appropriated $5,000,000 to establish the National Cold Fusion Institute (NCFI) at the University of Utah as a non-profit corporation to seek external funding for additional research and to pursue scientific patents. During its brief existence, the NCFI was under the direction of Hugo Rossi (August to November 1989), James Brophy (November 1989 to January 1990), and Fritz G. Will (December 1990 to June 1991). Interest in cold fusion research quickly declined when further work brought no conclusive results, and the NCFI closed its doors on June 30, 1991 because state funds had run out and investments from private sources were insufficient for the continuation of operations.

This collection contains budgets, correspondence, legal contracts, memoranda, minutes, news articles, reports, and patent applications from the Office of Director of the National Cold Fusion Institute. Approximately 1.5 linear feet of the collection comes from the University of Utah Technology Transfer Office.

The material in this collection is arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

This material came from records center accessions 91-331 and 92-469.

Processed by David Buhler in 2008.

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Initial Citation: National Cold Fusion Institute records, Acc. 529, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 529.

 Pons, Stanley Fleischmann, Stanley Rossi, Hugo Brophy, James John, 1926- Will, Fritz G. University of Utah--Research Cold fusion--Research Chemistry--Research Metallurgical research Physics--Research Colleges and Universities Science Technology Contracts Patents Budgets Correspondence Memorandums Minutes Articles Reports 1 Arnold, White, and Durkee to Budget 1-3 Arnold, White, and Durkee - Attorneys at Law 1989-1991 4 Articles of Incorporation 1989 August 14 5 The Behavior of Electrochemically Compressed Hydrogen and Deuterium undated 6 Board of Trustees 1989-1991 7 Briefing Reports 1989-1990 8 Budget 1989 2 Budget to Correspondence 1 Budget 1990-1991 2 Building Lease for 390 Wakara Way 1989 July 13 3 Bylaws undated 4 Cold Fusion Information Packet 1989-1990 5 Collaborative Science Group 1989-1991 6 Corporate Prospectus 1989 7-10 Correspondence 1989-1990 3 Correspondence to Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. 1-3 Correspondence 1990-1991 undated 4 Dehlinger, Peter J. - Patent and Trademark Law 1989 5 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. 1989 4 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. to First Annual Conference on Cold Fusion 1 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. 1990-1991 2 Electrochemically Induced Nuclear Fusion of Deuterium 1989 3 Electrochemistry Group 1989-1991 4 Employee Intellectual and Confidential Information Agreements 1989-1991 5 Engineering Group 1989-1991 6 First Annual Conference on Cold Fusion - Conference Proceedings 1990 7 First Annual Conference on Cold Fusion - Correspondence 1989-1990 5 First Annual Conference on Cold Fusion to "Investigation of Cold Fusion..." 1 First Annual Conference on Cold Fusion - Memoranda 1989-1990 2 First Annual Conference on Cold Fusion - Miscellaneous 1990 3 Fusion Information Center 1989-1990 4 Fusion Steering Committee 1989 5 Gas Reactions Group 1991 6 General Electric Company 1989-1991 7 Giauque, Richard W. - Giauque, Williams, Wilcox, and Bendinger Law Office 1989-1990 8 Investigation of Cold Fusion Phenomena in Deuterated Metals - Final Report - Volume I. 1991 June

(Overview, Executive Summary, Chemistry, Physics, Gas Reactions, & Metallurgy)

 9 Investigation of Cold Fusion Phenomena in Deuterated Metals - Final Report - Volume II. 1991 June

(Engineering)

 10 Investigation of Cold Fusion Phenomena in Deuterated Metals - Final Report - Volume III. 1991 June

(Theoretical and Collaborative Studies)

 6 Johnson Matthey Technology Centre to Miscellaneous 1 Johnson Matthey Technology Centre 1989-1991 2 License Agreement between the NCFI and the University of Utah Research Foundation 1989-1990 3-5 Memoranda 1989-1991 6 Metallurgy Group 1989-1991 7 Miscellaneous 1989-1990 7 News Articles 1989 8 News Articles to Reorganization Plan 1-4 News Articles 1990-1991 undated 5 Peterson, Chase N. - University of Utah President 1989-1991 6 Physics Group 1989-1991 7 Pons, B. Stanley & Fleischmann, Martin - Correspondence and Memoranda 1989-1991 8 Pons, B. Stanley & Fleischmann, Martin - Royalty Agreement with University of Utah 1989 9 Procedures Manual 1989-1991 10 Program Directors' Meetings 1989-1990 11 Reorganization Plan 1990-1991 9 Resumes to Triggs, C. Gary 1 Resumes undated 2 Second Annual Conference on Cold Fusion 1991 3 Staff Meetings - Minutes 1989-1990 4 Surface Chemistry Group 1989-1991 5-6 Third Party Disclosures 1990-1991 7 Triggs, C. Gary - Attorney at Law 1988-1990 10 "Tritium Analysis..." to University of Utah Technology Transfer Office 1 Tritium Analysis with an Open System Analytical Procedure 1990 2 United States Department of Energy 1989-1991 3 United States Internal Revenue Service - Tax Exemption Status Application 1990-1991 4 University of Utah Public Relations Department - Correspondence and Memoranda 1989-1991 5 University of Utah Public Relations Department - Press Releases 1989-1991 6 University of Utah Services Agreement 1990 July 1 7-9 University of Utah Technology Transfer Office - Confidential Disclosure Agreements 1989 11 University of Utah Technology Transfer Office 1 Confidential Disclosure Agreements 1989-1990 2-7 Correspondence 1989-1991 12 University of Utah Technology Transfer Office 1 Miscellaneous 1989 2 Patent Application U-1371, #323,513 - Heat-Generating Method and Apparatus 1989 March 13 3 Patent Application U-1371, #326,693 - Neutron-Beam Method and Apparatus 1989 March 21 4 Patent Application U-1371, #335, 233 Continuation in Part - Heat-Generating Method and Application 1989 April 10

(Continuation in Part of 323, 513)

 5 Patent Application U-1371, #338, 879 (2nd Continuation in Part) - Heat-Generating Method and Apparatus 1989 April 14

(Continuation in part of 335, 233, which is a Continuation in Part of 323, 513)

 6 Patent Application U-1371, #339, 646 - Power-Generating Method and Apparatus 1989 April 18 7 Patent Application U-1371, #346, 079 - Power-Generating Method and Apparatus 1989 May 5 8 Patent Application U-1371, #352, 478 - Power-Generating Method and Apparatus 1989 May 16 9 Patent Application U-1495, #394, 053 - Improved Method for Preparing Electrodes for Use in Heat-Generating Appliance 1989 August 15 13 Utah Power and Light to Utah State Fusion/Energy Advisory Council 1 Utah Power and Light 1989-1990 2 Utah State Advisory Council on Science and Technology 1989-1991 3 Utah State Auditor 1990-1991 4 Utah State Fusion/Energy Advisory Council - Correspondence and Memoranda 1989-1991 5-6 Utah State Fusion/Energy Advisory Council - External Technical Review 1990-1991 7 Utah State Fusion/Energy Advisory Council - Quarterly Reports 1989-1991 14 Utah State Fusion/Energy Advisory Council to Visiting Scientist Program 1 Utah State Fusion/Energy Advisory Council - Review by Drs. Karen Morse and Wilford Hansen 1990-1991 2 Utah State Legislative Oversite Committee 1989-1991 3 Visiting Scientist Program - Cedzynska, Krystyna 1989-1991 4 Visiting Scientist Program - Chan, Chee Yan 1989-1990 5 Visiting Scientist Program - Ghoroghchian, Jamal 1989-1990 6 Visiting Scientist Progam - Other Scientists 1989-1991 7 Visiting Scientist Program - Preparata, Giuliano 1990 15 Visiting Scientist Program to Williams, Gregory P. 1 Visiting Scientist Program - Takahashi, Akito 1990-1991 2 Visiting Scientist Program - Tian, Zhogqun 1990-1991 3 Visitors' Registry 1989-1991 4 Weekly Investigators' Meeting 1989-1990 5-6 Williams, Gregory P. - Attorney at Law 1989-1991