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A Milestone Year for ALLVAR: 2024 YEAR-IN-REVIEW
2024 Year in review with a 10 years in business banner below to celebrate 10 years of negative CTE ALLVAR Alloys

A Message from James A. Monroe, Founder & CEO

 

2024 marks ALLVAR’s ten-year anniversary and my goodness have we come a long way. Since 2014, we have used SBIR funding to prove out our technology and achieved our first sale in 2018. We have now delivered product to 38 customers in science & technology, aerospace, and defense industries and are fielding inquiries for more material on a daily basis. ALLVAR Alloys are currently being integrated into 2 NASA missions, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and LuSEE-Night, and hope to be integrated into a third very soon.

I founded ALLVAR to transition a scientific novelty into products that help people push the limits of what is possible. The ALLVAR team has grown over the years, and we are making this vision a reality. Personally, I am thankful for all the mentors, customers, and colleagues that are helping us grow and rooting for our success. 

I am so grateful to be a part of this adventure with you all. Happy Holidays!

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James A. Monroe, Ph.D.
Founder and Materials Scientist 

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