Michigan startup Electric Field Solutions acquired by oil and gas firm Premier for technology developed for measuring electric fields caused by Marian dust storms.
Electric Field Solutions, a spin-out of Michigan University, has been acquired by gas company Premier, a division of engineering firm Willbros Group. Financial details were not released.
The company has been developing technology to measure electric fields caused by dust storms on Mars. Nilton Renno, the professor behind the technology, worked with NASA on the Curiosity Rover team. His team studied the effects of dust kicked up by the Lander’s descent engines.
Prior to the exit, US-based Electric Field Solutions received funding from Michigan’s tech transfer office and the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
