In 1996, Janis Research Company received a NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award for the space infrared telescope facility test cryostat. It was delivered to the jet propulsion laboratory for characterization of mirrors at liquid helium temperatures. Janis has offered the scientific and technical community with cryogenic equipment for research, characterization and industrial applications since 1961. The company s customers include some of the world s largest corporations and best-known research centers and institutions. Janis Research Company is located in Wilmington, Mass.