SCI Engineered Materials, Inc. Awarded Phase II Research Contract

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - SCI Engineered Materials, Inc. (OTCBB: SCIA),
a manufacturer of ceramics and metals for advanced applications in the
physical vapor deposition industry, today announced it has been awarded a
two-year Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract
concerning "Homogenous BSCCO-2212 Round Wires for Very High Field Magnet."

This contract enables SCI to continue efforts to develop High Jc
performance in BSCCO-2212, which is currently the only superconducting
material manufactured in round wire form that works successfully in high
magnetic fields over 12 Tesla. This is a requirement for new generation
magnets under development for high energy physics experiments.

SCI's application was for approximately $650,000. The final amount of this
award is subject to the completion of financial negotiations with the U.S.
Department of Energy.

Dr. Scott Campbell, Vice President-Technology, commented, "SCI has been
engaged in funded research for more than two decades to develop commercial
applications for high temperature superconductor materials. This contract
is the third award SCI has received to pursue further development of high
performance superconducting material. These efforts complement the
Company's core strengths manufacturing advanced applications in the
physical vapor deposition industry."

About SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.

SCI Engineered Materials, Inc. manufactures ceramics and metals for
advanced applications such as photonics, thin film solar, thin film
batteries, and semiconductors. SCI Engineered Materials is a global
materials supplier with clients in more than 40 countries. Additional
information is available at http://www.sciengineeredmaterials.com.