Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Independent applied research organization providing multidisciplinary R&D, engineering, testing and pilot manufacturing to government and industry. Core activities include spacecraft and scientific-instrument development and environmental qualification; planetary and atmospheric modeling; energy and hydrogen systems research; materials and surface engineering; sensing, autonomy and robustness testing for perception systems; metrology for flow and gas mixtures; pilot-scale GMP-aligned clinical-supply production; catalyst and fuel-processing testbeds; and battery and powertrain testing and validation. Operates specialized laboratories and testbeds for spacecraft integration, emissions and catalyst evaluation, fuel-processing pilots, metering research, materials characterization, energy storage testing, and pilot clinical manufacturing.
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Patents
Reference-free load-modulated longitudinal rail stress measurement using ultrasonic LCR waves
US-12411111-B2
View DetailsLyophilized and stabilized live attenuated formulated vaccine against tularemia
US-12343431-B2
View Details
Reference-free load-modulated longitudinal rail stress measurement using ultrasonic LCR waves
US-12411111-B2
View DetailsLyophilized and stabilized live attenuated formulated vaccine against tularemia
US-12343431-B2
View DetailsServices
Integration, environmental qualification testing and mission support for small-satellite and instrument payload programs using cleanroom and environmental-test facilities.
High-resolution microscopy, localized chemical analysis and surface characterization to support coatings, thin films, additive-manufactured parts and failure investigations.
Small-batch GMP-aligned production suites, formulation support and quality-control labs for clinical supplies including cell-based products, select vaccines and small-molecule therapeutics.
Development and validation of vision-based autonomy systems, pedestrian- and object-prediction algorithms, adversarial testing frameworks and simulation tools for perception verification.
Experimental evaluation of flow meters, gas density and energy-content measurements for natural gas, hydrogen blends and renewable gases using dedicated metering research facilities and flow loops.
Cell, module and pack performance characterization, lifecycle testing, environmental chamber testing and abuse/safety tests to regulatory and custom protocols.
Integration, environmental qualification testing and mission support for small-satellite and instrument payload programs using cleanroom and environmental-test facilities.
High-resolution microscopy, localized chemical analysis and surface characterization to support coatings, thin films, additive-manufactured parts and failure investigations.
Small-batch GMP-aligned production suites, formulation support and quality-control labs for clinical supplies including cell-based products, select vaccines and small-molecule therapeutics.
Development and validation of vision-based autonomy systems, pedestrian- and object-prediction algorithms, adversarial testing frameworks and simulation tools for perception verification.
Experimental evaluation of flow meters, gas density and energy-content measurements for natural gas, hydrogen blends and renewable gases using dedicated metering research facilities and flow loops.
Cell, module and pack performance characterization, lifecycle testing, environmental chamber testing and abuse/safety tests to regulatory and custom protocols.
Expertise Areas
- Spacecraft systems engineering and instrument integration
- Heliophysics and planetary-instrument development
- Planetary climate and habitability modeling
- Autonomy, computer vision and adversarial robustness for perception systems
Key Technologies
- Polarimetric and multispectral imaging sensors for space and airborne platforms
- Ultraviolet and high-energy spectroscopy for space science
- Computational docking and virtual screening platforms
- Deep learning for perception and anomaly detection
News & Updates
Publication documenting how continuous wide-field imaging from multiple small spacecraft improved coronal mass ejection arrival-time forecasts using geometric modeling.
Collaborative project to develop physics-based multiphysics models and experimental validation to forecast degradation of TiFe-based metal hydride storage vessels.
Summary of mission milestones and description of institute-developed ultraviolet spectrograph and particle analyzer instruments for characterizing Jupiter’s atmosphere, auroras and magnetosphere.
Report on coordinated ground-based telescope network and high-altitude airborne imaging to collect polarized and multispectral observations of the solar corona.
Overview of hydrogen internal-combustion engine research, consortium activities and a Class 8 hydrogen-fueled demonstration vehicle showing CO2 reductions and low NOx aftertreatment performance.
Description of a modular gamma-ray polarimeter instrument intended to measure gamma-ray burst polarization with onboard source localization and time-/energy-resolved analysis.
Publication documenting how continuous wide-field imaging from multiple small spacecraft improved coronal mass ejection arrival-time forecasts using geometric modeling.
Collaborative project to develop physics-based multiphysics models and experimental validation to forecast degradation of TiFe-based metal hydride storage vessels.
Summary of mission milestones and description of institute-developed ultraviolet spectrograph and particle analyzer instruments for characterizing Jupiter’s atmosphere, auroras and magnetosphere.
Report on coordinated ground-based telescope network and high-altitude airborne imaging to collect polarized and multispectral observations of the solar corona.
Overview of hydrogen internal-combustion engine research, consortium activities and a Class 8 hydrogen-fueled demonstration vehicle showing CO2 reductions and low NOx aftertreatment performance.
Description of a modular gamma-ray polarimeter instrument intended to measure gamma-ray burst polarization with onboard source localization and time-/energy-resolved analysis.