Press Releases

02/23/2026 SwRI, collaborators offer new insights into potential for life in Jovian system

Research outlines how Jupiter’s moons may have inherited ingredients for life during formation

02/23/2026 SwRI grows capacity to support manufacture of antidotes to combat nerve agent, pesticide exposure in the U.S.

New technique offers nontoxic, high-yield, high-quality production of nerve agent countermeasures

02/19/2026 New research takes first step toward advance warnings of space weather

Joint SwRI-NCAR tool integrates global solar active region observations with a physical model, machine learning

02/18/2026 SwRI to create advanced Product Lifecycle Management system for the Air Force

Comprehensive tool will improve efficiency and safety through prognostic engineering

02/17/2026 SwRI earns specialized accreditation for natural gas flow calibration

SwRI’s Metering Research Facility is the one of the only recirculating natural gas flow labs in the world to receive ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation

02/16/2026 SwRI’s 78th Annual Meeting showcases advances in robotics, space and energy infrastructure

Board, Advisory Trustees tour new space robotics center, interactive performance analysis lab

02/04/2026 SwRI appoints Fuselier vice president of Space Science Division

Noted solar physicist is a member of the National Academy of Sciences

02/03/2026 Dr. Barron Bichon promoted to vice president of SwRI’s Mechanical Engineering Division

Bichon will oversee 400 staff members and a wide array of research and development projects

02/02/2026 Dr. Ben Thacker named SwRI chief operating officer

Thacker will oversee SwRI’s technical divisions, internal research program and more

01/28/2026 NASA’s Juno spacecraft measures thickness of Europa’s ice shell

Led by SwRI scientist, the Juno mission provides the first resolved subsurface measurements of the ice-encased Jovian moon

01/26/2026 SwRI scientist uses anime for STEM outreach

New study details SwRI’s education, outreach efforts at national anime conventions

01/20/2026 Using 100-year-old data to help predict future solar cycle activity

SwRI corrected anomalies in the historical data to allow automated comparisons

01/20/2026 New study finds that water makeup of Jupiter’s Galilean moons set at birth

SwRI scientist contributes to findings explaining the striking difference between the large Jovian moons

01/13/2026 SwRI’s Dr. Michael Davis named SPIE Fellow

International organization gives highest honor to SwRI astrophysicist

01/12/2026 SwRI evaluates fire risks associated with solar panel installations

Engineers test three common racking orientations, roof assemblies to identify fire mitigation strategies