Southwest Research Institute^® Capabilities

SwRI^® provides engineering services to government and commercial clients in nearly all areas of applied science and engineering. Founded in 1947, SwRI is one of the largest organizations of its kind in the United States. Eleven technical divisions provide multidisciplinary expertise in a variety of engineering disciplines and physical sciences. SwRI’s capabilities to solve multiple project tasks simultaneously are based on technical breadth to perform specialty engineering tasks, and technical depth in expertise, personnel, facilities, and equipment resources.

A partial listing of research areas in which the Institute has significant expertise and experience includes:

• Avionics and Support Systems

• Electronics Integration and Information Technology

• Electronics Systems and Robotics

• Electromechanical and Optical Systems

• Engineering Applications and Systems Development

• Sensor Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology

• Communications and Embedded Systems

• Manufacturing Systems

• Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Medical Systems

• Microencapsulation, Nanomaterials and Process Engineering

• Analytical and Environmental Chemistry

• Environmental and Demilitarization Technology

• Fire Technology

• Engine and Emissions Research

• Vehicle Systems Research

• Engine Lubricants Research

• Fuels and Driveline Lubricants Research

• Fuels and Lubricants Technology

• Petroleum Products Research

• Geosciences and Engineering

• Engineering Dynamics

• Structural Engineering

• Materials Engineering

• Mechanical and Fluids Engineering

• Tactical Systems

• Surveillance and Geolocation

• Strategic Systems

• Production and Operations

• Software Engineering

• Space Science

• Space Systems

• Space Studies

• Performance and Instruction

• Interactive Technologies

SwRI's capabilities are based on technical breadth to perform specialty engineering tasks, and sufficient technical depth in expertise, personnel, facilities, and equipment resources to perform multiple tasks.