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SwRI Research Technologies - Alphabetical Listing
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U ISO 
URANIUM ISO BY ALPHA
  Vice President's Office
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
U-233 
ANALYSIS FOR URANIUM 233
  Vice President's Office
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
U-234 
ANALYSIS FOR URANIUM 234
  Vice President's Office
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
U-235 
ANALYSIS FOR URANIUM 235
  Vice President's Office
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
U-236 
ANALYSIS FOR URANIUM 236
  Vice President's Office
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
U-238 
ANALYSIS FOR URANIUM 238
  Vice President's Office
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
U-ALPHA 
ANALYSIS FOR URANIUM-ALPHA
  Vice President's Office
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) 
  Aerospace Engineering
  Program Development & Operations
UBC 26-2 
Evaluation of Thermal Barriers. Formerly UBC 17-3.
  Fire Resistance
UBC 26-9 
Method of Test for the Evaluation of Flammability Characteristics of Exterior, Nonload-bearing Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components Using the Intermediate-Scale, Multistory Test Apparatus (ISMA)
  Fire Resistance
UBC 7-2 
Fire Tests of Door Assemblies.
  Fire Resistance
UBC 7-5 
Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops. Formerly UBC 43-6.
  Fire Resistance
UBC 8-1 
Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials. Equivalent or similar to ASTM E 84. Formerly UBC 42-1.
  Material Flammability
UBC 8-2 
Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile Wallcovering. Formerly UBC 42-2.
  Fire Resistance
UFC 79-7 
Aboveground Storage Tanks
  Fire Resistance
UGV 
  Intelligent Vehicle Systems
UHF--Ultra High Frequency 
It refers to a section of the RF spectrum, and is not per se a product or a capability (too broad). Examples of technology areas: UHF Circuits and Systems, UHF Propagation, UHF Antennas, etc. Products are: geolocation systems, wide band receivers, tracking systems, identification systems (RFID), and antennas. Services: propagation analysis, signal analysis.
  Applied Physics
  Electronics Systems & Robotics
  Office of the Vice President
  Office of the Director
  Tracking Systems
UL 10A / UL 10B 
Equivalent or similar to ASTM E 152
  Fire Resistance
UL 1479 
Equivalent or similar to ASTM E 814
  Fire Resistance
UL 155 
Equivalent or similar to ASTM E 152
  Fire Resistance
UL 162 
Standard for Foam Equipment and Liquid Concentrates.
  Engineering & Research
UL 1709 
Standard for Rapid Rise Fire Tests if Protection Materials for Structural Steel Equivalent or similar to UK-DOE Fire Curve, Mobil Fire Curve, and NPD Fire Curve
  Fire Resistance
UL 199 
Automatic Sprinklers for Fire-Protection Service.
  Engineering & Research
UL 2043 
UL2043. Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release for Discrete Product and their Accessories Installed in Air-Handling Spaces.
  Fire Resistance
UL 2080 
Fire Resistant Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
  Fire Resistance
UL 2085 
Fire, Hose Stream, Impact, Ballistic and Leakage Tests. Equivalent or similar to UFC Appendix II-F, 79-7
  Fire Resistance
UL 2218 
Impact Resistance Test of Prepared Roofing
  Fire Resistance
  Material Flammability
UL 2335 
Fire Tests of Storage Pallets.
  Engineering & Research
UL 525 
Flame Arresters for Use on Vents of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Oil and Gasoline.
  Engineering & Research
UL 555 
Fire Dampers and Ceiling Dampers
  Fire Resistance
UL 711 
Standard for Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers.
  Engineering & Research
UL 72 
Tests for Fire Resistance of Record Protection Equipment
  Fire Resistance
UL 723 
Equivalent or similar to ASTM E84
  Material Flammability
UL 790 
Equivalent or similar to ASTM E108
  Fire Resistance
  Material Flammability
UL 9 
Equivalent or similar to ASTM E 163
  Fire Resistance
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Production 
Production of ULSD via hydrotreating and distillation pilot units.
  Chemical & Refining Process Development
Ultrafine and Nanoparticle Emissions 
Full characterization of particle size and number in the ultrafine (< 100 nm) and nanoparticle (< 30 nm) size range.
  Particle Science
Ultrasonic Sensors/Transducers (Sales) 
  Applied Physics
  Sensor Systems & NDE Tech
  Sensor Systems & Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology
Ultrasonic System Qualification 
Ultrasonic System Qualification
  Sensor Systems & Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology
Ultrasonic Testing 
  Applied Physics
  Sensor Systems & NDE Tech
  Sensor Systems & Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology
Ultrasound--Medical 
  Biomedical Engineering
  Sensor Systems & Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy 
Solar Blind Radiometric Imaging, Fluorescence.
  Chemical Engineering
  Chemical Defense
  Filtration
  Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research
  S & P
  Electromechanical & Optical Systems
  Science
Ultraviolet Testing 
  Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
  Applied Physics
  Sensor Systems & NDE Tech
  Structural Dynamics & Product Assurance
Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectrophotometry 
Used to identify unknown compounds occurring in chemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental processes. The Thermo Spectronic Genesys 5 UV-Vis spectrophotometer operates at wavelengths between 200 and 1,110 nanometers, and allows as many as 7 samples plus a blank to be evaluated at a time.
  Systems Research & Products
Umatilla, Oregon 
  Demilitarization Laboratory Support
  Vice President's Office
  Environmental Engineering & Monitoring
UN Practices & Procedures 
United Nations Practices and Procedures. Various HazMat Classification Procedures, Test Methods and Criteria, Transport of Dangerous Goods. Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature (SADT).
  Engineering & Research
Unattended Sensors 
  Intelligent Vehicle Systems
Uncertainty 
  Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
Uncertainty Analysis 
  Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
Uncertainty and Risk Analysis 
  Risk Analysis & Performance Assessment
Uncertainty Quantification 
Uncertainty Quantification entails the assessment of uncertainties and variabilities in physical and naturally occurring systems and the quantification of their impact on the behavior or predicted responses.
  Materials Engineering
  Mechanics & Materials
Underground Storage 
Storage of petroleum and natural gas products in underground excavations. Our expertise is related to stability of those storage caverns/excavations.
  Environmental Protection & Waste Management for Non-High Level Radioactive Waste
  Engineering & Material Sciences
Underwater Sensing 
  Advanced Instruments & Telemetry Systems
Underwater Vehicles 
  Marine & Offshore Systems
Unexploded Chemical Ordnance 
  Environmental Engineering & Monitoring
Unexploded Ordnance 
  Environmental Engineering & Monitoring
  Aerospace Structures
Union Pacific 
Oxidation Stability Test - Union Pacific
  Lube Prof Administrative Staff
Universal Joints 
In vehicle durability testing is available.
  Fuel & Fleet
Unmanned Ground Vehicles 
  Intelligent Vehicle Systems
  ASD Administration
  Intelligent Systems
Unmanned Systems 
  Intelligent Vehicle Systems
  Intelligent Systems
URINE Monitoring Systems 
  Microencapsulation & Nanomaterials
  Office of the Director
Used Oil Analysis 
The SwRI alternative used oil testing capability is significantly less expensive than standard ASTM test methods. This test is not intended to replace current ASTM tests for used oil analysis; it provides a low-cost, faster alternative for analyzing used oil when non-standardized testing is acceptable.
  Lube Prof Administrative Staff

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May 27, 2011