Locations

Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, SwRI is one of the oldest and largest independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organizations in the United States.

Boulder staff members conduct basic observational, modeling and theoretical research in a wide range of solar system and astrophysical topics, and are active in the scientific and instrumentation components of several space missions. Researchers are involved in a variety of projects for NASA, the European Space Agency and the National Science Foundation.

To serve the U.S. Air Force, SwRI staff members in Georgia support an array of aerospace system requirements, including engineering services, automatic test equipment, large-scale 31088-6031database development, reliability and maintainability improvements, software development, program development and operations.

Established in 2004, our Hanover operations serve as a technical liaison with Fort Meade.

The Ann Arbor staff offers automotive technical and program support to clients located in southeast Michigan and Canada, including on-site technical support to the Environmental Protection Agency. We strive to be a globally recognized, unbiased, and preferred collaborative team for powertrain and vehicle research and development services.

Evaluating the dynamic response of materials and structures to impact and explosive loading, our Minnesota staff provides support to the U.S. Department of Defense and its contractors.

With a focus on engineering and science flight projects, our staff explores new scientific challenges and develops innovative flight instruments to study problems in the areas of earth science, astrophysics, and heliophysics. SwRI has a long history of developing spaceflight instrumentation, avionics, and electronics for NASA and other government agencies, and has served as the principal investigator institution for multiple NASA missions. We deliver flight hardware for a variety of government and industry clients.

We provide design, development, and maintenance of hardware and software systems for the aerospace community by providing unbiased advice, creative solutions, and rapid reaction results to government and industry clients in Dayton, Ohio, and surrounding areas.

Our Midwest City staff performs projects and activities related to condition based maintenance and major aircraft subsystems, including propulsion, avionics, electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, and hydraulic systems primarily for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base. Our engineering expertise supports a variety of weapon systems including B-1, B-2, B-52, E-3, and KC-135 aircraft, as well as F100, F101, F108, F110, F118, T56, TF33, TF34, and TF39 engines, cruise missiles, and air traffic control and landing systems.

SwRI staff members in Austin are part of a number of exciting research endeavors in addition to fostering collaborations with local start-ups and educational institutions. Their work includes developing robotics applications for manufacturing and process automation applications, researching reliable space-qualified components, creating high reliability embedded systems for spacecraft avionics, spacecraft verification and validation, attitude control systems, and data management and analysis.

Our Ogden office provides on-site support for both the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the T-38 Talon programs.

Since 2005, our liaison office in Beijing has facilitated business opportunities stemming from China’s expanding economy, business climate, transportation technology, and energy needs. It also coordinates activities between SwRI and clients in China and surrounding areas.

SwRI and Powertrain Technology Ltd. have an exclusive services agreement for engine and powertrain design cooperation.

Signature Science, LLC, is an Austin, Texas, biotechnology company that specializes in offering clients solutions in national security, homeland security, environmental, and public safety. Signature Science is nationally recognized for its expertise in environmental management, biotechnology, national security, and technical services.

The Tianjin SwARC Automotive Research Laboratory Co., Ltd, joint venture between SwRI and the state-owned China Automotive Technology and Research Center opened in 2005. SwARC provides independent and impartial evaluation of automotive products, powertrain components, and automotive system designs. It also develops protocols for evaluating exhaust aftertreatment devices and systems, and organizes and conducts consortia and evaluations for the Chinese government and transportation and energy industries.