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San Antonio, TX
Joined March 2009
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SwRI in the news: Origins of Uranus and Neptune Ice Revealed from Argon-40 Signals #DeepSeatoDeepSpace ow.ly/PyFQ51065ez
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Get a flavor for PaSTA technology! The SwRI-developed Parallelogram Synchronized Truss Assembly (PaSTA) was recognized by R&D World Magazine as one of the top 100 innovations of 2026. #DeepSeatoDeepSpace #AppliedResearch 🎥 youtu.be/InVm37r35BI
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To the men and women who’ve served, thank you! Happy Veterans Day from all of us at Southwest Research Institute. In 2019, SwRI dedicated this bench outside of the Slick Café to honor the sacrifices of America’s Veterans. #WeAreSwRI #DeepSeatoDeepSpace
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SwRI team studies interior composition, origins of ice giants 📷 Courtesy of NASA ow.ly/9SzY5105Nha
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Tuberculosis is becoming resistant to antibiotics. SwRI is among the research organizations supporting Texas BioMed’s efforts to find new treatments for tuberculosis, which remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. ow.ly/5gLf5105v1j
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For the Air Force, SwRI created a first-of-its-kind digital twin of the B-52 AC generator to uncover the root cause of catastrophic bearing failures. Multicolored patterns emerging under various temperatures and stressors contributed to the findings. #TechTuesday
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🔥SwRI’s latest hot job may be exactly what you’ve been looking for. ✈️ Apply today! #DeepSeatoDeepSpace #AppliedResearch ow.ly/bicH5105rON
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✈️ SwRI is gearing up to showcase decades of expertise at the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) Conference in San Antonio next week. Visit our booth (no. 4) and join us for SwRI-led presentations on Thursday, November 19. #DeepSpacetoDeepSea ow.ly/OJpQ51052Ai
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SwRI will be in Chicago next week for the International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage & Analysis. Stop by booth no. 5628 to hear about our data center cooling solutions. #DeepSeatoDeepSpace #SC26 🔗 ow.ly/oQ815104IvW
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In the early days at Southwest Research Institute, scientists traveled in style. The mobile laboratory gave SwRI researchers an opportunity to conduct chemical research such as jet fuel and emissions testing on location. #ThrowbackThursday #DeepSeatoDeepSpace
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🚨 Last chance to register! Don’t miss the 10th Anniversary Introduction to Microencapsulation Short Course hosted by SwRI’s Dr. James Oxley, a Fellow of the Controlled Release Society. 📆 November 11-13 🔗Link to register: ow.ly/kShB510479s
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Southwest Research Institute proudly supports the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County! We want to give a special shoutout to our generous staff members who helped us surpass the million-dollar mark by raising more than $1.3 million in 2026! #WeAreSwRI #DeepSeatoDeepSpace
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SwRI in the news: NASA Extends TRACERS Mission to Spring 2027 ow.ly/khQW5103KQW
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Pull up a stool and get ready for another round of Astronomy on Tap SATX! 📆 Wednesday, November 4 Blue Star Brewery 📍 1414 Alamo St. #105 ⌚ 7 p.m. (Central) #DeepSeatoDeepSpace aotsatx.space/
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SwRI’s long-running joint industry project, the Separation Technology Research or STAR Program, was created to help the oil and gas industry establish best-practice test methods and gather high-quality data. #oilandgas #DeepSeatoDeepSpace ow.ly/UuXy5103Kim
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SwRI in the news: Uranus and Neptune May Have Been Cosmic Strangers All Along, New Research Reveals ow.ly/osPH5103mJK
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SwRI is building QuickSounder, the first of a new generation of NOAA low-Earth orbit environmental satellites, which will deliver 95% of collected data within 30 minutes to significantly improve weather forecasting. #TechTuesday #DeepSeatoDeepSpace
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