Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Chemical Engineering

Overview

Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is one of the oldest and largest independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organizations in the United States.

The Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division performs research and technical services for industrial and government clients using chemistry and chemical engineering technology. Some of the disciplines covered in the division are environmental engineering evaluations; chemical and process engineering; microencapsulation of substances to achieve a variety of targeted goals; polymer and material sciences; chemical demilitarization investigations; fire protection, certification, and testing services; and analytical services including analysis of any sample in any matrix, drug metabolism investigations, and method development component. SwRI's Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division is ISO 9001:2008 registered.

Standards & Methodologies

SwRI holds more than 1,030 patents, has earned 37 R&D 100 awards, and has been inducted in the U.S. Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame. SwRI has received two Department of Defense James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Awards. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has recognized our split-Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus (2006) and the Southern Gas Association analog (1990), developed by SwRI in 1955 for the natural gas industry, as ASME National Historic Engineering Landmarks.

Several SwRI divisions have achieved ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 certification and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. The Ford Motor Company has designated the Institute a Tier 1 product development engineering services supplier and has awarded the Institute its Q1-2000 award.

Qualifications, Certifications, Accreditations & Licenses

SwRI Chemical Engineering division has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. The Ford Motor Company has designated the Institute a Tier 1 product development engineering services supplier and has awarded the Institute its Q1-2000 award.