Southwest Research Institute Email Format
Research ServicesTexas, United States1001-5000 Employees
Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization that focuses on engineering and physical sciences, with an emphasis on technology creation and transfer. The institute employs about 3,200 professionals and operates from its San Antonio headquarters on a campus spanning more than 1,500 acres, providing more than 2.4 million square feet of laboratories, test facilities, workshops, and offices. SwRI maintains technical offices and laboratories in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Boulder, Colorado; Hanover, Maryland; Ogden, Utah; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Warner Robins, Georgia; and Durham, New Hampshire. It pursues space and defense related projects, including developing payload electronics and flight software for NASA missions, and has engaged in collaborations such as the proposed National Lunar Research Center initiative announced in 2026. SwRI operates in the research services industry and maintains a website at swri.org.