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If you’re in Houston for the STS-AIChE Southwest Process Technology Conference, stop by SwRI’s booth to learn about our latest process technology capabilities and get support with pilot plant design and fabrication.
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SwRI’s Steve Dellenback, vice president of Intelligent Systems, earned a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to intelligent transportation systems (ITS). He reflects on an early project that shaped his career and the evolution of ITS at the Institute.

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SwRI in the news: Uranus and Neptune Formed Through Different Paths to Ice Giants
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Smashing pumpkins for science?
SwRI’s ballistics team used a pumpkin during ballistics calibration last year, and the results surprised even our scientists! #TBT
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As NASA’s Lucy prepares for its first encounter with a Trojan asteroid next summer, enjoy a look back on the first five years of the SwRI-led mission and what’s still to come.
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SwRI in the news: ITSWC KOREA: Lifetime Achievement Awards for Gaffney, Blythe and Dellenback
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The consortium will support makers of off-road diesel engines and equipment in the 19 to 56 kW range. With two sessions available, join us for an introductory webinar to learn about the benefits of membership. https://t.co/qXVeOoXjit

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SwRI’s new Technology Initiative for Emission Reduction (TIER-5) Consortium is ready to roll out pre-competitive research to achieve compliance with California’s proposed Tier 5 emission standards.

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SwRI in the news: Animal Care Services partners with Southwest Research Institute for roaming dog study
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SwRI applies automation to count unrestrained dogs in San Antonio

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Using innovative fatigue testing methods, SwRI supports efforts to predict the structural life of additive manufacturing components at production. #TechTuesday

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SwRI in the news: UT San Antonio researchers help unlock the potential of peptide catalysts
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SwRI in the news: Improved magnetic field maps bring the Sun’s hidden hemisphere into focus
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SwRI will be in Houston for the 2026 STS-AIChE Southwest Process Technology Conference! We can help your team close the gap between research and commercialization with design and scale up services for chemical processes and pilot plants.

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SwRI in the news: Stunning video captures a whole year of our sun’s chaotic corona
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SwRI staff contribute to new ideas about origins of Uranus, Neptune

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SwRI-led Lucy mission marks five years of discoveries

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SwRI’s Dr. Steven Dellenback wins ITS World Congress Lifetime Achievement Award

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At SwRI, we’re excited to dish about a different kind of PaSTA. The patented Parallelogram Synchronized Truss Assembly (PaSTA) technology provides a structural backbone for solar panels to deploy in space to support operations such as refueling.
#NationalPastaDay

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Register today | Join Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) for a live introduction to the Technology Initiative for Emissions Reduction (TIER-5) Consortium.

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