Press Releases
| 01/22/2025 | SwRI-led PUNCH spacecraft make final pit stop before launch
NASA’s PUNCH mission will soon start studying the origins of the solar wind |
| 01/15/2025 | SwRI’s Lisa Upton awarded prestigious solar physics prize
AAS/SPD Karen Harvey Prize recognizes significant contributions by early career scientists |
| 01/13/2025 | SwRI is sending its first instrument to the lunar surface to survey the Moon’s interior
LMS instrument aboard the Blue Ghost Lander heading to Mare Crisium in early 2025 |
| 01/07/2025 | SwRI models Pluto-Charon formation scenario that mimics Earth-Moon system
New findings could support Pluto’s geologic activity and potential subsurface ocean |
| 12/18/2024 | SwRI’s Downing receives international IEEE leadership award
Executive VP and COO recognized for enhancing IEEE membership, collaboration |
| 12/17/2024 | SwRI awarded $26 million to develop NOAA magnetometers
SW-MAG data will help NOAA predict, mitigate the effects of space weather |
| 12/11/2024 | Southwest Research Institute seeks contractors worldwide to support Oil Sampling Program
SwRI program will pay residents, visitors of select countries to purchase oil samples and mail them for quality analyses. |
| 12/10/2024 | SwRI showcases capabilities, evaluates novel fire-safety method with customized test
Customized lab test advances understanding of EV fire dynamics |
| 12/09/2024 | SwRI announces joint industry program aimed at advancing heavy-duty hydrogen refueling infrastructure
H2HD Refuel JIP will research and develop technologies to benefit hydrogen-powered heavy-duty refueling operations |
| 12/04/2024 | SwRI-led study explores risks of chemical exposure from household products
SwRI, EPA analyze 81 items made from a variety of materials |
| 11/18/2024 | NASA awards SwRI $60 million contract to develop next-generation coronagraphs
SwSCOR will help NOAA predict geomagnetic storms and protect Earth assets |
| 11/18/2024 | SwRI researchers use chemistry modeling software to detect conditions for microbial life on icy worlds
Project, supported by NASA’s Habitable Worlds program, seeks to constrain environmental factors. |
| 11/12/2024 | SwRI-led team proposes new solar composition ratios that could reconcile longstanding questions
Solar and cosmochemical data indicate high levels of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen in the Sun |
| 11/05/2024 | SwRI’s Dr. James Walker receives Distinguished Scientist Award from Hypervelocity Impact Society
Scientist honored by international organization for contributions to penetration modeling research |
| 11/05/2024 | SwRI awarded grant to characterize Las Moras Springs watershed
Targeted water sampling to improve water management, conservation in Kinney County |