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SwRI’s Dr. Roman Gomez will speak at the 2025 First-Generation Day Campus Celebration and Luncheon at St. Mary’s University today, November 7. Gomez will share his own journey from entering the military to earning his doctorate in astrophysics.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 | Join SwRI’s Francisco Fierro for the free webinar “Compressor Skid Design and Foundation Consideration.”
📅 12 p.m. CST on November 5, 2025

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November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#FlashbackFriday to the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) event in Orlando earlier this month. This photo includes three ASNT Engineering Excellence Award recipients including SwRI’s Dr. Sergey Vinogradov (second from left).
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🍂Oh deer, it’s finally fall! After one of the hottest Octobers on record, we’re finally enjoying crisp fall mornings to accompany the scenic views around SwRI’s San Antonio headquarters. #WeAreSwRI
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? SwRI is a pioneer in microencapsulation technology. From masking the taste of pharmaceuticals to ensuring the efficacy of paints and coatings, micro- and nano-encapsulation play a critical, if not invisible, role in modern life.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In the latest episode of the Technology Today Podcast, go behind the scenes of the “Oscars of innovation” to hear about two R&D 100 award-winning inventions.🎧
https://ow.ly/Mt5I50Xjm44
October 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
👋🏻Stop by SwRI’s booth at the Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy going on now through October 29, in Houston.

You’ll meet our multidisciplinary team of powerhouse problem solvers working to future-proof the energy sector. ⬇️
https://ow.ly/lPHU50Xjgt2
October 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In 2024, SwRI engineers increased the instantaneous bandwidth of the JUPITER system’s radar receiver technology, allowing expanded spectrum analysis. Developers also incorporated a hardware accelerator processor to reduce latency & encrypted intellectual property to facilitate sharing. #TechTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
SwRI’s Daniel Juarez-Robles will present his latest research at ASME’s IMECE 2025, November 16–20, in Memphis, TN. Juarez-Robles will share insights that push the boundaries of battery safety and performance. Learn more about the conference. 👉 https://invt.io/1lxbfosjgb7
#IMECE2025
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) wrapped up in San Antonio with a field trip led by SwRI's Dr. David Ferrill and Dr. Adam Cawood. They presented “Architecture of a Seismic-Scale Normal Fault Zone – The Hidden Valley Fault, Canyon Lake Gorge, Texas.”

October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Congratulations to SwRI’s David Ferrill, Ph.D.! He was recognized with a Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) for his 40-plus years of service to the organization.
October 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
𝐒𝐰𝐑𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 $9.9 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅-16 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

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October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SwRI staff get into the spooky spirit during a lunchtime pumpkin carving activity!
#WeAreSwRI
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎧Interested in cool technology? Need a new favorite podcast to inspire you? Listen to the latest episode of the Technology Today Podcast.
👀Watch for a new episode next week.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy #MoleDay everyone! A mole is defined as 6.02 x10^23. From 6:02 a.m. until 6:02 p.m. on October 23rd, or 10/23, the world celebrates the research of Amedeo Avogadro, an Italian scientist whose hypotheses laid the foundation for basic concepts in chemistry.
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🚨There’s still time to sign up for an immersive tour of SwRI’s pharmaceutical and bioengineering laboratories! If you’re headed to the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists PharmSci 360 event in San Antonio this Nov. register by Oct. 27.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 | Join SwRI for a three-day ISO 9001 Internal Auditor course starting November 10.
Learn ISO 9001:2015 quality management system (QMS) requirements, understand management’s role in QMS and the auditing process.
Register today: https://ow.ly/FCBB50XgWHj
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM

The Texas Hydrogen Alliance hosted a workshop specifically designed to educate local officials and first responders about the unique characteristics of hydrogen. SwRI’s Jacqueline Manders and Alex Schluneker gave presentations during the 4-hour workshop.
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations to Adeene Denton, a postdoctoral research assistant at SwRI, who has been selected for Science News’ 2025 Scientists to Watch list!
You can explore her latest research here: https://ow.ly/QILA50Xgzoi
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” – Winston Churchill

📷This photograph of overhead lights was taken on August 19, 2025, at SwRI’s newly opened Advanced Electronic Warfare Facility in Warner Robins, Georgia.
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
SwRI’s Tim Allison, Ph.D., and Kelsi Katcher have been invited to present at the second Seville Forum on Machinery for Decarbonization in Seville, Spain, early next year.
https://ow.ly/s37250XfJUS
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The latest NASGRO® virtual training session starts October 28! Register to attend from anywhere and gain valuable insights into fracture mechanics theory while exploring features of the award-winning software.
https://ow.ly/LfZy50XfB20
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 | Free webinar: Cycle Analysis & Optimization
Wednesday, October 22
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CDT
https://www.swri.org/event/cycle-analysis-optimization
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎨In honor of #NationalArtsAndHumanitiesMonth, here’s a rendering of Jupiter’s red spot in the style of French Impressionist painter Claude Monet.
📷𝘌𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘈𝘚𝘈/𝘑𝘗𝘓-𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩/𝘚𝘸𝘙𝘐/𝘔𝘚𝘚𝘚
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October 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM