for the charity see scottish women s rural institutes . southwest research institute type independent nonprofit research and development founded 1947 founder thomas slick jr. headquarters san antonio texas usa revenue 592 million fy 2015 number of employees 2 797 fy 2015 website www.swri.org southwest research institute swri headquartered in san antonio texas is one of the oldest and largest independent nonprofit applied research and development r & d organizations in the united states . founded in 1947 by oil businessman thomas slick jr. swri provides contract research and development services to government and industrial clients . swri s mission statement is benefiting government industry and the public through innovative science and technology . the institute consists of a number of technical divisions that offer multidisciplinary problem solving services in a variety of areas in engineering and the physical sciences . contents 1 technical divisions 2 scope and size 3 space projects 4 publications 5 offices 6 references 7 external links technical divisions edit swri consists of 9 divisions that offer multidisciplinary problem solving services in a variety of areas in engineering and the physical sciences applied physics applied power automation and data systems chemistry and chemical engineering geosciences and engineering mechanical engineering office of automotive engineering engine emissions and vehicle research and fuels and lubricants research defense and intelligence solutions space science and engineering scope and size edit more than 4 000 projects are active at the institute at any given time . these projects are funded almost equally between the government and commercial sectors . at the close of fiscal year 2015 the swri staff numbered 2 708 employees and total revenue was 592 million . citation needed the institute provided 7.2 million to fund innovative research through its internally sponsored r & d program . partial listing of research areas includes space science and engineering ; automation robotics and intelligent systems ; avionics and support systems ; bioengineering ; chemistry and chemical engineering ; corrosion and electrochemistry ; earth and planetary sciences ; emissions research ; engineering mechanics ; fire technology ; fluid systems and machinery dynamics ; and fuels and lubricants . additional areas include geochemistry and mining engineering ; hydrology and geohydrology ; materials sciences and fracture mechanics ; modeling and simulation ; nondestructive evaluation ; oil and gas exploration ; pipeline technology ; surface modification and coatings ; and vehicle engine and powertrain design research and development . space projects edit swri have various levels of involvement ina wide range of us space projects including new horizons interstellar boundary explorer publications edit in 2015 staff members published 603 papers in the technical literature ; made 495 presentations at technical conferences seminars and symposia around the world ; submitted 66 invention disclosures ; filed 39 patent applications ; and received 51 u.s. patent awards . citation needed swri initiates contracts with clients based on consultations and prepares a formal proposal outlining the scope of work . subject to client wishes programs are kept confidential . as part of a long held tradition patent rights arising from sponsored research are often assigned to the client . swri generally retains the rights to institute funded advancements . offices edit the institute s headquarters occupy more than two million square feet of office and laboratory space on more than 1 200 acres in san antonio . swri has technical offices and laboratories in boulder colorado ; ann arbor michigan ; warner robins georgia ; ogden utah ; oklahoma city oklahoma ; rockville maryland ; minneapolis minnesota ; beijing china ; and other locations . the institute also provides environmental monitoring expertise at a munitions disposal site at the umatilla army depot in hermiston oregon . references edit about . swri . facts . swri . external links edit official website quick facts product certification directory southwest research institute from the handbook of texas online form 990 filed with irs pdf . foundation center . swri . 2013 . coordinates 29 26 38 n 98 36 47 w 29.4438 n 98.6130 w 29.4438 ; 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