A large shamrock in the foreground with the words "Run for pi" with people running and walking in the background.
☘️🥧👟SwRI staff participated in a walk/run to celebrate a mashup of Pi Day and St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s to the luck of the Pi-rish. ☘️🥧👟 #WeAreSwRI
SwRI staff take a photo with the patent they received for developing a vaccine that protects against tularemia.
POV: You are an expert problem solver at Southwest Research Institute.
SwRI holds more than 1,500 patents; and that blue-ribbon feeling never gets old!
This patent covers a vaccine to protect against a zoonotic virus called tularemia.
#Patents #ProblemSolvers #WeAreSwRI
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SwRI recruiters host a booth at a job fair for high school seniors in San Antonio.
We’re ready to help the next generation launch a career in STEM! SwRI recruiters are spending the morning at the Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST Schools) Senior Hiring Fair in San Antonio! #WeAreSwRI
Interested in a job opportunity at SwRI? Visit SwRI.jobs
When the spacecraft reached Pluto, its primary target, 3 billion miles later, New Horizon’s Principal Investigator SwRI’s Dr. Alan Stern said, “This mission has inspired people across the world with the excitement of exploration and what humankind can achieve.” #WeAreSwRI
SwRI staff, selected to take part in the Emerging Leaders Program, pose for a photo on the day of the 2026 kickoff.
A place setting with a program booklet and a piece of cake in front of screen for the kickoff luncheon of SwRI's Emerging Leaders Program.
SwRI President and CEO Adam L. Hamilton addresses the participants of the Emerging Leaders Luncheon.
President and CEO Adam L. Hamilton addressed this year’s participants of the Emerging Leaders Program at a welcome lunch earlier this week. The multidisciplinary group will attend a series of workshop-style courses to prepare for personal and professional growth. #WeAreSwRI
At SwRI, our research extends from Deep Sea to Deep Space® and practically everywhere in between. In 2025, we contributed to scientific advances and innovation and sought solutions for the world’s most vexing technological challenges. #WeAreSwRI youtu.be/OPZ2AphVIIc
A woman, wearing gloves, creates a floral bookmark while sitting at a table with a white tablecloth and crafting tools.
A woman leads a group of people sitting at a long table in a craft activity.
A group of people share tools and craft at a long table.
If attendance at a bookmark-making session, hosted by SwRI’s Research Recreation Association, is any indication, people are looking for ways to connect, tap into creativity and use their senses. Are you seeking more offline experiences in 2026? #FlashbackFriday #WeAreSwRI
Three brightly colored covers of Technology Today Magazine starting with Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025.
In 2025, Technology Today magazine covered everything from multidisciplinary brain research (Spring 2025) to SwRI’s work in intuitive robots (Summer 2025) and advancing drug discovery (Fall 2025). Revisit the headlines. ⬇️ #WeAreSwRI
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SwRI COO and Executive Vice President Walt Downing and President and CEO Adam L. Hamilton, P.E. stroll on the SwRI campus on a sunny day.
In SwRI’s 78-year history, we’ve had the steady leadership of four presidents and four Chief Operating Officers.
Pictured are current COO and Executive Vice President Walt Downing (left) and President and CEO Adam L. Hamilton, P.E. (right). #WeAreSwRI
A buck blends into a bucolic South Texas landscape with cactus in the foreground.
🍂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
Point of view from inside a pumpkin being carved. An SwRI employee enjoys the lunchtime activity.
SwRI staff get into the spooky spirit during a lunchtime pumpkin carving activity!
#WeAreSwRI
