Southwest Research Institute staff members without social media accounts can stay up-to-date with the latest news and events on the new SwRI Social page. Watch for updates on the live Facebook feed and check out the selection of YouTube videos featuring staff members talking about SwRI, their work, or STEM in general. Click on the social media icons to access additional SwRI sites (active accounts may be required).
SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with Dr. Padi Boyd, NASA astrophysicist and host of the agency’s podcast “Curious Universe,” about the Europa Clipper launch and the excitement at NASA. Then, Ira checks in with two scientists who are working on the mission about what they’re excited to learn: Dr. Ingrid Daubar and Dr. Tracy Becker.
SwRI's director of R&D discusses the technology that allows its NextCar project to improve the energy efficiency of today and tomorrow’s cars as well as their safety. Click to listen.
A new episode of the Society of Tribologists and Lubricant Engineers’ (STLE) Perfecting Motion podcast series features SwRI’s Robert Warden and Patrick Lang. This month’s discussion centers around engine testing methods and why those tests can keep engineers up at night.
Will Neil take back what he said about Pluto? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore planets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt with planetary scientist and principal investigator for the New Horizons Mission, Alan Stern, on the latest episode of StarTalk.
SwRI’s Dr. Lisa Upton appeared on the Science Weekly Podcast presented by the Guardian. The episode is entitled, “What could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared?”
SwRI’s Dr. Peter Lee discusses rheology, the study of flow behavior, in our everyday life on the “STLE Perfecting Motion® Tribology & The Quest for Sustainability” podcast. The use of rheology studies across industries may lead to improved sustainability.
Checkout SwRI’s Matthew Herron on the “Illusion of Safety” podcast. He discusses why good design always accounts for safety.
SwRI’s Florent Bocher appeared on the “Materials.Business” podcast for the episode entitled, “Using Corrosion Expertise: from modeling Outer Space Environments to Supporting Sustainability Technologies.”
SwRI’s Kreg Zimmern appeared on the latest episode of “The Cool Parts Show,” presented by Additive Manufacturing Magazine. At the forefront of regenerative medicine, the Institute developed a 3D-printed bioreactor for human cells.
Pluto is tiny, icy, and used to be the ninth planet in the solar system. Used to be. So why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?
Join Molly and co-host Momo as they learn Pluto’s history, talk to planetary scientist Kelsi Singer about NASA’s New Horizons mission, and even hear from the planet itself. All that plus a nifty new mystery sound!
Phosphorus, a key ingredient for life on Earth, has been detected in the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus. This discovery marks the first time phosphorus has been found in an ocean off of Earth. Chris Glein, a lead scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, joins Planetary Radio to talk about the discovery and its implications for the search for life. Then Bruce Betts shares what's up in the night sky this week.
Tribology, the scientific study of lubrication, friction and wear, is as old as the world itself and can be found in almost every application. This podcast looks at how tribology testing can be used to improve sustainability, and benchtop rigs can be used to scale down full-size application and achieve usable realistic results that can then be scaled back up for real-life applications. Contributors: Dr. Peter Lee, FSTLE, Institute Engineer and Chief Tribologist, Southwest Research Institute, George Plint, Director, Phoenix Tribology Ltd., and Dr. Dirk Drees, CEO, Falex Tribology Belgium
Dive into the latest discoveries about Jupiter’s moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io with Scott Bolton, the principal investigator for NASA’s Juno mission. We share analysis of the data collected by the spacecraft and look forward to upcoming exploratory missions to Jupiter’s moons from ESA and NASA.
Our solar system is travelling through the Inter Space Medium on its way around the center of the Milky Way. One of the missions to map the edge of our solar system was undertaken when the IBEX spacecraft was dropped from the belly of a high-altitude jet and sent into an extremely elliptical orbit around Earth. So come inside and sit down for a discussion about IBES and ENAs with the man who probably knows the most, Dr. Stephen Fuselier.
In this hour, stories of doing the seemingly impossible; taking a risk for a chance at love, trusting a gut instinct, believing in a message from beyond and shooting (literally) for the stars. Hosted by The Moth's Senior Producer, Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Pluto is less than 20% of the diameter of Earth and is on average six billion kilometres away, yet astronomers have been able to study its tenuous atmosphere since the 1980s. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast the astronomers (and siblings) Leslie Young and Eliot Young talk about Pluto’s atmosphere and how it changes as the dwarf planet follows its elliptical orbit around the Sun.
We occasionally hear reports of Near Earth Asteroids and perhaps our memories of the movie Armageddon make us expect the worst. But just how near is "near"? On this episode of Looking Up, Dean and Anna discuss asteroid distances, sizes, and threats as well as all other things asteroid. Find out what records may exist of the impacting living beings on Earth. What happened when a woman in Canada thought she found a meteor in her bed? What's our individual likely-hood of being hit?
We are joined by Deputy Project Scientist for the Lucy mission and Staff Scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, CO, Simone Marchi.
The planets of our solar system didn’t have such stable orbits a few billion years ago. The giant outer planets moved around chaotically in their orbits, and Uranus and Neptune may have even switched places. To get a more complete understanding of the full history of our solar system, NASA is sending a spacecraft called Lucy to investigate the Trojans, mysterious small objects that share an orbit of the Sun with Jupiter. Principal investigator Hal Levison of the Southwest Research Institute’s branch in Boulder, Colorado, discusses this exciting mission, launching Oct. 16, 2021.
In this episode of TechTank, Darrell West speaks with NASA specialist and planetary geologist Vicky Hamilton of the Southwest Research Institute. The two of them discuss the benefits of space exploration, what we have learned from past missions, and how scientists are testing for ancient life on Mars.
In this bonus episode of the podcast, Charli Matthews, founder and CEO of Empowering Brands, interviews Angel Wileman.
In this episode, Rebecca Warden discusses the work of the Advanced Fluids for Electrified Vehicles (AFEV) consortium at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Warden, who is the manager of the Fleet and Driveline Fluids Evaluation Section at SwRI, is co-project manager of the AFEV consortium.
Watch SwRI’s Dr. Simone Marchi discuss the upcoming NASA flyby of Donaldjohanson. The SwRI-led Lucy mission will survey the asteroid on its way to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
A recent visit to SwRI’s San Antonio Headquarters sparked a discussion about our facilities and industry supported research on the CMMSRadio YouTube Channel.
Watch SwRI’s Dr. Lance Frazer present “Osteoporosis: the silent enemy” at the 77th Annual Meeting.
Watch “The role of hydrogen in a sustainable future” presented by SwRI’s Ryan Williams at SwRI’s 77th Annual Meeting.
SwRI’s Dr. Andrés Muñoz-Jaramillo joined a Heliolab 2025 Information Session to discuss the ways AI is changing how scientists study the Sun (Muñoz-Jaramillo appears around 11:39).
Watch SwRI’s Dr. Kevin Genestreti present “The Electron Diffusion Region of MagneticReconnection: A Decade of MMS Results” for the University of New Hampshire Space Science Seminars YouTube channel.
Watch SwRI’s Denis Long and Dr. Richard Fu discuss the Institute’s multidisciplinary hydrogen research on the HYSKY YouTube channel. The discussion starts around the 14-minute mark.
SwRI supports the development of intelligent systems through the open-source Robot Operating System (ROS) and ROS-Industrial Consortium. ROS-I promotes focused technical projects and develops advanced automation that provides members with access to data, cost-sharing and support. Check out a new video showcasing SwRI-developed perception-enabled region detection.
Watch SwRI’s Dr. Dan Nicolella and Kreg Zimmern discuss military health at Texas Public Radio’s latest Think Science event. (SwRI presentations start around 35:00.)
Enjoy an animated tour of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io produced by SwRI’s Scott Bolton, the principal investigator of the Juno mission.
SwRI’s Dr. Amir Caspi appeared on the WebsEdge Science YouTube channel to discuss NASA’s CubeSat Imaging X-Ray Solar Spectrometer or CubIXSS mission. Caspi explains how this advanced suite of first-generation, shoebox-sized satellites may help shed light on unanswered questions about the Sun’s corona.
For many, the April 8 total solar eclipse became one of the highlights of 2024. Darkened skies over a large swath of the U.S. gave researchers and citizen scientists the chance to not only witness the eclipse but also the opportunity to participate in significant scientific research led by SwRI’s Dr. Amir Caspi. Here’s a look back at the historic 2024 Citizen CATE project.
On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 34 of Season 5, our guest is Kristin Ulmer of Southwest Research Institute!
On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 34 of Season 5, our guest is Kristin Ulmer of Southwest Research Institute!
SwRI’s Dr. Peter Lee shares his tribology origin story during a recent interview with the hosts of Hidden Horsepower.
SwRI’s Dr. Peter Lee shares his tribology origin story during a recent interview with the hosts of Hidden Horsepower.
SwRI’s Dr. Joel Parker discusses “Lucy in the Sky! The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids,” in a webinar about NASA’s Lucy Mission for the Centre of the Universe YouTube Channel. Watch his presentation at 2:25.
Watch SwRI’s Dr. Craig DeForest, principal investigator for the PUNCH mission, deliver the keynote address at the Flight Software Workshop 2024.
SwRI’s Mark Johnson discusses security in space with an “Instruction Set Level Support for Detecting Injection Exploits,” at the Flight Software Workshop (FSW) 2024.
You can watch Glein’s talk around 5:37:00