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Physical Sciences Division
Chemistry, physics, materials science, mechanics, optics, and
nanotechnology -- these are areas underlying many new applications
and market opportunities. SRI's Physical Sciences Division offers
government and commercial clients worldwide the diverse technical
expertise needed to address important technical challenges in
these and many other fields. Our work ranges from fundamental
research and laboratory experiments to computer simulations, pilot-scale
testing, systems development and commercialization of products.
We offer innovation through research and
product development in the following areas:
- Applied Mechanics - Poulter Laboratory
Experiments and computational simulations of explosive and impact
effects, techniques to counter terrorism, neutralize mines, simulate
earthquakes
- Applied Optics Laboratory
Materials development and computation of materials properties,
development of microelectronics, microsensors, and microdevices,
applied controls, noise suppression, optical sensing, and optical
technology
- Sensor Systems Laboratory
SRI's Sensor Systems Laboratory (SSL) conducts basic and applied research in the
areas of chemical and biological sensor systems, electro-optical and remote sensors,
and laser-based diagnostics. SSL develops innovative new sensor concepts,
demonstrates them in the laboratory, and engineers them into robust fieldable systems.
- Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
Catalysis, polymerization catalysts, polymer science, small
molecule synthesis, hydrocarbon conversion, gas separations,
analytical chemistry, environmental fate, combinatorial chemistry,
high-throughput screening, biosensors, bio assays, energy-related materials and airbag
compounds, advances in process engineering, carbon materials,
and environmental fuel processing
- Materials Research Laboratory
Materials research, development, and prototype production, applied
coating technologies, electronic materials, energy generation,
pollution abatement, heterogeneous catalysis, pilot-scale production
of selected materials
- Center for Fracture Physics
Strength and fracture analysis of materials used in automobiles,
aircrafts, buildings, bridges, runways, roads, and more
- The MicroSystems Innovation Center
Dedicated to the creation of customer value through the invention
and development of innovative micrometer-scale structures, devices,
and systems, often referred to as MEMS or MST
- Molecular Physics Laboratory
Laser-based diagnostics and sensors, mass spectrometry, combustion
chemistry, process modeling, atmospheric monitoring, atmospheric
chemistry, surface analysis, nonlinear optical processes, ultratrace
species detection, collisional and radiative processes involving
ions, atoms, and molecules
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R&D Divisions