R+D Focus Area

Chemistry + Materials

Meeting important client needs in materials science, mechanical engineering, energy efficiency, physics, and structural design—from basic research to pilot tests and commercialization

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Recent advances in chemistry and materials science are leading to new approaches, applications, markets, and products. SRI offers diverse technical expertise to address important needs in chemistry, physics, materials science, mechanics, optics, and pilot-scale chemical engineering.

SRI's scientists and engineers are experts in chemical engineering, chemistry and materials research, mechanical engineering, fracture mechanics, applied coating technologies, electronic materials, catalysis, polymers, chemical engineering science, microscopy, and more. SRI’s interdisciplinary teams focus on the integration of new technologies to provide solutions to existing and anticipated challenges.

For government and commercial clients, SRI offers fundamental and applied research, laboratory experiments, computer simulations, pilot-scale testing, systems development, and product commercialization.