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Sustainable Emerging
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Working with SET
Sustainable Emerging Technologies (SET) is a dedicated team of scientists, engineers and technicians devoted to advancing sustainable technologies from the initial concept to commercialization.
- The SET team advances technologies with a “safety first” culture to protect staff, projects, and facilities
- Advancing emerging technologies from bench scale through pilot scale studies
- Specific heavy oil upgrading and conversion studies
- Analytical services to support ongoing studies as well as third party analyses
- Custom design of laboratory and pilot scale reactors and systems
Heavy Oil Technology Center (HOTC)
Analytical ServicesEmerging Technology Development (ETD)
- Process Design, Safety, and Fabrication
- Catalyst evaluation studies to yield fuels and chemicals
- Technologies for conversion of municipal solid waste and other wastes to fuel and energy
- Chemoautotrophic fixation of carbon dioxide
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Asphalt & Petroleum
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Overview
WRI’s Asphalt and Petroleum Technology (APT) group is a leader in asphalt, petroleum, coal and hydrocarbon research. The group has several decades of experience leading research at the federal level to characterize, diagnose and predict asphalt and heavy oil properties and performance, and thermal processing of heavy oils.
Petroleum Processes & Products
Technology and Product Development
Services and Support
- Asphalt Mixture
- Asphaltenes and Waxes
- Chemistry and Microstructure
- Forensics-Diagnostics
- Asphalt Rheology, Cracking, Thermal, & Aging
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Advanced Carbon
Materials-
Overview
WRI applies a diverse portfolio of analytical and modeling tools that provide molecular, chemical and physical characterizations, including several unique patented tools, to intelligently guide development of precursor formulations for the next generation of advanced carbon materials, such as carbon fiber, carbon foams, graphene, carbon nanotubes, etc., including fabrication processing methods.
Science & Technology Development
- Feedstock, Intermediate Analysis & Development
- Analytical Chemistry & Molecular Characterization
- Mesophase Pitch
- Carbon Fiber
- Carbon Nano Material
- Carbon Foams
Collaborations & Partnerships
- Consortium for Production of Affordable Carbon Fibers in the U.S.
- Grossman Group at MIT
- ORNL
- University of Wyoming
- Southern Research Institute
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About
WRI-
Overview
Western Research Institute (WRI), located in Laramie, Wyoming, is a multi-million dollar, not-for-profit, research organization renowned for work in advanced energy systems, environmental technologies and highway materials research and technologies.
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Employment
Employment Opportunities
At WRI, you’ll find an environment where career achievement is paired with the best of Rocky Mountain living. Laramie is a relaxed college town with unmatched access to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the West.
Thank you for your interest in employment at Western Research Institute. We do not have any position openings available at this time. Please check back.
WRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.