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Western Research Institute has prevailed in a major intellectual property (IP) dispute against Chevron in the US Federal Circuit Court in Washington, DC on November 4, 2020

August 2, 2021

Western Research Institute (WRI), a nonprofit entity with headquarters in Laramie, WY has prevailed in a major intellectual property (IP) dispute against Chevron in the US Federal Circuit Court in Washington, DC on November 4, 2020. As a result of the appeals court ruling, the Patent Office’s validation on May 4, 2021 of US patent 10,994,252, Methods for Estimating a Property of a Hydrocarbon, was also validated for WRI by the US Federal Circuit.

OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

May 5, 2021

Jean-Pascal Planche has served in the role of CEO and Senior VP Asphalt and Petroleum Technologies since February 2020.

WRI's Covid-19 Response

May 5, 2021

On behalf of the entire team at Western Research Institute, we hope all of you are doing well. The past year has been challenging for everyone. We have maintained our services while weathering the crisis and monitoring the evolving situation.

ASTM Award of Merit - Susan Sorini is Recognized

January 9, 2020

WRI Lead Scientist Susan Sorini has received the highest award of one the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world. Officials of ASTM International presented her with the Award of Merit on February 3, in Las Vegas.

WRI Earns AASHTO Accreditation for Asphalt Binders

January 9, 2020

WRI is proud to announce that it has received the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Accreditation for Asphalt Binders. Per the certificate, WRI has demonstrated proficiency for testing of construction materials and has conformed to the minimum requirements established in AASHTO R 18 set forth by the AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Materials (HSOM).

WRI’s Pavement Preservation Work Attracts Industry

January 9, 2020

WRI Lead Engineer Michael Farrar was invited by leading pavement preservation industry associations to make a presentation on his Chip Seal Aging Survey at the ISSA/ISAET/AEMA annual meeting held in Aventura, Florida, February 25-27.

WRI Partner Earns Award for New Mercury Removal Te

January 9, 2020

WRI is proud of its role in the development of Novinda Corporation’s Amended Silicates® HgX, a mineral-based approach that removes mercury from coal-fired power plant emissions. In January 2014, the Environmental Business Journal recognized Novinda’s Amended Silicates® with its Technology Merit Award in the Air Quality category. The technology was also named “2012 Product of the Year” by Environmental Protection Magazine.

Renewable Biogas Powers Cloud Computing in WY

January 9, 2020

“Data is energy.” That was a key message at the “cable-cutting” dedication of the world’s first “zero-carbon” Data Plant at the Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility November 6, 2014, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Don Collins Appointed to the Wyoming Infrastructure

January 9, 2020

The state senate has approved Governor Matt Mead’s appointment of Western Research Institute CEO Don Collins to serve on the board of directors of the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority.

John Schabron Named an ACS Fellow

January 9, 2020

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named WRI Chief Scientific Advisor John Schabron to the 2014 class of ACS Fellows. This honor recognizes “scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and made important contributions to ACS, the world’s largest scientific society.”