Southern Research is leading a team developing and implementing a hybrid energy storage system in a project funded by a Department of Defense (DoD) program that identifies innovative, cost-effective technologies […]
3 new members join Southern Research Advisory Board
The Southern Research Advisory Board, comprised of emerging leaders in the Birmingham business community who are committed to enhancing the organization’s mission of scientific and engineering advancement, has added three […]
Southern Research’s GEMS event inspires students to explore STEM careers
High school and middle school girls from communities around Alabama visited Southern Research on Friday and left inspired about their future studies and possible careers in STEM fields. The Birmingham […]
Southern Research teams with UAB to launch 3 pilot studies
How certain bacteria may make people more prone to asthma is one topic of three research grants jointly funded by Southern Research and the UAB School of Medicine. These new research […]
New bacterial signaling language offers pathway to treat infections
Scientists at the microbiology lab led by Javier Campos-Gómez, Ph.D., in Drug Discovery at Southern Research discovered that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium responsible for severe, drug-resistant infections in humans, uses […]
Southern Research to host 65 students for statewide STEM GEMS event
A statewide program that encourages girls to pursue careers in STEM fields will hold its annual expo at Southern Research this week, highlighting the ingenuity and creativity of students from […]
Southern Research works to spur medical device development in Birmingham
Southern Research’s Stacey Kelpke, Ph.D., believes Birmingham is well equipped to become the next hub for the development of innovative medical devices, thanks to the city’s rich manufacturing heritage and […]
Southern Research expanding additive manufacturing capabilities with key hire
Southern Research announced today that Robert Amaro, a mechanical engineer with expertise in metallurgy and solid modeling, will spearhead an expansion of the organization’s activities in additive manufacturing, a technology […]
Southern Research moving ‘green chemistry’ team to new Birmingham lab
Southern Research announced today that it has moved a team of scientists working to develop promising clean-energy technologies from North Carolina to a new state-of-the-art laboratory it is opening on […]
Southern Research investigates novel flu vaccine approach
The 2017-18 influenza season was brutal, with nearly 49 million Americans sickened by the flu and almost 1 million of them ending up in the hospital. The death toll was […]