Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc. (TRI Austin) was established in 1975 by Dr. J. Scott Thornton to perform high quality, rapid response research and development in advanced materials and materials testing. TRI Austin was founded to address reliability and materials needs of the US Navy, and advanced materials and technologies for the Department of Defense, NASA, and other Government and Commercial clients. We have evolved into an organization that provides engineering services and advanced material development for global clientele while based in Austin, Texas.
