The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,000 employees supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country, and performs more than $350 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.

Each day, GTRI's science and engineering expertise is used to turn ideas into workable solutions for their customers. They take the best ideas, often co-developed with their Georgia Tech academic partners, and turn them into systems applications that provide a significant technological advantage over other approaches.

GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state and industry. They develop highly effective, practical solutions that they put into action. As a non-profit research institute, they are an objective partner who delivers workable solutions and manufacturable products. Their highly specialized laboratories and interdisciplinary research centers allow them to bring the right mix of talent, experience and creativity to every project.

At GTRI, they develop advanced technology solutions and large-scale system prototypes to address the most difficult problems in national security, economic development, and overall human betterment.