Maria Araujo

Maria Araujo

• Manager R&D Southwest Research Institute

Maria Araujo is Manager of R&D at Southwest Research Institute, in San Antonio, Texas. Maria is heavily involved in many leak detection initiatives focused on the application of machine learning techniques to identify liquid hydrocarbons as well as gas leaks. Maria holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is the recipient of an R&D 100 Award for the development the of the Smart LEak Detection (SLED) system and was named one of San Antonio’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2017 by the San Antonio Business Journal.