Poulter Laboratory

{{Short description|American physics research laboratory}}

The Poulter Laboratory is a research lab within SRI International's Physical Sciences Division known for experiments{{Cite journal |last=Murri |first=W. J. |date=1982-04-01 |title=Shock wave facilities at Pulter Laboratory of SRI international |url=https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-abstract/78/1/652/702145/Shock-wave-facilities-at-Pulter-Laboratory-of-SRI?redirectedFrom=fulltext |journal=AIP Conference Proceedings |volume=78 |issue=1 |pages=652–656 |doi=10.1063/1.33294 |issn=0094-243X}} relating to explosions, impacts, and fire. The lab is named for Thomas Poulter, who gained initial fame as an arctic explorer, and later as an expert in explosives and biosonar at SRI from 1948 until his death in 1978.{{cite book | last = Nielson | first = Donald | title = A Heritage of Innovation: SRI's First Half Century | publisher = SRI International | year = 2006 | isbn = 978-0-9745208-1-0 | location = Menlo Park, California | pages = 11-2 - 11-4}}{{cite book|title=Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia|first=William James|last=Mills|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2003|isbn=1-57607-422-6}}{{cite web|url=http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?documentid=273532&start=15&page=153|title=Thomas C. Poulter|publisher=History for Sale|accessdate=2012-02-23}} Their recent projects include improving the safety of hydrogen as a transportation fuel, and the safe disposal of unused ordnance.{{cite web|url=http://www.sri.com/work/projects/poulter|title=Projects: Poulter Laboratory|accessdate=2013-02-24}}