Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is a research and engineering firm founded in 1979 that provides research, engineering, and technical support services to government and industry clients. The company employs more than 1,000 employee-owners across the United States and Canada, most of whom hold advanced degrees in engineering and the physical sciences. Work spans technical domains including research and engineering, physical sciences, blast design and blast engineering, physiological modeling, national security technologies, infrastructure engineering, health solutions technology, and energy and environment.
ARA develops mission-critical technologies alongside its research services. These include blast design software used worldwide and physiological modeling tools developed for medical applications. The company's work addresses problems of national importance across verticals such as national security, infrastructure, health solutions, medical applications, and energy and environment, with stated impact reaching millions of people.
ARA is 100% employee-owned, operating an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in which every employee shares in the company's success. The firm has been in operation for over 45 years and reports global recognition for its solutions.
