Umpqua Research Company (URC) is a small business that provides technical services in four areas: drinking water and environmental analysis, air and water purification-related engineering (including NASA flight hardware), research and development, and materials testing. It has a history of collaboration with NASA and major aerospace firms and is a Space Technology Hall of Fame inductee; it operates a NELAP-accredited facility in the Pacific Northwest for identifying and quantifying chemical and microbiological contaminants in drinking water and environmental samples. URC maintains facilities in Myrtle Creek and Bend, Oregon, with formal QA programs and ONAMI partnerships that provide access to advanced instrumentation and materials characterization resources.
AI named Umpqua Research Company in January 2026.