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May 22, 2025

23 TXST students awarded Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad

CATHLIN NOONAN

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May 29, 2024

TXST incoming graduate students, alumni receive NSF GRFP awards, honorable mention                                  

LANE FORTENBERRY

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June 18, 2025

TXST student wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship                                

LANE FORTENBERRY

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June 12, 2024

3 TXST students receive awards from Critical Language Scholarship Program for summer 2024 language study

LANE FORTENBERRY

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June 12, 2025

10 McNair Scholars graduate during TXST's spring commencement ceremonies

LANE FORTENBERRY

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undergraduate chemistry student, Melany Bouyer, and Dr. Jennifer Irvin developing polymer mats

Spring 2024 - Hillview Magazine - The Water Issue

The Irvin Research Lab harnesses sunlight-fueled chemistry to purify water      

Read about The Irvin Research Lab where IDEA Center student Melany Bouyer undertook her research on “using polymer nanocomposites and sunlight to remove estrogens from watewater effluent via photocatalytic degradation.”

MATT JOYCE

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