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The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected Edwin Piner, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physics at Texas State University, to the 2024 class of NAI Fellows. Piner, who also serves as co-director of TXST’s Materials Application Research Center, is the university’s first faculty member elected to the NAI.

Starting on September 1, 2024, MARC will be led by co-directors Dr. Edwin Piner (Physics) and Dr. Yatin Karpe (Innovation and Commercialization). MARC is funded by the Texas Legislature to accelerate the development of new technologies using advanced materials from concept to commercial production.

Texas State University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Aug. 16, to mark the start of construction on the university’s new STEM classroom building.

64-year-old retired HVAC professional and amateur inventor, Dan Marsh, is out to prove he has solved a key problem in scaling down wind power generation to the consumer level—small enough to someday efficiently power a home from a rooftop or a backyard.

The Round Rock Chamber is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Round Rock Start-up Pitch Competition. The competition was designed to provide entrepreneurs with an opportunity to showcase their businesses to community leaders and partners to further grow Round Rock’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Texas State University’s Materials Application Research Center (MARC) — an initiative dedicated to enhancing TXST’s research enterprise — has announced more than $540,000 in funding to purchase nine pieces of scientific instrumentation for labs across the university.

Teams compete for $100,000 in cash, services and in-kind contributions to assist in accelerating their market entry. Eligible teams are required to have a unique scalable business concept and at least one contributing member who is a current student, faculty, or staff member or alumni of Texas State University.