Lyda Hill Philanthropies Commits $1 Million in New Funding to Advance High-Impact Research in Texas
TAMEST and Lyda Hill Philanthropies are pleased to announce $1 million in additional research funding awarded to six exceptional Texas researchers selected from the 2026 Hill Prizes applicant pool. These grants – ranging from $100,000 to $200,000 – provide targeted support to advance high-impact, paradigm-shifting innovations across the state to some of the most promising proposals not selected for the 2026 Hill Prizes.
Mark Your Calendar: TAMEST 2027 Annual Conference Registration Opens Next Week
Registration opens next week for the TAMEST 2027 Annual Conference: Frontiers of Discovery: Exploring from the Quantum to the Cosmos, February 1–3, 2027, at the InterContinental Houston in Houston, Texas. The program will examine how advances in science and technology at every scale are leading society into exciting new frontiers. Speakers and sessions will explore innovations in the fields of precision medicine, neural engineering, targeted disease therapeutics, deep space exploration, robotics and more.
TAMEST O’Donnell Awards 20th Anniversary Series: 2018 O’Donnell Award Recipient in Physical Sciences Xiaoqin Elaine Li, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
As TAMEST celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards, TAMEST connected with 2018 O’Donnell Award in Physical Sciences Recipient and O’Donnell Awards Summit Speaker Xiaoqin Elaine Li, Ph.D., to discuss how the award fueled her trajectory, how she is helping build a statewide quantum ecosystem across Texas and why giving early-career researchers space away from the academic “rat race” is essential for breakthrough science.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- August 2026
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the August compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.
Join TAMEST in Austin for the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Summit
Don’t miss your chance to celebrate two decades of pioneering research in Texas. TAMEST invites you to Austin on September 10, 2026, for the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Summit: Celebrating 20 Years of Impact and Innovation. This milestone event will showcase the revolutionary breakthroughs of past recipients and honor the next generation of Texas trailblazers across medicine, engineering, science and technology. Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with leading scientific minds and celebrate the enduring impact of innovation in our state.
