SFA STEM Center

05/21/2026

Science Teachers! 🚨 Are you looking to bring more hands-on biology into your classroom?

Join us June 8-11 for the biology portion of our Summer 2026 Science Workshops at SFA. These are built specifically for middle and high school educators who want hands-on, ready-to-use labs for their classrooms.

• Just $25 per workshop or BOGO
• Registration Deadline: June 1st
• SFA Main Campus – Cole STEM Building

Sign up today!
https://pace.sfasu.edu/sfapace/course/course.aspx?catId=23

05/07/2026

Photos from a recent trip to Galveston with Lufkin High School students! 🌊

This field trip was led by SFA's Dr. Julie Bloxson along with Dr. Erik Scott from the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University.

03/04/2026

We had a great time last Friday hosting High School STEM Day! 🧪 It was an inspiring day of learning as students explored various STEM topics through hands-on experiments, demos, and challenges.

Thank you to all the students, teachers, and volunteers who made this day such a success. We couldn’t have done it without you! 💜

02/12/2026

Our Lufkin ISD STEM 4 students also crushed it at the East Texas Regional Science Fair at Kilgore College this past Friday!

They had 3 different projects advance to the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair in College Station.

Congratulations to all for their hard work and dedication! 💜

02/12/2026

Our Nacogdoches ISD STEM 4 students showed up and stood out at the East Texas Regional Science Fair at Kilgore College this past Friday!

They had 9 seniors advance to the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair in College Station. In addition, Armaan Rajani had the top project of the fair and earned an automatic advancement to the International Science and Engineering Fair that will occur in Phoenix, Arizona in May.

We are so proud of their hard work! 💜

01/16/2026

LHS STEM 3 students took over the nursing lab last Friday for a day of hands-on skills and clinical exploration! Swipe to see these future medical pros in action 💉🩺

01/07/2026

Join us for High School STEM Day!
This one-day event is for ninth through 12th graders to experience inquiry-based, student-centered STEM modules designed and facilitated by SFA faculty and staff.
Register here: https://sfasu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwN393znd6rZkai

12/16/2025

Some photos from our FIRST LEGO League Challenge practice meet! We welcomed teams from several schools to run challenges and test their robots to prepare for the area qualifier in January! 🤖🌟

12/05/2025

Happy International Volunteer Day! 💜
To celebrate our amazing volunteers, we're sharing moments from past High School STEM Days—just one of many events made possible by their support.

Want to get involved? We’re currently recruiting volunteers for our next High School STEM Day! ✨

Learn more and fill out our interest form here: https://bit.ly/3MiW5zc

10/31/2025

10/30/2025

Dr. Rine Reuben, biology faculty, mentors SFA STEM Academy students from NHS as they perform research. The students are developing biodegradable plastic film using pomegranates and will compete in upcoming science and engineering fairs! 🧪👩‍🔬