'SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS': Texas State breaks ground on new Infrastructure Research Laboratory

Texas State University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Infrastructure Research Laboratory — a 11,471-square-foot facility supporting the Ingram School of Engineering’s Civil Engineering program — at Texas State’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Park. 

Many gathered Tuesday to celebrate the start of the new project and heard from university president Denise M. Trauth.

“The Infrastructure Research Lab, or what we call the IRL will advance the field of structural engineering through innovative research,” Trauth said. “Here, our faculty, staff, students and industry partners will collaborate to solve real-world problems in civil engineering.”