UTEX Culture Collection of Algae

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!
Here’s to continued research, growth, and new discoveries in the year ahead.

12/24/2025

From all of us at UTEX, Happy Holidays!

05/08/2025

Unlock the science of photosynthesis with our hands-on algae bead kits! 🟢 Perfect for all levels, explore how light and the environment impact plant energy in fun, flexible experiments.

https://link.utex.org/Photosynthesis

05/05/2025

Let your students see science in real time. 👀🧪

Lab work they’ll actually look forward to 👩‍🔬🧫
Algae bead kits = fun, flexible, and curriculum-friendly.

01/20/2025

The University of Texas at Austin has announced the cancellation of classes and the request for employees to work remotely on Tuesday, January 21st, due to anticipated hazardous travel conditions resulting from forecasted winter precipitation. Orders scheduled for shipment on Tuesday, January 21st will now be dispatched on Wednesday, January 22nd. Algae Express orders placed through Tuesday, January 21st will also be shipped on Wednesday, January 22nd.

01/09/2024

We would like to give a big congratulations to our Curator, Dr. David Nobles, Jr. for being awarded the 2022 J. Roger Porter Award!

https://molecularbiosci.utexas.edu/news/accolades/david-nobles-awarded-2022-j-roger-porter-award |

David Nobles receives 2022 J. Roger Porter Award

10/04/2023

The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office competition has begun! This national competition challenges student teams to expand novel solutions to production, processing, and new product development—all with the goal to lower the costs of producing algal and .

A competition engaging students from middle school to graduate school led by the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). Students pursue innovative ideas for the development, design, and invention of technologies within the commercial algae value chain.

10/04/2023

We are happy to share that we've been featured in The Daily Texan! You can follow the link below to read or listen to the article and interview with Dr. David Nobles, UTEX Curator.

Just as a library holds rows of books, room 17 of the Biological Laboratories building shelters rows of flasks. They may appear to contain just liquid, but the contents of the flasks are very much alive, housing over 3,000 distinct strains of algae. The UTEX Culture Collection of Algae comprises tho...

09/06/2022

Dr. Schonna Manning Concluding Tenure as UTEX Director of Research & Development - https://mailchi.mp/utexas/dr-schonna-manning-concluding-tenure-as-utex-director-of-research-development

08/31/2022

Upcoming Holiday Closure | US Labor Day

UTEX will be closed on Monday, September 5th, in observance of the US holiday, Labor Day. Orders that would normally ship out on Monday, as well as Algae Express orders, will be sent out on Tuesday, September 6th.

Please stay safe, healthy, and have an enjoyable Labor Day from all of us at UTEX!

05/02/2022

UPDATE: The website maintenance and updates originally planned for May 5th, has been postponed to Thursday, May 12th.

The website will be unavailable for a few hours, but the UTEX Help Desk and FAQs will still be available and accessible to answer any questions you might have. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

UTEX Help Desk and FAQs: https://utex.freshdesk.com

02/02/2022

Upcoming Winter Weather Event | The University/Incident Meteorologist Troy Kimmel and the National Weather Service are both predicting much colder temperatures and possible precipitation beginning Wednesday, into and through Thursday (Feb. 2-3). A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for parts of the Central Texas corridor, with the Austin Metro area under a Winter Storm Warning from 3 AM to 6 PM Thursday, February 3rd. Closures, delayed openings, or early releases caused by any weather incident will be announced on UT Austin’s Emergency Information Page (utexas.edu/emergency).

While we have tried to prepare as much as possible for this upcoming weather event, inclement weather can often be unpredictable. We do not expect any delays for orders currently scheduled to ship out on Monday, February 7th. However, if the campus does shut down, then orders containing algal culture liter media that are placed close to today’s 5:00 PM (CST) deadline may be delayed since we would be unable to prepare them before Monday’s shipment.

Please stay safe everyone!