* World No. 1 golfer, Scottie Scheffler (FIN '18) tees off as defending champion at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which opened May 21 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas — competing for a share of the $10.3 million prize fund among a 144-player field. (Asiatoday; Newscj) * Scheffler

* Celadyne Technologies, a materials science and energy startup out of the University of Texas at Austin (UT)'s Cockrell School of Engineering, has secured a $250,000 investment from the UT Seed Fund, managed by Discovery to Impact. * The funding will be directed toward advancing hydrogen applications in defense,

Coupang announced on April 14 (local time) that it has invested in Contoro, an AI robotics startup based in Austin, Texas. It is also exploring the possibility of a pilot deployment at its logistics hubs in Korea. (ET News) Founder: Dr. Youngmok Yun (ME ’17) * Contoro’s CEO, Youngmok Yun

* Savitha Shanmugasundaram (MIS & ECON '26), a 21-year-old UT Austin senior, was shot and killed on March 1 in a mass shooting on the West 6th Street in Austin. A month after her passing, those closest to her have come together to establish an endowed scholarship in

* John Kim (PGE ’05), President of the UTAKA & Publisher of SXSK, will deliver a welcome address at the Opening Dinner of the Texas Global Alumni Summit on April 16. * He is leading innovation in Korea’s energy industry as Chairman of the Kaiper Group. He has also been successfully

Jinsuk Lee — Plenary Speaker * Jinsuk Lee is among the plenary session speakers at the Texas Global Alumni Summit on April 17, bringing a career that spans cutting-edge scientific research and global corporate leadership. (home, Jinsuk Lee profile) * She earned her Ph.D. in Biology from UT Austin, with a

* Texas State Representative James Talarico (GOV ’11), a Democrat from Austin currently seeking a U.S. Senate seat, publicly condemned President Trump's handling of the Iran conflict during a television appearance on March 12th, describing the administration's foreign policy as reckless. He pushed back against White

* On April 17, Dr. Chuyun Oh (PPP ’15) will speak at the plenary session of the Texas Global Alumni Summit, with the title of "Globalizing K-pop Enterpreneurship: from Austin to Seoul." Her profile can be found here. * In this session, Dr. Oh reflects on her path from

📢 We’re accepting submissions! 📢 Send your stories to editorinchief@sxsk.news * Soprano Hanna Lee (OPR ’18) returned to the stage in Korea on the evening of February 3 with a solo recital at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei. * She generously invited fellow alumni to attend free of charge. * Dr. Lee earned