STEM Innovation Forum Site Visits

About Site Visits

Site visits will be held on the first day of the Forum, November 4, from 1:00–4:00 PM.
Explore the available opportunities below and follow the links to sign up for your preferred visit.
Please choose one site visit from the options below. Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Forum organizers are pleased to offer complimentary shuttle service from the Scientific Research Commons, TWU for both the Abbott and the Boys & Girls Club/BioLabs site visits. For these visits, please plan to arrive at the Scientific Research Commons, TWU by 12:45 PM on November 4.

Featured Visits

From Discovery to Innovation: Exploring STEM at Texas Woman's University

Tour TWU’s campus by golf cart and rotate through three hands-on stops: the new Health Sciences Center, the Doswell Aeronautics Flight Simulator, and the Scientific Research Commons labs. Meet the faculty and students behind the work, and see how TWU turns STEM discovery into career-ready skills.

1:00-4:00 PM | Starts and ends at the Scientific Research Commons, TWU  

Featured tour experiences:

  • Health Sciences Center — Innovation in Healthcare Education
    Explore TWU's new Health Sciences Center and learn how interdisciplinary learning environments, simulation technologies, and experiential education prepare students for careers in healthcare and related STEM fields.

  • Doswell Aeronautics Flight Simulator — Technology and Workforce Readiness
    Experience aviation simulation technology and learn how TWU's Doswell School of Aeronautical Sciences prepares students through hands-on training, technical competencies, and industry-focused education.

  • Scientific Research Commons Laboratories — Discovery and Research Innovation
    Visit TWU's research laboratories and meet faculty and students engaged in scientific discovery. Highlights may include interdisciplinary research, advanced instrumentation, undergraduate and graduate research opportunities, and projects addressing real-world challenges.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County and BioLabs

Start in Lewisville with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County to see how the Mobile Clubhouse and the new Lewisville Branch are bringing STEM enrichment to more youth in more communities. Then head to BioLabs at Pegasus Park to tour the labs behind DFW’s biotech startups, walk through Bridge Labs, and meet the trainers at the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing. Along the way, you’ll see the range of careers powering the region’s growing bioeconomy.

Depart Scientific Research Commons, TWU at 1:00 PM | Return to TWU by 5:00 PM

Neuromodulation at Abbott

Go inside Abbott Neuromodulation for a look at the technology changing patients’ lives. See therapy demonstrations, get a view into the business and operations, and hear how STEM education leads to careers in engineering, software, manufacturing, operations, and quality. Neuromodulation is where science, engineering, software, and manufacturing come together to improve patients’ lives.

Depart Scientific Research Commons, TWU at 1:00 PM | Return to TWU by 4:00 PM 
Business casual attire is recommended. 

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