<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/board-of-regents-grant-powers-louisiana-tech-clean-energy-research.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>05/12/2026</pubDate><title>Board of Regents grant powers Louisiana Tech clean energy research</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>A grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents will fund a Louisiana Tech University researcher’s efforts to develop next-generation materials to improve the performance and sustainability of clean energy technologies.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/kevin-nixon.jpg" alt="Kevin Nixon"/></image><tags><tag>Engineering and Science</tag><tag>Faculty/Staff</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>