Why Austin Gray studies microplastics

research 2:12 Why Austin Gray studies microplastics

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Ray Meese

21 Jan 2026 87

Austin Gray started seeing the connections between his father and himself as he got older. His father, who Austin lost when he was 14-years-old, was a teacher for more than three decades and held advanced degrees in education and science. Years later, during his undergraduate work at the Citadel, he decided he too wanted to be a scientist.

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