Four UTA Professors Named Finalists for 2016 Tech Titan Awards
By UT Arlington University Communications
Posted on July 22, 2016, July 22, 2016
Tech Titan Awards

From top left going clockwise: Purnendu 'Sandy ' Dasgupta, Hamish Small Chair in Ion Analysis and James Garrett Professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry; Liping Tang, professor of bioengineering; Laura Mydlarz, associate professor and associate chair of biology; Kevin Schug, professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry

Tech Titans has named four University of Texas at Arlington professors finalists for the 2016 Tech Titans awards.

The prestigious honor recognizes the educators ' outstanding innovations in science and engineering, and for developing successful new educational models supporting undergraduate research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Finalists are:
Purnendu 'Sandy ' Dasgupta, Hamish Small Chair in Ion Analysis and James Garrett Professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, for the Tech Titans Technology Inventors Award;

Liping Tang, professor of bioengineering, for the Tech Titans Technology Inventors award;

Kevin Schug, professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry; and Laura Mydlarz, associate professor and associate chair of biology, for the Tech Titans of the Future University Level Award.

The Tech Titans Awards were launched in 2001 by the Metroplex Technology Business Council, which is North Texas 's largest technology trade association, representing a quarter of a million employees through more than 300 member companies. MTBC changed its name to Tech Titans in August 2015.

The prestigious annual contest recognizes the elite in North Texas technology ' individuals currently transforming the high-tech industry or giving companies a competitive edge, as well as companies leading the way. The final awards will be announced Aug. 19 at a gala event at the InterContinental Dallas.

'I 'm extremely proud of our exceptional faculty whose research and innovation is being recognized by their nomination for the prestigious Tech Titans Awards, ' said UTA President Vistasp M. Karbhari.

'These are outstanding faculty whose work is not only defining new frontiers in science and technology and whose interactions with students are preparing the current and future generations of leaders for the metroplex and beyond but whose innovations are impacting the globe. '

Click here to read more about these professors.

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