Written by: Olivia.Countryman@unt.edu
We are proud to announce Chemistry PhD candidate Roberto Aguilar Ayala has received
the UNT 2017 Innovator award! The award recognizes students for finding creative solutions to today's most pressing
issues. The award includes a scholarship and recognition at an award ceremony on
August 25th.
Roberto is a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry and biochemistry. Aguilar Ayala works on
nanoparticle deposition technologies in the lab of Guido Verbeck, associate professor
of chemistry and biochemistry and a member of UNT's BioDiscovery Institute. Working
across two vastly different fields − criminal forensics and biotechnology, Aguilar
Ayala is innovating how UNT graduate students approach their academic studies and
how their research can be used in industry through technology transfer. By using advanced
design, Aguilar Ayala has approached his research innovatively from ground level concepts
to a completed polished system, which allows the technology to be open to multiple
commercial applications as it moves from theory to practical solutions. His creative
research approach allows commercial engineering to create a viable product for clinical,
research and forensic practitioners.
Congratulations, Roberto!