UTA In The News — Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Innovative reinforcement
Ali Abolmaali, chair of the UTA Department of Civil Engineering, has been awarded a $653,000 contract by the Texas Department of Transportation to test longer-lasting concrete pipes embedded with polypropylene fibers for strength and durability, Ecology Daily News reported.
Lifetime achievement
Daniel Armstrong, the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UTA, has been named the winner of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Award by LC GC, Le Lezard and Business Wire reported.
Best in education
Intelligent.com named UTA to its list of the best education master’s degree programs in the country, Maryland’s WBOC CBS 16 reported.
eSports and higher ed
Drew Boehm, assistant director for eSports at UTA, joined Helix Education’s podcast to talk about the massive growth of eSports and its potential in higher ed for enrollment, athletics and academics. A blog post recapping Boehm’s interview is also available.