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Texas A&M Technology Commercialization recently presented Patent Awards to individuals and teams who are currently employed by the A&M System and whose inventions were granted patent protection from the United States Patent & Trademark Office in 2012.

"Our researchers are working diligently behind the scenes developing innovations that will help us in our everyday lives," said Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp. "By commercializing these advancements, we are able to take their research to the marketplace where it can help the most people."

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) researchers honored were:

  • Carl L. Benner, electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. Saurabh Biswas, Office of Technology Commercialization
  • Dr. Sergio Capareda, biological and agricultural engineering
  • Dr. Xing Cheng, electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. Gerard L. Cote, biomedical engineering
  • Dr. John C. Criscione, biomedical engineering
  • Dr. Kenneth R. Hall, chemical engineering
  • Dr. Mark T. Holtzapple, chemical engineering
  • Shishan Hu, mechanical engineering
  • Dr. Anxiao Jiang, computer science and engineering
  • Dr. Andrew R. McFarland, mechanical engineering
  • Karthick Muthu-Manivannan, electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. Michael V. Pishko, biomedical engineering
  • Dr. B. Don Russell, electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio, electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. Hung-Jue Sue, mechanical engineering
  • Sebastian T. Vasquez,chemical engineering

About the A&M System
The A&M System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $3.3 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities, seven state agencies and a comprehensive health science center, the A&M System educates more than 120,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. Externally funded research expenditures exceed $780 million and help drive the state’s economy