WIN member Shirley Tang recently received the Outstanding Mid-Career Award in Nanoscience from Nano Ontario for her contributions to the field of nanotechnology.
Tang was given the honour for her leadership in the field. She has an h-index of 19 and her 39 peer-reviewed research papers have been published in prestigious journals such as Nature Nanotechnology and Nature Biotechnology - which have received more than 3600 citations.
Her lab focuses on the creation of materials and devices based on graphene, carbon nantube and their chemical derviatives with the primary focus on biomedical applications. Currently, they are working on nanoporous membranes and nanofludic devices, carbon nanotube biosensors, 3D hierarchical materials and nano-bio hybrids for tissue engineering and medicine.
The Nano Ontario Awards for female scientists and engineers launched last year at the annual conference. Pharmacy Professor Marianna Foldvari won the inaugural Outstanding Lifetime Acheievement Award for her contributions to nanomedicine.
Nano Ontario represents the province’s nanotechnology community across the academic, government, industrial and finance sectors.
Congratulations Shirley!