Prof. Kevin Schug

Kevin A. Schug is Professor and the Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1998 from the College of William and Mary, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Virginia Tech in 2002 under the tutelage of Prof. Harold M. McNair. From 2003-2005, he performed post-doctoral research at the University of Vienna in Austria under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lindner. Since joining UTA in 2005, his research has been focused on the theory and application of separation science and mass spectrometry for solving a variety of analytical and physical chemistry problems, in the fields of forensic, environmental, pharmaceutical, biological, and energy research. He has over 225 peerreviewed publications and over 750 presentations, posters, and invited talks to his group’s credit. He has been the primary mentor and research advisor to more than 45 graduate and 80 undergraduate students. Dr. Schug has received several research awards, including the 2009 Emerging Leader Award in Chromatography by LCGC Magazine and the 2013 American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Young Investigator in Separation Science Award. He was named to the 2019, 2021, and 2023 The Analytical Scientist’s Top 100 Power Lists of the most influential analytical chemists in the world. In 2024, he received the Silver Jubilee Medal from the Chromatographic Society (UK). Also in 2024, he was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Scholarship at Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. For his teaching, he received the 2014 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award and in 2017, was awarded the J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Education by the American Chemical Society. He is a Fellow of both the University of Texas System’s and UTA’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He is also a Fellow of UTA’s Distinguished Service Leaders.