Four of UNT's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science students were named regional finalists in the 2017 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.

David Yue was part of a team with a student from St. Mark's School of Texas, Abhishek Mohan worked in the laboratory of UNT physics professor Mohammad Omary, and Sahil Patel and Steven Sun both worked in the laboratory of UNT physics professor Carlos Ordonez.

Fifteen TAMS students were named regional semifinalists in this year's competition, the second largest number of semifinalists.