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UA Student Entrepreneurs to Pitch Platinum Alternative

By Associated Engineering Press

A University of Alabama business start-up team, composed of students focusing on a less costly replacement for the precious metal platinum, will compete against other entrepreneurs in the first round of the 2015 Alabama Launchpad Competition Jan. 23.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: January 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features: