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Univ. of Alabama start-up business presenting a platinum replacement

By Associated Engineering Press

Could platinum soon become obsolete? A University of Alabama (UA) technology may be the answer to replace this precious metal.

Zhichao Shan and Archana Panikar, UA chemistry graduate students; Dr. Shanlin Pan, a UA associate professor of chemistry; and Dr. Arunava Gupta, a UA professor of chemistry and chemical and biological engineering and associate director in UA’s Center for Materials for Information Technology worked to invent a material called NanoCOT, which is composed of carbon, oxygen and titanium. Sources: Tech Alabama, Your Houston News, Birmingham Business Journal

 

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 14, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features: