What is a Tech Titan?
The word “Titan” insinuates greatness. In ancient Greek mythology, the Titans were giants who controlled the earth. Today, technology controls our world. Everyday things - transit, commerce, healthcare – are affected and managed with or through technology. Modern Titans can emerge from any race, creed, gender, or other background. The Tech Titans competition encourages and supports students in becoming Titans: giants of science and technology who will drive mankind’s quest for greatness.
Tech Titans highlights students’ achievements as aspiring inventors and empowers them by providing them with the tools necessary to protect their ideas and take them to the next stage of development and marketability. This competition is designed to stimulate, educate and support breakthrough ideas from promising inventors in Utah to impact our community and the world.
Tech Titans was founded in 2006-07 and is a student-run statewide design and idea competition. Tech Titans is open to all graduate and undergraduate college students in Utah. Entering the Tech Titans competition is simple: it involves only registering your team and submitting a two-page summary of your idea.
Each two-page idea/design summary submitted by a student inventor receives a "blind read" by a panel of industry professionals with technical, business, and product development expertise. Ten to fifteen finalists are chosen and invited to present to a second panel of industry experts, followed by a question-and-answer session. Judging is based on the idea’s scientific feasibility, ability to make an impact, innovation, merit and commercialization strength. Part of Tech Titan’s vision is for students to build their ideas into business plans for entry into the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge and, ultimately, practical products and companies.
For more information about how—and what—to enter, visit our competition page.
A History of Tech Titans in Utah
2007-2008 Competition Results |
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| Grand Prize - $5000 | Scott Sundberg | DaBerg Diagnostics |
| Bioengineering - $1000 | Peter A. Read, Creighton Petty, Sahil Mehta | SOLVOGEL |
| Consumer Products - $1000 | Dorthyann Isackson | Team D.I. |
| Computer Science - $1000 | Jacob Budd | The Informatic Specialists |
| Engineering - $1000 | Aaron Willis | H2 Transport |
2006-2007 Competition Results |
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| Grand Prize - $5000 | Ronnie Boutte (UofU) | miniature camera for cell phones |
| Omniture Award - $1000 | Joel Gillespie (USU) | Software informatics technology |
| Micron Engineering Prize | Zivile Dobson and Jennifer Wheelwright (UofU) | bioengineering technology |
| Humanitarian Prize | Dolly Holt (UofU) | Women's Health Technology |
| Honorable Mention | Dan Lambert and David McGuigan (UofU and BYU) | Home automation with a cell phone |
