The University of Akron Blue Team has taken First Place in the Student Titanium Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition sponsored by the Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) of North Canton, Ohio. Winners were announced Thursday night at a dinner and awards ceremony at InfoCision Stadium, the new University of Akron Football complex. Guests included Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic and University of Akron President Luis Proenza.

“This Competition shows that armor quality and structural titanium can readily be applied to meaningful creative commercial projects,” says Charles Clark, executive director of the Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC). “We also achieved a goal of inviting design, architecture, and engineering schools in our region – America’s Metals Heartland – to showcase the importance of Titanium in a major civilian use.”