"To prepare students for leadership positions and professional practice in academia, industry and government; to improve the productivity, health, safety and enjoyment of human life through leading-edge research; and to stimulate and grow the economy by providing qualified engineering professionals and by transferring the technologies developed in the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering research to the private sector." -Price College of Engineering Mission Statement An entrepreneurial spirit that dates back to its pioneering founders is embedded in the Price College of Engineering’s DNA. With a desire to put new ideas into practical use for the benefit of humanity, our faculty have created an environment in which translational research is both fostered and rewarded. Success in technology commercialization at the U isn’t new. For more than 120 years, University of Utah engineers and computer scientists have been first in leading our nation’s strategic defense; in the development of artificial organs, neural prosthetics, and molecular diagnostics; and in pioneering the internet, digital sound, LED’s, and computer graphics. Today, the entrepreneurial spirit burns even brighter in a new generation of faculty and graduates who are working on the frontiers of new materials, nanoscience, cancer treatment, alternative energy, robotics and smart materials, among others, and whose commitment to making the world better is stronger than ever.