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October 26, 2020 | Tom Ballard

It’s showtime for Quantum Lock’s Erica Grant in national collegiate competition

It’s showtime for Erica Grant of Quantum Lock Technologies LLC, and you can help her capture the “Arrow Electronics People’s Choice Award” as she competes on her own for the grand prize.

Grant is one of five finalists in the graduate student category of the  Collegiate Inventors Competition® that begins today. Since 1990, with the help of sponsors, the competition has awarded more than $1 million to students nationwide. Ahead of the finale, individuals can vote for their favorite among the competitors. To vote, click here.

Click here to learn more about the other nine competitors – the five in the undergraduate category and the four with whom Grant is directly competing.

Quantum Lock Technologies is one of five companies comprising Cohort 5 of the “Innovation Crossroads” program operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.



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