Faculty Research

Engineering better medicine - one bead at a time

By Website Administrator | Aug 8, 2003

Medical doctors at McLaren Regional Medical Center and mechanical engineers at Kettering University have teamed-up to improve medical care for patients with massive soft tissue injuries to skin and muscle tissue, and persistent joint infections.

Equipment allows study of artificial hip replacement components

By Website Administrator | Sep 5, 2003

Kettering researcher Trevor Harding isn't afraid of taking a hip check.

Fewer moving parts is the key to better engines

By Website Administrator | Sep 22, 2003

Three recent innovations in combustion engine technology have been combined into one amazingly simple new engine design.

Kettering grad first student to earn Ph.D. in fuel cells

By Website Administrator | Sep 26, 2003

Timothy C. Simmons Jr., a student who earned a master's degree with a concentration in fuel cells from Kettering in 1998, successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation in August at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Putting it simply: a new way to make nanotubes is found

By Website Administrator | Oct 17, 2003

A lot of scientific discovery can be attributed to serendipity. A recent happy accident occurred on a nano-sized scale when researchers at Kettering University discovered a different method for producing nanotubes.

Heavy breathing for science

By Website Administrator | Nov 24, 2003

There was a lot of heavy breathing going on at Kettering Nov. 19 and 21, as part of a clinical trial to determine if bio-markers in human breath can be used to diagnose osteo-arthritis.

Engineering better surgical techniques for a common sports injury

By Website Administrator | Feb 13, 2004

Football players and female athletes will jump for joy when researchers at Kettering University and McLaren Regional Medical Center complete their experiments into improving Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery.

Tracking heavy metals requires waders

By Website Administrator | Mar 1, 2004

It looks like a large copy machine sitting in the shallow coastal waters of Saginaw Bay, but it is actually a sophisticated voltammetric microelectrode device being used to sample sediments in the bay.

Researching academic dishonesty

By Website Administrator | Apr 15, 2004

Researchers take an honest look at academic dishonesty among engineering undergrads at a number of universities.

Keeping cool

By Website Administrator | May 6, 2004

A Kettering professor's research into more efficient cold air curtains could add up to big energy savings world wide.