Kettering University

Physical therapy for co-op

Published: September 09, 2009
Sam Perlmutter '06, Mechanical Engineering graduate of Kettering University and current Ph.D. fellow in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences at Northwestern University, created a one-of-a-kind professional cooperative education program that students would pay him to join.

'America's Best Colleges'

Published: August 20, 2009
Kettering University's IME program is ranked #1 and its Mechanical Engineering program is #2 in the 2010 edition of 'America's Best Colleges' by U.S. News & World Report.

Racing toward the winner's circle

Published: August 07, 2009
Kettering University's SAE Formula racing team believe they have a winning combination of design, skill and testing - but they continue to tweak their car every chance they get.

Taking it to Bonneville

Published: July 24, 2009
Testing protocols can be dull - unless you're testing your product on the Bonneville Salt Flats! Kettering University alumnus Kyle Schwulst '02 is doing just that.

Blowing stuff up

Published: July 08, 2009
It was for a class, no really, there was actual scientific research being performed when Dr. Henry Kowalski and four students, blew stuff up at the end of last semester (the students got actual credit for it too).

Building better car seats

Published: June 30, 2009
Kettering University's Crash Safety Center worked with Dorel Juvenile Group to develop a ground-breaking new car seat safety technology that better protects kids in side impact crashes.

Commencement is June 13

Published: June 02, 2009
Kettering University will graduate almost 300 undergraduate and graduate students during ceremonies June 13. Former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Michael M. Wood, will receive an honorary degree.

Recovering wasted energy

Published: May 19, 2009
Kettering University researchers are working with General Dynamics to convert the unused heat energy of their propulsion systems to useful and clean energy.

Bama Baja

Published: May 15, 2009
Late nights, a lot of mud and a flat tire: it was a typical SAE Collegiate Design Series competition when Kettering University's Baja team took their vehicle to Alabama to compete against 99 other Baja enthusiasts.

Detecting structural defects

Published: May 15, 2009
Stephen Heinze, a 2008 Mechanical Engineering graduate of Kettering University, uses remote sensing, non-invasive technologies at his job with EnTech Engineering of St. Louis to locate hidden subsurface targets and defects in energy, transportation, manufacturing, electronic and environmental infrastructures.