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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.

Overview of Michigan's advanced battery technology

Published: August 26, 2009
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm visited Kettering University Aug. 19 to highlight the school's $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced earlier in August by Vice President Joe Biden.

Celebrating ECE

Published: August 25, 2009
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm got a tutorial from the faculty and students of ECE and celebrated that a new electronics lab is coming to campus, thanks to federal stimulus money, during the Governor's visit to campus Aug. 19.

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.

Sharing stimulus funds

Published: August 07, 2009
Kettering University will get a new electronics lab and will partner with the University of Michigan on new courses as its share in the $1 billion coming to Michigan from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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.

EnGen collaboration

Published: June 25, 2009
Kettering University is working with public university partners, including U-M-Flint, on a $35,000 grant that will Empower The Next ENtrepreneurial GENeration (EnGen) in Mid Michigan.

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.

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.

Imagined or real?

Published: May 08, 2009
Dr. Eugene Hynes, an associate professor of Sociology at Kettering University, authored an award-winning book that examines the Virgin Mary's apparition in Knock, Ireland, in 1879 and its connection to the cultural and religious issues of the day.

Snowmobile testing in April?

Published: May 01, 2009
The lack of snow did not deter the engineering students at Kettering University in their quest to improve the school's SAE Clean Snowmobile competition sled.

Squelching scheduling nightmares!

Published: May 01, 2009
Kettering University Senior Michael Reinhold uses open source software to write a computer course scheduler program, which provides students a quick, efficient way to secure the class schedule they need for each term.

Global cooling

Published: April 17, 2009
Researching a way to improve the energy efficiency of refrigerated display cases in grocery stores, a Kettering University researcher found that less is more.

Fuel cells in Michigan

Published: April 09, 2009
How can mid-Michigan fit into national projects on innovative fuel cell and battery development?

Engineering efficiency in medicine

Published: April 03, 2009
Senior students at Kettering University applied Industrial Engineering methods and processes to the flow of patients through a medical office and found it is more interesting to study people than machines.

A prescription for international adjustment

Published: March 13, 2009
Research on cross-cultural adjustment for expatriates shows how companies can help professionals adjust to their new environments and compete more effectively in a global economy.

Agent Fate exceeds expectations

Published: February 20, 2009
Ongoing research at Kettering University establishes a better understanding on the reach of potential chemical contamination in a simulated environment.

Engineering healing

Published: January 09, 2009
With research funded by the federal government, a Kettering professor is working with orthopedic surgeons to improve healing of serious lower leg injuries for soldiers and civilians alike.

Identifying kids' range of motion

Published: December 12, 2008
Current safety equipment and medical procedures for children are based on adult measurements and benchmarks. Two Kettering faculty have established child-sized measurements to improve everything from car seats to chiropractic care.