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CaMPUs news researching renewable fuels he Kettering Center for fuel Cell systems and Powertrain Integration has been Tresearching renewable fuels and energy for the 21st century. Dr. susanta Kumar Das, assistant professor of Mechanical engineering, and Dr. K. Joel berry, professor of Mechanical engineering, have completed multiple research projects including: “experimental performance evaluation of a 1kW high temperature PeM fuel cell stack prototype,” by susanta K. Das, antonio Reis and K. J. berry, and “Performance evaluation of a catalytic flat plate fuel reformer for on- board hydrogen generation,” by susanta K. Das, Kranthi K. Gadde and K. J. berry. Read more: https://www.kettering.edu/news/researching-renewable-fuels-and-energy Elite Award for Physics ettering University is on Using Ultrasound Kthe short list for improving undergraduate to find Cancer Physics education in the country and received a national award in the spring. The Committee r. Ronald Kumon is conducting medical research on Education (COE) of the American Physical Drelated to diagnosing pancreatic cancer, but he’s not an Society (APS) announced the four institutions endocrinologist. Kumon is an assistant professor of physics that received the 2013 Award for Improving at Kettering University researching how to use endoscopic Undergraduate Physics Education. The award, ultrasound to differentiate presented during the APS national meeting between chronic pancreatitis in Denver, Colo., in April, recognizes Physics (inflammation of the pancreas) departments and/or undergraduate-serving and pancreatic cancer. programs in Physics that support best practices in education at the undergraduate level. Read more: https://www.kettering. Read more: https://www.kettering.edu/news/ edu/news/using- elite-award-physics endoscopic-ultrasound- find-cancer student research Honored . Zak Tilocco was one of two students honored for winning the 2012 asMe ICef FUndergraduate student Presentation Competition. Tilocco’s research was on Image Processing Techniques for Determining needle lift in fuel Injectors. Read more: https://www.kettering.edu/news/student-earns-international-research- recognition 4 Kettering Ma g azine