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CaMPUs news 1 – auto show a great example. Not finding a senior Vehicle enthusiasts of all ages enjoyed capstone class that specifically piqued Kettering University’s booth at the his interest, Yonker instead pursued North American International Auto an independent study option that Show Jan. 25. essentially allowed him to convert his new at Kettering 1977 Chevrolet pickup into a capable 2 – December Commencement off-road vehicle. The capstone portion ettering University now has a formal Kettering University held of the transformation of the truck was Krecycling program, thanks to a commencement ceremonies for more completing a transfer case doubler kit, than 250 students in December. See the giving the truck more traction options campus-wide team effort. Kettering can photo gallery on Facebook: https://www. to all four wheels. Read more: http:// now process a select list of used materials, facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.101513 kettering.edu/news/kettering-student- rather than sending them to local landfills. 39489991147.528377.64693586146 builds-eliminator-capstone-project While still in its early stages, this effort is &type=3 9 – Cool Co-op literally growing by the ton. 3 – Peace Corps Don Ebben’s co-op project for Livio Rory Carson, who graduated from was so successful, it was featured at the Read more: http://www.kettering.edu/ Kettering in 2012, is preparing to enter 2013 CES in Vegas. Livio’s product, FM news/recycling-rules the Peace Corps. Read his story: https:// Connect, makes it easier and safer for www.kettering.edu/news/graduate- drivers to interact with their favorite Contact fatigue by snaP sHots awaits-word-peace-corps radio station. Read more: http://ces. cnet.com/8301-34438_1-57563161/ 4 – the Ultimate Co-op livio-demonstrates-fm-connect-web- the numbers Ken Kaminski turned his passion for connected-fm-radio-tech/ Ultimate Frisbee into a co-op job with a professional team. Read more: https:// Hunter Casbeer, a Kettering student t may not make headlines, but rolling contact www.kettering.edu/news/ultimate-co-op 10 – student Blogger from Texas, wrote a guest blog post Ifatigue is a major issue for devices and 5 – Bomb squad for our Life at Kettering blog. Read machines with gears, bearings and other parts Kettering’s Mobile Robotics Club had more: http://bulldogs.kettering.edu/ involved in frequent motion – in a chance to help the City of Flint Police lifeatkettering/2013/01/07/guest-blog- Bomb Squad with one of their robots other words – almost all machines. recently. Read more: https://www. the-kettering-advantage-all-about- Dr. Ilya Kudish, professor of kettering.edu/news/mobrob-and-bomb- seizing-opportunities/ Mathematics at Kettering squad 11 – LeGo winners University, is one of an elite group 6 – nsBe Honored Kettering University's LEGO of tribologists worldwide working The Kettering University chapter of the masterpiece won the Third Annual College Town LEGO Competition to address this issue. National Society of Black Engineers Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Flint Institute won awards for Regional Chapter of of Arts. It is the second year in a Read more link - http://www.kettering.edu/news/ the Year and Best Chant at the NSBE row that the Kettering LEGO team contact-fatigue-numbers-0 National Convention in Indianapolis gets to bring the traveling trophy to in March. campus. Team members are: Mark 7 – the africa Project Nogle, Aaron Hoffman, Jonathan student and Kettering’s Engineers Without Borders Wigger and Drew Raftopoulos. Read more: http://kettering.edu/ Grad Honored by sae B-Section (EWB-B) Chapter was news/%E2%80%9Cscreaming- back in the South African village of Vukuzenzele to continue their %E2%80%9D-success ettering University junior ana Tomboulian work bringing clean, safe drinking Kand Kettering University graduate Justin water to the village, according to 12 – Clean snow The Kettering University SAE Clean schnabelrauch are recipients of the sae Dr. Laura Sullivan, adviser for the Snowmobile team took second place in group and professor of Mechanical International heinz C. Prechter award for the Internal Combustion category for the Engineering. The group traveled to automotive excellence. They are being Vukuzenzele, located between the cities second year in a row at the 2013 Clean Snowmobile Challenge March 4-9 at honored for a collaborative project that of Johannesburg and Durban, in one of Michigan Technological University in focuses on vehicular crash safety with the poorest provinces of South Africa, Houghton, Mich. As one of 21 teams, KwaZulu-Natal, during the last two a computer software design and Kettering also claimed the PCB Group weeks of January, 2013. Read more: Award for Quietest Snowmobile, applications component. http://kettering.edu/news/africa-project Sensors, Inc. Award for best In-Service Read more: 8 – the eliminator Emissions, and Mahle Powertrain http://www.digitaljournal.com/ One of the benefits of a Kettering Award for Engine Design. Read more: http://kettering.edu/news/snow-dogs- pr/1001258#ixzz2JfvuAfQh University education is its take-second customizability. Senior Jacob Yonker, a Mechanical Engineering major, is 6 Kettering Ma g azine