Page 4 - Kettering Magazine - Spring 2014

CAMPUS NEWS Clean Snow Team Wins Competition ettering University’s SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) clean snowmobile team placed fi rst at the 2014 SAE Clean KSnowmobile Challenge at Michigan Tech University in March with a four-stroke gasoline engine. “We’re ecstatic,” said team leader Matt Birt. “This is our fi rst win at Michigan Tech, and we couldn’t be happier.” The competition was fi erce, but Kettering’s team triumphed in several award categories: the PCB Group Award for the Quietest Snowmobile; the Blue Ribbon Coalition Award for the Most Practical Solution, which balances cost with noise and emissions reduction; and the Emitec Award for Best Value, which incorporates cost, fuel economy and performance. In addition, Kettering’s team took home the new MacLean-Fogg Cup, a traveling trophy sculpted and cast in bronze by Michigan artist Sergio DeGiusti. The team also placed fi rst in Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price, fi rst in Oral Presentation, fi rst in the Noise Event, the best fuel economy among gasoline-powered snowmobiles, and the lowest emissions among gasoline-powered snowmobiles. Read more: https://www.kettering.edu/news/ketterings-sled-brings-home-gold Faculty Member Kettering Receives Helps Usher in Three NSF Grants New Era in Pediatric Crash Safety ettering University received three out of three National Science KFoundation grants — the maximum the school could apply for. Here is a breakdown of the three grants: he National Highway Dr. Jaerock Kwon obtained a research grant Traffi c Safety for a program entitled, “MRI: Development of Administration High-Throughput and High-Resolution Three- recently introduced Dimensional Tissue Scanner with Internet- a new proposed Connected 3D Virtual Microscope for Large-Scale child seat side Automated Histology.” impact standard, Dr. Justin Young, Dr. Terri Lynch-Caris, Dr. based on research Mehrdad Zadeh, Dr. Girma Tewolde and Dr. done by Dr. Janet Giuseppe Turini co-sponsored a program that will receive funding Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University professor entitled “MRI: Acquisition of a Motion Capture System to Facilitate of Mechanical Engineering and director of Multidisciplinary Research Efforts and Enhance Undergraduate Research the Crash Safety Center. Fornari spent more Training.” than two years working on a Department Dr. Prem Vaishnava, Dr. Corneliu Rablau, Dr. Lihua Wang, Dr. Steven of Transportation contract researching the Nartker and Dr. Bahram Roughani secured a grant for Physics that will proposed standard. be used: 1) for research in materials characterization across multiple Read more: https://www.kettering.edu/ disciplines; 2) as a tool for teaching materials science-related classes; news/crash-safety-center-makes-life- 3) for recruiting students and helping regional businesses in need of saving-research-possible material analyses; and 4) for outreach opportunities for area middle and high school students through pre-college programs. 4 KETTERING MA G AZINE