$1.8 Million Grant Jumpstarts Kettering University's Fuel Cell Lab.News Editors/Automotive Writers/Education Writers FLINT flint, mineral flint, variety of quartz that commonly occurs in rounded nodules and whose crystal structure is not visible to the naked eye. Flint is dark gray, smoky brown, or black in color; pale gray flint is called chert. , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2004 Kettering University The university boasts that the majority of its' seniors are employed or accepted to graduate schools before graduation and that one out of 15 alumni either own their own business or are high-level managers in leading companies (see Notable Alumni). will construct the Center for Fuel Cell Systems and Powertrain Integration on its campus in Flint, Mich., thanks to a $1.8 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The EDA grant is the keystone key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. of a funding package that totals $3 million and allows Kettering to create a world-class education in fuel cell engineering and help develop a trained workforce. Kettering will combine the EDA grant with $500,000 previously received from the State of Michigan and another $700,000 from industry and Kettering sources to begin the building project. The $1.8 million EDA grant announcement was made Wednesday, Jan. 28, by federal representative David Sampson This article is about the Secretary of Commerce. For articles on other people named David Sampson or Dave Sampson, see David Sampson (disambiguation). David A. Sampson , assistant secretary of commerce for economic development, during ceremonies in Kettering's new C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center. "Today we can see first hand how a strong local partnership between the public and private sectors, working with the higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. community, can help a region create employment opportunities," Sampson said. "This investment is based on regional cooperation and will provide substantial direct benefits for high-tech economic development in Genesee County Genesee County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
K. Joel Berry, professor and head of Kettering's Mechanical Engineering Department, said Kettering's new center, and the collaboration with the State of Michigan, ensures that Flint and Genesee County are partners in the next transportation and power generation revolution. Kettering will construct a new center that is approximately 8,600 square feet -- 5,452 square feet on the ground floor of laboratory space and another 3,150 square feet on the first floor to support business incubator Business incubators are organizations that support the entrepreneurial process, helping to increase survival rates for innovative startup companies. Entrepreneurs with feasible projects are selected and admitted into the incubators, where they are offered a specialized menu of office space for new and existing companies. "The funds will provide specialized equipment, instrumentation and infrastructure required to meet the vision, mission and goals of the center," Berry said. He noted that the center holds promise to accelerate the development and commercialization of fuel cells for stationary and mobile applications. |
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