Chemical Engineering Degree Now Available at Kettering University.FLINT, Mich. -- 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). in Flint, Mich., now offers students an opportunity to prepare for the fast-growing field of Chemical Engineering with a new academic degree program. Chemical Engineering will play a central role in solving the major problems confronting the U.S. economy including energy, health care, the state of the environment and the emergence of nanotechnology. Kettering's Chemical Engineering (CHME CHME California Home Medical Equipment (Foster City, California) CHME Certified Hospitality Marketing Executive (Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International) ) degree is an interdisciplinary program. With the exception of six new courses, the curriculum was constructed from courses and laboratories currently offered at the University. The 161 credit-hour curriculum satisfies Chemical Engineering ABET requirements. Faculty from both the Chemistry/Biochemistry and Mechanical Engineering departments will teach the Chemical Engineering courses. Future plans include potentially introducing nuclear engineering courses to expand the program and to enable students to work in areas that address the current energy situation. "With new programs such as the Chemical Engineering program, Kettering is building on its strengths to expand and enhance our students' educational opportunities," said Dr. Michael Harris Mike Harris or Michael Harris may refer to:
That relevancy is evident in Kettering's role in the Swedish Biogas bi·o·gas n. A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by bacterial degradation of organic matter and used as a fuel. biogas Noun gaseous fuel produced by the fermentation of organic waste project to produce alternative energy from waste removed from the city of Flint's wastewater treatment plant Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works
Kettering will collaborate with Linkoping University in Sweden, working toward adapting municipal vehicles so they can utilize the bio-methane as fuel. Students in the CHME program will have research and employment opportunities through the biogas project with Sweden. The project, a collaboration of Swedish Biogas International (SBI SBI Special Background Investigation SBI Subsidiary Body for Implementation SBI State Bank of India SBI Secure Border Initiative SBI Small Business Institute SBI Stockholm Brain Institute SBI Serious Bacterial Infection SBI Society of Breast Imaging ), Kettering University, and the city of Flint, with support from the C.S. Mott Foundation Mott Foundation, philanthropic trust created (1926) by automobile executive Charles Stewart Mott (1875–1973) to support programs dealing with selected urban problems. The foundation originally concentrated most of its activities in its home, Flint, Mich. , Swedish agencies, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC MEDC Michigan Economic Development Corporation MEDC More Economically Developed Country MEDC Maharashtra Economic Development Council (India) MEDC Mobile & Embedded Developers Conference (Microsoft) ), is the first step in developing Flint as the Center for Energy Excellence. To read more on Kettering's Chemical Engineering program, visit: http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2822 Kettering University Founded in 1919 and located in Flint, Mich., Kettering University is the home of the most modern professional cooperative education program in the country. For more on Kettering, visit: www.kettering.edu |
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