Deadline is June 1 for Sustainable Energy Summer Program at Kettering University

FLINT, Mich.--(Business Wire)--
The deadline is June 1 to enroll high school students (grades 9-12) in Kettering
University`s Sustainable Energy pre-college program, "Get Energized." The
program is a hands-on experience with fun projects -- like racing miniature cars
powered by "alternative energy" (rubber bands and tiny fuel cells). It also
includes lessons on wind and solar power.

"We work hard to make this fun and educational," said program director Dr. Ahmad
Pourmovahed, a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering. "A lot of
people in Michigan believe that future jobs in our state will come in the areas
of alternative energy. Our program helps students explore how to be part of
alternative energy solutions now and as leaders in the future."

For instance, students attending "Get Energized" will build a fuel cell car and
a wind turbine as take-home projects, Pourmovahed said. They`ll also see
exhibits and work in "cool University labs" and classrooms, he noted.

Cost for "Get Energized" is $150 for a one-week workshop. Session 1 is June
15-19 for 9th and 10th graders. Session 2 is June 22-26 for 11th and 12th
graders.

"We are clearly going to run out of fossil fuels eventually," Pourmovahed added.
"We need to be preparing engineers and scientists who understand and embrace
renewable energy."

The Sustainable Energy Pre-College Program is funded by a portion of a $1.6
million grant awarded to Kettering University's Fuel Cell Systems and Powertrain
Integration under the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development
(WIRED) initiative, through the United States Department of Labor. The grant was
based on the efforts of Dr. K. Joel Berry, head of Kettering's Mechanical
Engineering Department and director of the Kettering Center for Fuel Cell
Systems and Powertrain Integration. The program is coordinated by Virginia Hill
from the Office of Student Affairs.

To apply, visit:
http://www.kettering.edu/futurestudents/precollege/sustainable_energy_precollege.jsp
or call Virginia Hill at 810-762-9873.

Kettering University
Pat Mroczek
810-762-9533
pmroczek@kettering.edu

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