Engineering News, June 2011

In a recent article from the Flint Journal, students from Kettering University are highlighted for their work on creating phone apps.

Their startup business, APPerfection LLC, “creates mobile phone apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Google’s Android, and the WP7 series.” The three students are studying engineering at Kettering and part of the Kettering Entrepreneur Society.

Massoud Tavakoli, Ph.D. (LA A ’82), is a founding faculty member of the society and says, “You can put an app online for 99 cents. If a million people like it, you’ve made a million dollars. Some crash and burn, too. It’s a very busy space to make yourself known.”

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A company spokesman for Nexteer Automotive says that they are still searching for qualified workers. The company, located in Buena Vista Township (MI), is “specifically seeking professionals skilled in software engineering and mechatronics.”

Nexteer has contracts for its electric power steering system and has listed openings on its LinkedIn page.
Click here to read the article

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The Society of Fire Protection Engineers highlights the profession of fire protection engineering in a recent press release from the Digital Journal.

The many roles that a fire protection engineer can play while making the world a safer place are detailed. Often times the work is done “out of sight of the general public.” For more information, read the press release

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