Horsepower to Hyperloops - Kettering University

Ray Ravaglia and Sheila Bauer discuss the criteria most predictive of student success in college and after, the schools which provide the richest environments for success, and what prospective students should look for when selecting a college.

Jon Chase VP of Marketing & Shared Services for John Deere's Agriculture & Turf Business in North America. Jon has had a fascinating career moving from engineering to management, and his thoughts on the agricultural sector, career management and leadership represent interesting insights and extraordinary wisdom, particularly for those starting out in their careers.

Tony Bedard is CEO of Frontier Co-op, purveyors of certified organic herbs, spices, seasonings, teas, and essential oils. Frontier is a model of a responsible and enlightened business, not only growing from 10 million to 250 million over 30 years, but doing so by using a three pillared philosophy of doing well by doing good: supporting its supplier communities around the world, supporting its local community and supporting its workers.

Former GM vice president and Kettering grad Dan Hancock discusses the future of mobility and propulsion from the standpoints of performance, efficiency and environmental impact.

A Kettering University professor, a recent grad, and two students discuss Kettering’s SAGE, or Student Association for Global Engineering, Club, in which students direct and deliver engineering solutions as humanitarian efforts in Michigan and elsewhere. Spoiler Alert: it’s not as simple as it seems!

Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Jennifer Bastiaan, one of Kettering's SAE faculty advisers, and students Braydin Jones and Benjamin Spore, discuss all things SAE

Dan Mantz, CEO of the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation talks about the upcoming 2024 VEX Robotics World Championships, sponsored by REC, the mission of the REC Foundation. their mission to grow STEM and computer science programs around the world and their venture into drones, online virtual reality and other cutting edge technologies.

The Ultimate Mobility Vehicle – a car with legs developed to take anyone safely anywhere – is at the heart of this episode’s discussion with the UMV’s developer, John Suh, founding director of Hyundai’s New Horizon’s Studio. We were joined by Kettering President Dr. Robert K. McMahan to address various related topics like asking the right question and changing assumptions, that arise when engineering on the edge.

Hemanth Tadepalli is a 2023 graduate of Kettering University, where he won the Sobey Scholar Award and the President’s Medal, two of the school’s most prestigious honors. In the most recent Horsepower to Hyperloops episode, we discuss how an undergraduate Co-op program, like Kettering’s, can be a dramatic career jumpstart. We also talk about the critical role of cybersecurity in the coming age of autonomous vehicles.

Hemanth is a cybersecurity compliance engineer at May Mobility, a top autonomous vehicle company in Michigan. In addition to being at the forefront of two cutting edge technologies, he is also pursuing his masters in cybersecurity at UC Berkeley. In his spare time (if you can believe it) he plays the viola in the Troy Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.

Jeffrey Thennisch '90 started his career in corporate law, moved to intellectual property, helped the surviving spouse of a musician regain the royalties from her late husband's music, and now finds himself working on the cutting edge of new musical technologies.