Horsepower to Hyperloops - Kettering University

Feb 04 2025 51 ep. 30 mins 8
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Horsepower to Hyperloops is Kettering University’s new podcast, bringing you fascinating people, groundbreaking ideas and noteworthy advancements in fields as diverse as mobility, health care, engineering, and technology.

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Doing Well by Doing Good: Tony Bedard Leads Frontier Co-op

Feb 04 2025 40 mins  
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, sup

No Silver Bullets: Propelling our Mobile Future

Oct 29 2024 36 mins  
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.

The Most Noble Form of Engineering.

Aug 19 2024 50 mins  
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!

SAE at Kettering: Students in the lab, on the track and in the air

May 31 2024 41 mins  
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Jennifer Bastiaan, one of Kettering's SAE faculty advisers, and students Braydin Jones and Benjamin Spore, discuss all things SAE

Robots - R - US: Robotics Czar Dan Mantz talks about REC Foundation's work to spread robotics education around the world and the VEX Robotics Work Championships the REC hosts each Arpil.

Apr 15 2024 56 mins  
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

Feb 21 2024 43 mins  
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 assumptio

Cybersecurity, Autonomous Vehicles, and Fast Tracking Your Career with Hemanth Tadepalli

Dec 29 2023 36 mins  
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

Drumming Up a Career in Motown: Jeffrey Thennisch on the Musical Edge

Nov 01 2023 32 mins  
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.

The Engineer Who is Saving the World

Sep 01 2023 42 mins  
Sheri Hickock '99, CEO of Climate Impact Partners (CIP) in London, is heading up CIP’s efforts to partner with international corporations, governments, non-profits and local organizations on hundreds of sometimes huge projects around the world. These projects are designed to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere by billions of tonnes.

The Finance Engineer: Ash Chopra's Extraordinary Journey

Aug 03 2023 42 mins  
An inspiring story of self-belief, adaptability, an engineer’s ability to solve problems and an unbelievable work ethic spanning two continents reveals a young man's rise from modest circumstances to success in two industries: automotive and wealth management.