FLINT – Eaton Corporation donated $10,000 to K. Joel Berry, who heads up the Kettering University Mechanical Engineering department, to help pay for a graduate student to do research on integrating fuel cells into automotive power trains to provide clean hydrogen power for cars and trucks.
The check is part of a $40,000 four-year pledge. Berry said partnering with the Eaton Corporation allows Kettering to advance the state of technological development and commercialization of fuel cell systems in the automotive industry.
Kettering developed the Center for Fuel Cell Systems and Powertrain Integration to meet the growing needs for fuel cells in the future, reduce the impact of emissions on the environment from automotive and other products, and decrease the country’s dependency on foreign oil imports. The Center is housed in the C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center.
The Center was established, in part, with a grant from the United States Economic Development Authority. Equipment purchased with EDA grant money will be used in the research project with Eaton.
Eaton also supports Kettering through its Cooperative Education program by employing approximately 15 professional co-op students.
