Kettering researchers unveil electric scooter prototype

By Patrick Hayes | May 22, 2013

Kettering University researchers presented a prototype of an electric scooter to students and faculty of Harvard University and MIT in Boston this month.

Kettering University researchers presented a prototype of an electric scooter to students and faculty of Harvard University and MIT in Boston this month.

Mehrdad Zadeh

Mehrdad Hosseini Zadeh, Assistant Professor
Ph.D from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Zadeh, who received his B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Shiraz University, Iran and his M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, has more than 8 years of industry experience as an Electrical Engineer and Software Development specialist. He is interested largely in the areas of Haptics, Human Factors, Human Machine Interaction, Tele-Haptics, and Medical Robotics.

Ravi Warrier

Dr. Ravi Warrier, professor of Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in Electrical Engineering, with expertise in signal processing.

Mo Torfeh-Isfahani

Dr. Mohammad Torfeh, professor of Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. from Wayne State University, with expertise in control systems.

Torfeh finds Kettering students focused, efficient and hardworking. He feels that the cooperative education experience and their more realistic outlook distinguish Kettering students from students at other colleges. Torfeh was initially attracted to teaching at Kettering because of the practical aspect of the university, but it is working with his students and coworkers that has become his favorite part of teaching at Kettering.

Mark Thompson

Dr. Mark G. Thompson, professor of Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Electrical Engineering, with expertise in electronic circuit and system design, automotive electronic systems, and alternative/renewable energy systems.

Laura Rust

Dr. Laura M. Rust, associate professor of Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from New Mexico State University, with expertise in signal processing.

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