Reporter's Calendar: Purdue Events for Journalists
JOURNALISTS: Here is a list of upcoming Purdue events that reporters may want to consider covering.
PURDUE EVENTS
* May 22 - South Shore Clean Cities to present electric vehicles forum
* May 24 - Science on Tap to feature talk on Arctic climate
South Shore Clean Cities to present electric vehicles forum
May 22. 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ivy Tech Community College, 3100 Ivy Tech Drive, Valparaiso, Ind. Experts in alternative energies will present best practices and recommendations to increase the use of electric motor vehicles. Scheduled forum speakers include representatives from NIPSCO, ComEd, 350Green, Argonne National Laboratory and Chicago Clean Cities. Attendees will be invited to ride as passengers in one of several on-site electric vehicles during Ride 'N Drives immediately following the forum.
CONTACT: Steve Martin, Purdue Research Foundation, 765-588-3342, sgmartin@prf.org
Science on Tap to feature talk on Arctic climate
May 24. 6 p.m. Lafayette Brewing Company, 622 Main St., Lafayette. Paul Shepson, a professor of analytical and atmospheric chemistry and head of Purdue's Department of Chemistry, will speak on "Climate Change at the Top of the World" as part of the monthly Science on Tap series. The event is free and open to those 21 and older. Sponsors are Discovery Park and Purdue's chemistry department. For more information, go online to http://www.facebook.com/scienceontaplafayette
CONTACT: Phillip Fiorini, 765-496-3133, 765-427-3009 (cell), pfiorini@purdue.edu