October 20, 2005
Nuclear energy is topic of upcoming lectures at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University's School of Nuclear Engineering and its Discovery Park Energy Center announce two upcoming lectures as part of the "Centennial of E=mc2 Lecture Series" honoring the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's E=mc2 equation. The talks are free and open to the public.
"Lectures, such as the ones we are presenting, are important because they help raise public awareness to the vast possibilities of nuclear energy," said Lefteri Tsoukalas, professor and head of Purdue's School of Nuclear Engineering. "The lectures also help dispel the fears often associated with nuclear energy."
Robert E. Urhig, distinguished professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee, will present "Why we should use nuclear energy for transportation" from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 26) in the Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry Hall, Room 200.
Regis A. Matzie, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Westinghouse Electric Corp., will present "Current and future trends in commercial nuclear energy" on Oct. 31 from 3:30-5 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 218.
Salomon Levy, president of S. Levy and Associates Inc. in San Jose, Calif., presented "50 years in nuclear power" on Oct. 19 to kick off the three-lecture series. Levy is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Karen Vierow, assistant professor of nuclear engineering; Rusi Taleyarkhan, the A.L. Bement Jr. Professor of Nuclear Engineering; and Mamoru Ishii, the Zinn Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering, organized the lectures.
Writer: Cynthia Sequin, (765) 494-2073; csequin@purdue.edu
Source: Lefteri Tsoukalas, (765) 494-5742, tsoukala@ecn.purdue.edu
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