Energy consumption insights for a high-energy audience

Dr. Ghasem Shahbazi, director of the Biological Engineering Program, has extended the application deadline to May 31 for a summer program that offers high school students a week of exposure to research into renewable energy production and flexible fuel vehicle design. Students accepted for either of the week-long programs (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., June 23 - 27, or July 21 to 25) will also get an overview of how various types of energy are generated, and they will also get a look at the impacts energy conservation and related environmental issues have on their day-to-day lives. Underwriting from the Ford Foundation makes it possible for students accepted to attend without tuition or other fees. High school students who have completed grades 9-11 and at least one algebra course by the end of spring semester are eligible.

Shahbazi’s research into alternatives to fossil fuels has been featured recently in both the Triad Business Journal and on digtriad.com. The Business Journal’s look into Shahbazi’s research, published March 21, lauds the SAES bioenvironmental engineer as “one of the top biofuel experts in the state,” and “among the leading researchers in the state investigating alternatives.” An article posted on digtriad.com on April 25 begins “North Carolina A&T researcher says he's found a way to produce ethanol without expensive corn,” and goes on to say “Shahabazi believes duckweed will one day replace gasoline and drastically cut the cost of fuel.”

Posted May 14, 2008 05:00 PM

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