Science Café 2010
KNME (PBS - northern & central New Mexico) presents a new kind of Café, a SCIENCE Café. Twelve or more times a year, KNME will host a Science Café, at various locations. The concept is to show clips from an episode of NOVA scienceNOW, the Online NewsHour Science Reports, Nature or a comparable program, with an expert on that topic on hand to answer questions, and have an open discussion with the audience in a café style atmosphere. Take part - or listen to the discussion swirling around you. It's fun, it's casual, it's laid back... The estimated number of attendees range from 50-80 people per Café.
September 2010 Science Café
ALGAE FUEL
The earth is home to over 30,000 species of algae, a family of bizarre organisms that are neither plant nor animal. You'll find them from the tropics to the poles. Some are bigger than you, others are too tiny to see with the naked eye but thanks to a few of the tiniest ones, someday you just might be using algae to fuel your car.
Come to KNME's September Science Café, view a segment of Algae Fuel from NOVA scienceNOW, and join in a discussion with Dr. Jerilyn Timlin, a chemist at Sandia National Laboratories, to learn what scientists in New Mexico are doing to help address the nation's future energy needs with algal biofuels.
Dr. Timlin's website | NOVA scienceNOW: Algae Fuel
Time & Location
- Topic: ALGAE FUEL
- Speaker: Dr. Jerilyn Timlin, Sandia National Laboratories
- Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010
- Time: 10:00 am - 12 noon
- Location: Flying Star Café, Hospitality Room, 723 Silver Ave SW and 8th
Admission
ADMISSION IS FREE, but a reservation is required. RSVP to Rose Poston at 277-2396 or rposton@knme.org.
Seats are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
KNME Science Cafes are presented with support from New Mexico Tech, Lockheed Martin/Sandia National Labs, Applied Research Technologies and The Online NewsHour Science Reports.
Be more curious...be more amazed ...come to the KNME Science Café.