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Media invited to KU EARTH Center ceremonial launch on Nov. 7
LAWRENCE — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, Kansas Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary of Business Development Joshua Jefferson, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan and other leaders will join the University of Kansas on Thursday, Nov. 7, for the ceremonial launch of KU’s NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) – Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH).
The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Burge Union, 1565 Irving Hill Road. Moran, Jefferson and Panchanathan are scheduled to make presentations, as are Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and EARTH ERC Director Mark Shiflett.
Members of the media are invited to attend the official ceremony at 9 a.m. A Q&A session will follow with availability from those speaking at the welcome ceremony. Media planning to attend are asked to RSVP by emailing Cody Howard, KU School of Engineering director of external relations, by noon Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Media with valid KU parking passes are advised to park in lot 72 to the east of the Burge Union, or lot 54 at the northwest corner of Irving Hill Road and Naismith Drive. Media needing a parking permit for this event should contact Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, KU director of news and media relations.
The EARTH ERC is based at the KU School of Engineering and works to tackle climate change through creation of a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy. The NSF announced in August that KU’s EARTH ERC was awarded a five-year, $26 million grant to conduct research to solve the technical, environmental and economic challenges required to create a sustainable refrigerant lifecycle that will benefit Kansans, the nation and the world.
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