More than 1,300 members of the South Bend community made it to the third floor of the St. Joseph County Public Library to enjoy energy-related hands-on activities presented by ND Energy affiliated laboratories. Science Alive! is an annual event sponsored by the library that draws families and people of all ages to learn about a wide variety of science topics. ND Energy contributed 10 stations to the event, filling a room and spilling out into the hallway.
Over 40 graduate students, professors, Student Energy Board undergraduates, and staff participated during the six-hour event. Research topics included radiation, membranes, nanoparticles, polymers, low temperature plasma, hydrogen gas generation, superconductivity, and concentrated solar power.
Research groups that participated were from the laboratories of Kyle Doudrick, David Go, Amy Hixon, Abigail Mechtenberg, Svetlana Neretina, Jennifer Schaefer, William Schneider, and Jonathan Whitmer.