Lecture explores transportation energy technologies

Date of Event: March 25, 2013

Posted: March 13, 2013

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Ahmed Soliman, a visiting professor of environmental studies at Denison University, will deliver a lecture titled “CARS: The Story of Transportation Energy Technologies” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, in the University Room of Denison University’s Slayter Hall (200 Ridge Road). This event, part of Denison’s Global Studies Seminar series, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Fadhel Kaboub at 740-587-6315 or visit www.denison.edu.

With the increasing demand for energy and the rising concern for global warming, scientists and engineers have been searching for new and alternative sources of energy for the transportation sector. Soliman’s talk will shed some light on the different fuels and propulsion technologies that may have the potential of replacing current fossil fuel.

Soliman has a B.S. and M.S. in physics and a M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental engineering. His research experience crosses many fields, including research on substitutes for fossil fuel as a source of alternative energy, the study of urban air quality near highways, and work on micro-fluidics and development of new high-performance protein crystallization plates for biological applications.

The Global Studies Seminar at Denison is a multidisciplinary, scholarly forum, generally with an international focus, for presentation and discussion of papers in progress or other scholarly projects.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison, Granville—Lecture: “CARS: The Story of Transportation Energy Technologies ” by Ahmed Soliman at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, in the University Room of Slayter Hall (200 North Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Fadhel Kaboub at 740-587-6315 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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