EERENASULGC Partnership

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EERE/NASULGC Partnership

• Linda Kay Benning, Assoc. Director
• NASULGC
• January 5, 2006

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Partnership Goals

• Improved communications
• Expanded product use
• More young people involve in science
• Enhanced interactions between EERE and
  universities.

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FY04 Pilot Projects

• EERE/NASULGC Collaborations
• EERE Products used through Extension and Outreach
  faculty
• Engagement of 4-H youth
• Role of IP regulations
• Universities/National Lab collaboration

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Using Thermometers

• Light is radiant energy that travels in waves
• We can measure heat with a thermometer

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Solar Balloon
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Success!
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FY05-FY08 Efforts

• Enhance EERE Program Impact at the Regional Level
• Institutionalize Extension Outreach Capacity
• Increase Youth Education About Energy
• Expand Joint University/EERE Lab Workshops
• Develop EERE/University Relationships

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Training Underway
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Hands On Learning