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face="Arial" size="2">GIRLS INTERESTED IN REAL LIFE SCIENCE
SPEAKER SERIES CONCLUDES</font></span><span style="font-size:
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face="Arial" size="2">NEW BEDFORD, MA (March 26, 2012) — The
speaker <span style="">series </span><b>Girls Interested in
Real Life Science (GIRLS) </b>concludes as the <span
style="">Ocean Explorium welcomes </span>Kate Clopeck,
Executive Director and Co-Founder of Community Water
Solutions.</font></span></p>
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face="Arial" size="2">Ms. Clopeck holds a Bachelor's in
Science from the University of Virginia School of Engineering
and Applied Science, where she wrote her thesis on the
implementation of household water treatment and safe storage
technologies in the developing world.</font></span></p>
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face="Arial" size="2">Ms. Clopeck originally planned to work
in the Aerospace industry, having attained her degree in
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Business.<span style="">
</span>But after one year as an Associate Engineer with
Aerojet, a company that specializes in defense and space
engineering work, Ms. Clopeck realized that this was not the
ideal career for her.</font></span></p>
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face="Arial" size="2">She returned to school and earned a
Master's of Science in Technology and Policy from MIT, where
her research was focused on the sustained use of water
treatment technologies in Northern Region Ghana. <span
style=""> </span>Ms. Clopeck subsequently co-founded <span
style="color: black;">Community Water Solutions, a
non-for-profit social enterprise that partners with rural
communities in developing countries to establish sustainable
water treatment businesses. These businesses are owned and
operated by the communities they serve, and use simple,
affordable technologies to enable the treatment,
distribution, and storage of clean, safe drinking water.<span
style=""> </span></span>Over the past seven years, Ms.
Clopeck has worked extensively on water improvement projects
around the globe, including Nicaragua, Cameroon, and Ghana.<span
style=""> </span></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoHeader"><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"><font
face="Arial" size="2">The<b> Girls Interested in Real Life Science
(GIRLS) </b>speaker series is free and open to the public,
thanks to the support of the Women’s Fund.<span style=""> </span>Doors
open at 5:00 pm for refreshments and mingling in the Ocean
Explorium before the talks begin at 5:30 pm. <span style=""> </span></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoHeader"><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"><font
face="Arial" size="2">The Ocean Explorium is grateful to the
Women’s Fund for making the GIRLS speaker series possible.<span
style=""> </span>We look forward to students of all ages
attending the evening speaker series to be inspired by women
who have found success in the STEM subjects.<span style=""> </span></font></span></p>
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face="Arial" size="2"> </font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoHeader"><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"><font
face="Arial" size="2">The Ocean Explorium is located at 174
Union Street in downtown New Bedford and is handicap
accessible via the rear entrance.<span style=""> </span>Call
508.994.5400 for after-hours access.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"><font
face="Arial" size="2">For further information, contact Abbey
Spargo at <a href="mailto:aspargo@oceanexplorium.org">aspargo@oceanexplorium.org</a>
or 508.994.5400, or visit the Ocean Explorium website at <a
href="http://www.oceanexplorium.org/"><font color="#800080">www.oceanexplorium.org</font></a>.</font></span></p>
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Sincerely,
Abbey Spargo
Education and Events Coordinator
Ocean Explorium
(508) 994-5400 x 23
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