[SEMCO] Final evening of the speaker series - Please share and promote!

[Abbey Spargo]

  GIRLS INTERESTED IN REAL LIFE SCIENCE SPEAKER SERIES CONCLUDES

NEW BEDFORD, MA (March 26, 2012) --- The speaker series *Girls 
Interested in Real Life Science (GIRLS) *concludes as the Ocean 
Explorium welcomes Kate Clopeck, Executive Director and Co-Founder of 
Community Water Solutions.

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.

Ms. Clopeck originally planned to work in the Aerospace industry, having 
attained her degree in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering 
Business.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.

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. Ms. Clopeck 
subsequently co-founded 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.Over the past seven years, Ms. 
Clopeck has worked extensively on water improvement projects around the 
globe, including Nicaragua, Cameroon, and Ghana.

The*Girls Interested in Real Life Science (GIRLS) *speaker series is 
free and open to the public, thanks to the support of the Women's 
Fund.Doors open at 5:00 pm for refreshments and mingling in the Ocean 
Explorium before the talks begin at 5:30 pm.

The Ocean Explorium is grateful to the Women's Fund for making the GIRLS 
speaker series possible.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.

The Ocean Explorium is located at 174 Union Street in downtown New 
Bedford and is handicap accessible via the rear entrance.Call 
508.994.5400 for after-hours access.

For further information, contact Abbey Spargo at 
aspargo at oceanexplorium.org <mailto:aspargo at oceanexplorium.org> or 
508.994.5400, or visit the Ocean Explorium website at 
www.oceanexplorium.org <http://www.oceanexplorium.org/>.

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Sincerely,

Abbey Spargo
Education and Events Coordinator
Ocean Explorium
(508) 994-5400 x 23

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