Science Channel features Professor W.S. Sampath
Pascal Noronha, Prof. Walajabad Sampath, Al Enzenroth, Kurt Barth, AVA Solar, Inc. with an initial test solar plate.
February 15, 2008
Revolutionary solar-panel technology
The Science Channel on Sunday will broadcast a program featuring Professor W.S. Sampath in the Department of Mechanical Engineering talking about his revolutionary solar-panel technology.
Sampath's research led to the creation of AVA Solar, a private company that expects to start construction this year on a factory in Fort Collins that could employ up to 500 people.
CSU's Sampath and AVA Solar officials featured
Sampath and officials with AVA Solar appear in the broadcast of "Invention Nation" at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 on Comcast Digital Cable channel 272 in Fort Collins.
The half-hour program will also be rebroadcast at the following times, all MST:
March 15, 7 p.m.
March 16, 10 p.m.
March 16, 2 a.m.
March 24, 8:30 p.m.
March 25, 11:30 p.m.
March 25, 3:30 a.m.
March 25, 9:30 a.m.
Sneak peek
To view a 1 minute 23 second clip from the "Invention Nation" show featuring the stop in Fort Collins, visit http://science.discovery.com/video/invention-nation.html.
Veggie-fueled bus journey seeking green inventors
Micah, Chris and Nobu - three guys passionate about the green life - take a veggie-fueled trip across America in search of amazing eco-inventions. Their journey included a stop in Fort Collins to learn more about America's grassroots green inventors.
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Learn more about the Science Channel show "Invention Nation" at http://science.discovery.com/fansites/invention-nation/invention-nation.html.
Contact: Emily Wilmsen
Email: Emily.Wilmsen@colostate.edu
Phone Number: (970) 491-2336
