Approximately 30 local high school students will visit The University of Toledo to learn about alternative energy as part of the Ohio Energy Project (OEP).

Students from Bettsville Schools and Penta Career Center will tour various energy and research facilities on UT’s campus on Tuesday, April 29.

**Photo Opportunity**
At 10 a.m. the students meet with Dr. Rick Irving, assistant research professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and learn how to make solar cells in room 3022 of McMaster Hall (view map).

After lunch, the students will learn about UT’s wind, solar and algae energy initiatives from Michael Green, UT’s director of energy management, and will tour the Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation.

The OEP is a state affiliate of the National Energy Education Development Project.

For more information, contact Joe Perlaky at Joseph.Perlaky@utoledo.edu.