MOCAP Opening


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 2010
Dr. Tia Strait
Dean, School of Technology
(417) 625-3155

 

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - A ceremony to mark the opening of the Missouri Center for Advanced Power Systems Research (MOCAP) will take place at 10 a.m., Friday, March 12 in Room 125 of Anderson Criminal Justice Center on the campus of Missouri Southern State University.

The event will begin at 10 a.m. with 30 minutes of presentations by MSSU President Bruce Speck, key legislators, members of the university administration and other dignitaries. This will be followed by an open house tour of the new lab facility in the Justice Center adjacent to the seminar room.

MOCAP is a cooperative venture among several state universities, private industry and business organizations. Participating entities include Missouri Southern State University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Missouri State University, University of Missouri - Columbia, Eagle Picher Technologies, Joseph Newman Innovation Center and the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce. This project started more than three years ago.

Eagle Picher's high-end products range from batteries for weapons systems, space satellites and the Hubble Space Telescope to implantable batteries in medical devices. The establishment of a center for applied research and training will help keep the current Eagle Picher engineering work force fully up to date.

MOCAP is formed for the purposes of development of educational curriculum and facilities that enhance, promote and develop the education level, and, consequently, the job opportunities relating to advanced power systems.

 

The corporation will seek to contract with other private and public corporations and educational institutions to provide services related to the enhancement, promotion and development of educational opportunities in advanced power systems technology and related fields that serve to increase the knowledge and skills and the standard of living for the residents of the Joplin Missouri area and the State of Missouri.

The corporation is a 501(c)(3) organization.

For more information, contact Dr. Tia Strait at (417) 625-3155.



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