The Solar Energy Center helps to close the gap between research and application, says director David Neagley. Solar Center By Melissa Martin Of the Emerald The Solar Energy Center on campus doesn't want students and Eugene residents to be in the dark about new technology in the field. The center “cuts on lag time" between current research and its practical use in the community, says director David Neagley. Neagley says the center's loca tion inside dilapidated Emerald Hall is not an indication of the center’s emphasis on new technology. The center is giving its audience information they want — what the public will see in solar energy developments in the next five years. "The center provides informa tion to the public and the Univer sity community," says Neagley, an architecture graduate student. To reach the public, the center has been sponsoring free solar energy seminars for the last 10 years and Neagley says feedback sheets collected after last year's seminar have been "overwhelm ingly positive. People are learning what we are doing." Last year more than 800 people attended the seminars and Neagley says he expects a greater turnout this fall. The first seminar this year, scheduled for Oct. 13, will feature a new type of domestic solar water heater invented by Eugene entrepreneur Eldon Haynes. The Solar Energy Center's big event of the year is the Oregon and Washington regional con ference, "Solar '83: Putting the Sun to Work," Oct. 14-15 at the Eugene Conference Center. In addition, a products show will take place featuring a range of local energy products available such as solar water heaters, green houses, insulated window cover ings, heat pumps and photovoltaics information. The Solar Energy Center's se cond seminar scheduled for November will deal with indoor air pollution and the recent Bon neville Power weatherization program. In a December seminar, Eugene inventor Norman Waterburv will discuss a new underground low cost housing system constructed out of heat efficient domes that creates stabilized temperatures throughout the year. Waterbury lives in a solar house he constructed himself in West Eugene. The Eugene Water and Electric Board and the Willamette Valley Solar Energy Association help sponsor the seminars. EWEB provides funds for and uses the research data from the Solar Radiation Monitory Lab — the Solar Energy Center's informa tion gathering aspect directed by David McDaniels, a University physics professor. Neagley says he wants the research information from the Solar Energy Center and the Solar Radiation Lab to be channeled to Continued on Page 16A CONTACT LENSES Jeffrey A. Morey, O.D. David A. Wolf, O.D. • SOFTCOLORS - tinted, soft lenses, (green, blue, brown, aqua) • EXTENDED-WEAR (30-day) soft lenses • Soft lenses for ASTIGMATISM • Bifocal SOFT LENSES • GAS PERMEABLE rigid contacts (air-breathing) • Daily-wear soft lenses all types, including BAUSCH &. LOMB, HYDROCURVE, DURASOFT, CSI, HYDRON. Often same-day fit. • Hard and gas-permeable lenses polished while you wait. ATT about our trial fit or CALL soft lens program HOURS: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. v __/ f \ A Dazzling Array of Fashion Frames & Lenses Richard Greene, Optician V_' 766 E. 13th ST. One block from U of O Free parking in rear. mmmmm JlQQQQQQflflQOOQQQOQQOOQOQOOOOQQOQOOOQOOOOOOOOOQQQQQQOQQQQQi Glamour Girl Grand Opening Special This coupon is worth *1 off any HCt^US product Located nearby at 782 East I Ith, next to the Mayflower Theater Offer expires October 7. 1983 <=> ff'o-oOflotiJMM Taking the GRE or LSAT in October? A preparation workshop can help. New sessions start immediately. covers all materials and instruction: ^ Review required type of material ts Enhance test-taking techniques ^ Decrease anxiety with information about format and content. Sign up now at LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER 5 Friendly Hall or call 686-3226 Changes and additions: •Sociology 200, “War in the Nuclear Age” has been cancelled. • Humanities 400: “A Science of Context” has been changed to Education C & I 400, TLN 8012, CR 03, UH 14:00-15:20, 233 SC. NOT IN OUR CATALOG: C.S. Lewis and Friends I In this course we will focus on 4 British authors: C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, and George MacDonald. The format will be to read both fiction and nonfiction from each author with the specific purpose of examining how they incorporate their theology into their fiction. Requirements: two papers and a final exam. Texts include: Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, Lewis; Orthodoxy, The Man Who Was Thursday, Chesterton; essays from The Whimsical Christian, Strong Poison, Sayers; and essays from Life Essential, The Wise Woman, MacDonald. This course meets Elective requirements, not Arts and Letters requirements. For more information call the instructor, Greg Spencer, 485-4801. Our apologies to him for not including “C.S. Lewis and Friends I” in our catalog.