Beth Demke, Bismarck Gateway Science Center, discusses a recent $250K donation from Hess Corporation. Demke details how $200K will help develop and sponsor an oil and gas exhibit in the “Transforming Energy” section of the new science center gallery in the new building Gateway to Science under construction.
The remainder of the resources will be used for their mobile STEM display which brings STEM to rural communities. Demke shares several stories from her 20-plus years of experience of working at the Bismarck Gateway Science Center and seeing children grow up engaging with energy at the science center.
The lost connection with energy is also discussed. In the same vein in agriculture how the farmer’s became replaced by supermarkets in the eyes of the public, the light switch is replacing energy companies.
Jordan Dyer, LFS Chemistry, talks about what the market is like for a start up in the highly competitive chemical industry. Jordan explains how the industry became flooded with snake oil salesmen over the past decade and companies are becoming more aware.
Weekly Davis Refinery Update
William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group, gives an update on the Davis Refinery, being constructed in the Bakken oil fields. The location of the refinery, near Belfield, is close to major transportation and distribution arteries.
