ATHENS, Ohio -- As a part of the Frontiers in Science Lecture Series, Bernard Bulkin will address "Inheritance Tax: Passing on the Planet to Our Kids" at 8 p.m., May 7 in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. A question and answer session will follow Bulkin's talk. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Bulkin is chief scientist for British Petroleum International. The author of more than 100 papers and two books on Ram spectroscopy, polymers and liquid crystals, Bulkin developed BP's clean fuels strategy and implemented the "40 Cities Program" of clean fuels. He serves on the Energy Advisory Board of SAIC and the Board of Governors of Argonne National Laboratory.

The Frontiers in Science Lecture Series brings internationally renowned scientists to campus to talk about the role of science in our lives. The series also serves as a forum to highlight the contributions of women in science and to create unity between science and the arts.

The series is funded by a contribution to the Ohio University Foundation from Jeannette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown.