KU professor to speak before House committee

Joseph Heppert, a Kansas University chemistry professor, will testify Wednesday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science. The committee will discuss the role of the National Science Foundation in K-12 science and math education.

Heppert is chairman of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Education.

The hearing, set from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST, can be viewed at www.house.gov/science.