An upcoming series of events in Lawrence will bring together beer and science in the hopes of stimulating community discussion.

The Kansas University Natural History Museum is launching Science on Tap, a yearlong, monthly series of science and technology conversations hosted by Free State Brewery, 636 Mass.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for each event, and the moderator will begin at 7:30 each evening.

The first three events will focus on hydroelectric power, trilobites and solar power.

The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, and is hosted by Sarah Hill-Nelson, owner-operator of Bowersock Mills and Power Co.

On Feb. 16, Bruce Lieberman, curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Biodiversity Institute, will discuss trilobites and extinction; and on March 23, Alice Bean, professor of physics and astronomy, will discuss solar power.