Research institutions

American Institutes for Research, John C. Flanagan Research Center
1070 Arastradero Road, Ste. 200, Palo Alto. An independent, nonprofit corporation engaged in research, development, evaluation and policy analysis in education, employment discrimination, health and early childhood.
Call 650-843-8100; fax 650-858-0958.

Electric Auto Association, Silicon Valley Chapter, The
1691 Berna St., Santa Clara. Meetings, open to the public, are held at HP, 3000 Hanover St., Palo Alto. A national nonprofit organization that supports a variety of electric-vehicle activities and educates the public on the introduction of the new production vehicles.
E-mail: membership@eaasv.org.
Meeting time: Third Sat of the month 10 a.m.-noon..

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
3420 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto. With major locations in Palo Alto and Charlotte, NC, EPRI was established in 1973 as an independent, nonprofit center for public-interest energy and environmental research. EPRI brings together member organizations, scientists and engineers and other leading experts to work collaboratively on solutions to the challenges of electric power, spanning power generation, delivery and use, health, safety and environment.
E-mail: askepri@epri.com.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Call 650-855-2000; 800-313-EPRI (3774); 650-855-2121.

NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field , Mtn. View. Conducts R&D to create technologies required for NASA missions. Ames scientists and engineers have expertise from astrobiology and nanotechnology to next-generation computing. Ames also is developing the NASA Research Park (NRP).
Hours: Exploration Center open Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends noon-4 p.m. Info operator Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.
Call 650-604-6274; fax 650-604-3068.