Jim Ottaviani Visits Adrian College posted 11/14/08
Ottaviani's comic books tell true tales of scientists and engineers

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College art department invites you to hear Jim Ottaviani, writer and publisher, on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:00 p.m. Ottaviani is the founder of G.T. Labs, a publishing company that specializes in true stories of science and scientists in comic book form.

Ottaviani is a nuclear physicist in addition to writing and publishing comics about science, some of which have been adopted as part of the science curriculum in public schools in Maryland.

All of Ottaviani's books have been nominated for multiple awards, including an Eisner & ALA Popular Paperback of the Year, and they also receive critical praise in publications such as “The Comics Journal”, “Physics World”, “Entertainment Weekly” and “Discover Magazine” as well as national broadcast attention in outlets such as NPR's Morning Edition and the CBS Morning Show.

Former nuclear engineer, Jim Ottaviani is now Head of Information Services at the University of Michigan. He also serves as the departmental liaison to Industrial and Operations Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

For more information about Ottaviani and his work, visit the G.T. Labs official Web site at www.gt-labs.com.