December 2010 - Che-courtesy-list

INVITATION: 12/15 - Faculty/Staff/Graduate Student Recognition Reception
by Luedtke, Deborah P 15 Dec '10

15 Dec '10

[cid:image004.png@01CB8A22.3CE3BBF0] Debbie Luedtke Deborah P. Luedtke, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall, Room 1144 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Tel: 765-494-4365 / Fax: 765-494-0805 Email: dpmcdani(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dpmcdani@purdue.edu>

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TEACHING SCHEDULE - SPRING 2011
by Hendryx, Sandra K 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Attached is the teaching schedule for next semester. Sandy Sandra Hendryx, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Office Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1057 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-5650 Fax: 765-494-0805

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Chemical Engineering Staff Excellence Award - inaugural recipient announcement
by Farmus, Cristina D 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

It is with great pleasure that I announce that Jeff Valley is the inaugural recipient of the School of Chemical Engineering Staff Excellence Award. Jeff has been with the School of Chemical Engineering since 1995 as the Building Deputy and for the past 15 years has done an excellent job enabling us to work in a good, clean and safe environment. There are many aspects of Jeff's performance that are worth mentioning, but the most important of all is the fact that he now manages a space twice the size of what it was when he was hired 15 years ago. He does his work with his characteristic competence and calm reassurance, and treats everyone with the same respect, regardless of their status at Purdue or the importance of the problem they bring to him. The award comes with a plaque and a $1,000 monetary contribution. Five nominations were received for this round of awards: 3 were the same as submitted to the College of Engineering Staff Awards process and two were prepared specifically for the ChE process. The decision was made by the ChE Staff Awards Committee comprised of Larry Campbell, Linda Davis, Sandy Hendryx, Doraiswami Ramkrishna and Arvind Varma. All members voted on the nominations individually, I compiled the results, and then they met to discuss the top two candidates and make a decision. I want to thank the committee members for their effort and for having to handle the difficult task of choosing just one recipient from the excellent pool of candidates. I also want to thank all the faculty, staff, post doctoral research associates and graduate students who took the time to write nominations and letters of support acknowledging our outstanding staff. This was an atypical year when the award was given in the fall. In the future, the nominations will be due by March 31 and the winner announced at the May appreciation reception. Please join me in congratulating Jeff! Cristina Cristina Farmus Administrative Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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FW: Robert Vaughn dead
by Varma, Arvind 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

Dear Colleagues, I am sorry to forward the sad news below, from Nick Peppas. One of our own has passed away... Arvind From: Peppas, Nicholas A [mailto:peppas@che.utexas.edu] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 1:11 AM To: Arvind Varma; Arvind Varma Subject: Robert Vaughn dead Hi Arvind Professor Robert Vaughn, former professor of Purdue ChE, passed away on August 4, 2010. Vaughn was best known as the 1958 recipient of the AP Colburn Award In my history (pp 116-117) I write The first faculty member hired by Golding was Robert Donald Vaughn (1930- , B.S. '51 Purdue University, M.Ch.E.53, Ph.D.'56, both from the University of Delaware) who joined Purdue in September of 1960. At Delaware he had worked on non-Newtonian fluid mechanics under the direc- tion of Arthur B. Metzner. Along with Metzner, he received the Allan P. Colburn Award of AIChE in 1958. From 1955 to 1960 he worked for Shell Development. A brilliant researcher, Vaughn did significant work in polymer rheology. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1962 and left Purdue in 1964, disil- lusioned by the events of those days. He was subsequently employed by W.R. Grace & Co. (1964-67) and Wyandotte Chemical Co. (1967-79). He is now Manager of Development for Exxon Company In fact, he retired from Exxon in 1985 and then served as a consultant. You will find his photo on page 122 Right: Robert G. Squires (left) and Robert D. Vaughn in September 1963. He received (p 231) the 1963 Shreve Prize for research The Shreve Prize for Chemical Processing The Shreve Prize for Chemical Processing was established by R. Norris and Eleanor B. Shreve in 1960 to recognize outstanding research contributions in the area of chemical processing by a ChE faculty member. The recipient was selected by a committee consisting of Shreve, two alumni of the School working in industry, the Dean of Engineering, and one of the officers of the Indianapolis Section of AIChE. The award was accompanied by a check for $500. Consider- ing that the typical salary of an Assistant Professor in 1960 was about $7,800 a year, the amount of $500 was significant. The recipients of this award were the following: ........... 1963 Robert D. Vaughn Most prominent among his former students was Gary Poehlein who did his MS with Vaughn in 1963. When Vaughn left, Gary continued with Jack Woods Please tell the colleagues. I know Squires and Albright remember him well Nicholas

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Litster Particle Design Book for Sale
by Anand David 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Dear All, I am selling my book I used for Professor Litster's ChE 597 Particle Design and Processing course for $50: "The Science and Engineering of Granulation Processes" by James Litster The Amazon price for a new book is $164.77. Please let me know if you would like to buy my book. Thanks, Anand David

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Dr. Denis Wirtz, Theophilus H. Smooth Professor, John Hopkins University - Seminar Speaker on Tuesday, December 7, 2010
by Heide, Karen Kay 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Denis Wirtz Theophilus H. Smoot Professor Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Physical Sciences in Oncology Center John Hopkins University “Cancer Cell Motility in 3D” December 7, 2010 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Focal adhesions are large multi-protein clustered assemblies that form at the basal surface of cells placed on planar dishes which mediate cell signaling, force transduction, and adhesion with the underlying substratum. While much is known about the organization and function of focal adhesion components in 2-D systems, their organization and function in migrating cells within a more physiological three-dimensional (3-D) matrix is largely unknown. Quantitative live-cell microscopy shows that for cells fully embedded in a 3-D matrix focal adhesion proteins, including vinculin, paxillin, talin, -actinin, zyxin, VASP, FAK, and p130Cas, do not cluster into appreciable aggregates, but are diffusively distributed in the cytoplasm of cells. Despite the absence of detectable focal adhesions, focal adhesion proteins still modulate cell motility but in a manner distinct from cells moving on conventional planar substrates. Rather, focal adhesion proteins in matrix-embedded cells regulate cell speed by affecting protrusion activity and matrix deformation, two processes that play no direct role in controlling 2-D cell speed. This study shows that actively growing membrane protrusions constitute a critical motility/matrix-traction module that drives cell motility in a 3-D matrix. We will discuss the implications of this work in cancer metastasis. Bio: Denis Wirtz is Theophilius H. Smoot Professor of Engineering Science and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. He is co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoaBioTechnology (INBT), Director of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded graduate training program in nanotechnology for biology and Medicine, Director of the NCI-funded postdoctoral and predoctoral training programs in nanotechnology for cancer medicine, and Director of the new NCI-funded Physical Sciences in Oncology Center. Dr. Wirtz has made contributions in molecular and biophysical mechanisms of cell motility and adhesion and nuclear dynamics in health and disease. Dr. Wirtz earned his Engineering Physics degree at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and M.Sc. and PhD in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. Dr. Wirtz is a fellow of the AAAS and the AIMBE.

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FW: Seminar Announcement- Samuel Graham- Georgia Institute of Technology
by Murray, Chris L 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

From: Bonebrake, Stephanie A Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:01 PM To: Bonebrake, Stephanie A Subject: Seminar Announcement- Samuel Graham- Georgia Institute of Technology Importance: High Please distribute flyer for the upcoming Seminar. Seminar Announcement: January 13, 2011 Birck Nanotechnology 1001, 3pm Samuel Graham Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology "Characterization of the Thermal and Mechanical Response of GaN High Electron Mobility Devices" Thank you! Stephanie Bonebrake Secretary, NNSA PRISM Center Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-496-6298- phone 765-494-4731- fax stephb(a)purdue.edu www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/prism

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"Everything grad school" help session
by Oluwaseyi (Shay) Ogebule 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

Are you applying to grad sch, thinking about it or have already applied? Do you have questions about the application process, funding or grad life in general? Do you need someone to proofread your essays? Whatever your questions may be, CHE experts are willing to help. The Che Graduate student organization will be hosting a help session for anything grad school. What: "everything grad school" help session Where: FRNY G124 When: Wednesday Dec 8th 5:30-6:30pm Stop by anytime within that hour to get your questions answered by our experts --------------- Oluwaseyi "Shay" Ogebule Co-Curricular activities committee CHE GSO

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Retirement Incentive Program - ChE Participants
by Varma, Arvind 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

Dear Colleagues, It is with both sadness and joy that I announce there are four staff members in our School who have participated in the Retirement Incentive Program and will leave our School in the near future, as follows: * Carolyn Blue - retiring December 31, 2010, after 29 years of service with Purdue, all in Chemical Engineering. * Larry Campbell - retiring January 31, 2011, after 41 years with Purdue, 28 in Chemical Engineering. * Marcella Maynard - retiring December 31, 2010, after 12 years at Purdue, all in Chemical Engineering * David Taylor - retiring January 31, 2011, after 31 years at Purdue, all in Chemical Engineering In addition, Prof. Nick Delgass has also participated in the retirement incentive program, but will retire on May 13, 2012. Owing to his unique expertise and skills, I requested that he continue for another year, until May 2012, and he kindly agreed. Prof. Delgass joined our School in 1974. Overall, our soon-to-retire four staff members have a total of 113 years of combined service to Purdue and exactly 100 years of service to our School! This is an amazing accomplishment - it is a testimony to the high quality of these individuals and also of our School, as being their choice of employer for so many decades. They made many significant contributions to our School, from delivering mail to building and repairing electronic equipment, from clerical service to serving as Assistant to the Head. We will celebrate these valued members of our School on December 15, 2010, during the end-of-the semester appreciation reception. I am grateful for their contributions towards making our program a premier Chemical Engineering program in the world. Please join me in thanking them for their service and wishing them a long, peaceful and thriving retirement! Sincerely, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Head, School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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FW: AAE Special Seminar "Entropy Mystique: The Second Law of Thermodynamics...." Dr. Jose Camberos, Tues. Dec. 7 @ 10:30 a.m./ARMS 1103
by Bowman, Debra J 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

For your information - thanks! Deb _____________________________________________ From: Moore, Terri R. Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:37 PM To: Baumgardt, Jacqueline C.; Bowen, Brent D; Bowman, Debra J; Butz, Rita E; Bystrom, Donna; Dilts, Mary P.; Mac Coll, Kirsty; Peer, Rebecca J.; Reece, Kellie A; Ricksy, Jennifer R; Rusek, John Swift Enterprises Cc: 'Alina Alexeenko' Subject: AAE Special Seminar "Entropy Mystique: The Second Law of Thermodynamics...." Dr. Jose Camberos, Tues. Dec. 7 @ 10:30 a.m./ARMS 1103 School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Special Seminar Entropy Mystique: The Second Law of Thermodynamics in Aerospace Systems Analysis & Design Dr. José A. Camberos AFRL Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Tuesday, December 7, 2010 10:30 a.m. ARMS 1103 Terri Moore Admin. Assistant to the Head Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering 701 Stadium Avenue W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 (765) 494-3006

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