December 2011 - Che-courtesy-list

Server status
by Harrington, Michael P 11 Dec '11

11 Dec '11

The network in civil engineering is down. We have notified itap and are waiting on them to restore things. I'll send another update when I know more. Mike Sent from my iPhone

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Some servers including Atom DOWN
by Harrington, Michael P 11 Dec '11

11 Dec '11

It appears the machine room in Civil Engineering, which is where Atom and several other servers are located, has lost power or network connectivity. Someone from ECN is on the way to campus to look into it but it will be at the very soonest 9pm before things are resolved or we know more. I realize many of you have your mail accounts on atom so you won't see this until atom is back up and running but for those that use Exchange or the Purdue Mailhub, I wanted you to know. I'll let you know when things are up and running. As it is you would be best to re-boot your computer the next time you are in your office. -Mike Harrington

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FW: COMMUNICATION: Traffic Signal at US 231 and South River Road will be Activated Today
by Valley, Jeffrey L 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

FYI...................... From: Terry, Rebecca L [mailto:rlterry@purdue.edu] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 1:27 PM Subject: COMMUNICATION: Traffic Signal at US 231 and South River Road will be Activated Today Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies (Please distribute) FR: Indiana Department of Transportation DA: Friday, December 9, 2011 RE: Traffic Signal at US 231 and South River Road will be Activated Today Motorists need to be attentive to the traffic signal The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces the traffic signal at the realigned intersection of US 231 and South River Road will be activated today. Crews plan to activate this signal around 4 p.m. this afternoon. INDOT urges motorists to be attentive to the traffic signal at this location. INDOT reminds drivers to use caution and consider worker safety when driving through a construction zone. For the latest news and information about INDOT, please visit www.in.gov/indot<http://www.in.gov/indot> or www.trafficwise.IN.gov<http://www.trafficwise.in.gov/> .

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FW: COMMUNICATION: Purdue University Police Department to Offer RAD Self Defense Course in January
by Valley, Jeffrey L 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

FYI........................... From: Terry, Rebecca L [mailto:rlterry@purdue.edu] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 3:59 PM Subject: COMMUNICATION: Purdue University Police Department to Offer RAD Self Defense Course in January Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies (Please distribute) FR: Eric Chin, Purdue University Police Department DA: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 RE: PUPD to Offer RAD Self Defense Course in January The Purdue University Police Department is offering a RAD, Rape Aggression Defense, women's self defense course Monday, January 16 through Wednesday, January 19, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Purdue University Police Department, 205 South Jischke Dr. RAD is a three-day course and attendance at all three days is required for successful completion of the course. RAD instructors will focus on education and awareness, prevention, risk reduction and the avoidance of assault and rape. The RAD system is dedicated to teaching defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense/martial arts tactics. The program is free of charge and the minimum age for participants is thirteen. Affiliation with the University is not required to register, and participants will be registered in the order in which the requests are received. Athletic style clothing is recommended, and shorts are not permitted. Parking for this event will be made available in the Smalley Center parking lot, located just east of Shreve Hall. To register yourself and/or another woman, please email Officer John Goetz at jcgoetz(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcgoetz@purdue.edu>.

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Graduate Seminar Series - Dr. W. Nicholas Delgass 12/6/11
by Mamph, Jennifer A 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Purdue University SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. W. Nicholas Delgass Maxine Spencer Nichols Professor of Chemical Engineering Purdue University "The Science of Catalysis" December 6, 2011 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 ABSTRACT: A catalyst alters the course of a chemical reaction without being consumed. Catalysts are the fairy dust that drives the chemical and petroleum industries, and, through their ability to improve reaction selectivity, enable alternate reaction pathways, and degrade unwanted side products, catalysts are a key component of society's energy and environmental future. Fundamental understanding of catalytic phenomena requires knowledge at the molecular level. We learn about reaction pathways, i.e. the precise dance of the molecules, from chemical kinetic analysis, at both steady and unsteady state. To understand how a catalyst enables those pathways, however, we have to look into the reactor at the reacting catalytic site or at least characterize the chemical nature of the catalyst and its interaction with reacting molecules. We do this with an ever-expanding array of spectroscopic and microscopy tools. With the advent of reliable quantum level computation we now also have the ability to validate detailed molecule models of catalytic events. Thus, we are on the verge of making catalysis a science, i.e. of understanding the chemistry well enough to predict what chemical sites can catalyze particular reactions. This talk will illustrate how catalytic understanding has been gained in example systems including the water gas shift reaction, selective oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide, and olefin polymerization. A potential path forward to true catalyst design using a model-based approach we call Discovery Informatics will also be described. BIO: Nick Delgass is Maxine Spencer Nichols Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Center for Catalyst Design at Purdue University. Over his 43 years of catalysis research and teaching, he has worked with a variety of spectroscopic tools for catalyst characterization and focused on using surface chemical information from those methods to understand catalytic activity in water gas shift, methanation, HDS, hydrogenation, epoxidation, NOx reduction, olefin polymerization, and aromatization reactions. This work has resulted in over 150 papers, co-authorship of a book on Spectroscopy in Heterogeneous Catalysis, awards from the Michigan and New York Catalysis Societies, the inaugural North American Catalysis Society (NACS) Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Catalysis and numerous teaching awards. He is a past editor of the Journal of Catalysis and has served as consultant to major petroleum and chemical companies. His current work, in collaboration with several Purdue faculty members, emphasizes a systems and model-building approach to catalyst design in a framework called Discovery Informatics and catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of molecules derived from biomass to make high energy density fuels. Jenni Mamph Secretary Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 1144 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 (765) 494-4069

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December ChE Newsletter
by Farmus, Cristina D 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

Good morning, After a long hiatus, this is the first of what is intended to be a monthly internal ChE newsletter. If you want to submit items for the January issue or if you have feedback, please email me. * Faculty Recognition https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE o Professor Agrawal received the National Medal of Technology from President Obama and was elected a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/HomepageFeatures/professors-agrawal-and-…> o Professor Corti attended 2011 Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium o Professor Ramkrishna was elected Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/HomepageFeatures/professors-agrawal-and-…> o Professor Venkat was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers o Professor Wang was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers * Staff Recognition: o Amy Hayden, Account Clerk V, is recognized for 10 years of service at Purdue, out of which 7.5 in Chemical Engineering * Student Recognition: o Alyssa DeVries, Senior, is highlighted in the fall 2011 issue of the Purdue Co-Op magazine, page 9 at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ProPractice/Spotlights/fall-2011-professiona… o Keith Kral, Senior, received the inaugural ChE Centennial Scholarship o Miranda McCormack, Junior, named Purdue Student Trustee by Governor Mitch Daniels o Caleb Miskin, Graduate Student, received the inaugural ChE Centennial Fellowship o Kenneth Tan, Sophomore, recognized as one of the "5 students who ..." in December 2011. http://www.purdue.edu/fivestudents/music-makers/tan.html * December Graduation - Our School will grant 20 BS and 3 PhD degrees at the December 18 commencement: o Dave Balachandran, PhD o Korosh Torabi, PhD o Qing Zhu, PhD * Miscellaneous o GoRemote: Need to create a PDF, edit a Word document, or maybe touch up a photo but you don't have the application on your computer? ITaP's Software Remote (GoRemote) provides free access to applications such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Matlab, Mathematica, Aspen and many more. These programs can be run from anywhere, including home as long as you have a working internet connection. Direct Link Here: https://goremote.itap.purdue.edu o Filelocker: Need to share large files securely for a short period with someone on or off campus? ItaP offers a solution called 'filelocker' that allows just that. Direct Link Here: https://filelocker.purdue.edu More information here: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/service/catalog/detail.cfm?id=126 o Shared Drive: Our staff and faculty have access to a shared drive where common information and pictures from the school are stored. Users can connect to \\atom\cheshr<file:///\\atom\cheshr> using the instructions found at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/Support/KB/Docs/MappingECNDriveWinXP * Upcoming events o End of the semester appreciation reception - Tuesday, December 13, 3.30 to 4.30 pm, Henson Atrium o Engineering Commencement - Sunday, December 18th at 9:00 am, Elliott Hall of Music o ChE Graduation Reception - Sunday, December 18th at 11.30 am, after the commencement ceremony, Forney Henson Atrium (RSVP to hendryxs(a)purdue.edu<mailto:hendryxs@purdue.edu> by 12/9/2011) * New Employees since July 1, 2011 o Bryan Boudouris, Assistant Professor o Virginia Ewing (replacing Debbie Luedtke), Secretary IV o Brandy Green (replacing Elizabeth Hayes), Secretary IV o Diane Klassen (replacing Julie Paolillo), Director of Development and Alumni Relations o Jeffrey Siirola, Professor of Engineering Practice o Shi Zhen, Post Doctoral Research Assistant with Professor Raj Chakrabarti (research funded position) Best Regards, Cristina

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Purdue Newsroom - Purdue revises severe weather procedures
by Murray, Chris L 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Please follow the link below to see revisions to weather procedures. Thanks, Chris http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2011/111130ShelbyWeather.html

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01 Dec '11

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