February 2011 - Che-courtesy-list

FW: Nitrogen tank removal from EE - avoid area Feb. 9
by Valley, Jeffrey L 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

FYI................... From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:00 PM Subject: Nitrogen tank removal from EE - avoid area Feb. 9 Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute as appropriate.] FR: Physical Facilities DA: Friday, February 04, 2011 RE: Nitrogen tank removal from EE - avoid area Feb. 9 On Wednesday, February 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., a nitrogen tank will be removed by crane from the Electrical Engineering building (EE). Some traffic congestion will take place near the EE dock and service entrance. Please avoid this area if possible.

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Congratulations to Profs Jim Caruthers and Venkat Venkatasubramanian!
by Varma, Arvind 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to inform that at their meeting this afternoon, the Board of Trustees ratified the appointments of Drs. Jim Caruthers and Venkat Venkatasubramanian as Reilly Professors of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Caruthers joined the Purdue faculty in 1977 and has made outstanding contributions in research, teaching and service. His areas of research are polymer rheology; polymerization reaction, cure and degradation kinetics; development of cyber-infrastructure to support chemical and materials science; and electric vehicle technology with a specific focus on battery technology. He has authored 82 archival journal publications, 32 refereed conference proceedings and is the co-Editor of one book. He has graduated 32 PhD degree recipients and is currently chairing or co-chairing 6 PhD committees. In external recognition, Dr. Caruthers received ASEE's Curtiss McGraw Research Award (1990), and serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Time Dependent Materials and Rubber Chemistry and Technology; internally, he received a CoE Team Excellence Award (2007). He has provided exceptional service to the School in a variety of ways, including serving as chair of the Forney Hall addition construction and current renovation; he previously served as the School's Director of Graduate Studies for many years. Dr. Venkatasubramanian joined the Purdue faculty in 1988 and has made outstanding contributions in research, teaching and service. His areas of research are process fault diagnosis and abnormal events management, pharmaceutical informatics, molecular products design and complex adaptive systems. He has published 94 archival journal publications, 97 refereed conference proceedings and 8 book chapters. He is the co-editor of two books, and has graduated 32 PhD degree recipients. In external recognition, among others, he received the Computing in Chemical Engineering Award (AIChE, 2009). Internally, he has been recognized as University Faculty Scholar (1998), the Shreve Award for Outstanding Teaching in ChE (1993, 2004, 2006) and the Teaching for Tomorrow Award (2004). He was elected Fellow of Purdue's Teaching Academy (2007) and has been co-recipient of two CoE Team Excellence Awards (2007, 2010). He has served the profession as President of the non-profit CACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering) Corp, and is currently an Editor of Computers & Chemical Engineering journal. He is currently Chair of our School's Graduate Committee. The procedure for selection of the Reilly Professors was as follows. Last Fall, all Professors in our School were requested to submit CVs for consideration and several did. Following University guidelines, a School level committee was established to consider candidates - it included all the School's Distinguished and Named professors. The committee voted unanimously to award the Reilly Professorships to Drs Caruthers and Venkatasubramanian. All candidates were informed of the selection soon after the committee's decision. Pl join me in congratulating Drs Caruthers and Venkatasubramanian for their most well-deserved recognition! Best, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Head, School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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FW: Pedestrians and drivers urged to use caution on snow-covered and icy sidewalks/roads, falling snow from rooftops
by Valley, Jeffrey L 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

FYI.................... From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 1:42 PM Subject: Pedestrians and drivers urged to use caution on snow-covered and icy sidewalks/roads, falling snow from rooftops Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute.] FR: Purdue Grounds Department DA: Thursday, February 03, 2011 RE: Pedestrians and drivers urged to use caution on snow-covered and icy sidewalks/roads, falling snow from rooftops Grounds Department personnel are working to address snow-covered and icy roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks on campus. Warming air and surface temperatures are contributing to falling sheets of snow from building rooftops. The Grounds Department asks that everyone use caution while driving and walking. Everyone is encouraged to identify and report particularly hazardous conditions around their respective facilities. Please call the Grounds Department at 43087 to report areas needing attention. Thank you for your patience as we work to address the conditions on campus.

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Pay practices during snow recess
by Madrid, Mary Anne 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Purdue Today Reminder: Pay practices during snow recess February 3, 2011 During periods of adverse weather, the normal operations of the University may be modified or curtailed. Under severe conditions, either a snow recess or a severe weather emergency may be declared for the West Lafayette campus, and special policies and procedures dealing with parking, pay, and/or attendance will become effective. The University declared Tuesday (Feb. 1) and Wednesday (Feb. 2) as snow recess days. Therefore, the following pay practices apply: * Regular clerical/service and operations/technical assistants who do not report to work during a snow recess will receive regular pay for all normally scheduled hours not worked due to the snow recess. Time will be recorded as "Other Leave (With Pay)" on the Attendance Record (Business Office Form No. 1423). * Employees required to work will be paid at the regular rate plus time-and-one-half for all hours worked during the snow recess. This time will be recorded as "Worked-Regular" and "Overtime" on the Attendance Record. * Exempt, administrative/professional staff members will receive regular pay during the snow recess. These policies and procedures are detailed in Executive Memorandum No. C-35, titled "Policy Relating to Adverse Weather Conditions - West Lafayette Campus," dated Dec. 12, 1994. Address any questions regarding snow recess pay practices to Pam Nesbitt at 49-41185. MaryAnne Madrid Business Manager Chemical Engineering ph: 765-494-4071 fx: 765-494-4073

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