April 2011 - Che-courtesy-list

Purdue University, School of Chemical Engineering - Graduate Seminar Series, Spring 2011 - Dr. Roger Schmitz, Notre Dame University
by Luedtke, Deborah P 25 Apr '11

25 Apr '11

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Roger A. Schmitz Keating-Crawford Professor (Emeritus) of Chemical Engineering University of Notre Dame "A venture into ecosystem dynamics: Models and complexities" April 26, 2011 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Well-known complex behavior of certain chemically reacting systems - including multiple steady states, sustained oscillations and intrinsic chaos - will be related in this seminar to the dynamics of food webs and ecosystems. There such behavior abounds and gives rise to a rich assortment of features that form the framework for our understanding of species extinctions, the formation and resilience (or fragility) of communities of species, and catastrophic responses to external disturbances generally. Such features will be illustrated in this seminar by way of mathematical models, analysis and simulations. Attention will be given to the fact that ecosystems in nature, models of which are burdened with high-dimensional state and parameter spaces, resist systematic study and remain fertile and challenging territory for research. Bio: Dr. Roger A. Schmitz joined the Notre Dame faculty in the fall of 1979 as Keating-Crawford Professor and Chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering. He became McCloskey Dean of the College of Engineering in 1981, and from 1985 to 1987, he held a concurrent position as Special Assistant to the Provost for University Computing. He served as Dean of Engineering until 1987 when he was named Vice President and Associate Provost. Among his responsibilities in that position were academic facilities, budgets, and services, including University computing. In 1995, he left that position to return to his Professorship on the Chemical Engineering faculty, and in 2005 he retired to emeritus status. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Schmitz had been a member of the University of Illinois faculty since 1962. He held visiting appointments during 1968-69 at the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Illinois in 1959, and was awarded his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1962. Awards and recognitions include: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1968-69; Allan P. Colburn Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1970; University of Illinois Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 1975; George Westinghouse Award of the American Society for Engineering Education, 1977; R. H. Wilhelm Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1981; Election to the National Academy of Engineering; 1984; University of Notre Dame College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher Award, 1998. Currently his principal interests center on the dynamics of ecosystems and the environment, particularly on the development and use of models for mathematical studies and simulations. 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

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Spring Recognition - May 5, 2011
by Heide, Karen Kay 25 Apr '11

25 Apr '11

Dear All, Please mark your calendars!! You are invited to the 2011 Spring Recognition Reception on May 5 from 3:30-4:30 pm, in Henson Atrium. The invitation is below. Karen, Jenni & Elizabeth [cid:image002.png@01CC033D.F7261BE0] Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 765-494-4050 765-494-0805 (Fax)

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25 Apr '11

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24 Apr '11

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by Gianina 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

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22 Apr '11

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FW: Free Red Oak Saplings Available from Purdue Grounds Department
by Valley, Jeffrey L 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

FYI...................... From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:59 PM Subject: Free Red Oak Saplings Available from Purdue Grounds Department Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute.] FR: Purdue University Grounds Department DA: Thursday, April 21, 2011 RE: Free Red Oak Saplings Available from Purdue Grounds Department Purdue's Grounds Department has extra Red Oak saplings available following yesterday's Earth Day event. The saplings were donated by the Jasper-Pulaski State Nursery. Five saplings per person will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22. Please stop by the new Grounds Maintenance Facility at 695 S. Russell Street to pick up the saplings. For directions, please see the map below. The Purdue Grounds Department was instrumental in helping the University achieve and maintain its Tree Campus USA status. The Tree Campus USA designation is awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation for dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. [cid:image003.jpg@01CC0010.EBC429C0] [cid:image004.jpg@01CC002C.41977DF0]

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Re: [ChE-Courtesy-list] meeting request with seminar speaker Dr. Samson Jenekhe May 3
by Hayes, Elizabeth 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

Good morning. I am in the process of scheduling the agenda for Dr. Samson A. Jenekhe from the University of Washington. Dr. Jenekhe will be here on Tuesday, May 3 for our Graduate Seminar Series. I have included his Bio and Abstract. Please let me know if you are able to meet with Dr. Jenekhe at any of the following times. 10:30 - 10:55 a.m. 11:00 - 11:25 a.m. 11:30 - 11:55 a.m. 1:30 - 1:55 p.m. 2:00 - 2:25 p.m. Thank you, Elizabeth Hayes School of Chemical Engineering 1029D Forney Hall Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-4058 Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Samson A. Jenekhe Department of Chemical Engineering & Department of Chemistry University of Washington "Organic Photovoltaics: Towards Low Cost Solar Energy" May 3, 2011 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are promising for developing low cost solar energy conversion technologies. Because light absorption in OPVs initially generates strongly bound excitons, an electron donor/acceptor interface with suitable HOMO/LUMO energy level offsets is necessary for efficient charge photogeneration. Bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells, consisting of a blend of a donor polymer semiconductor and a fullerene acceptor molecule, now have power conversion efficiencies of up to 6-8% depending on the selection of materials and device optimization. Realization of high efficiency (>10-15%) polymer solar cells requires advances in the synthesis, processing, tuning of electronic structure, and properties of polymer semiconductors. Towards this end, our laboratory is exploring molecular and nanoscale engineering approaches to tailoring materials for high performance bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer solar cells. In this talk I will use several examples to illustrate our efforts in this area. These include new small band-gap donor polymers for constructing highly efficient polymer/fullerene and hybrid polymer/inorganic nanocrystal solar cells. Nanostructured assemblies of new block copolymers are found to have enhanced photovoltaic properties compared to the parent homopolymers while self-assembled polymer nanowires (5-30 nm width and 400-900 aspect ratios) are shown to be good building blocks for constructing efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells. To overcome the drawbacks of fullerenes new oligomer acceptor materials are also being developed for OPVs. Bio: Samson A. Jenekhe holds the Boeing-Martin Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington. He graduated from Michigan Technological University with a BS degree in 1977. His graduate studies were at the University of Minnesota where he received the MS (Chemical Engineering, 1980), MA (Philosophy, 1981) and Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering, 1985). Following appointments at Honeywell, Inc., Physical Sciences Center, Minneapolis, MN (1982-1987) he started his academic career at the University of Rochester, where held the positions of Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Materials Science, and Professor of Chemistry during 1988-2000. He assumed his current positions at the University of Washington in August 2000. His broad research interests are in the chemistry, physics, and engineering of organic semiconductors, electronic and optoelectronic devices, materials and devices for solar energy technologies, self-assembly and soft nanotechnology, and polymer science. He has served on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Macromolecules (1994-1996), Chemistry of Materials (1997-2002), Chemical Engineering Journal (2007-), and Micro- and Nano-systems (2009-). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. His research accomplishments are summarized in over 260 journal articles, h-index = 62, three edited books, and 24 issued US patents. He is a highly cited author in materials science, in engineering, and in chemistry. Thomson Reuters' Science Watch recently (March 2011) named him among the top 40 on their list of "Top Materials Scientists of the Past Decade," 2000-2010, based on their analysis of the citations and impacts of 0.5 million researchers in the world.

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Newsletter Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:42:26 +0100
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20 Apr '11

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Mr. Charles D. Davidson, Chairman/CEO, Noble Energy, Inc. -- Centennial Seminar Speaker April 21, 2011
by Heide, Karen Kay 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Dear All, The Abstract & Bio are printed below. Karen Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 765-494-4050 765-494-0805 (Fax) Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series - Centennial Seminar Charles D. Davidson Chairman & CEO Noble Energy, Inc. "Technology Impacts on Global Energy Supplies" April 21, 2011 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: >From deepwater basins far offshore to the heart of legacy producing fields, new supplies of oil and gas are being identified and developed. Perhaps this is best exemplified by the recent evolution of shale gas in the United States which has helped to grow our natural gas resources to an estimated 100 years of supply, virtually eliminating the need for natural gas imports. This Centennial Seminar presentation discusses how new and evolving exploration and production technologies such as horizontal drilling, deepwater production systems and geophysics are allowing the oil and natural gas industry to efficiently meet the energy needs in the coming decades. Bio: Charles D. "Chuck" Davidson is Noble Energy, Inc.'s chairman, and chief executive officer. Noble Energy is a leading independent energy company which has been engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas since 1932. Noble Energy's operations include significant producing assets in the United States as well as in China, Equatorial Guinea, Israel, and the North Sea. Noble Energy has been publicly traded since 1972 and is currently a member of the S&P 500 index. Before joining Noble Energy, Chuck was chairman, president and chief executive of Vastar Resources, Inc., a publicly owned subsidiary of ARCO, which merged with BP in 2000. In total, he has nearly 40 years of energy industry experience. Chuck has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University (1972) and a master's degree in management from the University of Texas in Dallas (1981). He is a member in numerous professional and industry trade organizations as well as being involved with several Houston community organizations.

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