May 2011 - Che-courtesy-list

Report of interest
by Varma, Arvind 29 May '11

29 May '11

Dear Colleagues, You may find the attached news item to be of interest... Arvind

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27 May '11

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FW: ME Head Announced
by Varma, Arvind 26 May '11

26 May '11

FYI... -----Original Message----- From: Smith, Kristy Jo On Behalf Of Jamieson, Leah H. Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:19 AM Subject: ME Head Announced All - I am extremely pleased to announce that Anil K. Bajaj, currently Interim Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering, has accepted our offer to become the next William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering, effective June 1, 2011. I would like to thank Ragu Balakrishnan, chair of the search committee, and the entire search committee for their diligence and efforts in this very important process: Andrew Bean Stuart Bolton Donna Cackley Carol Handwerker Stephen Heister Nicole Key Michael Lorenz Eric Nauman Tom Malott Karthik Ramani Jeffrey Rhoads Susan Ritchey Thomas Siegmund Paul Sojka John Wall Carl Wassgren Tyler Williams Xianfan Xu Yushi Yang Anil K. Bajaj is Alpha P. Jamison Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Interim Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering. He joined the Purdue faculty in January 1981 after completing his Ph.D. studies in Mechanics from the University of Minnesota. Prior to that, he had obtained, respectively, Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur and at Kanpur. From 1998 onward, he first served the School of ME as the Chair of the Graduate Committee, and then as the Associate Head for Research and Graduate Education. Dr. Bajaj's research and teaching interests are in the areas of Linear and Nonlinear Systems, Analytical Dynamics and Modeling of Multibody Systems, Stability of Elastic Systems, Bifurcations and Chaos in Mechanical Systems, Nonlinear Stability in Fluids and Fluid-Structure Interactions, Dynamics of Seat-occupant Systems, Modeling of Viscoelastic Properties of Foam, and Design of Nonlinear Resonant MEMS. He was elected a Fellow of the ASME in 1995. He has received many Purdue University ("Provost's Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentors", Purdue Graduate School, 2006) and College of Engineering ("Mentorship" Award, Faculty Excellence; "Team" Award, Faculty Excellence, 2009) awards. He has published more than 90 archival journal papers, 80 conference proceedings papers, and has advised (or co-advised) 19 M.S. and 22 Ph.D. students. At present, 3 Ph.D. and 4 MS students are working with him. Dr. Bajaj has served as a Contributing Editor of the Journal Nonlinear Dynamics since 1993. Please join me in congratulating Anil. Best, leah Leah H. Jamieson John A. Edwardson Dean, College of Engineering Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall +1 765 494 5346 701 West Stadium Avenue +1 765 494 9321 (fax) Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 lhj(a)purdue.edu http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~lhj

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Business office Closure
by Madrid, Mary Anne 19 May '11

19 May '11

Good Morning, I wanted to inform everyone that the business office will be closed from 11:30am-end of the day today for Spring Fling. If you need immediate assistance you can contact Tonya Yoder in the Dean's office. Her number is 494-0220 and her email is tyoder(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tyoder@purdue.edu>. Thank you, MaryAnne Madrid Business Manager Chemical Engineering ph: 765-494-4071 fx: 765-494-4073

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Graduate Office will be closed today 11:15 a.m. through Monday, May 23rd 5 p.m.
by Bowman, Debra J 19 May '11

19 May '11

Dear Graduate Students, The Graduate office will be closed starting today at 11:15 a.m. (for the Annual 2011 Spring Fling which is for Faculty, Staff, Grad Staff & retirees, according to the flyer I got, lunch is met to be only for the Purdue related staff and they are unable to accommodate families). I will be on vacation, Friday, May 20th through Monday, May 23rd, back to the office on Tuesday, May 24th. So if you haven't seen me about your summer registration, please see me on Tuesday, May 24th - there are 22 of you that still need to get registered for Summer which begins June 13th and if you register after that date, you'll get hit with a late fee of $200. Thanks and have a great weekend! Deb

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ChE Safety Awareness Training - May 24, June 1
by Davis, Linda S 19 May '11

19 May '11

Colleagues, Summer sessions of ChE Safety Awareness Training are scheduled as follows: * Tuesday, May 24, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, FRNY 3062B * Wednesday, June 1, 10:00 - 11:00 am, FRNY 3062B ChE Safety Awareness Training is foundational to the safety culture in chemical engineering and is required for all new researchers and employees - including office personnel and post docs. The responsible PI or supervisor should ensure that everyone in their area completes this training. Training dates and times are also posted on the ChE Safety web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Safety.html. Thank you. Linda Linda S. Davis Industrial Education Director Chair, ChE Safety Committee (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Safety.html) School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Phone: (765)496-1710 lsdavis(a)purdue.edu

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Get Well Card for Karen
by Murray, Chris L 18 May '11

18 May '11

Karen Heide is having knee replacement surgery this morning. Please stop by the main office today or tomorrow morning to sign a get well card for her. Thanks, Chris

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FW: Campus Construction Updates and Reminders
by Valley, Jeffrey L 16 May '11

16 May '11

FYI................ From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 4:08 PM Subject: Campus Construction Updates and Reminders Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute.] FR: Physical Facilities DA: Friday, May 13, 2011 RE: Campus Construction Updates and Reminders A 2011 summer construction map is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/summer_construction.php Travel Alerts with Harrison Street Closure Schedule are available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Harrison_St_Constructio… Reminder: Harrison Street (Parking lot south of BSG to permanently close on or after Monday, May 16) Effective on or after May 16, the parking lot on the south side of Harrison Street (east side of S. Russell St. and south of Building Services and Grounds), will be permanently closed. Alternate parking is available in the Discovery Park lot (located south of Nimitz Drive and west of S. Martin Jischke Drive). -------- Reminder: Harrison Street Phase 1 Closure - Monday, May 16 to mid-August (from west side of S. University Drive to west side of Sheetz Street) http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Harrison_St_Constructio… -------- University Street Parking Garage (no parking top floor May 17-19) The top floor of the University Street Parking Garage will not be available except for contractor parking starting May 17 at 7:30 a.m. to May 19 at 4:00 p.m. --------- Elliott Hall of Music (drive between Elliott Hall of Music and Armory Parking Lot) The drive between Elliott Hall of Music and the Armory parking lot will be closed for three weeks (May 16 to June 6). The northwest drive adjacent to Elliott Hall will be closed from May 16 to August 5. This work is part of the Elliott Sprinkler installation project. --------- Northwestern Avenue (from Stadium Avenue to Grant Street) Northwestern Avenue from Stadium Avenue to Grant Street will become one lane of traffic in both directions starting Tuesday, May 17. This work will last approximately two weeks (May 17 -31). ADA ramps and curbs are being installed. --------- Schleman Hall/Armory Parking Lot- Sidewalks will be replaced near the Schleman Hall dock and to the east of Schleman Hall next to the Armory parking lot starting Monday, May 16. This work will last three days. Adjacent sidewalks will remain open. --------- Please use caution as you travel to your campus destinations. We appreciate your patience during this summer construction season.

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12 May '11

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Birthday Card for Larry
by Heide, Karen Kay 12 May '11

12 May '11

Good morning. Cristina & I would like to send a birthday card to wish Larry a happy birthday on May 18. The card is on my desk, if you would like to sign it. I will be mailing it on Monday, the 16th . 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)

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