May 2011 - Che-courtesy-list

Chemical Engineering Safety Indemnification - 2011
by Davis, Linda S 05 May '11

05 May '11

Colleagues, It is time to complete the annual safety review of the chemical engineering laboratories and offices. These reviews are part of our Integrated Safety Plan and are required to obtain our annual indemnification with the University. The timeline for 2011 is as follows: * May - self audits of laboratories and offices * June/July - Safety Committee inspections of laboratories and offices * May - July - address deficiencies identified in self audits and inspections * August - Indemnification Review with REM Self Audits The Self Audit Checklist located under Integrated Safety Plan at: https://www.purdue.edu/rem/home/forms/ispcheck.pdf should be used for laboratories and offices. For offices, use the sections of the checklist that apply. The audit checklist was revised in 2010 and now the PI must sign and date the last page of the audit form to affirm: 1) their responsibility for the area, 2) they have reviewed the self-audit and 3) any deficiencies identified will be corrected in a timely manner. Please return completed self audits to Linda Davis by Friday, May 27. In addition to the self audit, please review your door posting and hazard assessment. They should be accurate and dated within the last six months. Inspections The ChE Safety Committee will perform unannounced safety inspections of laboratories and offices. Last year, when a thorough self audit had been completed, the Safety Committee findings were minor. Deficiencies Deficiencies identified in your audit and in the ChE Safety Committee inspections will need to be addressed. The ChE Safety Committee (Linda Davis, Vinod Kumar, Fabio Ribeiro, Jeff Valley and Yury Zvinevich) is available to help you. Indemnification Review You will notified of the review date. The review includes unscheduled visits to our laboratories and offices by REM. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you, in advance, for your commitment to safety. Linda For the ChE Safety Committee 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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REMINDER -- Spring Recognition Reception Today
by Heide, Karen Kay 05 May '11

05 May '11

Dear All, A friendly reminder about the Spring Recognition Reception today from 3:30-4:30 in the Hanson Atrium. Karen, Jenni & Elizabeth 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) [cid:image002.png@01CC0B05.BD7DC4E0]

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Free Chemicals
by Farmus, Cristina D 04 May '11

04 May '11

Good afternoon, There are many chemicals in lab FRNY 3150 that can still be used. If you are interested in taking some of them, please stop by tomorrow, May 5, 2011, between 9.00 am and 12.00 pm. Any chemicals left will be sent over to REM for disposal. If you have any questions, please contact Rong Zhang at zhang169(a)purdue.edu. Thank you, Cristina

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2011 Spring Recognition - Thursday, May 5
by Heide, Karen Kay 03 May '11

03 May '11

Dear All, You are invited to the 2011 Spring Recognition Reception on Thursday, May 5 from 3:30-4:30 pm, in Henson Atrium. The invitation is below. Karen, Jenni & Elizabeth 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) [cid:image002.png@01CC0987.27463810]

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FW: Eat at Noodles and Co. on Tuesday to benefit blood cancer!
by Bowman, Debra J 02 May '11

02 May '11

Dear All, See email below from Laura Hirshfield one of our graduate students who is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Thanks, Deb From: lhirshfi(a)gmail.com [mailto:lhirshfi@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Laura Hirshfield Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 10:20 AM To: Bowman, Debra J Subject: Eat at Noodles and Co. on Tuesday to benefit blood cancer! Hi all, I'm raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) by training for a triathlon through Team in Training<http://www.teamintraining.org>. On Tuesday, May 3rd if you eat at Noodles and Co. 5-9pm, 25% of the proceeds go straight to LLS! All you have to do is print out the attached flyer and bring it in when you order. The flyer is good for dine-in and carry-out. Spread the word and thanks for your support! Laura -- Laura Hirshfield Graduate Research Assistant Purdue University - Department of Chemical Engineering http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/weltri11/lhirshfie

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Seminar Abstract/Announcement
by Hayes, Elizabeth 02 May '11

02 May '11

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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Salary raises for 2011-12
by Varma, Arvind 01 May '11

01 May '11

Dear Colleagues, I have just received the parameters for the 2011-12 budget. It appears that there will be a cut in the College budget but, based on the Contingency Planning that was done late last Fall, the cuts to the Schools will be relatively modest - the balance will be absorbed by the College in other ways, primarily decreased faculty hiring. ChE will have at most (exact amount still uncertain) a 1.25% cut in the general fund allocation. Despite the cuts to all Colleges and programs, the University has announced a salary policy for 2010-11. The average merit raise will be 1.5% - a modest amount but better than zero and far better than the furloughs many universities around the country faced last year (and may again this year). To be sure, we will have to find creative ways to function as, along with the cut, this amounts to a 2.75% (1.25 + 1.5) reduction in our general fund budget for 2011-12, as compared to the current year (2010-11). Roughly, this decrease for our School amounts to ~$115K. This is just fyi... Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Head, School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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