October 2012 - Che-courtesy-list

Outlook Issues
by Harrington, Michael P 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

As many/most of you that use Outlook have noticed, there is an issue that's been going on for at least the last 15-20 minutes where you may be losing your connection to Outlook and keep getting asked for your credentials (I also just had some old appointment reminders pop up). What I know at the moment is that ITAP is aware of the issue and are working to resolve it. As a short term fix those that normally use Outlook and have "exchange" accounts (most but not all Outlook users), you can use the Web interface to see most of your email and calendar. Outlook Web Access: http://owa.purdue.edu Once I get more information I'll let you know. -Mike ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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Purdue ChE - October Newsletter
by Farmus, Cristina D 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Student Recognition * Graduate Student Kathryn Smith received the Fran Allen PhD Fellowship award from IBM for her "outstanding technical accomplishments and commitment to mentoring and community-building. * Graduate Student Aniruddha Kelkar will be serving on the Purdue Community Standards Board (CSB) starting this semester, which adjudicates student conduct cases. More details are available on their website http://www.purdue.edu/odos/osrr/csb.php. * Senior Candace Corso is the President for the Professional Practice Ambassadors student organization, which is comprised of students from multiple disciplines at Purdue, including all engineering schools. Miscellaneous * Attached are the updated contact information sheet for faculty and staff and the current members of our email lists. * The 2011-12 Work Environment Satisfaction Surveys will be coming out this week. Please watch for a message from Michelle Jansen, our HR coordinator. Responses are due by November 2, everyone who was in our School during the past academic year is encouraged to respond. New Employees * Karissa Raderstorf, Undergraduate Program Administrator, joined us today, October 15. Her email is kraderstorf(a)purdue.edu<mailto:kraderstorf@purdue.edu>, her phone is 40756. She is located in FRNY 1057A. * Melissa La Guire, Secretary, began on September 17. Her email is mlaguire(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mlaguire@purdue.edu> and her phone is 61321. She is located in FRNY 3053. Upcoming Events * October 28 - November 2 - AIChE Annual meeting, our School reception will take place on October 29th at 7.00 pm * November 22, 23 Thanksgiving break Best Regards, Cristina Farmus Administrative Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu> Cristina Farmus Administrative Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu

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Bake Sale -- For A Great Cause - United Way
by Heide, Karen Kay 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Dear All, A friendly reminder. For those who have not responded. On Friday, October 19, I will be hosting a ChE Bake Sale in the Atrium from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. The College of Engineering is having each department do a bake sale. We are in competition to see which School can sell the most. For this Adventure, I need more volunteers to bake something for the sale. Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you will bring something in for the sale. If you need baggies for your items, please let me know & I will bring some in Monday, October 15. 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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United Way
by Heide, Karen Kay 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Dear All, A friendly reminder to those who have not turned in their United Way card. Please return it whether you donate or not. Please put you name at the bottom of the envelop. Please return them to me at your earliest convenience. At the end of the campaign (November 9), for those who turn in the envelop, I will put their name in a drawing and the winners will receive a United Way T-Shirt. United Way is a wonderful foundation, which helps developing solutions for poverty, tackling homelessness and supporting groundbreaking reading programs in local schools .... United Way of Greater Lafayette is right there, helping build extraordinary futures for many, and we need your support. For the past 23 years, Purdue's United Way campaign has helped our community connect, educate, and involve students, faculty, staff and retirees in the care and nurturing of our local community. United Way of Greater Lafayette's goal this year is $4.7 million. Purdue needs to raise $745,000 of this amount. Please make a donation again this year or give for the first time to assure the important work of United Way of Greater Lafayette will continue. If you are interested in giving at a leadership level, a grant from the Indiana Association of United Ways and the Lilly Endowment, will match every new or increased unrestricted dollar contributed through the vanguard program dollar for dollar. Local families, individuals, children and the elderly benefit greatly from y our gift. The work these agencies do, and the support they give to those in need of a helping hand, go a long way toward keeping our community, safe, secure, and a very special place to live. "Building Extraordinary Futures" - together we can make this happen! If you have questions about Purdue's United Way campaign we would be delighted to talk with you. Maryann Santos de Barona is the 2012 United Way Campaign Chairman, Purdue University, Dean of College of Education. Karen Mrs. Karen Heide Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4050 Fax: 765-494-0805

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FW: 2011-12 Professional Activity Report, Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering
by Varma, Arvind 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, Attached is the 2011-12 Professional Activity Report for our School. The message below is for ChE School Heads in the US and ~100 prominent ChEs in the US and abroad who received the report earlier today. It is clear that we have an exciting program with major advances being made in solving important problems facing society. Thank you for all your efforts in helping our School to reach new heights! Best, Arvind Varma From: Murray, Chris L Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:39 AM To: che-department-chairs(a)engr.uky.edu Cc: Varma, Arvind Subject: 2011-12 Professional Activity Report, Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Dear Colleague, I am very pleased to attach the 2011-12 Professional Activity Report for our School. I hope that it captures some of the excitement that we experience daily, and would appreciate it if you could distribute the report to your faculty and other colleagues, as well as PhD students and postdocs who are considering academic careers. With best wishes, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Tel: 765-494-4075; Fax: 765-494-0805; Email: avarma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:avarma@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/People/ptProfile?id=11068

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welcome to our new Undergraduate Program Administrator
by David Corti 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

To ChE faculty and staff: I am pleased to announce that Karissa Raderstorf will be joining our School on Monday Oct. 15 as the new Program Administrator for our undergraduate program. Karissa already has many years of experience as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Krannert School of Management (where she started in 2006), and prior to that she was a student employment advisor at Robert Morris College. Karissa holds a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue. She is ready for the challenge of dealing with nearly 500 chemical engineering undergraduates. So, please join me in welcoming Karissa to our School. Regards, David S. Corti Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies University Faculty Scholar School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Phone: (765) 496-6064 Fax: (765) 494-0805

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Seminar Announcement - Dr. Aydil 10/16
by Laguire, Melissa M 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering SEMINAR Dr. Eray S. Aydil Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science University of Minnesota “CIGS and CZTS Solar Cells” Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9:00-10:30 a.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: The current photovoltaic (PV) market is dominated by first generation silicon (Si) solar cells but this technology requires thick (>150 m) high electronic quality Si substrates which increases the cost of solar-to-electric energy conversion. Use of solar cells made from thin (~1-3 mm) direct band gap semiconductor films is growing rapidly because they are typically a factor of 100 thinner than crystalline Si devices and cost less. Amongst the second-generation thin film solar cells, those based on the copper indium gallium selenide (CuIn1-xGaxSe2 or CIGS) absorber have the distinction of having the highest overall power conversion efficiencies (20.3%). Many companies have already brought CIGS to market. Arguably, the production of these thin film solar cells will be limited by the scarcity of Te and In. Thus, an important problem in developing the next generation thin film solar cells is the synthesis and processing of strongly light absorbing semiconductors that are made of nontoxic and abundant elements. Copper-zinc-tin-sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4, CZTS), is gaining attention as a potential light absorber in next generation thin film solar cells because it is composed of abundant and nontoxic elements and have attributes similar to CIGS. In this seminar, I will summarize our group’s research in CIGS and CZTS thin film solar cells. Bio: Professor Eray S. Aydil received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and a B.S. degree in materials science from U. C. Berkeley, both in 1986. He received his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering in 1991 from the University of Houston. He was a postdoc at Bell Labs until 1993 when he joined the faculty of the chemical engineering department at U.C. Santa Barbara as an assistant professor. By the time he left, in 2005, to come to Minnesota he was a full professor and vice chairman. In 2005, Professor Aydil joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota where he now holds the Ronald L. and Janet A. Christenson Chair in Renewable Energy. He has published over 160 articles and holds 7 patents. In recognition of his research, he has received the Peter Mark Award and the Plasma Prize from the American Vacuum Society, the Norman Hackerman Young Author Award of the Electrochemical Society, the National Young Investigator Award of the National Science Foundation, and the Camille-Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. He is a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology.

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Thanks!
by Varma, Arvind 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, We had two successful events, back to back, last week: OChE on Thursday and the IAC meeting on Friday. From all accounts, our guests enjoyed them very much. In fact, on Friday, the IAC members overwhelmingly endorsed the idea that we continue to have a common dinner for the two events on Thursday in the future. Such events require much thoughtful preparation and execution. I am writing to thank you for your help and participation in these events, which reflected well on our School. Best, Arvind Sent from my iPhone

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Bake Sale -- For A Great Cause - United Way
by Heide, Karen Kay 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Dear All, A friendly reminder. On Friday, October 19, I will be hosting a ChE Bake Sale in the Atrium from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. The College of Engineering is having each department do a bake sale. We are in competition to see which School can sell the most. For this Adventure, I need more volunteers to bake something for the sale. Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you will bring something in for the sale. I will also need help selling the items. 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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United Way Envelop
by Heide, Karen Kay 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Dear All, A friendly reminder to those who have not turned in their United Way card. Please return it whether you donate or not. Please put you name at the bottom of the envelop. Please return them to me at your earliest convenience. At the end of the campaign (November 9), for those who turn in the envelop, I will put their name in a drawing and the winners will receive a United Way T-Shirt. United Way is a wonderful foundation, which helps developing solutions for poverty, tackling homelessness and supporting groundbreaking reading programs in local schools .... United Way of Greater Lafayette is right there, helping build extraordinary futures for many, and we need your support. For the past 23 years, Purdue's United Way campaign has helped our community connect, educate, and involve students, faculty, staff and retirees in the care and nurturing of our local community. United Way of Greater Lafayette's goal this year is $4.7 million. Purdue needs to raise $745,000 of this amount. Please make a donation again this year or give for the first time to assure the important work of United Way of Greater Lafayette will continue. If you are interested in giving at a leadership level, a grant from the Indiana Association of United Ways and the Lilly Endowment, will match every new or increased unrestricted dollar contributed through the vanguard program dollar for dollar. Local families, individuals, children and the elderly benefit greatly from y our gift. The work these agencies do, and the support they give to those in need of a helping hand, go a long way toward keeping our community, safe, secure, and a very special place to live. "Building Extraordinary Futures" - together we can make this happen! If you have questions about Purdue's United Way campaign we would be delighted to talk with you. Maryann Santos de Barona is the 2012 United Way Campaign Chairman, Purdue University, Dean of College of Education. 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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