August 2012 - Che-courtesy-list

August 2012 Newsletter
by Farmus, Cristina D 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

New Graduate Students * 27 new graduate students have joined us this Monday. The email list for their class is chefall12(a)purdue.edu<mailto:chefall12@purdue.edu>. Faculty News - details at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE * Nicholas Delgass will receive the 2012 AIChE R.H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering * Jim Litster will receive the 2012 Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems at this fall's annual AIChE meeting. * Zoltan Nagy is our newest Professor of Chemical Engineering, beginning August 13. His email is znagy(a)purdue.edu<mailto:znagy@purdue.edu>, his phone number 765-494-0734, and his office is G027D. * Rex Reklaitis will receive the 2012 AIChE Van Antwerpen Award and the Long Term Achievements Award of the Working Party on Computer Aided Process Engineering of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering * You-Yeon Won is the PI on one of the three inaugural Fellows projects selected by the Bindley Bioscience Center. Student Recognition - details at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/News * Graduate Student Danni Gao participated in the NRG Battle World Edition competition sponsored by Shell. Danni was selected to become part of the Gasunie DNV KEMA team, which placed in the top four. The competition took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 4 to June 8, 2012. * Graduate Student Meenesh Singh will receive a 2012 Graduate Student Research Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Separations Division. He is also the recipient of the McDonnell Douglas Fellowship for the fall 2012 semester from the College of Engineering. * Graduate Student Haorang Yang received a fellowship for AY 2012-13 from Eastman. * Four Purdue Engineering graduate students (3 ChE and 1 MSE) won all the poster competitions in the two local Catalysis Clubs: Michigan Catalysis Society and Chicago Catalysis Club. The first place and only award given in Michigan was won by Shane Bates. In Chicago, the first place was won by Sara Yohe, the second place by Anuj Verma, and the third place by Cem Akatay. Staff News * Linda Davis has returned for the fall semester as a Limited Term Lecturer. She will teach ChE 497 - Process Safety Management. Her office is FRNY 2160, her phone 67826, and her email is unchanged lsdavis(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lsdavis@purdue.edu>. * Heather Toro is our new Business Manager. She is located in FRNY G041, her email is htoro(a)purdue.edu<mailto:htoro@purdue.edu>, phone 44071. * Chase Brummet, Jeff's student helper, graduated in May and left Purdue last week. We hired Colin Hughes to help with building issues. Colin is a Junior at Purdue in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Miscellaneous * Attached is the updated contact information for faculty and staff. If any information needs to be updated, please let me know. Upcoming Events August 16-18 - GSO Symposium September 10-12 - Industrial Round Tables September 28 - Class of 1962 Reunion October 4 - Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award October 4-5 - Industrial Advisory Council (IAC) fall meeting If you have any news to report for the next newsletter or our website, please let me know. I wish everyone a productive and successful semester. Best Regards, Cristina Cristina Farmus Administrative Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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[2012 GSO Symposium] Abstract Book with Schedules
by Nathaniel J. Carter 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, Please find the attached 2012 GSO Symposium Abstract Book. This document includes detailed schedules for the Symposium events and talks scheduled this week as well as the abstracts for each research talk and titles for each poster that our students will present on Thursday. Also, please note that the mixer and banquet on Wednesday and Thursday nights, respectively, are invitation-only events; however, everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in Symposium by attending research talks, poster presentations, and the keynote lecture on Thursday. If you have any questions about Symposium, please feel free to contact me or any of the other officers, who are named in the document. Sincerely, Nathan Carter -- Graduate Research Assistant GSO President School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Cell: 314-482-5519 Email: carter50(a)purdue.edu

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Emailing: Fall12 Teaching Schedule
by Hendryx, Sandra K 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

The revised teaching schedule is attached. Thanks. The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Fall12 Teaching Schedule Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.

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Meals Provided-Deductions
by Olinger, Jennifer L 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Hello Again- There has been some confusion as to how to now deduct meals from your per diem as there is no formula to calculate it for you in the spreadsheet. Hopefully this will help. The meals provided must still be entered, but will no longer automatically calculate in the last row/day of the trip. Therefore deductions for meals provided must be entered manually. Since the meal deductions are no longer based upon a percentage but a flat rate based upon the meal provided and subsistence rate, there is no longer a formula which can accommodate the calculation. Please see chart with link below: Meals and Incidental Expenses ( M&IE) Breakdown The following table is provided for federal employees who need to deduct provided meals from their daily meals and incidental expense (M&IE) allowance. Refer to Section 301-11.18 of the Federal Travel Regulation<http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/public/site/FTR/file/Chapter301p011.html/cate…> for specific guidance on deducting these amounts from your per diem reimbursement claims for meals furnished to you by the government. Other organizations may have different rules that apply for their employees; please check with your organization for more assistance. The table lists the six M&IE tiers in the lower 48 continental United States (currently ranging from $46 to $71). If you need to deduct a meal amount, first determine the location where you will be working while on official travel. You can look up the location-specific information at www.gsa.gov/perdiem<http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem>. The M&IE rate for your location will be one of the six tiers listed on this table. Find the corresponding amount on the first line of the table (M&IE Total) and then look below for each specific meal deduction amount. The table also lists the portion of the M&IE rate that is provided for incidental expenses (currently $5 for all tiers), as well as the amount federal employees receive for the first and last calendar day or travel. The first and last calendar day of travel is calculated at 75 percent. M&IE Total $46 $51 $56 $61 $66 $71 Continental Breakfast/ Breakfast $7 $8 $9 $10 $11 $12 Lunch $11 $12 $13 $15 $16 $18 Dinner $23 $26 $29 $31 $34 $36 Incidentals $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 First & Last Day of Travel $34.50 $38.25 $42 $45.75 $49.50 $53.25 http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/101518 With Kind Regards- Jenny Olinger Account Clerk IV Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall Room #G041 West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-496-1094 (Direct Line) 765-494-4073 (Fax) jolinger(a)purdue.edu [cid:image001.jpg@01CD7938.D7556600]

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Reminder: Picnic Today
by Nicole Devlin 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Just a reminder that the GSO picnic to welcome the new incoming graduate students is today at Happy Hollow Park from 12-2. Hope to see you there. Nicole -- Nicole Devlin Chemical Engineering Purdue University nicolerdevlin(a)gmail.com

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Updated Changes to the Form 25
by Olinger, Jennifer L 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Good Morning ChE! Happy Monday! Below is an email reminding us of the changes that took place July 1, regarding per diem and how it's calculated. I have also included a link to the new updated Form 25. Please use this form for all future reimbursement requests and as always if you have any questions, I'm always here to help. Have a great week! :) www.purdue.edu/travel/xls/form25current.xls<http://www.purdue.edu/travel/xls/form25current.xls> Cheers- Jenny Olinger Account Clerk IV Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering 765-496-1094 (Direct Line) 765-494-4073 (Fax) jolinger(a)purdue.edu WE ARE PURDUE. WHAT WE MAKE MOVES THE WORLD FORWARD From: putrav-l-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu [mailto:putrav-l-bounces@lists.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Purdue Univ. Travel Clerks and Travel Issues Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:15 PM To: 'Purdue Univ. travel clerks and travel issues' Subject: Form 25-Updated As you all know, our per diem rules changed for travel on or after July 1, 2012. Meals are no longer reduced by percentages and partial days (75% of full per diem rate) are always on the beginning and ending days of the trip. This change was made to bring us more in line with the federal policies/procedures. The Form 25 has been updated to reflect these changes. The full amount of per diem must be entered on the first cell of the first row under per diem and the 75% will automatically be calculated in the first cell of the per diem column. The other cells in the first 2 columns under per diem have been blacked out. Manually enter the full rate in the following rows for days of University business and 75% of the full rate for the final day of University business in the last cell. The meals provided must still be entered, but will no longer automatically calculate in the last row/day of the trip. Therefore deductions for meals provided must be entered manually. Review the new changes at http://www.purdue.edu/business/travel/Subsistence/subsist2.html and http://www.purdue.edu/business/travel/Subsistence/subsistmealsdeduction.html. Contact the central travel office at 4-9037 or 4-7354 or email us at purduetravel(a)purdue.edu<mailto:purduetravel@purdue.edu>. Linda Ford Travel Administrator Freehafer Hall 401 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2024

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by EddieEblin＠ecn.purdue.edu 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

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Steam Shutdown
by Valley, Jeffrey L 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Be Advised - Due to a valve leaking in the basement of the addition, the steam was shutdown this morning in order to make the necessary repairs. The repairs have been made and the steam is slowly being turned back on to normal operation. If your rooms seem colder they will return to normal temp shortly. If you have any questions please contact me. Thank you. Jeff

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Graduate Student Picnic Monday
by Nicole Devlin 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hello! I am pleased to invite you to the graduate student picnic on Monday to welcome the incoming graduate students to our department. The picnic will be at Happy Hollow Park from 12-2 on Monday August 13, and I hope to see everyone there. Additionally, if you have extra room in your car and are willing to drive some of the new graduate students please let me know. Have a great day! -- Nicole Devlin Chemical Engineering Purdue University nicolerdevlin(a)gmail.com

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New Graduate Student Orientation Schedule for Chemical Engineering
by Bowman, Debra J 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Dear All, Attached is the new graduate student orientation schedule for August 13-17, 2012. Thank you to all that are on the scheduled to talk with the incoming class about libraries, equal access/equal opportunity, ECN, GSO, safety in ChE labs, Women in Engineering, building tour & administrative issues, etc. I appreciate all your help with the incoming students. Thanks, Deb

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