December 2013 - Che-courtesy-list

Grades at Harvard
by Varma, Arvind 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Dear All, Everyone at Harvard is bright - the median grade there is an A-, and the most frequently awarded grade is an A. They're tough graders and should soften up! Arvind

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Be cautious of "Phishing" emails appearing from Blackboard
by Harrington, Michael P 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Hi, This is always going on but a reminder as the end of the semester approaches that you may get 'fake' emails that appear to come from blackboard or other official university sources that look real. They may contain links that even appear to go to legitimate Purdue web pages (however the actual URL is most likely NOT a Purdue url if you look at it by hovering your mouse over the link). Please DO NOT click on links you are unsure of and if you do - DO NOT enter you login and password information on pages you are not 100% sure are legitimate. If your account is compromised ITAP will lock it and you will have to contact them to have it unlocked. When in doubt you can forward any questionable email to cheq(a)ecn.purdue.edu and ask - if the email appears to be from ITAP or Blackboard you can always call ITAP at 765-494-4000 or email them at itap(a)purdue.edu to verify if the email is legitimate. If you have gone to such a site, entered your login info and realize it after the fact (usually because nothing happens), you should immediately change your career account password by going to ITAP's page - itap.purdue.edu and selecting the "security" item and then "change your password." PLEASE NOTE - when changing your password - if you have an exchange email account that you access from your phone or tablet - you MUST shut those devices off or put them in 'airplane' mode before changing your password - otherwise you will get locked out of your account as those devices retry with your 'old' password before you have updated them. This is a procedure you should now follow every time you change your password if you use your phone or tablet to view Purdue emails. The main reason this phishing happens, and will continue to happen, is that the 'bad guys' want access to University computers/resources. Once they have an account they can use they can then log in to systems on campus and reach out to other universities and organizations while appearing to be coming from a legitimate organization (Purdue). This is why they are now spending a lot of time and effort to create completely fake websites that look like real Purdue sites and make emails that seem real. Thanks, Mike Harrington ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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Seminar -retinal ganglion cells by Dr. Kwoon Wong
by Ewing, Virginia G 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Please circulate in your department. ______________________________________________________________ Colleagues, I have invited Dr. Kwoon Wong from the University of Michigan (http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/bios/wong.research.html) to give a seminar tomorrow . He was a graduate student of John Dowling and a postdoc with David Berson. In his seminar, Kwoon is going to discuss his physiological studies on the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). Yuk Fai Leung Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Purdue University LILY 2-236, 915 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 Tel: 765-496-3153 Fax: 765-494-0876 email: yfleung(a)purdue.edu<mailto:yfleung@purdue.edu> website: http://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/leung/

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Graduate Seminar Announcement - Prof Floudas 12/3
by Ewing, Virginia G 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Christodoulos A. Floudas Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Princeton University "Discovery and Computational Characterization of Novel Materials for Shape Selective Separations: Theoretical Advances and Applications" Tuesday, December 3, 2013 9:00-10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: In silico discovery of novel materials such as zeolites and metal organic frameworks, MOFs, offers great promise towards the development of energy and cost efficient separation processes for a plethora of important applications that include carbon dioxide capture, natural gas purification, air separation, propane/propylene, ethane/ethylene, and xylenes separations. In this seminar, we will focus on recent theoretical and computational advances towards the prediction and characterization of zeolites and metal organic frameworks for shape selective separations and catalysis. Part 1 will introduce a geometric and optimization-based framework for the two-dimensional characterization, analysis, and screening of zeolites. Part 2 will address the three-dimensional computational characterization and shape selectivity of zeolites and MOFs. Part 3 will present a new framework for the selection of novel materials for application to carbon dioxide capture through pressure swing adsorption, PSA, and vacuum swing adsorption, VSA, technologies. Part 4 will present computational findings for the discovery of novel materials for natural gas purification from carbon dioxide lean and rich mixtures. Bio: Dr. Floudas is the Stephen C. Macaleer '63 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University. His research interests lie at the interface of chemical engineering, applied mathematics, and operations research, with principal areas of focus including chemical process synthesis and design, process control and operations, discrete-continuous nonlinear optimization, local and global optimization, and computational chemistry and molecular biology. Professor Floudas is the author of two graduate textbooks, Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Optimization (Oxford University Press, 1995), and Deterministic Global Optimization (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000). He has co-edited ten monographs/books, has over 289 refereed publications, and is the chief co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Optimization (2nd edition, Springer, 2008). He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for teaching and research that include the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1988; the Bodossaki Foundation Award in Applied Sciences, 1997; the Best Paper Award in Computers and Chemical Engineering, 1998; the Aspen Tech Excellence in Teaching Award, 1999; the 2001 AIChE Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering; the 2006 AIChE Computing in Chemical Engineering Award; the 2007 Graduate Mentoring Award, Princeton University; Member of National Academy of Engineering, 2011; One thousand Global Experts, China 2012-2015; SIAM Fellow, 2013; TIAS Fellow and Eminent Scholar, 2013-14; AIChE Fellow, 2013; and National Award and HELORS Gold Medal, 2013.

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FW: Reminder: Special Program - Professional Responsibility in Engineering Practice; Dec 2 at 5:30 p.m.
by Nagy, Gabriela 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Hello Everyone, Please see below the details of a special event scheduled for today afternoon. Please share this information with people who might be interested in this. Thank you to Prof. Fabio Ribeiro, who brought to my attention this event. Best regards, Gabriela ________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu> ______________________________________________________________ Reminder: A special program on professional responsibility..........please share with your colleagues/students this once in a lifetime opportunity to hear from engineers who were involved in serious incidents. What: A Special Presentation/Discussion open to interested students, faculty and staff entitled "Professional Responsibility in Engineering Practice" 1. Hear from and question engineers who were "on the ground" for the following disasters: a. Challenger Shuttle (1986 - 7 dead) b. Kansas City Skywalk Collapse (1981 - 114 dead) c. Refinery Explosion and Fire (2005 - 15 dead) 2. Become more familiar with how interdisciplinary issues in engineering, business, ethics and communications contribute to fatal incidents. Date: December 2, 2013 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Place: Civil Engineering - HAMP 1141; Purdue University Who: Open to all Engineering, all Science, all Business and all Ethics and Psychology students, faculty and staff. Please share with colleagues/friends. Sponsored by: The United Engineering Foundation of the USA, Purdue University College of Engineering, and Purdue's School of Civil Engineering Flyer with speaker information: <<...>> Thank you!

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