April 2013 - Che-courtesy-list

Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr Julie Renner
by Ewing, Virginia G 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Dr. Julie Renner "Modular Protein Matrices for Cartilage Repair" Tuesday, April 23, 2013 9:00-10:20 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: Articular cartilage degradation (osteoarthritis) is a prevalent disease in the United States. Disadvantages of current treatments include poor mechanical integrity, degradation with time, and donor site morbidity. One tissue engineering approach combines artificial proteins with the use of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). This approach has potential to be minimally invasive, low-cost and long-lasting. In this work, modular proteins are designed as matrices for cartilage tissue engineering. The proteins feature mechanical domains derived from the rubber-like protein resilin and attempt to mimic the mechanical properties of natural cartilage. Bioactive domains are incorporated to interact with the MSCs. Bioactive domains derived from fibronectin are included in the resilin-based proteins, and other promising bioactive sequences are identified. Lysine residues serve as crosslinking sites. Here we report oscillatory rheology experiments where the proteins exhibit dual-phase behavior and form weak gels in response to temperature. This behavior may be useful in tissue engineering and drug-delivery applications. Crosslinking the modular proteins with tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine results in viscoelastic hydrogels with an unconfined compressive modulus of 2400 ± 200 kPa, which is on the same order as human cartilage. A LIVE/DEAD assay demonstrates that the recombinant proteins are cytocompatible with human MSCs and a cell-spreading assay shows cells interact with the fibronectin-derived domain in a sequence-specific manner. We also investigate a short peptide derived from bone morphogenetic-2 and found that it directs proteoglycan (cartilage matrix) production in human MSCs without increasing undesired markers for bone. This suggests the peptide is a promising tool for cartilage tissue repair. Bio: Dr. Renner completed her thesis work as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Purdue University in the summer of 2012. Her work focused on biomaterial design and characterization. She joined Proton Energy Systems in November 2012 as Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellow supported by the National Science foundation under Grant# IIP-1059286 to the American Society for Engineering Education. She currently works on electrolysis technology as a membrane scientist.

1 0

Graduate Seminar 11:30 today - Dr. Michael Doherty
by Ewing, Virginia G 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

REMINDER - seminar today at 11:30 a.m., room G140. Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Michael Doherty Department of Chemical Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara "Crystals are Like People: Growth and Defects are What Make Them Interesting" Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: There is a growing interest in predicting and controlling the size and shape of crystalline particles. Multidimensional population balances have been developed to accomplish this task but they suffer from the drawback of needing the absolute growth rate for every family of faces that may appear on the crystal surface. Such growth rates are known for only a handful of crystalline materials and prospects are bleak for extending the library of growth rate data. This raises the question of where the surface growth rates for all the families of faces will come from to drive multidimensional population balance engineering technology. One answer is "from first principles." In this lecture it will be shown how to reformulate multidimensional population balances in terms of relative growth rates and how to create first principles mechanistic models to calculate these quantities for real molecular crystals as a function of super-saturation. Bio: Michael F. Doherty is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Chair at the University of California Santa Barbara. He received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London in 1973, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Trinity College, University of Cambridge in 1977. His research interests include process systems engineering with particular emphasis on crystal engineering, and separation with chemical reaction. He is the holder of four patents, has published over 200 technical papers and given over 250 invited lectures. He has received numerous honors and awards for his teaching and research, including the Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research (2004) from the AIChE and the E. V. Murphree Award (2012) for Research in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry from the ACS. In 2008 he was named one of the "One Hundred Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era (post 1945) by the AIChE.

1 0

Please power down computers tonight.
by Harrington, Michael P 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Hi, As Jeff Valley has noted - all power will be off in the building at about 5:30 am Wednesday morning and will be off for about 30 minutes.. I would strongly suggest shutting off your computers this afternoon/evening before you leave (normally ECN deployed machines should always be left on). If you encounter computer issues in the morning please remember to send an email (if possible) to cheq(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:cheq@ecn.purdue.edu> or ask someone to do it for you. Do not send me emails directly. Thanks, Mike ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

1 0

ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN
by Valley, Jeffrey L 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

REMINDER- Tomorrow morning - Wednesday 17th - at 5:30 am there will be a total electrical shutdown of the building so work can be done in the electrical vault. The shutdown will last approximately 30 minutes. Please take the necessary precautions and shut down computers, equipment, instruments, etc. that could be effected by this power outage. Thank you. Jeff Valley

1 0

Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr. Michael Doherty
by Ewing, Virginia G 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

Note: both talks are in FRNY G140. Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Michael Doherty Department of Chemical Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara "Rapid Process Design: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff" Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:00-10:20 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: In the last two decades revolutionary changes have occurred in the field of process design. Methods are now in place for rapid process development using process synthesis techniques that replace evolutionary techniques of the past. While process synthesis is a high-risk high-reward framework, it has a proven track record of generating better processes with lower carbon footprints and lower manufacturing costs. A brief non-technical survey of new design methods will be given, along with a brief history of their troubled birth. I will present two quite interesting applications of the concepts to (1) assessing the viability of some biofuels options and investments, (2) new strategies for carbon capture and utilization via carbonate mineralization. "Crystals are Like People: Growth and Defects are What Make Them Interesting" Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: There is a growing interest in predicting and controlling the size and shape of crystalline particles. Multidimensional population balances have been developed to accomplish this task but they suffer from the drawback of needing the absolute growth rate for every family of faces that may appear on the crystal surface. Such growth rates are known for only a handful of crystalline materials and prospects are bleak for extending the library of growth rate data. This raises the question of where the surface growth rates for all the families of faces will come from to drive multidimensional population balance engineering technology. One answer is "from first principles." In this lecture it will be shown how to reformulate multidimensional population balances in terms of relative growth rates and how to create first principles mechanistic models to calculate these quantities for real molecular crystals as a function of super-saturation. Bio: Michael F. Doherty is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Chair at the University of California Santa Barbara. He received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London in 1973, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Trinity College, University of Cambridge in 1977. His research interests include process systems engineering with particular emphasis on crystal engineering, and separation with chemical reaction. He is the holder of four patents, has published over 200 technical papers and given over 250 invited lectures. He has received numerous honors and awards for his teaching and research, including the Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research (2004) from the AIChE and the E. V. Murphree Award (2012) for Research in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry from the ACS. In 2008 he was named one of the "One Hundred Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era (post 1945) by the AIChE.

1 0

Some printing services down Wednesday evening
by Harrington, Michael P 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Hi, ECN will be performing an upgrade of ChE's print server this evening beginning at 5:30pm - it is expected to last about an hour. Those that use the print servers to print (including in the computer labs) will not be able to during this time - you will receive an error that you can't connect to the printer. -Mike Harrington ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

1 0

Seminar by Dr. Michael Ramage today
by Varma, Arvind 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to inform that Dr. Michael Ramage (BS '66, MS '69, PhD '71, HDR '96), one of our School's most distinguished graduates, will present a special seminar today, titled "Review of Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels, NRC Report, 2013." The seminar will be held in FRNY 3059, from 12:30 - 1:30 pm. This is not a mandatory seminar but students are invited to attend. As you may be aware, over the recent years Dr. Ramage chaired several National Research Council (NRC) reports dealing with energy issues - despite being asked to chair this one, he declined to serve in this role again but did serve as a consultant. His brief biographical information is given below. Biographical Information Dr. Michael P. Ramage is retired Executive Vice-President, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company and currently Executive Advisor to ExxonMobil. Previously, he was Executive Vice-President, Chief Technology Officer, and Director of Mobil Oil Corporation. He has broad experience in many aspects of the petroleum, chemical and energy industries. Dr. Ramage has served on a number of university visiting committees, including our School's Industrial Advisory Council and Academic Advisory Board, and was a member of the Government University Industrial Research Roundtable. He is a member of several professional organizations, was a Director of AIChE, and served on the U.S. Secretary of Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee since its inception in 2006 until 2010. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (elected 1996) and has served on the NAE Council. Some recent NRC committees which Dr. Ramage served as either chair or member are listed below. As Chair: The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press (2004). Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies: A Focus on Hydrogen. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press (2008). Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press (2009). Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press (2009). As Member: America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press (2009). Best, Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

1 0

Purdue ChE April Newsletter: Pager System, Recycling, Printing Quota News
by Farmus, Cristina D 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Change in Pager System for Jeff Valley and Jason Davenport * The University discontinued the use of pagers as we knew it. A new system is available and now there are new numbers to use. To reach Jason Davenport for shipping, deliveries, printing and copy jobs, call 765-420-2430. To reach Jeff Valley for any building related items, please call 765-420-2395. When you call, you only have the option to enter the phone number where a call can be returned, followed by the # sign. There is no voice option anymore. Faculty Recognition * Rakesh Agrawal, the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, received an IIT-Kanpur Distinguished Alumnus award for his outstanding contributions to research and development in Chemical Engineering. The Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) is the highest award instituted by the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur for its alumni in recognition of their outstanding achievements. * Stephen Beaudoin, Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been elected an honorary member of the Purdue Alpha Lambda Delta Phi Eta Sigma. Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma are two of the oldest and most prestigious national honor societies on the Purdue University Campus. * Sangtae Kim, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, has received the 2013 Ho-Am Engineering Prize from Korea, that nation's highest engineering research award. Currently on leave from Purdue, Kim is serving as a visiting professor of chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. * Doraiswami Ramkrishna, the H.C. Peffer Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, is the winner of the 2013 Purdue Sigma Xi Chapter Faculty Research Award. The award recognizes outstanding research achievement and contributions to scientific knowledge by a Purdue faculty member. Graduate Student Recognition * David Acevedo received a 2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellowship. * Charles Hages received a Travel Award for the Energy Materials Forum - MRS 2013<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/News/graduate-student-charles-ha…>. * Singh Meenesh received the 2013 College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/News/meenesh-singh-receives-coll…>. * Sara Yohe received a 2013 Kokes Award for the 23rd North American Catalysis Society<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/News/graduate-student-sara-yohe-…>. Undergraduate Student Recognition * The AIChE ChemE Car placed 5th out of about 15 cars at the 2013 North Central Student Regional AIChE conference that took place March 22-24, 2013 in Cincinnati. This qualified them for national competition, which will take place in San Francisco, November 3-8, 2013. The ChemE car team, advised by Professor Mike Harris, is really excited about remodeling and improving the car for the national competition. * Jon Pfluger, Senior, received a 2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellowship Staff Recognition * The deadline for the 2013 ChE Staff Excellence Award is extended until April 15, due to the very limited number of nominations received. This is an excellent opportunity to reward one of our deserving staff members with a $1,000 award and a plaque. * Heather Toro, Business Manager, received her Department Head Delegation. In this capacity, she will be able to approve purchase orders, payroll forms, and multiple other documents, shortening the handling time for many processes in the Business Office. Miscellaneous * Printing Quota - graduate students, post docs, and other categories who have a printing quota can check their remaining printing balance by going to https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/MyECN/account_info. * Recycling Directions - the blue bins with the white recycling sign in each office are for recyclables only. The smaller compartment is for office paper, the main compartment is for all other recyclable items (cardboard, glass, metal, plastic). The recycling bins are emptied every Tuesday and Thursday. If you choose to have a trash can by your desk, you are assuming the responsibility of emptied it daily into the larger trash cans in the hallway. If you need one, small trash cans and bags are available for pick up in the old building basement, in front of B016. Upcoming Events * Women in ChE Seminar - April 13, 2013 * Fundamentals of Engineering Exam - April 13, 2013 * Kelly Lectures - April 16, 17, 2013 * Staff meeting - April 22, 2013 * Senior Banquet - April 25, 2013, PMU, West Faculty Lounge * EV Grand Prix - April 27, 2013 * End of Semester Appreciation Reception - May 2, 2013 * Faculty retreat - May 6, 2013 * Spring Fling - May 23, 2013 Please send me information suitable for inclusion in future newsletters. Regards, Cristina Cristina Farmus Administrative Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

1 0

Free LabVIEW Training: LabVIEW Core 1/Core 2/CLAD exam - May 13-16
by Harrington, Michael P 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Hi, passing this on for anyone interested, please contact Mike Logan with any questions: ------------------------------------------------------------------- All, Purdue will once again be hosting a summer LabVIEW training course. This course covers basic LabVIEW development with the National Instruments Core 1 and Core 2 training courses. At the completion of the course, students will take the LabVIEW Certified Associate Developer exam. The course runs May 13 through May 16. The course is all day - 8AM-5PM for the four days. The course will be in Armstrong I2I Labs There is no cost for Purdue Students and Staff for this training though you must register at this link to attend Registration link: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECL/Scheduler/Event_Registration/Events/Eve… If you have questions, please let me know Thanks Mike ======================================== Michael Logan Computer & Electronics Systems Manager School of Mechanical Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 loganm(a)purdue.edu (765) 494-8756 fax (765) 494-0539 ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

1 0

Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr. Shankar Subramaniam
by Mamph, Jennifer A 04 Apr '13

04 Apr '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Shankar Subramaniam University of California at San Diego "Engineering: the sine qua non for Systems Biology and Medicine" April 9, 2013 9:00-10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: The advent of high throughput technologies in biology has a significant challenge and a unique set of opportunities. The challenge lies in the integrative processing of the deluge of data in the context of functional biology. The opportunities are the ability to bring strong systems engineering approaches to bear on deciphering biological mechanisms and function and most importantly the ability to develop quantitative models of biological processes. Engineering has essentially become the harbinger for next generation biology in every aspect ranging from development of innovative technologies and devices to building systems-level quantitative models. In this talk, I will highlight: - Aspects of new technology, especially one that is associated with next generation sequencing to obtain transcriptional parts lists and mass spectrometric methods for identifying metabolites in physiology. - Novel statistical learning approaches that transform data from measurements in knowledge in biology. - Insights into mechanisms in physiology that lead to normal and pathophysiology from applying engineering methods. - Building quantitative models of biological mechanisms and phenotypes and the implications for experimental biology. I will also outline some engineering challenges in biology for the next coming decade involving the essential paradigms of analysis, design and modeling to biological systems. Bio: Shankar Subramaniam is a Professor of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Nano Engineering. He is currently the Chair of the Bioengineering Department at the University of California at San Diego. He holds the inaugural Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Bioengineering and Systems Biology. He was the Founding Director of the Bioinformatics Graduate Program at the University of California at San Diego. He also has adjunct Professorships at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. He is a Professor at the Center for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics and Modeling at Johns Hopkins University and was a Guest Professor at the Center for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at the University of Oslo in Norway. Prior to moving to UC San Diego, Dr. Subramaniam was a Professor of Biophysics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He was the Director of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Co-Director of the W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics at UIUC. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and is a recipient of Smithsonian Foundation and Association of Laboratory Automation Awards and his research work is described below. In 2002 he received the Genome Technology All Star Award. In 2008 he was awarded the Faculty Excellence in Research Award at the University of California at San Diego. In 2011 he was appointed as a Distinguished Scientist at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. His research spans several areas of bioinformatics and systems biology. Dr. Subramaniam has played a key role in raising national awareness for training and research in bioinformatics. He served as a member of the National Institute for Health (NIH) Director's Advisory Committee on Bioinformatics, which resulted in the BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE (BISTI) report. The report recognized the dire need for trained professionals in Bioinformatics and recommended the launching of a strong NIH funding initiative. Dr. Subramaniam served as the Chair of a NIH BISTI Study Section; also served on Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Advisory Councils for Virginia Tech, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of several Biotech and Bioinformatics Companies. Dr. Subramaniam has served as a member of the State of Illinois Governor's initiative in Biotechnology and an advisor and reviewer of the State of North Carolina initiative in Biotechnology. He is currently an overseas advisor for the Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India, and a member of a European Science Foundation Panel.

1 0