April 2014 - Che-courtesy-list

ChE Director of Graduate Studies
by Varma, Arvind 28 May '14

28 May '14

Dear Colleagues, After serving since January, 2009 as our School's Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), Prof. Litster recently requested relief from this service, to devote more time to his teaching and research. Reluctantly, I accepted his request. On behalf of our School's faculty, staff and graduate students, I express deep gratitude to Jim for his outstanding service in this role. Simultaneously, I am pleased to inform that, effective July 1, Prof. Mike Harris has accepted to become our School's DGS. In this capacity, he will advise the graduate students and oversee the operations of the graduate office. I am grateful that Mike has accepted this position of leadership and service. Sincerely, Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Food list for Karissa Raderstorf's Baby Shower - Friday, May 2, 2014 - FRNY 3059
by Heide, Karen Kay 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Dear All, Below is a list of food that people are bringing. Regular Salad/w Different Dressings Fruit Salad 2 Salads of Some Sort Deviled Eggs/Veggies/Dip Cucumber Sandwiches Chips BBQ Sandwiches Chicken Cassarole Cake Cookies Karen Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4050 Fax: 765-494-0805 [http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~snpha/purdue_train3.gif]

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Karissa Raderstorf's Baby Shower - Friday, May 2, 2014 - FRNY 3059
by Heide, Karen Kay 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

[cid:image002.png@01CF63C4.B8B679A0] Dear All, I have a card in the Main Office on top of my desk for everyone to sign. We are planning to have a baby shower for Karissa Raderstorf on May 2, 2014 for the arrival of her daughter, Kylie Irene, who was born March 22, 2014. She weighed 7 ½ lbs & was 19" long. We are going to have a carry-in lunch in FRNY 3059. The lunch will be from 12:00 - 1:00 PM, along with the baby shower. Please let me know what you would like to bring, so I can keep track of it. If you can't bring something you may donate money for food, then I will purchase something. Also if you would like to bring a gift or donate money for a gift card, please let me know. Karen RSVP by 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 1 to let me know if you plan to attend the luncheon. Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4050 Fax: 765-494-0805 [http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~snpha/purdue_train3.gif]

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Welcome Kim See
by Murray, Chris L 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

[cid:image002.jpg@01CF638F.B24DCCB0]Please join me in welcoming Kim See to Chemical Engineering. Kim was previously a secretary in Mechanical Engineering and is filling our newly created Secretary V position. The list of faculty she will support will be sent soon. Kim joined us yesterday and her office is in room 2144. Please stop by to welcome her to ChE. Thanks, Chris

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Graduate Seminar Series - Dr. Fabio Ribeiro 4/29
by Ewing, Virginia G 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. Fabio Ribeiro School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University "Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions" April 29, 2014 9:00-10:00 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium. Abstract: Products made from catalysts contribute to about 35% of the global GNP. These remarkable and complex materials allow reactions to occur without being consumed. They are used in the petroleum, chemical and pharmaceutical industries and even in every car and truck! Most of the catalysts in use are porous solids and are called heterogeneous catalysts. The tradition in the US is that these materials are studied in Chemical Engineering Schools, although the research area is primarily Physical Chemistry. Research in catalysis encompasses materials synthesis, chemical and structural characterization, chemical kinetics, and electronic structure calculations. Purdue is one of a few institutions that has a team with all the necessary players. Our quest is to understand, at a molecular level, how the catalytic sites work and to use that knowledge to improve catalytic performance. Our main tool is the measurement of reaction kinetics. I will illustrate with examples from our group how we study catalysts. Bio: Fabio H. Ribeiro is currently the R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering at the School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Stanford University in 1989, worked for Catalytica, Inc. in Mountain View, California, held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California - Berkeley, and was on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute faculty before joining Purdue University in August 2003. His research interests are centered on the kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions and catalyst characterization under reaction conditions. He has over 100 publications in scholarly journals. He was Chair for the American Institute of Chemical Engineer's Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (2010) and is editor for Journal of Catalysis. His honors include the NSF CAREER award (1997-2002), the Excellence in Catalysis Award from the Catalysis Society of Metropolitan New York (2005), designation as a Purdue University Faculty Scholar (2006-10) and the Henry J. Albert Award from the International Precious Metals Institute (2012).

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Reminder: Workplace Violence training session scheduled for May 7
by Nagy, Gabriela 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Hello Everyone, I just wanted to confirm: this training is scheduled for May 7, not May 1 as initially mentioned in the subject of my previous email. Presentation/training on "Workplace Violence" is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, from 11 am - 12 noon, in FRNY G140. Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE safety Committee From: Nagy, Gabriela Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 9:56 AM To: chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu; chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu Cc: Red Elk, Keene L Subject: Reminder: Workplace Violence training session scheduled for May 1 Importance: High Hello Everyone! This is a reminder that Lt. Keene Red Elk from the Purdue Police Department will present exclusively for our School on "Workplace Violence". His presentation/training is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, from 11 am - 12 noon, in FRNY G140. This is a very informative presentation/training session that gives tips on how to identify and deal with a potentially violent situation. I strongly encourage everyone to attend. There is no registration for this event, everyone is welcome! Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE safety Committee ________ 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> From: Che-staff-list [mailto:che-staff-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Nagy, Gabriela Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 1:26 PM To: chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:chme@ecn.purdue.edu>; chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:chmegrad@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: [Che-staff-list] Workplace Violence Training - Save the date Hello Everyone! Lt. Keene Red Elk from the Purdue Police Department agreed to come and present exclusively for our School on "Workplace Violence". His presentation/training is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, from 11 am - 12 noon, in FRNY G140; please save the date! This is a very informative presentation/training that gives tips on how to identify and deal with a potentially violent situation. I strongly encourage everyone to attend. There is no registration for this event, everyone is welcome! Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE safety Committee ________ 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>

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Reminder: Workplace Violence training session scheduled for May 1
by Nagy, Gabriela 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Hello Everyone! This is a reminder that Lt. Keene Red Elk from the Purdue Police Department will present exclusively for our School on "Workplace Violence". His presentation/training is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, from 11 am - 12 noon, in FRNY G140. This is a very informative presentation/training session that gives tips on how to identify and deal with a potentially violent situation. I strongly encourage everyone to attend. There is no registration for this event, everyone is welcome! Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE safety Committee ________ 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 From: Che-staff-list [mailto:che-staff-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Nagy, Gabriela Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 1:26 PM To: chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu; chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: [Che-staff-list] Workplace Violence Training - Save the date Hello Everyone! Lt. Keene Red Elk from the Purdue Police Department agreed to come and present exclusively for our School on "Workplace Violence". His presentation/training is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, from 11 am - 12 noon, in FRNY G140; please save the date! This is a very informative presentation/training that gives tips on how to identify and deal with a potentially violent situation. I strongly encourage everyone to attend. There is no registration for this event, everyone is welcome! Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE safety Committee ________ 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>

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Karissa Raderstorf's Baby Shower
by Heide, Karen Kay 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Dear All, I have a card in the Main Office on top of my desk for everyone to sign. We are planning to have a baby shower for Karissa Raderstorf on May 2, 2014 for the arrival of her daughter, Kylie Irene, who was born March 22, 2014. She weighed 7 ½ lbs & was 19" long. We are going to have a carry-in lunch in FRNY 3059. The lunch will be from 12:00 - 1:00 PM, along with the baby shower. Please let me know what you would like to bring, so I can keep track of it. If you can't bring something you may donate money for food, then I will purchase something. Also if you would like to bring a gift or donate money for a gift card, please let me know. Please contact me by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 29 to let me know if you would like to participate. Karen Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4050 Fax: 765-494-0805 [http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~snpha/purdue_train3.gif]

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Seminar (Dr. Meenesh Singh-faculty lecture) this Thursday, April 24th, at 9 a.m. in Forney G140
by Field, Catherine A 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Hello Everyone, Just a note to remind you that Dr. Meenesh Singh (Ph.D. in ChE from Purdue in 2013 and his advisor was Dr. Ramkrishna) is the winner of this year's Faculty Lecture Award, and he will be speaking this Thursday (tomorrow) at 9 a.m. in Forney G140. His talk is titled, "A Journey through Crystal Forests," and all are invited to attend. There will be a reception with bagels and coffee before the talk at 8:30 in the Atrium. Before Dr. Singh's lecture, we will present Dr. Singh with his award, and we will also honor honor Haoran Yang and Mayank Shekhar who each won a Research Publication Award. The Research Publication Award honors outstanding achievement by a Purdue ChE grad student who is the lead author on an article that has been cited the most times in the past two years. Haoran Yang is being recognized for the high impact of his article, "Nontoxic and Abundant Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Nanocrystals for Potential High-Temperature Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting," Nano Letters, 2012, 12(2), 540-545, which has been cited 20 times since it was published in February 2012. Haoran is advised by Dr. Wu. Dr. Mayank Shekar (Ph.D. Purdue ChE 2012) is being honored for, "Size and Support Effects for the Water-Gas Shift Catalysis over Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Model AI2O3 and TiO3," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134 (10), 4700-2708, which has been cited 34 times in the 23 months since it was published in March of 2012. Dr. Shekar was co-advised by Dr. Delgass and Dr. Ribeiro. Best, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 Email: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Website: www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> From: Field, Catherine A Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:35 AM To: 'chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: Meenesh Singh winner of 2014 Faculty Lectureship Award (Lecture will be on Thursday, April 24th, at 9 a.m. in Forney G140) This is an e-mail to announce that Dr. Meenesh Singh is the winner of this year's Faculty Lectureship Award. The Faculty Lectureship Award honors outstanding achievement in scholarly research and publication by a Purdue Chemical Engineering graduate student. Dr. Singh graduated from our School in August of 2013, and his advisor was Dr. Ramkrishna. Dr. Singh is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he works on artificial photosynthesis for solar fuels. Dr. Singh will give a lecture titled, "A Journey through Crystal Forests," and his abstract and bio are attached. There will be a reception (with bagels and coffee) in the Forney Atrium at 8:30 a.m. All are invited to attend. Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 Email: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Website: www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> From: Meenesh Singh [mailto:meenesh417@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:30 PM To: Field, Catherine A Subject: Abstract and Bio for Faculty Lectureship Award Hi Katie, Please see the attached abstract and biography for my lecture. Best, Meenesh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meenesh Singh, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow @ JCAP and UC Berkeley Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 976 Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mrsingh(a)lbl.gov<mailto:mrsingh@lbl.gov>, mrsingh(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:mrsingh@berkeley.edu> Office: (510) 495-8718 Fax: (510) 495-8700 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Graduate Seminar Series -Dr. Meenesh Singh 4/24
by Ewing, Virginia G 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

REMINDER -- Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Faculty Lecture Award Dr. Meenesh Singh Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California "A Journey through Crystal Forests" Thursday, April 24, 2014 9:00-10:20 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: Crystalline materials can exist in variety of shapes spanning a spectrum of physicochemical properties. Forests of crystal morphologies often appear in different applications. This talk will briefly cover the identification of such forests for different crystalline materials, providing directions for targeted synthesis of desired crystal shapes and novel experiments to measure crystal morphologies and face-specific growth rates. Bio: Dr. Meenesh R. Singh, Postdoctoral Scholar in the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, obtained his B.E (Chemical Engg.) degree from Sardar Patel University in 2005, M.Tech (Chemical Engg.) degree from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2008 and Ph.D (Chemical Engg.) from Purdue University in 2013. At JCAP, he is working on artificial photosynthesis for solar fuels under the supervision of Prof. Nathan S. Lewis (Caltech), Prof. Rachel Segalman (UC Berkeley), Dr. Adam Weber (LBL) and Prof. John S. Newman (UC Berkeley). His doctoral research was under the guidance of Prof. Doraiswami Ramkrishna, where he studied shape evolution of crystals. This work is recognized by multiple awards such as i) AIChE process development division student paper award, ii) AIChE separation division graduate student research award, iii) Outstanding graduate student research award, and iv) McDonnell Douglas Fellowship. His research interests lie in the area of healthcare and renewable energy. Currently, he is working towards the development of i) efficient photoelectrochemical devices for solar to liquid fuel production and ii) computational tools to predict polymorphs and morphologies of crystalline materials.

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