May 2014 - Che-courtesy-list

ChE Safety Committee - new members
by Nagy, Gabriela 19 May '14

19 May '14

Hello Everyone, I would like to let you know that the ChE Safety Committee will two new graduate student members: Mark Koeper from Dr. Agrawal's research group and Viktor Cybulskis from Dr. Ribeiro's research group. Both Mark and Viktor will start their service on June 1st and they will replace Erik Sheets, who served on the Safety Committee for two years. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Erik for all his help and input as a safety committee member and to welcome Mark and Viktor on the Safety Committee; I look forward to working with them in the future! 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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Dr. Yue Wu
by Varma, Arvind 16 May '14

16 May '14

Dear Colleagues, With regret, I am writing to inform that Dr. Yue Wu will leave us on July 31, 2014 to join Iowa State University. Yue joined our School's faculty in Fall 2009 and, during his stay here, he did well in all areas of academic endeavor. Pl join me in wishing Yue a successful future, both personally and professionally. Sincerely, 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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New Graduate Program Secretary: Amy Maus
by Field, Catherine A 16 May '14

16 May '14

Hello Everyone, I'm writing to introduce the new Graduate Program Secretary, Amy Maus. Amy joined the School of Chemical Engineering this past Monday. She comes to us from St. Petersburg, Florida, where she was the Corporate Office Manager and Director of Operations for ICA Franchising. Amy also recently worked as a Client Service Professional for H & R Block, and she has worked in bank administration deposit operations for Lafayette Bank and Trust. She brings several years of clerical and administrative experience to this position, and she has family in the Lafayette/West Lafayette area. Amy is in 1029D (just down the hall from the Grad Office), and she is here full-time. Her e-mail is amaus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:amaus@purdue.edu>, and her phone number is 765-494-7343. Please feel free to stop by her office and introduce yourself, and please also join me in warmly welcoming Amy to the School of Chemical Engineering. Thank you. Best Wishes, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 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>

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ERA inspection
by Nagy, Gabriela 16 May '14

16 May '14

Hello Everyone, I want to share with you that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was on campus yesterday and inspected two labs in FRNY (rooms 1190 and 2184) for compliance with hazardous waste regulations and found no violations. Everything was in excellent condition. Thank you for your continuous support in maintaining safety at a high standard and compliance with safety regulations in our laboratories! 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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Thank You
by Heide, Karen Kay 15 May '14

15 May '14

Dear All, I enjoyed working with all of you throughtout the years. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A FANTASTIC RETIREMENT PARTY! YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH THIS DAY MEANT TO ME!! [Send this thank you ecard to all your near and dear ones.] 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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Spring Fling mail schedule (May 22)
by Davenport, Jason W 15 May '14

15 May '14

FYI..... No afternoon mail service, special pickup at select buildings May 22 Due to Spring Fling activities, there will be no afternoon mail pickup or delivery on May 22. However, all morning delivery and pick-up times will be normal. A special pickup at 10:30 a.m. will collect all campus and U.S. mail, parcels, and FedEx or UPS shipments at the following buildings: * Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab. * Lynn Hall. * Lilly Hall. * Agricultural Administration Building. * Freehafer Hall. * Krannert Building. * Young Hall. * Stewart Center. * Beering Hall. * Wetherill Laboratory. * Hovde Hall. * Schleman Hall. * Pfendler Hall. * Mathematical Sciences Building. * Purdue Memorial Union. The Shipping Department will process all FedEx and UPS shipments until 11 a.m. If employees miss the morning pickup, items may be brought to the east receiving door entrance at the Materials Management and Distribution Center until 10:30 a.m. for same-day processing. Questions may be directed to Carmen Buck, materials distribution services, at 49-61491 or crbuck(a)purdue.edu<mailto:crbuck@purdue.edu>. Jason Davenport Shipping/Receiving Clerk Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering Room G134A Purdue University (765)494-4084 jwdavenp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jwdavenp@purdue.edu>

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Cleaning window blinds
by Valley, Jeffrey L 14 May '14

14 May '14

BE ADVISED - Starting today, Wednesday 14th, the blind shop will be coming into the building to clean the window blinds. They will remove the blinds then take them to south campus to clean and then return to reinstall. If there is a problem with them being in your area at a particular time, please work with them to reschedule. Thank you. Jeff Valley

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Overview of safety incidents in FRNY during the 2013-2014 academic year
by Nagy, Gabriela 13 May '14

13 May '14

Hello Everyone, As the end of the academic year approaches, I would like to update you on the safety incidents/accidents we had in our School in this academic year. 2012-2013 was a "safety incidents free" year, but in 2013-2014 we had 4 reported incidents. Please find attached a document highlighting a summary of the incidents and the measures taken in order to prevent such unpleasant experiences in the future. Should an accident or incident occur in your lab/office, please let me know as soon as it happens, so we can work together in completing all required steps and report the incident to REM to comply with Purdue regulations. I also need to keep a copy of the incident report on file. All accidents or incidents need to be reported to REM using the "First Report of Injury" (FROI) Form located on REM's website: https://www.purdue.edu/rem/home/forms/froi.pdf. You can find the instructions on how fill in the FROI form at the following link: http://www.purdue.edu/rem/injury/froi.htm. The supervisor will also need to fill in the "Supervisor's accident investigation form" (https://www.purdue.edu/rem/home/forms/saif.pdf ); this is meant to identify the root cause of the accident, so that a relevant corrective action can be taken/implemented. In addition, I would like to ask you to bring to my attention the near-misses you experience in your lab or office. I would like to develop a database that could be used as a safety resource in preventing a near miss become an accident. In the future, I plan on sharing these safety incidents with you as soon as I have all the information needed, rather than waiting to compile all of them in an "End of Year Report". Should you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. 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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RDP
by Andy Koswara 12 May '14

12 May '14

Hi Mike, Just want to double-check on one thing; Dr. Raj's ex-master student was wondering if he could have access to the CHE computer you installed in our office in place of the stand-alone computer. I told him that I believe while he still has his Purdue account he would need to be a ChE student in order to do that? Please confirm. Thank you! Sincerely, Andy Koswara

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Faculty Candidate seminar - Dr. Alessandro Butte, Monday, May 12
by Varma, Arvind 09 May '14

09 May '14

Dear Colleagues, The seminar of faculty candidate Dr. Alessandro Butte is scheduled for Monday, May 12, 9-10:30 am in FRNY 3059. His PhD degree is from ETH-Zurich (2000) and he is currently a Senior researcher there - his CV is attached fyi. This is not a required seminar for graduate students. As always, however, I particularly encourage all those who are interested in an academic career to attend, for an opportunity to see how such seminars are presented and how the Q&A goes. With best wishes, Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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