July 2014 - Che-courtesy-list

Accidents do happen at universities!
by Nagy, Gabriela 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

Hello Everyone, With a slight delay, I would like to share with you a recent safety accident that occurred in a chemistry lab at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday, June 17, when an explosion injured a graduate student who was synthesizing trimethylsilyl azide. The student suffered injuries to his arm and side, and needed surgery to deal with glass shards. He also injured an eardrum. Please follow the link below to read more about this accident. http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2014/06/explosion-injures-university-of-… Sincerely, 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>

1 0

Parking Garage
by Valley, Jeffrey L 09 Jul '14

09 Jul '14

BE ADVISED - Tomorrow -Thursday July 10th- Northwestern Ave will be under repairs from Grant St to Stadium Dr and the only entry into the parking garage will be from the east side on Grant St.

1 0

School Service Assignments 2014-15
by Murray, Chris L 09 Jul '14

09 Jul '14

The school service assignment list for 2014-15 is attached. Chris

2 1

What’s Cool about Purdue Engineering? Come and find out at the OFE Refresh July 16 & 17
by Field, Catherine A 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

The Office of Future Engineers has invited all students, faculty, and staff to their annual OFE Refresh event (a chance to learn what is going on in various Schools and Departments of Engineering at Purdue). Please see below for more information. Best, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47906 E-mail: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> From: Engap-list [mailto:engap-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Beron, Lindsay M Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 4:49 PM To: 'Engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; 'Engcs-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; 'Engap-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: [engap-list] What’s Cool about Purdue Engineering? Come and find out at the OFE Refresh July 16 & 17 Good afternoon, Would you like to learn more about all the cool things going on in the College of Engineering? If so, then the OFE Refresh 2014 is a great opportunity for you! Once again the Office of Future Engineers has invited the schools and departments in the College of Engineering to come share some highlights of their areas and we would like to invite you to attend these informative and fun programs on July 16 & 17! If you don’t see the invite below, there is one attached as a Word document, along with the OFE Engineering Refresh Presentation Schedule for both days. There is no need to confirm or register for any of the presentations. You may come and go as you please, and as your schedule allows. We hope to see you there! [Engineering Logo.jpg] Office of Future Engineers (OFE) Engineering Refresh Invitation You are cordially invited to join us for the: OFE Engineering Refresh Date: Wednesday, July 16th & Thursday, July 17th Time: 8:15 am – 3:30 pm Presentations are in ½ hour increments. Coffee and Refreshments provided in morning. Lunch is on your own. Location: HAMP 1144 What is the Engineering Refresh? The Engineering Refresh is a way for various disciplines and departments to share highlights of their areas with everyone in the College of Engineering. Who will be involved? Presenters: School and department leaders who would like to share the cool and exciting things happening in their area. Attendees: Anyone and everyone who is a part of the College of Engineering is invited and encouraged to attend these informative sessions. When will the Engineering Refresh be held? Wednesday, July 16th & Thursday, July 17th from 8:15 am – 3:30 pm We hope that you can join us for one or both days. We anticipate that the information shared will be very helpful for all involved! Thank you, The Staff of The Office of Future Engineers ________________________________ Purdue University Office of Future Engineers Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering 701 West Stadium Ave West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050 (765) 494-3975 website: www.purdue.edu/FutureEngineers<http://www.purdue.edu/FutureEngineers> Email: future-engineers(a)purdue.edu<mailto:future-engineers@purdue.edu> [http://static.askadmissions.net/purdue/usermedia/05ENGR/Logos/Engineering%2…] Thanks! Lindsay M. Beron |Office Manager | Office of Future Engineers|Purdue University Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, Rm. 1224 | 701 West Stadium Ave.| West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Ph: (765) 494-7390 | Fax: (765) 496-8300 | Em: future-engineers(a)purdue.edu<mailto:future-engineers@purdue.edu> Website: www.purdue.edu/FutureEngineers<http://www.purdue.edu/FutureEngineers>

1 0

Andy Koswara Dissertation Defense, Friday, July 11th, at 1:00 p.m. in FRNY 3062B
by Field, Catherine A 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

This e-mail is to announce that Andy Koswara will be defending his dissertation, Robust and Multiobservable Evolutionary Control of Quantum Dynamics, on Friday, July 11th at 1:00PM in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is being directed by Dr. Varma, and the abstract is below. All are welcome to attend. Abstract: Advances in quantum control theory and optimization techniques have made possible a new phenomenon of quantum engineering. Chemical reactions can now be dynamically manipulated using first-principle quantum chemical models, in which a laser field, rather than a catalyst, serve as photonic reagents to selectively break a chemical bond and yield products via intramolecular rearrangement. A field pulse may also be designed to perform ultrasensitive spectroscopy, where compounds with very similar chemical properties are differentiated through their unique interaction with resonant and off-resonant photons. Despite significant progress in theoretical and laboratory quantum control, however, quantum engineering remains principally challenging due to manifestation of noise and uncertainties associated with the input and system parameters. Specifically, a small magnitude of variation in the field and Hamiltonian parameters would cause an otherwise optimal field to deviate from controlling desired quantum state transitions and reaching a particular objective. Thus, an accurate analysis of robustness of controlled quantum dynamics followed by a robust control framework is essential in achieving quantum control in a practical setting. In this work, theoretical foundations for quantum control robustness analysis are presented from both a distributional perspective - in terms of moments of the transition amplitude, interferences, and transition probability - and a worst-case perspective. In addition, an evolutionary control strategy for achieving robust control via open- and closed-loop approach are described with its mechanism of convergence elucidated using the robustness analysis method. Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47906 E-mail: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE>

1 0

Network issues.
by Harrington, Michael P 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Due to power issues the network appears to be down. I will let everyone know as soon as services are restored. Mike Harrington

1 1