January 2017 - Che-courtesy-list

Odor in north stairwell
by Valley, Jeffrey L 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

BE ADVISED - They drained/flushed the fire sprinkler system on the north side of the building in the past hour down in the basement of the addition and the odor/smell of the old standing water made it into the stairwell. It will clear out after awhile. Thanks Jeff Valley

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Machine Shop
by Humphrey, Nick S 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

All, Most of you are aware of our in house Machine Shop . For the new Faculty and researchers who are not aware, take advantage of our full service Machine Shop here in Forney with no labor costs ,room b016c. We have upgraded the lighting and some of the Machine Shop equipment recently to better serve you. So come and see me for your custom Mill, Lathe and welding needs. Thank you , Nick Humphrey Machine Shop Manager 4-8727 nshumphrey @purdue.edu

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FW: Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture Series, Dr. S. Julio Friedmann - 2:30pm on February 16th, MRGN 121
by Farmus, Cristina D 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Please see the flyer below for a clean energy lecture that our School is co-sponsoring. Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu> [cid:image001.jpg@01D27626.02D03500]

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Fume Hood Exhaust Addition Side
by Valley, Jeffrey L 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

BE ADVISED- Tomorrow morning - 1-21-17 - at 6:30 am they will be shutting down the Fume Hood Exhaust system on the new side for needed repairs to be made. This shutdown will last approximately 2 hours. Thank you . Jeff Valley

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FW: New Staff Member
by Guerrero, Betty Lou 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Dear All, We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Maria Garcia has joined our department in the Receptionist/Secretary IV role. She is starting today, Monday, November 14. Maria comes to us from an industry background, most recently with General Motors in Warren, MI. Please join me in welcoming Maria to Chemical Engineering. Her office phone is 4-4050. Her email is forthcoming. Thank you. Regards, Betty Betty L. Guerrero Academic Administrator Office: FRNY 1060E Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765.496.2606 Fax: 765.494.0805 blg(a)purdue.edu

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Purdue Alert test - today at 10 am
by Nagy, Gabriela 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Good morning, everyone, Purdue Emergency Preparedness Office will test the Alert system of notification today, at 10 am. The test will be used to simulate a live situation for practice. This is a test ONLY and no action is necessary. The alert system includes campus-wide emailing, text messaging, Twitter, information posted to the Campus Status page, All Hazards Outdoor Siren activation, Alertus beacons installed in large classrooms, desktop popup alerts on most classroom and lab computers, approximately 185 digital signs, and Boiler TV emergency alert system activation. The alert posted to the Campus Status page will state: This is the semi-annual TEST of the Purdue emergency warning notification system. This test simulates a level 1 incident. No action is necessary. This information is also found in Purdue News: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q1/purdue-alert-test-set-for-t… Thank you, Gabriela __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G041D Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Communication needs in ChE
by Farmus, Cristina D 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

Dear Colleagues, I wanted to inform you that Kay Hagen has resigned her Communication Specialist position in Chemical Engineering. Her last day in our School will be Friday, January 27. If you have any ongoing projects with Kay please contact her to get them wrapped up. After January 27, please email me any items related to the website, news, or other communication needs. Regards, Cristina Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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Teaching Schedule - Spring 2017
by Hendryx, Sandra K 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Attached is an updated copy of the teaching schedule for the spring semester. Thanks. Sandy Sandra Hendryx, Secretary Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Office Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G041 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-5650 Fax: 765-494-0805 [P bling]

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Nate Schultheiss - Director of Unconventional Energy
by Kim, Sangtae 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

Happy New Year! It is my pleasure to inform you that Dr. Nate Schultheiss has joined the staff of our School today as Director of Unconventional Energy. Nate has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Missouri State University and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Solid State Chemistry from Kansas State University. He comes to Purdue from Halliburton, where he has held multiple positions of progressive responsibility, most recently he was the Global R&D Technical Chemistry Advisor. Nate will be located in FRNY 1060G, his email is nschulth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nschulth@purdue.edu> and his office phone is 494-0226. Please join me in welcoming Nate to our School. Sangtae "Sang" Kim Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Update (January 7, 2017)
by Varma, Arvind 07 Jan '17

07 Jan '17

Dear Colleagues, First of all, a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you and yours! Since several folks have inquired, I am writing this brief update of my health and sabbatical-research leave. As some of you are aware, during October-November while at home, my body temperature cycled between 98-102 F twice daily (occasionally up to 104 F). Many tests were performed but the reason remained elusive. With this, the oncologists canceled my prior plan to attend the AIChE meeting. Then some other health related complexities arose but Karen & I were finally able to leave for Scottsdale for my normal 2-month check-up on November 29. Many tests were continued there (I'm likely the most tested person in the US for temp cycling!), including bone marrow biopsy - none indicated any problems. The PET scan continues to show no tumor activity and the cancer marker remains within normal limits. The temp cycling, which had small amplitude by then, stopped on its own about 15 days ago - we'll never know the reason, and that's fine. The oral chemo drug (Olaparib), which was stopped about 6 weeks ago (it was a possible reason for the temp cycling), was resumed about a week ago. All in all, I am very lucky to have all this good health related news! I should mention that while all this was going on, thanks to the great and supportive atmosphere in our School, during the Fall semester I was able to submit 7 research proposals - 3 solo (NSF, DOE and ACS-PRF) and the rest with colleagues. I submitted a few research articles to journals too. I think that remaining involved in work, with outstanding students, postdocs/visiting scholars and colleagues, has been great therapy for me. Leaving Scottsdale, Karen and I reached Santa Barbara on NY eve for the first leg of my sabbatical-research leave - we'll be here until the end of March. With the long weekend, we were able to start rental house hunting only on Tuesday, Jan 3. We moved into a town house yesterday afternoon and are now settling in - because it's been hotel rooms since Nov 29, we're glad to finally not be living out of suitcases! I've been in email contact with a few local colleagues but start going to the department only on Monday. We'll return home for a few weeks in early April - then, oncologist permitting, spend the following 3 months at ETH-Zurich. With best wishes, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Tel: 765-494-8484; 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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