April 2017 - Che-courtesy-list

ChE Staff Excellence Awards - 2017 nominations invited
by Farmus, Cristina D 11 Apr '17

11 Apr '17

Good afternoon, The Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Staff Awards Committee is inviting nominations for the 2017 ChE Staff Excellence Award. The criteria, nomination form and details are attached. Nomination Process Summary: Any ChE faculty member, staff or student can nominate any ChE staff member. A nominator or contributor with a letter of support can endorse only one candidate. Nominations should be submitted to Cristina Farmus at cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu> by April 24, 2017. Nominations should not exceed 2 pages. Two letters of support are required, of which at least one must be from someone affiliated with our School. Due Date for nominations: April 24, 2017, with the award to be presented at the May 4th appreciation reception. Selection: The selection will be made by the ChE Staff Awards Committee and communicated to all School employees and students. Previous recipients: 2010 - Jeff Valley, Building Deputy 2011 - Veronica Schirm, Undergraduate Office Administrator/Counselor 2012 - Sandy Hendryx, Undergraduate Office Secretary 2013 - Teresa Cadwallader, Administrative Assistant 2014 - Amy Hayden, Business Office Account Assistant 2015 - Karissa Raderstorf, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies 2016 - Gabriela Nagy, Director of Industrial Education The ChE Staff Awards Committee is comprised of the following members: * Cristina Farmus, Managing Director * Elias Franses, Professor * Gabriela Nagy, Director of Industrial Education * Melissa LaGuire, Secretary * Karissa Raderstorf, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies We thank you in advance for participating in this important activity for our School. Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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Re: [ChE-Courtesy-list] OriginPro - sufficient ChE users, we'll renew
by Farmus, Cristina D 11 Apr '17

11 Apr '17

I received several answers that this software is used in ChE, we'll go ahead and support the renewal. Thank you everyone for a quick response. Cristina From: Farmus, Cristina D Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 2:46 PM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu>; 'chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: OriginPro - are there any ChE users? It is the time to renew the OriginPro campus license. Please let me know if there are any users in ChE. We will not continue to fund this software if there are no ChE users. Thank you, Cristina Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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OriginPro - are there any ChE users?
by Farmus, Cristina D 11 Apr '17

11 Apr '17

It is the time to renew the OriginPro campus license. Please let me know if there are any users in ChE. We will not continue to fund this software if there are no ChE users. Thank you, Cristina Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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Near miss in FRNY
by Nagy, Gabriela 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

Hello Everyone, I wanted to share with you a recent near miss that took place in our school at early hours on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The near miss is about a runaway furnace/heating block that was luckily discovered before causing extensive damage to equipment, or even worse - a fire. Please see below the details: Date and time: Thursday, April 6, 2017, 1 am (time of discovery) Location: FRNY building, 3rd floor, new wing. Description of near miss: At 1:00 AM a graduate student went to the 3rd floor, new wing of FRNY, and felt the smell of burning plastic. The smell got stronger as he approached FRNY 3182, and he noticed a faint haze in the room. A feedback system was used to control the temperature of a heating block; a thermocouple inserted into the heating block measures and sends the heating block temperature to the controller, which in turn heats/cools the heating block until the thermocouple reads the set temperature. The heating block was placed on the plastic cover of an instrument and the thermocouple was removed, thus not in contact with the heating block. The set point was set to 24C, but FRNY's building temperature decreased to 23C that night. As a result, the feedback system tried to increase the heating block temperature from 23 to 24C, but the thermocouple (not in contact with the heating block) continued to read a temperature of 23C, so the heating block continued heating to the point where it was burning the plastic. Immediate action taken: The researcher and another person present at the scene, entered the lab wearing lab coats and face masks. They turned off the power to the heating block and the removed the heating block from the plastic lid. Due to the lack of safety shut-down procedures for this unit, the researcher in charge with this experiment was contacted via cell phone at ~1:30 AM for shutdown procedures, and power to the FTIR was turned off by physically unplugging the power cord. The PI was informed of the incident via email shortly after that. The room was deemed off limits and allowed to ventilate for 6+ hours. Cause of incident and actions taken: There were a few deficiencies identified, that led to this near miss: * There was no written SOP for operating the unit * There was no over-temperature protection with a permanent thermocouple attached to the heating block to shut off power completely. * After inspecting the unit closer, an electrical hazard was identified - short power cable that led to frayed wires, near conducting block. The incident was investigated and discussed in a group safety meeting, and the following action items will be implemented to prevent similar situations: * Over-temperature controllers, with a permanently (bolted/screwed) attached thermocouple (that will cut power to the heater if the unit temperature is greater than the set temperature) will be installed on all experimental setups that operate at adjustable temperatures. * All heating blocks in the lab will be inspected, and temperature safety shut off valves will be installed, where not present. * All heating blocks have to be unplugged when not in use, to avoid electrical shock (since it is difficult to ground heating blocks) * All tubing and equipment has to be permanently grounded to overhead tray. Fortunately the incident was noticed at before developing into a fire, or producing extensive damage to the instrument the thermocouple was placed on, and to the lab. I hope that sharing with you the details of this near miss, including the actions taken to correct identified deficiencies, will prevent similar situations from developing in your labs. Thank you for your commitment to safety! Gabriela On behalf of the ChE Safety Committee __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair 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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ChESAC quarter zip order form
by Hendryx, Sandra K 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

Today is the last day to order quart zip jackets. They will be $25 each. The link will be closed at midnight. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3w-augRMFjF2uPop9bgRxxAW2iZzPOCe… [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/GBYcvxal1_qNm2w6yKrH-DAt5aILvPFNDK0m-tHX_…]<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3w-augRMFjF2uPop9bgRxxAW2iZzPOCe…> Official ChESAC Apparel<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3w-augRMFjF2uPop9bgRxxAW2iZzPOCe…> docs.google.com This is the official order form for quarter-zip sweaters. They will be $25. We're taking orders for a week (til 4/10 at midnight). Thanks, Jon Andersson

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Invitation for Dr. Phil Wankat's Retirement Celebration Dinner; RSVP by April 21, 2017.
by Garcia, Maria M 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

Please scroll down to read entire message. Thank you. Reception and dinner information enclosed. RSVP due by April 21, 2017. View this email in your browser<http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99&id=2478fd9ac…> Phil Wankat A time of thanks and celebration honoring his career and retirement. On behalf of the Purdue University Davidson School of Chemical Engineering and School of Engineering Education, you and a guest are cordially invited to Dr. Phil Wankat's retirement celebration. May 4, 2017 Spurgeon Club, Mackey Arena ~ 5:00 - 6:00 PM Open House Cocktail Reception (No RSVP Required) ~ 6:00 - 8:00 PM Dinner and Program (RSVP Required) RSVP by April 21, 2017<http://purdue.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99&…> ________________________________ Parking and Entrance to Spurgeon Club After 5:00 PM, parking is available in the parking lot north of Mackey Arena and accessed from Northwestern Avenue. Entrance to Spurgeon Club is located at the south corner of Mackey Arena. You may use the Spurgeon Club door facing Northwestern or enter Mackey Arena and follow the signs. ________________________________ [Phil with a trout]Gift of Lures You may not know that Phil is an avid bait casting fisherman and canoe-building genius. We will have a special tackle box setup at the gift table to collect fishing lures from guests. Threaded fish-shaped note cards for guests to sign will be available to attach to the lure. Can't make it to the event? You may drop off your lure at Armstrong 1300 with Julie Russell anytime before May 4, 2017. ________________________________ The end of an era. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99/images/901fce03-b76…] Phil Wankat 1966, Purdue DeBris [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99/images/6f4bd11d-d1f…] Teaching Engineering, 2nd edition, 2015 Written by Phil Wankat and Frank Oreovicz [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99/images/504b2a0d-099…] Teaching Engineering, 1992 Written by Phil Wankat and Frank Oreovicz [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99/images/f7f277a8-1f4…] Phillip C. Wankat Clifton L. Lovell Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education [Purdue University] Copyright © 2017 Purdue University School of Engineering Education, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are part of the Purdue ENE community. Our mailing address is: Purdue University School of Engineering Education Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, Suite 1300 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, In 47907 Add us to your address book<http://purdue.us11.list-manage.com/vcard?u=68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99&id=0a5…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<http://purdue.us11.list-manage1.com/profile?u=68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99&id=…> or unsubscribe from this list<http://purdue.us11.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=68122bcef67d9b5bc61c2bd99&…>

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ChE Level IV Secretary
by Guerrero, Betty Lou 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

Good morning, I would like to announce that Melissa Schwartz will be the new Level IV Secretary for the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, effective April 18, 2017. Melissa's role will support the following faculty: Profs. Beaudoin, Caruthers, Harris, Laird (On Leave), Z. Nagy, Pekny, Reklaitis and Won, respectively. Melissa's email is lanem(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lanem@purdue.edu>. She will be located in FRNY G027 and her extension will be 4.4069. 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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Thesis Announcement for Brian Graeser
by Johnson, Beverly J 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

This email is to announce that Brian Graeser will be defending his thesis: "Development of new Materials and Processing Techniques for Photovoltaic Devices" Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 8:30 AM in FRNY 3059. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Agrawal. The abstract is attached, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2043A Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Safety awareness training session - Monday April 10
by Nagy, Gabriela 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Good afternoon, I have scheduled a new safety awareness training session for those visitors/students/new employees who need to attend an "in-person" training. This session is scheduled for next Monday, April 10, 2017 from 9:30-10:30 am in FRNY G060A. If you have new visitors, postdocs, etc., who joined your group recently and need this training, please send them to this sessions. As a reminder: most of the undergraduate students in our School already had initial training and therefore they might not need to attend another session. If you are unsure, please send me their names and I can check what they need to complete. Should you have any questions, please let me know. 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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Nominations accepted for the 2017 ChE Excellence in Safety Award
by Nagy, Gabriela 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Hello Everyone, The Chemical Engineering Safety Committee is pleased to invite nominations for the 2017 ChE Excellence in Safety Award. Please find attached the nomination form, award description and details on eligibility and selection criteria. Nomination Process: Any ChE faculty member, staff, research associate, graduate or undergraduate student performing research can nominate any eligible ChE graduate student. A nominator can support only one candidate. Please submit your nominations to Gabriela Nagy at nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>, by Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Nominations should not exceed 250 words and should include specific examples. Due Date for nominations: April 5, 2017, with the award to be presented at the May appreciation reception. Selection: The selection will be made by the ChE Excellence in Safety Award Committee, and communicated to all School employees and students. Thank you for your commitment to safety! Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE Safety Committee __________________ 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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