July 2020 - Che-courtesy-list

Fwd: Senate Wave 2 Survey: Results Posted
by Julie C. Liu 23 Jul '20

23 Jul '20

Please see the message below from the Senate chair. Prof. Julie C. Liu Associate Professor Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765) 494-1935 Fax: (765) 494-0805 -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Senate Wave 2 Survey: Results Posted Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:23:27 +0000 From: Purdue University Senate <purdueuniversitysenate(a)purdue.edu> Reply-To: Nichols, Deborah L <deborahnichols(a)purdue.edu>, Purdue University Senate <purdueuniversitysenate(a)purdue.edu> Dear Senators, Please distribute the following to your units: The results from the Senate Wave 2 Survey have been posted on the Senate website <https://www.purdue.edu/senate/senate-authenticated/Fall-Reopen-Survey-Wave-…>. Many respondents have submitted helpful suggestions for conducting another town hall. Thank you. We are working from those comments and from what we have learned from administration to select the most relevant and appropriate topic(s) moving forward. We continue to have a question submission form <https://www.purdue.edu/senate/contact.php> on the Senate website <https://www.purdue.edu/senate/> and monitor it regularly. Next week, we will be sending a link around for all folks to complete the Wave 3 Survey. We have been regularly sharing top-line results as well as results specific to individual colleges and units with multiple constituencies, including the Provost’s office, college deans and associate deans, department heads, PGS, PGSG, CSSAC, and MaPSAC to ensure that the broader community understands everyone’s concerns, and to work to answer the questions that you have. With that goal in mind, we will be creating a FAQ on the Senate website with questions you’ve submitted and answers we have received. Finally, in an effort to disseminate answers to your questions and other information we receive weekly during our leadership meetings with the Provost, we have created a Twitter <https://twitter.com/home> account: @purdueunivsenatechair. Please follow us. Kind regards, Deb *Deborah L. Nichols, Ph.D.* /Chair, Purdue University Senate/ /Associate Professor/ Human Development and Family Studies | College of Health and Human Sciences 1202 West State Street | Hanley Hall 223 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2055 o: 765.496.0137 | m: 765.602.6388 [/she | her | hers/]

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Final Thesis Defense for Ryan Ellis
by Johnson, Beverly J 17 Jul '20

17 Jul '20

This email is to announce that Ryan Gupta Ellis will be defending his thesis: Synthesis and Ligand Engineering of Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles For Scalable Solution Processed Photovoltaics Thursday, July 23, at 10:00 AM. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Rakesh Agrawal. The abstract is attached, the WebEx info is below, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling] You can forward this invitation to others. Robin M Waling invites you to join this Webex meeting. Meeting number (access code): 120 576 7426 Meeting password: boilerup Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:00 am | Eastern Daylight Time (Indiana, GMT-04:00) | 2 hrs 30 mins Join meeting<https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m242d7d6c037e5576f238c78e9dc598a9> Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-855-282-6330,,1205767426##<tel:%2B1-855-282-6330,,*01*1205767426%23%23*01*> US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003,,1205767426##<tel:%2B1-415-655-0003,,*01*1205767426%23%23*01*> US TOLL Join by phone +1-855-282-6330 US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Toll-free calling restrictions<https://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf> Join from a video system or application Dial 1205767426(a)purdue.webex.com<%20sip:1205767426@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join using Microsoft Lync or Microsoft Skype for Business Dial 1205767426.purdue(a)lync.webex.com<sip:1205767426.purdue@lync.webex.com> Need help? Go to http://help.webex.com

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Final Thesis Defense for Jose Adrian Chavez Velasco
by Johnson, Beverly J 09 Jul '20

09 Jul '20

This email is to announce that Jose Adrian Chavez Velasco will be defending his thesis: Comprehensive Study of the Energy Consumption of Membranes and Distillation Thursday, July 16, at 3:00 PM. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Rakesh Agrawal. The abstract is attached, the WebEx info is below, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling] You can forward this invitation to others. Robin M Waling invites you to join this Webex meeting. Meeting number (access code): 120 654 5603 Meeting password: boilerup Thursday, July 16, 2020 3:00 pm | Eastern Daylight Time (Indiana, GMT-04:00) | 3 hrs Join meeting<https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=ma90ee8a26478f5874343a4e1db6c6446> Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-855-282-6330,,1206545603##<tel:%2B1-855-282-6330,,*01*1206545603%23%23*01*> US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003,,1206545603##<tel:%2B1-415-655-0003,,*01*1206545603%23%23*01*> US TOLL Join by phone +1-855-282-6330 US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Toll-free calling restrictions<https://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf> Join from a video system or application Dial 1206545603(a)purdue.webex.com<%20sip:1206545603@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join using Microsoft Lync or Microsoft Skype for Business Dial 1206545603.purdue(a)lync.webex.com<sip:1206545603.purdue@lync.webex.com> Need help? Go to http://help.webex.com

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Lessons learned (recent safety incidents) and some safety reminders
by Nagy, Gabriela 08 Jul '20

08 Jul '20

Hello everyone, I wanted to share with you a recent safety incident and some near misses that occurred in our School after the restart of research operations in June (see attached document). The general recommendations at the end of the document provide good information for preventing safety incidents from happening. I am also sharing the updated "Gas Cylinder Handling Procedures for FRNY" document (with updates highlighted in yellow for easy identification); this needed to be updated in response to the recent safety incident. The updated document is also available on our website (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/aboutus/safety/index_html) under the "Laboratory Safety Requirements" section. Please familiarize yourself with the information in this important document. Safety reminders: 1. Face masks (face coverings) are required to be worn at all times in the building, unless you are alone in an office. Even when you are alone in an office, have a face mask close by to be able to put it on immediately when someone enters your office. 2. As of now, and at least until the end of July, the University guidelines are that all work that can be done remotely should continue to be completed this way. Thus, researchers should only come to campus (and to the building) if they are scheduled to work in the lab, and complete all other work (including computational research) remotely. Please follow the protocols in the "Covid-19 Research Space SOP" for your area, which was approved by the University. You signed that document to confirm you will follow the safety protocols stated in the document, which were put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. If your research space (e.g. office) doesn't have an approved Covid-19 research Space SOP, or you were not included on the SOP as person who can use that space, please continue to work from home until further notice. Stay safe, and should you have any questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE safety committee __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson 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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Safety Training Required for a Safe Return to Forney
by Nagy, Gabriela 01 Jul '20

01 Jul '20

Good afternoon, everyone, If you didn't complete the "ChE Safety training required for a safe return to FRNY" yet, please complete all the applicable modules and log the completion of training by next week on Friday, July 10, 2020. This training is required for everyone in our School, including faculty, staff, graduate students, postdocs, visitor scholars, etc., and is a required element for our ISP Annual Recertification with REM. By now, everyone should have completed the required "Covid-19 on-site specific safety training" required by the University (due date for completion was today, July1), thus part of the required ChE safety training is already completed. To complete the ChE required safety training for safe return to campus, please do the following: 1. Visit the ChE safety website (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/aboutus/safety) and locate the "ChE Safety Training Required for a Safe Return to Forney" heading under "Training" 2. Complete all the applicable steps. Faculty with lab space will need to complete the "Lab specific CHP training" and submit a signed Lab Specific CHP Certification for their labs. The same applies to all researchers working in a lab 3. Once all applicable training modules are completed, log your training by completing the "Training sign-in sheet" located immediately after the training modules. To log your training, you will need the following documents: * PDF copy of the email received upon completion of ChE specific Annual Safety Refresher Training * Completed Lab Specific CHP Certification for the lab(s) you work in (if applicable) Please complete this required training by next week on Friday (July 10, 2020), even if you don't return to campus yet. As I mentioned, it is a required part of our ISP Recertification with REM. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your commitment to safety! Sincerely, Gabriela __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson 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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