April 2023 - Che-courtesy-list

Thesis Defense Announcement for David Dean
by Johnson, Beverly J 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

This email is to announce that David Dean, will be defending his thesis Advanced X-ray Characterization Techniques to Improve the Stability of Dehydrogenation Catalysts, Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 3:00 PM in FRNY B124. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Jeff Miller. The abstract is attached, the WebEx information is below, and all are welcome to attend. Hosted by David Dean https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m6938e10ab7b89acd58019995f52aea31 Thursday, May 4, 2023 3:00 PM | 2 hours | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Meeting number: 2620 507 7312 Password: aP3KiGruV63 Join by video system Dial 26205077312(a)purdue.webex.com<mailto:26205077312@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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ISP Recertification od our School
by Nagy, Gabriela 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Hello Everyone, I am pleased to let you know that following the Integrated Safety Plan (ISP) recertification meeting with REM representatives on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, followed by safety inspection of selected ChE labs and corrections of identified deficiencies, our School was ISP recertified for another year. The official recertification document was signed on April 14, 2023, and made available to me over the weekend. Thank you for your efforts in making this possible and for your sustained commitment to safety! Sincerely, Gabriela on behalf of 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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Reminder: Nominations accepted for the 2023 ChE Excellence in Safety Award
by Nagy, Gabriela 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Hello everyone, This is a gentle reminder that nominations for the 2023 ChE Excellence in Safety Award are due next Tuesday, April 25. Please see below the initial announcement and attached the nomination form and the award description and nomination procedure. Thank you for taking the time to nominate our many deserving graduate students! 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> From: Nagy, Gabriela <nagyg(a)purdue.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 12:33 PM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu>; 'chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu> Cc: Corti, David S <dscorti(a)purdue.edu>; Kim, Sangtae <kim55(a)purdue.edu>; Nagy, Gabriela <nagyg(a)purdue.edu>; CHE Safety <chesafety(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Nominations accepted for the 2023 ChE Excellence in Safety Award Hello Everyone, The Chemical Engineering Safety Committee is accepting nominations for the 2023 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, postdoc, 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 11:59 pm on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Nominations should not exceed 250 words (please use the attached template) and should include specific examples. Due Date for nominations: April 25, 2023 by the end of day. Selection: The selection will be made by the ChE Excellence in Safety Award Committee, and the award winner will be announced to the School in May. Previous recipients: 2022 - Apurva Pradhan 2021 - David Dean 2020 - Mihit Parekh 2019 - Claire Nimlos 2018 - Sydney Hollingshead 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 G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Christian Breckner
by Waling, Robin M 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

This email is to announce that Christian Breckner will be defending his thesis Development Of Catalysts For The Conversion Of Light Alkanes To Liquid Fuel Hydrocarbons, Friday, April 28, at 3:00 PM in FRNY B124. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Jeffrey Miller. The abstract is attached, the Zoom information is below, and all are welcome to attend. Robin M Waling is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Christian Breckner Thesis Defense Time: Apr 28, 2023 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96098703360 Meeting ID: 960 9870 3360 One tap mobile +13017158592,,96098703360# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,96098703360# US Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US Meeting ID: 960 9870 3360 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/ab8yeCLtlf Join by SIP 96098703360(a)zoomcrc.com Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 960 9870 3360 Robin Waling Senior Graduate Program Assistant Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall, RM 2037 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 o: 765-496-0309 f: 765-494-0805 [6D1A29ED]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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Reminder: Graduate Seminar Series - 06- Dr. Enrique Iglesia (UC-Berkeley))
by Thorp, Jason M 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Dear All, This is a friendly reminder of the Graduate Seminar Series Lecturer Dr. Enrique Iglesia from the College of Chemistry at University of California at Berkeley. He will be visiting Purdue University on April 18, 2023. You will find further detail regarding the lecture at the end of this email. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Jason Thorp Administrative Assistant Office: FRNY 2043 Purdue University Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-7134 jthorp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jthorp@purdue.edu> [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Archive/Email00026/igles…] Dr. Enrique Iglesia Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Purdue University, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, & Theodore Vermeulen Chair in Chemical Engineering (Emeritus), University of California Berkeley Website<https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/faculty/cbe/emeriti/iglesia> Biography: Enrique Iglesia is a Distinguished Professor and the Vermeulen Chair (Emeritus) at the University of California at Berkeley. He holds degrees from Princeton and Stanford and doctor honoris causa from the Universidad Politecnica-Valencia and the Technical University-Munich. His research addresses the synthesis and structural/functional assessment of solids as catalysts for the production and use of energy carriers and chemicals with minimal environmental footprints. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors. He has been recognized by ACS (Olah, Somorjai, Murphree awards), AIChE (Wilhelm, Alpha Chi Sigma, Walker awards), and chemical and catalysis societies worldwide (Emmett, Burwell, Boudart, Distinguished Service awards; Gault and Cross Canada Lectureships). He received the ENI Energy Prize, the Kozo Tanabe Prize, and the International Natural Gas Conversion Award. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Catalysis and President of the North American Catalysis Society. His teaching has been recognized by several awards, notably the Noyce Prize, the highest teaching award at Berkeley. ******* ******* "Theory and Practice in Catalyst Design: Tailoring Binding Centers and Their Surroundings" Tuesday, April 18, 2023 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 PM in Henson Atrium at Forney Hall- Abstract: This lecture develops, through a combination of theory and experiments, a methodology to address the rate and selectivity of chemical transformations in surface catalysis based of thermodynamic formalisms that underpin the concept of transition states as intermediates. The approach considers the properties of molecular species involved as reactive intermediates in catalytic sequences and of active centers that bind them and how they act in concert to select reaction channels, often against those favored by thermodynamics. When applied to acid-base and oxidation catalysis at oxide surfaces, this methodology has uncovered unprecedented details about the types of active centers involved and the elementary steps that they mediate. For instance, the energy required to deprotonate a solid acid and that gained by placing the proton on a reactant molecule determine reactivity and selectivity for solid acid catalysts, because transformations involve the transfer of protons and cationic moieties at transition states. In contrast, oxidation catalysis on redox-active oxides occurs via H-abstraction from C-H bonds in reactants and the concomitant reduction of the metal centers in oxide catalysts. These steps are mediated by bound di-radical pairs with O-H and C-H bonds that are nearly formed and cleaved, respectively, thus making the energies of H-binding at surfaces and of C-H bond cleavage the relevant surface and molecular descriptors of reactivity. The environments that surround the binding centers complement their properties through solvation effects that are able to stabilize specific bound intermediates and transition states through concerted van der Waals or H-bonding interactions. Such stabilization becomes particularly evident (and consequential) when active centers reside within inorganic voids of molecular dimensions or are able to contact dense phases, such as liquids or bound adlayers. These emerging concepts and tools are bringing us closer to the purposeful design of surfaces and environments for specific chemical transformations. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2023 Purdue University<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/disclaimer.html> All rights reserved An equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html>

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Graduate Seminar Series - Dr. Enrique Iglesia (UC-Berkeley)
by Mamph, Jennifer A 14 Apr '23

14 Apr '23

Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming Graduate Seminar Series Lecturer Dr. Enrique Iglesia from the College of Chemistry at University of California at Berkeley. He will be visiting Purdue University April 17-18, 2023. You will find further detail regarding the lecture at the end of this email. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Jenni Mamph Administrative Assistant | CISTAR Hall for Discovery and Learning Research (DLR) 207 S. Martin Jischke Dr., Room 203 West Lafayette, IN 47907 Office: (765) 494-1883 Fax: (765) 494-4900 E-mail: jamamph(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jamamph@purdue.edu> cistar.us [signature_1015756469]<https://www.facebook.com/CISTAR.ERC>[signature_2123373962]<https://twitter.com/CISTAR_ERC> [signature_1885320803] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/cistarerc> [signature_1034651960] <https://www.instagram.com/cistar_erc/> [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series To meet with the Seminar Speaker [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Archive/Email00026/igles…] Dr. Enrique Iglesia Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Purdue University, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, & Theodore Vermeulen Chair in Chemical Engineering (Emeritus), University of California Berkeley Website<https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/faculty/cbe/emeriti/iglesia> Biography: Enrique Iglesia is a Distinguished Professor and the Vermeulen Chair (Emeritus) at the University of California at Berkeley. He holds degrees from Princeton and Stanford and doctor honoris causa from the Universidad Politecnica-Valencia and the Technical University-Munich. His research addresses the synthesis and structural/functional assessment of solids as catalysts for the production and use of energy carriers and chemicals with minimal environmental footprints. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors. He has been recognized by ACS (Olah, Somorjai, Murphree awards), AIChE (Wilhelm, Alpha Chi Sigma, Walker awards), and chemical and catalysis societies worldwide (Emmett, Burwell, Boudart, Distinguished Service awards; Gault and Cross Canada Lectureships). He received the ENI Energy Prize, the Kozo Tanabe Prize, and the International Natural Gas Conversion Award. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Catalysis and President of the North American Catalysis Society. His teaching has been recognized by several awards, notably the Noyce Prize, the highest teaching award at Berkeley. ******* ******* "Theory and Practice in Catalyst Design: Tailoring Binding Centers and Their Surroundings" Tuesday, April 18, 2023 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 PM in Henson Atrium at Forney Hall- Abstract: This lecture develops, through a combination of theory and experiments, a methodology to address the rate and selectivity of chemical transformations in surface catalysis based of thermodynamic formalisms that underpin the concept of transition states as intermediates. The approach considers the properties of molecular species involved as reactive intermediates in catalytic sequences and of active centers that bind them and how they act in concert to select reaction channels, often against those favored by thermodynamics. When applied to acid-base and oxidation catalysis at oxide surfaces, this methodology has uncovered unprecedented details about the types of active centers involved and the elementary steps that they mediate. For instance, the energy required to deprotonate a solid acid and that gained by placing the proton on a reactant molecule determine reactivity and selectivity for solid acid catalysts, because transformations involve the transfer of protons and cationic moieties at transition states. In contrast, oxidation catalysis on redox-active oxides occurs via H-abstraction from C-H bonds in reactants and the concomitant reduction of the metal centers in oxide catalysts. These steps are mediated by bound di-radical pairs with O-H and C-H bonds that are nearly formed and cleaved, respectively, thus making the energies of H-binding at surfaces and of C-H bond cleavage the relevant surface and molecular descriptors of reactivity. The environments that surround the binding centers complement their properties through solvation effects that are able to stabilize specific bound intermediates and transition states through concerted van der Waals or H-bonding interactions. Such stabilization becomes particularly evident (and consequential) when active centers reside within inorganic voids of molecular dimensions or are able to contact dense phases, such as liquids or bound adlayers. These emerging concepts and tools are bringing us closer to the purposeful design of surfaces and environments for specific chemical transformations. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2023 Purdue University<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/disclaimer.html> All rights reserved An equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html>

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Xiao Liu
by Johnson, Beverly J 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

This email is to announce that Xiao Liu, will be defending her thesis Filament generated droplets during drop breakup, sheet rupture, and drop impact, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM in FRNY 1043. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Osman Basaran. The abstract is attached, the Zoom information is below, and all are welcome to attend. Robin M Waling is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/92684923044?pwd=eGJaNklja0ExSUJkTkZDWm94YzZTdz… Meeting ID: 926 8492 3044 Passcode: 991263 One tap mobile +13017158592,,92684923044#,,,,*991263# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,92684923044#,,,,*991263# US Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 205 0468 US Meeting ID: 926 8492 3044 Passcode: 991263 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/aggKwcr7A Join by SIP 92684923044(a)zoomcrc.com<mailto:92684923044@zoomcrc.com> Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 926 8492 3044 Passcode: 991263 Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Ying Tan
by Johnson, Beverly J 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

This email is to announce that Ying Tan, will be defending her thesis ELUCIDATING THE CHARGE TRANSPORT OF A RADICAL SYSTEM FROM A COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM in FRNY 3062A. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Bryan Boudouris and Dr. Brett Savoie. The abstract is attached, the Zoom information is below, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98071384554?pwd=cTd4TUFCL2NIbUljYUI0aFh4eUhuQT… Meeting ID: 980 7138 4554 Passcode: 895922 One tap mobile +13017158592,,98071384554#,,,,*895922# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,98071384554#,,,,*895922# US Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US Meeting ID: 980 7138 4554 Passcode: 895922 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/ag6noT4sf Join by SIP 98071384554(a)zoomcrc.com<mailto:98071384554@zoomcrc.com> Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 980 7138 4554 Passcode: 895922 Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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ChE Safety Committee Openings for Graduate Students
by Nagy, Gabriela 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

Hello Everyone! Four of the current graduate student members of the ChE safety committee ( Daniel Gribble, Apurva Pradhan, Montgomery Smith and Dhushyanth Viswanath) have served for nearly two years on the safety committee and I want to take this opportunity and thank them for all their help and input as committee members; they have been very active and valuable members of our committee. The ChE Safety Committee has now three (3) openings for graduate students. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and safety oriented graduate students to join our active safety committee. An ideal candidate is someone who still has to complete about 3 years of graduate studies and who performs research in a lab. Typically, graduate students serve as members of the ChE Safety Committee for a period of two years. We would like the new members to join us this summer (June 2023), as trainees, and then with full responsibilities from August 2023. Some of the Safety Committee members responsibilities are: * attend the safety committee meetings (once a month) and actively participate in discussions and committee activities * report unsafe conditions and unsafe practices/acts * assist in addressing safety issues/concerns * contribute with ideas and suggestions for improvement of safety in our School * follow safety procedures and rules and be an example for others for work safely * help with the safety inspections throughout the year, and with preparations for the ISP Recertification Review with REM * help investigating safety incidents, if/when necessary * share safety information with colleagues, etc. If you know someone who you think would be a good member of the safety committee, or if you feel this would be a good fit for you, please send your nomination or intent to join, and a short supporting statement/justification describing why you or your nominee should be considered for this opening, by email to: Gabriela Nagy: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>, by 5 pm on Monday, May 1st , 2023. I look forward to receiving your emails! Thank you, Gabriela on behalf of 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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Thesis Defense Announcement for Qiyuan Zhao
by Johnson, Beverly J 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

This email is to announce that Qiyuan Zhao, will be defending his thesis TOWARDS AUTOMATED, QUANTITATIVE, AND COMPREHENSIVE REACTION NETWORK PREDICTION, Friday, April 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM in FRNY G124. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Brett Savoie. The abstract is attached, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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