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Nicole Cox
by Johnson, Beverly J 14 Apr '17

14 Apr '17

Good morning, It is with great sadness that we announce that Nicole Cox will be leaving her position as Graduate Office Secretary effective April 28. Though Nicole's time in the Grad Office has been brief, her impact has been substantial and she will be greatly missed. Please join me in wishing her the best in her future endeavors! Thank you! Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2043A Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Spring Recognition Reception!
by Guerrero, Betty Lou 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

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SHUTDOWN - Addition Side SERVER room
by Valley, Jeffrey L 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

BE ADVISED - The electrical panel in B112 will be shut down at 6 AM tomorrow Friday 14th for approximately 1 hour or less for installation of a new circuit. The servers are located in this room so there will be an interruption in connection to computers. I have been informed that you should treat this as you would when ECN does updates to the system and log off before leaving tonight.

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MERS SHUTDOWN - Addition Side
by Valley, Jeffrey L 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

BE ADVISED - Tomorrow morning , 6 AM Friday April 14th, technicians will be testing the main fume hood exhaust system on the addition side of the building. They will periodically be shutting down and restarting the system which will set off the alarms on every hood on that side of the building. The testing will last approximately 1 - 2 hours. Please take any necessary precautions needed for any equipment or research occurring in the hoods during this time. If you have any questions please contact me. Jeff Valley

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Thesis Announcement for Conor Parks
by Johnson, Beverly J 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

This email is to announce that Conor Parks will be defending his thesis: A Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Solid-State Form Prediction, Selection, and Control. Towards Application to Crystallization Thursday, April 20 at 10:00 AM in FRNY 3059. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Ramkrishna. 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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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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