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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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Thesis Announcements for Seong-Eun Kim
by Johnson, Beverly J 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Good morning, This email is to announce that Seong-Eun Kim will be defending her thesis: "Development of Biopolymer-Based Nanoparticles toward Cancer Theranosis/Theragnosis" Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Won. 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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Thesis Announcement for Mark Koeper
by Johnson, Beverly J 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

This e-mail is to announce that Mark Koeper will be defending his thesis: "Solution Processing of Thin Film Kesterite Photovoltaics" Monday, April 10, 2017 at 3:00 PM 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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Thesis Announcement for Edward Tomlinson
by Johnson, Beverly J 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

This email is to announce that Edward Tomlinson will be defending his thesis: "Tuning the Thermoelectric Performance of Conjugated Polymers with Open-Shell Dopants" Monday, April 10 at 9:30 AM in FRNY 3059. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Boudouris. 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 Relay for Life and Penny Wars
by Hendryx, Sandra K 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Hi All, This year the undergraduate and graduate chemical engineering organizations have decided to join forces and raise money for Relay for Life, which supports the American Cancer Society. If you like to donate or participate in Relay for Life, please see the attached document for instructions. An alternative way to donate for our Relay for Life team would be to participate in Penny Wars! AIChE, OXE, GSO, and PGSO have penny collecting jars in the undergraduate office (G041). Each organization receives positive points for pennies and negative points for any silver or dollars. The organization with the most positive points will win and all funds raised will go towards the Relay for Life total. Penny Wars will end on Wednesday April 5th, at 5:00PM. Sincerely, AIChE, OXE, GSO, and PGSO

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Reminder of Seminar Tomorrow: Dr. Notestein - March 28; FRNY G140
by Cox, Nicole I 27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

Hello all, Please be sure to join us at Dr. Notestein's Seminar tomorrow, March 28th from 3:00-4:15 in Forney G140. The reception will be held prior to the seminar in the Forney Atrium from 2:30-3:00pm. Thank you! Nicole Cox Graduate Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall Room 2043 765-496-0309 nicox(a)purdue.edu [Purdue_ChE_] [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Justin Notestein Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Northwestern University "Oxide Engineering at the Nanoscale for Catalyst Supports and Active Sites" Tuesday, March 28, 2017 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract Oxides are crucial materials as catalyst supports or as active sites in their own right for a number of important chemical transformations. Oxide-oxide interfaces are known catalytic hotspots, but they are inherently unstructured for many materials, and thus challenging to control and understand. Our research group therefore takes a multifaceted approach to study the catalytic surface of these materials through novel syntheses, probe molecules, and reaction modes. Two stories reflecting current materials development will be described. In the first area, we describe continuing efforts at creating highly dispersed metal oxide sites on silica and other supports, principally for selective oxidation (epoxidation, hydroxylation, ODH). For epoxidation, we created a series of similarly-dispersed group IV and V oxides supported on silica using bulky precursors, and used those materials to make surprisingly simple conclusions about the role of electronics on reactivity. For ODH, we demonstrate some of the first ODH by CuOx clusters, and show the dependence of precursor structure, surface density, and in particular, support. Going further, we are able to quantify the fraction of kinetically-relevant sites of these and other oxide materials using an in situ phosphonic acid titration technique. Combined, synthesis and site titration allows us to organize large families of supported catalysts into quantitative, predictive relationships that apply to a number of different materials from traditional oxides to metal organic frameworks and their analogues. In the second area, we demonstrate a technique to easily deposit thin (<2 nm), conformal SiO2 shells on other oxides such as TiO2 or Al2O3. These core-shell materials impart a number of new properties on the material, including the creation of acidity sufficiently strong to crack alkyl benzenes (SiO2 on Al2O3), and the ability to act as supports that stabilize small metal nanoparticles. We also have shown that we can control access of molecules to the reactive surface using similar layers. This trait can, for example, minimize oxidation of one species in a mixture due to size or relative strength of adsorption. Finally, these layered oxide architectures allow the synthesis of multiple, distinct oxide structures on a single particle for tandem catalysis. Overall, it will be shown how advances in oxide materials synthesis can lead to improved understanding and breakout reactivity even in this mature field of research. Bio Prof. Justin Notestein is an associate professor at Northwestern University in the department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and an affiliation with the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science. He received his BSE at Princeton University in 2001 in chemical engineering with a certificate in materials science and engineering, and he completed his PhD at the University of California Berkeley in chemical engineering in 2006 under the direction of advisors Alex Katz and Enrique Iglesia. Following postdoctoral work at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in the departments of chemistry and materials science with Prof. Jeffrey Moore, he joined Northwestern in 2007 and was elevated to the rank of associate professor in 2013. Since 2007, he has mentored approximately 20 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in three different disciplines (chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science), many in the context of extensive networks of collaborative projects throughout the university. Prof. Notestein is the author or inventor of more than 50 manuscripts and patents on many aspects of catalysis. Research in Prof. Notestein's group focuses on the development and understanding of new hybrid, oxide, and nanostructured catalysts and adsorbents for a number of transformations relevant to energy and fuels, emissions and environmental catalysis, and industrial chemical processes. Systems studied in his wide ranging research group include supported molecular oxidation catalysts or reagents for epoxidation and alkane oxidation, nanostructured oxide photocatalysts for (shape) selective oxidation, molecular and zeolite catalysts for hydrocarbonylation, metal organic frameworks, hybrid adsorbents for biofuels and CO2 capture, modified ceria for deNOx, and support modifications for stabilizing supported metal nanoparticles. Special attention has been paid to developing full synthesis-structure-function relationships for supported oxides, including new methods for quantification of kinetically relevant sites. The insights derived from atom-precise syntheses and mechanistic investigations lead to improvements in rational design and selection of new catalysts. Prof. Notestein's research has supported by individual and collaborative grants from the US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, the ACS Petroleum Research Fund, the 3M Non-tenured Faculty Fund, Toyota, and Dow Chemical. Among other recognition, Prof. Notestein has been awarded the Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award and the DuPont Young Professor Award. In the classroom, Prof. Notestein has been recognized as a member of the faculty honor roll, academic advisor of the year for the school of engineering, and recipient of several selective grants for coursework development. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2017 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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