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Implicit bias - faculty and staff survey
by Farmus, Cristina D 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Good morning, Our School is hosting Dr. Beth Holloway on September 20 to give a graduate seminar about implicit bias. We'd like to understand more about how implicit bias is affecting the environment in Chemical Engineering. Please take three minutes to complete this survey. Answers are anonymous. https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3V3TajEH8gMzXWl A response before September 15 would be greatly appreciated. Cristina 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] Invitation to Forney East Wing Inauguration - it's today!
by Farmus, Cristina D 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Hope to see everyone at 10.30 today to formally celebrate the beginning of a new chapter for our building. We'll start outside 1015. Cristina From: Farmus, Cristina D Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 1:59 PM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: Invitation to Forney East Wing Inauguration Dear Colleagues, On Friday, September 9, we will have a ceremony to inaugurate the newly updated East Wing of Forney Hall. The renovation work is substantially complete with only minor cosmetic touch-ups to be finished. We'll have members from our Industrial Advisory Council, alumni, the construction crew from Kettelhut, and the architects from Scholer in attendance. On behalf of the School of Chemical Engineering, I would like to invite you to participate as well. We will showcase updated facilities and how they are enabling the School to reach its goals. This is the culmination of a long term effort which started with planning the addition, continued with construction, and then a 12 year renovation process of the CMET building. Here is the proposed agenda. * 10.30 - everyone gathers in the hallway on 1st floor, outside office 1015 * 10.45 - brief remarks from Dr. Caruthers and Dr. Kim * 11.00 - cutting the ribbon * 11.00 to 12.00 - light refreshments and tours of the East Wing No RSVP is needed for this event, but I hope you are able to participate even for a short time. Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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ChE Event Agenda and Invitation to Reception and Open Forum
by Farmus, Cristina D 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Good afternoon, Tomorrow (Thursday, September 8th), Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award winners Christopher Bowman (BS ChE '88, PhD '91), Steven Perry (BS ChE '84) and Kim Underhill (BS ChE '87) will be in the our School. Attached is the day's agenda. You are invited to attend both the Reception from 2:15-2:45 p.m. in the Robert Henson Atrium (cake and punch will be served), and the Open Forum from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in FRNY G140. I hope to see you there! Cristina Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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ISP Recertification of our School
by Nagy, Gabriela 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Hello Everyone, I am pleased to let you know that following the Integrated Safety Plan (ISP) recertification meeting with REM representatives on Monday, August 15, 2016, followed by safety inspection of selected labs in Forney, our School was ISP recertified for another year. The official recertification document was signed on August 30, 2016, and made available to me yesterday. 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 ChE Safety Committee Chair 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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Invitation to Forney East Wing Inauguration
by Farmus, Cristina D 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Dear Colleagues, On Friday, September 9, we will have a ceremony to inaugurate the newly updated East Wing of Forney Hall. The renovation work is substantially complete with only minor cosmetic touch-ups to be finished. We'll have members from our Industrial Advisory Council, alumni, the construction crew from Kettelhut, and the architects from Scholer in attendance. On behalf of the School of Chemical Engineering, I would like to invite you to participate as well. We will showcase updated facilities and how they are enabling the School to reach its goals. This is the culmination of a long term effort which started with planning the addition, continued with construction, and then a 12 year renovation process of the CMET building. Here is the proposed agenda. * 10.30 - everyone gathers in the hallway on 1st floor, outside office 1015 * 10.45 - brief remarks from Dr. Caruthers and Dr. Kim * 11.00 - cutting the ribbon * 11.00 to 12.00 - light refreshments and tours of the East Wing No RSVP is needed for this event, but I hope you are able to participate even for a short time. Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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Graduate Seminar - Dr. Thomas M. Truskett - September 6, 2016
by Hendryx, Sandra K 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

[cid:image001.png@01D1FC8F.4DBED550]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. Thomas M. Truskett, Chair McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin "Inverse Design of Interactions for Assembly" Tuesday, September 6, 2016 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: Nanometer-scale, colloidally-stable particles suspended in a fluid can be driven to assemble into a wide variety of different structures depending on the control parameters of the system and the nature of the effective interparticle interactions. In many cases, the relevant interactions are tunable via external fields, physical or chemical modification of the particle surfaces, or changes in the composition of the suspending solvent. In this talk, we explore simple models for the 'inverse' design of such interactions for cluster or superlattice forming systems. We also touch upon practical aspects associated with realizing and characterizing the designed structures. Bio: Tom Truskett is the Les and Sherri Stuewer Endowed Professor and Department Chair in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned Bachelor of Science and Doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University, respectively, and was a postdoctoral fellow in biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2002, he joined the faculty of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. His group studies how interfaces and confinement impact the behavior of soft matter including molecular fluids, colloidal suspensions, protein solutions, and glasses. Tom is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers. He is also recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, a David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship, a National Science Foundation's CAREER Award, TAMEST's O'Donnell Award for Engineering, and AIChE's Allan P. Colburn Award. Sandra Hendryx, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Office Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G041 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-5650 Fax: 765-494-0805 [P bling]

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Graduate Seminar Series-Sept. 13
by Vigar, Jill K 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

[cid:image002.png@01D204FD.2C501B10]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. Raul F. Lobo Center for Catalytic Science and Technology Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Delaware “Valorization of Natural Gas and Biomass-Derived Compounds via Zeolite Catalysis” Tuesday, September 13, 2016 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: My research group is interested in developing and understanding catalysis systems to enable the transformation abundant, inexpensive and—when possible—renewable carbon sources into feedstocks for the chemical industry. We combine expertise in materials synthesis, catalysis and kinetics, and reaction engineering to develop novel catalysts and catalytic processes that produce valuable products. In the first part of the talk I will discuss a number of alternative pathways to transform furans (typically produced from glucose or xylose by dehydration) into valuable commodity chemicals. To this end we have developed and optimized zeolite catalyst compositions to form aromatic species out of the furans via Diels-Alder chemistry. We will describe efforts to producing benzoic acid and -methylstyrene from furans in high selectivity and high yield, along with the elucidation of the reaction mechanisms of these reactions. In the second part I will discuss on-going research directed towards the development of catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane into methanol. We will show that zeolites can serve as hosts of transition metals oxide clusters (copper or iron) that are analogous to metal oxide clusters observed in a number of important enzymes such as particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO). These clusters are capable of oxidizing methane to methanol, carbon monoxide and CO2. By selectively choosing materials that compartmentalize Cu-O clusters, we have identified zeolite structures that are able to selectively oxidize methane to methanol with very high selectivity in a three-step cyclic process. We will describe the potential and the drawbacks of transforming such cyclic process into a catalytic process for methanol production. Despite the maturity of the field of catalysis this talk will show that tantalizing new opportunities emerge from the discovery of new catalyst structures and compositions, and from improvements in our control of the composition of metal clusters in nanoscopic environments. Biography: Raul F. Lobo is the Claire D. LeClaire professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware and Director of the Center for Catalytic Science and Technology. His research interests span the development of novel porous materials for catalysis and separations, the chemistry of zeolites, catalysis for energy and the environment, and the scientific aspects of catalyst synthesis. He has published over one hundred forty refereed reports and he is co-inventor in three US patents. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Costa Rica in 1989 and later moved to California to pursue graduate studies in Chemical Engineering at Caltech. He worked for one year at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico as a postdoctoral fellow and he started his academic career at the University of Delaware in 1995. Jill K. Vigar Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Rm 2144 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 P. 765-494-7134 E. jvigar(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jvigar@purdue.edu> [ENG_Chem]

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Teaching Schedule
by Hendryx, Sandra K 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Attached is a copy of the revised teaching schedule. Thanks. Sandy Sandra Hendryx, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Office Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G041 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-5650 Fax: 765-494-0805 [P bling]

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Graduate Seminar - September 6, 2016
by Hendryx, Sandra K 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

[cid:image001.png@01D1FC8F.4DBED550]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. Thomas M. Truskett, Chair McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin "Inverse Design of Interactions for Assembly" Tuesday, September 6, 2016 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: Nanometer-scale, colloidally-stable particles suspended in a fluid can be driven to assemble into a wide variety of different structures depending on the control parameters of the system and the nature of the effective interparticle interactions. In many cases, the relevant interactions are tunable via external fields, physical or chemical modification of the particle surfaces, or changes in the composition of the suspending solvent. In this talk, we explore simple models for the 'inverse' design of such interactions for cluster or superlattice forming systems. We also touch upon practical aspects associated with realizing and characterizing the designed structures. Bio: Tom Truskett is the Les and Sherri Stuewer Endowed Professor and Department Chair in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned Bachelor of Science and Doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University, respectively, and was a postdoctoral fellow in biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2002, he joined the faculty of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. His group studies how interfaces and confinement impact the behavior of soft matter including molecular fluids, colloidal suspensions, protein solutions, and glasses. Tom is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers. He is also recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, a David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship, a National Science Foundation's CAREER Award, TAMEST's O'Donnell Award for Engineering, and AIChE's Allan P. Colburn Award. Sandra Hendryx, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Office Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G041 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-5650 Fax: 765-494-0805 [P bling]

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Graduate Seminar
by Druhan, Joy A 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Greetings! Purdue's School of Chemical Engineering is honored to host Dr. Beth Holloway, Engineering for Undergrad Education, Assistant Dean and Director of Women in Engineering for Purdue University's College of Engineering on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Please mark your calendars! Joy Druhan Secretary/School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1060A 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 (765) 494-4365 [P bling] [cid:image006.png@01D202A1.F208D120]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. Beth Holloway Engineering for Undergrad Education, Assistant Dean Director of Women in Engineering Purdue University, College of Engineering "Implicit Bias - or - How Good Intentions Aren't Enough to Create an Equitable and Inclusive Environment" Tuesday, September 20, 2016 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: Implicit bias is a cognitive shortcut that all people can use when making judgments. This seminar will increase your awareness of what implicit bias is as it relates to gender, and how and when gender-based implicit bias is manifested, particularly in academic STEM environments. Research on the impacts on the target of bias will be presented, as well as strategies to become aware of our biases and reduce our use of them. Bio: Dr. Beth Holloway is the Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP) and the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Engineering at Purdue. Her research areas include differential retention issues for students across engineering disciplines; engineering admissions practices; and women and leadership, particularly in male dominated careers. She received the 2013 Purdue Helen B. Schleman Gold Medallion award for her work on behalf of undergraduate students, particularly women. Holloway received the 2015 ASEE William E. Wickenden Award for the best article in the Journal of Engineering Education for 2014. She has been the advisor for the Purdue section of the Society of Women Engineers since 2001, and received the 2012 Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. Holloway was president of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) in 2006-07. She was the chair of the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE in 2014-16. Holloway received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue University.

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