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John Austin's Dissertation Defense Friday, March 28th, at 1 p.m. in FRNY 3062B
by Field, Catherine A 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

This e-mail is to announce that John Austin will be defending his dissertation, Investigation into the Use of Microwave Resonance Sensors to Monitor Particulate Manufacturing Processes, on Friday, March 28th, at 1:00 in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is being directed by Dr. Harris, and the abstract is below. All are welcome to attend. Knowledge of a material's properties in-line during manufacture is of critical importance to many industries, including the pharmaceutical industry, and can be used for either process or quality control. Different microwave sensor configurations were tested to determine both the moisture content and the bulk density in pharmaceutical powders during processing on-line. Although these parameters can significantly affect a material's flowability, compressibility, and cohesivity, in the presence of blends, the picture is incomplete. Due to the ease with which particulate blends tend to segregate, blend uniformity and chemical composition are two critical parameters in nearly all solids manufacturing industries. The prevailing wisdom has been that microwave sensors are not capable of or sensitive enough to measure the relative concentrations of components in a blend. Consequently, it is common to turn to near infrared sensing to determine material composition on-line. In this study, a novel microwave sensor was designed and utilized to determine, separately, the concentrations of different components in a blend of pharmaceutical powders. This custom microwave sensor was shown to have comparable accuracy to the state-of-the-art for both chemical composition and moisture content determination. Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 Email: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Website: www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE>

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Graduate Seminar - Dr. Benny D. Freeman - March 25, 2014
by Heide, Karen Kay 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar SERIES Dr. Benny D. Freeman Department of Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin "Materials Science Opportunities in Polymer Membranes for Water Purification" Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:00-10:30 a.m. FRNY G140 Abstract. Polymer membranes are critically important to address urgent global needs in the 21st century for reliable, sustainable, and efficient access to clean energy and clean water. Such membranes have emerged as a leading technology to desalinate water (e.g., reverse osmosis and nanofiltration) and remove particulates (e.g., ultrafiltration and microfiltration), and they are being explored for energy generation in applications such as reverse electrodialysis and pressure retarded osmosis. This presentation focuses on two topics of interest for membranes used in water purification: (1) the fundamentals of ion and water transport in polymers and (2) fouling-resistant coatings for polymer membranes. For the first topic, structure/property correlations are shown for a variety of polymers, including uncharged and charged materials. The solution/diffusion model is described for water and ion transport. The role of free volume in governing diffusion of solutes through hydrated polymers is demonstrated. The existence of a water/salt permeability/selectivity tradeoff relation is shown for polymers being considered for such applications. Comparisons are made to similar physics governing gas transport in polymers. For the second topic, the ability of surface modification to reduce membrane fouling in ultra/microfiltration membranes used, for example, in treating flowback water from hydraulic fracturing is discussed. Membrane surface coating using dopamine solution, which undergoes polymerization under alkaline, aerobic conditions to form polydopamine, can improve membrane fouling resistance to oil/water emulsions. Results from initial studies demonstrating proof of principle through scaleup and deployment of membranes based on this concept will be presented. Recent studies on the structure of polydopamine will also be described as well as the impact of membrane testing protocols on fouling results. Bio: Benny Freeman is the Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor of Chemical Engineering and has been a faculty member for 25 years. He completed graduate training in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, earning a Ph.D. in 1988. In 1988 and 1989, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI), Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Structurale et Macromoléculaire in Paris, France. Dr. Freeman's research is in polymer science and engineering and, more specifically, in mass transport of small molecules in solid polymers. He currently directs 15 Ph.D. students and 2 postdoctoral fellows performing fundamental research in gas and liquid separations using polymer membranes and barrier packaging. His research group focuses on structure/property correlation development for desalination and gas separation membrane materials, such as new materials for water/ion separation, hydrogen separation, natural gas purification, and carbon capture. His group also studies reactive barrier packaging materials and new materials for improving fouling resistance and permeation performance of liquid separation membranes. His research is described in 350 publications and 18 patents/patent applications. He has co-edited 5 books on these topics. He has won a number of awards, including the Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award from The University of Texas (2013), AIChE Clarence (Larry) G. Gerhold Award (2013), Society of Plastics Engineers International Award (2013), Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings from the PMSE Division of ACS (2012), the ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science (2009), AIChE Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology (2008), and the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Project of the Year (2001). He is a Fellow of the AAAS, AIChE, ACS, and the PMSE and IECR Divisions of ACS. He has served as chair of the PMSE Division of the ACS, chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Membranes: Materials and Processes, President of the North American Membrane Society, chair of the Membranes Area of the Separations Division of the AIChE, and as Chair of the Separations Division of AIChE. He is a co-founder of Advanced Hydro, Inc. (http://www.advancedhydro.net/) Mrs. Karen Heide Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4050 Fax: 765-494-0805 [http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~snpha/purdue_train3.gif]

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Second ChESS Seminar Announcement
by Farmus, Cristina D 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

Attached you will find information about the second ChESS Seminar. If you have any questions, please contact Erik Sheets Graduate Research Assistant SEIGERT Fellow School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University sheetse(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sheetse@purdue.edu> Regards, Cristina

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Re: [ChE-Courtesy-list] ChE Staff Excellence Awards - 2014 nomination window open - reminder
by Farmus, Cristina D 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

The deadline is only 9 business days away ... From: Farmus, Cristina D Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 3:24 PM To: 'chmegrads(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: ChE Staff Excellence Awards - 2014 nomination window open Good Afternoon, The School of Chemical Engineering Staff Awards Committee is happy to invite nominations for the 2014 ChE Staff Excellence Award. The criteria, nomination form and details are attached. Nomination Process: 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 March 31, 2014. Nominations should not exceed 2 pages. Two letters of support are required, of which at least one must be from someone in our School. Due Date for nominations: March 31 2014, with the award to be presented at the May 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 2012 - Sandy Hendryx 2013 - Teresa Cadwallader Sincerely, 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] Application Status - (chme@ecn.purdue.edu).
by Purdue University 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

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USNWR rankings
by Varma, Arvind 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, the USNWR graduate rankings were released a few days ago - attached are the ChE rankings for this year, and also for comparison those issued last year. We are at rank 14, and tied with CMU, Northwestern and UC-Boulder. Last year, we tied at rank 13, with CMU and UIUC (tied at rank 12 this year). Our score remains unchanged at 3.8 - pl recall that program rankings are based only on peer evaluations, without any data provided to ChE Heads who do the ranking. In general, the rankings for the top ChE programs are essentially unchanged from last year. Special mention should be made of Northwestern (#17 last year) and UC-Boulder (#18 last year) - these programs showed good improvement and tied at #14 with CMU and us this year. I would like to make one observation re the rankings. Some of the programs ranked just ahead of us have a much larger number of PhD graduates in academia and some of them are now Heads, who are naturally inclined to vote higher for their alma mater. As I have also mentioned previously, we need to place more PhD graduates in academia - this picture is changing for us, but only slowly. Congratulations to all for their creative and hard work. With the outstanding faculty recruiting we have been doing, we will definitely improve rank in future years - it has been great teamwork and the best is yet to come! Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Tel: 765-494-4075; Fax: 765-494-0805; Email: avarma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:avarma@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/People/ptProfile?id=11068

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Campus-wide tornado drill on March 20
by Nagy, Gabriela 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Hello Everyone, As part of Indiana's Severe Weather Preparedness Week, Purdue University's Office of Emergency Preparedness and Planning will coordinate a campus-wide tornado drill on March 20 (this is Thursday, during spring break). If there is inclement weather, the drill will be canceled. Multiple warning systems will be activated at 10:15 a.m. The systems that will be activated include the All Hazard Outdoor Warning Sirens (intended to warn those outdoors only), text message and the Boiler TV Emergency Alerting System layers of the Purdue Alert notification system. The outdoor sirens will be activated again at 7:35 pm, without the use of the text-messaging alert. This year, the ChE Safety Committee agreed that our School will not take part actively in this voluntary exercise, like last year. However, we strongly encourage all faculty and instructors to discuss in class the shelter-in-place procedures, when classes resume after the spring break. Please review the standard safety procedure for a severe weather emergency situation for Forney building: - when the 'all hazards' sirens are activated (or you receive the Purdue ALERT text message), stay in the building and move to the shelter-in-place location, which is the basement of both wings of the building. The following signs show the route to the FRNY shelter in place: [http://www.anytimesign.com/images/shelter_in__place.jpg] [Emergency Shelter Safety Sign] - Use one of the staircases in the FRNY atrium, adjacent to the exit facing Physics Building, adjacent to the exit facing Civil Engineering or adjacent to the exit facing the Engineering Mall. - Do not use the elevators. - Take your personal belongings if possible, and stay calm. - Assist those who need help, if possible. - Stay in the shelter location until instructed by emergency personnel that it is safe to leave. If you have any questions or concerns about this activity, please contact me. Sincerely, Gabriela Nagy on behalf of the ChE Safety Committee ________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair 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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Nominations accepted for the 2014 ChE Excellence in Safety Award
by Nagy, Gabriela 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Hello Everyone, The Chemical Engineering Safety Committee is happy to invite nominations for the 2014 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, 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 April 10, 2014. Nominations should not exceed 250 words and should include specific examples. Due Date for nominations: April 10, 2014, 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 ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical EngineeringIRoom FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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FW: Lynda.com Training Opportunities
by Murray, Chris L 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

From: Sondgerath, William J Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 11:13 AM To: 'doe-staff(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; 'Laguire, Jenn'; Reece, Kellie A; 'Jo Gelfand'; Crozier, Cristina A; Geiger, Melissa J; Murray, Chris L; Jurss, Karen L; Hays, Cindey A; Dellinger, Leza R; Baumgardt, Jacqueline C.; 'Donna Bystrom'; Peer, Rebecca J.; Brown, Pamela R; Castellanos, Jana R; Heath, Kathy M; Hughes, Andrew R.; Kendig, Helen M.; Kline, Joseph; Stokes, Matilda B; Zvinevich, Yury; Hoffmann, Stephen R; Robinson, Nina L; Farmus, Cristina D; Sondgerath, William J Subject: Lynda.com Training Opportunities Importance: High All, Please see the note below regarding the Lynda.com training opportunities. More information will be forthcoming in the coming weeks. This 90 minute course will introduce you to Lynda.com. Feel free to share with colleagues. Thanks, Will view information on the lod webSite<http://www.purdue.edu/lod> Coordinated through HUMAN RESOURCES [Description: Description: purdueTab.jpg]career impact development opportunities Listed below are upcoming training opportunities available to Purdue faculty and staff. Please visit www.purdue.edu/lod<http://www.purdue.edu/lod> for additional development opportunities. [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] [cid:image001.png@01CF3F6D.856AFC40] LyndaCampus is Here! Course Description March 27th-April 24th Join us for a 90 minute session to learn about Lynda.com's LyndaCampus. Get tips and tricks for using this online resource. Learn how you can use Lynda.com at your desk for "just in time" self-paced learning. Get help creating playlists, tracking your progress, or downloading certificates of completion. This resource is available to all Purdue University benefits eligible faculty and staff on the West Lafayette Campus. (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=4227&m…> [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] Lynda.com Professional Focus: Fundamentals of Customer Service Course Description April 8, 2014 Did you know Lynda.com offers business courses? We will feature a business course each month from Lynda.com during one of our computer labs. In this customer service course learn to give good customer service in person, via email and over the phone. (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=3541&m…> [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] Outlook 2010 and 2013 Course Description April 15, 2014 Do you frequently have more than 50 unread messages in your inbox? Come take our Effective Email Management: Getting More Efficient and Using Rules and Quick Steps to Process Mail courses. Learn Power Shortcuts in Outlook 2010. Check out the multi-level options for a beginner, intermediate or advanced user and find a custom training solution for you. Plus see what's new in Outlook 2013! (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=3702&m…> [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] Microsoft Excel 2010 and 2013 Course Description April 1, 2014 Our most popular course! Learn what's new in 2013. Create eye-popping charts by learning to use photos as chart elements, add shape effects to your charts for a presentation-ready view of your data. Come review how to work with formulas and functions, pivot tables and a lot more. Certificates of completion are available at the end of each course. (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=3495&m…> Purdue HUMAN RESOURCES Leadership and Organizational Development www.purdue.edu/lod<http://www.purdue.edu/lod>

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France Cordova
by Varma, Arvind 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues, You may have already heard the news that France Cordova was confirmed today by the US Senate to become the new Director of NSF. She has managed her career remarkably well and I expect that while remaining non-partisan, she'll continue to be a great ambassador for Purdue in her new role. Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Sent from my iPad

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