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Jim Caruthers appointed Gerald and Sarah Skidmore Professor of Chemical Engineering
by Varma, Arvind 23 Feb '14

23 Feb '14

Dear Colleagues, Dr. Jim Caruthers was appointed Reilly Professor of Chemical Engineering in February 2011. The funding for this professorship was provided in a bridge status for three years by the College of Engineering. The expectation was that in subsequent years, an external source of permanent funding would be identified. The Gerald and Sarah Skidmore Professorship in Chemical Engineering was established in 2012, by the generous support of Gerald (BSChE '54) and Sarah "Sally" Skidmore, and became fully funded in December 2013. Gerald "Jerry" started Skidmore Enterprises in 1963 which became Skidmore Sales and Distributing Company, Inc. in 1971. The company is now one of the largest distributors of industrial food ingredients to the food industry in the U.S. Both Jerry and Sally volunteer extensively in their communities and support local charities. Jerry received the School's Outstanding Chemical Engineer award in 2011. I am very pleased to inform that at their meeting on Friday, February 21, the Board of Trustees ratified the appointment of Dr. Caruthers as the inaugural Gerald and Sarah Skidmore Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Caruthers joined the Purdue faculty in 1977 and has made outstanding contributions in research, teaching and service. His areas of research and teaching are polymer rheology; polymerization reaction, cure and degradation kinetics; development of cyber-infrastructure to support chemical and materials science; and electric vehicle technology with a specific focus on battery technology. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Caruthers on this appointment. Simultaneously, please also join me in thanking Jerry and Sally Skidmore for so generously creating the professorship in their names, which will permit our School to recruit, retain and recognize outstanding faculty members. With best wishes, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Free AT&T wireless now available on campus.
by Harrington, Michael P 21 Feb '14

21 Feb '14

You may have noticed the attwifi wireless that has been available for the last few months. Up until recently that wireless connection required an account to use. It is now free to use after logging in in the same way you would log in at places such as McDonalds. Please see the attached link for additional information. http://www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/news/purdue_becomes.html While you can continue to use PAL to connect wirelessly - this is an option for friends or other visitors who do not have career accounts. thanks, Mike ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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School of Chemical Engineering DEA Reception on February 21st -- You are Invited!
by Williams, David M. 21 Feb '14

21 Feb '14

All: At 3:30 p.m. on Friday, February 21st, the School of Chemical Engineering will host a special reception in the Henson Atrium where we will celebrate this year's Distinguished Engineering Alumni award winners from the School of Chemical Engineering: Richard W. Korsmeyer (MSChE '80, PhD '83) and Antonios G. Mikos (MSChE '85, PhD '88) There is no RSVP required for this event and cake and punch will be served. **Please note this reception is on Friday. There is also a reception scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. I hope to see you at both events as we have much to celebrate this week! Thanks, David ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David M. Williams Purdue Research Foundation Senior Director of Development School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1060B 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Office (765) 494-4065 Cell (765) 427-0527 dmwilliams(a)prf.org<mailto:dmwilliams@prf.org> www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE>

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News!
by Varma, Arvind 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

Dear Colleagues, As Nick Peppas visits us for the DEA festivities this week, pl note his latest honor below, announced today: http://www.bme.utexas.edu/news/594 Arvind Sent from my iPad

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Updated Committee List
by Murray, Chris L 18 Feb '14

18 Feb '14

The updated committee list is attached. The pharma biologics search committee has been added and small changes have also been made to the undergraduate and graduate committees. Thanks, Chris

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School of Chemical Engineering Pinnacle Award Reception -- You are Invited!
by Williams, David M. 18 Feb '14

18 Feb '14

All: At 4:00 p.m. this Thursday, February 20th, the School of Chemical Engineering will host a special reception in the Henson Atrium where Jay (BSChE '74) and Cynthia Ihlenfeld will be honored with the President's Council's Distinguished Pinnacle Award for their loyal generosity. Jay and Cynthia specifically requested to celebrate this award with School of Chemical Engineering students, faculty and staff, so I hope you will join in the festivities. Cake and punch will be served! Please RSVP as soon as possible to strategicevents(a)prf.org<mailto:strategicevents@prf.org> so that the Office of Strategic Events knows how many to expect. I hope to see you there! Sincerely, David Chemical Engineering Reception [Image removed by sender.] Timothy D. Sands Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost The Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering and Arvind Varma The R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering cordially invite you to a reception honoring Jay (BSChE '74) and Cynthia Ihlenfeld who will receive the President's Council Distinguished Pinnacle Award for their generosity to Purdue University and the School of Chemical Engineering Thursday, February 20, 2014 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Forney Hall Henson Atrium 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, Indiana RSVP by February 17 to the Business attire Office of Strategic Events Please advise of special needs (765) 494-0900, (800) 213-3044 Parking available in Northwestern strategicevents(a)prf.org<mailto:strategicevents@prf.org> Avenue Parking Garage [Image removed by sender.] Equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html> | Produced by Purdue Marketing and Media<http://marketing.purdue.edu> [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/EngStrategicEvents/Template…]<http://engineering.purdue.edu/> [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/EngStrategicEvents/Template…]<http://www.purdue.edu/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David M. Williams Purdue Research Foundation Senior Director of Development School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1060B 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Office (765) 494-4065 Cell (765) 427-0527 dmwilliams(a)prf.org www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE>

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Faculty Candidate seminar - Dr. Chong Xie, Tuesday, February 4 (tomorrow!)
by Varma, Arvind 17 Feb '14

17 Feb '14

Dear Colleagues, The seminar of faculty candidate Dr. Chong Xie is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4 (tomorrow), 9-10:30 am in FRNY 3059. His PhD is from Stanford (2011) and he is currently a postdoctoral scholar at Harvard - his CV is attached fyi. This is not a required seminar for graduate students. As always, however, I particularly encourage all those who are interested in an academic career to attend, for an opportunity to see how such seminars are presented and how the Q&A goes. With best wishes, Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Emergency preparedness training sessions
by Nagy, Gabriela 13 Feb '14

13 Feb '14

Hello Everyone, The Purdue Emergency Preparedness Office is offering emergency preparedness training sessions for the campus community. These sessions are open to faculty, staff and students and you need to register online if you need to attend. Please follow the link below (also found in today's issue of Purdue News) to see a list of dates/times for these training sessions: Emergency preparedness training to help campus community react to major emergencies continues<http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2014/Q1/emergency-preparedness-trai…> I encourage everyone to attend. Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of 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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School of Chemical Engineering Receptions on February 20th and 21st
by Williams, David M. 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

All: On February 20-21, in conjunction with the festivities surrounding the College of Engineering's celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Distinguished Engineering Alumni awards, the School of Chemical Engineering will be hosting two separate receptions in the Henson Atrium where cake and punch will be served. I hope you are able to attend! On February 20th, we will honor Jay (BSChE '74) and Cynthia Ihlenfeld, who will be receiving the President's Council's Distinguished Pinnacle Award. This event is being coordinated by the Office of Strategic Events and requires an RSVP by February 17th - the official invitation is below. On February 21st, from 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m., we will celebrate this year's Distinguished Engineering Alumni award winners from the School of Chemical Engineering: Richard W. Korsmeyer (MSChE '80, PhD '83) and Antonios G. Mikos (MSChE '85, PhD '88) I hope you are able to attend both of these receptions and look forward to seeing you there. David ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David M. Williams Purdue Research Foundation Senior Director of Development School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1060B 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Office (765) 494-4065 Cell (765) 427-0527 dmwilliams(a)prf.org<mailto:dmwilliams@prf.org> www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Chemical Engineering Reception [Image removed by sender.] Timothy D. Sands Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost The Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering and Arvind Varma The R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering cordially invite you to a reception honoring Jay (BSChE '74) and Cynthia Ihlenfeld who will receive the President's Council Distinguished Pinnacle Award for their generosity to Purdue University and the School of Chemical Engineering Thursday, February 20, 2014 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Forney Hall Henson Atrium 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, Indiana RSVP by February 17 to the Business attire Office of Strategic Events Please advise of special needs (765) 494-0900, (800) 213-3044 Parking available in Northwestern strategicevents(a)prf.org<mailto:strategicevents@prf.org> Avenue Parking Garage [Image removed by sender.] Equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html> | Produced by Purdue Marketing and Media<http://marketing.purdue.edu> [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/EngStrategicEvents/Template…]<http://engineering.purdue.edu/> [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/EngStrategicEvents/Template…]<http://www.purdue.edu/>

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Cristina Farmus
by Varma, Arvind 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

Dear Colleagues, With very mixed emotions, I am writing to inform that Cristina Farmus has accepted a position as Senior Policy Associate with the Office of Global Affairs. Her start date is November 14 - she'll be there most of November 14 and 15, but work half-time in ChE and OGA for the following two weeks, until November 27. Cristina joined our School in July 2004 as the Business Manager and served admirably in this role for four years. Since September 2008, she has served as the first Administrative Director for our School. This was a new position created to address a wide range of administrative needs in ChE. In this capacity, she has overseen essentially all non-academic aspects related to operating our School: finances, facilities, staff, computer network, corporate relations, marketing, and strategic plan implementation. She has defined the Administrative Director position and has performed in an exemplary manner in all her activities. In addition to her regular duties, Cristina undertook many other tasks. She was a member of the Centennial Planning Committee and helped to organize all the School Centennial activities in 2011. Among many tasks, she worked with co-authors Phil Wankat and Nicholas Peppas to issue a new edition of our School's history book, titled "100 Years of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, 1911-2011." During this process, a new book project emerged, and thus a coffee table style book was published "A Pictorial History of the School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, 1911-2011" for which Cristina is a co-author along with Phil Wankat. Cristina was a member of ChE Strategic Planning Committee in 2009, whose charge was to define the 2010-2014 ChE Strategic Plan and assess its progress - she has led the latter process since its inception. She is also a member of the ChE Industrial Advisory Council (IAC), handles all communications related to the IAC and coordinates all the School's corporate relations. For her extraordinary work, she received the CoE New Employee Excellence Award in 2005. In addition, she received the 2012 CoE Leadership Award for staff members. Cristina has performed at a superb level in all her activities. She has been absolutely central for our School's operation for many years but is now interested in broadening her background, which is understandable. She has worked closely with me and helped me tremendously to do my own job. I know that I speak for all of us that her professionalism and positive attitude in all her activities will be sorely missed by all. Pl join me in wishing Cristina the very best for the future. Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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