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please RSVP for Conversation with the Head by Monday, October 21, at noon
by Field, Catherine A 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Dear ChE Grad Students, Dr. Varma's office needs your RSVP for the Conversation with the Head by this Monday, October 21st, at noon. Please disregard earlier e-mail asking you to RSVP later in the week. Please e-mail me by noon on next Monday, October 21st, to let me know if you'll be attending the Conversation with the Head on Wednesday, October 23rd. Thank you. Best, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050 Telephone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/>

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PLEASE RSVP and CALL FOR QUESTIONS: Conversation with the Head on Wednesday, October 23, at 12 p.m. (THERE WILL BE FREE LUNCH!)
by Field, Catherine A 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Hello ChE Grad Students, The next Conversation with Dr. Varma is happening next Wednesday, October 23rd, from 12 to 1 in FRNY 3059. There will be lunch provided (FREE LUNCH!), and I hope that many of you will attend. This is an opportunity to meet with Dr. Varma in an informal setting and talk about any issues or questions you may have about our Graduate Program. I will be there too, and I'd like to invite you to send over questions for Dr. Varma in advance, if you'd like. I can then forward the questions to Dr. Varma, and he can think about them in advance of the meeting. Or you're also welcome to just bring your questions with you. And even if you don't have any questions, you're welcome to just stop by for informal conversation and FREE LUNCH!! Please come join us. We don't have many opportunities to gather as a group, and this is a good one (and the department is treating you to free lunch!!). Please RSVP to me by Tuesday, October 22nd, at noon so that we know how many lunches to provide for you all. And please do send over any questions for Dr. Varma in advance, if you'd like. See you next Wednesday, if not before. Best, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050 Telephone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/>

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FW: 2012-13 Professional Activity Report, Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering
by Varma, Arvind 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Dear Colleagues, Attached is the 2012-13 Professional Activity Report for our School. The message below is for ChE School Heads in the US and a "Top-100" ChE list that I maintain, who received the report on Monday. This is the eighth year in a row that we have sent such report to this group. It is clear that we have an exciting program with major advances being made to solve important problems facing society. The 2013-14 report will become even more impressive as 3 new faculty members who join this year (Gounder, Laird and Pol), and Sang Kim who has returned after a leave, are included next year. The improvement will continue in the future as we add more colleagues as a part of the CoE Strategic Growth. Thank you for all your efforts in taking our School to greater heights - along with you, I believe that our future is limitless! Arvind From: Varma, Arvind Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 5:45 PM To: Varma, Arvind Subject: 2012-13 Professional Activity Report, Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Dear Colleague, I am very pleased to attach the 2012-13 Professional Activity Report for our School. I hope that it captures some of the excitement that we experience daily, and would appreciate it if you could distribute the report to your faculty and other colleagues, as well as PhD students and postdocs who are considering academic careers. With best wishes, 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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REMINDER: New Students, Faculty, and Staff: Photographer is Here on Thursday, October 17th, from 8-10:30 in FRNY 2107
by Field, Catherine A 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Dear New Students, Faculty, and Staff: John Underwood (Purdue photographer) will be here to take your headshots on Thursday, October 17th, from 8-10:30 in FRNY 2107. All new faculty and staff are encouraged to attend (and then we will be able to put your picture up in the lobby with the other faculty and staff photos). First-year graduate students are required to attend. Thank you. Best, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050 Telephone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/>

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Seminar Abstract/Announcement - Dr. Lesser 10/15/13
by Eikleberry, Lucinda 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Lucinda Eikleberry Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 765-494-4069 Fax: 765-494-0805 leiklebe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:leiklebe@purdue.edu>

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Professor KC Chao
by Varma, Arvind 13 Oct '13

13 Oct '13

Dear All, Below is the page about Dr. Chao from our School’s history book, sent to me by our friend, former distinguished faculty colleague and book co-author, Nicholas Peppas – fyi. Arvind [cid:1992CA46-5765-45F3-A909-C2964909ECCC][cid:4675EF4F-609D-4DA4-AE6D-2FA7B3B8025F] Kwang-Chu Chao (1925-2013) K.C. Chao (BS ‗48 National Chekiang University, Taiwan; M.S. ‘52 and Ph.D. ‗56 both University of Wisconsin), was a contemporary and former laboratory partner of Greenkorn, where they both worked with Olaf A. Hougen. Known for the widely used and cited Chao-Seader correlation (this contribution was designated a Citation Classic in 1981), Chao brought to Purdue not only important industrial experience from his years with Taiwan Alkali Company (1948-1951, 1952-54) and Chevron Research (1957-63) but also academic understanding developed during his years at Illinois Institute of Technology (1963-64) and Oklahoma State University (1964-68). After several changes of scenery, K.C. found a home at Purdue and stayed here for the next 25 years. A meticulous and methodical investigator he developed an outstanding thermodynamics research group. Chao started with research in the area of measurement and estimation of thermodynamic properties of fluids. Notable among his accomplishments were a series of descriptions of molecular fluids, including the Chain-of-Rotators equation of state. On the experimental side, Professor Chao and his co-workers developed and exploited a unique experimental apparatus for measuring high temperature and high pressure phase equilibrium which found particularly fruitful applications in the study of the VLE properties of coal-derived liquids. K.C. coauthored the book Thermodynamics of Fluids with Bob Greenkorn published in 1975 by M. Dekker, Inc. One of his graduate students, Herbert M. Sebastian (M.S. '77, Ph.D. '80), has the record of the most papers published from his M.S. and Ph.D. work, 32 in all. A fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chao is listed in numerous biographical references, was named Honorary Professor of both the Beijing Institute of Beijing Institute of Chemical Technology and Zhejiang University, and appointed Harry Creighton Peffer Distinguished Professor in 1989 [This professorship honors the founding head of the School.] He was granted emeritus status in December 1993 and he received the 1994 Donald L. Katz Award of the Gas Processors Association in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in gas processing research and excellence in engineering education. A thermodynamics symposium was held in his honor on September 15, 1995, with a banquet attended by friends, colleagues and former students. Chao advised 17 and co-advised 12 MS and advised nine and co-advised 18 PhD students. He worked closely with Bob Greenkorn in thermodynamics research and they co-advised many of these former students. Many of his former students and post-docs became academics (see Appendix B). KC is a great gentleman and has a dry wit that he effectively couples with his accent. He was usually very calm in faculty meetings and rarely spoke. However, when he had something to say, everyone listened because there was usually significant wisdom included in the message. From: Che-faculty-list [mailto:che-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Varma, Arvind Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:21 AM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu>' Cc: Sondgerath, William J; Jamieson, Leah H. Subject: [Che-faculty-list] FW: Sincere condolences Dear All, I am very sorry to transmit this sad news about our distinguished emeritus colleague, Dr. K.C. Chao. Arvind From: Varma, Arvind Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:09 AM To: Howard Chao; Bernard Chao Cc: Reklaitis, Gintaras V; Joseph F. Pekny; Varma, Arvind Subject: Sincere condolences Dear Howard and Bernard, I am very sorry to receive this sad news. On behalf of our School, please accept our sincere condolences and pass them to your mother and family as well. We have lost a gentleman, scholar and a leader of the field, whose accomplishments will always remain fresh in our minds and continue to guide us in the future. I will inquire and return to you with the name and contact info of a suitable individual to speak about his academic achievements during his services. Sincerely, 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 From: Howard Chao [mailto:howchao@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 2:51 AM To: Joseph F. Pekny Cc: Reklaitis, Gintaras V; Varma, Arvind; Bernard Chao Subject: Re: Dads pubs Dear All: I am sad to report that my father passed away this afternoon. Fortunately he did not suffer too much, and he was fairly active until the day of his stroke a week ago. Our family is considering holding services for him in the second week of Nov, in the Bay Area. Do you have a recommendation for someone that was close to him professionally who might speak briefly about his academic achievements? Thanks so much. regards Howard

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FW: Sincere condolences
by Varma, Arvind 13 Oct '13

13 Oct '13

Dear All, I am very sorry to transmit this sad news about our distinguished emeritus colleague, Dr. K.C. Chao. Arvind From: Varma, Arvind Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:09 AM To: Howard Chao; Bernard Chao Cc: Reklaitis, Gintaras V; Joseph F. Pekny; Varma, Arvind Subject: Sincere condolences Dear Howard and Bernard, I am very sorry to receive this sad news. On behalf of our School, please accept our sincere condolences and pass them to your mother and family as well. We have lost a gentleman, scholar and a leader of the field, whose accomplishments will always remain fresh in our minds and continue to guide us in the future. I will inquire and return to you with the name and contact info of a suitable individual to speak about his academic achievements during his services. Sincerely, 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 From: Howard Chao [mailto:howchao@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 2:51 AM To: Joseph F. Pekny Cc: Reklaitis, Gintaras V; Varma, Arvind; Bernard Chao Subject: Re: Dads pubs Dear All: I am sad to report that my father passed away this afternoon. Fortunately he did not suffer too much, and he was fairly active until the day of his stroke a week ago. Our family is considering holding services for him in the second week of Nov, in the Bay Area. Do you have a recommendation for someone that was close to him professionally who might speak briefly about his academic achievements? Thanks so much. regards Howard

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Bindley Bioscience Center Research Fellows Seminar- Oct 31, 2013
by Ewing, Virginia G 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

From: Bonebrake, Stephanie A Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 4:28 PM To: Bonebrake, Stephanie A Subject: You are invited- Bindley Bioscience Center Research Fellows Seminar- Oct 31, 2013 Please distribute as appropriate. You are invited! Bindley Bioscience Center Research Fellows Seminar October 31, 2013 10am-12pm Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, room 121 Bindley would appreciate your attendance for this seminar to enhance collaborative networks between Discovery Park and the academic units to create new opportunities to enable faculty to significantly advance Purdue research and technology. [cid:image001.jpg@01CEC5D5.A7D3BAE0] Thank you! Stephanie Bonebrake Administrative Assistant Bindley Bioscience Center Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion Of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) Discovery Park at Purdue University 1203 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-0497 www.purdue.edu/bbc<http://www.purdue.edu/bbc>

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FW: Purdue ChE Reception Invitation – 2013 AIChE annual meeting
by Varma, Arvind 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

All, The invitation below was mailed to all ChE Heads in the US and also to the “Top ~100 ChE” list I maintain. Pl forward the invitation to anyone you see fit - thanks! Arvind From: Murray, Chris L Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 9:47 AM To: Varma, Arvind Subject: Purdue ChE Reception Invitation – 2013 AIChE annual meeting [cid:image001.png@01CEC40A.AA388170] School of Chemical Engineering cordially invites you to attend a reception for alumni and friends at The 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on Monday, November 4, 2013 from 7:00–9:00 p.m. Continental Ballroom 4 Hilton San Francisco Union Square 333 O’Farrell Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Honoring our Faculty and Alumni receiving AIChE Awards in 2013 Dr. Steven R. Lustig (MS ’85, PhD ’89) – Industrial R&D Award. This award recognizes individuals or teams working in the industries served by chemical engineers for innovation that has resulted in the successful commercial development of new products and/or new processes for making useful products. Dr. E. Terry Papoutsakis (MS ’76, PhD ’79) – D.I.C Wang Award for transformative contributions in metabolic engineering and clostridial biotechnologies, cell-culture engineering and stem-cell biotechnologies. Dr. Arvind Varma, the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of the School of Chemical Engineering – Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education. This award recognizes distinguished and continuing contributions to chemical engineering education. For more information, please contact David M. Williams, Sr. Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at dmwilliams(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dmwilliams@purdue.edu> or (765) 494-4065.

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THE WATER IS BACK ON THE OLD SIDE - REST ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
by Heide, Karen Kay 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

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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