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Neil deGrasse Tyson Lecture Reserved Seat Tickets
by Murray, Chris L 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

I have 10 reserved seat tickets for this lecture. Please see me if interested. Chris Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson to give free lecture at Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson<http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/> will discuss "This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe" at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 in Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the lecture is free and open to the public. This lecture is presented by The Discovery Lecture Series and the Purdue Libraries Distinguished Lecture Series with support from the college of Engineering and Science, and Purdue Convocations<http://www.convocations.org>. Additional support is provided by the Indiana Space Grant Consortium, the Black Cultural Center, Global Policy Research Institute, and Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity & Inclusion. deGrasse Tyson is one of America's foremost authorities on space science. Through his numerous books, various social media outlets and TV appearances, ranging from PBS and the History Channel to The Colbert Report and The Big Bang Theory, this astrophysicist also is one of his field's most ardent and playful, ambassadors. Educated in New York's public school system before embarking on higher education, Tyson has focused his research and professional work on the universe's structure, the Milky Way galaxy, and the formation of stars. Following myriad academic and presidential appointments, Tyson is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. He also is a member of NASA's prestigious Advisory Council. He curates a Twitter feed (@neiltyson) of more than a million followers, for whom he drops the science 140 characters at a time. As his program's name implies, Tyson will base his topics of discussion on the most recent, noteworthy, and exciting events in space science. It's a talk tailored to Tyson's mission to ensure that science remains a lively, vivid topic in American discourse - communicated in ways that connect with us all.

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Thank you!
by Varma, Arvind 15 Sep '13

15 Sep '13

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to thank you for your help and participation in the OChE and IAC events last week. By all accounts, both were successful events, enjoyed greatly by our OChE honorees, the IAC members and the ChE Ambassadors. I was present at the Mackey arena yesterday when Alan Fox received his Pinnacle award - the highest Purdue recognition for donors, who give $1 million or more. This is the 8th year in a row that a ChE alumnus has received the Pinnacle award (2013 was already covered by Jerry Skidmore, who received the honor in 2-13, in Naples, FL - so now we have 2 for 2013) and our 9th year is also secured with Jay Ihlenfeld in Feb 2014! We are blessed to have such accomplished, loyal and generous alumni! Thank you for all that you do to make our School a wonderful place to educate our students, to conduct cutting-edge research, and for us to work - dedicated and motivated people are the most important and critical ingredient for success of any organization and we have it in abundance! Best, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Inauguration of the Alan H. Fox (BSChE '55) Unit Operations Lab - 9:30 am, Friday, Sep 13
by Varma, Arvind 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, for the last year and a half, we have been doing an upgrade of our senior Unit Operations Lab. It consisted of retiring some experiments, introducing some new ones, incorporation of labVIEW for data acquisition in several experiments, physical renovation of the lab (including painting) and a new skid-proof floor, introduction of additional safety features and a "museum" on the 1st floor level to house the now and previously retired equipment/experiments along with the date when they were first introduced. For this, starting from 2-12 until this past summer, we raised $550K to carry out the upgrade - from corporations, foundations, alumni and friends; in response to our proposal, the Purdue R&R fund also contributed $85,000 of the total. I am pleased to report that the upgrade is now complete and our seniors are experiencing the new and improved Unit Ops Lab this fall. I take this opportunity to thank the faculty, staff and students who helped with the numerous aspects associated with the upgrade. In addition, we sought potential alumni donors to endow the Unit Ops Lab for a $1 million naming opportunity, which would generate ~$45K annually to provide for running the lab and for maintenance and future upgrades, in perpetuity. I am pleased to report that Alan H. Fox (BS ChE '55) accepted our request. At 9:30 am this Friday, Sep 13, we will inaugurate the "Alan H. Fox Unit Operations Laboratory of Chemical Engineering." Alan will be with us then, as will be the IAC members (16 in attendance) - as you know, we have the IAC meeting all day on Friday and this event is built into the meeting schedule. I request your attendance at the inauguration event, which will include ribbon cutting, refreshments and a tour of the lab. Your presence will demonstrate our immense gratitude to Alan Fox and the other donors who made the upgrade possible. Best, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Reminder for Exchange users with mobile devices
by Harrington, Michael P 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Hi, It hasn't happened lately but I wanted to send out a reminder that if you are using Exchange for your email (You usually, but not necessarily use Outlook in the office to read your mail) and you also use a phone or tablet to access your email/calendar, you need to shut off the phone and or tablet BEFORE changing your password or else you may lock your account. ITAP has specific instructions on this page: https://support.purdue.edu/goldanswers/183871 If you do lock your account there is nothing I can do to fix your problem except call ITAP and have them unlock your account but you can also do this (make sure to disable your phone / tablet before they unlock it or it will just get locked again). ITAP can be reached at 765-494-4000 to help with this issue when it arises. -Mike ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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Abstract Attached: Dharik Mallapragada's Dissertation Defense on Wednesday, 9/18, at 2:30 in FRNY 3062A
by Field, Catherine A 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

This e-mail is to announce that Dharik Mallapragada will be defending his dissertation, Energy Systems Analysis for a Solar Economy, on Wednesday, September 18, at 2:30 p.m. in FRNY 3062A (abstract attached). The dissertation is being directed by Dr. Agrawal. All are welcome to attend. 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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Dharik Mallapragada's Dissertation Defense on Wednesday, 9/18, at 2:30 in FRNY 3062A
by Field, Catherine A 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

This e-mail is to announce that Dharik Mallapragada will be defending his dissertation, Energy Systems Analysis for a Solar Economy, on Wednesday, September 18, at 2:30 p.m. in FRNY 3062A. The dissertation is being directed by Dr. Agrawal. All are welcome to attend. 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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Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr Mercouri Kanatzidis
by Ewing, Virginia G 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Dr. Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Department of Chemistry Northwestern University "Panoscopic Approach to High Performance Thermoelectric Materials" September 3, 2013 9:00-10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: The nanostructuring approach to highly efficient thermoelectrics has produced a paradigm shift and ushered in a new era of investigation for bulk thermoelectrics. The new approach shows considerable promise to enhance the "contra-indicated" parameters of high electrical conductivity and low thermal conductivity. Currently lead chalcogenides hold the record in figure of merit for high temperature power generation applications. This is achieved by introducing endotaxial nanostructures in bulk host materials to significantly reduce lattice thermal conductivity via effective scattering of heat carrying phonon through hierarchical architecture of nanostructured thermoelectrics. Band alignment strategies are then applied to maximize the charge transport and the power factor. In band alignment hole transport is controlled by minimizing band offsets of the valence bands between the host material and the embedded second phases. The smaller valence band offset allows better carrier transmission between two endotaxial components, thus minimizing hole mobility deterioration and allowing a larger power factor to be achieved. The presentation will highlight recent advances in our group and the move toward tellurium free systems. Bio: Mercouri G Kanatzidis received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the University of Iowa in 1984, after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from Aristotle University in Greece. He was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University from 1985 to 1987. He earned the distinction of University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Michigan State University where he served for 19 years since 1987. In 2006 he moved to Northwestern University where he was named Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor. He also carries a joint appointment as a Senior Scientist in the Materials Sciences Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He has been visiting professor at the University of Nantes (Institute des Materiaux Jean Rouxel) in 1996 and the University of Muenster in 2003. His research has generated seminal work in metal chalcogenide chemistry through the development of advanced thermoelectric materials, use of novel "solvents" for solid state synthesis including flux methods, as well as hydrothermal and solvothermal techniques. He is also active in the field of solar energy materials, phase-change materials, the design of framework solids, intermetallic phases and nanocomposite materials. The bulk of his work is described in the more than 700 research publications. .

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Aspen
by Harrington, Michael P 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

I've been told that Aspen should now be working. I will verify this as soon as I return from lunch and will only send out a new message if there are issues. Thanks for your patience. Mike Harrington Sent from my iPhone

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Aspen Update
by Harrington, Michael P 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Hi, I'm sorry to report that Aspen has said we will not get an updated license until Tuesday afternoon<x-apple-data-detectors://0> at the earliest. I'd hoped to have the new license installed today but just was notified it will not be until tomorrow<x-apple-data-detectors://1>. My apologies for any issues this causes. I will be posting signs in the labs so the undergrad students are aware of the situation. Mike Harrington Sent from my iPhone

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Biological Science Seminar Announcement
by Ewing, Virginia G 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

From: Jenkins, Amanda B Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 8:55 AM To: Jenkins, Amanda B Subject: Weekly Seminar Announcement - September 9-13, 2013 All, Please see the attached Weekly Seminar Announcement for this week as well as the Biological Sciences seminar flyer. Thank you, Amanda Jenkins Purdue University Department of Biological Sciences 915 W. State Street, LILY West Lafayette, IN 47907 (Tel) 765-494-4408 (Fax) 765-496-1495

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