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FW: 2011-12 Professional Activity Report, Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering
by Varma, Arvind 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, Attached is the 2011-12 Professional Activity Report for our School. The message below is for ChE School Heads in the US and ~100 prominent ChEs in the US and abroad who received the report earlier today. It is clear that we have an exciting program with major advances being made in solving important problems facing society. Thank you for all your efforts in helping our School to reach new heights! Best, Arvind Varma From: Murray, Chris L Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:39 AM To: che-department-chairs(a)engr.uky.edu Cc: Varma, Arvind Subject: 2011-12 Professional Activity Report, Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Dear Colleague, I am very pleased to attach the 2011-12 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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welcome to our new Undergraduate Program Administrator
by David Corti 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

To ChE faculty and staff: I am pleased to announce that Karissa Raderstorf will be joining our School on Monday Oct. 15 as the new Program Administrator for our undergraduate program. Karissa already has many years of experience as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Krannert School of Management (where she started in 2006), and prior to that she was a student employment advisor at Robert Morris College. Karissa holds a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue. She is ready for the challenge of dealing with nearly 500 chemical engineering undergraduates. So, please join me in welcoming Karissa to our School. Regards, David S. Corti Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies University Faculty Scholar School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Phone: (765) 496-6064 Fax: (765) 494-0805

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Seminar Announcement - Dr. Aydil 10/16
by Laguire, Melissa M 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering SEMINAR Dr. Eray S. Aydil Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science University of Minnesota “CIGS and CZTS Solar Cells” Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9:00-10:30 a.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: The current photovoltaic (PV) market is dominated by first generation silicon (Si) solar cells but this technology requires thick (>150 m) high electronic quality Si substrates which increases the cost of solar-to-electric energy conversion. Use of solar cells made from thin (~1-3 mm) direct band gap semiconductor films is growing rapidly because they are typically a factor of 100 thinner than crystalline Si devices and cost less. Amongst the second-generation thin film solar cells, those based on the copper indium gallium selenide (CuIn1-xGaxSe2 or CIGS) absorber have the distinction of having the highest overall power conversion efficiencies (20.3%). Many companies have already brought CIGS to market. Arguably, the production of these thin film solar cells will be limited by the scarcity of Te and In. Thus, an important problem in developing the next generation thin film solar cells is the synthesis and processing of strongly light absorbing semiconductors that are made of nontoxic and abundant elements. Copper-zinc-tin-sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4, CZTS), is gaining attention as a potential light absorber in next generation thin film solar cells because it is composed of abundant and nontoxic elements and have attributes similar to CIGS. In this seminar, I will summarize our group’s research in CIGS and CZTS thin film solar cells. Bio: Professor Eray S. Aydil received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and a B.S. degree in materials science from U. C. Berkeley, both in 1986. He received his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering in 1991 from the University of Houston. He was a postdoc at Bell Labs until 1993 when he joined the faculty of the chemical engineering department at U.C. Santa Barbara as an assistant professor. By the time he left, in 2005, to come to Minnesota he was a full professor and vice chairman. In 2005, Professor Aydil joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota where he now holds the Ronald L. and Janet A. Christenson Chair in Renewable Energy. He has published over 160 articles and holds 7 patents. In recognition of his research, he has received the Peter Mark Award and the Plasma Prize from the American Vacuum Society, the Norman Hackerman Young Author Award of the Electrochemical Society, the National Young Investigator Award of the National Science Foundation, and the Camille-Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. He is a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology.

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Thanks!
by Varma, Arvind 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, We had two successful events, back to back, last week: OChE on Thursday and the IAC meeting on Friday. From all accounts, our guests enjoyed them very much. In fact, on Friday, the IAC members overwhelmingly endorsed the idea that we continue to have a common dinner for the two events on Thursday in the future. Such events require much thoughtful preparation and execution. I am writing to thank you for your help and participation in these events, which reflected well on our School. Best, Arvind Sent from my iPhone

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Bake Sale -- For A Great Cause - United Way
by Heide, Karen Kay 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Dear All, A friendly reminder. On Friday, October 19, I will be hosting a ChE Bake Sale in the Atrium from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. The College of Engineering is having each department do a bake sale. We are in competition to see which School can sell the most. For this Adventure, I need more volunteers to bake something for the sale. Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you will bring something in for the sale. I will also need help selling the items. Karen Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 765-494-4050 765-494-0805 (Fax)

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United Way Envelop
by Heide, Karen Kay 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Dear All, A friendly reminder to those who have not turned in their United Way card. Please return it whether you donate or not. Please put you name at the bottom of the envelop. Please return them to me at your earliest convenience. At the end of the campaign (November 9), for those who turn in the envelop, I will put their name in a drawing and the winners will receive a United Way T-Shirt. United Way is a wonderful foundation, which helps developing solutions for poverty, tackling homelessness and supporting groundbreaking reading programs in local schools .... United Way of Greater Lafayette is right there, helping build extraordinary futures for many, and we need your support. For the past 23 years, Purdue's United Way campaign has helped our community connect, educate, and involve students, faculty, staff and retirees in the care and nurturing of our local community. United Way of Greater Lafayette's goal this year is $4.7 million. Purdue needs to raise $745,000 of this amount. Please make a donation again this year or give for the first time to assure the important work of United Way of Greater Lafayette will continue. If you are interested in giving at a leadership level, a grant from the Indiana Association of United Ways and the Lilly Endowment, will match every new or increased unrestricted dollar contributed through the vanguard program dollar for dollar. Local families, individuals, children and the elderly benefit greatly from y our gift. The work these agencies do, and the support they give to those in need of a helping hand, go a long way toward keeping our community, safe, secure, and a very special place to live. "Building Extraordinary Futures" - together we can make this happen! If you have questions about Purdue's United Way campaign we would be delighted to talk with you. Maryann Santos de Barona is the 2012 United Way Campaign Chairman, Purdue University, Dean of College of Education. Karen Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 765-494-4050 765-494-0805 (Fax)

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Breaking News: Landlines, cell towers down after accident
by Murray, Chris L 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

[Image removed by sender.] Breaking News Breaking News: Landlines, cell towers down after accident Breaking News: Landlines, cell towers down after accident TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - A construction accident caused a major communications outage in Tippecanoe County Friday. Many residents may notice their landlines and cell phones are not working. “It’s a mess,” Frontier Communications General Manager Dave Sorg said. “The lines will be out for a while.” Sorg says around 9 Friday morning, construction crews were working on the new roundabout at Yeager Road and Cumberland Avenue in West Lafayette when they accidentally pulled roughly 200 feet of fiber out of the ground. Sorg said other factors might be involved, especially copper cables. “The (landline) area impacted, generally speaking, is all north of U.S. 52 and west of State Road 43,” Sorg said. “(The outage) may even go south of 52 in West Lafayette because of this.” Sorg added that some Greater Lafayette area cell towers are down, possibly because of heavy cell-phone use during the landline outage. He said the outage may last all day, because crews have to find both ends of the fiber that was messed up, bring in a new fiber, and splice it in. Frontier crews are working as fast as possible to fix the problem. More details »<http://www.wlfi.com> [Image removed by sender.] For all the latest news and weather updates, visit us at www.wlfi.com »<http://www.wlfi.com/> Get news and weather updates delivered straight to your Inbox. Subscribe now »<http://www.wlfi.com/generic/about_us/newsletter-registration> [Image removed by sender.] WLFI-TV 2605 Yeager Road West Lafayette IN 47906 This message was sent to: mlaguire(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mlaguire@purdue.edu> Manage your subscription preferences here<http://sm.lintv.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTc3NjA1Jm…>. Click here<http://sm.lintv.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTc3NjA1Jm…> to opt-out of ALL future mailings.

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"Phishing" Email
by Harrington, Michael P 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Thanks to all that have asked, yes the email that many of you received yesterday or today with the subject of "Data Base" is indeed 'spam' or more precisely a 'phishing' email and should be deleted. The email shows as coming from several different sources but all seem to contain the following at the start of the email, "You have reached the quota limit of your email account in our database" Please delete the email. DO NOT click on any link in that email. If you did then you should immediately change your career account password in the normal way you do. Thanks again to those of you that asked. -Mike ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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Skidmore gift of a Named Professorship in our School!
by Varma, Arvind 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, You may have read about Skidmore gift in Purdue today (yesterday): http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/chemical-engineering-alum-t… The gift will come in batches of $250K over 3 years, when the Univ match will be added. Depending on the gift receipt and endowment income schedule, it may be possible to name the Professorship recipient before the entire gift is in - I'll let you know in due course. Best, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Bake Sale Competition (United Way)
by Heide, Karen Kay 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Dear All, On Friday, October 19, I will be hosting a ChE Bake Sale in the Atrium from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. The College of Engineering is having each department do a bake sale. We are in competition to see which School can sell the most. For this Adventure, I would like to have volunteers to bake something for the sale. Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you will bring something in for the sale. I will also need help selling the items. Karen Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 765-494-4050 765-494-0805 (Fax)

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