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Business Office will be closed Tomorrow
by Madrid, Mary Anne 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

All, The business office will be closed tomorrow for our annual College of Engineering Business Office retreat. Please ensure that all purchase orders are placed in the system prior to 4:30 today to allow us time to approve them. Otherwise, they will be approved Monday morning when we return. We will not have access to email or phone so if you have an emergency please call the main office (494-4050) and they will assist you. Thank you, MaryAnne Madrid Business Manager School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University ph: 765-494-4071 fx: 765-494-4073

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FW: Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation - Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 AM
by Valley, Jeffrey L 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

FYI.....................No action is necessary but would be a good opportunity to stop and think what to do and where you would go in case it was an actual emergency Situation. Thank you. From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:28 AM Subject: Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation - Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 AM Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute]. FR: Campus Emergency Preparedness and Planning Office DA: Thursday, September 22, 2011 RE Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation - Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 AM This is a reminder that Purdue University will test all layers of Purdue ALERT to include the All Hazards Outdoor Emergency Warning Sirens today at 10:00 AM. This is only a test and no action is necessary. Please contact the Emergency Preparedness office at 494-0446 if you have questions.

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FW:PHD Comics Author Jorge Cham Lecture, September 30th, 6pm
by Bowman, Debra J 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Dear All, See email below from Cyndi Lynch and attached flyer if interested in attending this event. Thanks, Deb From: gradcontacts-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu [mailto:gradcontacts-bounces@lists.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Lynch, Cyndi D Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:53 PM To: Grad Contacts (gradcontacts(a)purdue.edu) Subject: [Gradcontacts] PHD Comics Author Jorge Cham Lecture, September 30th, 6pm Please forward to your graduate students. ********************* The Network for Computational Nanotechnology is proud to host Dr. Jorge Cham, author of PHD Comics, on September 30th at Fowler Hall. Dr. Cham will give an entertaining talk called "The Power of Procrastination," at 6pm, followed by a book signing, and then a screening of "The PhD Movie." This event is free and open to the public. Please feel free to forward this email and/or circulate the attached flyer to anyone who may be interested in attending. Best regards, Lynn Zentner, NCN Technical Director

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FW: Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation - Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 AM
by Valley, Jeffrey L 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

FYI..................... From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 2:58 PM Subject: Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation - Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 AM Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute]. FR: Campus Emergency Preparedness and Planning Office DA: Monday, September 19, 2011 RE: Purdue ALERT Test to include All Hazards Outdoor Siren Activation - Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 AM Purdue University will conduct its semiannual test of the University's emergency warning notification system, Purdue ALERT on September 22. The Purdue Alert test begins at 10 a.m. and will be used to ensure that the various layers of the system are working properly and to simulate a live situation for practice. All Purdue ALERT layers will be activated to include: * The All Hazards Outdoor Emergency Warning Sirens * An email alert * A text message...only those individuals that have signed up for the text message alerts will receive the text. * The Purdue home page and Facebook emergency notification group pages will be posted with information about the test. * Boiler TV Emergency Alert System will broadcast a test message. The text message will read: "This is the semi-annual TEST of the Purdue emergency warning notification system. In a real emergency, check http://www.purdue.edu for updates." This is only a test, and no action is necessary. If there is inclement weather, the siren test will be canceled. The test is part of the University's emphasis on preparedness and coincides with the Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Month. Purdue University's Campus Emergency Preparedness Office is hosting a Safety and Preparedness day on the Purdue Memorial Mall on Thursday, September 22 from 10 AM to 2 PM to promote safety awareness. Purdue police, fire, emergency preparedness and several other department officials as well as local community partners will have static displays and informational booths promoting safety and preparedness. We encourage everyone to stop by the mall. The campus community should also take a few moments to review emergency procedures and prepare for emergencies. At a minimum, everyone should do the following: 1. Review the Emergency Procedures Guide that provides "how to respond" information for natural and human-caused incidents. 2. Review their Building Emergency Plan to ensure they know evacuation routes and shelter in place locations. 3. Review the Purdue Alert procedures...how one will be notified of emergencies. 4. Develop an individual plan. For more information on Purdue's Emergency Preparedness programs, see the Emergency Preparedness website at http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness/ Please contact the Emergency Preparedness office at 494-0446 if you have questions.

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FW: Micro XRCT
by Bowman, Debra J 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Dear All, See email below from Nyah Zarate regarding Micro XRCT. Thanks, Deb -----Original Message----- From: Nyah Zarate [mailto:nyahzarate@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 2:42 PM To: Bowman, Debra J Subject: Micro XRCT Hi Deb, Can you send this out to all the CHE department? Thank you, Nyah Hello to all, I hope this e-mail finds you well, recently I have been in contact and working with the director of the imaging facility, Aaron Taylor (abtaylor(a)purdue.edu) at Bindley Bioscience Center. The opportunity of gaining a new instrument was brought to my attention and would like to ask for verbal support from other labs. The instrument is a high resolution micro computed tomography system, specifically the model we are looking at is SkyScan 1172, http://www.skyscan.be/products/1172.htm, which has the resolution of <0.8 um, this instrument is not only attractive for biomedical but also for pharmaceutical, agricultural, material science, electronics, etc. The instrument will be bought by Bindley Bioscience Center and costs close to $300,000. From you, there is no money needed just a letter of support that states you have use for this equipment in your lab group and would use it if the equipment becomes available on campus. This will not only enhance your research capabilities but it is a great way to bring forth collaborations between disciplines and increase communication across campus. If you are interested in lending support toward the efforts of bringing a new piece of equipment please respond to this e-mail with a letter of support or if you would like a drafted letter of support wiht your signature I would be more than willing to write one. Thank you for your time, Nyah Zarate Research Assistant Purdue University 500 Central Dr. Office: 204B Potter nzarate(a)purdue.edu (231) 301-0045

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Seminar Abstract/Announcement for Dr. Alexander Katz - CORRECTION
by Mamph, Jennifer A 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

CORRECTION - this is NOT a Centennial Seminar! From: Mamph, Jennifer A Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:00 AM To: 'engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Cc: Murray, Chris L; Ewing, Virginia G Subject: Seminar Abstract/Announcement for Dr. Alexander Katz Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Seminar Dr. Alexander Katz Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering University of California Berkeley "Bioinspired Approaches for Enhancing and Understanding Heterogeneous Catalysis" September 20, 2011 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Enzymes control catalysis by tuning microenvironments within the active site. An open question that my research group aims to address is: what minimal degree of complexity needs to be incorporated into synthetic systems in order to be able to accomplish this? Three subquestions related to this are: i) what are the requirements for a tethered functional group (A) to interact with another functional group (B) in its immediate surroundings on the surface, in order to facilitate cooperative heterogeneous catalysis, (ii) can the isolation of a grafted metal cation and its surrounding environment be programmed for catalysis using an organic ligand, and (iii) can metal cluster active sites be made stable and accessible simultaneously, while providing for the possibility of electronic tuning, with the use of an organic ligand? The latter subquestion is inspired by enzymes consisting of metal clusters at the active site. Results within area (i) are discussed by understanding the role of organically-modified surface in heterogeneous aminocatalysis, and applying these results for the hydrolysis of linkages relevant to the depolymerization of cellulose, the main component of biomass. In area (ii), grafted Al(III) calixarenes are used as oxo ligands for Al(III) grafted sites. The calixarene scaffold enforces site isolation as shown via 27Al MAS solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and control of steric and electronic effects surrounding the active on a highly refined level. This approach has led to the design and synthesis of the most enantioselective catalyst reported for MPV reaction, using an Al(III)-calixarene active site. A heterogeneous variant of the calixarene-containing MPV catalyst provides valuable information into the open/closed connectivity requirements for heterogeneous catalysis, and this is demonstrated with new mechanistic information in related heterogeneous olefin epoxidation catalysis using organic hydroperoxides as oxidant. Finally, in area (iii), organically-modified metal clusters are used because the organic portion of these materials makes the electronic structure of the metal near the surface readily tunable via synthesis, and useful as a building block for heterogeneous catalysis. When using calixarenes as surface ligands for metal clusters, this passivation decreases the ubiquitous tendency of metal clusters to aggregate during catalysis, and enables programming of the electronic and steric environment on the metal surface. Corroborative data for programming electronic environment on the metal surface via ligand effects is provided by FTIR Spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction in comparative studies of iridum and gold clusters bound with calixarene phosphine ligands. Bio: [cid:image003.jpg@01CC76BC.7A7726A0]Alexander Katz was born in Minsk, Belarus and immigrated to the United States at age four with his family. Alex and his parents moved to Minnesota, where he grew up in and attended public schools. Alex graduated University of Minnesota with highest honors as a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1992 and a research M.S. in Chemical Engineering with Prof. Michael D. Ward as advisor. It is at that time that he first became inspired by chemical engineering on the molecular level and controlling properties of functional materials via synthesis. He was awarded a Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship for doctoral studies in catalyst synthesis with Prof. Mark Davis at California Institute of Technology in 1994, and later, in 1998, undertook postdoctoral studies in supramolecular chemistry at Institut Le Bel in Strasbourg, France, with Prof. Wais Hosseini, as a NSF International Awards Postdoctoral Fellow. It is there that Alex learned about calixarene macrocycles and their synthesis. Alex began a multidisciplinary research program as Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley in 2000, and has been promoted to Associate Professor. He was a Technion-Fulbright Fellow visiting professor at the Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering in Haifa, Israel in 2008-2009. His current research interests are focused on understanding catalysis by using comparative structure-function relations and synthesis as a tool. Much of his efforts are geared at defining new paradigms of synthesizing hybrid organic-inorganic interfaces, and applying them to gain new insight into binding and catalysis involving surfaces. He is on the editorial board of Chemistry of Materials, and received a Young Scientist Prize from IACS in 2004 for his contribution of grafted calixarenes as hybrid organic-inorganic scaffolds for catalytic structures. Jenni Mamph Secretary Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 1144 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 (765) 494-4069

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Seminar Abstract/Announcement for Dr. Alexander Katz
by Mamph, Jennifer A 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series - Centennial Seminar Dr. Alexander Katz Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering University of California Berkeley "Bioinspired Approaches for Enhancing and Understanding Heterogeneous Catalysis" September 20, 2011 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Enzymes control catalysis by tuning microenvironments within the active site. An open question that my research group aims to address is: what minimal degree of complexity needs to be incorporated into synthetic systems in order to be able to accomplish this? Three subquestions related to this are: i) what are the requirements for a tethered functional group (A) to interact with another functional group (B) in its immediate surroundings on the surface, in order to facilitate cooperative heterogeneous catalysis, (ii) can the isolation of a grafted metal cation and its surrounding environment be programmed for catalysis using an organic ligand, and (iii) can metal cluster active sites be made stable and accessible simultaneously, while providing for the possibility of electronic tuning, with the use of an organic ligand? The latter subquestion is inspired by enzymes consisting of metal clusters at the active site. Results within area (i) are discussed by understanding the role of organically-modified surface in heterogeneous aminocatalysis, and applying these results for the hydrolysis of linkages relevant to the depolymerization of cellulose, the main component of biomass. In area (ii), grafted Al(III) calixarenes are used as oxo ligands for Al(III) grafted sites. The calixarene scaffold enforces site isolation as shown via 27Al MAS solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and control of steric and electronic effects surrounding the active on a highly refined level. This approach has led to the design and synthesis of the most enantioselective catalyst reported for MPV reaction, using an Al(III)-calixarene active site. A heterogeneous variant of the calixarene-containing MPV catalyst provides valuable information into the open/closed connectivity requirements for heterogeneous catalysis, and this is demonstrated with new mechanistic information in related heterogeneous olefin epoxidation catalysis using organic hydroperoxides as oxidant. Finally, in area (iii), organically-modified metal clusters are used because the organic portion of these materials makes the electronic structure of the metal near the surface readily tunable via synthesis, and useful as a building block for heterogeneous catalysis. When using calixarenes as surface ligands for metal clusters, this passivation decreases the ubiquitous tendency of metal clusters to aggregate during catalysis, and enables programming of the electronic and steric environment on the metal surface. Corroborative data for programming electronic environment on the metal surface via ligand effects is provided by FTIR Spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction in comparative studies of iridum and gold clusters bound with calixarene phosphine ligands. Bio: [cid:image003.jpg@01CC76BB.49C71ED0]Alexander Katz was born in Minsk, Belarus and immigrated to the United States at age four with his family. Alex and his parents moved to Minnesota, where he grew up in and attended public schools. Alex graduated University of Minnesota with highest honors as a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1992 and a research M.S. in Chemical Engineering with Prof. Michael D. Ward as advisor. It is at that time that he first became inspired by chemical engineering on the molecular level and controlling properties of functional materials via synthesis. He was awarded a Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship for doctoral studies in catalyst synthesis with Prof. Mark Davis at California Institute of Technology in 1994, and later, in 1998, undertook postdoctoral studies in supramolecular chemistry at Institut Le Bel in Strasbourg, France, with Prof. Wais Hosseini, as a NSF International Awards Postdoctoral Fellow. It is there that Alex learned about calixarene macrocycles and their synthesis. Alex began a multidisciplinary research program as Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley in 2000, and has been promoted to Associate Professor. He was a Technion-Fulbright Fellow visiting professor at the Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering in Haifa, Israel in 2008-2009. His current research interests are focused on understanding catalysis by using comparative structure-function relations and synthesis as a tool. Much of his efforts are geared at defining new paradigms of synthesizing hybrid organic-inorganic interfaces, and applying them to gain new insight into binding and catalysis involving surfaces. He is on the editorial board of Chemistry of Materials, and received a Young Scientist Prize from IACS in 2004 for his contribution of grafted calixarenes as hybrid organic-inorganic scaffolds for catalytic structures. Jenni Mamph Secretary Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 1144 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 (765) 494-4069

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REMINDER: Class of 1961 Reception today at 3:30 pm in the Henson Atrium
by Heide, Karen Kay 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

Invitation: Class of 1961 Reception Henson Atrium 3:30-4:15pm Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 Cake and Punch will be served. 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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FW: Lane restrictions on Univ. St. from 5th to 6th streets
by Valley, Jeffrey L 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

FYI............. From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:13 AM Subject: Lane restrictions on Univ. St. from 5th to 6th streets Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute.] FR: Physical Facilities DA: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 RE: Lane restrictions on Univ. St. from 5th to 6th streets Beginning today through the end of this week (September 14-16), two northbound, west side lanes on University Street (from Fifth Street to Sixth Streets) will be closed during the work day. Depending upon the work progress each day, the lanes may be opened for traffic each evening. Contractors from the Miller Pipeline Company will be retiring an old gas line and installing a new one for the Heine Pharmacy Building. Due to increased traffic congestion, please avoid this area if possible. For questions or concerns, please contact Dan Pusey at 765-714-1593.

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FW: Temporary lane restrictions begin Wed., Sept. 14 on I-65
by Valley, Jeffrey L 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

FYI............ From: Riese, Gail A [mailto:gariese@purdue.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:35 PM Subject: Temporary lane restrictions begin Wed., Sept. 14 on I-65 Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute.] FR: Indiana Department of Transportation DA: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 RE: Temporary lane restrictions begin Wed., Sept. 14 on I-65 During the next few days there will be temporary lane restrictions on Interstate 65 (I-65) in Clinton and Tippecanoe Counties. Beginning Wednesday morning September 14, traffic will be restricted to one lane on I-65 in the northbound lanes approximately two miles south of State Road 28 (S.R. 28) for milling and paving operations. Work will continue between mile markers 154 to 164 in both the northbound and southbound lanes. Crews will be milling and paving small sections of the interstate in this area. The estimated completion date is Friday, September 23, 2011. INDOT reminds motorists to follow the posted work zone speed limit, use caution, and consider worker safety when traveling through a construction zone. For the latest news and information about INDOT, please visit www.in.gov/indot<http://www.in.gov/indot>.

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