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"Everything grad school" help session
by Oluwaseyi (Shay) Ogebule 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

Are you applying to grad sch, thinking about it or have already applied? Do you have questions about the application process, funding or grad life in general? Do you need someone to proofread your essays? Whatever your questions may be, CHE experts are willing to help. The Che Graduate student organization will be hosting a help session for anything grad school. What: "everything grad school" help session Where: FRNY G124 When: Wednesday Dec 8th 5:30-6:30pm Stop by anytime within that hour to get your questions answered by our experts --------------- Oluwaseyi "Shay" Ogebule Co-Curricular activities committee CHE GSO

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Retirement Incentive Program - ChE Participants
by Varma, Arvind 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

Dear Colleagues, It is with both sadness and joy that I announce there are four staff members in our School who have participated in the Retirement Incentive Program and will leave our School in the near future, as follows: * Carolyn Blue - retiring December 31, 2010, after 29 years of service with Purdue, all in Chemical Engineering. * Larry Campbell - retiring January 31, 2011, after 41 years with Purdue, 28 in Chemical Engineering. * Marcella Maynard - retiring December 31, 2010, after 12 years at Purdue, all in Chemical Engineering * David Taylor - retiring January 31, 2011, after 31 years at Purdue, all in Chemical Engineering In addition, Prof. Nick Delgass has also participated in the retirement incentive program, but will retire on May 13, 2012. Owing to his unique expertise and skills, I requested that he continue for another year, until May 2012, and he kindly agreed. Prof. Delgass joined our School in 1974. Overall, our soon-to-retire four staff members have a total of 113 years of combined service to Purdue and exactly 100 years of service to our School! This is an amazing accomplishment - it is a testimony to the high quality of these individuals and also of our School, as being their choice of employer for so many decades. They made many significant contributions to our School, from delivering mail to building and repairing electronic equipment, from clerical service to serving as Assistant to the Head. We will celebrate these valued members of our School on December 15, 2010, during the end-of-the semester appreciation reception. I am grateful for their contributions towards making our program a premier Chemical Engineering program in the world. Please join me in thanking them for their service and wishing them a long, peaceful and thriving retirement! Sincerely, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Head, School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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FW: AAE Special Seminar "Entropy Mystique: The Second Law of Thermodynamics...." Dr. Jose Camberos, Tues. Dec. 7 @ 10:30 a.m./ARMS 1103
by Bowman, Debra J 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

For your information - thanks! Deb _____________________________________________ From: Moore, Terri R. Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:37 PM To: Baumgardt, Jacqueline C.; Bowen, Brent D; Bowman, Debra J; Butz, Rita E; Bystrom, Donna; Dilts, Mary P.; Mac Coll, Kirsty; Peer, Rebecca J.; Reece, Kellie A; Ricksy, Jennifer R; Rusek, John Swift Enterprises Cc: 'Alina Alexeenko' Subject: AAE Special Seminar "Entropy Mystique: The Second Law of Thermodynamics...." Dr. Jose Camberos, Tues. Dec. 7 @ 10:30 a.m./ARMS 1103 School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Special Seminar Entropy Mystique: The Second Law of Thermodynamics in Aerospace Systems Analysis & Design Dr. José A. Camberos AFRL Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Tuesday, December 7, 2010 10:30 a.m. ARMS 1103 Terri Moore Admin. Assistant to the Head Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering 701 Stadium Avenue W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 (765) 494-3006

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FW: AAE Special Seminar "Tip-to-Tail Integrated Aircraft Modeling" Prof. Mitch Wolff, Tues. Dec. 7 @ 1:30 p.m./ARMS 1021
by Bowman, Debra J 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

For your information - thanks! Deb _____________________________________________ From: Moore, Terri R. Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:37 PM To: Baumgardt, Jacqueline C.; Bowen, Brent D; Bowman, Debra J; Butz, Rita E; Bystrom, Donna; Dilts, Mary P.; Mac Coll, Kirsty; Peer, Rebecca J.; Reece, Kellie A; Ricksy, Jennifer R; Rusek, John Swift Enterprises Cc: 'Alina Alexeenko' Subject: AAE Special Seminar "Tip-to-Tail Integrated Aircraft Modeling" Prof. Mitch Wolff, Tues. Dec. 7 @ 1:30 p.m./ARMS 1021 School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Special Seminar Tip-to-Tail Integrated Aircraft Modeling Professor Mitch Wolff Wright State University Scientific Advisor for INVENT Tuesday, December 7, 2010 1:30 p.m. ARMS 1021 Terri Moore Admin. Assistant to the Head Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering 701 Stadium Avenue W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 (765) 494-3006

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Dr. Denis Wirtz, Theophilus H. Smooth Professor, John Hopkins University - Seminar Speaker on Tuesday, December 7, 2010
by Heide, Karen Kay 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Denis Wirtz Theophilus H. Smoot Professor Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Physical Sciences in Oncology Center John Hopkins University “Cancer Cell Motility in 3D” December 7, 2010 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Focal adhesions are large multi-protein clustered assemblies that form at the basal surface of cells placed on planar dishes which mediate cell signaling, force transduction, and adhesion with the underlying substratum. While much is known about the organization and function of focal adhesion components in 2-D systems, their organization and function in migrating cells within a more physiological three-dimensional (3-D) matrix is largely unknown. Quantitative live-cell microscopy shows that for cells fully embedded in a 3-D matrix focal adhesion proteins, including vinculin, paxillin, talin, -actinin, zyxin, VASP, FAK, and p130Cas, do not cluster into appreciable aggregates, but are diffusively distributed in the cytoplasm of cells. Despite the absence of detectable focal adhesions, focal adhesion proteins still modulate cell motility but in a manner distinct from cells moving on conventional planar substrates. Rather, focal adhesion proteins in matrix-embedded cells regulate cell speed by affecting protrusion activity and matrix deformation, two processes that play no direct role in controlling 2-D cell speed. This study shows that actively growing membrane protrusions constitute a critical motility/matrix-traction module that drives cell motility in a 3-D matrix. We will discuss the implications of this work in cancer metastasis. Bio: Denis Wirtz is Theophilius H. Smoot Professor of Engineering Science and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. He is co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoaBioTechnology (INBT), Director of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded graduate training program in nanotechnology for biology and Medicine, Director of the NCI-funded postdoctoral and predoctoral training programs in nanotechnology for cancer medicine, and Director of the new NCI-funded Physical Sciences in Oncology Center. Dr. Wirtz has made contributions in molecular and biophysical mechanisms of cell motility and adhesion and nuclear dynamics in health and disease. Dr. Wirtz earned his Engineering Physics degree at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and M.Sc. and PhD in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. Dr. Wirtz is a fellow of the AAAS and the AIMBE.

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FW: Eat at Qudoba on Tuesday, December 7th and support families this Christmas!
by Hendryx, Sandra K 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Sorry! Not sure why the last attachment wouldn't open. This one should work. Faculty, Staff, and Students, Support AIChE and BVN's Season of Sharing Event by eating at Qudoba on Tuesday, December 7th anytime from 7:00am to midnight! If you bring the attached flyer, 20% of your purchase will be donated to AIChE. AIChE will then use these funds to purchase toys for preselected families this Christmas. If you cannot attend the Qudoba event but would still like to donate, AIChE is accepting gently used or new toys and cash donations for these families. AIChE appreciates your support with this event! If you have any questions, please send them to eellswor(a)purdue.edu. Thank you, Emily Ellsworth Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering President American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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FW: Eat at Qudoba on Tuesday, December 7th and support families this Christmas!
by Hendryx, Sandra K 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Faculty, Staff, and Students, Support AIChE and BVN's Season of Sharing Event by eating at Qudoba on Tuesday, December 7th anytime from 7:00am to midnight! If you bring the attached flyer, 20% of your purchase will be donated to AIChE. AIChE will then use these funds to purchase toys for preselected families this Christmas. If you cannot attend the Qudoba event but would still like to donate, AIChE is accepting gently used or new toys and cash donations for these families. AIChE appreciates your support with this event! If you have any questions, please send them to eellswor(a)purdue.edu. Thank you, Emily Ellsworth Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering President American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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Chemical Engineering Mail List
by Farmus, Cristina D 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Attached is the most recent composition of the Chemical Engineering mail list. Please let me know when changes are needed. Regards, Cristina

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Abstract & Bio for Dr. Jeffrey Reimer
by Heide, Karen Kay 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Dr. Jeffrey A. Reimer Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering University of California at Berkeley "Spin Control for Engineers - A Nobel History" November 30, 2010 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Nuclear spin, as probed by magnetic resonance, has now been associated with a Nobel Prize in Physics, two in Chemistry, and another in Physiology and Medicine. NMR is the premier probe of chemical structure, yet magnetic resonance methods now transcend the elucidation of chemical and physical structure and are increasingly used in a dizzying array of applications. The speaker will interweave the history and application of magnetic resonance with examples largely taken from his laboratory, including proteins, batteries, fuel cells, and the potential for nuclear spintronics. Bio: [cid:image003.jpg@01CB8FCD.C20A8C90]Jeffrey A. Reimer is the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, and a faculty scientist at the E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. From 2000 to 2005 he was an Associate Dean in the UC Berkeley Graduate Division where his responsibilities included the assessment of doctoral programs. In 1998 he won the Donald Sterling Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the Physical Sciences and was given the AIChE Northern California Section Award for Chemical Engineering Excellence in Academic Teaching. In 2000 he was awarded the Chemical Engineering Departmental Outstanding Teaching Award. Professor Reimer was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003, the highest award bestowed on faculty for their teaching. Professor Reimer received his bachelor's degree (with honors) from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and obtained his doctorate from the California Institute of Technology in 1980. Prior to his appointment at Berkeley in 1982, he was a postdoctoral fellow at IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, New York. At Berkeley he received the Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1985, and was named a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar in 1987. In 2002 he was named the R.W. Vaughan Lecturer at the Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, in recognition for his numerous contributions in the field of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Professor Reimer was named a Mercator Professor of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) at RWTH Aachen University in 2006. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for "contributions to understanding materials chemistry though the application of sophisticated spectroscopic and physical measurements." The goal of Professor Reimer's research is the exploration of spectroscopic methods that inform society about materials chemistry and analyses. Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering FRNY 1029 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4048 Fax: 765-494-0805

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Subaru of Indiana Automotive Tour
by CSi 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Hello everyone, We are planning on taking a tour of the Subaru plant in Lafayette. The plant, which turns out 100,000-200,000 cars per year, produces *zero landfill waste*! It was the first plant of its kind, recycling all but 1% of its waste, the remainder of which is turned into electricity. We are lucky enough to be almost within earshot of this uniquely green place, and as such it only makes sense that we, as Chemical Engineers, visit this facility to learn a thing or two that we can hopefully apply in our future work in the field. The tour is planned for *December 1st, at 9 AM*. The tour lasts approximately 1.25-1.5 hours, so plan accordingly. If you are interested in attending, please send an email to che.sustainability(a)purdue.edu as soon as possible. Once we have an idea of how many people are coming, we'll organize the carpool situation. Thanks! -CSi -- Chemical Engineering Sustainability Initiative (CSi)

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