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Changes to First Report of Injury (FROI) form submission process
by Nagy, Gabriela 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Hello everyone, Please be advised that the mechanism of reporting work related injuries has changed, and the "First Report of Injury" (FROI) form is now completed and sent directly through DocuSign. The FROI form must be completed when a work-related injury occurs on the Purdue University campus. All injuries, regardless of how slight, must be reported to your supervisor immediately, but no longer than 24 hours after the injury. Upon notification of the injury, the supervisor will need to complete and submit the FROI via DocuSign, no later than 24 hours from when the injury was reported to them. Please follow the instructions on the DocuSign page and send me a copy of the document once submission is confirmed. More information at these links: https://www.purdue.edu/administrative-operations/news/2021/021921-froi-upda… https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/froi/ai.html Thank you for your commitment to safety! Gabriela __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Covid-19 impacted spaces in FRNY
by Nagy, Gabriela 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Dear faculty, staff, and students, I have been notified last night that there is a COVID-19 positive test result for a member of our research community. This email is to inform you that the research spaces accessed by this researcher after their initial exposure to the virus, FRNY 1120 and FRNY 1190, are closed today for disinfection according to the Purdue prescribed procedures (see the cleaning and disnfecting guidelines at this link: https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/worker/covid19/cleaningguide.pdf) These research spaces will return to normal operations after disinfection is completed, most likely starting tomorrow morning (2/23). Be assured that although these spaces are closed for disinfection, FRNY continues to be a safe place for teaching and research. Thank you for your commitment to the health and safety of our CHE community! Gabriela __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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FW: Nominate Grad Student or Post Doc Mentors
by Johnson, Beverly J 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

If you know an outstanding postdoc or graduate student who has mentored others, nominate them for the Graduate School's Mentoring Award! The nomination includes a short 250-500 word letter. The Grad School will accept multiple nominations of the same individual. Collaboration on letters is also welcome. Nominations can come from anyone (e.g., staff, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs). Learn more and make a nomination by 5:00 p.m. EST March 25, 2021: Postdocs who have been exceptional mentors: https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/awards/type/mentoring-award-postdoctoral-… Graduate students who have been exceptional mentors: https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/awards/type/mentoring-award-graduate-stud… Questions? Contact Associate Dean, Melanie Morgan, (morgan3(a)purdue.edu<mailto:morgan3@purdue.edu>) at the Graduate School.

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Jason Wickham - Today
by Johnson, Beverly J 11 Feb '21

11 Feb '21

This email is to announce that Jason Wickham, will be defending his thesis: The Role of Adhesion in the Formation of Hot Spots in Energetic Materials Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 4:00 PM. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Steve Beaudoin and Dr. Steve Son. The abstract and WebEx info are below, and all are welcome to attend. The transformation of mechanical energy into thermal energy within composite energetic materials through various thermomechanical mechanisms is thought to lead to the creation of localized areas of intense heating. The growth of these “hot spots” is responsible for the bulk reaction or decomposition of the energetic material. Understanding the formation and growth of these hot spots has been an active area of research particularly for high-speed impact and shock conditions, but further work remains to be done in particular with respect to hot spot formation due to periodic mechanical excitation. Previous literature has established that many potential thermomechanical mechanisms may act at the interface between the constituent components of a composite energetic material. In order to provide further insight and guidance into the design of safer and more resilient energetic materials, the role of adhesion on hot spot formation for polymer bonded explosives (PBXs), a subset of composite energetic materials, was explored. Single HMX (1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocane) crystals in polymer blocks were subjected to ultrasonic excitation and subsequent heating was captured via infrared thermography. Subsequent testing of HMX PBXs using a drop weight tower captured changes in the sensitivity of the energetic material. Variation of the polymer binder allowed for a range of adhesive and mechanical properties to be examined. These experiments on the role of adhesion under these kinds of excitations provided insight into how mechanical energy is being transformed into localized heating. From: Bev Johnson <messenger(a)webex.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 11:58 AM To: Johnson, Beverly J <bevjohnson(a)purdue.edu> Subject: (Forward to others) Webex meeting invitation: Wickham Defense You can forward this invitation to others. Bev Johnson is inviting you to a scheduled Webex meeting. Thursday, February 11, 2021 4:00 PM | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) | 2 hrs 30 mins Join meeting<https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m9ceb39f5d6f51e54d7fa6378e330565a> More ways to join: Join from the meeting link https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m9ceb39f5d6f51e54d7fa6378e330565a Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 120 734 1702 Meeting password: boilerup Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-855-282-6330,,1207341702##<tel:%2B1-855-282-6330,,*01*1207341702%23%23*01*> US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003,,1207341702##<tel:%2B1-415-655-0003,,*01*1207341702%23%23*01*> US TOLL Join by phone +1-855-282-6330 US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Toll-free calling restrictions<https://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf> Join from a video system or application Dial 1207341702(a)purdue.webex.com<%20sip:1207341702@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join using Microsoft Lync or Microsoft Skype for Business Dial 1207341702.purdue(a)lync.webex.com<%20sip:1207341702.purdue@lync.webex.com> Need help? Go to https://help.webex.com

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Covid-19 impacted spaces in FRNY
by Nagy, Gabriela 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

Dear faculty, staff, and students, I have been notified yesterday that there is a COVID-19 positive test result for a member of our research community. This email is to inform you that the research spaces accessed by this researcher after their initial exposure to the virus, FRNY 1025 and FRNY 3150, were cleaned and disinfected according to the Purdue prescribed procedures , following the guidelines available at https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/worker/covid19/cleaningguide.pdf The research spaces are now back to normal operations, due to the diligence of group members who proceeded with the disinfection as soon as they learned this is needed. FRNY continues to be a safe place for teaching and research. Thank you for your commitment to the health and safety of our CHE community! Gabriela __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Reminder: ChESS Session on Office Ergonomics - tomorrow @1pm
by Nagy, Gabriela 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

*This message is sent on behalf of David Dean, GSO Safety Officer and ChESS leader Hello all, As a reminder, tomorrow, January 27th from 1-2 PM is the Home Office Ergonomics Safety Webinar. We will welcome Alan Gerth, an occupational safety specialist with Purdue REM, who will be joining us from the REM Office Ergonomic Center to talk about the ideal office setup and how it can be adapted for home use (and a graduate student budget). Link to the WebEx session: https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m9d9caf8a1ca11c6a54e98c6dd0ae69f3 Link to submit questions ahead of time (please have them submitted by end-of-day on January 26th): ChESS Home Office Ergonomics Safety Webinar (google.com)<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf346k_Uc3O_QrxCYIJL9lKe7Bm0Gzf3i3…> Alan will take questions at the end of his talk, so come prepared with anything you'd like to ask. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for the webinar! Regards, David Dean On behalf of the ChESS Team From: Che-staff-list <che-staff-list-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu> On Behalf Of Nagy, Gabriela Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 11:33 AM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu>; 'chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu>; che-masters-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu Cc: Gerth, Alan M <amgerth(a)purdue.edu>; Johnson, Eric C <johns371(a)purdue.edu> Subject: [Che-staff-list] ChESS Session on Office Ergonomics - January 27 @1pm Importance: High *This message is sent on behalf of David Dean, GSO Safety Officer and ChESS leader Hello all, ChESS would like to invite you to the live Home Office Ergonomics Safety Webinar from 1-2 PM on Wednesday, January 27th. We will welcome Alan Gerth, an occupational safety specialist with Purdue REM, who will be joining us from the REM Office Ergonomic Center to talk about the ideal office setup and how it can be adapted for home use (and a graduate student budget). Many of us will continue to work from home for the foreseeable future. The impact of a poor ergonomic setting at home (e.g. laying on the couch) may pose the greatest long-term health risk to graduate students. Link to the WebEx session: https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m9d9caf8a1ca11c6a54e98c6dd0ae69f3 Alan will take questions toward the end of his talk. You can submit your questions anonymously by midnight on Tuesday, January 26th at this link: ChESS Home Office Ergonomics Safety Webinar (google.com)<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf346k_Uc3O_QrxCYIJL9lKe7Bm0Gzf3i3…>, or you can send them via chat during the session. The questions will be answered in the order they are submitted, with questions submitted ahead of time being answered first. We look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday, January 27th at 1 PM for a valuable safety session and for a panel discussion! Regards, David Dean On behalf of the ChESS Team __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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ChESS Session on Office Ergonomics - January 27 @1pm
by Nagy, Gabriela 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

*This message is sent on behalf of David Dean, GSO Safety Officer and ChESS leader Hello all, ChESS would like to invite you to the live Home Office Ergonomics Safety Webinar from 1-2 PM on Wednesday, January 27th. We will welcome Alan Gerth, an occupational safety specialist with Purdue REM, who will be joining us from the REM Office Ergonomic Center to talk about the ideal office setup and how it can be adapted for home use (and a graduate student budget). Many of us will continue to work from home for the foreseeable future. The impact of a poor ergonomic setting at home (e.g. laying on the couch) may pose the greatest long-term health risk to graduate students. Link to the WebEx session: https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m9d9caf8a1ca11c6a54e98c6dd0ae69f3 Alan will take questions toward the end of his talk. You can submit your questions anonymously by midnight on Tuesday, January 26th at this link: ChESS Home Office Ergonomics Safety Webinar (google.com)<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf346k_Uc3O_QrxCYIJL9lKe7Bm0Gzf3i3…>, or you can send them via chat during the session. The questions will be answered in the order they are submitted, with questions submitted ahead of time being answered first. We look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday, January 27th at 1 PM for a valuable safety session and for a panel discussion! Regards, David Dean On behalf of the ChESS Team __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Start of safety self-audits of ChE labs and offices
by Nagy, Gabriela 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

Hello Everyone, Our School is scheduled to have Integrated Safety Plan (ISP) review during the month of February 2021; this usually takes place in August every year, but it was delayed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Part of this process is the completion of the safety self-audit of all ChE laboratories and offices. With many faculty, staff and graduate students continuing to work remotely this year, the self-audit of offices is only needed for those offices that are physically used at this time; we don't want anyone to come to campus only to complete the self-audit of their office, but if you come on campus anyway, please conduct the self-audit of your office space. The ISP Self-Audit checklist can be found on the ChE School's website (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/aboutus/safety) under the "Laboratory Safety Requirements" heading, or on REM's website: https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/isp/index.html . Please only use these forms, as they are the most up-to-date forms that are now used at University level. I also attach the most updated form, for your convenience. One form needs to be completed for each lab/storage area/machine shop. However, multiple offices can be included on the same form. 1. The first eight sections have universal questions that apply to every area. For self-audits of office space, only section 1-8 have to be completed. I attach the Hazard Assessment Certification for FRNY offices for your information; please answer "yes" to questions 6.1 - 6.4 for offices. 2. Sections 9 to 27 have questions related to specialized operations; research laboratories and shops should address all sections (section 1 through 27). 3. All self-audit checklists must be signed by PI/supervisor, not necessarily by the person completing the self-audit. 4. Electronic signatures are accepted on ISP self-audit forms. In addition to completing the self-audit for your labs/shop, please review and update the door posting, hazard assessment (should be placed inside the lab, near the entrance), chemical inventory (Form HCP4), and lab specific Chemical Hygiene Plan (at a minimum, the first page needs to be signed by the PI of the lab and dated within the last 6 months). They should be all accurate and dated within the last six months. If your group is keeping SDSs saved electronically, please make sure you follow the recommendations issued by the safety committee, that are listed HERE<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/aboutus/safety/documents/Guidelines%20fo…>. Please return completed self-audit forms to Gabriela Nagy via email (nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>) by the end of day on Monday, February 1, 2021. Electronic submission of completed and signed forms is preferred. However, if you prefer to submit printed forms, you can slide them under my door in FRNY G051 (and email me to let me know), or hand them to me in person if I am in my office. Should you have any questions, please contact me. Again, please return the completed self-audit forms to me (preferably via email) by the end of Monday, February 1, 2021. Thank you, Gabriela on behalf of the ChE Safety Committee __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Thesis Defense Announcement
by Waling, Robin M 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

This email is to announce that Andrew Parker will be defending his thesis: Solid State Crystallization of Amorphous Pharmaceuticals in an Aqueous Environment: Factors Impacting Crystallization and the Role of Additives Thursday, January 14, at 1:00 PM. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Stephen Beaudoin and Dr. Lynne Taylor. The abstract is attached, the WebEx info is below, and all are welcome to attend. Meeting number: 120 153 0702 Password: boilerup Join by video system Dial 1201530702(a)purdue.webex.com<mailto:1201530702@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone +1-855-282-6330 US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Access code: 120 153 0702 Robin Waling Administrative Assistant, Graduate Office | Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall, 2037 | 480 Stadium Mall Drive | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-496-0309<tel:7654960309> rwaling(a)purdue.edu<mailto:%20rwaling@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/che [39FDC3BD]<https://www.purdue.edu/>

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Advisor Assignments 2020
by Johnson, Beverly J 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Good afternoon, Please see the attached advisor assignments from the fall 2020 PhD admits. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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