This e-mail is to announce that Katie Smith will be defending her dissertation, Particle Adhesion in Nano-structured Microelectronics Systems,

on Friday, November 22nd, at 3:00 p.m. in FRNY G060A. The dissertation is being directed by Dr. Steve Beaudoin, and the abstract is attached. All are welcome to attend.

Catherine Field, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor

School of Chemical Engineering

Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1051

480 Stadium Mall Drive

West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050

Telephone: 765-494-4057

Fax: 765-494-0805