To the Purdue CHE community,

With heavy heart, am sharing the sad news immediately that Arvind Varma, R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and 10^th Head of School (2004-2016), passed away peacefully yesterday evening 9:33PM EDT. More information to follow.

Sangtae “Sang” Kim

Distinguished Professor
Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head

Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University