Hello everyone,

This is a reminder about the openings for graduate student members to serve on the ChE safety committee starting this summer.

Please see below the initial announcement and this document: Responsibilities of graduate student members of the ChE Safety Committee to learn more about the responsibilities of graduate student members.

Please send me your nomination, or intent to join via email (nagyg@purdue.edu) by the end of day on Wednesday, April 30.

Thank you,

Gabriela

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Gabriela Nagy, PhD

Industrial Education Director

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering

Room FRNY G051

Purdue University

Tel: (765)-496-1710

E-mail: nagyg@purdue.edu

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Subject: ChE Safety Committee Openings for Graduate Students

Hello Everyone,

Five of the current graduate student members of the ChE safety committee (Shubhanshu Agarwal, Ilke Akturk, Bereket Bekele, Austin Choi and Gabriel Perez Schuster) have served for nearly two years on the safety committee and I want to take this opportunity and thank them for all their help and input as committee members; they have been very active and valuable members of our committee. I also want to thank Wei-Ling Huang for her service and contributions; Wei-Ling represented the GSO on the safety committee since June 2024. We are looking forward to working with the next GSO safety officer once results of GSO elections are announced.

The ChE Safety Committee has now five (5) openings for graduate students. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and safety oriented graduate students to join our active safety committee. An ideal candidate is someone who still has to complete about 3 years of graduate studies and who performs research in a lab. Typically, graduate students serve on the ChE Safety Committee for a period of two years. We would like the new members to join us this summer (July 2025), as trainees, and then with full responsibilities from August 2025.

Some of the Safety Committee members responsibilities are:

attend the safety committee meetings (once a month) and actively participate in discussions and committee activities
report unsafe conditions and unsafe practices/acts
assist in addressing safety issues/concerns
contribute with ideas and suggestions for improvement of safety in our School
follow safety procedures and rules and be an example for others for work safely
help with the safety inspections throughout the year, and with preparations for the ISP Recertification Review with EHS
help investigate safety incidents, if/when necessary
share safety information with colleagues, etc.

For a more detailed description of the role please see this document: Responsibilities of graduate student members of the ChE Safety Committee

If you know someone who you think would be a good member of the safety committee, or if you feel this would be a good fit for you, please send your nomination or intent to join, and a short supporting statement/justification describing why you or your nominee should be considered for this opening, by email to: Gabriela Nagy: nagyg@purdue.edu, by the end of day on Wednesday, April 30 , 2025.

I look forward to receiving your emails!