This email is to announce that Bereket Bekele, will be defending his thesis, "Consequences of Proximal Acid Sites and Extra-framework Aluminum Moieties for Zeolite Acid Catalysis" Monday, October 20 at 11:30 AM in PHYS 116. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Rajamani Gounder. The abstract is attached, the Zoom link is below, and all are welcome to attend. Topic: Thesis Defense - Bereket T. Bekele Time: Oct 20, 2025 11:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/97273205356?pwd=j7qwVb26kkFPaajO4Y8UOIOCd53kEz.1<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F97273205356%3Fpwd%3Dj7qwVb26kkFPaajO4Y8UOIOCd53kEz.1&data=05%7C02%7Cchme%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cba3304140c4a4a280d3108de0a4f9b60%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638959534335258689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RtAflG%2FAaVuOnV5wCYFMLyG3V72hF5S6ypG8xk1HXZg%3D&reserved=0> Meeting ID: 972 7320 5356 Passcode: 763148 One tap mobile +13092053325,,97273205356#,,,,*763148# US +13126266799,,97273205356#,,,,*763148# US (Chicago) Join by SIP * 97273205356@zoomcrc.com<mailto:97273205356@zoomcrc.com> Join instructions https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meetings/97273205356/invitations?signature=-BSNjKX1nZ0kDMQd8Sou5XW1JZKfiLe_2Vl3gDxHw6s<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fmeetings%2F97273205356%2Finvitations%3Fsignature%3D-BSNjKX1nZ0kDMQd8Sou5XW1JZKfiLe_2Vl3gDxHw6s&data=05%7C02%7Cchme%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cba3304140c4a4a280d3108de0a4f9b60%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638959534335299342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ldCtA65Pov3S2WLsCaCyRUH5h%2BtRCGY4b%2BqBCqdq8SA%3D&reserved=0> Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]