Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming Graduate Seminar Series Lecturer Dr. Dr. Leon L. Robert Jr. from the Purdue Military Research Institute at Purdue University. He will be visiting Purdue University on October 13, 2022. You will find further detail regarding the lecture at the end of this email. You will find a link to a survey that will enable you to schedule a meeting. You are also invited to join the faculty lunch that will be held October 13, 2022 at 12:00 - 12:55 in FRNY 3059. The lunch order form is included in that survey as well. To schedule a meeting or attend faculty lunch please CLICK HERE<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e9xkW1sTquwJIns>. Please complete the survey as soon as conveniently possible, or at the latest by 12:00 p.m. on October 11, 2022. Thank you all for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. //////////SIGNED////////// Autumn Dransoff Administrative Assistant Purdue University | Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering FRNY 1060 West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-4050 Fax: 765-494-0805 adransof@purdue.edu<mailto:adransof@purdue.edu> or chemain@purdue.edu<mailto:chemain@purdue.edu> [cid:image001.jpg@01D8D96A.1AA9B540] [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Images/DSCE-BG-PU_White_RM.png]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series To meet with the Lecturer R.S.V.P. HERE [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Archive/Email00045/L.Robe...] Dr. Leon L. Robert Jr. Consultant & Professor Emeritus Purdue Military Research Institute, Purdue University & United States Military Academy Bio: Dr. Leon Robert is a recognized expert in leadership development, procedural discipline and process improvement in the oil and gas sector. He has worked extensively in the Permian Basin to improve hydraulic fracking business processes, reducing human error, and mentoring the next generation of oil and gas leaders. He had a distinguished 30-year career in the U.S. Army and is a nationally recognized scientist and educator. He has diverse leadership experience leading complex academic, operational, and scientific research and development organizations, with responsibility for setting organization vision/goals, leading change, and achieving results. His executive leadership of academic organizations, and research and development teams included senior-level engagement with multiple Department of Defense stakeholders, and with a wide variety of top-tier universities, private research labs and commercial companies. He assisted the DoD in developing the next generation "green" pyrotechnics and improved high explosive formulations. His distinguished military career included two combat tours, 8 overseas assignments, and culminated as Professor of Life Science and Head of the Department of Chemistry and Life Science at the United States Military Academy at West Point, 2011-2017. He led the 51-person academic department responsible for educating and developing future Army leaders (cadets) in the fields of Chemistry, Life Science, and Chemical Engineering. Under his leadership the Department successfully gained American Chemical Society certification of the Chemistry Program in 2013, American Board of Engineering Technology accreditation of the Chemical Engineering Program in 2015 and completed the $150M renovation and expansion of the Bartlett Hall Science Center. Leon's distinguished achievements include serving as the Vice Dean of the National Military Academy of Afghanistan in Kabul where he led, developed, and mentored 200 Afghan faculty and staff to educate 1,500 cadets in a four-year undergraduate college program, under extraordinarily challenging conditions. He professionally mentored the Dean, Director of Admissions and 12 academic department heads to improve education and administrative procedures resulting in the first ever graduating class of future Afghan Army officers. He has authored over 40 multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publications, numerous technical publications and was awarded a US patent. He is currently on numerous educational and STEM advisory boards. ******* ******* Thursday, October 13, 2022 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY 3059 Abstract: Will be forthcoming.. ******* ******* To R.S.V.P. CLICK HERE Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2022 Purdue University<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/disclaimer.html> All rights reserved An equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html>