This e-mail is to announce that Arpan Seth will be defending his dissertation, ADVANCED MODELING AND EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR REAL-TIME RESPONSE IN WATER NETWORKS, on Monday, November 30th, at 2:00 p.m. in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Laird, and the abstract is attached. All are welcome to attend. Thank you! Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 1051 Purdue University 765-494-4057