This e-mail is to announce that McKay Easton will be defending his thesis: Density functional theory complements mass spectrometry in the investigation of biomass pyrolysis and ion-molecule reaction mechanisms Thursday, June 2, at 12:00 PM in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is directed by Drs. Ribeiro and Kenttamaa. The abstract is attached, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 1051 Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]