September 2012 - Che-student-staff-list

BIOL Weekly Seminar Announcement
by Ewing, Virginia G 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Please see the attached weekly seminar announcement for September 10-14, 2012 as well as the John S. Karling Distinguished Lectureship flyer. Thank you, Amanda Rhoades Biological Sciences LILY 1-118 765.494.4408

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Card for Jeff
by Heide, Karen Kay 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Good Afternoon, There is a card on my desk for people to sign to wish him well. I will mail it next Wednesday. Karen Mrs. Karen Heide, Secretary School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 765-494-4050 765-494-0805 (Fax)

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Swagelok training seminar September 17-th
by Zvinevich, Yury 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

SWAGELOK TUBE FITTING INSTALLATION SEMINAR DATE: September 17, 2012 TIME: 3-4:15 pm LOCATION: PHYS 238 Jason Wolf - Production Manager Seminar Outline: Explain the main advantages of using tubing instead of pipe Provide an overview of good tubing installation practices Discuss Swagelok Tube Fitting installation instructions Discuss retightening instructions Discuss pre-swaging instructions Fitting Products to Make the Job Easier Port connectors Tube adapters Plugs and caps Positionable fittings Ferrule packs Insert Tube Bender components ***Registration is required*** Seating limited to 45 attendees Send registration email containing your name and email to: MIKE.MERKEL(a)SWAGELOK.COM<mailto:MIKE.MERKEL@SWAGELOK.COM> Please note that if there are more than 45 attendees that register, another course will be offered in the near future. You will be notified of the next session. ************************************************************************************************************************ Yury Zvinevich School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G111A 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Tel.: (765) 494-9368 Fax: (765) 494-0805 E-mail: yuryzv(a)purdue.edu<mailto:yuryzv@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/Directory/Staff/yuryzv.html

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Grad Seminar Announcement - Dr. Mahdi Abu-Omar
by Ewing, Virginia G 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Prof. Mahdi Abu-Omar Department of Chemistry Purdue University "Chemical Catalysis for Sustainable Energy and the Environment" Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:00-10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract. Transition metal catalysts have been an integral part of the success story of the petrochemical industry in the past century. Two of the grand challenges for this century are the utilization of renewable resources and environmental remediation. In this seminar, I will discuss two research projects, chlorite dismutation and biomass conversion. The heme enzyme chlorite dismutase transforms the inorganic oxyanion chlorite to dioxygen and innocuous chloride under ambient conditions and physiological pH. Isotope-labeling and computational studies revealed a tightly controlled rebound mechanism in which each chlorite molecule produces O2 and Cl- on a single metal site. Functional modeling of this enzyme will be presented including the discovery of a manganese water soluble porphyrin that generates catalytically chlorine dioxide from chlorite at neutral pH. Approximately 1.4 billion tons of lignocellulosic biomass is an annually renewable source of energy and feedstock in the U.S. alone. The major components of biomass are cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin- all polymeric and contain high percentage of oxygen. I will describe catalytic processes based on cheap and abundant materials that can be employed in tandem to unravel polymeric biomass into soluble components and their subsequent transformation into fuels or high value organics. Bio. Mahdi Abu-Omar is a professor of chemistry and a university faculty scholar at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Mahdi is a native of Jerusalem. He moved to the U.S. in 1988 to pursue higher education. He received a BS (summa cum laude), 1992, in chemistry from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and a Ph.D. in 1996 from Iowa State University working in the field of chemical kinetics and inorganic reaction mechanisms with Prof. James H. Espenson. After a postdoc in bioinorganic chemistry at Caltech with Prof. Harry B. Gray, Mahdi started his independent academic career at the University of California, Los Angeles, and moved to Purdue University in 2003. In addition to fundamental synthesis and mechanistic investigations, Mahdi's research interest includes the design and development of transition-metal catalysts for renewable energy and environmental applications. Dr. Abu-Omar has received several awards including JPP Young Investigator Award from the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (2010), the College of Science Interdisciplinary Award (2010) and the College of Engineering Team Excellence Award from Purdue University (2007), Faculty Early Career Development Award from NSF (1999-03), and a Beckman Young Investigator Award (1999-02). In 2008, Mahdi was named University Faculty Scholar by Purdue University. Dr. Abu-Omar has supervised 30 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

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Center for the Environment: Fall Reception Invitation
by Murray, Chris L 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

[cid:image002.jpg@01CD8698.17D3F450] Cindy Fate cynthia(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cynthia@purdue.edu> Purdue University Global Sustainability Institute Center for the Environment Purdue Climate Change Research Center MANN Hall 105 203 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-49-45146

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Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar - Sept. 6th - Guest Speaker, Gary Fedder
by Murray, Chris L 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar Co-sponsored by NNSA PRISM Center "Reconfigurable and Self-Healing MEMS" Professor Gary Fedder Institute for Complex Engineering Systems Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Date: September 6th, 2012 Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: ME 1061 Reception at 4:00 p.m. Gatewood ME 2137

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Graduate Seminar Series - update
by Ewing, Virginia G 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Updated CHE Graduate Seminar Series schedule for Fall semester. Virginia Virginia Ewing School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive/FRNY Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 765-494-4365 vewing(a)purdue.edu

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BIOL Weekly Seminars
by Ewing, Virginia G 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Hello, Please see the attached weekly seminar announcement for September 4 - 7, 2012 as well as the Biology Seminar flyer. Thank you, Amanda Rhoades Biological Sciences LILY 1-118 765.494.4408

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