March 2013 - Che-student-staff-list

ChE Director of Graduate Studies
by Varma, Arvind 28 May '14

28 May '14

Dear Colleagues, After serving since January, 2009 as our School's Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), Prof. Litster recently requested relief from this service, to devote more time to his teaching and research. Reluctantly, I accepted his request. On behalf of our School's faculty, staff and graduate students, I express deep gratitude to Jim for his outstanding service in this role. Simultaneously, I am pleased to inform that, effective July 1, Prof. Mike Harris has accepted to become our School's DGS. In this capacity, he will advise the graduate students and oversee the operations of the graduate office. I am grateful that Mike has accepted this position of leadership and service. Sincerely, Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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Congratulations to David Acevedo and Jon Pfluger!
by Varma, Arvind 31 Mar '13

31 Mar '13

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform that David Acevedo has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. David received his BSChE degree from the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez and joined our graduate program last fall. He is doing research under the direction of Zoltan Nagy. In addition, current senior Jon Pfluger has also been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - he will join some lucky program. Pl join me in congratulating David and Jon! Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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TOTAL ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN -APRIL 17, 2013
by Valley, Jeffrey L 29 Mar '13

29 Mar '13

BE ADVISED - On Wednesday April 17th at 5:30 am there will be a total electrical shutdown of the building so that work in the main electrical vault can occur. This shutdown will last approximately 1/2 hour so they may replace gears that has been mandated. I will be sending out reminders before this date so that the necessary precautions may be taken for computers and for research equipment that will need to be ready for loss of power. They are giving us 2 1/2 weeks notice so we can plan accordingly. If you have any questions please contact me. Jeff Valley

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FW: CoE Inaugural Faculty Colloquium - Joseph Pekny; 3:30 pm Today!
by Varma, Arvind 29 Mar '13

29 Mar '13

Dear Colleagues, I write to echo Jim Litster's note below, and to provide some additional background. As follow up of the team that Jim co-chaired, the ELT approved a process to "...recognizing the achievements of senior faculty... this process includes providing continual professional development, supported by thoughtful planning and goal setting, as part of academic professional life for all faculty, at all stages in their careers. The hope is that such a program will support faculty in their plans to build on their successes and expand their horizons, as well as leverage the valuable experience and capabilities of senior faculty who may want to take on new roles at the university." To implement the program, in January this year, all CoE Heads were requested to provide names of at most 2 of their School's faculty, who fit the following criteria: 1. Full Professors who have been at that rank at least 7 years or more, or joined Purdue as a full professor 2. Faculty of different career paths and vision, i.e., it would be preferable if both nominees did not have the traditional research based careers. I nominated two ChE faculty, one with a "traditional research based career" and Joe as one in a "different career paths and vision." Among all the nominees, the CoE selected 3 faculty members whose careers are being celebrated this semester - Joe is in this inaugural group. With this, he brings recognition to himself and to our School! As noted below, the seminar details are: Friday, March 29, 2013 3:30 p.m. seminar, Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G124 4:30 p.m. reception, Forney Hall, Henson Atrium Pl attend, to celebrate Joe's outstanding career, which has unlimited future potential! Best, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University From: che-faculty-list-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu [mailto:che-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Litster, James Donald Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 2:50 PM To: chefaculty(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: [Che-faculty-list] FW: CoE Inaugural Faculty Colloquium - Joseph Pekny Dear Colleagues I encourage you to attend Joe's colloquium this Friday afternoon. The "celebration of faculty careers" colloquium series is an outcome from the College strategic planning, specifically from the Promotion and Tenure Implementation Team that I co-chaired. Joe is one of three senior faculty in the College chosen for piloting the program this semester. Hope to see you there. Jim Jim Litster, PhD Professor of Chemical Engineering Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G027A 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 USA +1 765 496-2836 (phone) +1 765 494-0805 (fax) jlitster(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jlitster@purdue.edu> From: engfaculty-list-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu> [mailto:engfaculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Leah Jamieson Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:07 AM To: engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: CoE Inaugural Faculty Colloquium - Joseph Pekny [Purdue University] The College of Engineering invites you to attend THE CELEBRATION OF FACULTY CAREERS INAUGURAL COLLOQUIUM SERIES Celebrate our faculty members' diverse impact on education, scholarship, engagement and disciplines. [JOSEPH F. PEKNY] JOSEPH F. PEKNY<https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/Administration/AcademicAffairs/…> "Knowledge Acquisition Frameworks and Deliberate Innovation - Perspectives from and Next Steps for a Journey in Engineering Complexity"<https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/Administration/AcademicAffairs/…> We live at a time of marvelous advances and great promise. For example, many of us wear and make phone calls with handheld "computers" that dwarf the capability of supercomputers of just a few years ago. The fundamental advances responsible for such a Moore's law phenomena will drive profound and unpredictable economic improvements for many years. Yet, people are aware that our society is up against what might perhaps be existential challenges. Climate change, economic bubbles, terrorism, affordability of healthcare, cancer, national debt, providing sufficient energy for everyone, etc. are challenges of incredible complexity. How can we reconcile scientifically these observations of great promise and foreboding challenge? At least partially, our society has reached the limits of understanding that are possible through scientific reductionism. Observations of complexity over the last few decades show that new principles are required for useful understanding. I will use the experiences from my career at Purdue to provide a practical definition of complexity and introduce the developing ideas of knowledge acquisition frameworks and deliberate innovation as tools which can mitigate complexity. These tools may prove useful to understanding and engineering the "holistic" nature of complexity. Friday, March 29, 2013 3:30 p.m. seminar, Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G124 4:30 p.m. reception, Forney Hall, Henson Atrium Parking available in Northwestern Parking Garage<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=504+Northwestern+Avenue+West+Lafayette,+IN+4…> [Purdue Engineering]

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Safety update ont he use of gas cylinder staorage area
by Gabriela Nagy 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Dear ChE Faculty, Staff and Students, Please find attached the updated document regarding the safe use of the gas cylinder storage area. We try to revise and improve this procedure regularly. The present update includes procedures to be followed in case of inclement weather conditions. Special thanks to Vinod, Erik and Yury, who all worked on this update! The updates can be found under the 'General Notes' heading, the last 4 bullet points on page 3 of the document. Please read carefully. Thank you for your commitment to safety! Gabriela on behalf of the ChE Safety Committee -- Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47 907 Tel: (765) 496-1710; Fax: (765) 494-0805 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu

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Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr. Paul Nealey
by Mamph, Jennifer A 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Paul Nealey Institute of Molecular Engr., University of Chicago "Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers on Lithographically Defined Chemically Nanopatterned Substrates" April 2, 2013 9:00-10:20 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: The use of block copolymers in the lithographic process is an attractive strategy to augment and enhance the capabilities of current tools in nanomanufacturing. We employ electron beam and 193 nm immersion lithography to fabricate chemically patterned surfaces. Block copolymer films are deposited on the surfaces and annealed. By judicious choice of the chemistry and the geometry of the patterned regions, the domain structure of the block copolymer film may be directed to assembly into desirable architectures for applications such as bit patterned media or integrated circuits. Challenges that remain in materials and process development include delineation of the degree of perfection that can be obtained, and fabrication of sub 10 nm features in manufacturing-relevant processes. Here we report 1) the relationships between attributes of the chemical pattern and the degree of perfection of the assembled block copolymer films, 2) two approaches to processing films on chemical patterns to enable assembly of high resolution copolymers with differing block surface energies, and 3) design principles for the synthesis of new block copolymers for directed self-assembly with sub 10 nm features. Bio: Paul F. Nealey is currently the Brady W Dougan Family Professor in Molecular Engineer-ing at the new Institute for Molecular Engineering of the University of Chicago. His research interests include nanofabrication techniques based on advanced lithography and directed self-assembly, development of imaging materials for alternative lithographic strategies, and dimension dependent material properties of nanoscopic macromolecular structures. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and has received the National Science Foundation Career Award, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the University of Wisconsin Romnes Fellowship, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Arthur K. Doolittle Award from the American Chemical Society. He was also the Founding Director of the National Science Foundation-funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center in Templated Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale.

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FW: Solar Seminar Series April 4, 2013 #:30 PM BNC Rm 2001
by Murray, Chris L 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

From: Black, Nancy Lee Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:46 PM Subject: Solar Seminar Series April 4, 2013 #:30 PM BNC Rm 2001 Please post and distribute to all whom may be interested. thanks Kurt R. Mikeska Birck Rm. 2001 April 4, Thurs., 3:30 p.m. "Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Metallization" Crystalline silicon solar cell technology has advanced by improvements to all aspects of cell design including metallization. Improvements to metal contacts have been synergistic with other cell improvements such as passivation, lightly doped emitters, and boron doped emitters. Recent improvements in metallization contacts have allowed the solar cell industry to move from highly doped emitters (HDE), designed to enable sufficiently low contact resistance, to lightly doped emitters (LDE), which have much lower recombination velocities, lower saturation current and improved cell efficiency. We will discuss both accepted theories and new insights into silver-silicon contact mechanisms, which combined have led to recent improvements in cell design and performance. Kurt R. Mikeska received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Rutgers University, College of Engineering and is currently a Senior Research Associate at DuPont in the Central Research and Development Department, Experimental Station, Wilmington DE. His expertise is in solid state inorganic synthesis, and he has worked in the area of crystalline silicon photovoltaics for the past ten years developing contact metallizations and investigating metal-semiconductor interface contact mechanisms. He has over 25 granted patents and 40 publications. Any questions please call, Nancy Black Secretary Birck Nanotechnology Center West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-494-8675 Fax: 765-494-4731

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Campus wide tornado drill tomorrow
by Gabriela Nagy 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

Dear Faculty, Staff, Research Fellows, Graduate students, This is just a reminder that the campus wide tornado drill will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, March 27 from 10 am. As a safety precaution, please lock your offices when you leave for the exercise. Thank you, Gabriela -- Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47 907 Tel: (765) 496-1710; Fax: (765) 494-0805 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu

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Dr. Alan Lesser seminar today CANCELLED
by Mamph, Jennifer A 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

Due to the storms, Dr. Lesser had to cancel his visit to Purdue today. We will reschedule at a later time. Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused. Jenni Mamph Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive, Rm 1144 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Office (765) 494-4069 Fax (765) 494-0805

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Congratulations to Ramki!
by Varma, Arvind 22 Mar '13

22 Mar '13

Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to inform that D. "Ramki" Ramkrishna is the winner of the 2013 Purdue Sigma Xi Chapter Faculty Research Award. The award recognizes outstanding research achievement and contributions to scientific knowledge by a Purdue faculty member. Pl join me in congratulating Ramki for this well-deserved recognition! Best, Arvind

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