June 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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Heather Toro promotion
by Farmus, Cristina D 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

It is with bittersweet emotion that I announce that Heather Toro will be leaving our School. She received a well deserved promotion to the position of Director of Financial Affairs for the Graduate School and Global Affairs, effective July 22, 2013. Although she has been the Business Manager in Chemical Engineering only since September 2012, Heather has done a superb job keeping all our accounts and transactions in order. She handled everything efficiently, accurately and timely. Please join me in congratulating Heather for this great career advancement. We will work with Business Services to select the new Business Manager as soon as possible. Regards, Cristina Cristina Farmus Administrative Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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Dr. Srinivasa Murthy Seminar on July 11 at Birck
by Murray, Chris L 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

SOLID STATE HYDROGEN STORAGE & DELIVERY FOR PORTABLE & MOBILE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL ENGINEERING ASPECTS" Thursday July 11, 2013 BNC, ROOM 2001, 2-3 PM Prof. S. Srinivasa Murthy Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, India Efficient, economical, & safe storage & delivery is essential for using hydrogen as a fuel in mobile and portable applications. The thermal design of solid state hydrogen storage devices involves coupled heat and mass transfer with heat generation and chemical reactions. Important design considerations include gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity and charging/discharging kinetics. A variety of storage materials such as intermetallics, complex hydrides, carbons, metal organic frameworks, etc. have been suggested, but there was a severe lack of data on their thermodynamic and thermophysical material properties. Analytical and experimental work on the thermal engineering aspects of solid state hydrogen storage has been conducted by the speaker's research group over the past 20 years. Recently, in order to achieve higher gravimetric storage densities, complex hydrides have been investigated. In this talk, the speaker shares his results from this work. Based on his broad experience on solid sorption, other applications, such as carbon sequestration, power generation, and thermal energy storage will also be explored. Prof. Murthy works at the Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT-Madras in Chennai, India. In a career spanning over 45 years, he has studied the heat & mass transfer aspects of solar thermal power, solid state hydrogen storage, fuel cells, refrigeration, heat pumps, and food processing. While supervising over 30 Doctoral and over 120 Master theses in these areas, he has published over 300 papers. He is a Visiting Professor at universities in Spain, Germany, Australia, etc. At IIT-Madras, he has been the Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, the Dean of Sponsored Research and also an Acting Director. Prof. Murthy is a Fellow of six international and Indian professional academies and societies. He represents India at the Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences and is a Member of the Scientific Council of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer. He is the Regional Editor of Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) and is on the editorial boards of several journals including Journal of Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer, Innovative AC&R./ International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, etc. He is the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Solar Thermal Systems-Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Member of Expert Committee on Enabling R&D in Solar Energy-Ministry of Science & Technology. He is the outgoing President of the Indian Society for Heat & Mass Transfer and Vice President of the Solar Energy Society of India. Finally, he is the Co-ordinator at IIT-Madras for the Joint Indo-US research project, SERIIUS. Hosts: Ali Shakouri, Peter Bermel Contact Info: pbermel(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pbermel@purdue.edu>, 6-7879

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FW: Fellowships
by Murray, Chris L 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

From: National Research Council [mailto:depthead@nas.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:16 AM To: AVARMA(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Fellowships Click here<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=b97dac61-5830-416d-ba…> to view this email as a web page [http://images.blifax.com/images/logos/MDRMDR446/filelib_298870/TNAlogo11-04…] Dear Department Head: We are asking your assistance in forwarding this message to inform students and faculty in your department of these outstanding fellowship opportunities. More detailed information and an online application can be found at www.nationalacademies.org/rap<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=80388fe6-7a5a-4e20-90…>. The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral and senior researchers at participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=6ec99766-a761-445b-b0…>. These awards include generous stipends ranging from $42,000 - $80,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients, and higher for additional experience. Graduate<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=65add375-cbd3-4b7c-a3…> entry level stipends begin at $30,000. These awards provide the opportunity for recipients to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the U.S. Research opportunities are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and for some of the laboratories, foreign nationals. Detailed program information, including online applications, instructions on how to apply<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=72a416f6-b071-4e5d-b8…> and a list of participating laboratories<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=ec9bba28-06a8-4e2f-a3…>, is available on the NRC Research Associateship Programs Website<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=7c61178c-81ed-4d4c-95…> (see link above). Questions should be directed to the NRC at 202-334-2760 (phone) or rap(a)nas.edu<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/redirect.aspx?l=61132d28-1339-40db-8f…>. There are four annual review cycles. Review Cycle: August; Opens June 1; Closes August 1 Review Cycle: November; Opens September 1; Closes November 1 Review Cycle: February; Opens December 1; Closes February 1 Review Cycle: May; Opens March 1; Closes May 1 Applicants should contact prospective Adviser(s) at the lab(s) prior to the application deadline to discuss their research interests and funding opportunities. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely yours, H. Ray Gamble Director of the Fellowship Programs National Research Council The National Academies 500 5th Street NW, Keck 568 Washington, DC 20001 This is a commercial message. If you would prefer not to receive further messages from this sender, please Click Here<http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/unsubscribe.aspx?id=da96d47c-812f-4d0…> and confirm your request.[http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener1/da96d47c-812f-4d03-849b-6740…

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Coverage for the Graduate Office
by Farmus, Cristina D 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

We are in the process of interviewing for the Graduate Office Administrator Position. We hope to complete the process in the next 2-3 weeks. Until we hire a new Administrator, if you have any questions related to the Graduate Office, please contact Sandy Hendryx in FRNY 1057, hendryxs(a)purdue.edu or 45650. Regards, Cristina

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New GSO officers for 2013-2014
by Nathaniel J. Carter 14 Jun '13

14 Jun '13

Hello everyone, I am writing to announce that as of earlier this week, the following graduate students have taken over as next year's GSO officers: President - Frank DeVilbiss Vice President/Treasurer - Caitlin Schram First-year Representative - Mark Koeper Student Advocacy Officer - Bethlehem Negash Inter-GSO Events Committee Representative - Holly Chan Purdue Graduate Student Government Representative - Shankali Pradhan Social Events Committee Co-chairperson - Pritish Kamat Sports Events Committee Co-chairperson - Jamie Harris Outreach Committee Chairperson - Nicole Devlin Co-curricular Committee Chairperson - Agnes Mendonca Sustainability Committee Chairperson - Rohit Jaini Safety Committee Chairperson - Kaiwalya Sabnis I feel very comfortable leaving the GSO under the guidance of these individuals; the GSO is certainly in good hands. Thanks, Nathan -- Graduate Research Assistant Solar Energy Research Group School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Cell: 314-482-5519 Email: carter50(a)purdue.edu

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Safety inspections
by Gabriela Nagy 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

Dear all, This is just a short notice to let you know that in preparation for the upcoming safety recertifiation of our School with REM, the ChE Safety Committee will start the safety inspection of labs, offices, storage areas, and other ChE rooms on Monday, June 17. The inspections will continue on a daily basis, until all rooms are inspected. If you have a sensitive experiment in progress and we should not enter your lab, please post a note on the door and contact me to schedule the inspection of that lab. Thank you to everyone who returned the self-audit forms. If you didn't have the chance to perform the self-audit of your work area yet, please complete the form and return it to Gabriela Nagy (in FRNY G051) by 5 pm on Friday, June 14. Please follow the link below to access the self-audit form: https://www.purdue.edu/rem/home/forms/ispcheck.pdf Should you have any question, please contact me. Thank you, Gabriela on behalf of the ChE Safety Committee -- Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical Engineering FRNY, Room G051 Tel: (765) 496-1710; Fax: (765) 494-0805 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu

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FW: [ChE-Department-Chairs] FW: Meet the Faculty Candidates poster session at 2013 AIChE Annual Conference
by Varma, Arvind 06 Jun '13

06 Jun '13

FYI... From: Dickinson,Richard Bernhart [mailto:dickinso@ufl.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 10:39 AM To: che-department-chairs(a)engr.uky.edu Cc: sundar.madihally(a)okstate.edu Subject: [ChE-Department-Chairs] FW: Meet the Faculty Candidates poster session at 2013 AIChE Annual Conference Dear Colleagues - Please see the attached announcement regarding the Meet the Faculty Candidates poster session at the upcoming AICHE Meeting, forwarded from the organizer, Sundar Madihally. Regards, Richard Dickinson, Chair University of Florida Chemical Engineering From: Madihally, Sundar [mailto:sundar.madihally@okstate.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 10:55 AM To: lalvansb(a)muohio.edu<mailto:lalvansb@muohio.edu>; Dickinson,Richard Bernhart Cc: johannes(a)utulsa.edu<mailto:johannes@utulsa.edu> Subject: Meet the Faculty Candidates poster session at 2013 AIChE Annual Conference Dear Dr. Lalvani and Dr. Dickinson, I have been chairing/co-chairing Meet the Faculty Candidates poster session for last ten years. We have seen that many programs get to know about the poster session little late and do not utilize the opportunity. To avoid this and improve the effectiveness of the session, we reach out to most of the programs early so that they know about the session, and the participants. Department heads forum helps us disseminate information about the session. Please forward the enclosed file to all the department heads. I appreciate your help. Sundar ========================================== Sundararajan V. Madihally, PhD Associate Professor, Edward Joullian Chair in Engineering, and Graduate Program Director 423 Engineering North School of Chemical Engineering Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 Ph: (405) 744 5280 FAX: (405) 744 6338 URL: http://madihally.okstate.edu ===========================================

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Farewell Lunch, Card & Gift Card
by Bowman, Debra J 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Dear All, Thank you for the farewell lunch, cards & gift card. The gift card will come in handy since my husband bought me a Kindle Fire HD for Christmas. It is greatly appreciated and I will miss all of you here in Chemical Engineering. Deb

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Out of office Wednesday-Friday
by Harrington, Michael P 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

Hi, I'll be out of the office Wednesday June 5th through Friday June 7th. I'll be back on Monday June 10th. The student workers will monitor the queue but they are limited in things they can 'fix' so please know some things may need to wait until next week. Thanks, Mike ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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