March 2015 - Che-student-staff-list

Sad News
by Varma, Arvind 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

Dear Colleagues, I am very sorry to inform that Julie Kim's mother passed away recently after a lengthy illness. Sang will leave for her memorial services in California early tomorrow morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with Julie, Sang and their family. Arvind

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Graduate Seminar Series- Dr Kyungbum Lee -April 7
by Ewing, Virginia G 31 Mar '15

31 Mar '15

School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Kyungbum Lee Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering Tufts University "Metabolic Network Analysis in Biotechnology and Biomedicine" Tuesday, April 7, 2015 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: We are interested in the study of cellular metabolism and its role in shaping biological function. Central to our research is the idea that metabolism involves the concerted actions of many enzymes, reactants, and products that together form a complex reaction network. This presentation focuses on network models of metabolism as an analysis framework, with examples drawn from two ongoing projects. The first example describes a dynamic model of CHO cell metabolism in fed batch culture, which is used to identify potential cell and process modification targets for productivity improvement. The second example describes a graph model of a microbial community, which is used to identify bioactive bacterial metabolites present in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Bio: Kyongbum Lee is currently Professor and Chair of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department and Program Director for Bioengineering for the School of Engineering at Tufts University. He was a Visiting Faculty Member at the Obesity Research Center of Boston University School of Medicine. He joined the faculty of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at Tufts University as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2002. Dr. Lee obtained his Ph.D. in chemical engineering with a minor in applied mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Stanford University in 1995. His research interests are metabolic engineering, tissue engineering, metabolomics, and systems biology. Honors include a Mellon Foundation Research Semester Fellowship, Jay Bailey Young Investigator Award for Best Paper in Metabolic Engineering, Invitation to National Academies Keck Futures Conference, and Tufts University Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award. He has served as a guest editor for Advances in Biochemical Engineering, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, and Current Opinions in Biotechnology. He has held elected positions of Division Director and Area Program Chair for the Food, Pharmaceutical Bioengineering Division of the AIChE. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the journals Metabolites, Adipocytes, and Technology.

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SEMINAR RECEPTION WILL BE AFTER THE LECTURE AT 10 A.M. IN G140
by Field, Catherine A 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

Hello Everyone, The Seminar reception will take place *after* Seminar tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. in G140. Please also see Virginia Ewing's e-mail announcement below. The reception is being sponsored by the College of Engineering since Dr. Caruthers's Seminar is part of the Celebration of Faculty Careers in the College of Engineering. I apologize for any confusion, and I'll see you tomorrow at Seminar and at the reception *afterward*. Thank you. Best, Katie From: Che-staff-list [mailto:che-staff-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Ewing, Virginia G Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 11:57 AM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: [Che-staff-list] Graduate Seminar Series- Dr James Caruthers-March 31, Reception at 10AM, room G140 School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. James Caruthers School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University "Polymer Mechanics and Other Non-Traditional Academic Pursuits" Tuesday, March 31, 2015 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 10:00 a.m. in room G140 Abstract: An academic career typically has a pathway that focuses on research and teaching, but if one is fortunate opportunities arise that can lead to an unanticipated path. I have had the good fortune of experiencing both traditional and unusual career pathways, both of which will be briefly described in this talk. The traditional research pathway has focused on the chemistry and engineering properties of polymers, with special interest in the thermo-mechanical behavior of polymeric glasses. Glassy polymers exhibit a diversity of nonlinear relaxation behaviors that have resisted a fundamental description for decades, where the glassy state is considered one of the outstanding problems in condensed matter physics. Recently Caruthers and his group have developed a new approach that can at least qualitatively unify the diverse thermo-mechanical behavior seen experimentally. The key idea in this new approach is to include nanoscale, temporal, fluctuations, where this explicit incorporation of fluctuations challenges the basic structure of continuum mechanics. In addition to the traditional research and teaching activities, Caruthers also leads major activities in (i) P-12 STEM education and (ii) the development of an on-line Chemical Engineering curriculum. The STEM activities are particularly interesting in that they involve the motorsports industry, including the organization of an international electric go-kart design and race competition each May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of the Indy500. The last part of talk will describe the strange path from academic research to a major motorsports-based STEM education program for college students that is expanding to include both high school and middle school students.

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Graduate Seminar Series- Dr James Caruthers-March 31, Reception at 10AM, room G140
by Ewing, Virginia G 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. James Caruthers School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University "Polymer Mechanics and Other Non-Traditional Academic Pursuits" Tuesday, March 31, 2015 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 10:00 a.m. in room G140 Abstract: An academic career typically has a pathway that focuses on research and teaching, but if one is fortunate opportunities arise that can lead to an unanticipated path. I have had the good fortune of experiencing both traditional and unusual career pathways, both of which will be briefly described in this talk. The traditional research pathway has focused on the chemistry and engineering properties of polymers, with special interest in the thermo-mechanical behavior of polymeric glasses. Glassy polymers exhibit a diversity of nonlinear relaxation behaviors that have resisted a fundamental description for decades, where the glassy state is considered one of the outstanding problems in condensed matter physics. Recently Caruthers and his group have developed a new approach that can at least qualitatively unify the diverse thermo-mechanical behavior seen experimentally. The key idea in this new approach is to include nanoscale, temporal, fluctuations, where this explicit incorporation of fluctuations challenges the basic structure of continuum mechanics. In addition to the traditional research and teaching activities, Caruthers also leads major activities in (i) P-12 STEM education and (ii) the development of an on-line Chemical Engineering curriculum. The STEM activities are particularly interesting in that they involve the motorsports industry, including the organization of an international electric go-kart design and race competition each May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of the Indy500. The last part of talk will describe the strange path from academic research to a major motorsports-based STEM education program for college students that is expanding to include both high school and middle school students.

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Seminar Reception tomorrow in G140 at 8:45 (not the Atrium)
by Field, Catherine A 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

Hello Everyone, Tomorrow our Seminar reception will be in G140 at 8:45 a.m. because of a scheduling conflict in the Atrium. Best, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47906 E-mail: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE>

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Graduate Seminar Series- Dr James Caruthers-March 31
by Ewing, Virginia G 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

[blackwelder] School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. James Caruthers School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University "Polymer Mechanics and Other Non-Traditional Academic Pursuits" Tuesday, March 31, 2015 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: An academic career typically has a pathway that focuses on research and teaching, but if one is fortunate opportunities arise that can lead to an unanticipated path. I have had the good fortune of experiencing both traditional and unusual career pathways, both of which will be briefly described in this talk. The traditional research pathway has focused on the chemistry and engineering properties of polymers, with special interest in the thermo-mechanical behavior of polymeric glasses. Glassy polymers exhibit a diversity of nonlinear relaxation behaviors that have resisted a fundamental description for decades, where the glassy state is considered one of the outstanding problems in condensed matter physics. Recently Caruthers and his group have developed a new approach that can at least qualitatively unify the diverse thermo-mechanical behavior seen experimentally. The key idea in this new approach is to include nanoscale, temporal, fluctuations, where this explicit incorporation of fluctuations challenges the basic structure of continuum mechanics. In addition to the traditional research and teaching activities, Caruthers also leads major activities in (i) P-12 STEM education and (ii) the development of an on-line Chemical Engineering curriculum. The STEM activities are particularly interesting in that they involve the motorsports industry, including the organization of an international electric go-kart design and race competition each May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of the Indy500. The last part of talk will describe the strange path from academic research to a major motorsports-based STEM education program for college students that is expanding to include both high school and middle school students.

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FW: XPS / CASA XPS Workshop flyers and ads
by Murray, Chris L 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

From: Black, Nancy Lee Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:36 AM To: Murray, Chris L; ecedraw(a)ecn.purdue.edu; Hatfield, Betty L.; Nahlik, Debra A; fergusoc(a)purdue.edud; Elwell, Cathy L; Blue, Rhonda E; Reece, Kellie A; Peoples, Timothy R; 'young55(a)purdue.edu'; Wable, Jill L; Ramsey, Christine M.; dpsite(a)ecn.purdue.edu; Anthrop, Heather L Cc: Zemlyanov, Dmitry Y Subject: FW: XPS / CASA XPS Workshop flyers and ads Good morning to all - could each of you post these workshop flyers in your buildings and add the body of this email and the flyers to either your website and/or email for all in your departments? Many thanks, Nancy Black, Secretary, BRK ************************ Dear Colleagues, I just want to attract your attention to two XPS workshop coming in May, 2015. I believe every research group using or planning to use Surface Analysis characterization tools should have at least one trained student. 1) Introduction to XPS workshop - What you should know about X-ray pohotoelectron spectroscopy (https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2aEjFISmtrn3IlD) May 19-20 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterization of solid surface. The course will teach how and what information can be provided by XPS. 2) XPS Lite Workshop Introduction to CasaXPS (https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4ON5fLuUSipSyuV) May 26-27 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterizatio nof solid surface. however, XPS data require thorough analysis, and dedicated software is used for data analysis. purdue University has a site license for CasaXPS allowing complete analysis XPS data. The course aims to teach (1) what analysis should be applied to raw XPS data and (2) how this can be done using CasaXPS. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of XPS data using CasaXPS will be discussed in detail as well. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops to follow data analysis using CasaXPS. ************************ Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Best regards, Dmitry ***************************************** Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Tel.: +1 (765) 496-2457 (office - BRK 1274) +1 (765) 496-6217 (lab - BRK 1077) Cell: +1 (765) 427-3813 Fax: +1 (765) 496-8299 mailto:dzemlian@purdue.edu web: https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/equipment/category?class=characterization&id…

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Congratulations to Raj Gounder!
by Varma, Arvind 29 Mar '15

29 Mar '15

Dear All, Raj Gounder has been awarded a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award. This highly competitive award recognizes outstanding new faculty for the quality and pertinence of their research and is intended to help them achieve tenure while teaching and conducting research. In addition to the honor, this grant provides $15,000 per year to support his research. This funding will continue until tenure is achieved, up to a maximum of three years. In recent years, Raj is the third Purdue ChE faculty member to receive this recognition, following You-Yeon Won (2008-10) and Julie Liu (2011-14). Pl join me in congratulating Raj for this terrific recognition! Arvind

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Earth Hour 2015! - Message from the ChE Council for Sustainability
by Farmus, Cristina D 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

Dear All, On Saturday, March 28th, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm local time, the Earth Hour is observed worldwide. The movement encourages individuals, communities, households and businesses to switch off their non-essential lights during this hour. The following link has their official 2-minute video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxIMib4e8f8) It is a symbolic gesture from millions of people across the globe to show their care for the planet. I urge you to turn-off lights/electrical apppliances/laptops/desktops,etc. at home/office/lab during the hour as a mark of support to this event from our School. Thank you, Gautham M.R.

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reminder: call for submissions to creative publication and upcoming GSO events
by Field, Catherine A 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

Please see the reminder below from the Graduate Student Organization President. Best, Katie Dear ChE faculty and staff, This is just a friendly reminder that submissions to the GSO creative publication are due Wednesday April 1, 2015. Please email submissions to me at ndevlin(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ndevlin@purdue.edu>, put submissions in my mailbox on the 2nd floor, or anonymously submit using GSO's online feedback system: https://engineering.purdue.edu/~gso/index.html. On a separate note, GSO has a lot of great events coming up in April. The events are listed on our calendar if you would like to know the times and dates in advance: https://engineering.purdue.edu/~gso/calendar.html. Regards, Nicole -- Nicole Raley Devlin Chemical Engineering Purdue University nicolerdevlin(a)gmail.com<mailto:nicolerdevlin@gmail.com>

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