September 2016 - Che-student-staff-list

REMINDER! Grad. Seminar TODAY!
by Vigar, Jill K 13 Sep '16

13 Sep '16

[cid:image002.png@01D20DB2.2460F740]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. Raul F. Lobo Center for Catalytic Science and Technology Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Delaware “Valorization of Natural Gas and Biomass-Derived Compounds via Zeolite Catalysis” Tuesday, September 13, 2016 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: My research group is interested in developing and understanding catalysis systems to enable the transformation abundant, inexpensive and—when possible—renewable carbon sources into feedstocks for the chemical industry. We combine expertise in materials synthesis, catalysis and kinetics, and reaction engineering to develop novel catalysts and catalytic processes that produce valuable products. In the first part of the talk I will discuss a number of alternative pathways to transform furans (typically produced from glucose or xylose by dehydration) into valuable commodity chemicals. To this end we have developed and optimized zeolite catalyst compositions to form aromatic species out of the furans via Diels-Alder chemistry. We will describe efforts to producing benzoic acid and -methylstyrene from furans in high selectivity and high yield, along with the elucidation of the reaction mechanisms of these reactions. In the second part I will discuss on-going research directed towards the development of catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane into methanol. We will show that zeolites can serve as hosts of transition metals oxide clusters (copper or iron) that are analogous to metal oxide clusters observed in a number of important enzymes such as particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO). These clusters are capable of oxidizing methane to methanol, carbon monoxide and CO2. By selectively choosing materials that compartmentalize Cu-O clusters, we have identified zeolite structures that are able to selectively oxidize methane to methanol with very high selectivity in a three-step cyclic process. We will describe the potential and the drawbacks of transforming such cyclic process into a catalytic process for methanol production. Despite the maturity of the field of catalysis this talk will show that tantalizing new opportunities emerge from the discovery of new catalyst structures and compositions, and from improvements in our control of the composition of metal clusters in nanoscopic environments. Biography: Raul F. Lobo is the Claire D. LeClaire professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware and Director of the Center for Catalytic Science and Technology. His research interests span the development of novel porous materials for catalysis and separations, the chemistry of zeolites, catalysis for energy and the environment, and the scientific aspects of catalyst synthesis. He has published over one hundred forty refereed reports and he is co-inventor in three US patents. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Costa Rica in 1989 and later moved to California to pursue graduate studies in Chemical Engineering at Caltech. He worked for one year at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico as a postdoctoral fellow and he started his academic career at the University of Delaware in 1995. Jill K. Vigar Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Rm 2144 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 P. 765-494-7134 E. jvigar(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jvigar@purdue.edu> [ENG_Chem]

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Purdue's United Way Campaign
by Vigar, Jill K 12 Sep '16

12 Sep '16

All, We have a lot of fun and exciting events coming up this week and throughout the month of September. Please come out and participate or share with others and invite them to support United Way! Poverty Simulation - Sept. 15 Attached is the flyer about the poverty simulation. Register today and help promote the poverty simulation on Thurs, Sept. 15 from 9am - Noon at the Kurz Purdue Technology Center in Purdue Research Park. It is FREE but registration is required: http://www.uwlafayette.org/poverty-simulation-kurz Splash or Cash Challenge Event - Sept. 16 Friday, September 16 All Day, 8am - 5pm Loeb Fountain, in Founders Park near Beering Hall Make sure to "like" Purdue United Way on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram so that you can follow us. A Facebook event has been created for the Splash or Cash Challenge. Use the hashtag #PurdueUWsplash on social media. Share the event with your friends! Volunteer - Pick a Project! This is the Month of Caring and we want to show the community that Purdue University cares! Have you considered doing a service project with your team or your unit? This is a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others through service. Go to the United Way Volunteer website and click on "Month of Caring" to view available projects and to sign up: http://www.uwlafayette.org/volunteer-center Dine to Donate $1 - Sept. 19-30 Purdue Dining & Catering is partnering with Purdue United Way to ask customers to donate a $1 to "Fuel a Future Boiler" at select retail dining locations. Give to United Way and collect buttons! Thank you! [localized horizontal] Jill K. Vigar Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Rm 2144 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 P. 765-494-7134 E. jvigar(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jvigar@purdue.edu> [ENG_Chem]

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Thesis Announcement for Yang Yang
by Johnson, Beverly J 12 Sep '16

12 Sep '16

This e-mail is to announce that Yang Yang will be defending his thesis: "DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL DESIGN AND CONTROL APPROACHES FOR INTEGRATED CRYSTALLIZATION OPERATION AND SYSTEMS" Monday, September 19, 2016 at 10:00 AM in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Nagy. The abstract is attached, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2043A Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Welcome Nicole Cox
by Johnson, Beverly J 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Good afternoon, Please join me in welcoming Nicole Cox as the new secretary in the Chemical Engineering grad office. Nicole comes to us from the Statistics department here at Purdue where she worked as a secretary in their main office, and was the main backup for their graduate program coordinator. Nicole received her Bachelor of Arts from Purdue in May of this year with a major in general communications. I think she is a great fit to our office, and we are so happy to have her with us! Thank you! Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2043A Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Seminar Announcement-Next Week!
by Vigar, Jill K 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

[cid:image002.png@01D20A78.5F45F820]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES Dr. Raul F. Lobo Center for Catalytic Science and Technology Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Delaware “Valorization of Natural Gas and Biomass-Derived Compounds via Zeolite Catalysis” Tuesday, September 13, 2016 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: My research group is interested in developing and understanding catalysis systems to enable the transformation abundant, inexpensive and—when possible—renewable carbon sources into feedstocks for the chemical industry. We combine expertise in materials synthesis, catalysis and kinetics, and reaction engineering to develop novel catalysts and catalytic processes that produce valuable products. In the first part of the talk I will discuss a number of alternative pathways to transform furans (typically produced from glucose or xylose by dehydration) into valuable commodity chemicals. To this end we have developed and optimized zeolite catalyst compositions to form aromatic species out of the furans via Diels-Alder chemistry. We will describe efforts to producing benzoic acid and -methylstyrene from furans in high selectivity and high yield, along with the elucidation of the reaction mechanisms of these reactions. In the second part I will discuss on-going research directed towards the development of catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane into methanol. We will show that zeolites can serve as hosts of transition metals oxide clusters (copper or iron) that are analogous to metal oxide clusters observed in a number of important enzymes such as particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO). These clusters are capable of oxidizing methane to methanol, carbon monoxide and CO2. By selectively choosing materials that compartmentalize Cu-O clusters, we have identified zeolite structures that are able to selectively oxidize methane to methanol with very high selectivity in a three-step cyclic process. We will describe the potential and the drawbacks of transforming such cyclic process into a catalytic process for methanol production. Despite the maturity of the field of catalysis this talk will show that tantalizing new opportunities emerge from the discovery of new catalyst structures and compositions, and from improvements in our control of the composition of metal clusters in nanoscopic environments. Biography: Raul F. Lobo is the Claire D. LeClaire professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware and Director of the Center for Catalytic Science and Technology. His research interests span the development of novel porous materials for catalysis and separations, the chemistry of zeolites, catalysis for energy and the environment, and the scientific aspects of catalyst synthesis. He has published over one hundred forty refereed reports and he is co-inventor in three US patents. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Costa Rica in 1989 and later moved to California to pursue graduate studies in Chemical Engineering at Caltech. He worked for one year at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico as a postdoctoral fellow and he started his academic career at the University of Delaware in 1995. Jill K. Vigar Secretary Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Rm 2144 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 P. 765-494-7134 E. jvigar(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jvigar@purdue.edu> [ENG_Chem]

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Implicit bias - faculty and staff survey
by Farmus, Cristina D 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Good morning, Our School is hosting Dr. Beth Holloway on September 20 to give a graduate seminar about implicit bias. We'd like to understand more about how implicit bias is affecting the environment in Chemical Engineering. Please take three minutes to complete this survey. Answers are anonymous. https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3V3TajEH8gMzXWl A response before September 15 would be greatly appreciated. Cristina Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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Re: [Che-student-staff-list] Invitation to Forney East Wing Inauguration - it's today!
by Farmus, Cristina D 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Hope to see everyone at 10.30 today to formally celebrate the beginning of a new chapter for our building. We'll start outside 1015. Cristina From: Farmus, Cristina D Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 1:59 PM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: Invitation to Forney East Wing Inauguration Dear Colleagues, On Friday, September 9, we will have a ceremony to inaugurate the newly updated East Wing of Forney Hall. The renovation work is substantially complete with only minor cosmetic touch-ups to be finished. We'll have members from our Industrial Advisory Council, alumni, the construction crew from Kettelhut, and the architects from Scholer in attendance. On behalf of the School of Chemical Engineering, I would like to invite you to participate as well. We will showcase updated facilities and how they are enabling the School to reach its goals. This is the culmination of a long term effort which started with planning the addition, continued with construction, and then a 12 year renovation process of the CMET building. Here is the proposed agenda. * 10.30 - everyone gathers in the hallway on 1st floor, outside office 1015 * 10.45 - brief remarks from Dr. Caruthers and Dr. Kim * 11.00 - cutting the ribbon * 11.00 to 12.00 - light refreshments and tours of the East Wing No RSVP is needed for this event, but I hope you are able to participate even for a short time. Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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ChE Event Agenda and Invitation to Reception and Open Forum
by Farmus, Cristina D 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Good afternoon, Tomorrow (Thursday, September 8th), Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award winners Christopher Bowman (BS ChE '88, PhD '91), Steven Perry (BS ChE '84) and Kim Underhill (BS ChE '87) will be in the our School. Attached is the day's agenda. You are invited to attend both the Reception from 2:15-2:45 p.m. in the Robert Henson Atrium (cake and punch will be served), and the Open Forum from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in FRNY G140. I hope to see you there! Cristina Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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ISP Recertification of our School
by Nagy, Gabriela 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Hello Everyone, I am pleased to let you know that following the Integrated Safety Plan (ISP) recertification meeting with REM representatives on Monday, August 15, 2016, followed by safety inspection of selected labs in Forney, our School was ISP recertified for another year. The official recertification document was signed on August 30, 2016, and made available to me yesterday. Thank you for your efforts in making this possible and for your sustained commitment to safety! Sincerely, Gabriela on behalf of ChE Safety Committee __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G041D Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Invitation to Forney East Wing Inauguration
by Farmus, Cristina D 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Dear Colleagues, On Friday, September 9, we will have a ceremony to inaugurate the newly updated East Wing of Forney Hall. The renovation work is substantially complete with only minor cosmetic touch-ups to be finished. We'll have members from our Industrial Advisory Council, alumni, the construction crew from Kettelhut, and the architects from Scholer in attendance. On behalf of the School of Chemical Engineering, I would like to invite you to participate as well. We will showcase updated facilities and how they are enabling the School to reach its goals. This is the culmination of a long term effort which started with planning the addition, continued with construction, and then a 12 year renovation process of the CMET building. Here is the proposed agenda. * 10.30 - everyone gathers in the hallway on 1st floor, outside office 1015 * 10.45 - brief remarks from Dr. Caruthers and Dr. Kim * 11.00 - cutting the ribbon * 11.00 to 12.00 - light refreshments and tours of the East Wing No RSVP is needed for this event, but I hope you are able to participate even for a short time. Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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