April 2019 - Che-student-staff-list

Robin
by Johnson, Beverly J 30 Apr '19

30 Apr '19

Good afternoon, I'm pleased to announce that Robin Waling will be moving to the graduate office as the new administrative assistant. I'm sure you have all worked with her in the business office, and know that she is very friendly and helpful! Her first day will be tomorrow (May 1), so feel free to stop in and say hi. Thank you, Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Claire Kilmer
by Johnson, Beverly J 30 Apr '19

30 Apr '19

This email is to announce that Claire Kilmer will be defending her thesis: Collagen Type I and II Blend Hydrogels for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering Friday, May 3, 2019, at 2:00 PM in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Liu and Dr. Panitch. The abstract is attached, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Grad Awards
by Johnson, Beverly J 26 Apr '19

26 Apr '19

Good morning, Please join me in congratulating the following students. If I have missed anything (or anyone), please let me know. Some of these may already have been announced. Thank you and have a great weekend! Department Awards Citation Award John Di Iorio - Advisor: Raj Gounder Charles Hages - Advisor: Rakesh Agrawal Faculty Lectureship Award Brandon Bukowski - Advisor: Jeff Greeley College of Engineering Awards Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Award Ayse Eren - Advisor: Zoltan Nagy Andrew Radcliffe - Advisors: Rex Reklaitis and Zoltan Nagy Outstanding Service Scholarship Joe Oliva - Advisor: Zoltan Nagy Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award Ryan Adams - Advisors: Arvind Varma and Vilas Pol University Awards Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship Scott McClary - Advisor: Rakesh Agrawal Daniel Wilcox - Advisor: Bryan Boudouris Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award Kyle Weideman - Advisor: Rakesh Agrawal NSF Fellowship Jessica Torres - Advisor: Julie Liu Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Reminder: Reception Today Honoring Drs. Hannemann & Houze
by Gonzalez, Joshua 24 Apr '19

24 Apr '19

Dear All, Just a friendly reminder, please join us in honoring Dr. Hannemann and Dr. Houze for all of their combined years of service to Purdue University. There will be a video unveiling in the FRNY Atrium today at 2:00 p.m. and you are all welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. Check out the promo video here<https://vimeo.com/331779117/e6356c6fdd>. Thank you, Joshua --- [ENG-David-Colle-H-BG-RGB] Joshua Gonzalez Operations Coordinator [Phone_1D_11x16px] (765) 494-4365 | [Fax_1D_16x16px] (765) 494-0805

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Faculty/Staff Challenge Purdue Day of Giving!
by DeLong, Osra C. 24 Apr '19

24 Apr '19

Hello faculty and staff, 9:00 a.m. begins the faculty/staff challenge for PDOG. If you have not given yet, and would like to make a donation for Purdue Day of Giving, please go through this link<https://dayofgiving.purdue.edu/multigive?org_id=469890&user_campaign_id=> so we will have a shot at winning an additional $3,000 for the School! Thank you for your consideration! Boiler up! Osra DeLong Manager of Development Operations and Donor Stewardship | Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, 1060A 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Office: (765) 494-4811 Cell: (765) 430-0784 ocdelong(a)prf.org<mailto:ocdelong@prf.org> engineering.purdue.edu/ChE [cid:4EB85FD5-0B1D-4D18-B48D-B3F5EA520F5A] The Purdue Research Foundation is an independent organization that acts for the benefit of Purdue University.

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FW: Faculty Lectureship - Brandon Bukowski - Required for PhD students
by Johnson, Beverly J 23 Apr '19

23 Apr '19

The reception will be in the foyer outside FRNY G124 before the seminar. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling] From: Johnson, Beverly J Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 9:44 AM To: 'chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chmegrad(a)ecn.purdue.edu>; 'che-masters-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <che-masters-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu>; 'chepostdoc(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chepostdoc(a)ecn.purdue.edu>; chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Faculty Lectureship - Brandon Bukowski Please join us next Tuesday (April 23) for the 2019 Faculty Lectureship winner Brandon Bukowski. There will be a reception in the atrium at 2:30. This seminar is a requirement for PhD students. [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [cid:image005.jpg@01D4F5CB.47581C70] Brandon C. Bukowski 2019 Faculty Lectureship Winner Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University ******* ******* Ab-initio simulations of condensed water structures in microporous solid acids and their role in heterogeneous catalysis Tuesday, April 23, 2019 3:00 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium - Abstract: Microporous materials, such as zeolites, provide exciting avenues for controlling chemical reactivity through the stabilization of reactive intermediates and transition states by interactions with surrounding pores. This confinement effect has been previously discussed as a design principle to drive reaction rates and product selectivities, which is independent of catalytic metal atom identity at the active site. For chemical reactions catalyzed in the liquid phase, such confinement effects are closely coupled to the role of various defects in zeolite pores and their ability to stabilize solvents. These phenomena are paramount to the design of new catalysts for applications such as biomass conversion or the on-demand production of fine chemicals, but due to the complexity of solvent-defect-pore interactions, little systematic understanding exists. To probe the physical and chemical processes that underlie heterogeneous catalysis in liquids in confined geometries, the structure of water at defects in Beta zeolites will be interrogated using molecular dynamics from first principles using ab-initio simulations. The range of defects considered include catalytic Sn heteroatoms and post-synthetic silanol defects. Sn heteroatoms can adopt two different speciations which influence water structure differently as compared to defect-free and silanol-containing pores. For both types of Sn sites, densely nucleated water clusters which persist at higher water pressures are observed. Shifts in water stretching frequencies are compared with experiments, and a graph theory-based clustering algorithm is employed to understand changes in the structure of hydrogen bonding networks. These results highlight the diverse characteristics of water in confined spaces. The functionalization of zeolites with defects chosen to control hydrophobic and hydrophilic contacts to stabilize transition states provides additional tunability to rationally design next generation catalysts. These principles could be further generalized to classes of materials beyond zeolites; such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), carbon polymorphs, or other types of oxides. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2019 Purdue University<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/disclaimer.html> All rights reserved An equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html> Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Join us for Purdue Day of Giving!
by Stoutenborough, Travis R. 22 Apr '19

22 Apr '19

Dear Faculty and Staff, This Wednesday, April 24, Purdue Day of Giving<https://dayofgiving.purdue.edu/?utm_source=ChemE_BeforePDOG&utm_medium=Emai…> takes place. For 24 hours the entire Purdue Community has the opportunity to make a gift to make a difference. We are all committed to provide an education at the highest proven value. We will have activities in Robert T. Henson Atrium beginning with the AIChE Pancake Breakfast from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Come out to see a 3D Printer taking pancakes to a whole new level! Later that day, we will unveil a video of beloved professors, Dr. Robert E. Hanneman, M.D. and Dr. R. Neal Houze who are celebrating a combined 100 years of service to Purdue University in 2019! Join us at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 in the Atrium to honor Dr. Hanneman and Dr. Houze. Refreshments will be served. Check out the promo video here<https://vimeo.com/331779117/e6356c6fdd>. I hope you will help the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering take our next Giant Leap and consider a contribution (minimum gift of $10). With 100% participation we should be one of the top 10 units with the greatest number of gifts and win a share of bonus funds. And please invite your Purdue friends to share in the day as well. Show your Purdue pride! Staff can wear jeans for their donation of $10 or more. You can give online through the web-portal or by contacting Osra DeLong with a check or cash. We can even take cash/check gifts as early as today if that is your preference. Other challenges are listed here<https://dayofgiving.purdue.edu/leaderboards#pre-day-ch> for your review. Want to be reminded to make a gift? Sign up here Davidson School of Chemical Engineering for Purdue Day of Giving<https://dayofgiving.purdue.edu/?utm_source=ChemE_BeforePDOG&utm_medium=Emai…>! Lastly, the development office has secured Purdue Day of Giving t-shirts to thank you for all you have done to give back as a member of the CHE community (no gift necessary to receive). Please let us know if you will not be around so we can save a shirt for you by emailing Osra Delong at OCDelong(a)prf.org<mailto:OCDelong@prf.org> . Thank you so much and Boiler up! Travis Stoutenborough Chief Development Officer Davidson School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-4065 (o) 765-414-3478 (c) [cid:4EB85FD5-0B1D-4D18-B48D-B3F5EA520F5A] The Purdue Research Foundation is an independent organization that acts for the benefit of Purdue University.

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Mandatory safety refresher training - 2019
by Nagy, Gabriela 19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19

Hello Everyone! It is now time to complete the online safety refresher training, which is required for all ChE faculty, staff, graduate students, post-doctoral research associates and visiting researchers/scholars. You can access the training material and take the quiz on any device linked to the internet, including mobile devices such as a smart phone, iPad or other tablets. Please follow the instructions below and complete this safety refresher training by the end of Monday, April 15, 2019. Instructions: 1. Access the ChE safety website https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/aboutus/safety and click on the Annual Safety Training Refresher<https://engineering.purdue.edu/Intranet/Groups/Schools/ChE/SafetyTraining.h…> link under the Training heading. Alternatively, you can follow this link: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Intranet/Groups/Schools/ChE/SafetyTraining.h… to access the dedicated safety refresher web page. 2. Log-in with your Purdue credentials and click on the link that best describes your status in our School to access the training material relevant to you. 3. You can choose to download the training material on your computer or open it directly in your browser (in this case you might not be able to access to the training material during the quiz). 4. Read and understand the training material and follow the active links in the document (where applicable) for more information on specific topics. 5. Follow the "Take the quiz" link at the end of the document and take the short quiz to complete this part of the training. Once you complete the quiz, you will receive an email confirming that you completed the training (or part of the training, depending on your status in the School). Save this email and keep it for your own records. 6. If applicable, read the updated lab specific Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) developed for the lab you work in (or, as PI, are responsible for) and complete the certification page (page 87 in the CHP template posted on REM's website: https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf) 7. Turn in the signed CHP certification page to Sandy Hendryx (FRNY G041) within 10 days of completing the quiz. Please follow the instructions above and complete the ChE mandatory safety refresher training by the end of Monday, April 15, 2019. Should you have any questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE Safety Committee __________________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Room FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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Faculty Lectureship - Brandon Bukowski
by Johnson, Beverly J 18 Apr '19

18 Apr '19

Please join us next Tuesday (April 23) for the 2019 Faculty Lectureship winner Brandon Bukowski. There will be a reception in the atrium at 2:30. This seminar is a requirement for PhD students. [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [cid:image005.jpg@01D4F5CB.47581C70] Brandon C. Bukowski 2019 Faculty Lectureship Winner Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University ******* ******* Ab-initio simulations of condensed water structures in microporous solid acids and their role in heterogeneous catalysis Tuesday, April 23, 2019 3:00 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium - Abstract: Microporous materials, such as zeolites, provide exciting avenues for controlling chemical reactivity through the stabilization of reactive intermediates and transition states by interactions with surrounding pores. This confinement effect has been previously discussed as a design principle to drive reaction rates and product selectivities, which is independent of catalytic metal atom identity at the active site. For chemical reactions catalyzed in the liquid phase, such confinement effects are closely coupled to the role of various defects in zeolite pores and their ability to stabilize solvents. These phenomena are paramount to the design of new catalysts for applications such as biomass conversion or the on-demand production of fine chemicals, but due to the complexity of solvent-defect-pore interactions, little systematic understanding exists. To probe the physical and chemical processes that underlie heterogeneous catalysis in liquids in confined geometries, the structure of water at defects in Beta zeolites will be interrogated using molecular dynamics from first principles using ab-initio simulations. The range of defects considered include catalytic Sn heteroatoms and post-synthetic silanol defects. Sn heteroatoms can adopt two different speciations which influence water structure differently as compared to defect-free and silanol-containing pores. For both types of Sn sites, densely nucleated water clusters which persist at higher water pressures are observed. Shifts in water stretching frequencies are compared with experiments, and a graph theory-based clustering algorithm is employed to understand changes in the structure of hydrogen bonding networks. These results highlight the diverse characteristics of water in confined spaces. The functionalization of zeolites with defects chosen to control hydrophobic and hydrophilic contacts to stabilize transition states provides additional tunability to rationally design next generation catalysts. These principles could be further generalized to classes of materials beyond zeolites; such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), carbon polymorphs, or other types of oxides. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2019 Purdue University<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/disclaimer.html> All rights reserved An equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html> Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Reminder: 2019 ChE Staff Excellence Awards due April 24, 2019
by Gonzalez, Joshua 16 Apr '19

16 Apr '19

Dear All, Just a friendly reminder to please submit to me your nominations for the ChE Staff Excellence Awards by the end of Wednesday, April 24, 2019. You will find the nomination form and award details attached to this email. Please keep in mind the completed nomination packages must follow the specified criteria. For convenience, below you will find the previous recipients for the last 5 years: Previous Recipients: 2018 - Bev Johnson 2017 - Corwin Green 2016 - Gaby Nagy 2015 - Karissa Raderstorf 2014 - Amy Hayden If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you, Joshua --- [ENG-David-Colle-H-BG-RGB] Joshua Gonzalez Operations Coordinator [Phone_1D_11x16px] (765) 494-4365 | [Fax_1D_16x16px] (765) 494-0805 From: Gonzalez, Joshua Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 11:17 AM To: 'chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu' <chme(a)ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: 2019 ChE Staff Excellence Awards Importance: High Dear All, We are now accepting nominations for the annual ChE Staff Excellence Awards. Attached are the necessary form and criteria that nominations must adhere to. Please send me your completed nomination packages by the end of Wednesday, April 24, 2019 and keep in mind that this is a firm deadline. Thank you all for your time and cooperation as it is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Joshua --- [ENG-David-Colle-H-BG-RGB] Joshua Gonzalez Operations Coordinator [Phone_1D_11x16px] (765) 494-4365 | [Fax_1D_16x16px] (765) 494-0805

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