September 2019 - Che-student-staff-list

Chemical Engineering - Let's Live United!
by DeLong, Osra C. 03 Oct '19

03 Oct '19

Hello ChE faculty and staff! I am your United Way representative for this year's campaign and I wanted to share some vital information. United Way of Greater Lafayette has one mission; mobilize the community to improve lives! The Cradle to Career Commitment focuses on fighting for the health, education, and financial stability for EVERYONE in the community. Programs like Read to Succeed and Kindergarten Countdown Camp help young learners grow and provides the potential to be their best selves possible. United Way agencies like Food Finders Food Bank and Lafayette Transitional Housing provide resources to meet the basic needs of those less fortunate, because everyone deserves dignity and respect. It is so easy to get involved and be the change in Greater Lafayette! In 2018, Purdue and PRF employees gave over $750,000, and I know we can reach or exceed this amount in 2019. Please visit purdue.edu/unitedway today to make your pledge. All respondents (even if you respond as "I don't wish to give") will receive this year's poster, featuring the new Purdue gateway arch! [cid:image002.jpg@01D56C8A.38C0BE20] In addition to monetary donations, local United Way agencies are always in need of volunteers! There is no better way to feel connected with your community than giving some of your time to help your friends and neighbors. Click here<https://www.uwlafayette.org/volunteer-center> for current volunteer opportunities. We win when we Live United! Hail Purdue! 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 [PU150CO_YRS_H_BG_RGB] The Purdue Research Foundation is an independent organization that acts for the benefit of Purdue University.

1 1

Purdue Alert system test today
by Nagy, Gabriela 26 Sep '19

26 Sep '19

Hello everyone, I wanted to remind you that Purdue will test the Purdue Alert layered system of notification, including sirens, today, September 26, at 10 am. This is the semi-annual test of the Purdue emergency warning notification system, that includes campus-wide emailing, text messaging, Twitter, information posted to the Campus Status page, All Hazards Outdoor Siren activation, Alertus beacons installed in large classrooms, desktop popup alerts on most classroom and lab computers, more than 200 digital signs, and Boiler TV emergency alert system activation. Although no action is required when the alert system is activated today, I wanted to remind you of our shelter-in-place procedures in case of a weather related emergency: - Calmly move to the basement of either the new or the old wing of the building. - Use one of the staircases: in the FRNY atrium, adjacent to the exit that faces Physics, adjacent to the exit facing Civil Engineering or adjacent to the exit facing the Engineering Mall. - Do not use the elevators. - Take your personal belongings with you, if possible. - Assist those who need help, if possible. - Stay in the shelter location until instructed by emergency personnel that it is safe to leave. Please follow the signs (see below) posted in the building to find the shortest way to the shelter-in-place location. [http://www.anytimesign.com/images/shelter_in__place.jpg][Emergency Shelter Safety Sign] No action is required today when the Purdue's warning systems will be activated at approximately 10:00 am, but please take a few minutes to review the above shelter-in-place procedures. Thank you, 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>

1 0

Safety violation - electronic cigarette found in a FRNY lab
by Nagy, Gabriela 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Hello everyone, I learned over the weekend that an electronic cigarette (Juul) was found recently in the pocket of a visitor lab coat, in one of our shared labs that also gives access to other graduate students/researchers on campus. It was impossible to determine who brought in the electronic cigarette, or if this device was used in the lab, or not. The device, including nicotine pod, was disposed of accordingly. I wanted to take this opportunity and remind everyone that smoking, drinking, eating, and the application of cosmetics are forbidden in the lab and are considered safety violations (see Chapter 5.1.2. "General laboratory safety rules" in the Purdue Chemical Hygiene Plan (https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf)) If you use one of the many types of electronic cigarettes available commercially, or traditional cigarettes or nicotine containing products, please keep them in your offices and use them only in specially designated areas outside campus (Purdue West Lafayette campus is considered a smoke-free campus). Please get familiarized with this Purdue policy by reading the information in this link: https://www.purdue.edu/policies/west-lafayette/wl-5.html. Should you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you for your commitment to safety! 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>

1 0

Next safety awareness training session
by Nagy, Gabriela 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Hello everyone, I have scheduled a safety awareness training session for this coming Thursday, September 26, 2019, from 4:30 - 5:30 pm in FRNY 2107. All new employees and researchers need to have this initial safety training. If you have new people who recently joined your groups for research, they will need safety training before they can start working in our building (e.g. visitors, exchange students, post-docs, Professional Master students, etc.), please ask them to attend this session. Most of our undergraduate students already have the initial training and would need to take the online refresher when they do undergraduate research. Students from other departments or universities doing research in our labs will need this initial training. Should you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you, Gabriela __________________ 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>

1 0

Graduate Seminar Series - 04 - Dr. Taeghwan Hyeon (SNU)
by Hays, Lauren M 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming Graduate Seminar Series Lecturer Dr. Taeghwan Hyeon from the School of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University. He will be visiting Purdue University on Tuesday, September 24 and Wednesday, September 25, 2019. You will find further detail regarding the lecture at the end of this email. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Lauren Hays Secretary/FRNY 1060 Purdue University | Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-4050 Fax: 765-494-0805 hays14(a)purdue.edu [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Archive/Email00046/T.%20…] Dr. Taeghwan Hyeon Director, Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science, Associate Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society Distinguished Professor, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University Bio: Taeghwan Hyeon received his B. S. (1987) and M. S. (1989) in Chemistry from Seoul National University (SNU), Korea. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1996), and conducted one-year postdoctoral research at the Catalysis Center of Northwestern University. Since he joined the faculty of the School of Chemical and Biological Engineering of Seoul National University in 1997, he has focused on the synthesis and applications of uniform-sized nanoparticles and related nanostructured materials, and published > 350 papers in prominent international journals (> 52,000 citations and h-index of > 120). He is a SNU Distinguished Professor. In 2011, he was selected as "Top 100 Chemists" of the decade by UNESCO&IUPAC. For the last > 5 years, he has chosen as "Highly Cited Researcher" in Chemistry and Materials Science areas by Clarivate Analytics. Since 2012, he has been serving as a Director of Center for Nanoparticle Research of Institute for Basic Science (IBS). He is Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Materials Research Society (MRS). He received many awards including the Korea S&T Award from the Korean President (2016), Hoam Prize (2012, Samsung Hoam Foundation), POSCO-T. J. Park Award (2008), and the IUVSTA Prize for Technology (International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications, 2016). Since 2010, he has served as an Associate Editor of Journal of the American Chemical Society. He has been serving as editorial (advisory) board members of ACS Central Science, Advanced Materials, Nano Today, and Small. ******* ******* "Chemistry for Nano, and Nano for Medicine & Energy" Tuesday, September 24, 2019 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium - Abstract: Over the last 20 years, our laboratory has focused on the designed chemical synthesis, assembly and applications of uniform-sized nanocrystals. Especially, we developed a novel generalized procedure, called as "heat-up process" for the direct synthesis of uniform-sized nanocrystals of many metals, oxides, and chalcogenides.1 For the last 10 years, our group has been focused on medical applications of various uniform-sized nanoparticles. We reported that uniform 2 nm iron oxide nanoclusters can be successfully used as T1 MRI contrast agent for high-resolution MR angiography of monkeys.2 We reported the first successful demonstration of high-resolution in vivo 3-photon imaging using biocompatible and bright Mn2+/ZnS nanocrystals.3 I will present recent advances on the fabrication of stretchable electronic & optoelectronic devices integrated with various functional nanomaterials and their applications to wearable & implantable healthcare devices. We reported graphene-hybrid electrochemical devices integrated with thermo-responsive micro-needles for the sweat-based diabetes monitoring and feedback therapy.4 We introduced electromechanical cardioplasty using an epicardial mesh made of electrically conductive and elastic Ag nanowire-rubber composite material to resemble the innate cardiac tissue and confer cardiac conduction system function.5 We report a highly sensitive and selective K+ nanosensor that can quantitatively monitor extracellular K+ concentration changes in the brains of freely moving mice experiencing epileptic seizures.6 Recently we have focused on the architecture engineering of nanomaterials for their applications to lithium ion battery, fuel cell electrocatalysts, solar cells, and thermoelectrics. We reported the first demonstration of galvanic replacement reactions in metal oxide nanocrystals, and were able to synthesize hollow nanocrystals of various multimetallic oxides including Mn3O4/γ-Fe2O3.7 We report a simple synthetic method of carbon-based hybrid cellular nanosheets loaded with SnO2 nanoparticles.8 We designed hollow anatase TiO2 nanostructures composed of interconnected ~5 nm-sized nanocrystals, which can individually reach the theoretical lithium storage limit and maintain a stable capacity during prolonged cycling.9 We present a synthesis of highly durable and active electrocatalysts based on ordered fct-PtFe nanoparticles and FeP nanoparticles coated with N-doped carbon shell.10 The effect of porous structures on the electrocatalytic activity of N-doped carbon is studied by using electrochemical analysis techniques, and the results are applied to synthesize highly active and stable Fe-N-C catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).11 We report on the design and synthesis of highly active TiO2 photocatalysts incorporated with site-specific single copper atoms (Cu/TiO2) that exhibit reversible & cooperative photoactivation process, and enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen generation activity.12 We synthesized multigrain nanocrystals consisting of Co3O4 nanocube cores and Mn3O4 shells. At the sharp edges of the Co3O4 nanocubes, we observed that tilt boundaries of the Mn3O4 grains exist in the form of disclinations, and we obtained a correlation between the defects and the resulting electrocatalytic behavior for the oxygen reduction reaction.13 1. "Ultra-Large Scale Syntheses of Monodisperse Nanocrystals," Nature Mater. 2004, 3, 891. 2. "Iron oxide nanoclusters for T1 MRI of nonhuman primates," Nature Biomed. Eng. 2017, 1, 637. 3. "High-Resolution Three-Photon Biomedical Imaging using Doped ZnS Nanocrystals," Nature Mater. 2013, 12, 359. 4. "A graphene-based electrochemical device with thermo-responsive microneedles for diabetes monitoring and therapy," Nature Nanotech. 2016, 11, 566;"Wearable/disposable sweat-based glucose monitoring device with multi-stage transdermal drug delivery module," Science Adv. 2017, 3, e1601314. 5. "Electromechanical cardioplasty using a wrapped elasto-conductive epicardial mesh," Science Transl. Med. 2016, 8, 344ra86; "Highly conductive, stretchable, and biocompatible Ag-Au core-sheath nanowire composite for wearable and implantable bioelectronics," Nature Nanotech. 2018, 13, 1048. 6. "Signal sorting and amplifying potassium nanosensors for monitoring epilepsy in freely moving mice," Nature Nanotechnol. 2019, in 2nd revision. 7. "Galvanic Replacement Reactions in Metal Oxide Nanocrystals," Science 2013, 340, 964. 8. "Hybrid Cellular Nanosheets for High-Performance Lithium Ion Battery Anodes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 11954. 9. "Engineering Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Storage," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 16676. 10. "Highly durable and active PtFe nanocatalyst for electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15478; "Large-scale Synthesis of Carbon Shell-coated FeP Nanoparticles for Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 6669. 11. "Design Principle of Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts: How to Optimize Multimodal Porous Structures?" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2035. 12. "Reversible and cooperative photoactivation of single-atom Cu/TiO2 photocatalysts," Nature Mater. 2019, 18, 620. 13. "Design and Synthesis of Multigrain Nanocrystals via Geometric Misfit Strain," Nature 2019, in 3rd revision. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> © 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>

1 0

GSO Food Drive this week
by Johnson, Beverly J 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Dear all, This week, GSO is having a Food Drive to donate goods to Food Finders Food Bank. We will have a container out in the atrium of Forney Monday through Friday to collect your donations. For a list of donatable items, click here<https://www.food-finders.org/give/donate-food/>. For questions, contact Anna Murray (murra191(a)purdue.edu<mailto:murra191@purdue.edu>) Best, Jessica Torres and Anna Murray

1 0

The Varma Memorial Symposium
by DeLong, Osra C. 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

You're invited to a celebration of the career of Dr. Arvind Varma View in browser<https://purdue-data.imodules.com/controls/email_marketing/view_in_browser.a…> [http://purdue-data.imodules.com/s/1461/images/gid1010/editor/chemical_engin…] The Davidson School of Chemical Engineering cordially invites you to attend The Varma Memorial Symposium October 13-14, 2019 To honor and celebrate the career of Dr. Arvind Varma, the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University is hosting "The Varma Memorial Symposium" beginning at 12:00 noon on Sunday, October 13 and concluding at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 14. We invite you to join us for this event as we recognize Dr. Varma's leadership and commitment to excellence in chemical engineering education and research. More information is available on the event website: The Varma Memorial Symposium<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/events/2019/dr-arvind-varma-celebration>. RSVP Here <https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78akew3Zd6JWn1X> A hotel room block has been made at the Hampton Inn and Suites located in West Lafayette, Indiana. For reservations, please call (765) 269-8000 and mention the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. Please RSVP <https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78akew3Zd6JWn1X> by October 7, 2019 Questions? Please email Cristina Farmus cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu> [http://purdue-data.imodules.com/s/1461/images/gid1010/editor/chemical_engin…]<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78akew3Zd6JWn1X> Produced by the Purdue Research Foundation, an independent organization that acts for the benefit of Purdue University. EA/EOU Purdue University, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering 408 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN , 47907 Unsubscribe<https://purdue-data.imodules.com?sid=1461&gid=1010&pgid=37&cid=51&sendId=62…>

1 0

Graduate Seminar Series - 03 - Dr. Gautam G. Yadav (UEP)
by Thorp, Jason M 11 Sep '19

11 Sep '19

Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming Graduate Seminar Series Lecturer Dr. Gautam G. Yadav from Urban Electric Power (UEP) in New York. He will be visiting Purdue University on 17 Septemeber, 2019. You will find further detail regarding the lecture at the end of this email. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Jason Thorp Secretary V Office: FRNY 2043 Purdue University Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-7134 jthorp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jthorp@purdue.edu> [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Messages/Email00025/Gau…] Dr. Gautam G. Yadav Director of Advanced Battery Development Urban Electric Power (UEP) Inc. Bio: Dr. Gautam G. Yadav is an expert materials scientist and electrochemist, working as the Director of Advanced Battery Development at Urban Electric Power (UEP) in New York. He earned his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University, where he specialized in synthesizing 1D complex metal oxide nanowires for thermoelectric applications and lithium(Li)-ion batteries. Prior to joining UEP, Dr. Yadav worked as a Senior Scientist at the CUNY Energy Institute, where he led the advancement of highly energy dense aqueous-based batteries based on manganese dioxide (MnO2) and zinc (Zn) as a replacement for the expensive and dangerous Li-ion batteries for grid-storage applications. He is the primary inventor of the reversible second-electron MnO2 technology and the breakthrough high voltage (2.45-2.8V) MnO2|Zn battery, which are published in Nature Communications and ACS Energy Letters, respectively. He has authored 19 publications and filed over 26 patents on MnO2|Zn technology, which have been licensed by UEP. At UEP, Dr. Yadav is leading a team of engineers and scientists to bring the second-electron MnO2 and high voltage (2.45-2.8V) MnO2|Zn battery to commercialization. ******* ******* "Engineering an Aqueous Energy Dense Manganese Dioxide|Zinc Battery to Challenge Lithium-Ion's Dominance" Tuesday, September 17, 2019 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium - Abstract: The current landscape of energy storage systems is dominated by lithium-ion batteries because of their high energy densities, and continuous improvement in performance through the last few decades for use in a number of applications. They certainly have been a boon for rapid societal development; however, they also have had major disadvantages like high cost, severe toxicity, high chances of flammability and ethical concerns about the use of cobalt. Aqueous batteries containing manganese dioxide (MnO2) and zinc (Zn) have the theoretical capacities to deliver high energy densities comparable to some variations of lithium-ion batteries, have low cost and toxicity, and high material abundance to be used as an alternative battery compared to the current status quo. However, MnO2 and Zn have been highly irreversible and accessing close to their theoretical capacities has been very challenging. The current status quo in aqueous batteries has been to intercalate Zn and H-ions into layered structures to deliver modest capacities, which also has unfortunately resulted in limited energy densities. These layered structures, although novel, face limitations like their layered counterparts in lithium (Li)-ion batteries, where the capacity is limited to the host's intercalation capacity. Low voltage of ~1.1-1.4V is another Achilles heel of aqueous Zn-anode batteries, where it is simply not comparable to the high voltage properties of Li-ion. MnO2|Zn batteries can compete with Li-ion because of its safe and abundant raw materials, nonflammable electrolyte and theoretical energy density, however, sufficient advances are required for it to be considered a true challenger. In this talk, we will present a new strategy to enable a new generation of energy dense aqueousbased batteries, where we exploit the conversion reactions of MnO2 and Zn electrodes to extract significantly higher capacity compared to intercalation systems. Accessing the conversion reactions allows us to achieve theoretical capacities of 617 mAh/g (~30 mAh/cm2) from MnO2 and 810 mAh/g (~30 mAh/cm2) from Zn anodes, respectively. The high areal capacities help to attain unprecedented energy densities of 210 Wh/L, which is the highest of all aqueous-based batteries. We will also present our work on identifying new Mn-based conversion compounds that give higher capacities and demonstrate its application in the case of small-scale automobile. We will also present our breakthrough work on breaking the 2V barrier in aqueous Zn batteries, where we have demonstrated for the first time in the field of energy storage 2.45V and 2.8V MnO2|Zn aqueous batteries capable of accessing the theoretical capacity, which can truly challenge Li-ion's dominance. Finally, we will briefly present our commercialization experience, and how market forces and application have guided the design and research of these batteries. ******* ******* 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>

1 0

Reminder! OChE Reception/ Panel tomorrow afternoon!
by DeLong, Osra C. 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

[https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> 2019 OChE Awards Open Panel JOIN US FOR THIS OPEN PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE 2019 OUTSTANDING CHEMICAL ENGINEER AWARD RECIPIENTS! September 5, 2019 Forney G140 3:00-4:15 pm Reception prior to the Seminar, 2:30-3:00 pm in the Henson Atrium, Forney Hall [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Messages/Email00048/Mitc…] Mitchel J. Papanicolas (BSChE '65) Mitchel J. Papanicolas is President and Owner of Del Ray Glass, Inc. Since the early 1950s, Del Ray Glass Co., Inc. has provided glass services for commercial, residential, and governmental projects throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Papanicolas earned his BS in Chemical Engineering in 1965, graduating in the top 10% of his class. He earned an MS in Industrial Engineering, with an emphasis on manufacturing management, in 1967. He went on to receive his MBA from George Washington University. In 1967, Papanicolas was a Development Engineer for Rohm & Haas Chemical Company. As a junior executive at Rohm & Haas, he was responsible for production control of the agricultural chemicals division. In 1970, Papanicolas took over as President and Owner of Del Ray Glass, Inc. from his stepfather, who began the company over 50 years ago. He expanded company sales from $100,000 per year in 1970 to $20 million currently, with a staff of more than 100 people. All members of the Del Ray Glass, Inc. management team hold degrees from Purdue University's College of Engineering. Del Ray Glass, Inc.'s business is 80% commercial, with the remainder of their business serving residential clients. The company specializes in custom glass showers, custom mirror work, varied work for all major hotels and commercial properties, storefronts, new low-rise office buildings, and new schools. Del Rey Glass, Inc. has worked with major clients such as Amazon, Volkswagen, and others. [cid:image001.jpg@01D55CB6.61D2DCF0] Craig A. Smith (BSChE '72) Craig A. Smith earned his B.S. with honors in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1972. After graduation, he earned his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern. In 1975, he accepted a position with Exxon Research and Development Labs (ERDL) in Baton Rouge, where he was responsible for all downstream research. His work there was dedicated to pioneering research in the areas of coal liquefaction and gasification as well as developing new catalysts for conventional downstream processing. After eight years at ERDL, Smith moved to Exxon's Research and Engineering (ERE) facility in Florham Park, NJ, providing tech support, trouble shooting, and design/engineering services to their lubricant manufacturing facilities worldwide. His work in new technology development and implementation sought ways to profitably employ promising new technologies in existing lube operations, including development of Exxon's proprietary new synthetics lubes processing technology first commercialized in Europe. He led planning, feasibility, and logistics studies for this operation. After 13 years at Exxon, Smith decided it was time for a change. Since college, he had dreamed of starting and running his own business. Career-wise, he had transitioned from the technical side to business and finance, and he had also enjoyed the increased client services responsibilities that had come with it. The financial services industry made a lot of sense to him. In 1988, Smith accepted a position in the private client group of Shearson Lehman Brothers, which through a series of mergers and acquisitions, later became Morgan Stanley. Over the course of 29 years, he built a practice dedicated to serving the complex financial needs of high net worth clients and their families. For the last 15 years, Smith led a team of investment professionals that managed $600 million in client assets. Smith and his wife of 31 years, Jacqui, are semi-retired and make their home in New Jersey. They are proud parents of Kristen, who has just been accepted into Rutgers graduate forensics sciences program. [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Messages/Email00048/Kri…] Kristin L. Thunhorst (BSChE '93) Kristin L. Thunhorst is employed by 3M Company and currently serves as Staff Scientist in the Safety and Industrial Business Research and Development Laboratory. During her 21 years at 3M, she has worked in the Corporate Research Organization, as well as three Business Groups and five Divisions. Thunhorst's previous roles have included Process Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt, Technical Team Leader, and Program Manager. Her areas of technical focus include photopolymers, nanotechnology, organic resins, composites, ceramics, and optical materials, applied to products ranging from tapes, air filters, decorative products, and composite pressure vessels, to abrasives. Thunhorst has 22 issued U.S. patents. Her work has been recognized with numerous leadership and technical awards, notably including the 2018 AIChE Industrial Research and Development Award, 2019 University of Colorado Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, Corporate Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Awards, PSI Leadership award, and Best Overall Technical Paper Award at American Composite Manufacturer's Association Technical Meeting. Her teams have been responsible for significant financial contributions to 3M. She supports and develops the next generation of scientists and leaders through extensive mentoring, including serving as a mentor for the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for many years. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering degree from Purdue University, where she served as the President of the Student Chapter of AIChE, participated in the co-operative education program and Mortarboard, was selected as one of 100 Purdue Outstanding Seniors, and received a National Science Foundation Fellowship. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder with a focus on Photopolymerization and Membrane Separations. 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>

1 0

Safety awareness training session - Friday September 6
by Nagy, Gabriela 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

Hello everyone, I have scheduled a safety awareness training session for this coming Friday, September 6, 2019, from 3:30 - 4:30 pm in FRNY 3062B. All new employees and researchers need to have this initial safety training. If you have new people who recently joined your groups for research, they will need safety training before they can start working in our building (e.g. visitors, exchange students, post-docs, Professional Master students, etc.). Please ask them to attend this session. Most of our undergraduate students already have the initial training and would need to take the online refresher when they do undergraduate research. Students from other departments or universities doing research in our labs will need this initial training. Should you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you, Gabriela __________________ 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>

1 0