January 2020 - Che-student-staff-list

Thesis Announcement for Philip Kester
by Johnson, Beverly J 20 Feb '20

20 Feb '20

This email is to announce that Philip Kester will be defending his thesis: Hydrothermal synthesis methods to influence active site and crystallite properties of zeolites and consequences for catalytic alkane activation Friday, February 7, 2020, at 8:00 AM in MSEE 239. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Rajamani Gounder. 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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New Business Office Business Assistant
by Hegg, John Joseph 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

It is my pleasure to inform you that our new Lead Business Assistant, Gatiba Aliyeva, begins work next Monday, February 3rd. Gatiba comes to us from industry but has a connection to Purdue as her spouse is currently working in ITaP. Gatiba will be undergoing several weeks of training and orientation to become acquainted with business operations of Purdue; I certainly understand the challenges ahead "being from the outside" but I am confident that she will succeed. Your patience is appreciated during this period as I know she will work very hard to be an excellent resource to everyone regarding all business operations of Chemical Engineering. Please stop by in the next few weeks to say hello! We all owe a debt of gratitude to Jill Stacy who has done an outstanding job of filling in our office during this interim period. Jill's role within the College of Engineering is that of a "floating" Business Assistant; going wherever she is needed to assist and do exactly what she has done for Chemical Engineering. Jill will be transitioning her role to Gatiba over the next few weeks on-site and will always be available to our office in case of questions. Please join me in thanking Jill for the tremendous amount of hard work and perseverance required to put our accounts in good standing. I thank each and every one of you for your patience and understanding as we continue to work very hard to create a Business Office worthy of your work. I certainly have appreciated the courtesy you have extended me and am confident that Gatiba will feel "at home" very soon. John /////////////////////////////////////////// John J. Hegg Business ManagerDavidson School of Chemical Engineering FRNY 1057A West Lafayette, IN 47907 https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE 765-494-5455 [cid:image001.png@01D5CA1C.6C49D250]

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Next safety awareness training session
by Nagy, Gabriela 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

Hello everyone, I have scheduled a safety awareness training session for Wednesday, February 5, 2020 from 5 - 6 pm in FRNY 1142. If you have any new people in your groups needing this initial training, please ask them to attend this session. 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>

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Lessons learned: recent safety incident in FRNY
by Nagy, Gabriela 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

Hello everyone, I wanted to share with you a recent safety incident that happened in our building (in a lab on 3rd floor, new wing of FRNY) on Friday last week (January 17, 2020), and involved the use of a fire extinguisher and the Purdue Fire Department coming to the scene. No one was injured, nor needed medical attention. Description of incident: A temperature controller limiting the maximum operating temperature of a heating tape used on a catalytic reactor was removed for repair, and the heating tape was incorrectly plugged in directly into a power strip, which was not typically used for this purpose. No one in the lab was aware of this change. At this time the power strip was not plugged in and thus the heating tape was not connected to electricity. To speed up the cooling process of another reactor, a researcher used a fan, which was plugged in into the same power strip as the heating tape serving the first reactor, and then was connected to the power supply. When power was supplied to activate the fan, this also activated the heating tape. Without the temperature controller, the heating tape (installed on a reactor that was not actively being used at the time) was able to reach a very high temperature. The heating tape was used on a stainless steel line but touched a small plastic bracket (connector), which was overheated and began to smoke. Noticing the smoke, several students alerted other group members, and by the time they assessed the situation a small flame developed from the overheated plastic connector. Actions taken: - The fire was quickly extinguished using the fire extinguisher in the lab. The power to the heating tape was turned off, and the fire department was called. No further action was required, and the lab was cleaned. - The heating tape was removed from the reactor until a temperature limiting controller could be installed. - The plastic bracket was removed from under heating tape. - Refresher training on the proper use of heating tapes (and other electrical equipment) will be required for all group members. Lessons learned and recommendations: - Do not use power strips in the lab, unless absolutely necessary. - When plugging in electrical equipment into a power strip, always check what else is plugged in and unplug it. This is important not only for safety reasons, but also because it will save energy. - If the power strip is already connected to power, make sure you check that you don't overload the power strip - this can also result in a fire. - Always assess the hazards associated with a particular task and implement controls to mitigate those hazards. - When you implement a change (in this case the temperature controller was disconnected for repairs), communicate the change to your group and others who might be affected by the change, and follow the Lock-out-Tag-out (LOTO) procedure for that piece of equipment. In this particular case, the plug for the heating tape should have been unplugged from the power strip and locked out until the temperature controller was repaired, or replaced. - Training on LOTO process can be organized through REM, please contact Kristi Evans at 494-1431, or by email at klevans(a)purdue.edu<mailto:klevans@purdue.edu> to schedule a LOTO training session. I hope that sharing this incident will prevent similar situations from happening in the future, and will help you become more aware of the importance of management of change and of following the LOTO procedure whenever needed. 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>

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Thesis Announcement for Shaunak Ray
by Johnson, Beverly J 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

This email is to announce that Shaunak Ray will be defending his thesis: Modeling Biosynthesis and Transport of Volatile Organic Compounds in Plants Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 2:00 PM in FRNY 2142. The dissertation is directed by Dr. John Morgan. 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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FW: COMMUNICATION: IDEM inspector is on campus today
by Valley, Jeffrey L 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

FYI............... From: Clendenning, Amanda M Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 9:57 AM Subject: COMMUNICATION: IDEM inspector is on campus today Communications Announcement Purdue University - Administrative Operations TO: Building Deputies FR: Eric Johnson, Radiological and Environmental Management DA: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 RE: IDEM inspector is on campus today A representative from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is on campus today to conduct a hazardous waste inspection. Please ensure that all chemical containers are closed and properly labeled, including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) waste containers. For detailed waste storage procedures, please see the following REM webpage: https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/waste/wststo.html. Contact the REM Hazardous Materials Management area at (765) 494-0121 if you have any questions.

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Next safety awareness training sessions
by Nagy, Gabriela 15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20

Hello everyone, I have scheduled a 2 safety awareness training sessions for next week on: Thursday, January 23rd at 1:30 - FRNY 3062B Friday, January 24th at 9:30 - FRNY 3062A 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 currently in FYE or 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>

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Spring 2020 - ChE Seminar Schedule
by Gonzalez, Joshua 07 Jan '20

07 Jan '20

Dear All, Please find attached the ChE Graduate Seminar Series schedule for this spring semester. If there are any changes to the schedule I shall send an updated version. 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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