April 2022 - Che-student-staff-list

Security of labs and offices in FRNY
by Nagy, Gabriela 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Hello everyone, It was brought to my attention that during the OSHA inspection of our building many of the labs, and even graduate student offices were found unlocked and unoccupied. Security in our building is paramount. Many of our labs have extremely hazardous chemicals and/or expensive pieces of equipment, thus it is imperative that all labs are locked at all times when researchers are not present in the lab. A good practice to keep labs secure is to keep them locked at all times and use your key to enter whenever needed. At the same time, it is equally important to safeguard your personal belongings and lock your office whenever you leave, even for a short period of time. Please let me know if you have any questions. 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>

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Thesis Defense for Arunima Saxena
by Johnson, Beverly J 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

This email is to announce that Arunima Saxena, will be defending her thesis Influence of the Dehydrogenation Function on Propene Aromatization Catalysis over Physical Mixtures of PtZn/SiO2 and H-ZSM-5, Friday, April 8, 2022 at 1:30 PM by Zoom. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Jeff Miller. The abstract is attached, the Zoom information is below, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling] Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/4819036047?pwd=dnBrOHF0MkRVVGsrZzZncTNjUHdEUT09<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F4819036…> Meeting ID: 481 903 6047 Passcode: Arunima One tap mobile +13017158592,,4819036047#,,,,*5907709# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,4819036047#,,,,*5907709# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 481 903 6047 Passcode: 5907709 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/aojVMYcYv<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fu%2FaojVMYc…>

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Thesis Defense for Aidan Coffey
by Johnson, Beverly J 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

This email is to announce that Aidan Coffey, will be defending his thesis QUASI-TWO-DIMENSIONAL HALIDE PEROVSKITE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 3:00 PM in FRNY 3062B and by Zoom. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Letian Dou. The abstract is attached, the Zoom information is below, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96737179966?pwd=UEJ6WlhQNkFRTmNHYzhjVEJ1cFZCQT… Meeting ID: 967 3717 9966 Passcode: 736161 One tap mobile +16465588656,,96737179966#,,,,*736161# US (New York) +13017158592,,96737179966#,,,,*736161# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 967 3717 9966 Passcode: 736161 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/ac1M4rNYs0 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 Junxian Gao
by Johnson, Beverly J 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

This email is to announce that Junxian Gao, will be defending her thesis Surface Science studies of strong metal-support interactions in heterogenous catalysts, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 1:00 PM. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Jeff Miller. The abstract is attached, the Zoom information is below, and all are welcome to attend. Bev Johnson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/94482013533?pwd=UnpVOW9NTGhBSkZOdHJsMkJ5eGM3UT… Meeting ID: 944 8201 3533 Passcode: 422091 One tap mobile +13017158592,,94482013533#,,,,*422091# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,94482013533#,,,,*422091# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 944 8201 3533 Passcode: 422091 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/acY7w5rsZC Bev Johnson Graduate Program Administrator Chemical Engineering Forney Hall 2037D Purdue University 765-494-4057 [P bling]

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Graduate Seminar Series - Spring Schedule Update
by Waling, Robin M 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

We have added a Faculty Lectureship seminar on April 28th. Please find the updated seminar schedule attached. Have a great evening! Robin Robin Waling Administrative Assistant, Graduate Office | Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall, 2037 | 480 Stadium Mall Drive | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-496-0309<tel:7654960309> rwaling(a)purdue.edu<mailto:%20rwaling@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/che [39FDC3BD]<https://www.purdue.edu/>

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2022 Kelly Lecture Flyer - Juan de Pablo
by Gonzalez, Joshua 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

Dear All, Please find below the updated flyer for this week's Kelly Lecture which will be on April 5 at the usual time (3pm-4:15pm). This year there will only be one seminar due Dr. Juan de Pablo's availability. I am also happy to say that our usually seminar reception (same date in our atrium @ 2:30pm) will resume this semester. Look forward to seeing everyone there and resuming our Kelly Lectures! Sincerely, Joshua --- [Davidson_H-Full-CMYK_1200px] <https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Joshua Gonzalez Operations Coordinator [Phone_1D_11x16px] (765) 494-4365 | [Fax_1D_16x16px] (765) 494-0805 [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Kelly Lectures [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Archive/Email00027/Juan%…] Dr. Juan de Pablo Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering, Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives, Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago Website<https://pme.uchicago.edu/group/de-pablo-group> Bio: Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago | Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives | Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory As the Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives, Juan de Pablo helps drive and support the expanding reach of the University's science, technology, and innovation efforts, along with their connection to policy and industry. He identifies and shapes emerging strategic scientific and technological initiatives, and provides oversight of entrepreneurship and innovation activities at the University's Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He also works with faculty, deans, and administrators to build global academic partnerships and international research collaborations while overseeing the University's international centers. Juan de Pablo provides leadership for the University's stewardship of two U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories - Argonne and Fermilab - as institutions to advance science and technology in support of the nation's interest. He collaborates with other leaders in research and innovation to build programs and links between and among the national laboratories and the University, as well as the Marine Biological Laboratory. Working closely with President Paul Alivisatos, he plays an essential role in the University's partnership with the Department of Energy. ******* ******* "Control and Design of Active Liquid Crystals" Tuesday, April 5, 2022 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 p.m. in Henson Atrium - Abstract: Understanding how internal activity leads to specific behaviors is important for the control and design of autonomous materials systems capable of delivering desired functionalities. Polymeric materials comprising mechano-chemically active components can undergo spontaneous structural rearrangements that generate internal stresses and motion. These stresses can be particularly large in the case of liquid crystalline polymers, where elasticity plays an important role on the structure of the underlying materials. This lecture will focus on the relationship between structure, activity, and motion in lyotropic liquid crystalline polymeric systems. More specifically, results will be presented for actin and tubulin suspensions, where activity is generated by protein motors. A distinctive feature of these biopolymers is that characteristic contour lengths can range from hundreds of nanometers to tens of microns, thereby making them amenable for study by optical microscopy. By relying on molecular and meso-scale models, it is possible to arrive at a comprehensive description of these suspensions that helps explain the connections between molecular structure, the formation and shape of distinct topological defects, activity, and defect dynamics. One of the outcomes of such a description is the realization that hydrodynamic interactions can in some cases exacerbate or mitigate the elasticity of the underlying materials, leading to non-intuitive phenomena that do not arise at equilibrium. By balancing such effects, these findings raise the possibility of controlling and designing functional materials where specific, macroscopic dynamical responses are engineered into a system to create function. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2022 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>

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