March 2023 - Che-student-staff-list

NEW - Report a Safety Concern in FRNY portal available
by Nagy, Gabriela 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know that as of today you can report safety concerns in FRNY building anonymously (or not) through a secure portal "Report a Safety Concern in FRNY" located on the ChE safety website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/aboutus/safety. The submitted safety concerns will be collected and discussed in the next safety committee meeting, or addressed in a timely manner, depending on the reported issue. If you submit a safety concern and you would like for the safety committee to follow up with you personally, please fill in all the fields related to contact information. This portal is for collecting safety concerns ONLY and all other submissions will be disregarded. Other ways to submit your safety concerns: * via email directly to me at nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu> * via email to the safety committee's email address chesafety(a)purdue.edu<mailto:chesafety@purdue.edu> * Graduate students can submit concerns via the GSO Feedback Form<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WY9vnI1e2ZXYPA> (choose the "Safety" option) * Graduate students can email the GSO Safety Chair (currently Catherine Vincent at: vincen24(a)purdue.edu<mailto:vincen24@purdue.edu>) Please let me know if you have questions, and 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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Dr. Enrique Iglesia Reception & Seminar
by Mamph, Jennifer A 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

"Theory and practice in catalyst design: Tailoring binding centers and their surroundings" Tuesday, April 18, 2023 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 PM in Henson Atrium at Forney Hall- [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Archive/Email00026/igles…] Dr. Enrique Iglesia Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Purdue University, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, & Theodore Vermeulen Chair in Chemical Engineering (Emeritus), University of California Berkeley Website<https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/faculty/cbe/emeriti/iglesia> Biography: Enrique Iglesia is a Distinguished Professor and the Vermeulen Chair (Emeritus) at the University of California at Berkeley. He holds degrees from Princeton and Stanford and doctor honoris causa from the Universidad Politecnica-Valencia and the Technical University-Munich. His research addresses the synthesis and structural/functional assessment of solids as catalysts for the production and use of energy carriers and chemicals with minimal environmental footprints. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors. He has been recognized by ACS (Olah, Somorjai, Murphree awards), AIChE (Wilhelm, Alpha Chi Sigma, Walker awards), and chemical and catalysis societies worldwide (Emmett, Burwell, Boudart, Distinguished Service awards; Gault and Cross Canada Lectureships). He received the ENI Energy Prize, the Kozo Tanabe Prize, and the International Natural Gas Conversion Award. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Catalysis and President of the North American Catalysis Society. His teaching has been recognized by several awards, notably the Noyce Prize, the highest teaching award at Berkeley. ******* ******* "Theory and practice in catalyst design: Tailoring binding centers and their surroundings" Tuesday, April 18, 2023 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - Reception at 2:30 PM in Henson Atrium at Forney Hall- Abstract: This lecture develops, through a combination of theory and experiments, a methodology to address the rate and selectivity of chemical transformations in surface catalysis based of thermodynamic formalisms that underpin the concept of transition states as intermediates. The approach considers the properties of molecular species involved as reactive intermediates in catalytic sequences and of active centers that bind them and how they act in concert to select reaction channels, often against those favored by thermodynamics. When applied to acid-base and oxidation catalysis at oxide surfaces, this methodology has uncovered unprecedented details about the types of active centers involved and the elementary steps that they mediate. For instance, the energy required to deprotonate a solid acid and that gained by placing the proton on a reactant molecule determine reactivity and selectivity for solid acid catalysts, because transformations involve the transfer of protons and cationic moieties at transition states. In contrast, oxidation catalysis on redox-active oxides occurs via H-abstraction from C-H bonds in reactants and the concomitant reduction of the metal centers in oxide catalysts. These steps are mediated by bound di-radical pairs with O-H and C-H bonds that are nearly formed and cleaved, respectively, thus making the energies of H-binding at surfaces and of C-H bond cleavage the relevant surface and molecular descriptors of reactivity. The environments that surround the binding centers complement their properties through solvation effects that are able to stabilize specific bound intermediates and transition states through concerted van der Waals or H-bonding interactions. Such stabilization becomes particularly evident (and consequential) when active centers reside within inorganic voids of molecular dimensions or are able to contact dense phases, such as liquids or bound adlayers. These emerging concepts and tools are bringing us closer to the purposeful design of surfaces and environments for specific chemical transformations. ******* *******

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Sheng-Ning Hsu
by Johnson, Beverly J 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

This email is to announce that Sheng-Ning Hsu, will be defending his thesis ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC SINGLE CRYSTALS AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL HYBRID MATERIALS, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 8:30 AM in PHYS 201. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Bryan Boudouris and Dr. Letian Dou. 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: AIChE Event
by Johnson, Beverly J 28 Mar '23

28 Mar '23

Hi All! AIChE is inviting Kevin Heahl to speak about his experience in the radiopharmaceutical industry. The event is on Tuesday, 4/4/2023 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM in DUDL 2119. Kevin is serving as a chief development officer at Nucleus Radiopharma. Throughout his career, he has gained valuable experience in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing industry, quality supply chain, and engineering industry. You may get more details about our guest speaker through his LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinhaehl/) If you are interested in this event, please reach out to Madeleine Barondeau at mbaronde(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mbaronde@purdue.edu> to attend. Best, Montgomery Smith Purdue Doctoral Fellow Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student | Purdue University ChE GSO President '22-'23 | ChE GSO PGSG Representative '21-'22 ChE Safety Committee '21-'23 | GWG Ambassador '21 Chemical and Laboratory Safety Committee '21 | ChE DEI Initiative '21 smit2894(a)purdue.edu<mailto:smit2894@purdue.edu> | (517) 604-0656 [cid:image001.png@01D9617E.EFB0B850]

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Safety related information - updates
by Nagy, Gabriela 24 Mar '23

24 Mar '23

Hello everyone, I wanted to communicate a few safety updates: * The Building Emergency Plan for FRNY was updated on March 7 and the updated version is available on Chemical Engineering Safety website (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/aboutus/safety) under the Emergency Preparedness section (Building Emergency Plan (BEP) for FRNY Building<https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/emergency-preparedness/emergency-plans/bep/buil…>) * The ChE safety committee developed a "Safety Event Protocol for FRNY Labs" schematic/visual (see attached) to help researchers determine what they need to do in case of a safety event (e.g.: near miss/safety incident) (see attached). The document also provides links to ChE safety website, ChE safety incident/near miss reporting form, FROI form and other resources on campus, such as the emergency preparedness' website, and where to seek medical attention. This visual is now posted in each lab; please take a moment to review the information and reach out to any safety committee member if you have questions. * Our School had the ISP safety review meeting with EHS/REM on Wednesday, March 22. I am still waiting to receive the document from the ISP Program reviewer that states the deficiencies we need to correct for our School to get recertified. During the review process the following labs were inspected and the deficiencies will be communicated to me once they are compiled by REM. * FRNY B019 * FRNY 1006 * FRNY 2003 * FRNY 2004 * FRNY 1183 * FRNY 1185 * FRNY 1190 * FRNY 2184 I will continue to update the School on the ISP review progress as I have news. Thank you for your commitment to safety! Gabriela On behalf on 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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Hot Water Addition Side of Building
by Valley, Jeffrey L 20 Mar '23

20 Mar '23

BE ADVISED - The hot water pump on the addition side of the building has failed and will be shut down until they find a replacement. There will be no water coming out of any hot water taps. They will notify us as soon as they can with an idea of how long it be off and I will let you know. Thanks. Jeff Valley

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Graduate Seminar Series - 03 - Dr. Michelle L. Pantoya (TTU)
by Thorp, Jason M 20 Mar '23

20 Mar '23

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. Michelle L. Pantoya from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University. She will be visiting Purdue University on Thursday, March 23,2023. 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 Administrative Assistant 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 [http://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Archive/Email00026/Panto…] Dr. Michelle L. Pantoya J.W. Wright Regents Chair in Mechanical Engineering and Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University Website<https://www.depts.ttu.edu/me/faculty/michelle_pantoya/index.php> Bio: Dr. Michelle Pantoya received her PhD from the University of California, Davis in 1999 and joined the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas Tech University in 2000. As the J. W. Wright Regents Endowed Chair Professor, her research focuses on studying metal particle combustion in ways that can enhance our national safety and security. She has received many research awards including the US Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE) and the DoD Young Investigator Program Award and has 5 patents and over 200 journal publications on this topic. Dr. Pantoya is also an advocate for early engineering education with DOD and DOE STEM grants that promote the development and integration of educational tools and models for culturally and linguistically diverse students. She is also the co-author of several children’s books introducing engineering to young kids (i.e., Engineering Elephants, Designing Dandelions, Optimizing an Octopus). ******* ******* "Surface Chemistry Promoting Metal Particle Combustion" Thursday, March 23, 2022 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Abstract: Micron scale aluminum (Al) particles are notoriously plagued with incomplete combustion and sluggish ignition. One way to increase overall Al reactivity is through surface reactions with the aluminum oxide shell. This presentation will focus on a new synthesis strategy for core-shell aluminum particles that can enhance metal particle reactive performance in explosive applications. The strategy balances activation energy threshold with ignition sensitivity metrics required to safely handle fuel powder. The core-shell structure is aluminum fuel that is passivated by a halogenated shell that purposefully provides oxygen gas at relevant time scales for metal oxidation reactions. Details of the synthesis process will be discussed, and results of reactive performance also highlighted. Harnessing more of the abundant chemical energy stored in an Al particle (i.e., theoretically estimated specific energy is 31 MJ/kg) will have tremendous benefits for the use of Al as an energy generating material in many applications. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> © 2023 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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OSHA inspections
by Valley, Jeffrey L 15 Mar '23

15 Mar '23

BE ADVISED - OSHA is conducting their annual safety inspection of the building starting today. If for some reason they can not enter a lab due to experiments occurring, please post it on the door and work with them to reschedule another time. Thanks. Jeff Valley

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Natasha Singh
by Johnson, Beverly J 13 Mar '23

13 Mar '23

This email is to announce that Natasha Singh, will be defending her thesis Impact of Interfacial Rheology on Droplet Dynamics, Monday, March 20, 2023 at 10:30 AM in FRNY 1043 and by Zoom. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Vivek Narsimhan. 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] https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/92472574836?pwd=aUdvS0xYbGVvTy9sMWJ0eTM3SkZ4UT… Meeting ID: 924 7257 4836 Passcode: 353835 One tap mobile +16694449171,,92472574836#,,,,*353835# US +16699006833,,92472574836#,,,,*353835# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 689 278 1000 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US Meeting ID: 924 7257 4836 Passcode: 353835 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/abYHvMAukh Join by SIP 92472574836(a)zoomcrc.com<mailto:92472574836@zoomcrc.com> Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 924 7257 4836 Passcode: 353835

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Sumit Kumar
by Johnson, Beverly J 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

This email is to announce that Sumit Kumar, will be defending his thesis IMPROVING BLEND UNIFORMITY AND PROCESS MONITORING TO ACHIEVE ROBUST ORAL SOLIDS MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, Friday, March 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM in FRNY G124. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Gintaras Reklaitis and Dr. Zoltan Nagy. 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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