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CoE United Way Bake Sale on October 29th in ARMS atrium from 11am-2pm
by Hadley, JoAnna M 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Good afternoon everyone, College of Engineering will be having a United Way Bake Sale on Thursday October 29, 2015 in ARMS atrium from 11am to 2pm. I have made a poster attached, please feel free to spread the word by hanging up the poster in your area. We are almost a month away from the end of 2015 United Way campaign. As of the end of September Purdue University is 45.49% towards meeting our goal of raising $760,000 with College of Engineering raising $20,940.08. I greatly appreciate the 14 staff and 6 faculty in Chemical Engineering who have turned in their pledge cards already. Please remember to return your envelopes with your name on the outside, even if you do not choose to donate, to me in the Business Office's new location FRNY 1057. For more information about United Way please feel free to watch this short video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbuyvugQSY> or by visiting www.purdue.edu/unitedway<http://www.purdue.edu/unitedway>. Thank you, JoAnna JoAnna Hadley Account Clerk Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1057 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 765-494-4072 Fax: 765-494-4073 hadleyj(a)purdue.edu<mailto:hadleyj@purdue.edu> [cid:image003.png@01D10044.5E674F60]

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Graduate Seminar Series- Dr. Hal Alper- October 6
by Ewing, Virginia G 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

SEMINAR TODAY. [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Mellichamp lecture Dr. Hal S. Alper McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin "Engineering an Expanded Chemical Palette in Cells" Tuesday, October 6, 2015 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: An industrial biotechnology revolution is approaching. Recent technical advances are leading to a rapid transformation of the chemical palette available in cells making it conceivable to produce nearly any organic molecule of interest-from biofuels to biopolymers to pharmaceuticals. However, these feats require the ability to "hijack" native cellular machinery and metabolism and navigate the complexity inherent in cellular regulation. In this vain, this talk will describe recent advances in engineering various yeasts for the production of important products, such as organic acids and oleochemicals, with a focus on the synthetic biology tools and paradigms required along the way. Collectively, these case studies demonstrate the power and utility of using yeasts as a production host for chemicals. Bio: Dr. Hal Alper is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 and was a postdoctoral research associate at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (2006-2008) and at Shire Human Genetic Therapies (2007-2008). His research focusses on metabolic and cellular engineering in the context of biofuel, biochemical, and biopharmaceutical production. He has published over 60 articles and 7 book chapters. Dr. Alper is the recipient of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (2008), the Texas Exes Teaching Award (2009), the DuPont Young Investigator Award (2010), the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2011), the UT Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (2012), the 2013 Biotechnology and Bioengineering Daniel I.C. Wang Award, the Jay Bailey Young Investigator Award in Metabolic Engineering (2014), the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2014), and the SIMB Young Investigator Award (2015). School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2015 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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Jeff Valley continues to be out of the office
by Farmus, Cristina D 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Jeff will continue to be out of the office until the end of November. Please use frnybldg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:frnybldg@purdue.edu> to report any building related issues. Regards, Cristina Cristina Farmus Managing Director Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765 494 0027 cfarmus(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>

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Graduate Seminar Series, Sigma Xi Award Lecture today
by Ewing, Virginia G 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

Reminder: TODAY [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Sigma Xi Award LEcture "This lecture is a component of the annual Purdue Sigma Xi Research Award for 2015 announced this past April." Dr. Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University "Selected Topics Related to Energy and Chemicals" Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract. In the presentation, some selected research programs to produce energy carriers and valuable chemicals from new or renewable sources, currently being conducted or recently completed in my group, will be discussed. These include (i) hydrogen generation for vehicle applications [1,2], (ii) catalytic upgrading of bio-oils [3,4], (iii) utilization of glycerol, a biodiesel waste product, for production of valuable chemicals [5], and (iv) oxidative coupling of methane [6]. References 1. M. Diwan, H.T. Hwang, A. Al-Kukhun and A. Varma, AIChE J., 2011, 57, 259. 2. H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38, 1925. 3. D. Gao, C. Schweitzer, H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2014, 53, 18,658. 4. Y. Xiao and A. Varma, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (in press). 5. W. Hu, D. Knight, B. Lowry and A. Varma, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2010, 49, 10876. 6. R. Ghose, H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Appl. Catal. A, 2013, 452, 147; 2014, 472, 39. Bio. Dr. Arvind Varma is the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Jay & Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources. He has published over 290 archival journal research articles in these areas, co-authored three books (Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Oxford University Press, 1997; Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, Cambridge University Press, 1999; Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, Cambridge University Press, 2001) and co-edited two books. He is the founding Editor (1996-present) of the Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press. Professor Varma received his PhD degree from the University of Minnesota (1972). Prior to joining Purdue in his current position in 2004, he was at the University of Notre Dame (1975-2003) where he served as department chair during 1982-88 and as Arthur J. Schmitt Professor during 1988-2003. He has held Visiting Professorships at a number of institutions, including Caltech, Princeton, University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of several awards for his research and teaching, including AIChE's R. H. Wilhelm Award (1993), ASEE's Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award (2000) and AIChE's Warren K. Lewis Award (2013). He is a Fellow of AIChE, I&EC Division - ACS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Purdue, he has received the Leadership Award of the College of Engineering (2011) and the Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award (2015). School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2015 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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Graduate Seminar Series- Dr. Hal Alper- October 6
by Ewing, Virginia G 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

[https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Mellichamp lecture Dr. Hal S. Alper McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin "Engineering an Expanded Chemical Palette in Cells" Tuesday, October 6, 2015 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: An industrial biotechnology revolution is approaching. Recent technical advances are leading to a rapid transformation of the chemical palette available in cells making it conceivable to produce nearly any organic molecule of interest-from biofuels to biopolymers to pharmaceuticals. However, these feats require the ability to "hijack" native cellular machinery and metabolism and navigate the complexity inherent in cellular regulation. In this vain, this talk will describe recent advances in engineering various yeasts for the production of important products, such as organic acids and oleochemicals, with a focus on the synthetic biology tools and paradigms required along the way. Collectively, these case studies demonstrate the power and utility of using yeasts as a production host for chemicals. Bio: Dr. Hal Alper is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 and was a postdoctoral research associate at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (2006-2008) and at Shire Human Genetic Therapies (2007-2008). His research focusses on metabolic and cellular engineering in the context of biofuel, biochemical, and biopharmaceutical production. He has published over 60 articles and 7 book chapters. Dr. Alper is the recipient of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (2008), the Texas Exes Teaching Award (2009), the DuPont Young Investigator Award (2010), the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2011), the UT Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (2012), the 2013 Biotechnology and Bioengineering Daniel I.C. Wang Award, the Jay Bailey Young Investigator Award in Metabolic Engineering (2014), the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2014), and the SIMB Young Investigator Award (2015). School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2015 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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Reminder: Pledge cards can be dropped off to me in FRNY 1057
by Hadley, JoAnna M 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

Good afternoon everyone, As your team captain for the United Way campaign, I am reminding everyone to please return your envelopes with your name on the outside to me even if you do not choose to donate. Please note the Business Office has new location FRNY 1057. Again, thank you to those who have already turned their pledge cards. Purdue Engineering will hold a United Way Bake Sale a month from today in ARMS atrium on Thursday October 29, 2015. I invite all of you to try some tasty treats and support United Way campaign! For more information about United Way please feel free to watch this short video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbuyvugQSY> or by visiting www.purdue.edu/unitedway<http://www.purdue.edu/unitedway>. Thank you, JoAnna JoAnna Hadley Account Clerk Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1057 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 765-494-4072 Fax: 765-494-4073 hadleyj(a)purdue.edu<mailto:hadleyj@purdue.edu> [cid:image001.jpg@01D0FAC6.30661750]

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south entrance
by Humphrey, Nick S 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

Hello Everyone, On Tuesday morning 9/29/15 until 10:00 am the South Entrance will be closed for construction usage. Please avoid this area for your own safety. Thank you, Nick Humphrey

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Graduate Seminar Series, Sigma Xi Award Lecture - Dr. Arvind Varma
by Ewing, Virginia G 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

There is no seminar on Tuesday this week. Dr. Varma's seminar is scheduled on Thursday, October 1st. [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Sigma Xi Award LEcture "This lecture is a component of the annual Purdue Sigma Xi Research Award for 2015 announced this past April." Dr. Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University "Selected Topics Related to Energy and Chemicals" Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract. In the presentation, some selected research programs to produce energy carriers and valuable chemicals from new or renewable sources, currently being conducted or recently completed in my group, will be discussed. These include (i) hydrogen generation for vehicle applications [1,2], (ii) catalytic upgrading of bio-oils [3,4], (iii) utilization of glycerol, a biodiesel waste product, for production of valuable chemicals [5], and (iv) oxidative coupling of methane [6]. References 1. M. Diwan, H.T. Hwang, A. Al-Kukhun and A. Varma, AIChE J., 2011, 57, 259. 2. H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38, 1925. 3. D. Gao, C. Schweitzer, H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2014, 53, 18,658. 4. Y. Xiao and A. Varma, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (in press). 5. W. Hu, D. Knight, B. Lowry and A. Varma, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2010, 49, 10876. 6. R. Ghose, H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Appl. Catal. A, 2013, 452, 147; 2014, 472, 39. Bio. Dr. Arvind Varma is the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Jay & Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources. He has published over 290 archival journal research articles in these areas, co-authored three books (Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Oxford University Press, 1997; Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, Cambridge University Press, 1999; Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, Cambridge University Press, 2001) and co-edited two books. He is the founding Editor (1996-present) of the Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press. Professor Varma received his PhD degree from the University of Minnesota (1972). Prior to joining Purdue in his current position in 2004, he was at the University of Notre Dame (1975-2003) where he served as department chair during 1982-88 and as Arthur J. Schmitt Professor during 1988-2003. He has held Visiting Professorships at a number of institutions, including Caltech, Princeton, University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of several awards for his research and teaching, including AIChE's R. H. Wilhelm Award (1993), ASEE's Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award (2000) and AIChE's Warren K. Lewis Award (2013). He is a Fellow of AIChE, I&EC Division - ACS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Purdue, he has received the Leadership Award of the College of Engineering (2011) and the Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award (2015). School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2015 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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Graduate Seminar Series - Dr. Arvind Varma -October 1
by Ewing, Virginia G 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

[https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Dr. Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University "Selected Topics Related to Energy and Chemicals" Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract. In the presentation, some selected research programs to produce energy carriers and valuable chemicals from new or renewable sources, currently being conducted or recently completed in my group, will be discussed. These include (i) hydrogen generation for vehicle applications [1,2], (ii) catalytic upgrading of bio-oils [3,4], (iii) utilization of glycerol, a biodiesel waste product, for production of valuable chemicals [5], and (iv) oxidative coupling of methane [6]. References 1. M. Diwan, H.T. Hwang, A. Al-Kukhun and A. Varma, AIChE J., 2011, 57, 259. 2. H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38, 1925. 3. D. Gao, C. Schweitzer, H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2014, 53, 18,658. 4. Y. Xiao and A. Varma, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (in press). 1. W. Hu, D. Knight, B. Lowry and A. Varma, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2010, 49, 10876. 2. R. Ghose, H. T. Hwang and A. Varma, Appl. Catal. A, 2013, 452, 147; 2014, 472, 39. Bio. Dr. Arvind Varma is the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Jay & Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources. He has published over 290 archival journal research articles in these areas, co-authored three books (Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Oxford University Press, 1997; Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, Cambridge University Press, 1999; Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, Cambridge University Press, 2001) and co-edited two books. He is the founding Editor (1996-present) of the Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press. Professor Varma received his PhD degree from the University of Minnesota (1972). Prior to joining Purdue in his current position in 2004, he was at the University of Notre Dame (1975-2003) where he served as department chair during 1982-88 and as Arthur J. Schmitt Professor during 1988-2003. He has held Visiting Professorships at a number of institutions, including Caltech, Princeton, University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of several awards for his research and teaching, including AIChE's R. H. Wilhelm Award (1993), ASEE's Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award (2000) and AIChE's Warren K. Lewis Award (2013). He is a Fellow of AIChE, I&EC Division - ACS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Purdue, he has received the Leadership Award of the College of Engineering (2011) and the Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award (2015). School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2015 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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Thanks!
by Varma, Arvind 27 Sep '15

27 Sep '15

Dear All, Last week, we had two major School events of the fall semester - the OChE event and the IAC meeting. They involved the active participation of many faculty, staff and students. All the alumni/visitors mentioned to me how much they were impressed by the events, as well as our people, programs, facilities and plans for the future. I am writing to thank you for your participation in last week's events and for what you do on a daily basis. With best wishes, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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