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USNWR rankings
by Varma, Arvind 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, the USNWR graduate rankings were released a few days ago - attached are the ChE rankings for this year, and also for comparison those issued last year. We are at rank 14, and tied with CMU, Northwestern and UC-Boulder. Last year, we tied at rank 13, with CMU and UIUC (tied at rank 12 this year). Our score remains unchanged at 3.8 - pl recall that program rankings are based only on peer evaluations, without any data provided to ChE Heads who do the ranking. In general, the rankings for the top ChE programs are essentially unchanged from last year. Special mention should be made of Northwestern (#17 last year) and UC-Boulder (#18 last year) - these programs showed good improvement and tied at #14 with CMU and us this year. I would like to make one observation re the rankings. Some of the programs ranked just ahead of us have a much larger number of PhD graduates in academia and some of them are now Heads, who are naturally inclined to vote higher for their alma mater. As I have also mentioned previously, we need to place more PhD graduates in academia - this picture is changing for us, but only slowly. Congratulations to all for their creative and hard work. With the outstanding faculty recruiting we have been doing, we will definitely improve rank in future years - it has been great teamwork and the best is yet to come! Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Tel: 765-494-4075; Fax: 765-494-0805; Email: avarma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:avarma@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/People/ptProfile?id=11068

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Campus-wide tornado drill on March 20
by Nagy, Gabriela 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Hello Everyone, As part of Indiana's Severe Weather Preparedness Week, Purdue University's Office of Emergency Preparedness and Planning will coordinate a campus-wide tornado drill on March 20 (this is Thursday, during spring break). If there is inclement weather, the drill will be canceled. Multiple warning systems will be activated at 10:15 a.m. The systems that will be activated include the All Hazard Outdoor Warning Sirens (intended to warn those outdoors only), text message and the Boiler TV Emergency Alerting System layers of the Purdue Alert notification system. The outdoor sirens will be activated again at 7:35 pm, without the use of the text-messaging alert. This year, the ChE Safety Committee agreed that our School will not take part actively in this voluntary exercise, like last year. However, we strongly encourage all faculty and instructors to discuss in class the shelter-in-place procedures, when classes resume after the spring break. Please review the standard safety procedure for a severe weather emergency situation for Forney building: - when the 'all hazards' sirens are activated (or you receive the Purdue ALERT text message), stay in the building and move to the shelter-in-place location, which is the basement of both wings of the building. The following signs show the route to the FRNY shelter in place: [http://www.anytimesign.com/images/shelter_in__place.jpg] [Emergency Shelter Safety Sign] - Use one of the staircases in the FRNY atrium, adjacent to the exit facing Physics Building, 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 if possible, and stay calm. - Assist those who need help, if possible. - Stay in the shelter location until instructed by emergency personnel that it is safe to leave. If you have any questions or concerns about this activity, please contact me. Sincerely, Gabriela Nagy on behalf of the ChE Safety Committee ________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair 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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Nominations accepted for the 2014 ChE Excellence in Safety Award
by Nagy, Gabriela 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Hello Everyone, The Chemical Engineering Safety Committee is happy to invite nominations for the 2014 ChE Excellence in Safety Award. Please find attached the nomination form, award description and details on eligibility and selection criteria. Nomination Process: Any ChE faculty member, staff, graduate or undergraduate student performing research can nominate any eligible ChE graduate student. A nominator can support only one candidate. Please submit your nominations to Gabriela Nagy at nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>, by April 10, 2014. Nominations should not exceed 250 words and should include specific examples. Due Date for nominations: April 10, 2014, with the award to be presented at the May appreciation reception. Selection: The selection will be made by the ChE Excellence in Safety Award Committee, and communicated to all School employees and students. Thank you for your commitment to safety! Sincerely, Gabriela On behalf of the ChE Safety Committee ________ Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical EngineeringIRoom FRNY G051 Purdue University Tel: (765)-496-1710 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nagyg@purdue.edu>

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FW: Lynda.com Training Opportunities
by Murray, Chris L 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

From: Sondgerath, William J Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 11:13 AM To: 'doe-staff(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; 'Laguire, Jenn'; Reece, Kellie A; 'Jo Gelfand'; Crozier, Cristina A; Geiger, Melissa J; Murray, Chris L; Jurss, Karen L; Hays, Cindey A; Dellinger, Leza R; Baumgardt, Jacqueline C.; 'Donna Bystrom'; Peer, Rebecca J.; Brown, Pamela R; Castellanos, Jana R; Heath, Kathy M; Hughes, Andrew R.; Kendig, Helen M.; Kline, Joseph; Stokes, Matilda B; Zvinevich, Yury; Hoffmann, Stephen R; Robinson, Nina L; Farmus, Cristina D; Sondgerath, William J Subject: Lynda.com Training Opportunities Importance: High All, Please see the note below regarding the Lynda.com training opportunities. More information will be forthcoming in the coming weeks. This 90 minute course will introduce you to Lynda.com. Feel free to share with colleagues. Thanks, Will view information on the lod webSite<http://www.purdue.edu/lod> Coordinated through HUMAN RESOURCES [Description: Description: purdueTab.jpg]career impact development opportunities Listed below are upcoming training opportunities available to Purdue faculty and staff. Please visit www.purdue.edu/lod<http://www.purdue.edu/lod> for additional development opportunities. [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] [cid:image001.png@01CF3F6D.856AFC40] LyndaCampus is Here! Course Description March 27th-April 24th Join us for a 90 minute session to learn about Lynda.com's LyndaCampus. Get tips and tricks for using this online resource. Learn how you can use Lynda.com at your desk for "just in time" self-paced learning. Get help creating playlists, tracking your progress, or downloading certificates of completion. This resource is available to all Purdue University benefits eligible faculty and staff on the West Lafayette Campus. (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=4227&m…> [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] Lynda.com Professional Focus: Fundamentals of Customer Service Course Description April 8, 2014 Did you know Lynda.com offers business courses? We will feature a business course each month from Lynda.com during one of our computer labs. In this customer service course learn to give good customer service in person, via email and over the phone. (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=3541&m…> [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] Outlook 2010 and 2013 Course Description April 15, 2014 Do you frequently have more than 50 unread messages in your inbox? Come take our Effective Email Management: Getting More Efficient and Using Rules and Quick Steps to Process Mail courses. Learn Power Shortcuts in Outlook 2010. Check out the multi-level options for a beginner, intermediate or advanced user and find a custom training solution for you. Plus see what's new in Outlook 2013! (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=3702&m…> [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CDCEF6.84857D70] Microsoft Excel 2010 and 2013 Course Description April 1, 2014 Our most popular course! Learn what's new in 2013. Create eye-popping charts by learning to use photos as chart elements, add shape effects to your charts for a presentation-ready view of your data. Come review how to work with formulas and functions, pivot tables and a lot more. Certificates of completion are available at the end of each course. (headsets will be provided or you can bring your own) for more information and registration<https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/training/CourseListing.asp?master_id=3495&m…> Purdue HUMAN RESOURCES Leadership and Organizational Development www.purdue.edu/lod<http://www.purdue.edu/lod>

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France Cordova
by Varma, Arvind 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues, You may have already heard the news that France Cordova was confirmed today by the US Senate to become the new Director of NSF. She has managed her career remarkably well and I expect that while remaining non-partisan, she'll continue to be a great ambassador for Purdue in her new role. Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Sent from my iPad

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Queue for Building Related Issues
by Farmus, Cristina D 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues, We are implementing a queue system for keeping track of building related items. From now on, please send all your issues related to the building to frnybldg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:frnybldg@purdue.edu>. This email is for all the items you would normally send to me or Jeff such as building maintenance, furniture moves, work orders, cleaning and temperature change requests. We plan to operate the building maintenance queue in a similar way as the computer queue, so please follow all verbal requests with an email to frnybldg(a)purdue.edu<mailto:frnybldg@purdue.edu>. This is a phased release; the staff started to use this email system at the beginning of February, now the graduate students and faculty are asked to start using this system. Jeff and I will both monitor this queue and we'll be able to track the requests we receive and how to address them best. If you have any questions, please let me know. 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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Mayank Shekhar and Haoran Yang 2014 Citation Award Winners
by Field, Catherine A 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

This is an e-mail to announce that Haoran Yang and Dr. Mayank Shekhar are both winners of the School of Chemical Engineering's 2014 Citation Award. The 2014 Citation Award honors outstanding achievement by a Purdue Chemical Engineering graduate student who is the lead author on an article that has been cited the most times since 2012. Haoran Yang's article, "Nontoxic and Abundant Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Nanocrystals for Potential High-Temperature Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting," has been cited 20 times in the 23 months since it was published in February of 2012. Mr. Yang is advised by Dr. Wu. Dr. Shekhar's article, "Size and Support Effects for the Water-Gas Shift Catalysis over Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Model AI2O3 and TiO3," has been cited 34 times in the 23 months since it was published in March of 2012. Dr. Shekhar graduated from our School in 2012, and he was co-advised by Dr. Ribeiro and Dr. Delgass. The School will honor Mr. Yang and Dr. Shekhar at the Faculty Lectureship Award Lecture on Thursday, April 24th, at 9 a.m. There will be a reception (with bagels and coffee) beforehand in the Atrium at 8:30 a.m. All are invited to attend. Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 Email: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Website: www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE>

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Meenesh Singh winner of 2014 Faculty Lectureship Award (Lecture will be on Thursday, April 24th, at 9 a.m. in Forney G140)
by Field, Catherine A 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

This is an e-mail to announce that Dr. Meenesh Singh is the winner of this year's Faculty Lectureship Award. The Faculty Lectureship Award honors outstanding achievement in scholarly research and publication by a Purdue Chemical Engineering graduate student. Dr. Singh graduated from our School in August of 2013, and his advisor was Dr. Ramkrishna. Dr. Singh is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he works on artificial photosynthesis for solar fuels. Dr. Singh will give a lecture titled, "A Journey through Crystal Forests," and his abstract and bio are attached. There will be a reception (with bagels and coffee) in the Forney Atrium at 8:30 a.m. All are invited to attend. Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2100 Phone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 Email: field2(a)purdue.edu<mailto:field2@purdue.edu> Website: www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> From: Meenesh Singh [mailto:meenesh417@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:30 PM To: Field, Catherine A Subject: Abstract and Bio for Faculty Lectureship Award Hi Katie, Please see the attached abstract and biography for my lecture. Best, Meenesh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meenesh Singh, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow @ JCAP and UC Berkeley Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 976 Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mrsingh(a)lbl.gov<mailto:mrsingh@lbl.gov>, mrsingh(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:mrsingh@berkeley.edu> Office: (510) 495-8718 Fax: (510) 495-8700 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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FW: Lynda.com/ Roll-out Announcement Tomorrow/ All Faculty & Staff
by Murray, Chris L 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

FYI From: Sondgerath, William J Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 11:42 AM To: 'Ahmed Hassanein'; Anderson, William E; 'Anil Bajaj'; Bahr, David F; Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; Holloway, Elizabeth M; Carmichael, David S; Crawford, Melba M; 'Dale Harris'; 'David Radcliffe'; Deshmukh, Abhijit V; Dietz, Jason Matthew; Engel, Bernard A.; Fentiman, Audeen W; Frosch, Robert J; Govindaraju, Rao S; Harris, Michael T; Hastak, Makarand; Jamieson, Leah H.; Kokini, Klod; Percifield, Carolyn A.; Pinion, Tyson L; Robledo, David Cruz; Shih, Tom I-P.; Sutherland, John W; Varma, Arvind; Wodicka, George R; Sondgerath, William J Cc: Baumgardt, Jacqueline C.; 'Chris Murray'; Crozier, Cristina A; Dellinger, Leza R; 'Donna Bystrom'; Geiger, Melissa J; Hays, Cindey A; 'Jo Gelfand'; Jurss, Karen L; LaGuire, Jennifer L; Peer, Rebecca J.; Reece, Kellie A; Frakes, Rebeka S; Gaylord, Lindsay K; Ivey, Beate; Karth, Rebekah J; Keller, Linda D; Meluch, Paula J; Mikels, Dawn J; Ortiz, Twila M; Shafer, Marsha L; Thomas, Hadley B; Young, Donna S; Smith, Kristy Jo; Moore, Terri R. Subject: Lynda.com/ Roll-out Announcement Tomorrow/ All Faculty & Staff Dear College of Engineering Leadership Team: As you know an important part of our College's Strategic Plan is the development of our faculty and staff. In partnership with Human Resources, Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com>'s LyndaCampus will be launched next week. LyndaCampus is an online educational site that allows for a variety of learning opportunities-there are over 2,300 on-line training modules ranging from Excel and Power Point to Photo Editing and Project Management courses. All Purdue faculty and staff will be granted access to this great resource. An article will appear in Purdue Today on Tuesday, March 11 (tomorrow). In it, the message will describe how faculty and staff can access Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com> as well as participate in introductory demonstrations at various locations around campus in the coming days. In advance of that communication, if you care to review Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com> ahead of time, please login using your Purdue career account and select create new account. http://www.purdue.edu/hr/lod/lyndaTraining/dist/index.html If for any reason you experience difficulty logging in, or if you have any additional comments/suggestions please contact me with your feedback. Thanks, Will William J. Sondgerath Administrative Director, College of Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-1871 wsondger(a)purdue.edu<mailto:wsondger@purdue.edu> [Description: W:\PU_signature_white_bg_215x80.png]

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Faculty candidate seminar
by Varma, Arvind 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

The seminar for Samira Azarin is about to start in FRNY 3059. Pl attend - thanks! Sent from my iPhone

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