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Graduate Seminar Questionnaire
by Varma, Arvind 02 Sep '13

02 Sep '13

Dear ChE Graduate Students, During the last few Conversations with the School Head, the ChE 690 - Graduate Seminar has been an important subject of discussion. Based on your feedback and after brainstorming with several students, faculty and staff, last year we implemented a number of changes to make this a more meaningful experience: * allowed students to attend 2 seminars per semester outside the School * requested speakers to prepare presentations at a reasonable technical level * put extra effort into scheduling to ensure an even distribution of topics * invited one industrial speaker per semester. During the spring 2013 Conversation, it was suggested to introduce a questionnaire to survey each seminar; this will help us to develop a data base of speakers and rank topics, which we hope will lead to further improvement of our Graduate Seminar program. The questionnaire is now ready and will be distributed after each seminar by Cristina Farmus as a link in an email. Each survey will be active until the date of the following seminar; the responses will be analyzed at the end of each semester and made available to all faculty and graduate students. The responses are anonymous and voluntary, it takes less than one minute to complete the questionnaire. I encourage you to complete this survey after each seminar and give us your feedback about how to make this a truly enriching experience of your Purdue ChE graduate studies. Sincerely, Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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OChE Event Agenda and Invitation to Open Forum, Reception and Alan H. Fox Unit Operations Lab Inauguration
by Williams, David M 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

All: On Thursday, September 12th, Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award winners Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, BSChE '83, and Ronald Unnerstall, BSChE '83, will be on campus. Attached is a draft of the agenda for that day and you are invited to attend both the Open Forum from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. in room G140 and the Reception from 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. in the Robert Henson Atrium where cake and punch will be served. On Friday, September 13th, please join in the celebration of the Alan H. Fox Unit Operations Laboratory Inauguration at 9:30 a.m. Cake and punch will again be served at this event, which will take place in the newly upgraded lab space. I hope to see you there! David ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David M. Williams Purdue University Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room 1060B 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100 Office (765) 494-4065 Cell (765) 427-0527 dmwilliams(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dmwilliams@purdue.edu> www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE>

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Shane Bates's Dissertation Defense on Tuesday (9/3) at 3:00 p.m. in FRNY 3062A
by Field, Catherine A 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Dear Chemical Engineering Faculty, Students, and Staff: This e-mail is to announce that Shane Bates will be defending his dissertation, Spectroscopic and Kinetic Study of Copper-Exchanged Zeolites for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with Ammonia, on Tuesday, September 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is being co-directed by Professors Ribeiro and Delgass. All are welcome to attend. Best Wishes, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050 Telephone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/>

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Hung-Wei Dissertation Defense on Tuesday (9/3) at 3:00 p.m. in FRNY 3062A
by Field, Catherine A 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Dear Chemical Engineering Faculty, Students, and Staff: This e-mail is to announce that Hung-Wei Tsui will be defending his dissertation, Elucidation of Chiral Recognition Mechanisms of Solutes by Amylose Tris[(S)-methylbenzylcarbamate] Polymeric Sorbent, on Tuesday, September 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. in FRNY 3062A. The dissertation is being directed by Professor Franses. The abstract is attached, and all are welcome to attend. Best Wishes, Katie Catherine Field, Ph.D. Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050 Telephone: 765-494-4057 Fax: 765-494-0805 www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/<http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/>

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Jesica Hollinger
by Murray, Chris L 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

Jesica Hollinger has accepted a promotion to a position in Computer Science. Her last day with us will be Friday, Sept. 6. Jes joined us last December as secretary to the Director of Development and Administrative Director. Please join me in wishing Jes the very best for the future. We will miss her! Chris Chris Murray Assistant to the Head School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-4075

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Matlab 2012 / 2013 issue today.
by Harrington, Michael P 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Hi, Earlier today ECN accidently pushed a software package before it was ready that was designed to update Matlab from 2012a to 2013a on Windows 7 deployed machines. The first step was to removed 2012a which it did very well. The second step was to install 2013a which didn't work as expected (as I said the 'push' was an accident). They have been working today to come up with a solution and are most likely going to re-push 2013a to all affected machines (Most if not all Windows 7 machines). That's what I know as of a few minutes ago. I don't know if it will happen tonight or tomorrow, only that they are working on it. When I have additional information I will share it with you. -Mike Harrington ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr Arvind Varma
by Ewing, Virginia G 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Dr. Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering "Orientation to the Graduate Seminar Series" Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:00-10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium .

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FW: EPA inspection
by Varma, Arvind 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Dear All, Pl read the message below - Congratulations to us all! I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your attention to safety in Forney Hall and to Gabriela Nagy and the Safety Committee for leadership in this important area. With best wishes, Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University From: Krajicek, Adam R Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 8:44 AM To: Nagy, Gabriela Cc: Varma, Arvind Subject: EPA inspection Gabriela, Last Thursday the EPA was on campus to conduct a hazardous waste inspection. The inspector typically randomly selects a few buildings/labs on campus to inspect, but this year they let me choose the locations, which puts the pressure on me to select the right locations! Forney was the first building that I selected for inspection. The EPA inspected the following rooms: FRNY 3140, 3151, 3182, 3184, and 3190. I am happy to report that there were no violations. The inspector commented on how good everything looked and he was impressed by the waste collection system that he saw. I'd like to thank the Chemical Engineering Department for their continued commitment to safety and compliance. Adam R. Krajicek Hazardous Materials Manager Radiological & Environmental Management Purdue University 201 Ahlers Drive West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-496-3072 office 765-404-9626 cellular arkrajicek(a)purdue.edu<mailto:arkrajicek@purdue.edu>

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ISP Recertification of our School
by Nagy, Gabriela 20 Aug '13

20 Aug '13

Dear all, It is a great pleasure to let you know that following the Integrated Safety Plan (ISP) recertification meeting with REM representatives on Wednesday, August 14 2013, followed by safety inspection of selected labs in Forney, our School was ISP recertified for another year. Thank you for your efforts in making this possible and for your sustained commitment to safety! Best regards, Gabriela on behalf of 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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Ignore mail with "FACULTY/STAFF/STUDENT CLEANUP SYSTEM 2013"
by Harrington, Michael P 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

This is another 'phishing email' - several have asked so I thought I'd send out a note. Thanks, Mike ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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