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Free LabVIEW Training: LabVIEW Core 1/Core 2/CLAD exam - May 13-16
by Harrington, Michael P 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Hi, passing this on for anyone interested, please contact Mike Logan with any questions: ------------------------------------------------------------------- All, Purdue will once again be hosting a summer LabVIEW training course. This course covers basic LabVIEW development with the National Instruments Core 1 and Core 2 training courses. At the completion of the course, students will take the LabVIEW Certified Associate Developer exam. The course runs May 13 through May 16. The course is all day - 8AM-5PM for the four days. The course will be in Armstrong I2I Labs There is no cost for Purdue Students and Staff for this training though you must register at this link to attend Registration link: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECL/Scheduler/Event_Registration/Events/Eve… If you have questions, please let me know Thanks Mike ======================================== Michael Logan Computer & Electronics Systems Manager School of Mechanical Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 loganm(a)purdue.edu (765) 494-8756 fax (765) 494-0539 ******************** Mike Harrington Computer Facilities Manager Chemical Engineering Purdue University 765-494-6428 mph(a)purdue.edu

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Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr. Shankar Subramaniam
by Mamph, Jennifer A 04 Apr '13

04 Apr '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Shankar Subramaniam University of California at San Diego "Engineering: the sine qua non for Systems Biology and Medicine" April 9, 2013 9:00-10:15 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: The advent of high throughput technologies in biology has a significant challenge and a unique set of opportunities. The challenge lies in the integrative processing of the deluge of data in the context of functional biology. The opportunities are the ability to bring strong systems engineering approaches to bear on deciphering biological mechanisms and function and most importantly the ability to develop quantitative models of biological processes. Engineering has essentially become the harbinger for next generation biology in every aspect ranging from development of innovative technologies and devices to building systems-level quantitative models. In this talk, I will highlight: - Aspects of new technology, especially one that is associated with next generation sequencing to obtain transcriptional parts lists and mass spectrometric methods for identifying metabolites in physiology. - Novel statistical learning approaches that transform data from measurements in knowledge in biology. - Insights into mechanisms in physiology that lead to normal and pathophysiology from applying engineering methods. - Building quantitative models of biological mechanisms and phenotypes and the implications for experimental biology. I will also outline some engineering challenges in biology for the next coming decade involving the essential paradigms of analysis, design and modeling to biological systems. Bio: Shankar Subramaniam is a Professor of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Nano Engineering. He is currently the Chair of the Bioengineering Department at the University of California at San Diego. He holds the inaugural Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Bioengineering and Systems Biology. He was the Founding Director of the Bioinformatics Graduate Program at the University of California at San Diego. He also has adjunct Professorships at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. He is a Professor at the Center for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics and Modeling at Johns Hopkins University and was a Guest Professor at the Center for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at the University of Oslo in Norway. Prior to moving to UC San Diego, Dr. Subramaniam was a Professor of Biophysics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He was the Director of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Co-Director of the W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics at UIUC. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and is a recipient of Smithsonian Foundation and Association of Laboratory Automation Awards and his research work is described below. In 2002 he received the Genome Technology All Star Award. In 2008 he was awarded the Faculty Excellence in Research Award at the University of California at San Diego. In 2011 he was appointed as a Distinguished Scientist at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. His research spans several areas of bioinformatics and systems biology. Dr. Subramaniam has played a key role in raising national awareness for training and research in bioinformatics. He served as a member of the National Institute for Health (NIH) Director's Advisory Committee on Bioinformatics, which resulted in the BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE (BISTI) report. The report recognized the dire need for trained professionals in Bioinformatics and recommended the launching of a strong NIH funding initiative. Dr. Subramaniam served as the Chair of a NIH BISTI Study Section; also served on Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Advisory Councils for Virginia Tech, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of several Biotech and Bioinformatics Companies. Dr. Subramaniam has served as a member of the State of Illinois Governor's initiative in Biotechnology and an advisor and reviewer of the State of North Carolina initiative in Biotechnology. He is currently an overseas advisor for the Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India, and a member of a European Science Foundation Panel.

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Graduate Office will be closed tomorrow
by Bowman, Debra J 04 Apr '13

04 Apr '13

Dear All, The graduate office will be closed tomorrow - I will be out of town for the day. It will reopen Monday morning at 8 a.m. Dr. Beaudoin and Dr. Harris have my cell phone # if there is an emergency. Thanks, Deb

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Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr. Paul Nealey
by Mamph, Jennifer A 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Paul Nealey Institute of Molecular Engr., University of Chicago "Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers on Lithographically Defined Chemically Nanopatterned Substrates" April 2, 2013 9:00-10:20 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: The use of block copolymers in the lithographic process is an attractive strategy to augment and enhance the capabilities of current tools in nanomanufacturing. We employ electron beam and 193 nm immersion lithography to fabricate chemically patterned surfaces. Block copolymer films are deposited on the surfaces and annealed. By judicious choice of the chemistry and the geometry of the patterned regions, the domain structure of the block copolymer film may be directed to assembly into desirable architectures for applications such as bit patterned media or integrated circuits. Challenges that remain in materials and process development include delineation of the degree of perfection that can be obtained, and fabrication of sub 10 nm features in manufacturing-relevant processes. Here we report 1) the relationships between attributes of the chemical pattern and the degree of perfection of the assembled block copolymer films, 2) two approaches to processing films on chemical patterns to enable assembly of high resolution copolymers with differing block surface energies, and 3) design principles for the synthesis of new block copolymers for directed self-assembly with sub 10 nm features. Bio: Paul F. Nealey is currently the Brady W Dougan Family Professor in Molecular Engineer-ing at the new Institute for Molecular Engineering of the University of Chicago. His research interests include nanofabrication techniques based on advanced lithography and directed self-assembly, development of imaging materials for alternative lithographic strategies, and dimension dependent material properties of nanoscopic macromolecular structures. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and has received the National Science Foundation Career Award, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the University of Wisconsin Romnes Fellowship, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Arthur K. Doolittle Award from the American Chemical Society. He was also the Founding Director of the National Science Foundation-funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center in Templated Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale.

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New Staff - Business Office
by Toro, Heather D 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Please join me in welcoming Courtney Eddy to the Chemical Engineering Business Office. Once up and running she will be working with Purchasing, Travel, and Credit Card check-out. A notice will be sent when she should be added to the approval process for shopping carts. Thank you, Heather ____________________________ Heather Toro Business Manager School of Chemical Engineering 765-494-4071 htoro(a)purdue.edu<mailto:htoro@purdue.edu> [Description: Description: W:\PU_signature_white_bg_215x80.png] www.purdue.edu<http://www.purdue.edu/> We are Purdue. What we make moves the world forward.

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AIChE Orange Leaf Skip-A-Meal
by Hendryx, Sandra K 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Sandy, please forward the following message and attachment to the student and faculty body (also, I'm assuming I can leave some pamphlets in the office - if that's a problem, let me know). Thanks! Hello everyone, AIChE is sponsoring a Skip-A-Meal at Orange Leaf today (Monday, April 1). If you present a pamphlet when you checkout, 15% of your sale will go to the American Cancer Society. You can pick up one of these pamphlets in the undergraduate office, and we will also have someone handing them out at Orange Leaf all day (noon - 11:00 PM) except for around 6:00 to 7:00. Stop by to support a great cause and to treat yourself to some frozen yogurt! Thanks, Kevin Bock AIChE Philanthropy Committee

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Congratulations to David Acevedo and Jon Pfluger!
by Varma, Arvind 31 Mar '13

31 Mar '13

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform that David Acevedo has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. David received his BSChE degree from the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez and joined our graduate program last fall. He is doing research under the direction of Zoltan Nagy. In addition, current senior Jon Pfluger has also been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - he will join some lucky program. Pl join me in congratulating David and Jon! Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University

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TOTAL ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN -APRIL 17, 2013
by Valley, Jeffrey L 29 Mar '13

29 Mar '13

BE ADVISED - On Wednesday April 17th at 5:30 am there will be a total electrical shutdown of the building so that work in the main electrical vault can occur. This shutdown will last approximately 1/2 hour so they may replace gears that has been mandated. I will be sending out reminders before this date so that the necessary precautions may be taken for computers and for research equipment that will need to be ready for loss of power. They are giving us 2 1/2 weeks notice so we can plan accordingly. If you have any questions please contact me. Jeff Valley

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FW: CoE Inaugural Faculty Colloquium - Joseph Pekny; 3:30 pm Today!
by Varma, Arvind 29 Mar '13

29 Mar '13

Dear Colleagues, I write to echo Jim Litster's note below, and to provide some additional background. As follow up of the team that Jim co-chaired, the ELT approved a process to "...recognizing the achievements of senior faculty... this process includes providing continual professional development, supported by thoughtful planning and goal setting, as part of academic professional life for all faculty, at all stages in their careers. The hope is that such a program will support faculty in their plans to build on their successes and expand their horizons, as well as leverage the valuable experience and capabilities of senior faculty who may want to take on new roles at the university." To implement the program, in January this year, all CoE Heads were requested to provide names of at most 2 of their School's faculty, who fit the following criteria: 1. Full Professors who have been at that rank at least 7 years or more, or joined Purdue as a full professor 2. Faculty of different career paths and vision, i.e., it would be preferable if both nominees did not have the traditional research based careers. I nominated two ChE faculty, one with a "traditional research based career" and Joe as one in a "different career paths and vision." Among all the nominees, the CoE selected 3 faculty members whose careers are being celebrated this semester - Joe is in this inaugural group. With this, he brings recognition to himself and to our School! As noted below, the seminar details are: Friday, March 29, 2013 3:30 p.m. seminar, Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G124 4:30 p.m. reception, Forney Hall, Henson Atrium Pl attend, to celebrate Joe's outstanding career, which has unlimited future potential! Best, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University From: che-faculty-list-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu [mailto:che-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Litster, James Donald Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 2:50 PM To: chefaculty(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: [Che-faculty-list] FW: CoE Inaugural Faculty Colloquium - Joseph Pekny Dear Colleagues I encourage you to attend Joe's colloquium this Friday afternoon. The "celebration of faculty careers" colloquium series is an outcome from the College strategic planning, specifically from the Promotion and Tenure Implementation Team that I co-chaired. Joe is one of three senior faculty in the College chosen for piloting the program this semester. Hope to see you there. Jim Jim Litster, PhD Professor of Chemical Engineering Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G027A 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2100 USA +1 765 496-2836 (phone) +1 765 494-0805 (fax) jlitster(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jlitster@purdue.edu> From: engfaculty-list-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu> [mailto:engfaculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Leah Jamieson Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:07 AM To: engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: CoE Inaugural Faculty Colloquium - Joseph Pekny [Purdue University] The College of Engineering invites you to attend THE CELEBRATION OF FACULTY CAREERS INAUGURAL COLLOQUIUM SERIES Celebrate our faculty members' diverse impact on education, scholarship, engagement and disciplines. [JOSEPH F. PEKNY] JOSEPH F. PEKNY<https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/Administration/AcademicAffairs/…> "Knowledge Acquisition Frameworks and Deliberate Innovation - Perspectives from and Next Steps for a Journey in Engineering Complexity"<https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/Administration/AcademicAffairs/…> We live at a time of marvelous advances and great promise. For example, many of us wear and make phone calls with handheld "computers" that dwarf the capability of supercomputers of just a few years ago. The fundamental advances responsible for such a Moore's law phenomena will drive profound and unpredictable economic improvements for many years. Yet, people are aware that our society is up against what might perhaps be existential challenges. Climate change, economic bubbles, terrorism, affordability of healthcare, cancer, national debt, providing sufficient energy for everyone, etc. are challenges of incredible complexity. How can we reconcile scientifically these observations of great promise and foreboding challenge? At least partially, our society has reached the limits of understanding that are possible through scientific reductionism. Observations of complexity over the last few decades show that new principles are required for useful understanding. I will use the experiences from my career at Purdue to provide a practical definition of complexity and introduce the developing ideas of knowledge acquisition frameworks and deliberate innovation as tools which can mitigate complexity. These tools may prove useful to understanding and engineering the "holistic" nature of complexity. Friday, March 29, 2013 3:30 p.m. seminar, Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G124 4:30 p.m. reception, Forney Hall, Henson Atrium Parking available in Northwestern Parking Garage<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=504+Northwestern+Avenue+West+Lafayette,+IN+4…> [Purdue Engineering]

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Safety update ont he use of gas cylinder staorage area
by Gabriela Nagy 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Dear ChE Faculty, Staff and Students, Please find attached the updated document regarding the safe use of the gas cylinder storage area. We try to revise and improve this procedure regularly. The present update includes procedures to be followed in case of inclement weather conditions. Special thanks to Vinod, Erik and Yury, who all worked on this update! The updates can be found under the 'General Notes' heading, the last 4 bullet points on page 3 of the document. Please read carefully. Thank you for your commitment to safety! Gabriela on behalf of the ChE Safety Committee -- Gabriela Nagy, PhD Industrial Education Director ChE Safety Committee Chair School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G051 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47 907 Tel: (765) 496-1710; Fax: (765) 494-0805 E-mail: nagyg(a)purdue.edu

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