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Graduate Seminar Series Tuesday, 9/21 - 02 - Dr. Beth Holloway (THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PHD STUDENTS)
by Waling, Robin M 16 Sep '21

16 Sep '21

Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming Graduate Seminar Series with Dr. Beth Holloway. She will be presenting on September 21, 2021. 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, Robin Waling Administrative Assistant, Graduate Office Davidson School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765)-496-0309 E-mail: rwaling(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rwaling@purdue.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D45FB3.42D29A30] [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [cid:image003.jpg@01D7AB0D.D2E645B0] Dr. Beth Holloway Assistant Dean for Diversity and Engagement The Leah H. Jamieson Director of Women in Engineering Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering (by courtesy) College of Engineering Purdue University Hosted by ChE Graduate Women's Group (GWG) Bio: Dr. Holloway is an advocate for research-informed approaches to engineering education, equity, and policy, as well as student recruitment and retention efforts. Dr. Holloway has made significant contributions nationally as well as at Purdue University, where she has spent her academic career. Her research/interest areas include engineering admissions practices; women and leadership, particularly in male dominated careers; and diversity and equity. She is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and currently serves on the ASEE Board of Directors as Chair of Professional Interest Council IV, and was previously Vice President of Professional Interest Councils. Holloway was president of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) in 2006-07 and served on WEPAN's Board of Directors from 2005 - 2008. Holloway believes in student engagement, and has served as the advisor to the Purdue Society of Women Engineers (SWE) student section since 2001. The section has over 700 members. Since 2015, she has also been the advisor for the Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Rho, a national engineering sorority. Holloway's honors include the 2015 ASEE William Elgin Wickenden Award, as lead author, which recognizes the best article published in the Journal of Engineering Education the year prior, the 2016 WEPAN Founders award, the 2016 and 2018 Purdue Panhellenic Advisor of the Year, the 2013 Purdue Helen B. Schleman Gold Medallion Award, the 2012 SWE National Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, and the inaugural Phi Sigma Rho National Sorority Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. Holloway received both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue University. She spent nine years as a research and development engineer at Cummins, Inc. While at Cummins, she was a recognized corporate engine lubrication system expert, with specialties in piston cooling nozzle and lubrication pump performance. ******* ******* What Gets in the Way of Creating an Equitable and Inclusive Environment Tuesday, September 21, 2021 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - No Receptions will be held this semester due to the pandemic - Abstract: Implicit bias is a cognitive shortcut that all people can use when making judgments. This seminar will increase your awareness of implicit bias, and how and when implicit biases are manifested, particularly in academic STEM environments. Research on the impacts on the target of bias will be presented, as well as strategies to become aware of our biases and reduce our use of them. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2019 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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Fume hood testing
by Valley, Jeffrey L 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

BE ADVISED - Today REM will start testing the fume hoods in the building. If for some reason you have something going on that does not allow this to happen, please post it on your door and work with them to reschedule at a later time. Thank you. Jeff Valley

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REMINDER*** Graduate Seminar Series TOMORROW- 01 - Faculty Lectureship Speaker Dr. Siddharth Deshpande (THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PHD STUDENTS)
by Waling, Robin M 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming Graduate Seminar Series with the Faculty Lectureship Recipient Dr. Siddharth Deshpande. He will be visiting Purdue University on September 14, 2021. 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, Robin Waling Administrative Assistant, Graduate Office Davidson School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765)-496-0309 E-mail: rwaling(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rwaling@purdue.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D45FB3.42D29A30] [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [https://engineering.purdue.edu/GradDB/Photos/photo_17_4756032_card/alter?wi…] [cid:image004.png@01D7A627.B4349800] Dr. Siddharth Deshpande Faculty Lectureship Recipient Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Greeley Bio: Dr. Siddharth Deshpande obtained his bachelor in technology from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science India in 2014. He then completed a MS with thesis at Carnegie Mellon University in 2016 under the guidance of Prof. Venkat Viswanathan and Prof. John Kitchin, and worked in the area of error quantification in atomistic modeling. He then obtained his PhD from Purdue University under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Greeley in 2021, and worked in the area of atomistical understanding of electro-chemical devices utilizing first-principles based approaches. ******* ******* Understanding Complex Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic Reactions Utilizing First-Principles Based Approaches Tuesday, September 14, 2021 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - No Receptions will be held this semester due to the pandemic - Abstract: Electro-chemical devices, as a result of their coupling to renewable energy sources and portability, are central to mitigating global climate crisis. Electro-catalytic devices, such as fuel cells, electrolyzers and metal-air batteries, form an important subset of electro-chemical devices, and make use of a catalytic material to drive the underlying electro-chemical reaction. However, compared to their thermal counterparts, these devices are still in their infancy and have only been commercialized for chemical feedstocks containing small molecules such as Cl2, H2, O2 and H2O. One of the major bottlenecks to their advancement is the complex nature of the electrified interface, present at the catalyst - electrolyte boundary, which makes it difficult to identify optimal catalytic candidates for such devices. To overcome these bottlenecks, there is a pressing need to understand the governing interactions at such interfaces, which can be studied utilizing first-principles based atomistic simulations. The successful implementation of such approaches, however, includes understanding of numerous interactions involving solvent effects, co-adsorption effects, solvent dissociation effects and charge transfer from the double layer, amongst others. To investigate these effects, two challenges need to be addressed: (i) navigating large phase space of possible atomic configurations, and (ii) understanding the complexities associated with accurately describing the underlying chemo-physical phenomenon at such interfaces. This work aims to address these challenges by development of powerful new algorithmic frameworks and workflows. A graph-theory based in-house algorithm is introduced to tackle problems related to the first challenge, and sophisticated workflows utilizing ab-initio based molecular dynamics, datamining, and charge transfer barrier estimation schemes are utilized to mitigate the latter challenge. These algorithms and workflows are then utilized to successfully understand complex electrocatalytic reactions such as ethanol electro-oxidation at Pt surfaces, an important reaction for direct alcohol fuel cell systems. Finally, it is demonstrated that such algorithmic approaches now form the basis to understand even more complex electro-catalytic morphologies and chemistries including, three phase boundaries, aprotic electrolytes, and larger reactant molecules such as those relevant to biomass chemistries. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2019 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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FW: Graduate Seminar Series - 01 - Faculty Lectureship Speaker Dr. Siddharth Deshpande (THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PHD STUDENTS)
by Waling, Robin M 10 Sep '21

10 Sep '21

Dear All, On behalf of Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, we are glad to announce our upcoming Graduate Seminar Series with the Faculty Lectureship Recipient Dr. Siddharth Deshpande. He will be visiting Purdue University on September 14, 2021. 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, Robin Waling Administrative Assistant, Graduate Office Davidson School of Chemical Engineering 480 Stadium Mall Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765)-496-0309 E-mail: rwaling(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rwaling@purdue.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D45FB3.42D29A30] [https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Im…]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Graduate Seminar Series [https://engineering.purdue.edu/GradDB/Photos/photo_17_4756032_card/alter?wi…] [cid:image004.png@01D7A627.B4349800] Dr. Siddharth Deshpande Faculty Lectureship Recipient Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Greeley Bio: Dr. Siddharth Deshpande obtained his bachelor in technology from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science India in 2014. He then completed a MS with thesis at Carnegie Mellon University in 2016 under the guidance of Prof. Venkat Viswanathan and Prof. John Kitchin, and worked in the area of error quantification in atomistic modeling. He then obtained his PhD from Purdue University under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Greeley in 2021, and worked in the area of atomistical understanding of electro-chemical devices utilizing first-principles based approaches. ******* ******* Understanding Complex Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic Reactions Utilizing First-Principles Based Approaches Tuesday, September 14, 2021 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 - No Receptions will be held this semester due to the pandemic - Abstract: Electro-chemical devices, as a result of their coupling to renewable energy sources and portability, are central to mitigating global climate crisis. Electro-catalytic devices, such as fuel cells, electrolyzers and metal-air batteries, form an important subset of electro-chemical devices, and make use of a catalytic material to drive the underlying electro-chemical reaction. However, compared to their thermal counterparts, these devices are still in their infancy and have only been commercialized for chemical feedstocks containing small molecules such as Cl2, H2, O2 and H2O. One of the major bottlenecks to their advancement is the complex nature of the electrified interface, present at the catalyst - electrolyte boundary, which makes it difficult to identify optimal catalytic candidates for such devices. To overcome these bottlenecks, there is a pressing need to understand the governing interactions at such interfaces, which can be studied utilizing first-principles based atomistic simulations. The successful implementation of such approaches, however, includes understanding of numerous interactions involving solvent effects, co-adsorption effects, solvent dissociation effects and charge transfer from the double layer, amongst others. To investigate these effects, two challenges need to be addressed: (i) navigating large phase space of possible atomic configurations, and (ii) understanding the complexities associated with accurately describing the underlying chemo-physical phenomenon at such interfaces. This work aims to address these challenges by development of powerful new algorithmic frameworks and workflows. A graph-theory based in-house algorithm is introduced to tackle problems related to the first challenge, and sophisticated workflows utilizing ab-initio based molecular dynamics, datamining, and charge transfer barrier estimation schemes are utilized to mitigate the latter challenge. These algorithms and workflows are then utilized to successfully understand complex electrocatalytic reactions such as ethanol electro-oxidation at Pt surfaces, an important reaction for direct alcohol fuel cell systems. Finally, it is demonstrated that such algorithmic approaches now form the basis to understand even more complex electro-catalytic morphologies and chemistries including, three phase boundaries, aprotic electrolytes, and larger reactant molecules such as those relevant to biomass chemistries. ******* ******* Davidson School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2019 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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Symposium Judging Results
by Johnson, Beverly J 31 Aug '21

31 Aug '21

Hello all, Thank you for attending the 30th Annual Purdue Chemical Engineering GSO Symposium! We hope you enjoyed your stay with us via Spatial Chat and that you were able to make the most of it. With that being said, I am pleased to announce our winners for this years oral presentations and poster pitches: Oral presentations: * Energy & Fluid Dynamics - Mihit Parekh - Vilas Pol * Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals - Meng-Ling Shih - John Morgan * Material Science - Caralyn Stevenson - Steve Beaudoin * Catalysis and Reaction Engineering - Qiyuan Zhao - Brett Savoie * Best Overall - Junxian Gao - Chongli Yuan Poster pitches: * Fluid Dynamics and Material Science - Hosup Song - Jim Caruthers and Daniel Hayes - Rakesh Agrawal * Biotechnology - Shichen Wu - Chongli Yuan * Pharmaceuticals - Varun Sundarkumar - Rex Reklaitis and Zoltan Nagy * Catalysis and Reaction Engineering - Sopuru Ezenwa - Rajamani Gounder * Best Overall - Suraj Ugrani - Sangtae Kim Thank you again for spending your day with us. We hope to see you back here (in person) for the 31st Annual ChE GSO Symposium next year! Best, Melissa Melissa Marsing GSO First-Year Representative Symposium Judging Coordinator Davidson School of Chemical Engineering

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Fall 2021 Teaching Schedule
by Hendryx, Sandra K 30 Aug '21

30 Aug '21

Attached is the teaching schedule for the fall semester. Sandy Your message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Fall 2021 Teaching Schedule Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Michael Stevenson
by Waling, Robin M 26 Aug '21

26 Aug '21

This email is to announce that Michael Stevenson will be defending his thesis: Toward an Improved Method for Determining the Hamaker Constant of Solid Materials using Atomic Force Microscopy Tuesday, August 31, at 9:00 AM. The dissertation is directed by Dr. David Corti and Dr. Stephen Beaudoin. The abstract is attached, the WebEx info is below, and all are welcome to attend virtually. Michael Stevenson Thesis Defense https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=me67e745c06809753661aac261516a4cf Tuesday, Aug 31, 2021 9:00 am | 3 hours | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Meeting number: 2620 148 4345 Password: boilerup Join by video system Dial 26201484345(a)purdue.webex.com You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone +1-855-282-6330 US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Access code: 262 014 84345 Robin Waling Administrative Assistant, Graduate Office | Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Forney Hall, 2037 | 480 Stadium Mall Drive | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-496-0309<tel:7654960309> rwaling(a)purdue.edu<mailto:%20rwaling@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/che [39FDC3BD]<https://www.purdue.edu/>

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Honoring the Memory of Prof. Nick Delgass
by Thorp, Jason M 19 Aug '21

19 Aug '21

Dear All, Many of you have probably heard the sad news of the passing of Prof. W. Nicholas "Nick" Delgass. There will be a memorial reception to honor the memory of Prof. Delgass on the 16th of October from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Whittaker Inn in West Lafayette. You will find his obituary below. https://www.jconline.com/obituaries/ljc055697 Sincerely, Jason Thorp Secretary V 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

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Deshpande Thesis Defense
by Johnson, Beverly J 12 Aug '21

12 Aug '21

This email is to announce that Siddharth Deshpande, will be defending his thesis UNDERSTANDING ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERFACES IN ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION DEVICES UTILIZING FIRST PRINCIPLES BASED APPROACHES, Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 10:00 AM in FRNY 1043 and will also be broadcast on WebEx (link below). The dissertation is directed by Dr. Jeff Greeley. The Webex information is below, 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] You can forward this invitation to others. Bev Johnson is inviting you to a scheduled Webex meeting. Thursday, August 19, 2021 10:00 AM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) | 2 hrs 30 mins Join meeting<https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m4e8b56321895652f63484e04a4f63ea0> More ways to join: Join from the meeting link https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m4e8b56321895652f63484e04a4f63ea0 Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 120 004 8536 Meeting password: boilerup Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-855-282-6330,,1200048536##<tel:%2B1-855-282-6330,,*01*1200048536%23%23*01*> US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003,,1200048536##<tel:%2B1-415-655-0003,,*01*1200048536%23%23*01*> US TOLL Join by phone +1-855-282-6330 US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Toll-free calling restrictions<https://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf> Join from a video system or application Dial 1200048536(a)purdue.webex.com<%20sip:1200048536@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Need help? Go to https://help.webex.com

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Thesis Defense for Ranga Rohit Seemakurthi
by Johnson, Beverly J 11 Aug '21

11 Aug '21

This email is to announce that Ranga Rohit Seemakurthi, will be defending his thesis Density Functional Theory Analysis of Conversion of Light hydrocarbons into Fuels and Chemicals, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 10:00 AM. The dissertation is directed by Dr. Fabio Ribeiro and Dr. Jeff Greeley. The Webex information is below, 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] https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=md619631166812e8aa887d17080346679 Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021 10:00 am | 2 hours | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Meeting number: 120 947 6955 Password: tWDTCAru322 Join by video system Dial 1209476955(a)purdue.webex.com<mailto:1209476955@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone Use VoIP only

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