This e-mail is to announce that Si Chen will be defending her dissertation, Experimental and Modeling Investigation of Cellulose Nanocrystals Polymer Composite Fibers, on Friday, March 6^th, at 3:00 p.m. in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is being directed by Dr. Pipes, and the abstract is attached. All are welcome to attend.

Catherine Field, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Administrator/Counselor

School of Chemical Engineering

Purdue University

480 Stadium Mall Drive

West Lafayette, IN 47906

E-mail: field2@purdue.edu

Phone: 765-494-4057

Fax: 765-494-0805