Student Recognition – details are posted as spotlights on the ChE main page at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/index.html:

· Caleb Miskin - NSF 2012 Graduate Research Fellowship

· Lizbeth Rostro - NSF 2012 Graduate Research Fellowship

· Aniruddha Kelkar and Anand Venkatesan won the Soybean Alliance Competition

· Hoyoung Lee won the 2012 Purdue ChE Faculty Lectureship Award

· Anand Venkatesan won a Hugh W. and Edna M. Donnan Dissertation Fellowship from the College of Engineering

Faculty recognition:

· Bryan Boudouris received an AFOSR Young Investigator Program Award

Staff recognition:

· Sandy Hendryx is a Rose Award recipient for the second year in a row. This is given by the Mortar Board to clerical and service staff workers nominated by faculty, staff, or students who know the work habits of the nominee.

Miscellaneous:

· Qijie Guo, Moiz Diwan and Arun Giridhar received the 2012 Research Publication Award of our School of Chemical Engineering

· The School Spring 2012 Newsletter is posted online at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/index.html

New Employees:

· Ariel Muliadi – Changing from a Post Doctoral position to an Associate Research Scientist position in the same group, under the supervision of Professor Litster.

Employees leaving:

· Jun Wang, Post Doc, Fabio Ribeiro’s group, leaving for an industry position

· Mary Anne Madrid, Business Manager, moving to a Cash Analyst Position in the Purdue Treasury Office.

Upcoming Events:

· April 10-11 – Kelly Lecture

· April 14 - Women in Chemical Engineering Seminar, 10.30 am – 2.30 pm

· April 14 – FE Exam – many Chemical Engineering undergraduate students are registered for this exam.

· April 14 & 15 – Purdue Spring Fest

· April 26 – Senior Banquet, PMU, West Faculty Lounge, 6.00 pm

· April 28 – EV Grand Prix

· May 3 – End of the semester appreciation reception, Henson Atrium, 3.30 to 4.30 pm

· May 11 – Graduation reception, Henson Atrium 4.30-6.30 pm.

· May 11 - Commencement, Eliot Hall, 8.00 pm

Best Regards,

Cristina