This e-mail is to announce that Ranjita Ghose will be defending her dissertation, Oxidative Coupling of Methane Using Catalysts Synthesized by Solution Combustion Method, on Friday, September 20th, at 9:30 in FRNY 3062B. The dissertation is being directed by Dr. Varma, and the abstract is attached. All are welcome to attend. 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/>