Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, Please find the attached 2012 GSO Symposium Abstract Book. This document includes detailed schedules for the Symposium events and talks scheduled this week as well as the abstracts for each research talk and titles for each poster that our students will present on Thursday. Also, please note that the mixer and banquet on Wednesday and Thursday nights, respectively, are invitation-only events; however, everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in Symposium by attending research talks, poster presentations, and the keynote lecture on Thursday. If you have any questions about Symposium, please feel free to contact me or any of the other officers, who are named in the document. Sincerely, Nathan Carter -- Graduate Research Assistant GSO President School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Cell: 314-482-5519 Email: carter50@purdue.edu