Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, for the last year and a half, we have been doing an upgrade of our senior Unit Operations Lab. It consisted of retiring some experiments, introducing some new ones, incorporation of labVIEW for data acquisition in several experiments, physical renovation of the lab (including painting) and a new skid-proof floor, introduction of additional safety features and a "museum" on the 1st floor level to house the now and previously retired equipment/experiments along with the date when they were first introduced. For this, starting from 2-12 until this past summer, we raised $550K to carry out the upgrade - from corporations, foundations, alumni and friends; in response to our proposal, the Purdue R&R fund also contributed $85,000 of the total. I am pleased to report that the upgrade is now complete and our seniors are experiencing the new and improved Unit Ops Lab this fall. I take this opportunity to thank the faculty, staff and students who helped with the numerous aspects associated with the upgrade. In addition, we sought potential alumni donors to endow the Unit Ops Lab for a $1 million naming opportunity, which would generate ~$45K annually to provide for running the lab and for maintenance and future upgrades, in perpetuity. I am pleased to report that Alan H. Fox (BS ChE '55) accepted our request. At 9:30 am this Friday, Sep 13, we will inaugurate the "Alan H. Fox Unit Operations Laboratory of Chemical Engineering." Alan will be with us then, as will be the IAC members (16 in attendance) - as you know, we have the IAC meeting all day on Friday and this event is built into the meeting schedule. I request your attendance at the inauguration event, which will include ribbon cutting, refreshments and a tour of the lab. Your presence will demonstrate our immense gratitude to Alan Fox and the other donors who made the upgrade possible. Best, Arvind Arvind Varma R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering Purdue University