January 2011 - Ese-faculty-list

ESE Program Coordinator Announcement
by Lee, Linda S 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

I am pleased to announce that Christal Musser has accepted our offer as the ESE Program Coordinator in the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs starting February 14th. Her office will be located in 114 Hanson (at least for now). Christal has a BS degree from Ag Econ here at Purdue and been working as an Administrative Assistant in the Grad School Fellowship Office since 2006. Therefore, Christal is very familiar with Purdue and Grad School operations. In addition, she has considerable experience in program management, event planning, workshops, recruitment, and aiding students through various processes at Purdue. I am confident she will be a great asset to ESE as was Brent. Welcome Christal! We look forward to Christal joining the ESE-IGP next month and will have an informal gathering soon after to welcome her and introduce ourselves. Linda S. Lee Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/ Professor, Environmental Chemistry, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/lslbio.htm Purdue University, Department of Agronomy Crop Soil & Environmental Sciences 915 W. State Street, 3-363 Lilly Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: (765) 494-8612; Fax (765) 496-2926

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HELP to Review ESE Applicants for Fall 2011
by Lee, Linda S 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

I am asking all ESE Faculty to help in reviewing our current applicant pool so please try to do your best to help where you can. Please try to do as many reviews as you can in the next 2 weeks. THANK YOU! Instructions (below and attached): When you go to the website as noted below (under SharePoint Site), go to the Snapshot excel file in the “ESE 2011” folder and look for your name in the J column (labeled Faculty Preference). Names that appear in this column were provided by the applicant or were added based on another faculty’s review. If your name appears, I would like you to review the applicant. You may be one of those faculty that are listed frequently in which case please review as many as you can. The snapshot file should help you identify the ones you would prefer to review. Below as part of the SharePoint Site instructions are the questions you will be asked when doing a review. I realize this process will take more effort than in previous years when we actually provided you with a list of applicants to review, but we are short staffed until we replace Brent’s position. We still have numerous applications in process and it has been hard to keep up with work load. Fellowships We have already made nominations to the Graduate School for the Carver PhD and Knox MS fellowships (deadline is/was Jan 28). We can still process some nominations through some departments and colleges, but I need you to identify those you have great interest. There are also some fellowships available through the PCCRC (for PCCRC members only and with climate change relevance) – DUE Feb 1 to Rose Filley. The GS Fellows Manual provides the details on eligibility for the different fellowships. In addition, ESE has 3 fellowships (two ESE-Lynn PhDs that are 1+3; and one Andrews or Purdue Doctoral that are 2+2). See details for the nomination process for the ESE fellowships at the end of this email. (I am currently aware of two applicants that faculty have informed me will be nominated for one of the ESE fellowships (as noted in the Snapshot excel file). We need to move quickly to identify the best students that best align with your programs. I will be doing my best to make you aware of particular applicants that align well with each of your programs as I review the folders. Some of you have already gotten emails of such from me. SharePoint Site: https://sp.itap.purdue.edu/gradschool/ese/default.aspx 1. When you Login you must put ONEPURDUE\ and then your log in name (same name and password as for all your other Purdue accounts) 2. In the lower left is right column under “Site Hierarchy” go to the folder “ESE 2011”. For a quick review of applicants, there is a Snapshot spreadsheet (with a date) in this general ESE 2011 folder, which currently only includes app information we had through 1/27/11, but will continue to update regularly. 3. Complete files are in the subfolder ‘Faculty review…’ and other applications that will soon be complete are in the subfolder ‘Preview…’. To do a Applicant Review, continue with the following steps. 4. Click on the application to review it. 5. Then submit your review by going to “2011 Applicant Review” near the top of the right column. Then click on “Respond to Survey” (on upper bar), which will pull up a simple review sheet with a minimal number of entries and questions as follows: Applicant Last Name * Applicant First Name * Based on your overall application review and experience with other graduate students, select the overall ranking below that best fits this applicant. * Ranks in the top 10% Ranks in the upper 25% Above Average Average Below Average Recommend for admission to ESE program? * Yes No Yes, with conditions Specify your own value: Please provide comments/reasons on your recommendation decision for this applicant: Are you interested in this applicant for your lab, and if so, do you have funding to support this student? Please list other faculty you feel may be interested in this student: Additional Comments: Fellowship Nominations Email me (lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>) right away of your interest and then move forward with an official nomination. A complete nomination includes: * A letter of nomination from the potential advisor (1 page). * A full copy of the nominee’s Graduate School application. * A statement indicating how you plan to support the student for two or three additional years (depends on which fellowship), which can include other fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, or a combination thereof. Please send your application material electronically to Linda S. Lee (lslee(a)purdue.ed<mailto:lslee@purdue.ed>) EXCEPT for the PCCRC fellowship for which nomination materials should be sent to Rose Filley (rfilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rfilley@purdue.edu>). PCCRC nominations are due Feb 1. Linda S. Lee Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/ Professor, Environmental Chemistry, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/lslbio.htm Purdue University, Department of Agronomy Crop Soil & Environmental Sciences 915 W. State Street, 3-363 Lilly Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: (765) 494-8612; Fax (765) 496-2926

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ESE Graduate Applications, Fellowship Opportunities, and more.
by Lee, Linda S 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

I wanted to make you aware that are many applications are now uploaded with several reflecting excellent applicants. I have not started assigning reviewers yet, but please feel free to start investigating applicants that may fit well in your program (see below for site access and user details). ESE has 3 fellowships (two ESE-Lynn PhDs that are 1+3; and one Andrews or Purdue Doctoral that are 2+2). In addition, we have opportunity to nominate students to the Graduate School for the Carver PhD, Knox MS, and the Ludwig Kruhe PhD fellowship (deadlines are EARLY so we need to get these nominations submitted by Jan 19, 2011) in addition to nominations through departments and colleges. Deadlines vary for the different opportunities so as soon as you indentify a student you want to nominate for a fellowship, email me of your interest right away. Then follow up with the nomination process detailed at the end of this email. There are also some fellowships available through the PCCRC (for PCCRC members only and with climate change relevance). The GS Fellows Manual provides the details on eligibility for the different fellowships. We need to move quickly to identify the best students that best align with your programs. I will be doing my best to make you aware of particular applicants that align well with each of your programs as I review the folders. Some of you have already gotten emails of such from me. Please let me know if you are unwilling to review at this time otherwise I will assume you are willing to do 3 to 6 reviews and they will usually be students who have listed you as faculty of interest. SharePoint Site: https://sp.itap.purdue.edu/gradschool/ese/default.aspx<https://owa.purdue.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=bf68bb03aacb4709a0548d06bb7ae35d&UR…> 1. When you Login you must put ONEPURDUE\ and then your log in name (same name and password as for all your other Purdue accounts) 2. In the lower left is right column under "Site Hierarchy" go to the folder "ESE 2011". For a quick review of applicants, there is a Snapshot spreadsheet (with a date) in this general ESE 2011 folder, which currently only includes app information we had through noon on 1/3/11, but will be updated by tomorrow. 3. Complete files are in the subfolder 'Faculty review...' and other applications that will soon be complete are in the subfolder 'Preview...'. To do a Applicant Review, continue with the following steps. 4. Click on the application to review it. 5. Then submit your review by going to "2011 Applicant Review" near the top of the right column. Then click on "Respond to Survey" (on upper bar), which will pull up a simple review sheet with a minimal number of entries and questions as follows: Applicant Last Name * Applicant First Name * Based on your overall application review and experience with other graduate students, select the overall ranking below that best fits this applicant. * Ranks in the top 10% Ranks in the upper 25% Above Average Average Below Average Recommend for admission to ESE program? * Yes No Yes, with conditions Specify your own value: Please provide comments/reasons on your recommendation decision for this applicant: Are you interested in this applicant for your lab, and if so, do you have funding to support this student? Please list other faculty you feel may be interested in this student: Additional Comments: Fellowship Nominations Email me (lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>) right away of your interest and then move forward with an official nomination. A complete nomination includes: * A letter of nomination from the potential advisor (1 page). * A full copy of the nominee's Graduate School application. * A statement indicating how you plan to support the student for two or three additional years (depends on which fellowship), which can include other fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, or a combination thereof. Please send your application material electronically to Linda S. Lee (lslee(a)purdue.ed<mailto:lslee@purdue.ed>) EXCEPT for the PCCRC fellowship for which nomination materials should be sent to Rose Filley (rfilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rfilley@purdue.edu>). PCCRC nominations are due Feb1. Linda S. Lee Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/ Professor, Environmental Chemistry, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/lslbio.htm Purdue University, Department of Agronomy Crop Soil & Environmental Sciences 915 W. State Street, 3-363 Lilly Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: (765) 494-8612; Fax (765) 496-2926

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Welcome Back
by Lee, Linda S 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Happy New Year and welcome back to campus! I hope all of you had some opportunity to get a break and are now ready to get back to your studies and research. May 2011 be a productive time in your personal and professional development. Let am take this opportunity to welcome two new students to the ESE program: Peter Caldwell (recent graduate from Landscape Architecture at Purdue) and Rita Jaramillo (an ME graduate from Columbia), whom some of you met at the Oct. 2010 ESE Symposium. Welcome to both of you! I also want to keep you abreast of what we are doing in the ESE Colloquium (Tuesdays @ 3:30 in 2-425 Lilly Hall) for those of you who did not attend last semester or serve as a Peer-to-Peer Mentor for the Fall 2010 class. We invite you attend as you can or to fully participate by enrolling. We will be reading from the book The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley. According to Ridley, "Rational Optimism holds that the world will pull out of the current crisis because the way that markets in goods, services, and ideas allow human beings to exchange and specialize honestly for the betterment of all" and that the world now is "richer, healthier, and kinder too, as much because of commerce as despite it." We will read & discuss several chapters from this book, and supplement that with related material from other sources, during the first 8 weeks of the semester. Perhaps we will find his optimism is justifiable and contagious, or maybe we will find some sort of middle ground (based on pragmatism). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions as you move forward in your graduate program. Linda S. Lee Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/ Professor, Environmental Chemistry, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/lslbio.htm Purdue University, Department of Agronomy Crop Soil & Environmental Sciences 915 W. State Street, 3-363 Lilly Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: (765) 494-8612; Fax (765) 496-2926

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Graduate Student Funding-NC-SARE
by Lee, Linda S 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Subject: Graduate Student Funding-NC-SARE All... My apologies for not sending sooner... Just wanted to let you know of the availability of funding from North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NC-SARE) for graduate students who have an interest in the area of Sustainable Agriculture...The term "Sustainable Agriculture" can have a very broad definition... While time is short ...there may be some who have a proposal pretty well developed already who may have time to apply... Please feel free to forward to any in your department who may have an interest...I would sure like to see an increase in the share of funding increase to Indiana applicants. Please have anyone who expresses an interest contact me if I can be of assistance. Thank you! Roy Ballard http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/grad.htm Graduate Student Grants Available NCR-SARE funds Graduate Student grants in Sustainable Agriculture for projects that address sustainable agriculture issues and are part of the student's degree program. NCR-SARE instituted the Graduate Student grant program in 2002 for officially registered graduate students (Masters and Ph.D.) enrolled at accredited colleges or universities. Projects must benefit agriculture in the North Central Region.NCR-SARE awards grant funds for grad student projects up to $10,000, and projects may last up to three years. A candidate may receive only one NCR-SARE Graduate Student award during her or his graduate student career. Roughly $150,000 in funding has been awarded annually, for a total of about 15 grants per year. The Graduate Student Review Committee evaluates proposals for their technical merit and relevancy. The Committee forwards its recommendations to the NCR-SARE Administrative Council, which makes the award selections. Funded proposals have contributed to farmer or rancher profitability, environmental quality, and the enhancement of the quality of life of farmers or ranchers, rural communities, and society as a whole. NCR-SARE strongly encourages students to involve farmers and ranchers in their Graduate Student Grant projects. The deadline for 2011 Graduate Student Grant Proposals is Thursday, January 27, 2011. [cid:image001.jpg@01CBAB2F.B3B0C470]2011 Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals<http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/documents/2011_Grad_CFP.doc> (Word format) 2010 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding [cid:image001.jpg@01CBAB2F.B3B0C470]List of 2010 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding<http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/documents/2010_GSP_RecFund_Web.pdf> [cid:image001.jpg@01CBAB2F.B3B0C470]Abstracts of 2010 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding<http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/documents/2010_GSP_RecFund_Abstracts.pdf> Graduate Student General Fact Sheet [cid:image001.jpg@01CBAB2F.B3B0C470]NCR-SARE Graduate Student Program Fact Sheet<http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/documents/Grad_Factsheet_2006.pdf> Roy Ballard Purdue Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources Hancock County Indiana SARE Coordinator 802 North Apple Street Greenfield, IN 46140 317-462-1113 317-462-2424 FAX rballard(a)purdue.edu http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/hancock/pages/default.aspx [cid:image003.jpg@01CBAB31.15FCD730] "There is no limit to the good a man can do if he doesn't care who gets the credit." Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893) Most Purdue publications are available electronically at the following address: http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.

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