October 2012 - Ese-faculty-list

2012 ESE Symposium Poster Winners
by Lee, Linda S 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

ESE Faculty - For your interest, below are this year's poster competition graduate and undergraduate winners in the 2012 ESE Symposium. This year's student-led symposium, Urban Rise: Footprints of a Global Civilization: Graduate 1st place - Title: Adaptive targeting of agricultural conservation through watershed modeling and farmer interviews Author(s): Margaret Kalcic, Jane Frankenberger, Indrajeet Chaubey 2nd place - Title: Income Generating Service Learning Project at Tumaini Children's Drop-In Center for Street Children in Eldoret, Kenya Author(s): Chelsea Pekny, Michelle Tharp, Rakhi Karwa, Samuel Kimani, Tim Mercer, Monica Miller, Sonak Pastakia, and Ellen Schellhase 3rd place - Title: A Survey of Beetle Predators along a Landscape Gradient Author(s): Ashley L. Kissick and Dr. Jeff Holland Undergraduate 1st place - Title: Biomass Briquettes as a Small Business Author(s): HannahJoy Pheasant 2nd place - Title: Evaluation of Energy Use & IAQ for Biowall in a home Author(s): Zijie Qu and Daniel Newkirk 3rd place - Title: Co-exist: The polarization of fractal nodes within Philadelphia Author(s): Nick Mitchell Sincerely, The 2012 ESE Symposium planning committee Nathan Shoaf Lauren H. Logan Christy Gibson Fushcia Hoover LaTonya Walker Tolu Omotosu Elin Karlsson Katrin Eitrem Holmgren

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Christal brought forth Clayton Musser this morning!
by Lee, Linda S 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

Yes, a 9 lb 2 oz boy! We will celebrate with her soon (TBA). :) Linda S. Lee Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head http://www.purdue.edu/ese/<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/> Professor, Environmental Chemistry, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/lslbio.htm Associate Head, 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; Cell (765) 414-3086 Fax (765) 496-2926

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FW: Inspire IGP Event
by Musser, Christal A. 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Greetings on behalf of the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP)! You (and your organization(s), friends, constituents, colleagues, and office mates) are cordially invited to Inspire IGP! An event to kick off the OIGP's Initiative for Diversity & Inclusion. The Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (DILC) for OIGP will provide an informal atmosphere where the other phases of this initiative will be presented to the campus community as well as provide the opportunity for students, faculty, and staff across its 15 programs as well as campus centers, organizations, and resources to connect and engage one another. The Need to Know Details: Who: YOU and anyone else who cares about diversity, inclusion, and interdisciplinarity! What: INSPIRE IGP reception When: Wed, Oct. 17 4:30-5:30pm (RSVP to ogip(a)purdue.edu by OCT. 12!) Where: PMU Anniversary Drawing Room Why: Kickoff OIGP initiative, meet some wonderful people, learn some ways to engage in productive discussions about diversity and inclusion. Please forward the attached flyer and this email to any individuals who you feel may be interested in attending our event and learning about our new initiative. Also, feel free to contact me or Dr. Colleen Gabauer at oigp(a)purdue.edu for any questions, comments, or concerns. We're excited to see you there. Sincerely, Aria S. Halliday M.A. Student, American Studies Graduate Assistant, Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council Purdue University

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REMINDER - 2012 ESE Symposium - Abstract Deadline is Friday, Oct. 5th
by Musser, Christal A. 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Reminder: Abstract Deadline is this Friday, October 5, 2012. 2012 ESE Symposium URBAN RISE: Footprints to a Global Civilization is Oct. 16-17th. Poster Competition for Undergraduate and Graduate students (Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both categories) www.purdue.edu/esesymposium<http://www.purdue.edu/esesymposium> Please share with your student and encourage them to submit a poster. Thank you, Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Purdue University Young Hall, Room B-40 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-2102 musser(a)purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> http://www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese>

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Spring 2013 Courses
by Musser, Christal A. 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

ESEers - Here are 2 courses that faculty asked me to pass along for Spring 2013. 1. MET 530 - Facilities Engineering Technology Instructor - Bill Hutzel (see attached PDF) 2. COM 576: Risk Communication Risk communication is an exponentially growing subfield of communication. With this recognition, this course focuses on providing students with a solid knowledge about the social scientific theory and research relevant to the prevention and control of risk. It will provide the understanding of classical theories as well as the most recent perspectives pertinent to risk communication. Multi-level and multi-domain theoretical perspectives course emphasizes application to diverse areas of risk including environment, health, science, technology, and crisis. Specific application areas include climate change, cancer, food risk issues, and global infectious diseases. Class time: Tu Th daytime. Course formats comprise lectures and discussions. For more information, contact Hyunyi Cho (hcho(a)purdue.edu) Thank you, Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Purdue University Young Hall, Room B-40 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-2102 musser(a)purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> http://www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese>

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