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UFZ TRACER-funded PhD positions and a heads up about other TRACER opportunities for existing students
by Lee, Linda S 03 Jan '22

03 Jan '22

Purdue has a MOU with UFZ in Germany and we are part of the TRACER project which has just been renewed for 3 more years. There will be opportunity for a few of you in existing PhD programs here at Purdue along with your mentors to attend some think tank sessions at UFZ if travel opens up as well as be a regular part of the TRACER program within your current PhD research. This email is focused on a current opportunity for any of you completing an MS with a desire to go on into a PhD in Germany to apply for these fully funded fellowships. In the past, we have had students dual enrolled and getting degrees at both UFZ and Purdue, but right now with COVID-induced uncertainty with travel, this will likely be a challenge but no necessarily impossible – just depends on how things unfold this year and if you have a Purdue PhD mentor supportive of this and who wants to be involved with the TRACER group. UFZ TRACER-funded 4 PhD positions are currently available. Specific topics and the corresponding link showing position descriptions and application channels are given below. Please distribute it to your colleagues and/or collaboration networks who may be interested in. Please contact Dr. Soohyun Yang (Purdue ESE graduate and now a post doc at UFZ. soohyun.yang(a)ufz.de<mailto:soohyun.yang@ufz.de>) or Sandra Hille (sandra.hille(a)ufz.de<mailto:sandra.hille@ufz.de>) if more details are necessary. • Predictors of the long-term fate of assimilated macronutrients in streams https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2282/Description/2 * • SLAP-2SPollution - Solving landscape puzzles to mitigate suspended solids pollution in rivers (Leads: Soohyun Yang, Stefano Basso & Dietrich Borchardt) https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2283/Description/2 * • Are all rivers losers? ‐ Understanding the role of losing streamflow conditions on water composition and solute export from catchments https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2281/Description/2 * • Spatial vs temporal variability in water quality (Leads: Jim Jawitz & Andreas Musolff) https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2280/Description/2 Linda S. Lee B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu> Purdue University Dept. of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering COA Graduate Education and Research, Interim Asst. Dean Interdisciplinary Ecological Science & Engineering (ESE) Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese>

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FW: Grade Submission Fall 2021 Semester
by Musser, Christal A. 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

From: Ludiker, Keara R <kludiker(a)purdue.edu> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2021 4:59 PM To: ese-faculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Grade Submission Fall 2021 Semester Importance: High Good afternoon, all, I am just sending a short and friendly reminder that the deadline to submit grades for this semester is by end of day tomorrow, Tuesday December 21st. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, I am happy to help in any way I can. All the best, Keara Keara R. Ludiker, M.S. she/her/hers Graduate Program Specialist - Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) - The Graduate School Young Hall, Room B-40 155 South Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-0379 [9C90E4FB]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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ESE Completed Applications and Fellowship Nomination Opportunities
by Lee, Linda S 07 Dec '21

07 Dec '21

Several applications to ESE are not completed. In my initial review, I have identify several that are strong applicants and would compete well for fellowships we have been given. The fellowship selection process of strong applicants relies heavily on faculty interests, open spots in research groups that align with the applicant interest, and if the area they are interested in is well-supported at Purdue. Some of you have already received applications to review if I thought the student aligned well with your area via file locker per my request to Keara. I will be sending several more in like fashion in the next few days. If after you review an application, please let me and Lera know if you have interest or not which will inform our admissions committee. ALSO, although we have an admissions committee, you can serve as one of the reviewers, which helps expedite all of our processes since we like to have 3 reviewers per app. If you are willing to do so, please let Keara know and for whom (can be included in the email you send about your interest or not in the student), and she can add it to your queue in slate. In some cases, we may process an accept for a student who you know you want and are strong without the detailed review process. I do not want to loss strong students to other institutions because we are not responding fast enough. Accepts are separate from funding offers, which can come after. Remember students have until April 15 to decide, but some will let us know early on. We have to keep the strong applicants engaged to ensure they do not accept another offer before getting our funding offer. ESE Fellowship Allocations 5 Lynns (1 grad school + 3 other) 2 Andrews (2 grad school + 2 other) Also for some students, I will be able to nominate them for other fellowships we do not control, etc. Linda S. Lee B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu> Purdue University Dept. of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering COA Graduate Education and Research, Interim Asst. Dean Interdisciplinary Ecological Science & Engineering (ESE) Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese>

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A belated thank-you for your support for the BSC Open Letter Regarding the Upcoming Presidential Lecture on October 19, 2021
by Ma, Zhao 02 Dec '21

02 Dec '21

Dear ESE colleagues, As we wrap up our Center for the Environment (C4E) Building Sustainable communities (BSC) group’s work for Fall 2021, we want to send you all a formal thank-you for your support to the BSC Open Letter Regarding the Upcoming Presidential Lecture on October 19, 2021. As discussed in the BSC monthly business meeting, we want to share the final Open Letter with over 300 signatories (please see attached) with everyone who participated in this important effort. We set out to address the following two objectives through this Open Letter and I think we have done well to address both: * For faculty, staff, students, and community members who were concerned and disappointed that Purdue was bringing this speaker, we wanted to let them know that they are not alone and that we understand and share their concerns and will continue to work hard to produce and communicate real climate science. * For faculty, staff, students, and community members who were concerned about climate change but had not had the opportunity to follow climate science on campus and more broadly, we wanted to let them know that this speaker does not represent the current state of knowledge in climate science and many of the speaker’s claims made in the past were misleading and harmful. A few media pieces and public postings were generated on this issue and related to our effort. I compiled these pieces below for our record to the extent I could. This list may not be exhaustive, but it demonstrates campus and community interests in real climate science and related efforts at Purdue. * The Exponent's piece titled " Steve Koonin speaks with Daniels in Presidential Lecture Series" published on Oct. 18, 2021: https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_5e2c35ee-3155-11ec-96b8-030c7… * The Exponent's piece titled "Letter to the Editor: Climate change speaker refuted multiple times" published on Sept. 24, 2021: https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_cff6f7c5-0082-5e5e-b3ed-43774… * The Executive Committee of the Purdue Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) endorsed our open letter on Oct. 25, 2021. This endorsement was posted on AAUP website at: http://aauppurdue.org/2021/10/aaup-sides-with-faculty-experts-against-disin… * WBAA's piece titled "Purdue University brings climate skeptic to campus as part of speaker series" published on Oct. 18, 2021: https://www.wbaa.org/post/purdue-university-brings-climate-skeptic-campus-p… * WFYI's piece titled "Purdue University brings climate skeptic to campus as part of speaker series" published on Oct. 19, 2021: https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/purdue-university-brings-climate-skeptic… * Dave Bangert’s piece titled “An ‘Unsettled’ Q&A: Why Mitch Daniels loves this author coming to Purdue; climate scientists … not so much” published on Oct. 18, 2021: https://davebangert.substack.com/p/an-unsettled-q-and-a-why-mitch-daniels I apologize for not sharing the final Open Letter and these links sooner, but I hope it’s still better late than never :) I want to make sure that you all know what your support and participation has enabled C4E BSC to achieve. Hope your end of semester is going smoothly. Zhao Zhao Ma, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) Professor | University Faculty Scholar Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, Purdue University 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA +1-765-494-1790; zhaoma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zhaoma@purdue.edu> Acknowledgement of Indigenous Caretakers: We acknowledge the traditional homelands of the Indigenous People which Purdue University is built upon. We honor and appreciate the Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi), Lenape (Delaware), Myaamia (Miami), and Shawnee People who are the original Indigenous caretakers.

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Open Letter: Concerns about the upcoming Presidential Lecture from C4E Building Sustainable Communities SRA
by Ma, Zhao 18 Oct '21

18 Oct '21

Dear members of the Purdue community, We are members of the Purdue University Center for the Environment (C4E) Building Sustainable Communities (BSC) Signature Research Area (SRA). We are writing to share with you an Open Letter written by members of our SRA to express our concerns about the upcoming Presidential Lecture on October 19, 2021. We recognize that this Open Letter may not completely reflect the feelings and thoughts of each of us; at the same time, we feel it is important to have a response to the upcoming Presidential Lecture. More specifically, if you are also concerned about this upcoming Presidential Lecture, we want to let you know that you are not alone, and we understand and share your concerns. If you are concerned about climate change but have not had the opportunity to follow climate science on campus and more broadly, we want to let you know that the upcoming Presidential Lecture speaker does not represent the current state of knowledge in climate science, and many of the speaker's claims made in the past were misleading and harmful. We invite you to read and sign our Open Letter to demonstrate your concerns about this upcoming Presidential Lecture and to support rigorous, evidence-based climate science on campus and more broadly. You can read our Open Letter here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRmiDZLiMEHXRUeNHAlcZ2e5mmBOsS5…>. You can sign our Open Letter here<https://forms.gle/FfxuFftXuabKF1xM7>. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Members of the C4E Building Sustainable Communities SRA Zhao Ma, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) Professor | University Faculty Scholar Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, Purdue University 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA +1-765-494-1790; zhaoma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zhaoma@purdue.edu> Acknowledgement of Indigenous Caretakers: We acknowledge the traditional homelands of the Indigenous People which Purdue University is built upon. We honor and appreciate the Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi), Lenape (Delaware), Myaamia (Miami), and Shawnee People who are the original Indigenous caretakers.

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FW: [Gradchairs] Compliance on Policy Regarding Expectations for Research Credit
by Lee, Linda S 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

FYI Reminder - it is easy to forget (I did!) to do this online step for research credits although most all of us do get the research credit form submitted to ESE or your academic dept contact. From: gradchairs-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu <gradchairs-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu> On Behalf Of Barr, Nicole M Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 3:41 PM To: gradcontacts(a)purdue.edu Cc: gradchairs(a)purdue.edu Subject: Re: [Gradchairs] Compliance on Policy Regarding Expectations for Research Credit Hello Everyone, I have attached an updated Agreement on Deliverable (AoD) Report for Summer 2021. As of May 28th: * 1,304 faculty have not completed the AoD for any of the students registered for research with them for summer (listed in red) * 11 have completed the AoD for some students, but still have one or more to do for summer (in orange) * 295 faculty have completed the AoD for all of their students (in green) If you have any questions, please let me know. Best, Nicole From: Barr, Nicole M Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 11:20 AM To: gradcontacts(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gradcontacts@purdue.edu> Subject: Compliance on Policy Regarding Expectations for Research Credit Hello Everyone, This is a reminder that faculty listed as the instructor of record for any research courses numbered 59800, 59900, 69800 or 69900, need to communicate (preferably in writing) the minimum expectations for satisfactory completion of the research to each registered student within the first two weeks of the term. Once that communication has happened, the faculty members also need to record completion of this communication through the Research Acknowledgement checkbox in myPurdue by May 28, 2021. The instructions for this process are attached, and have also been posted on the Records- Documents page of the Graduate School Toolkit<http://purdue.edu/gradschool/admissions/internal/> under "General Resources." I have attached a list of faculty who are currently listed as supervising research for summer, and will share an updated version of this list for your review next week. Best wishes as we begin a new session, Nicole /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Nicole Barr Senior Graduate Records Manager nbarr(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nbarr@purdue.edu> Phone: (765)494-2608 Ernest C. Young Hall (Rm. 178) 155 S. Grant Street - West Lafayette, IN 47907 [The Graduate School_H-Full-RGB]

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Welcome Keara Ludiker to ESE
by Musser, Christal A. 17 May '21

17 May '21

Good Morning ESE Faculty and ESE Students, Please join me in welcoming Keara Ludiker, Graduate Program Specialist - ESE, to The Graduate School's Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP). Keara comes to us from the Military Family Research Institute in which she has been involved with for several years. Keara served as the Senior Program Administration Specialist and the Program Manager for Focus Forward Fellowship. Today, April 8th is her first day in her new role. Please be looking for emails that come your way from Keara or if you need something Keara's email is kludiker(a)purdue.edu<mailto:kludiker@purdue.edu>. We are excited to have her in OIGP. Welcome Keara! All the best, Christal Christal Musser She/ Her/ Hers Director - Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Graduate School Young Hall, B-40 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-2102 Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/https:/www.facebook.com/pg/purdue.oigp/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/https:/twitter.com/PU_OIGP> [80CFCCD9]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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2021 ESE Spring Celebration and Student Achievement Awards
by Musser, Christal A. 06 May '21

06 May '21

Happy Thursday, ESE Community! This is just a reminder that we will be having our virtual celebration via Zoom tomorrow morning at 9am. Please come as you are and join us to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. Registration ahead of time is required, please see below for the registration link. We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. Cheers! Keara From: Ludiker, Keara R Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 2:58 PM To: Ese-student-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu; ese-faculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu Cc: Musser, Christal A. <cmeinder(a)purdue.edu> Subject: 2021 ESE Spring Celebration and Student Achievement Awards Hello ESE community! I am reaching out to invite you to a virtual celebration recognizing and honoring this year’s Student Achievement Award winners and the 2020-2021 ESE graduates. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the end of a challenging academic year together, as a community. The virtual celebration will be held via Zoom on Friday, May 7, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Please bring your morning/breakfast beverage of choice (maybe in your favorite mug!) and feel free to bring your breakfast too. Please follow this link to register in advance for this meeting (registration is required): https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkf-6sqjMoHNEdvtMY1aCZRTF5NC7… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you experience any issues registering for the Zoom meeting/receiving the confirmation email. Cheers! Keara

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Opportunity for undergrads and grads - Purdue takes first prize in the DOE Marine Energy Collegiate COmpetition
by Lee, Linda S 04 May '21

04 May '21

The Purdue team won First Place at the U.S. Department of Energy's 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC). They are now recruiting members to join the team competing from May 2021 - May 2022. If you are interested in this ambitious, rewarding project, please attend their info session this Thursday May 6 from 7:30-8:30 pm on Zoom. The link is on the flyer and below along with a brief description of this opportunity from the website. https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99443677481?pwd=bGpjSkNNeXhQUUN4dGJ4czJqQ1pRUT… MAY 2021 - MAY 2022 | All majors encouraged Contact us: Katie: kbroders(a)purdue.edu Maulee: shethm(a)purdue.edu The application period for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC): Powering the Blue Economy(tm) is open. To learn more about the competition and how to apply, listen to the 2022 MECC applicant webinar recording<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZexZZQJbac> . The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is hosting a challenge for university students to advance one of the most up-and-coming industries: marine energy. This competition is designed to challenge interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students to offer unique solutions to the burgeoning marine energy industry that can play a vital role in powering the blue economy, such as the applications seen in Figure 1. Marine energy has the potential to provide reliable power to the blue economy, but further work is needed to optimize designs and reduce costs. The competition's objectives are to bring together diverse groups of students from multiple disciplines to explore opportunities for marine energy technologies to benefit other existing maritime industries via real-world concept development experiences. The competition will provide students with real-world experience and industry connections that will help them prepare for future careers in the marine energy sector and the blue economy. Although few institutions offer marine-specific advanced degrees, having related experience is highly valuable for future prospects within a wide range of blue economy opportunities. Jobs across the blue economy include opportunities for researchers, scientists, engineers, educators, project managers, business, sales forces, and many others. Linda S. Lee B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu> Purdue University Dept. of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering Interdisciplinary Ecological Science & Engineering (ESE) Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese>

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OIGP Spring Reception May 5-6-7
by Musser, Christal A. 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

Hello ESE Students and Faculty, Please join the Graduate School's Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) for our annual Spring Reception in celebration of interdisciplinary graduate student research. The 2021 event will be held virtually with a select number of students presenting their research via zoom as well as the winner of the Most Outstanding Interdisciplinary Project Award giving the Keynote. Wednesday, May 5th 1:00-2:20 PM - Presentations Thursday, May 6th 10:00-11:40 AM - Presentations 12:00-12:05 PM - Awards Presentation 12:05-12:40 PM - Keynote Friday, May 7th 10:00-11:20 AM - Presentations Please visit the website for complete details and to register for each of the days. www.purdue.edu/gradschool/oigp/events/spring-reception<http://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/oigp/events/spring-reception> Thank you, Christal Christal Musser She/ Her/ Hers Director - Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Graduate School Young Hall, B-40 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-2102 Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/https:/www.facebook.com/pg/purdue.oigp/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/https:/twitter.com/PU_OIGP> [80CFCCD9]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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