April 2026 - Me-indy-staff

Senior Capstone Event - May 8, 2026
by Zachary Daniel Sigafoes 29 Apr '26

29 Apr '26

Hello, Please join us on Friday, May 8th, 2026 in the Lilly Auditorium for our Senior Capstone Event. The poster presentations will take place from 8:30 - 9:30 am in the lobby area followed by the presentations inside the Lilly Auditorium from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Many faculty members may have had the opportunity to teach a course to these students, and they would be overjoyed for your attendance and support at this event. If you have an interest in being a juror for the presentations, please contact Dr. Stang<mailto:jhstang@purdue.edu> directly so that he may account for you on the juror list. Sincerely, Zach Sigafoes - Executive Assistant Purdue University in Indianapolis SL 260S 723 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 zsigafoe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zsigafoe@purdue.edu> - 765.495.7703 [cid:f845b652-4657-456d-8b3c-cc43f61d2734]

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FW: Shutdown April 25 6am-3:30pm SL 3rd floor WEST SIDE
by Carl R Wassgren 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

FYI. From: David Edward Schippnick <dschippn(a)purdue.edu> Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 9:34 AM Subject: Shutdown April 25 6am-3:30pm SL 3rd floor WEST SIDE Hi All, I am sending this just to our SL folks for awareness. It should not affect our Purdue areas but thought you should know that work is taking place in the building this weekend. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks, Dave ________________________________ All- SL 3rd Floor West Side (only)- Domestic Hot and Cold, Compressed Air, Natural Gas, Deionized Water, Hot Water Heat System and Vacuum System Shutdown – April 25-Confirmed On Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 6:00 AM to 3:30 PM, installations of new isolation valves will take place on the 3rd floor of SL in the West side at rooms SL338, 340, 342, 347, 351, and 369. The purpose of installing these isolation valves is to allow for fewer disruptions during ongoing renovations. This work involves the following: - Domestic Hot Cold Water -Compressed Air -Deionized Water -Natural Gas- - Vacuum systems. T Angel Campbell School of Science, Dean’s office EL 130 317-274-0631 [IU Indianapolis - Your First Step to Your Ideal Future ...]

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Dr. Piero Canepa - Visiting Purdue University (2nd Visit)
by Zachary Daniel Sigafoes 13 Apr '26

13 Apr '26

Hello, Dr. Piero Canepa (Energy Search Faculty Candidate) is visiting Purdue University for his second visit. You may recognize him from his initial visit last month as a candidate for our Energy Faculty Search. On his itinerary there are open times for 1-1 meetings and opportunities to take the candidate to dinner. If you have an interest in meeting, please either enter a comment in the Google Doc below or write back and I'll assist with scheduling a time as long as there is availability (its a 1st come 1st serve basis at the moment). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c4avjjB8Xn0COWbswt3-dgxZJiWzNywl/edit?u…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Thank you, Zach Sigafoes - Executive Assistant Purdue University in Indianapolis SL 260S 723 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 zsigafoe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zsigafoe@purdue.edu> - 765.495.7703 [cid:40b42756-9bb2-49e9-a549-531a551a5f01]

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FW: Important Please Read: Summary of Shutdown Requests for Science Buildings April 11- 16 Renovations and CFS Repairs
by Carl R Wassgren 09 Apr '26

09 Apr '26

FYI. From: David Edward Schippnick <dschippn(a)purdue.edu> Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM Subject: Important Please Read: Summary of Shutdown Requests for Science Buildings April 11- 16 Renovations and CFS Repairs All Purdue Indianapolis Site directors, Please see upcoming shutdowns for the EL and SL buildings below. One addition I will make is for item #2. This will also shut down chilled water to the ET building April 11th 6:00am-4:30pm affecting the HVAC system. They will utilize outside fresh air intakes to try to keep the building a cool as possible during this time. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding any of these shutdowns and pass along as needed. Thanks, Dave All We are beginning to receive an increasing number of shutdown requests April 11th-16th due to ongoing renovations and CFS repairs required in the Science buildings. Please find below a summary of the current shutdowns: 1. EL Building Closure – April 11th Confirmed The EL building will be closed on Saturday, April 11th, due to necessary repairs on the domestic water system. CFS will perform maintenance starting at 5:30am until 4:00pm. The work is expected to be completed sooner, but this schedule covers the worst-case scenario. Unauthorized personnel will not be allowed entrance during this water shutdown. During this shutdown, there will be no domestic water available, affecting: - Restrooms - Drinking fountains - Eye wash stations - Emergency showers - Steam systems (including building heat and autoclaves) 2. SL Building Chilled Water Shutdown- April 11 -Confirmed- This will affect the ET building also. Chilled water shutdown from 6:00am-4:30pm will affect the SL/ET buildings HVAC cooling system and lasers. 3. SL 3rd Floor East Side (only)- Hot Water Shutdown- April 11-Confirmed Hot water shutdown from 6:00am to 4:30pm will only affect the SL 3rd floor east side temporary hot water shutdown affecting the heating system used for comfort in the HVAC system within our labs and offices. This shutdown does NOT affect the domestic hot water supply at the sinks. You will still have access to hot water for regular use at the sinks during this period. 4. EL Building Electrical Surge Protector Replacement -April 16th Confirmed CFS plans to complete the electrical surge protector replacement on Thursday, April 16th, from 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM. The existing surge protectors are defective and fail to protect critical components in the panels from electrical spikes. This work will largely impact all mechanical equipment within the penthouse machine room, including: - Exhaust fan fume hoods - SARC Air handler - Building air handler - Hot water heating pump - Restroom and general exhaust fans (used to remove lab exhaust air via HVAC pipes) - RO system - Lab air compressor - Exhaust fans for bio safety cabinets - Heat recovery pump (associated with air handlers) - Energy heat wheel (associated with air handlers) - Penthouse machine room AC system Please plan accordingly and contact me if have any questions or concerns. Thanks Angel Angel Campbell School of Science, Dean’s office EL 130 317-274-0631 [IU Indianapolis - Your First Step to Your Ideal Future ...]

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Seminar Announcement - Today, Wednesday 4/8/26 IP 231 11:30 AM (Refreshments at 11:00 AM)
by Zachary Daniel Sigafoes 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Hello, Please join us today, Wednesday 4/8/26, in Hine Hall at 11:30 AM to welcome Bárbara Bessolo, Founder & CEO of DynamoEdge, as she presents her seminar "Predicting the Unpredictable: Real-Time Edge AI for Intelligent Transportation". [cid:3f7c61e9-1e59-490c-ac9d-4fd032395658] Also, there will be coffee & sweets served before the seminar at 11:00 AM. Kindly, Zach Sigafoes - Executive Assistant Purdue University in Indianapolis SL 260S 723 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 zsigafoe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zsigafoe@purdue.edu> - 765.495.7703 [cid:e9d8ed00-ccb0-4600-b627-5c0050e014b0]

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Seminar Announcement - Tomorrow, Wednesday 4/8/26 IP 231 11:30 AM (Refreshments at 11:00 AM)
by Zachary Daniel Sigafoes 07 Apr '26

07 Apr '26

Hello, Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday 4/8/26, in Hine Hall at 11:30 AM to welcome Bárbara Bessolo, Founder & CEO of DynamoEdge, as she presents her seminar "Predicting the Unpredictable: Real-Time Edge AI for Intelligent Transportation". Please find her abstract and bio attached to this email as a reference. If you could, please share this with your students and colleagues as they made be interested in attending. [cid:77d8131e-2e1c-45f2-9e64-e8f5c4ab7ac2] Also, there will be coffee & sweets served before the seminar at 11:00 AM. Kindly, Zach Sigafoes - Executive Assistant Purdue University in Indianapolis SL 260S 723 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 zsigafoe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zsigafoe@purdue.edu> - 765.495.7703 [cid:addc94f2-fc28-45a4-8f9a-dd708967e934]

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FW: SELB building, domestic water and steam shutdown.
by Carl R Wassgren 06 Apr '26

06 Apr '26

FYI. From: David Edward Schippnick <dschippn(a)purdue.edu> Date: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM Subject: SELB building, domestic water and steam shutdown. All Purdue Indianapolis Site Directors, Please see the Steam/Water shutdown details below for the EL building on Sat. April 11th. Let me know if there are any questions or concerns and pass along as needed. Thanks, Dave All, On Saturday, April 11, CFS needs to make repairs to the domestic water system. This will result in water and steam to be shut down on the 11th. The proposed shutdown time will be from 5:30am - 4:00pm. We anticipate the repairs to not take this long but are in place for the worst-case scenario. During this time, there will be no domestic water to the building. This will affect restrooms, drinking fountains, eye wash, emergency showers, and steam. Because steam will be affected, there will be no building heat to the building and no steam available to any autoclaves if any exist in the building. Steam has to be shutdown as domestic water is utilized as a cooling agent. The reason for the shutdown is to install a new isolation valve on the domestic water system and to replace several other valves in line that are involved with the water softeners. We believe one of the current valves is permitting city water to mix with softened water and is leaking by. Please let me know if you have any questions. Shane Green Facility Operations Leader Campus Facility Services Informatics & Communications Technology Complex (IT) 058 535 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 3172781419 greensa(a)iu.edu<mailto:greensa@iu.edu> https://cfs.indianapolis.iu.edu/<http://https/cfs.indianapolis.iu.edu/> [indianapolis-logo]

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Fw: Instructor Development Opportunities
by Zachary Daniel Sigafoes 06 Apr '26

06 Apr '26

Please see the email below on behalf of Tracy Birdwell. Zach Sigafoes - Executive Assistant Purdue University in Indianapolis SL 260S 723 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 zsigafoe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zsigafoe@purdue.edu> - 765.495.7703 [cid:5c2a34a3-f68e-4c3b-a6e8-b4603a84f962] ________________________________ From: Sherrie Tucker <tucker76(a)purdue.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2026 8:54 AM To: Brian S King <king360(a)purdue.edu>; Carl R Wassgren <wassgren(a)purdue.edu>; Christopher Edward Finch <finch21(a)purdue.edu>; Steve Higbee <shigbee(a)purdue.edu> Cc: Aaron Edward Lottes <lottes(a)purdue.edu>; Sherry Clemens <clemens4(a)purdue.edu>; Christine Anne Warnock <cawarnoc(a)purdue.edu>; Zachary Daniel Sigafoes <zsigafoe(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Instructor Development Opportunities Sending out on behalf of Tracey Birdwell~ please forward to your faculty/instructors. I’m sending along some information about two of our IMPACT programs if you are looking for ways to help your instructors update or adjust any of your courses through a program, along with a cohort of other instructors. I’ll be working with the Indy instructors!! We don’t typically take graduate students for the Semester version, but they are welcome to apply for the Week version. This is the link to apply to either: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GHwNGH8PXrBKRg<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…> 1. IMPACT Week (May) This fully remote program is an intensive, one-week course designed to give you the tools to create a course following research-driven practices that create significant learning experiences for your students. Each day you’ll work through a module and complete reflection questions that a) showcase what you’ve learned and b) help you implement practices that engage learners in your content and course. Our support team will provide written feedback and host daily, optional “Coffee Talks”. 2. IMPACT Semester (Fall Cohort - in Indy) Instruction Matters Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT) program is a faculty development program that supports instructors from all discipline’s university wide. IMPACT has continued to lead the way in large-scale faculty and course transformation for over a decade. Financial support is $10,000. Specifically, the IMPACT<https://www.purdue.edu/impact/> programs supports faculty’s ability to: * Implement pedagogical practices that are student-centered, autonomy-supportive, and engaging * Create learning environments that are equitable and inclusive * Adopt a scholarly approach to instruction and contribute to a community of practice Let me know if you have questions! Tracey — Tracey Birdwell, PhD | tbirdwel(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tbirdwel@purdue.edu> Assistant Director, Center for Instructional Excellence Purdue University Student Center 225 520 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

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Parents Weekend, April 17 - Looking for ME Student Groups & you!
by Zachary Daniel Sigafoes 01 Apr '26

01 Apr '26

Hello, The College of Engineering will host an event from 1-4pm on Friday, April 17th in the ET Atrium. ME, ECE, BME, EPICS & more will all have a table with various games or products featured. Mechanical Engineering (me & whoever else would like to join) will wheel out the popcorn machine and serve popcorn. If you'd like to be a part of it or if you'd like to just be a guest, please feel free to join us. I'm writing to ask for you help with contacting student groups. I've been asked to reach out to our student groups and offer for them to join in hosting a table or being represented at this event. I have a list of contacts for groups that I've been able to connect with last semester and will reach out to presidents and associated/listed faculty advisors. Please feel free to share this email with student group leaders/presidents and let them know that we're looking for ME student groups to have a table at this event. It doesn' t need to be for the full event (1-4pm), but we're looking to get as many groups to have a table as there's room. In the near future, a flier will be produced so that this event may be promoted. Thank you, Zach Sigafoes - Executive Assistant Purdue University in Indianapolis SL 260S 723 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 zsigafoe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zsigafoe@purdue.edu> - 765.495.7703 [cid:bf639100-5a11-474c-a9fa-8659eba707d7]

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