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EAPS SEMINARS

Monday, September 23, 3:30pm, HAMP 2201 ATMS Seminar: Wanchen Wu

“A Short Course of Radar Calibration and Application”

Thursday, September 26, 3:30pm, HAMP 1252 Prof. Qianlai Zhuang, Purdue University

“Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Arctic Ecosystems and the Global Climate System”

Friday, September 27, 12:00pm, HAMP 3201 Neil Stillman, Park Ranger/Naturalist, EAPS Alumnus

“Interpreting Geology for Visitors in Grand Teton Park”

Monday, September 30, 3:30pm, HAMP 2201 ATMS Seminar: Matthew Bowers

“Empirical Orthogonal Functions for Climate Data Analysis”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ UPCOMING DEFENSES

MS Defense-October 1, 1:00pm, 2201/HAMP Rachel Gipe – “Callovian (upper Middle Jurassic) Magnetostratigraphy: A Composite Polarity Pattern from France, Britain and Germany, and its Correlation to the Pacific Marine Magnetic Anomaly Model”

Advisor: James Ogg

PhD Defense-October 1, 2:00pm, B002/JNSN Fan Wang – “The Mechanism and Timescales of Soil Formation in the Hyper-arid Atacama Desert, Chile”

Advisor: Greg Michalski

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EAPS PRESENTATIONS

Dr. West presented a paper entitled “Age Dating of Wood Fragments from Tippecanoe County, Northwest Indiana” and attended an excellent field investigation on the geologic history of Seattle at the 56

th annual meeting of the

Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologist (AEG) held September 8-15 in Seattle, WA.

On September 12, 2013, Terry West received the Honorary Member award at their banquet celebration. This is the highest award of the organization, the 54

th given, with a

maximum of one granted each year. This recognition is awarded to those persons whose careers have exemplified the ideals of AEG.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Sept. 12 the Purdue Cloud Microphysics Group led by Prof. Lasher-Trapp hosted the Biannual Midwest Cloud and Aerosol Forum, where faculty and graduate students from Purdue and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign exchange work and ideas regarding cloud and aerosol research. Purdue graduate students Cecille Villanueva-Birriel, Alexandria Johnson, Daniel Moser and Sampa Das gave presentations, and Prof. Harshvardhan also attended.

EAPS NEWS

EXPLORE PURDUE LIBRARIES JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS THROUGH BROWZINE APP

Purdue Libraries is now sponsoring BrowZine, a new tablet application that allows you to browse, read and monitor many of the Libraries’ scholarly journals, all in a format optimized for your iPad, Android tablet, and Kindle Fire HD. You can mark journals to follow and will receive push notifications when new issues of journals come out. You can read and save articles in BrowZine, or send PDFs of articles of interest to Zotero, Dropbox, or whatever PDF reading and annotating app you use on your tablet. This app recreates the experience of browsing new journal issues and discovering interesting articles at your fingertips.

Instructions on how to download the app and how to download it onto tablets can be found on the Libraries website: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/browzine

Who can use BrowZine? Any student, staff, or faculty member currently associated with Purdue.

Is there a fee? Cost to download the app is free.

What devices are supported? So far, just tablets are supported, including the iPad, Android tablets (with OS v4.0+), and Kindle Fire HD.

What about smartphones? Late 2013/early 2014, iPhone and Android smartphones will be supported.

What publishers are supported? A list of publishers can be found here: http://support.thirdiron.com/knowledgebase/articles/132654-what-publishers-do-you-support-Journals that are available as part of aggregator subscriptions, like ProQuest or Ebsco databases, aren’t included. Only subscriptions direct with participating publishers will be available.

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What if a patron has problems with BrowZine? ThirdIron, the company who owns BrowZine, offers great customer support here: http://support.thirdiron.com/.

Questions or concerns about Browzine: Send to Rebecca Richardson, rarichar@purdue.edu.

POSTDOCS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

ADJUNCT FACULTY POSITION The Civil Engineering Department at Valparaiso University is looking for an adjunct instructor to teach one section of their CE 281 course “Geology for Civil Engineers” for the Spring 2014 semester. Applications should be received by October 21. See attached flyer for details.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A.H. ISMAIL INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAVEL AWARD

The A. H. Ismail Interdisciplinary Program Doctoral Research Travel Award competition provides funds to assist students in the presentation of their doctoral research at a national or international conference. Deadline to apply is October 18. Application information may be found at: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/downloads/fund/fellowshi ps/Ismail%20Announcement%202013.pdf

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT INFORMATION

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GLOBAL POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE POLICY

SCHOLAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Purdue’s Office of Global Affairs and Global Policy research Institute (GPRI) are expanding their Policy Scholar Internship Program in Chicago, Indianapolis, and Washington, DC. This program is designed to provide Purdue students with experiential learning opportunities related to policy. In addition, this program enables students to experience DC’s unique political culture, explore career interests, and develop professional networks. Application deadline is October 18, 2013. Applications may be downloaded from the GPRI website: www.purdue.edu/globalpolicy. See attached flyer for details.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 MINUTE THESIS

Undergraduate, Master’s and PhD research students are invited to take part in the 3MT competition on Monday, October, 21st 2013. The subject of your presentation does

NOT have to be directly related to the ESE summit theme

“Capturing Resilience: The Bridge from Recovery to Prosperity”, but should have a connection to issues of sustainability and resilience.

Applications will be accepted through September 30, 2013. Students involved in the poster competition are also

allowed to compete in the presentations and may receive awards in both. Additional information and presentation guidelines are available at http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/ese/symposium/3MT.cfm

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AMS FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is pleased to announce that they are currently accepting applications for the 2014 AMS fellowship and scholarship programs.

AMS encourages fellowship and scholarship applications from women, minorities, and disabled students, traditionally underrepresented in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Information and applications are available on the AMS web site below. Application deadlines are February 7, 2014. http://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/index. html

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AMS TRAVEL GRANT

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) will provide annual meeting travel opportunities for students The 94th AMS Annual Meeting and 13th Annual AMS Student Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, 1 February - 6 February 2014. The AMS strongly encourages student participation at the annual meeting. Therefore, AMS has established programs that help provide partial travel support to students wishing to attend. This year we are offering the Student Assistant Program and the Student Travel Grant Program. Further information can be found on the AMS web site annual meeting pages at www.ametsoc.org . On the AMS home page click the annual meeting logo.

CAMPUS NEWS

FREE COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES ITaP cordially invites you to a free seminar on Tuesday, September 24, at 1:00pm in Stewart Center Room 311 to learn how DiaGrid can assist in your computational research needs. DiaGrid also offers a growing array of Software as a Service (SaaS) tools all available at no cost to Purdue users on the DiaGrid hub Web portal at diagrid.org. The seminar will cover the existing tools on DiaGrid, such as the BLASTer bioinformatics tool and SubmitR for R script submissions, introduce the latest GROMACS MD simulation tool, and describe how you can even create your own. Coffee, refreshments, and cookies will be served. To register for this free event, visit: http://diagrid.org/events/details/11

More information may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/news/130904_diagrid_falls eminar13.html

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ STUDY ABROAD WORKSHOP

Faculty and staff interested in learning more about

executing a successful study abroad program are invited to

attend a Study Abroad Workshop on September 24. The

workshop will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Stewart

Center, Room 314. Registration for the event is available

online. For more information, contact Paula Memmer at

49-43894 or pmemmer1@purdue.edu.

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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NSF PROGRAMS:

CISE and ENG, TODAY and TOMORROW On Friday, September 27 from 10:00-Noon in STEW 218A&B, all faculty, post-docs and graduate students are welcome to attend a NSF information session. The information session will feature three current and former NSF Program Directors describing general programs of interest in the Directorate of Engineering and the Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering. The session will have a slight bias toward robotics and cyber-physical systems, but researchers of all interests will find valuable information in the presentations and question-and-answer session.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PRESIDENT’S FORUM

The Purdue community is invited to join President Mitch Daniels for a President's Forum on October 3 from 8:00-9:30am in Purdue Memorial Union, South Ballroom. The forum will feature Daniels along with panelists who are leading two of the new West Lafayette campus initiatives. The forum will be live streamed at www.kaltura.com/tiny/z0mgo. More on the initiatives, designed to broaden Purdue's global impact and enhance educational opportunities for its students, is available at www.purdue.edu/purduemoves.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2014 MEDICAL PLAN REVIEW SESSIONS

Faculty and staff can learn more about 2014 medical plan options at sessions offered by Human Resources. For a list of dates and times, please visit http://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/Medical/2014sessions.ht ml

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ LAB SAFETY

REM (Radiological and Environmental Management) is a department on campus that makes labs a safe and compliant place to work. Attached is their September newsletter containing important information regarding lab safety.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CAPTURING RESILIENCE SUMMIT

On October 21 & 22, the Ecological Science and Engineering (ESE) program and the Office of University Sustainability invite you to: “Capturing Resilience:The bridge between recovery and prosperity.” Highlights:

Nationally renowned speakers in sustainable development and resilience strategy

Poster and 3 minute thesis competitions with cash awards.

Lunch served with locally grown produce Panel discussions and focus groups Career and academic networking opportunities

Click here to learn more and register

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OVPR WORKSHOP:

FINDING THE RIGHT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPING GRANT PROPOSALS

Writing a proposal can sometimes seem like an overwhelming task. Finding an opportunity that provides a good fit for your research takes time and, once you find a match, that blank page may make you wonder, “Where do I even begin?”

This workshop, hosted by OVPR’s Research Development Services staff, will provide you with tools and resources to help make the proposal writing process easier. Topics that will be covered include:

Using Pivot and other tools to identify funding opportunities

Analyzing a funding agency solicitation Understanding how the limited submission process

works

Building your team Developing a compelling storyline Using key strategies to organize your proposal Planning for outreach and evaluation activities Including graphics to maximize your message Accessing OVPR resources to help you Addressing cost share

This workshop will take place on Thursday, October 17, 11:30AM to 1:30PM in Stewart Center, room 310. Lunch will be provided so registration is required at https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0fhMtsxJCcPFy4 Z. Deadline to register is Monday, October 14.

For more information or for questions, please contact Sue Grimes at sgrimes@purdue.edu.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ FREE FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE

The Center for Healthy Living is providing free flu shots by appointment for all benefits-eligible employees, plus spouses/same-sex domestic partners (SSDPs) who are covered on a Purdue medical plan.

Appointments are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, Oct. 4 through Nov. 8. To schedule, eligible individuals should call the center at 49-40111. The Center for Healthy Living is located in the Purdue West Shopping Center at 1400 W. State St. Free parking is available, and no permit is needed.

The center does not provide flu shots for children. However, employees, spouses/SSDPs and children who are covered on a Purdue medical plan have two ways to get a free flu shot aside from going to the Center for Healthy Living.

*Go to a retail pharmacy: Those getting a flu shot through a retail location will need to show their Cigna ID card. A list of covered locations is available at www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/Medical/fluShots.html.

*Go to their health care provider: All Purdue medical plans cover seasonal flu shots for covered employees and family members.

Employees who have questions about flu shot coverage may contact Human Resources at 49-42222 or hr@purdue.edu.

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______________________________________________ A Note from Our Academic Counselor

CARIBBEAN ECOSYSTEM FIELD STUDIES -U OF MONTANT

December 29, 2013 to January 14, 2014 (during semester break)

Study, snorkel & SCUBA dive along the Caribbean coast of Mexico

Gain valuable career skills in hands-on ecosystem field research

Earn 3 undergraduate transfer credits during winter break

An opportunity to apply your classroom & textbook learning while immersed in an incredible Caribbean ecosystem setting.

Open to students from all universities & majors -- Accredited by the University of Montana at Missoula’s Environmental Studies Program -- EVST 291- Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies for 3 undergraduate semester transfer credits. For all course information visit:www.ecofs.org

Final Exam Schedule The fall 2013 final exam schedule is now posted in myPurdue; for courses with finals, you can see dates, times, and locations.

Reminder LBC

There will be a Learning Beyond the Classroom (experiential learning in science) call-out on Monday, September 23 from 5:45-6:45 in BRNG Rm. 2290. Did you know…? If you are enrolled in the LBCand have earned at least 3 points (which is fairly easy to do), you can apply for funding for things like undergraduate study abroad, unpaid internships, and service learning projects.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER This newsletter is used as the primary information source for current and upcoming events, announcements, awards, grant opportunities, and other happenings in our department and around campus. Active links to additional information will be provided as needed. Individual email announcements will no longer be sent unless the content is time-sensitive. We will continue to include our publications, presentations and other recent news items as well. Those using paper copies of the newsletter should go to our newsletter archive on the EAPS website at www.purdue.edu/eas/ and Click on News to access active links as needed. Material for inclusion in the newsletter should be submitted to Kathy Kincade (kkincade@purdue.edu) by 5:00pm Thursday of each week for inclusion in the Monday issue.

If it is in the newsletter, we assume you know about it and no other reminders are needed. For answers to common technology questions and the latest updates from the EAPS Technology Support staff, please visit http://www.purdue.edu/eas/info_tech/index.php.

Also, as an additional resource for information about departmental events, seminars, etc., see our departmental

calendar at http://eaps.purdue.edu.

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U N I V E R S I T Y.

Departmental

Seminar

Methane Cycling and its Feedback to the Global Climate System

Qianlai Zhuang

Purdue University

Methane is a dominant constituent of natural gas, precursor of ozone, and potent greenhouse gas. While field and laboratory studies suggest that there are more methane emission sources than previously identified and their emissions are strengthening, the satellite and remote sensing observations and in situ flask measurements show a stagnant increasing trend of atmospheric methane concentrations in some

years and perplexed rising trends in others during the last several decades. It is imperative to reconcile the seemingly paradoxical disparities between the observed variations of atmospheric concentrations and

increasing earth surface fluxes in order to adequately incorporate the potentially large positive feedback

into Earth System Models that are used to predict our future climate. Here I present our recent research progress on quantifying the global methane sources and sinks with a focus on the role of the Arctic methane emissions and their impacts on the global climate system. In addition, I will discuss the challenges and opportunities in studying the global methane cycle.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

3:30 p.m.

Room 1252, HAMP Bldg.

Refreshments at 3:00pm

Room 2201/HAMP

Interpreting Geology for Visitors in Grand Teton Park

BROWN BAG SPECIAL SEMINAR

Neil Stillman, EAPS Alumnus Park Ranger/Naturalist – Grand Teton

National Park

Friday, Sept. 27th NOON to 1 PM

HAMP 3201

Interpretation requires an interpreter, an audience and something to interpret. The end result is to create an intellectu-al and emotional connection between the Visitor and the Park’s resources. In many ways, interpreting geology is simi-lar to interpreting any other topic. The interpreter needs to know the resource, understand the audience, make it rele-vant by employing interpretive tech-niques and present a compelling story. Elements of an interpretive program will be used to tell the story of the fantastic landscapes, biotic communities and geology of Grand Teton National Park.

Neil Stillman graduated in 1975 from Purdue with a B.S in Geology with a Geophysics option. He received his M.S. in Geophysics from Purdue in 1977. Neil retired from Shell Oil in May 2012 after nearly 35 years of service. His positions included, seismic processor, seismic party chief, seismic interpreter, and Exploration Manager. The last 5 years at Shell he was involved in decision analysis and helping teams in making Deepwater development decisions. He has worked as a Park Ranger for the National Park Service for the past 3 summers at Dinosaur Na-tional Monument and Grand Teton National Park.

Valparaiso University - Department of Civil Engineering

Adjunct Faculty Opening for Spring Semester 2014

The Civil Engineering Department at Valparaiso University invites applications for an adjunct

instructor to teach one section of CE 281 Geology for Civil Engineers. The Catalog Description

for the course is:

CE 281 Geology for Civil Engineers 3 Cr.

A study of the structure of the Earth, including minerals, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

rocks. Also discussed are plate tectonics and its relationship to volcanoes, earthquakes, and

mountain building. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to apply their

knowledge of geology to civil engineering projects. Prerequisite: sophomore standing in the Civil

Engineering Department or consent of the Chair of the Department.

It is preferred that candidates hold a bachelors in Geology and a Ph.D. in Geology or a closely

related topic, however candidates holding a Master’s Degree and/or significant field experience will also be considered. Additionally, Ph.D. candidates nearing completion of their degree are

invited to apply.

Applicants should send a letter of application and curriculum vitae to Carmine.Polito@valpo.edu

or:

Dr. Carmine Polito

Department of Civil Engineering

1900 Chapel Drive

Valparaiso, Indiana 46383

Applications should be received by October 21, 2013.

Valparaiso University does not unlawfully discriminate and aims to employ persons of various

backgrounds and experiences to help constitute a diverse community. Its entire EOE policy can

be found at http://www.valpo.edu/equalopportunity/index.php. Successful applicants will

demonstrate a commitment to cultural diversity and the ability to work with individuals or

groups from diverse backgrounds. Employment at Valparaiso University will require a

satisfactory criminal background check.

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Purdue University

REM Radiological &

Environmental Management Amy’s Lab Safety NewsleƩer Back to School Edition September2013

Welcome to a new semester at Purdue. For those of you who might be seƩling into a new lab, let me introduce you to REM. REM stands for Radiological and Environmental Management and we’re here to help you make your labs a safe and compliant place to work. The REM department oversees biological, chemical, and radioacƟve waste removal services, building inspecƟons, fume hoods and biological safety cabinets, chemical shipments, and many more. We’re happy to assist you with any quesƟons you have, as well as provide training. Be safe and Boiler Up!

AƩenƟon! We need your input! If you are interested in aƩending a Safety Fair for grad students and staff where you could ask REM quesƟons and see vendors with the latest safety gear, let us know! Thank you to those who have responded already. Click this link for a very brief 4‐quesƟon survey: hƩps://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6l0WoqyTeOH8L0F

Laboratory Glassware Safety

Broken laboratory glassware is dangerous. Recently, there have been glassware‐related injuries ranging from small cuts to mulƟple sƟches and even eye damage to lab workers, some to workers that weren’t even performing the experiment. In order to reduce the risk of accidents, here are a few pointers to keep in mind when working with glassware.

Temperature changes can shaƩer any laboratory glassware. Never flash‐cool glassware with cold water, especially aŌer autoclaving or exposure to any high temperatures.

Inspect glassware for any small imperfecƟons. SomeƟmes a hairline crack may be present. Tap the glassware with a pen and listen to the tone to tell if there is a defect. A ringing tone indicates the glassware is fine, while a dull “thud” indicates there is a flaw present.

Don’t keep cracked glassware. If the boƩom of a graduated cylinder is chipped or broken, properly dispose of it.

Always wear your PPE when working with glassware and varying temperatures. You never know when that beaker may shaƩer and get glass in your eyes. Be smart and always wear your safety glasses to protect your eyes.

Remember that glassware could break at any Ɵme, so be prepared. Your protecƟve eyewear is the last line of defense between your eyes and fast‐moving sharp projecƟles from a shaƩering beaker or ampule.

EPA Inspection

As many of you may already know, the Environmental ProtecƟon Agency (EPA) was on campus in August to conduct their annual hazardous waste inspecƟon of campus. During this inspecƟon, they are looking for things like open and/or unlabeled waste containers, excess storage of

hazardous waste, and poor housekeeping. The EPA can and rouƟnely does fine colleges and universiƟes so when they’re here they mean business.

We are pleased to announce that we received no violaƟons during this year’s inspecƟon. The following locaƟons were inspected: Laboratory Materials Storage Building (REM managed waste facility), Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Armstrong Hall of Engineering, and Heine Pharmacy Building. Thank you to everyone for conƟnuing to manage your hazardous waste in a safe and compliant manner and keep up the good work!

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Standard operaƟng procedures (SOPs) are wriƩen instrucƟons detailing the steps performed during a given procedure and include informaƟon about potenƟal hazards and how to miƟgate hazards. REM has prepared SOP templates for commonly used laboratory chemicals (such as flammable liquids) and high‐hazard chemicals (such as HF). These templates must be customized by each lab and approved by the PI before they are considered complete and added to the lab’s Chemical Hygiene Plan. Check out REM’s website for further instrucƟons and list of SOPs. http://www.purdue.edu/rem/sop.htm

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The Globally Harmonized System of Classiϐication and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)

The GHS is a new system for standardizing and harmonizing the classificaƟon and labeling of chemicals. It defines health, physical and environmental hazards of chemicals, creates classificaƟon processes for chemicals, and communicates hazard informaƟon, as well as protecƟve measures, on labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Basically, this means a chemical will have one label and one SDS that is understood by everyone no maƩer where you are in the world.

So what does this mean for you in your lab? You should familiarize yourself with the new pictograms (as seen to the right) so you can understand what hazards are associated with the parƟcular chemicals you’re working with. Also, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are now called Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

For more informaƟon, please refer to REM’s Hazard CommunicaƟon web page and check out the GHS Awareness Training. hƩp://www.purdue.edu/rem/ih/hazcom.htm

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