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K-State recently received a five-year grant entitled Crops to Commuting: Integrating the Social, Technological and Agricultural Aspects of Renewable and Sustainable Biorefining to train students in the innovative technologies be- ing developed for sustainable energy. The $3.2 million grant is one of 26 Integrative Gradu- ate Education and Research Train- eeship (IGERT) grants the National Science Founda- tion awarded in 2009, is K-State’s first IGERT grant, and is only the second ever awarded in the state of Kansas. Mary Rezac, the ConocoPhillips Professor of Sustainable Energy and professor of chemical engineering, is the project’s principle investiga- tor. Co-principal investigators include Peter Pfromm, chemical engineering, Jeffrey Peter- son, agricultural economics, and Kyle Douglas- Mankin, biological and agricultural engineering. The IGERT goal is to educate future lead- ers in all important aspects of biomass-derived fuels and chemicals, not just the technological, but economic and societal requirements as well. These leaders will seek new and innovative solutions to one of the world’s grand challenges: sustainable energy to meet the needs of a grow- ing world population in ways that protect the en- vironment and are economically feasible. They must not only have an in-depth expertise in their chosen discipline, but must also have a substan- tial appreciation for the relationships that exist between agriculture, technology and society. All K-State IGERT graduates will have “hands-on” experiences with processing agricultural biomass, experiencing the physical environment of industrial-scale biomass pro- cessing with all its limitations and opportuni- ties, and meeting people that actually perform the work to produce renewable energy in the communities where they live. According to Mary Rezac, “The IGERT pro- gram is an innovative educational and training program that recognizes certain realities. Ph.D. graduates, including the IGERT trainees—are likely to work, at least early in their careers, within the existing infrastructure of research that has disciplinary origins. University col- leges and departments, and publishing outlets, for example, most easily recognize and reward achievements within specific disciplinary boundaries. Yet, the most pressing problems of society are complex and require combina- tions of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary thinking. It is into this world that IGERT trainees will lead and transform the next generation of research scholars.” To achieve the key element of multiple vantage points, each core team will consist of IGERT trainees working collaboratively with faculty men- tors and other researchers from a variety of disciplines—socioeconomic, technical and agricultural. The groups will address essential questions in the utilization of biomass for the In this issue Dept. head message . . . 2 Research facilities .... 3 Walawender retires .... 4 Alumni notes. . . . . . . . 5 ChE Academy ........ 6 High-tech classroom. . 10 Editor Keith Hohn Continued on page 4 Rezac leads NSF IGERT program on sustainable biorefining Fall 2010 n Volume 7 Chemical Engineering n Kansas State University IGERT trainee Jason Fewell (right) and Kosuke Shibako (graduate student from the University of Tokyo) in front of fermentation tanks at East Kansas Agri-Energy. Rezac
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K-Staterecentlyreceivedafive-yeargrantentitled Crops to Commuting: Integrating the Social, Technological and Agricultural Aspects of Renewable and Sustainable Biorefining to trainstudentsintheinnovativetechnologiesbe-
ingdevelopedforsustainableenergy.The$3.2milliongrantisoneof26Integrative Gradu-ate Education and Research Train-eeship (IGERT) grantstheNationalScience Founda-tion awarded in 2009,isK-State’sfirstIGERTgrant,and is only the
secondeverawardedinthestateofKansas.MaryRezac,theConocoPhillipsProfessorofSustainableEnergyandprofessorofchemicalengineering,istheproject’sprincipleinvestiga-tor.Co-principalinvestigatorsincludePeterPfromm,chemicalengineering,JeffreyPeter-son,agriculturaleconomics,andKyleDouglas-Mankin,biologicalandagriculturalengineering. TheIGERTgoalistoeducatefuturelead-ersinallimportantaspectsofbiomass-derivedfuelsandchemicals,notjustthetechnological,buteconomicandsocietalrequirementsaswell.These leaders will seek new and innovative solutionstooneoftheworld’sgrandchallenges:sustainableenergytomeettheneedsofagrow-ingworldpopulationinwaysthatprotecttheen-vironmentandareeconomicallyfeasible.Theymustnotonlyhaveanin-depthexpertiseintheirchosendiscipline,butmustalsohaveasubstan-tialappreciationfortherelationshipsthatexistbetweenagriculture,technologyandsociety.
AllK-StateIGERTgraduateswillhave“hands-on”experienceswithprocessingagriculturalbiomass,experiencingthephysicalenvironmentofindustrial-scalebiomasspro-cessingwithallitslimitationsandopportuni-ties,andmeetingpeoplethatactuallyperformtheworktoproducerenewableenergyinthecommunitieswheretheylive. AccordingtoMaryRezac,“TheIGERTpro-gramisaninnovativeeducationalandtrainingprogramthatrecognizescertainrealities.Ph.D.graduates,includingtheIGERTtrainees—arelikelytowork,atleastearlyintheircareers,withintheexistinginfrastructureofresearchthathasdisciplinaryorigins.Universitycol-legesanddepartments,andpublishingoutlets,forexample,mosteasilyrecognizeandrewardachievementswithinspecificdisciplinaryboundaries.Yet,themostpressingproblemsofsocietyarecomplexandrequirecombina-tionsofdisciplinary,interdisciplinaryandcross-disciplinarythinking.ItisintothisworldthatIGERTtrainees will lead and transformthenextgenerationofresearchscholars.” To achieve the key elementofmultiplevantagepoints,eachcoreteamwillconsistofIGERTtraineesworkingcollaborativelywithfacultymen-torsandotherresearchersfromavarietyofdisciplines—socioeconomic,technicalandagricultural.Thegroupswilladdressessentialquestionsintheutilizationofbiomassforthe
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IGERT trainee Jason Fewell (right) and Kosuke Shibako (graduate student from the University of Tokyo) in front of fermentation tanks at East Kansas Agri-Energy.
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Message from the department head
Pleasant surprisesIlikepleasantsurprises.Likewhenan
averagestudenthasthebestscoreofanyoneonatest.Orwhenastudentwritessomethingnewanddifferentinhisorherunitoperationslaboratoryreport.Orwhenagraduatestudentknocksonmyofficedoorandsaysexcitedly,“Dr.Edgar,youhavetohavealookattheresultsfrommylatestexperiment!”I’vehadanumberofpleasantsurprisesover
thepastyearinmynewpositionasdepartmenthead.Withtheresponsibilitiesofthisposi-tion,I’veinteractedwiththeconstituentsofthedepartmentinwaysthatarenewforme,andI’vecometoappreciateK-StatemorethanIhadbefore.Frommyvantagepointin
themainoffice,I’veobservedagenuineaffectionbetweenthestudentsandtheofficestaff.Thestaffisreallygreatatcalmingastudent’sanxiet-ies,andguidinghimorhertotherightplaceortofindingtherightsolutiontoaproblem.Thecandydishatthefrontdeskhashelpedahugenumberofstudentsmakeitthroughtheirtoughweeks.I’vebeenpleasedbythe
faculty’sdedicationtoimprov-ingthedepartmentanditsstudents.KudosareespeciallyduetoDrs.Fan,WalawenderandHohnforhelpingwiththeunitoperationslaboratoryinthespringsemes-teratthelastminute.Dr.Walawenderreallystoodout.Consideringhewasretiringattheendofthatsemester,hiseffortsonbehalfofthestudentswiththeAIChEchapter,designclassandunitoperationslaboratoryweremuchmorethanIexpected.
Seeingfirst-handthesupportofalumniforthedepartmenthasalsobeenreallygreat.Theirindividualandcorporatesupport,includ-ingtheirdonationstothedepartment,advicethroughtheexternaladvisoryboard,andthepromotionofK-Statestudentsforscholarships,summerinternshipsandinitialhiringsattheircompanies,hasenhancedthestudents’experi-ences,thequalityofourgraduatesandthereputationofthedepartment.Theundergraduatestudentshaveamazed
mewiththemanyhourstheyputintoextracur-ricularactivitiessupportingthedepartment:ChemEcar,OpenHouseandAIChEactivities
suchaspicnics,intramuralsportsand other social activities that wel-comenewstudentsandhelpthemtomakeconnectionswitheachotherthatwilllasttheirlifetime.Lastly,mypridewasrenewed
inourstudents,especiallyatspringgraduation.Sevenwhoreceivedtheirdegreeswererecognizedforacademicexcellence.Othersmadeitthroughtheprogramdespitesignificantpersonalchallenges.Manyhadspentanextraordinaryamountoftimeoutsidetheclass-roompromotingthedepartment.ImusthavehadthebiggestgrinasIcongratulatedthemastheywalkedacrossthestagetogettheirdiplomas,asmyfaceliterallyhurtafterwards.Itwasagreatexperi-
ence.Despitetheirdifficultiesfindingjobsinthepresenteconomy,theywereamazinglyoptimisticaboutthefuture.Clearly,theyareboundforgreatachievements.Ilookforwardtothesurprisingthingsthey’lltellusaboutinafewyears.
Bestwishes,
JamesH.Edgar
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Researchinthechemicalengineeringdepart-mentatKansasStateUniversityspansavarietyofareas:materials,biochemicalengineering,biofuels,catalysis,nanobiotechnologyandseparationsareallbeingstudied.Butnomatterthearea,onethingissure:high-qualityre-searchcanbeconductedonlyiftheappropriateequipmentisavailable.Recently,ChEfacultyhaveaggressivelysoughtfundingtopurchaseneededequipmenttoconductcutting-edgeresearch,resultinginthepurchaseofafield-emissionscanningelectronmicroscope,gravi-metricanalyzer,andanx-raydiffractometer.ThefacultywhoraisedthefundstopurchasethisequipmentdescribehowtheywillenhancetheresearchprogramatKansasState.
Field-emission scanning electron microscopy – Vikas Berry
Afield-emissionscanningelectronmicro-scope(FESEM)systemwaspurchasedthroughfundingfromtheNationalScienceFoundationviatheMajorResearchInstrumentationPro-gram.Thisstate-of-the-artmicroscope,costingapproximately$675,000,hasanultra-highim-ageresolutionof1.2nm.Theinstrumentem-ployselectronsgeneratedfromfield-emission,gun-to-scansamplesurfacesanddetectsback-
scatteredorsecondaryelectronsproducedfromthesample.Theinstrumentcanalsoperform(a)elementalanalysisandmappingathighresolution(2nm),(b)electron-beamlithographyfordesigningnano-circuitsand(c)high-pressureimagingforsensitivesamples.Sinceallmaterialpropertiesevolvefromtheirstructureatnanoscale,thisinstrumentconsti-tutesanimportantpartoftheresearchbeingconductedinchemicalengineering.Forex-ample,VikasBerry,JimEdgarandKeithHohnareusingthisinstrumenttostudygraphene-nanostructures,semiconductor-crystalsandcatalyticnanoparticles,respectively.Further,theFESEMsupportsotherresearchareasacrossK-State,includingcancerdiagnosticsandtreatment,electronicandoptoelectronicdevicefabrication,nano-assemblies,materi-alssynthesisandenergystorage.TheFESEMwillbeusedby15facultyandmorethan40studentsacrosscampus. Gravimetric analyzer – Jennifer Anthony
Anintelligentgravimetricanalyzer(IGA-001)byHidenwaspurchasedthroughfundingfromM2Technologies,Inc.aspartofacollab-orativeprojectsponsoredbytheU.S.MarineCorpsFoundation.Thegravimetricmicro-balanceisusedtomeasuretheadsorptionofgasesandvaporsontovariousadsorbents.Themicrobalanceiscapableofmeasuringadsorp-tionanddesorptionisothermsinthreepressure
“Many [stu-dents]had spent an
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n Brian(B.S.2002)and Kaila(B.S.2002)Lindsay welcomedanewaddition to their household,JacobMatthewLindsay,bornJune5,2009.HejoinsbigbrotherNathan.
n Cannon Clifton(B.S.1996)completedananesthesiol-ogyresidenceinJune2009.HestartedaprivatepracticeasadoctorofanesthesiologyinJuly2009inSanAntonio,Texas.
n Mark Howe(B.S.2002),afterworkingasaprocessengi-neerwithBurnsandMcDonnellEngineeringinKansasCity,decidedtotakethemaster’s-levelclassthroughK-Stateinpersonalfinancialplanning.Hecompletedthecurriculum,passedthecertifiedfinancialplannerexamandhasbeenpartofafinancialplanningteamfortwoyears.Hedoesalotofanalysis,spreadsheetsandsimulations.
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n Warren Kennedy(B.S.1990)wasawardedtheK-StateCollegeofEngineeringProfessionalProgressAwardinrec-ognitionofhisprofessionalaccomplishmentsatBurnsandMcDonnell.
n Tom McMillen(B.S.1971),after32yearswithChevron,thelast25inavarietyoftechnologymanagementpositionsinreservoirengineering,enhancedrecoveryandreservoirmodeling,retiredonMay31,2008,totakeonthe(volun-teer)presidencyofCorazón,Inc.,anon-profitthatdoescommunityandfamilydevelopment,educationandhomebuildinginseveralpoorcommunitiesinnorthernBajaCali-fornia,Mexico.Hehadbeenvice-presidentofCorazónfortheprevious12yearsandadirectorfor14.Corazónhasfivefull-timepaidstaffdirectingtheworkofabout3,000U.S.-basedvolunteerseachyearandworkingwithabout2,000Mexicanvolunteers/recipients.Theeconomyhasbeenroughonnon-profitslikeCorazón,buttheyaresurvivingandhop-ingforaturnaroundinthenearfuturesotheycangobacktogrowingandthriving.
n Raymond Richards(B.S.1958)isworkingoncertificationforMicrosoft2000servers.
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productionoffuelsandchemicals.TheinitialteamprojectshaveevolvedfromongoingresearchatK-Stateandaddressar-easoffeedstockproduction,harvest-ingandtransport,theconversionofcellulosicmaterialstochemicals,andtheupgradingoftheseconversionproductstoconsumer-readyfuelsorchemicals.Issuesofeconomicsandsocialimpactsareofgreatimpor-tanceinthesestudies. Currently,13facultymembersfromsevendepartmentsaremem-bersoftheIGERTadvisoryteam.ChemicalengineeringfacultywhoactivelysupporttheIGERTprogramincludeKeithHohn,catalyticcon-versionofbiomass;PeterPfromm,separationsandproductrecovery;
andMaryRezac,separationsandproductrecover.Eachmem-beroftheIGERTfacultyteamhasbeenselectednotonlyfor
hisorherresearchcapabilitiesbutalsofortheirproventrackrecordoftrainingandmentoringdoctoralstu-dentsandactivelyparticipatingintheeducationalmissionofKansasState.FiveIGERTtraineeshavestartedtheprogramintheinitialyear—onegraduatestudentfromagronomy,twofromagriculturaleconomics,onefromgrainscienceandindustry,andonefromchemicalengineering.AdditionalPh.D.studentswillbeaddedtotheIGERTgroupoverthenextseveralyears.Studentsinter-estedinlearningmoreaboutIGERTcan visit www.igert.ksu.edu.
IGERT affiliate Ronald Michalsky presents research results on the production of ammonia using solar energy at K-State’s annual Center for Sustainable Energy graduate student research symposium.
ChE Alumni visit campusClockwise from top left: Lyn and Jerri Boyer; Warren Kennedy; Larry Erickson and Robert Boecker; Jim Edgar and John Kerr; Marc Rams-dale and Wayne Harms; Yinlun Huang; and Tanner Callender, Allison Peterson and Steve Jansen.
Walawender retires After41yearsofservice,WalterP.Walawenderhasretiredfromthechemicalengineeringdepartment.Walawenderjoinedthedepartmentasanassistantprofessorin1969,rightafterreceivinghisPhDinchemicalengineeringfromSyracuseUni-versity.Hehadpreviouslyearnedabachelor’sdegreeinchem-istryandmathfromUticaCollegeofSyracuseUniversity.PriortostartingatK-State,WalawenderhadneverbeeninKansas,butwasconvincedtojointhedepartmentbyL.T.Fan.ThefitbetweenK-StateandWalawenderturnedouttobeagoodone,andhechosetospendhisentirecareerhere. Walawender’sresearchinterestswereintheareaofbiomassconver-sion,activatedcarbonandreactionmodeling.Hewasaleaderinthefieldsofgasificationandpyrolysiswhenthesefieldsbecameimportantduringtheenergycrisisinthelate1970s.Thisresearchculminatedwiththeconstructionofapilotplantwhereafluidized-bedgasifierandadowndraftgasifierwerestudied. Asaneducator,moststudentswouldprobablythinkofthedesigncoursesthathehasbeenprimarilyresponsibleforduringmostofhis41yearsatK-State.HehastaughtDesignIIforthepast35years,gradingcountlessdesignreports.Stu-dentswouldalsoimmediatelythinkofthededicationWala-
wenderhashadforstudentorganizations.HehasbeenthefacultyadvisorforthestudentchapterofAIChEfor34yearsandforOmegaChiEpsilonfor34years.Hisleadershiphasprimarilybeenresponsibleforthedepartment’scurrentstringof15yearsasanOutstandingAIChEChapter.InOXE,Wala-
wenderservednotonlylocally,butalsointhenationalorganization,servingasanationalofficer,vice-president,trea-surerandactingexecutivesecretary.WalawenderwasawardedtheCharlesH.ScholerAwardfromK-Statein2009inrecognitionofhiseffortsineducat-ingstudentsoutsidetheclassroom.HeservedasOpenHouseadvisorforthedepartmentfor14consecutiveyearsandwasnamedanhonorarymemberofSteelRingin2007.Walawender’sfavoritememoriesofK-Statehavebeen“allofthestudentchaptersuccesses;includingtheout-standingchapterawards,nationalcar
competitionplacing,nationalposterpresentationplacingandhostofexcellentnationalworkshops.” HelooksforwardtovisitinggrandchildrenintheK.C.area,goingoncruiseswithhiswife,Paula,andcontinuingtoactasadvisorforthestudentorganizations.Walawender’scontribu-tionstothedepartmentoverhis41yearsofservicehavebeenextensive,andhewillbemissed.
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ChEProfessorLarryGlasgow’snewbook,Trans-port Phenomena: An Introduction to Advanced Topics,waspublishedbyJohnWiley&SonsinJune2010.Thebookisintendedforfirst-yeargraduatestu-dentsandadvancedundergraduates.ItwillbeusedinthecoursesequenceChE862-867beginninginthefallof2010.Thetextemphasizesphysicalunderstandingandproblem-solvingcapability,andmanyoftheprob-lemsarecontextualized.ThebookistheresultofProf.Glasgow’s32yearsofteachingtheprinciplesoftransportphenomenatobothgraduateandundergraduatestudents.
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K-StateProvostAprilMasonnamedProfessorMaryRezacastheConocoPhil-lipsProfessorofSustainableEnergyatKansasStateUniversity.Theprofes-sorshipprovidessupportforRezactosupportsustainableenergyresearchatK-State.Overthepastseveralyears,shehasdirectedsustainableenergyresearch
andeducationalactivitiesoncampusincludingservingasprincipleinvestigatoronaNationalScienceFoundation-fundedIGERTproject(seearticleonpage1),aUSDAHigherEdChallengeGranttodevelopagraduatecertifi-cateinbioenergy,andaDOE-fundedprojecttosupportthermochemicalconversionresearchandeducationalactivities.
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n LarryEricksonreceivedtheInter-nationalPhytotechnologiesSocietyMiltonGordonAwardinrecognitionofresearchandleadershipinthedevelop-mentofphytotechnologiesthroughtheGreatPlains/RockyMountainHazard-ousSubstanceResearchCenter.
n WalterWalawenderreceivedtheCharlesH.ScholerFacultyAwardinrecognitionofhisuniqueandinnova-tivecontributionstostudentlearningbeyondtheclassroomandlaboratory,particularlyforhissupportofstudentextracurricularactivities.
n MaryRezacwaselectedtotheboardofdirectorsoftheNorthAmericanMembraneSocietyin2008andhasservedasvice-presidentandpresident-electduringthepastyear.SheassumedthepresidentialroleattheendofthenationalmeetinginWashington,D.C.,inJuly2010.ShealsoreceivedtheProfessorialPerfor-manceAwardandthe2010CollegeofEngineeringFrankenhoffResearchAwardfromKansasStateUniversity.RezacisalsoservingontheexternaladvisoryboardforthedepartmentofchemicalengineeringatClemsonUniversity.
Faculty and staff notesn VikasBerryreceivedtheSigmaXiOutstandingJuniorScientistAwardfromtheKansasStateUniversitychapteroftheSigmaXiScientificHonorarySociety.HealsoreceivedtheBigXIIFacultyFellowshiptocollaboratewithresearchersattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.BerrywasinvitedtogivealectureattheRecentAdvancesinGrapheneandRelatedMaterialsConferenceinSingaporeinAugust2010.
n StephanieFoxhasbeenhiredasaPublicServiceAdministratorI.Shehas11yearsexperienceatKansasStateUniversityincludingworkinginpayrollandemployeedatafortheDivisionofHumanResourcesandaccounting/officemanagerfortheDepartmentofKinesiologyandCom-munityHealthInstitute.ShejoinedchemicalengineeringinNovember2009.Herprimaryresponsibilitiesincludefinancialandpersonnelman-agement.
n KeithHohnwaspromotedfromas-sociatetofullprofessor.HejoinedK-Statein1999afterreceivinghisB.S.inchemicalengineeringfromtheUniversityofKansasandPh.D.,alsoinchemicalengineering,fromtheUniversityofMinnesota.
Gigstad, Danae–CargillHolter, Travis–seekingSullivan, Jared–ExxonMobilToloza, Alan–Cargill
Armesto, Jose–seekingBrennan, Catherine–Hill’sPet NutritionBurch, Andrew–BurnsandMcDonnellClubine, Ben–KansasStateUniversity, ChEgraduatestudent Coleman, Matthew–ColgatePalmoliveDunn, Jennifer – Kansas State University,foodsciencegraduate studentFarrell, Zachary–Universityof Virginia,ChEgraduatestudent
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Cruz, Juan,Ph.D.–(PfrommandRezac) post-doctoralassociate,JohnHopkinsUniversity
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Jonson, Rob–UniversityofNotreDame, ChEgraduatestudentKrinhop, Bristen–HoneywellNaden, Levi–graduateschoolOrtega, Edgar–ChevronPhillipsPerren, Stephanie–Occidental ChemicalCorporationPersson, Casey–seekingRetta, Nathan–seekingRudolph, Marty–U.S.NavySommer, Anna–UMKC,lawschoolSullivan, Joseph–seekingSwanson, James–Universityof Oklahoma,medicalschool
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For33years,chemicalengineeringstudentshavebeenat-tendingclassinDurland1029,sittinginitsorangeandyellowchairsandfollowinglectureswritteninchalkontheenormouschalkboardsonthewestsideoftheroom.Astudentwhograd-
uatedin1979wouldhavefeltrightathomewalkingintothemainchemicalengineeringclassroom,evenin2009.Thatisnolongerthecase.Overthewinterbreak,Durland1029waschangedfromthefamiliarandbit-dated
classroomgenerationsofstudentshavepassedthroughtoamodernclassroomequippedwiththenewesttechnology. “WereallyneededtomodernizeDurland1029sothatfac-ultylecturescouldbeenhancedbyalltheelectronicresourcesreadilyavailabletoday.Wehopethattherenovatedclassroomwillprovideanoutstandinglearningenvironmentforourstudents,”saidChEProfessorKeithHohn. TheprimarychangetoDurland1029wastoincorporateadigitalprojector,aPanasonicF300XGA,intotheceiling.Thisprojectorreceivesimagesfromeitheracomputerthatstaysintheroom,alaptopbroughtbythepresenter,adocumentcamera(ELMO)oranotherexternalvideosourceandprojectsthemontoaprojectionscreenatthefrontoftheroom.TheroomisequippedwithspeakerstoprojectsoundfromeithervideosplayedintheDVDdriveofthecomputerorfromanydevicepluggedintothesystemthroughaUSBcable.Thetechnologywaschosentobethesameasusedinalltechnol-ogyclassroomsthroughoutK-StatesothatanyonetrainedtouseatechnologyclassroomwouldeasilybeabletousetheequipmentinDurland1029. Layoutoftheroomhasalsobeenchangedsignificantly.Intheredesignedclassroom,thefrontoftheroomissouth,ashiftof90ºfromtheoriginalarrangement.Thismeansthattherowsoftablesarewiderthanpreviously,butthebackrowisnowclosertothefrontoftheroom.Thechalkboardshavebeenreplacedbywhite-boardswhichspannearlytheentiresouthwall.Thespacebetweentables,atthefrontoftheroomandintheaisles,hasbeenincreasedtoimprovehandicapaccessibility.Theroomhasbeenoutfittedwithallnewfurniture.Students
nowsitonpurple-upholsteredchairswithwheelsandtakenotesonlaminatetables.LightingdesignforDurland1029wascarefullyconsideredtoprovideawell-litroomthatusesenergyefficiently.Twoarchitectureengineeringgraduatestudents,supervisedbyarchitecturalengineeringProfessorFredHasler,designedthelightingsystemwiththesefeaturesinmind.Thesystemhasthreerowsoflights.Thefrontrowilluminatesthewhiteboardandisturnedoffwhenevertheprojectorisused.Thebacktworowscanbedimmedorturnedoffasdesired. ChEProfessorWalterWalewenderhasgreatlyenjoyedus-ingthenewtechnology,particularlytheELMO.Hesaidthatitislike“teachinganolddognewtricks.” “WhatIlikeaboutitisthatIcandowhatIwouldnormallydoonthechalkboard,andthencanimmediatelyputthecopyonK-StateOnlinesothestudentscanseetheexactsamethingtheysawinclass.”
Durland 1029 becomes a high-tech classroom
Durland 1029 with digital projector, Panasonic F300 XGA, incorporated into the ceiling
Control station for operating new technology
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n AndrewSatterleewasrecognizedasanhonorablementionselectionfortheGoldwaterScholarship.HealsoreceivedtheK-StateTerryC.JohnsonCenterforBasicCancerRe-searchAward.
n KatieVoigtreceivedhonorablementionfortheNationalScienceFoundationGraduateFellowship.
n KarenTieszenreceivedfirstplaceinthefuelsandpetro-chemicalsdivisionstudentpostercontestatthe2009na-tionalAIChEmeetingforherposter“Productionof2,3-bu-tanediolanditsderivativesfrombiomass.”ItdescribedherresearchconductedatK-StateaspartoftheSustainableEnergyResearchExperienceforUndergraduatesprogram.
n RonaldMichalsky,Ph.D.student,receivedsecondplaceinthesustainableenergyresearchpostersessionhostedbytheCenterforSustainableEnergy.The$300awardwasspon-soredbyConocoPhillips.DuringtheKansasStateResearchForum,hewasalsoawarded$100andselectedtopresentattheCapitolGraduateResearchSummitinTopeka.
n K-StatechemicalengineeringstudentsreceivedthenationalOutstandingChapterAwardforthe15thconsecutiveyearattheAIChEAnnualMeetingheldinNashville,Tenn.
n TheK-StateChemEcarteamplacedsixthforaccuracyindistanceatthenationalAIChEmeetinginNovember,thesixthtimeinthelasteightyearsthattheteamhasfinishedinthetop10inthenationalcompetition.
n ChikeziEhie,StephenZuiss,LucasHartman,CaitlinMoses,MeganBattigandDanielleQuigleywerenamedDowScholars.
n DanielleQuigleywasnamedaConocoPhillipsSpiritScholar.
n BestyDunlapwasnamedSt.Patriciaatthe2010K-StateEngineeringOpenHouse,whileAndrewBurchwasafinalistintheSt.Patrickcompetition.
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ranges:0–100mbar,0–1barand0–20bar.Samplescanbeheat-treatedundervacuuminsitupriortotheadsorptionmeasurements.JenniferAnthonyandKeithHohnandgraduatestudentTylerSelbehavebeenusingthisequipmenttostudytheadsorptionofchemicalwarfareagentsimulantsontomi-croporousandmesoporoussorbentsthathavethepotentialtobeincorporatedastherecognitionelementinsensingdevices.
X-ray diffractometer – Jennifer Anthony
AMiniflexIIpowderx-raydiffractometer(XRD)byRigakuwaspurchasedthoughfundingfromaNationalScienceFoundationIGERTgrant.Thisbench-top-sizediffractometerisbeingusedbyseveralresearchgroupstoanalyzethecrystalstructuresofavarietyofmaterials.JenniferAnthonyandherstudentsusethediffractometertocharacterizethezeolitema-terialstheyaresynthesizingusingionicliquidsasalternativesolventsaspartofaprojectsponsoredbytheNationalSci-enceFoundation.PeterPfrommandgraduatestudentRonnieMichalskycharacterizetheirmetal-nitrideparticlesbyXRDinstudyingthesolarthermochemicalprocessingofammoniaforobtainingindustrialfertilizerfromsunlight,air,carbonandwater.
Improved facilities promote ChE research
Miniflex II powder x-ray diffractometer (XRD)
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