Ying Li (advisor: Andrew Zydney) won the 2016 Air Products Fellowship. Ying receives financial support for two semesters and a summer internship at Air Products. Penn State is on a small list of schools that partners with Air Products to award this fellowship.
Congratulations Ying!
The abstract for Dr. Scott Fogler’s March 3rd seminar was recently released and can be seen in its entirety below. Dr. Fogler is the third ChE GSA selected seminar speaker. He will present his seminar on Thursday, March 3, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in 102 Chemistry Building.
“How to Get from Here to There and What Happens Along the Way”
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees once said “If you don’t know where you’re going, you will probably wind up some place else,” and sometimes that works out just fine. In research, teaching and the workplace we always have to look for the unexpected and then go with the flow when it happens. I will discuss how Steve Covey’s book on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People can be relevant to our careers, and how Penn State has been influential in my teaching and textbooks. The seminar will end with a discussion of Kepner-Tregoe’s troubleshooting algorithm that has proven to be extremely useful in problem solving, consulting, and research.
More information about Dr. Fogler and the seminar can be found here.
The ChE GSA IM co-rec volleyball team, Pinguinos Voladores, lost in the semifinals of the playoffs last night 2 – 0, ending their season. The Pinguinos won 7 of their 8 matches this year, while taking 18 of the 21 games they played. Last night’s team consisted of Daniel Cetnar, Tyler Culp, Megan Farell, Jon Harcourt, Dan Marple, Michael Regula, and Julie Weitzman.
Great season, Pinguinos!
The chemical engineering department announced a fourth faculty candidate seminar this semester. Dr. Andrew Spann, currently a post-doc at the University of Texas-Austin, will be presenting a seminar, entitled “Computational Fluid Dynamics for Predictions at the Micro- and Nano- Scales”, on Tuesday, March 1, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in 102 Chemistry Building.
The ChE GSA IM co-rec volleyball team, Pinguinos Voladores, advanced to the semifinals of the single elimination tournament, winning both their games Thursday night 2 -0. Thursday night’s team consisted of Brosi Bradley, Megan Farell, Jon Harcourt, Dan Marple, Michael Regula, and Julie Weitzman.
The semifinals are currently scheduled for Monday, February 29 at 7:15 pm, but this time and date has not been confirmed due to scheduling conflicts. Updates will be made to this post when a time and date is confirmed. You can find the complete IM co-rec volleyball playoff bracket on the IM sports website.
The ChE GSA IM co-rec volleyball team, Pinguinos Voladores, won their division on Tuesday night with a 3 – 0 win over Alpha Kappa Psi, advancing to the single elimination playoffs. Pinguinos finishes the regular season having won 14 out of 15 games. Tuesday night’s team consisted of Brosi Bradley, Dan Cetnar, Megan Farell, Jon Harcourt, Dan Marple, Michael Regula, and Julie Weitzman.
The Pinguinos first playoff game is on Thursday, February 25 at 7:15 pm in the IM Building (Gym 4, Court 2). The complete bracket can be found on the IM sports website.
ChE graduate students will have the opportunity to meet with Dr. Scott Fogler before he gives his seminar on Thursday, March 3. The meeting will be held in 101 Fenske Laboratory from 10:30 am to 11:15 am. Dr. Fogler’s seminar will follow from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in 102 Chemistry Building. The meeting is an opportunity for graduate students to converse with Dr. Fogler about his research and experiences.
Information about Dr. Fogler can be found on his group’s website.
The ChE GSA will sponsor an IM Soccer team. There are men’s and women’s leagues, so the ChE GSA will sign up a team in both the men’s and women’s leagues if there is enough interest.
Please fill out this Google form by Monday, February 29 at 8 am if you are interested in playing. The season starts around March 28.
You can find more details about IM Soccer on the IM Sports website.
Update (1:40 PM, 2/17/16) – IM Standings as of 2/17 have been posted. You can find them here.
The ChE GSA IM co-rec volleyball team, Pinguinos Voladores, continued its winning ways Tuesday night, winning 3 – 0. Overall, Pinguinos has a game record of 11 – 1, putting them in position to make the playoffs. The team consisted of Brosi Bradley, Tyler Culp, Megan Farell, Jon Harcourt, Dan Marple, Michael Regula, and Julie Weitzman.
The last game of regular season is next Tuesday, February 23 at 8 pm in Gym 4 of the IM Building. The full schedule can be found on the IM website.
The ChE department announced a third faculty candidate seminar. Shengchang Tang, a graduate student at MIT, will present a seminar titled “Dynamics and Mechanics of Associating Polymer Networks.” The seminar will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm in 102 Chemistry Building.
Please click here to see Shengchang Tang’s abstract and biography.
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