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May 9, 2013 In the Spotlight
Purdue Profiles: Dan HaslerAs Indiana's former commerce secretary, Dan Hasler joined Purdue to do what he does best -- look for innovations that can positively affect our global society. Hasler joined Purdue in February as the president and chief entrepreneurial officer of Purdue Research Foundation. He is working to move Purdue's life-changing innovations through the technology transfer pipeline and to generate more entrepreneurship and commercialization licensing deals for Purdue innovators. Faculty and staff newsSpring Fling deadline approachingRegistration for Spring Fling, the annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate student staff and retirees, will be accepted through 5 p.m. Friday (May 10). APSAC welcomes new members, presents Excellence AwardThe Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee recognized outgoing members and new members at its luncheon and meeting on Wednesday (May 8) and presented an annual honor. Purdue Today special issueA special Board of Trustees issue of Purdue Today will be sent Friday (May 10) at the conclusion of the board's scheduled meeting. The agenda for the meeting is available on the Board of Trustees' redesigned website, which now also includes a message from Board of Trustees chairman Keith Krach, information about Purdue's student trustee and the option to search or browse meeting minutes through '5 Students Who ...' nominations wantedThe September "5 Students Who ..." website will shine the spotlight on exceptional new Boilermakers at the West Lafayette campus. Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate incoming freshmen who are already making their mark on the world. Deadline for nominations is May 17. PeopleProfessor wins Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical SciencesR. Graham Cooks, the Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has won the 2013 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences, awarded this year in the field of chemical instrumentation. Program, fund namings honor Bement's world reachArden L. Bement Jr., former director of the National Science Foundation and inaugural director of Purdue's Global Policy Research Institute, has been honored with a new fellow program and energy fund in his name. Ferruzzi chosen for Purdue Agricultural Research AwardMario Ferruzzi, professor of food and nutrition sciences, will receive Purdue's 2013 Agricultural Research Award for his work in helping to improve food quality and human health and to reduce chronic disease. Low to participate in IBJ panel on Indiana's life sciences industryDistinguished professor Philip Low will join a panel of experts on Friday (May 10) for the Indianapolis Business Journal's Power Breakfast Series focusing on the outlook for Indiana's life sciences industry. General newsTop students to be honored at spring commencementPurdue will honor some of its highest academic-achieving graduating seniors during spring commencement ceremonies this weekend (May 10-12). Two students from the College of Agriculture will be honored with the University's top student awards for graduating seniors. 
Nine students shine in national scholarship competitionsAt a reception April 26, the National and International Scholarships Office honored nine students who placed in several prestigious nationwide scholarship competitions during 2012-13. Water main replacement to affect traffic near campusCommuters in the West Lafayette area near Purdue's campus should anticipate possible detours and temporary road closures in the coming weeks due to a water main replacement. 4-H Japanese exchange program creates friendships, memoriesWhen Linda Hines and her family opened their home to a student from Japan for part of a summer in the early 1990s, they understood that they didn't need to spend a lot of money on special activities to introduce her to the United States. New video highlights how tech is transforming higher edGerry McCartney, vice president for information technology, has identified four megatrends that he predicts will transform higher education, and with his staff he has created a video titled "The New Logistics of Knowledge." Health and kinesiology teams with YWCA to offer exercise program for cancer survivorsA new exercise program for cancer survivors will be offered this summer thanks to collaboration between Purdue's Department of Health and Kinesiology and the Lafayette YWCA. Purdue program provides physical activities to children with disabilitiesPurdue's PETE's PALs -- a program that gives children with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities a chance to work with Purdue student clinicians on physical fitness, swimming and water-safety skills -- will begin its summer session June 19. Research news
New technique to improve quality control of lithium-ion batteriesResearchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes that affect battery life and reliability. Researchers in various studies looking for participantsHere is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. Purdue sportsVolleyball to host summer campsThe Boilermaker volleyball team will help youth of all ages improve their skills at a variety of camps in July. Four volleyball players selected for U.S. national A2 programFour Boilermakers were named to the 48-player roster for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Senior A2 Program, which will train and compete June 25 to July 4 in Dallas. Men's basketball to host Boston College in Big Ten/ACC duelThe Purdue men's basketball team will host Boston College on Dec. 4 as part of the 15th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Matchups for all 12 games in the two-day challenge of conferences have been announced. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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