Funding Opportunities

ITaP TLT Digital Content Development Grants - these grants are designed to assist in implementation of projects that increase instructional effectiveness through the use of digital and online technology. The deadline for 2008 grant applications is Monday, February 4, 2008.

The Office of the Provost - is requesting applications for Purdue’s Community of Service Learning Faculty Fellows Grant program from eligible faculty members. The Purdue Strategic Plan and the President’s goal are to expand and institutionalize Service-Learning into the fabric of academic life at Purdue University. Faculty leadership is the key to achieving this. This grant is designed for faculty members who have demonstrated a strong commitment to, and desire to play a leadership role in Service-Learning. Up to five faculty members will be chosen for this fifth round of grants, each grant for $5000. Grant recipients will work alongside the campus Service Engagement Advisory Board and the Center for Instructional Excellence. If you have interest in contributing to this effort, submit an application for the Community of Service Learning Faculty Fellows Grant Program. Applicants must submit a completed proposal to CIE, 730 YONG, on or before Friday, February 29. For questions regarding the application or the grant itself, please contact Marne Helgesen, Director of the Center for Instructional Excellence.

Research Community Building Initiative - seed grants to help build on the faculty hiring that has recently been done in the multidisciplinary research areas, with the goal of building and strengthening vibrant research communities. Proposals are due to ragland@purdue.edu by

February 20, 2008.

Issue 2– January 30, 2008 AGRICULTURAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

ABe-Notes

Projects Funded Engel, Bernard A.; Arabi, Mazdak; Chaubey, Indrajeet; Frankenberger, Jane R. and Lee, John G.; - Cooperative State Research Service. $554,000. “Multiobjective Watershed Management Support System for Spatial Allocation of Agricultural Conservation Practices.” Tao, Bernard Y.; Indiana Soybean Alliance. $29,000. “High Concentration of Polystyrene-Soy Methyl Ester Gels.” Frankenberger, Jane R.; University of Wisconsin-Madison. $50,000. “Continuing Support for Regional Water Quality leadership for North Central States in USEPA Region 5.” Ladisch, Michael R. and Mosier, Nathan S. – Archer Daniels Midland Company. $91,009. “Starch-Based Absorbents for Molecular Sieve Applications.” Chang Lu PI.: NSF CAREER. $400,000. Transfected cell microarray technology based on microfluidic electroporation.

Frankenberger, Jane R.; Broussard, Shorna R.; Prokopy, Linda S. and Turco, Ronald F.; Indiana Department of Environmental Management. $59,530. “Development and Demonstration of Outcomes-Based Evaluation Framework, Amendment 1.” Maier, Dirk E.; John Deere U.S.A. Agriculture. $3,000. “Screening Experiment to Dry Corn Cob Mix Using a Cabinet Drying System.” Tao, Bernard Y.; Indiana Soybean Alliance. $80,208. “Student Soybean New Products Innovation Competition.” Buckmaster, Dennis and Ess, Daniel R.; AMVAC Chemical Corporation. $91,789. “Engineering Evaluation and Refinement of a Synchronous Granule/Seed Delivery System.”

Frankenberger, Jane R.; Environmental Protection Agency. $70,420. “Soil and Water Assessment (SWAT) Video-Based Training to Strengthen Watershed Planning.” Ivantysynova, Monika; Frankel, Steven H. and Mongeau, Luc G.; University of Minnesota. $485,410. “Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, Amendment 2.” Lu, Chang; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. $67,974. “Microfluidics-Based Electroporative Flow Cytomerter: Detection of Protein Translocation at Single Cell Level with High Throughput.”

Grants Funded National Science Foundation - $600,000. National Science Foundation - Purdue Scholarship Program in Quantitative Physiology Co-PI. PI: E.

Bartlett, Co-PIs: J. Rickus, A. Rundell, K.Otto, R. Shi, E. Nauman, G. Buzzard - This program funds scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students who are academically talented, but financially needy. The students will participate in research activities and community projects related to quantitative physiology. 2008 deadline for undergraduates is February 1st - see http://www.math.purdue.edu/~buzzard/QP/.

Papers Ileleji, K.E., Prakash, K.S., Stroshine R.L., and Clementson – An Investigation of Particle Segregation in Corn Processed Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) induced by Three Handling Scenarios. Accepted in 2/2007 issue of Journal Bulk Solids and Powder – Science and Technology. Bao, N., Wang, J. and Lu, C. - Recent advances in electric analysis of cells in microfluidic systems. (Invited review) Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, accepted. Zhou B., Ileldji, K.E. and Ejetz G. – Physical properties relationship of bulk corn stover particles. Accepted in Transactions of the ASBE, FPE-06856-2007. ARP # 2007-18107.

ABE in the News/Awards Breaking New Ground Outreach Program - participated in the 2008 Fort Wayne Farm Show as an exhibitor. The display consisted of a John Deere tractor with a Life Essentials lift, the BNG tabletop display and resources, a video explaining BNG services, and a display from BNG partner; The League for the Blind and Disabled, in Fort Wayne. The display was staffed by Gail Deboy and Steve Swain from BNG, Nancy Gasparini from The League, Ned Stoller from Michigan AgrAbility, and BNG consultants.

Dirk Maier – has accepted a new position at Kansas State University as head of the Grain Science and Industry Department. Dirk has contributed greatly to programs in the ABE department and beyond while at Purdue, and he will be missed. Dirk anticipates starting his new position on April 1, 2008. We wish Dirk the Best of Luck.

ABE Renewable Energy Extension Specialist – Chad Martin is the newly hired Renewable Energy Extension Specialist within the ABE Department. He will be working closely with ABE faculty

to develop a program to provide education and outreach targeted to producers and small businesses as they adopt renewable energy and energy efficiency applications. He comes to Purdue from the Indiana Cooperative Development Center (ICDC) based in Indianapolis where he was the business development specialist for the statewide network of partner organizations including state and federal agencies. ICDC provides services which include strategy development, market analysis, and

business planning to groups of Ag producers forming New Generation Cooperatives, LLCs, and Alliances to market their products; in addition to

consumer-owned cooperatives. Chad is a graduate of Purdue with an M.S. in Agricultural and Extension Education, and received his B.S. degree from Western Illinois

University (WIU). A native of Indiana, he has experience working with the development of renewable energy initiatives in rural areas involving value-added agriculture and wind energy in Illinois while previously employed with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at WIU.

Grad Student News Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students – January 30th 7:00 pm Stewart Center Room #214 ABCD. Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development. Vimal Mishra - is working with Dr. Keith Cherkauer and presented a talk on the topic " Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Inland Lakes in Michigan" at the Climate Variability and Change session of the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Meteorology (AMS). Lindsay Birt - a Ph.D. student in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, had the extraordinary opportunity to participate in a 2 week bioremediation project in Pantnagar, India. She was a part of a 15 member team consisting of six graduate students, several undergraduate students, and faculty (Dr. Rabi Mohtar from Purdue University, Dr. Prasanta Kalita and Dr. Richard Cooke from University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign). Together, they worked closely with the students and professors at the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) to design, install, and evaluate the efficiency of the bioremediation treatment system in reducing chemical contaminants from agriculture watersheds without reducing agriculture production. This project is part of the US-Indo Agricultural Knowledge Initiative grant that Purdue is working on with five other US universities and 6 Indian Institutions.

Timu Gallien – received a FPEF scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year from the Fluid Power Educational Foundation – Congratulations!

The D. Woods Thomas - Memorial Fund to Support International Studies - Shortly after the 1993 death of D. Woods Thomas, former Dean of International Programs in Agriculture, his friends, relatives, and colleagues established an endowment fund in his memory. Because of his lifelong commitment to international agricultural development, the donors have directed that income from the endowment to support College of Agriculture graduate students who will be doing research or studying in a developing country as part of their University program. The endowment has grown to a size sufficient to generate a stream of income to support modest annual support. The office of International Programs in Agriculture will select recipients according to the criteria listed below. Applications using the prescribed format found below are due by 5:00 PM, February 29, 2008. This award is available to graduate students in any recognized post-baccalaureate program in any discipline or department in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. The intent of the award is to help increase the capacity of young American scientists to contribute to international agricultural development. Therefore, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this award. Funds may be used to support research, study, or other scholarly activities in a developing country anywhere in the world, including travel expenses. The maximum individual award will be $1000, and recipients are asked to use their award within 12 months of receiving the funds.

Applicants should submit a letter of application (maximum of 3 pages) by 5:00 PM

February 29, 2008 to Dr. Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Associate Dean and Director, International Programs in Agriculture, Room 26 AGAD Building for consideration for this award. The letter of application should include: a description of your proposed international research, study or scholarly activity; information on when and how you will use the award (include a detailed budget and indicate other support funds); a discussion of how your planned international activity will contribute to your graduate

studies; and a statement of your career goals relative to international engagement. In addition, include a letter of support (on a separate sheet of paper) from your major

professor or departmental graduate program director. Applications will be reviewed by an ad hoc committee of faculty appointed by the Associate Dean and Director of IPIA. Evaluation will be based on adherence to stated eligibility criteria, the strength of the applicant’s commitment to an international career, and the perceived contribution of the proposed international activity to the applicant’s academic program. The award recipient and dollar amount will be announced by the end of March 2008.

Student News Jon Andruch – received a FPEF scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year from the Fluid Power Educational Foundation – Congratulations! Craig Barcus – an undergraduate student in the BFPE program, was elected the Student Councilor for the Institute of Biological Engineering. This position is one of two student positions on the national council for IBE – congratulations Craig. Martin C. Jischke Outstanding International Student of the Year Award - Nominations are being sought for the first Martin C. Jischke Outstanding International Student of the Year Award. Faculty and staff have until Jan. 30 to nominate graduating seniors who have attained a minimum of a 3.0 graduation index. Nominees must be seniors set to graduate in May 2008 or August 2008. December 2007 graduates are also eligible. Nominations will focus on the student's scholarship, leadership, campus and community service, and character. A committee composed of students and representatives from the Office of International Students and Scholars will select the recipient, who will receive the award at the University Honors Convocation on April 13. Nomination forms are available on the International Students and Scholars Web site, www.iss.purdue.edu/Resources/NominationForm.pdf. Letters of support may be included with the nomination. Completed nomination forms and any accompanying documentation can be sent to Brezinski at mbrzezinski@purdue.edu or via campus mail to Michael A. Brzezinski, ISS, SCHL.

ABE Exchange Student: An agricultural engineering undergraduate student from the University College Dublin, Ireland is studying abroad here at Purdue this semester. Gerard Kennedy is a third year Engineering Technology student and two of his classes are in our Department (ABE 330 and ASM 333). Gerard, who goes by “Ger”, lives in County Tipperary Ireland, which is in the southern part of his homeland. He was born and reared on a Dairy farm and has a particular interest in Agricultural Mechanization in the dairy industry. His hobbies include Hurling, Football and Swimming. When he graduates, he hopes to be employed in Agricultural Design. However, he would also like to see more of the world and intends to stay in the US this summer so he can do some travelling.

Alumni News Don Shoemaker (BS Ag Mech ’03) - recently won a new Dodge truck at the annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Don is an Indiana Farm Bureau member and he won the Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion competition. Don had to compete in four rounds, against participants from all over the United States. The contest involved the discussion of issues such as water rights and the public’s perception of farmers. Congratulations Don!

FYI Healthy Purdue – is back for 2008 and is offering two levels of incentives, one for getting informed about your health and another for then taking action to improve or maintain it, this initiative encourages and rewards participation in health-promoting activities. Benefit-eligible faculty, staff and long term disability participants from West Lafayette, Calument, Fort Wayne and North Central campuses hired before January 2, 2008 and their spouses/same-sex domestic partners may participate. For more information visit the web site at: www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue.

ABE Restroom Update - The Women’s Restroom on the 1st floor is OPEN for use. The janitorial staff still needs to get a work order to clean it but it is usable. The entrance doors to the women’s restrooms now appear quite shabby. They plan to clean and re-finish them during the spring break so as to minimize further disturbance. This will be done with the doors in place, but will be accomplished more easily during a period of reduced foot traffic.

Unfortunately, the men's restroom is still waiting on the men's room partition from the manufacturer. The original order was not filled correctly by the vendor and had to be returned. The room has a twist lock on the door and may still be utilized as a single stall restroom. It is tentatively scheduled to open fully on February 13th. Also, the “unisex” restroom on the second floor has been reverted back into a Men’s restroom.

Mortar Board Challenge Scholarship – faculty and staff are asked to encourage outstanding sophomores who have excelled in the areas of scholarship, service and leadership to apply – http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mortarbd/awards/challenge.php. Calendar February 2008

1 ABE Faculty Meeting 11:30 am ABE #301 1 DEADLINE for National Science Foundation – http://www.math.purdue.edu/~buzzard/QP 2 Ag Alumni Fish Fry in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds – contact

D. Lester at 494-8593 4 Northern Indiana Soil Management Seminar -

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/agcal/Ag.cal.html 5 PCARET Legislative Luncheon in Indianapolis – contact T. Rogers at 494-8489

6-8 HASTI (Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc.) at the Indiana Convention Center Exhibit Hall F – contact D. Kirkpatrick at 494-9113

13-16 National Farm Machinery Show and Tractor Pull at the Kentucky Exposition Center contact D. Kirkpatrick at 494-9113

15 ABE Faculty Meeting 11:30 am ABE #301 20-21 Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference -

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/agcal/Ag.cal.html March 2008

7 ABE Faculty Meeting 11:30 am ABE #301 21 Distinguished Agricultural Alumni Convocation and Reception – contact D. Claeys at 496-

7894

28 ABE Faculty Meeting 11:30 am ABE #301 31 Undergraduate Research & Poster Symposium – Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms –

contact J. Alexander at 494-8470 April 2008

11 ABE Faculty Meeting 11:30 am ABE #301 12-13 Spring Fest – contact D. Kirkpatrick at 494-9113

17 ABE Alumni/Student Banquet 22-23 Cooperative Extension Service Professional Development Conference – contact J. Bechman

at 494-8309 25 ABE Faculty Meeting 11:30 am ABE #301

May 2008 9 ABE Faculty Meeting 11:30 am ABE #301

June 2008 17-20 State 4-H Junior Leader Conference – Indianapolis, contact S. McKinley at 494-8435

July 2008 14 Indiana Black Expo Children’s Day – Indiana Convention Center, contact E. Kirkpatrick at

494-9113 August 2008

6-17 Indiana State Fair – contact D. Kirkpatrick at 494-9113 September 2008

15-19 Galaxy III Conference in Indianapolis – http://sharepoint.agriculture.purdue.edu/ces/galaxy/default.aspx