Congrats to the new BS grads from our group - Pattiya, Akul, Ethan and Bradley! Purdue University #Classof2022 #BoilerUp

New 2-year postdoc opportunity at Purdue on sustainable internally cured concrete! Applications due November 1st. …ft-material-mechanics.squarespace.com/postdoc-opport…

Purdue MSE is hiring! TT/tenured faculty position focused on semiconductor materials science. West Laf is a great place to live & work. And the Midwest is really making moves wrt semiconductor technology... come join us! careers.purdue.edu/job/West-Lafay…

We had the BEST time at The Society of Rheology #SOR2022 Chicago hanging out with past and present group members and reconnecting with the community. Simon was right, it’s about People.

Yet another faculty position now posted between Purdue MSE & Engineering Education! I love thinking about materials education and cannot wait to collaborate with this person! Boiler Up! careers.purdue.edu/job/West-Lafay…

Midwest trash talk

More than 110 potential projects have been proposed by Purdue Engineering Faculty for the Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Applicants also can propose their own innovative research. Fellows receive a 2-yr appt, $70K annual stipend. Apply by Nov. 1: bit.ly/GilbrethFellow…

Yay Steve! First SoR Fellow to feature side shields in his head shot. :) A man of the lab.

Congrats to Dr. Caitlin J. Adams ! After her stellar Purdue work on hydrogel curing agents for concrete with JTRP and INDOT , she is headed to UC Boulder for a postdoc Living Materials Lab with Wil Srubar. #boilerup

And another congrats to Dr. Ria Corder who received the #1 Postdoc Award from Purdue Engineering (and I snagged the #PurdueMSE Grad Advisor Award). Ria will start her professorship at UT Knoxville this coming spring.

Thanks Athens for hosting a great week of rheology and community. #ICR2023 #everythingflows

Finishing your PhD soon? Want to do a cool postdoc? Come to Purdue! I am involved with two LGPF projects on sustainable concrete and suspension rheology. The Society of Rheology AmericanConcreteInst

Compassion. More is needed in the STEM academic research community. Faculty exist to help our students identify and attain their goals. Welcome back Purdue University students - can’t wait to see you next week. :) ⁦⁩ Thx ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

My student kelterkelkar hanging out in Cincy with my favorite Procter & Gamble guys - my former student Ed Caicedo Casso and my favorite collaborator Seth Lindberg . ❤️ Work with people you like. That rule has never failed me.

We had fun collaborating with folks in ME on this project, which was recently published in AIP Publishing Journal of Rheology. The Society of Rheology #everythingflows

Data-driven rheological characterization of stress buildup and relaxation in thermal greases pubs.aip.org/sor/jor/articl… by Pranay P. Nagrani, Ritwik V. Kulkarni, Parth U. Kelkar, Ria D. Corder, Erk Group, Amy M. Marconnet, Ivan C. Christov

Great time at the Purdue Women's Basketball game today. Those ladies are impressive! Boiler up!

I am so grateful for this award and the public recognition of my teaching efforts. Sharing my love of materials science with my undergraduate students at Purdue is a major joy in my life. #BoilerUp

Kendra Erk, a Purdue Engineering associate professor, prioritizes being respectful, resourceful and resilient. 🏆 These three themes have guided her career. In recognition of her work, #Purdue honored her with a 2024 Charles B. Murphy Award. ⬇️ purdue.university/4bsLJ7b