Volume 20, Issue 1

June 2007

From the Department Head George Sandison

Yet another Spring semester has drawn to a close and with it the promise of a fresh beginning and time of renewal. President Martin Jischke will retire in early July http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/2006/060804.Jischke.exit.html

and our new President France Cordova http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070507McGinleyCordova.html

will arrive to lead us in our efforts to sustain and enhance the educational programs at Purdue as one of the leading ones in the nation. We have just heard that Provost Sally Mason will become President of the University of Iowa. She brings honor and glory to Purdue and it is fitting that her superb efforts have been recognized and rewarded by her appointment to the helm of that fine University. I too will be entering a time of personal renewal as I begin a year of sabbatical leave at cancer institutions and universities in Britain and Australia. Dr. Gary Carlson will be Acting Head in my stead for the year and I am

confident he will nurture the School, faculty, staff and students during this period and it will proceed along the path of success it has trod in the past. We recently received some wonderful news from space management at Purdue. Approximately 1,000 sq. ft. of office space and 1,000 sq. ft. of laboratory space has been assigned to the School. Lack of space for the School was a major concern, especially following it’s rapid growth in faculty and staff over the past five years. This assignment of space has not only alleviated our concern but allowed us to make an offer of employment as a tenure track faculty to Dr. Jennifer Freeman, a post-doctoral toxicologist currently working at Harvard University. I am optimistic that Jennifer will join us and am excited to be able to

increase the gender diversity of our faculty. You will likely hear more about Dr. Freeman in the next issue of the Update. I personally under went the University-mandated “5-year” review of my leadership as all those in administrative positions must. I am happy to report that the outcome was extremely positive and afforded an opportunity for positive reflection on the outstanding progress the School has made. As part of the review I was required a self-study on leadership and this laid the foundation for my vision for the School over the next five years. This vision has been a guide to the faculty and staff to complete a draft of the strategic plan and Dr. Carlson will facilitate it’s finalization and approval during the course of the next few months. I wish you all the very best for the next year.

Congratulations to the Spring 2007 School of Health Sciences

Bachelor of Science Graduates

Adil, Abrar Aiello, Alexis Nicole Angermeier, Sally Geise Aschliman, Adam Jones Azhar, Elizabeth Victoria Baker, Erik James Baker, Lindsy Beth Berry, Erin Marie Bond, David Alan Bornyasz, Kendra Anne Bradley, David Jams Burk, Aaron Clifford Burke, Kasey Brooke Burkett, Brian Steven Burns, Larry Paul III Carter, Alden Tyler Coulomb, Kelly Marie Cripe, James C. II Davis, Geoffrey Allen Davis, Keri Lynn Dhanjal, Sandeep Tony Diekelmann, Melissa Susan Dostatni, Michael Stanley Dzieglowicz, Andrew Paul Eaton, Matthew Aaron Fogler, Anne Marie Foster, Fredrick Louis Gard, Ryan Eugene Garrido Carlos Joseph Geik, Christopher Allen Gooding, Cody Wayne Grote, Katherine Marie Haak, Stephanie Lynn Harvey, Christopher Paul Hawes, Laura Ann

Hindman, Elizabeth Ashley Hoover, Brayson Howard Horning, David Francis Hubert, Shon Tyler Huske, Rachel Dawn Isom, Elizabeth Ann Joseph, Jaime Ann Kaushal, Meghna Poorti Keshavan, Aparna Shilpa Kim, Jin Won Kolettis,Diana Sophia Kolometz, Michelle Lynn Kregel, Lynette Renee Kutanovski, Christopher David Lashley, Christopher J. Le, Matthew Hien Leach, Jessica Marie Lime, Rachel Marie Liu, Wan-Yu Sally Luckey, Brittany Ashlen Ly, Lisa Macek, Adam Nicholas Marr, Bryan Robert McDaniel, Jacob Colyer Messmer, Meghan Ashley Metzger, Elizabeth Marie Metzger, Tasha Eileen Mileos, Nickolas Emmanuel Mlinac, Nathan Scott Mobley, Kimberly Sue Monaghan, Megan Kathleen Moore, Anson Jonathan Mui, Tessa Nagaraj, Suchi Smitha Nelson, Rachel Marie Oancea, Rod J.

Pajakowski, Amy Marie Patel, Bhumika H. Patil, Vishal Perkins, Evan Wade Pham, Jennifer Ngoc Pickens, Deidre Moung Yee Pratt, Jennifer Nicole Reddington, Sean Ross Ridenour, Tabitha Kathryn Marie Ruth Sacha, Claudia Lauren Schlender, Michelle Marie Schneider, Michael Schmidt, Tracy Ann Seagren, Allison Mae Shearer, Aaron Jeffrey Silverman, Jonathan M. Siner, Renee Nichole Skrip, Jonathan Paul Stevens, Matthew Thomas Suchak, Aabha Madhusudan Swartz, Brittany Dyan Thomas, Julie Elizabeth Thomas, Sarah Elizabeth Titus, Alexander Mark Turner, Meredith Jane Vachhani, Jay Jivan Vogel, Kimbre Lee Vosmeier, Rene Danielle Vraniskoski, Melissa G. Wassell, Daniel Ryan White, Jason R. White, Mitchell David Woodall, Nicholas James Zilligen, Gregory Alan

Congratulations Spring 2007 Graduates

David Tate, Dr. Zimmerman & Grads Health Science Grads

Bob Walkup, Vishal Patil & Dr. Sandison Bob Walkup & Fred Foster

David Tate & Diana Kolettis Dr. Sandison & Aabha Suchak

Dr. Sandison & Jay Vachhani Kimbre’s sister, Kimbre Vogel & Dr. Sandison

The Barbara Young Award ~ Kerry Krauskopf The Jeff Kizer Award ~ Hilina Enyew The Robert L. Landolt Award ~ Alden Tyler Carter The Paul L. Ziemer Award for Outstanding Freshman Scholastic Performance ~ Carly Dykstra Distinguished Medical Technology Student Award ~ Jessica Suhr Distinguished Health Sciences Student Award ~ Vishal Patil Service Award ~ Katie Scocozzo Eli Lilly Health Physics Award ~ Claudia Sacha Wayne V. Kessler Graduate Student Award in Health Sciences ~ Ryan McMahon Eli Lilly Industrial Hygiene Scholarship ~ Lindsey Kneten Graduate Service Award ~ Jason Harris Freshman Scholars Carly Dykstra Courtney Roberts Allison Gill Elisa Rudolph Kari Hall Jessica Zahn Jennifer Harber

Health Sciences Club Presidents Health Sciences Student Council ~ Ben Pruden Pre-Physician’s Assistant Club ~ Meghan Kaushal Purdue Pre-Optometry Club ~ Anson Moore Minority Students Association ~ Vishal Patil Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy ~ Audra Saunders & Anna Brewer Purdue Pre-Dental Club ~ Grant Hunsicker Purdue Student Branch Health Physics Society ~ Keri Davis Lamba Tau ~ Kerry Krauskopf Purdue Industrial Hygiene Student Association ~ April Rademaker Timmy Foundation Club ~ Henry Chou Students Helping Others Through Service ~ Michelle Rothfuss

Health Sciences Ambassadors Erin Berry David Bond Kelly Coulomb Danielle Cowan Lindsay Dauby Kimberly Deal Sandeep Dhanjal Fred Foster

Congratulations to the School of Health Sciences 2007 Award Winners, Scholars,

Ambassadors & Club Presidents

Christina Jackson Diana Kolettis Christina Kranc Chris Kutanovski Tasha Metzger Monica Mitcheff Megan Monaghan Amanda Murphy

Amy Pajakowski Allison Seagren Katie Scocozzo Kelly Strom Brittany Swartz Akshay Thomas Greg Zilligen

Robert R. Landolt Excellence in Teaching Award Congratulations to Keith M. Stantz for being awarded the School of Health Sciences 2007 Robert R. Landolt Excellence in Teaching Award. Many congratulations to Dr. Stantz on his outstanding teaching performance over the past year.

Barbara Young Award Winner Kerry Krauskopf & Dave Tate

School of Health Sciences Awards Banquet Highlights

Dean Craig Svensson Dr. George Sandison, Head

Jeff Kizer Award Winner Hilina Enyew & Dr. Rob Stewart

Robert R. Landolt Award Winner Alden Tyler Carter & Dr. Sandison

Paul L. Ziemer Award Winner Carly Dykstra & Dr. Gary Carlson

Distinguished Med Tech Award Winner Jessica Suhr & Dave Tate

Distinguished Health Science Award Winner Vishal Patil & Dr. Sandison

Service Award Winner Katie Scocozzo & Bob Walkup

Eli Lilly Physics Award Winner Claudia Sacha & Stan Hampton

Graduate Service Award Winner Jason Harris & Dr. Sandison

Wayne V. Kessler Award Winner Ryan McMahon & Dr. Sandison

Eli Lilly Industrial Hygiene Award Winner Lindsey Kneten & Mark Wood

Robert R. Landolt Excellence in Teaching Award Winner Keith M. Stantz

2006-2007 School of Health Sciences Students of Academic Distinction

The Purdue University Honors Convocation was held on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 1:00 pm at the Elliott Hall of Music

Nicole Abell Saba Ahmed Alexis Aiello Israa Alrawi Nickolas Altic Jeffrey Andretich Sally Angermeier Marika Barman Kristen Bechtel Katie Beers Erin Berry Jolene Blunt William Bodine Christine Boncher David Bond William Bowman Lorraine Bowman David Bradley Ashley Brown Jessica Bryant Heather Burke Kasey Burke Brian Burkett Timothy Burns Larry Burns John Carney Alden Carter Heather Casady Ashley Chesterson Cindy Choe Lauren Cinel Adrienne Clevenger Josef Conner Kelly Coulomb Danielle Cowan Amanda Crawford James Cripe Andrew Cupp Sarah Dalton Jennifer Danaher Lindsey Dauby Geoffrey Davis Keri Davis Kimberly Deal Kristin Dehaven

Benjamin Deschner Sandeep Dhanjal Michael Dostatni Brittany Dunham Sujaata Dwadasi Carly Dykstra Matthew Eaton Danielle Elder Sean Essex Victor Fehrenbacher Anne Fogler Fredrick Foster Lisa Frantze Katie Franz Emily Freeman Hillary Gangstad Ryan Gard Matthew George Thomas Getreu Ryan Goetz Nathan Goldberg Cody Gooding Erin Granger Nicole Granger Kellie Graybosch Kari Hall Kevin Hall Jennifer Harber Laura Hebda Barbara Heim Donovan Higgins Sarah Homerding Elizabeth Hoots Jon Hopkins David Horning Heather Hornsby Shon Hubert Rachael Huske Elizabeth Isom Christina Jackson Christina Johnson Michael Johnson Lora Johnston Jaime Joseph Christa Kaeser

Abigail Kamhi Aparna Keshavan Nicole Kessel Chelsea Koch Diana Kolettis Michelle Kolometz Samantha Korda Amanda Krammes Christina Kranc Kerry Krauskopf Lynette Kregel Christopher Kutanovski Ji Kwon William Lang Lyndsay Langbehn Kevin Lange Joshua Lausch Jessica Leach Elizabeth Levine Sandy Lim Rachel Lime Stephanie Linsenmeyer Alejandra Lomeli Kevin Lonzo Tianyi Luo Lisa Ly Bryan Marr Melynda Mc Cormick Erin Mc Coy Matthew Mc Ewan Jacob Mcdaniel Melissa Mellon Megan Merlau Tasha Metzger Elizabeth Metzger Beauregard Middaugh Ilsa Misamore Jason Missi Monica Mitcheff Nathan Mlinac Michelle Molinet Megan Monaghan Anson Moore Amanda Murphy

Melissa Nazareno Rachel Nelson Frank Pagone Amy Pajakowski Jillian Pall Kristine Panicola Heather Pannell Vishal Patil Mallory Peck Kristina Pekovic Julie Phillips Danielle Pike Benjamin Pruden Troy Purdy Andrew Raber Brendan Raichel Kacie Ramsey Britney Rand Joshua Ratcliff Morgan Regan Leah Reiman Jacques Reynolds Jeffrey Richard Katherine Riddell Marcus Rinaldi Sarah Roeder Star Rostankovski Momoko Sano Michelle Schlender Jackson George Schneider Matthew Schwanke Katherine Scocozzo Allison Seagren Carrie Seifert Carrie Sheldon Brooklyn Simon Renee Siner Zachary Skaggs Jonathan Skrip Tabitha Smith Jennifer Smock Daniel Sonnenburg Lauren Spicer Stephanie Steiner

Jenna Stevanovic Claire Stoner Kelly Strom Alva Such Sylvia Swandono Brittany Swartz Paulina Szpankowska Erin Tao Marrissa Taylor Rachel Terpstra Taylor Terveer Akshay Thomas Elizabeth Thomas Julie Thomas Adrienne Thorpe Jacob Timmons Alexander Titus Jacqueline Toney Meredith Turner Jay Vachhani Alysia Vazquez Andrea Venditti Rachel Vetor Kelvin Visuth Kimbre Vogel Natalie Wacks Samuel Waling Emily Waltz Daniel Wassell Suzanne Wells Amber West Adam Wheeler Mitchell White Jason White Michael Wibel Allison Wika Nicholas Woodall Bryan Yeager Gregory Zilligen Matt Zirkelbach

Congratulations to Health Sciences Students Admitted to Professional Schools

Debusk Medical School Meredith Turner

Indiana University Dental School Grant Abernathy Brittany Swartz

Alex Titus

Indiana University Medical School Kimbre Vogel

Logan College of Chiropractic

Clint Daniels Fred Foster

St. Francis Physician Assistant Program Jessica Leach

Rush University Grad School Jay Vachhani

Louisville Dental School Bryan Marr

Rosalind Franklin U of Med and Science

James Cripe

Purdue School of Pharmacy Allison Seagren

University of Indianapolis Grad

School Lindsay Robinson

University of Detroit Mercy School of

Dentistry Ryan Gard

National University of Health Science Evgeny Goldman

Adam Macek

Indiana University Department of Public Health Program

Matthew Eaton

Emory University Physician’s Assistant School

Jodi (Stephens) Sinclair

University of Optometry Betsy Metzger

Mallory Peck is a second year student in the School of Health Sciences majoring in General Health Sciences and hoping to become a dentist. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University senior Rickey Pinkney and sophomore Mallory Peck headlined the Boilermakers' indoor track and field All-Big Ten selections as the pair earned first-team all-conference honors for their respective victories in the men's 60-meter hurdles and women's pole vault at last weekend's championship meet. Also taking home conference honors were senior captains John Porter and Laura Farley and sophomore Ben Harpenau. Peck joins the all-conference squad for the first time in her young career, topping the pole vault and setting a conference meet record with a height of 4.11 meters (13-05.75). Her personal-record setting vault broke the previous meet record, held by former Boilermaker Ebbie Metzinger, by 0.11 meters.

Chris Kutanovski, a Spring Graduate in the School of Health Sciences, received the Balfour Award for the state of Indiana. This is one of the highest honors awarded to undergraduates each year, created in 1929 through the generosity of L.G. Balfour, for whom it is named, celebrates scholarship, character, campus leadership, and Fraternity service.

Jacob McDaniel, an Occupational Health major was named Employee of the Year for the University Residences. Matt Zirkelbach, Katie Scocozzo and Annie Sekel will be University Resident Assistants. Matt is in General Health Sciences and Katie is majoring in Environmental Health. Great job!

Congratulations School of Health Sciences Students on your Outstanding Achievements

Medical College of Wisconsin Ellen Wayman

Medical Technology Program in

Hines, IL. Bhumika Patel

Western University Osteopathic Medical School

Matthew Roberts

Washington University Elizabeth Joy Levine

Palmer Chiropractic School Matt Stevens

Purdue Accelerated Nursing Program

Amy Pajakowski Liz Ison

Logan University MS Program in Sports and Rehabilitation

Meghan Messmer

Kristen Bechtel was selected as one of the Emerging Leaders on the Purdue campus at the Student Activities and Organizations Awards Banquet. Congratulations Kristen!

Our students have a strong sense of the need for community service and give of themselves to a wide variety of experiences that benefit the Greater Lafayette Community. From Big Brothers and Big Sisters to playing board games with residents of the Indiana Veteran’s Home, we, the Purdue community, have developed a wonderful dependence on these caring students. That sense, of community, is not one that has been developed since their Purdue careers began, but comes from loving families that have nurtured them and guided them into understanding that not only should they volunteer but volunteering is the most appropriate manner to express their gratitude for the gifts that life has given them. These students know the secret to the real meaning of life and we are forever grateful to those of you who have given us the pleasure of their company. We are a better community for their contributions. Thanks Mom, Dad, Grandpas, and Grandmas.

It is not often that we take the opportunity to thank the parents of our students for sending us such wonderful kids. As long-time Purdue advocates, it is very apparent to our advising

staff that the graduates from the School of Health Sciences represent the finest young women and men that cross the stage at each year’s graduation ceremonies. It is a wonderful experience to speak with parents of potential Purdue students about the opportunities that our students provide for one another. Health Sciences students freely volunteer their time to tutor one another at no charge. Our student council provides study groups for any subject that requires their assistance. But, as in life, more than those activities are the little things that count. We are ever so pleased at the sense of community that our students provide for one another. Even though they compete with one another for the difficult to obtain “A’s” that are necessary for survival, they insist on helping each other even if it means making the competition tougher for higher grades.

Office of Student Services

Bob Walkup Head Academic Advisor

Congratulations and Good luck! Nicole McConnell will be leaving in May. Nicole has been working in the Office of Student Services since September 2005. Nicole will be graduating this spring with a degree in Youth/Adult Family Services in the Department of Development & Family Studies. She will be going into the Social Service field. Nicole is engaged to Michael Enverga and they plan to be married in the spring of 2008.

Welcome to Health Sciences!

Dr. Ulrike Dydak, Assistant Professor

Dr. Ulrike Dydak recently joined the School of Health Sciences as Assistant Professor. Prior to coming to Purdue she was research associate in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging group of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering of the University and Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. There she was leading the MR Spectroscopy group for the last three years, after receiving her Ph.D. and a post-graduate degree in Medical Physics from the same institute. She has published 14 research papers in various peer reviewed international journals, holds one patent, has presented over 50 research papers at various scientific symposia and conferences and given 30 invited presentations or lectures at various international conferences, Universities and Hospitals. Dr. Dydak’s research focuses on the development of new techniques in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the human body and their translation into clinical practice. In particular she investigated fast and techniques of the human brain and prostate, being involved in clinical studies on cancer, migraine, or mountain sickness. At Purdue she will

work closely with IU School of Medicine, where she holds an adjunct faculty position. She has been awarded the outstanding presentation award of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology in 2005 and the Innovation Award of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering for her thesis work in 2003. Having started originally as a high school teacher, Dr. Dydak has a long history of teaching. Besides teaching part of a biomedical engineering class at the ETH Zurich, she has been teaching international courses on MR spectroscopy for physicists and medical professionals for 9 years. In 2003 she co-founded the company GyroTools Ltd., specialized in providing software, hardware and education for MR research. Since then she organizes and runs annual MRS courses, attended by an international audience, and has been traveling to over 13 countries world-wide to give on-site trainings and education at universities and hospitals. She is a member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, the German Chapter of the same society, and the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering.

Dr. Liu is currently working with Dr. Shuang Liu. He received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. from Beijing Normal University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Chemistry from Henan University, Henan Province.

Dr. Wang is currently working with Dr. Shuang Liu. He received his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine. He received his M.S. of Animal Nutrition from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his Bachelor of Animal Sciences from Shanxi Agricultural University.

Dr. Meng Liu, Ph.D.

Dr. Zhaoqing (Claire) Wang, Ph.D.

Dr. Wang is working with Dr. Shuang Liu. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry of Radiopharmaceuticals from Beijing Normal University. He received his Bachelor of Science in the Department of Chemistry at Beijing Normal University.

Dr. Jian-Jun Wang, Ph.D.

Congratulations School of Health Sciences Faculty and Graduate Students!

Dr Tatjana Jevremovic, Courtesy Professor of the School of Health Sciences, Associate Professor and Director NEGE Laboratory in the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue has written a paper entitled “Radiation binary targeted therapy for HER-2 positive breast cancers: assumptions, theoretical assessment and future directions, Phys. Med. Biol. 51 1377-1391 Dr Tatjana Jevremovic’s paper is one of ten that came through stage 2 of the process for the Roberts Prize. The Roberts Prize is awarded annually by IPEM for the best paper in PMB. The prize is to be awarded at IPEM’s Annual Scientific Meeting in September 2007, for an article published in Physics in Medicine and Biology in 2006(Volume 51).

Dr. Wei Zheng's research is continuing to prosper. In this 10th year of his NIH/NIEHS R01 he was recently notified of an unsolicited increase in funding of $60,054 for the project "Choroid plexus as a target in metal-induced neurotoxicology". This increase reflects the interest of the NIH in his work and the recognition of it as a priority cutting-edge investigation. Please join us in congratulating Wei on this most recent boost to his already thriving research program. Also, Dr. Zheng has been honored by his election to Vice President in the Metal Specialty Section of Society of Toxicology. He will serve as the President in 2008 and the past-president in 2009.

Dr. Shuang Liu has received his first NIH R01 award in addition to his four R21-type of grants currently funded by NIH, AHA and the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This new R01 grant is for a project related to the use of 99mTc-labeled cyclic multimeric RGD peptides as radiopharmaceuticals for imaging cancers of different origin. The total budget for this project is $1,200,000 over five years, March 1, 2007 to February 28, 2012.

Xueqian (Shirley) Wang attended the Society of Toxicology meeting in Charlotte, NC. She was awarded Best Abstract Award and received a ribbon for her abstract submitted for the Neurotoxicology Specialty Section (SOT) competition for 2007. The title of the abstract is: Xuequian (Shirley) Wang: Iron (Fe) transport across the blood-CSF barrier as affected by Mn exposure. Shirley also was awarded second place for her abstract in the American Association of Chinese Toxicologist award. She received a plaque and a check for this award. The Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting is the largest toxicology meeting and exhibition in the world, attracting approximately 6,000 scientists from industry, academia, and government. The program includes a plenary and other special lectures, symposia, workshops, roundtable discussions, and platform and poster presentations. In addition, the Society presents annual awards to recognize outstanding achievements in toxicology."

Dr. Robert Stewart is a member of the Executive Council of the Radiation Research Society and has been appointed as an Associated Editor for the society’s journal, Radiation Research (http://www.rrjournal.org/). His term as Associated Editor runs from January 2007 through December 2011. Congratulations!

Jian Jian Li was nominated for the Military Programs Committee of the University Senate. Also, Dr. Li will serve a 4-year term as a member of the Acting Editorial Board, International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology.

Dr. Frank Rosenthal has been approved by the AIHA Board of Directors as a Fellow of AIHA. Only five percent of the AIHA membership can qualify for the Fellow Award, which is given to those individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of industrial hygiene. Congratulations!

Ning Cao received the Travel Award and Dr. Kazim Mokim received the Young Investigator Travel Award for the International Conference of Radiation Research (ICRR) that will be held in San Francisco in July 2007. A total of 247 abstracts were submitted for consideration. These were judged, blindly, by 25 referees representing the international radiation research community. Congratulations!

The Oncological Sciences Center held the Cancer Prevention Retreat/Poster Session in May 2007. Please join us in con-gratulating the following winners. Graduate winner 3rd Place - Ning Cao for her poster HER-2 as the Target to Sensitize Radioresistant Breast Cancer Cells. Post Doc winner 2nd Place – Dr. Kazi Ahmed for his poster Inhibition of MEK/ERK Pathway by NF-kB is associated with Lowered Radiosensitivity in Breast Cancer Cells

Interest in the forensics courses continues to show a large fall enrollment of over 450 students in the Introductory course and then the spring course 180 plus 5 laboratory sections of 30-32 each and is at capacity. An interesting situation arises each fall as there are very few truly large lecture facilities that can accommodate such as large class. And, since we do rely upon some outside expert speakers we ask for the class late in the day and treat the speaker(s) to a

nice evening meal and discussion that involves some students. The interest in internships is very high among the students and we continue to place students across Indiana and into their county, state or municipal agencies from their home state and city. The success of the forensics minor continues to express itself through collaboration with various agencies that include FEMA, CERT, ATF, FBI, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Indianapolis Bomb Squad, the Indiana National Guard and the Indiana Search and Rescue Squads. After a year of exploration the School of Health Sciences finally received a donation of a Fokker F-27 from FedEx as a teaching laboratory for various situations including chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. This provides faculty such as Dr. Rob Stewart with a valuable teaching tool that was previously unavailable. Cul-mination of the donation of the aircraft took place on December 20 as it was flown into Camp Atterbury, a se-cure military training facility near Seymor, Indiana. Colonel Richmand, the base commander, has already be-gun planning for various training scenarios using the airframe including SEALS, ATF, Indiana Search and Rescue, chemical-biological-nuclear detection teams, and the IDHS. Upon receiving the aircraft from FedEx it was then transferred to IDHS which allows for greater flexibility of training schedules, liability and security. Thanks to Carolyn Gery and George Sandison for their valuable support in making this happen. And HLS continues to collaborate with other departments on forensics related courses and training including development of an independent based class that will be available by this coming fall. Question of the day: From a victims stab wound a pathologists or medical examiner could look at the incised wound and be able to tell the size of the blade or knife used—True of False? False: a stab wound has a longer depth dimension than width and while a wound 4 inches deep and 1 1/8 inches wide on the surface could have been produced by a knife of similar dimensions it could also have been produced by a different sized knife withdrawn at a different angle. And for you CSI fans, it is impossible to pour a rubber based compound into a wound a get a representation of the knife itself.

David Tate, Academic Advisor,

Director of Clinical and Continuing Education

FORENSICS UPDATE

Here is what the aircraft should look like. This is the sister ship. N722FE is the one that we will be receiving.

Industrial Hygiene Celebrates 25th Anniversary!

What does the Liberty Bell, Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches, Benjamin Franklin and Purdue have in common? Well, if there had been an IH program in those days Dr. Z and Dr. McGlothlin and Dr. Rosenthal would have been monitoring the respiratory effects of the foundry where the Liberty Bell was cast, certainly overseeing any repetitive motion injuries from slapping those sandwiches together and making sure no one was electrocuted by Ol’ Ben’s flying kites. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the formation of the Industrial Hygiene program (now we call it Occupational Health), we will be gathering in Philadelphia on June 4-6 at the American Industrial Hygiene Association annual convention. You are cordially invited to come celebrate with us at our Purdue Alumni Reception on June 5th, from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm at the Philadelphia Marriot. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and there will be a cash bar. There will be door prizes and drawings for Purdue memorabilia. Please RSVP to dgtate@purdue.edu with your name, graduation year, how many guests you are bringing and email address you wish to use for correspondence. We also invite any IH alumnus to volunteer with our IH display at the convention running from June 5-7. This has become a tradition for our valued IH alums to represent our program and serve as Ambassadors for Purdue and IH. To volunteer, please email Dr. Z at neil@purdue.edu.

Tracey Simmerman has left the School of Health Sciences to join the School of Agriculture. She has been in Health Sciences for 29 years and will be greatly missed. Please join us in wishing Tracey success in her new endeavors.

Best Wishes Tracey Simmerman

Dr. Frank Rosenthal received a Fellow Award

Purdue Industrial Hygiene Student Association Club News PIHSA Brings it Home! By April Rademaker, PIHSA President Despite a slow start to the academic year, the Purdue Industrial Hygiene Student Association (PIHSA) has really taken off during the spring term. In January, upon his return from his Italian sabbatical, Dr. Neil Zimmerman presented his research, a photo travelogue, and an entertaining interpretation of the Italian language at the monthly PIHSA meeting. February continued with our best participation ever in the Chicago Local AIHA Section Student Night on Thursday, February 22. In two vans, 15 students, three professors, and six posters for competition, set out to represent Purdue University at the meeting dedicated to students. It was a clean sweep as Purdue students took first and second places in both the graduate and undergraduate poster contests. Winning posters presented research on infrared video assessment of occupational exposure to nitrous oxide (April Rademaker, 1st place graduate), real-time detection of avian flu (Lindsey Kneten, 2nd place graduate), silica exposure assessment (Beauregard Middaugh, 1st place undergraduate), and campus residence hall ergonomic assessment (Jillian Jweinat, 2nd place undergraduate). In addition to the pride of victory, winners also took home cash prizes! This was also an opportunity for

students to network with practicing professionals and to learn of several exciting internship and job opportunities. March also had an exciting start. Lauren Spicer, PIHSA Vice-President, represented Purdue at the annual Leadership Workshop, sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association, at their headquarters in Falls Church, VA the first weekend of March. The purpose of the annual Leadership Workshop is to bring together Vice-Presidents and President-Elects of AIHA’s 75 Local Sections as well as the Vice-Chairs and Chair-Elects of its technical committees in order to help them to be the most effective leaders for their groups’ volunteer efforts. This year, for the first time, leaders from AIHA’s Student Local Sections are also being invited to participate and 11 of the 32 Student Local Sections were represented. The addition of the student leaders is a welcomed addition that reflects the foresight of the AIHA Board of Directors (of which one of our own IH faculty members, Dr. Zimmerman, is an elected Director) in making the recruitment and involvement of students in the Industrial Hygiene profession as a top priority. The Leadership Workshop includes a variety of activities such as information sessions, small group discussions and informal networking to assist in maximizing the enthusiasm and effectiveness of volunteerism, thus maximizing the success of AIHA and the Industrial Hygiene profession.

PIHSA will round out the year with a panel discussion of local industrial hygienists in March, a year-end picnic and elections in April, and the AIHce National Meeting in Philadelphia during the first week in June. Each year, donations from the Indiana and Chicago local AIHA sections enable PIHSA to sponsor student attendance at this professional conference. Here students have the opportunity to learn about current issues in the industrial hygiene profession, to actively participate in volunteer committees, network with other professionals, and present their research during the Student Poster session. This year’s AIHce is particularly significant as we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Purdue’s industrial hygiene program during our annual Purdue reception at the conference. The AIHce is an event you DO NOT want to miss! Students, remember that only dues-paid members of PIHSA are eligible to request financial support to attend the meeting. For more information regarding PIHSA, please contact April Rademaker, President (arademak@purdue.edu), Lauren Spicer, Vice-President (lspicer@purdue.edu), or Neil Zimmerman, PIHSA Faculty Advisor (neil@purdue.edu).

Announcements

Summer Internships in Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Health One of the most important ways to learn about your major field of study is to get some type of work experience. A good way to do this is with a summer internship. Not only does this give you a chance to gain valuable practical experience, apply what you have learned in class, not to mention, earn some cash, but it also “looks good on the resume”. This year, similarly to last year, there have been an unbelievable number of positions, with more still coming in! If you’d like more information, see or contact Dr. Z (neil@purdue.edu), plus keep your eyes and ears open for job announcements on the listserve and do some of your own job searching as well.

Timmy Foundation: Building Healthy Futures By Henry Chou The Purdue Timmy Foundation Club is returning to Ecuador this spring break for a medical service trip. We are taking 21 students and 10 professionals to administer medical care in rural Quito, Ecuador. Participants will also engage in cultural activities during the week. As part of our club’s efforts to bridge healthcare disparities and raise global health awareness, we have worked hard this year to secure thousands of dollars worth of medicine, medical supplies, and financial donations. For more information, please visit us online at http://purdue.edu/timmy.

For All Alums In a continuing effort to serve our current students better, we are looking for alums that are willing to come to campus and share your work experiences with our students. A part of our strategic plan is to assist our students in making career decisions and we hope that some of you will be willing to help us accomplish a part of the plan. While we do not wish to slight anyone, we are particularly interested in those of you who have graduated from our Radiological Health (Health Physics) program and our Occupational Health (Industrial Hygiene) program who might give a 30 minute presentation to a group of our students. We will try and arrange a time that works with your schedules and will be pleased to take care of all of the arrangements for your trip to campus. The intent is to schedule the visits for the 2007-2008 school year. If you are interested or might be interested would you please contact: Bob Walkup,

Head of Student Services, rcwalkup@purdue.edu, 765-494-8102.

Purdue Alumni Association Are you a member of the Purdue Alumni Association? The PAA is the best way to stay connected to Purdue.

It’s easy to join! Just go to www.purduealum.org And click on “How to join”.

Champs Sports Bowl Game Highlights

Orlando, Florida * Friday, December 29, 2006 * Purdue 7 – Maryland

Living about 40 miles on Florida’s Space Coast has its advantages when Purdue is invited to a bowl game in Florida. Our entire family always tries to get together for any bowl game in Florida as our whole family graduated from Purdue, including our mom and dad meeting there in the 60’s. We had 12 of us this year join in the festivities. It is great fun to attend the Purdue scheduled social events and support the boilermakers on the football field. With our family trips back to campus, routine contact with my professors and advisors, the Health Science newsletter, Purdue websites, and receiving information from the Purdue Alumni Council I have really appreciated staying connected with Purdue over

the years and look forward for opportunities to give back as the future progresses. All of our kids get excited and enjoy getting all the whistles, noise sticks, poms poms etc. and making noise during the pep session and during tailgating activities. My oldest Son Drew has attended about 2 football games a year since he was 4 when, he attended his first game, the Outback Bowl on January 1st 2000. All pictures are from the pre game rally at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, FL on 12/28/2006

From Bart Geyer

Hans(’89) , Bret, Grant, Ciera, Jake, Brooke,

Pete, Bret, and Bart Hans, Brooke, Gail, Ciera, Judy, Grant,

Bart, Bret, Drew, and Fred

Thank you to the School of Health Sciences Donor Honor Roll The following list is for gifts made to the School of Health Sciences between November 29, 2006 to February 16, 2007

$20.00-$250.00 Level Hoffbauer, Kristi Dee Rangel, Diana Irene Schweitzer, James Francis Helkie, Cita Castillo Nowicki, Kristine Teresa Pavey , Mashelle Marie Wible, Ryan Ashley Carlson, Gary P. Gery, Carolyn S. Kelley, Sean Michael Mathura, Maressa Lynn Middaugh, Cheryl Kaye Scott, A. Brent Smith, Adia C. Thacker, Ricky Lee Uebel, Nicole Renee Zimmerman, Neil J. Ratz, Kristin Ann Canada , Jill Elaine Dilts, Jason Russell Jenkins, Phillip Howard Leininger, Vernon Edward Miller, Charles W. Sandison, George A. Walkup, Robert Calvin Svensson, Craig K. Brekke, David Duane Bruno, Gerald A. Parker, Margaret Ellen Bell, Stephen John

$300.00-$999.00 Smock, Janette Ellen Dunbar, Ronald Blair Lesniak, Marcia Kathy Hampton, Stanley Dean Taylor, Kenneth H. Utter, Thomas Ray $1,000.00-$4,999.00 Fairobent, Lynne Anne Murphy, Dennis Wayne Schuber, E. V. Yoder, Robert Craig Willard, Linda Marie Landolt, Robert Raymond Thompson, James Joseph Bishara, Rafik Hanna $5,000.00-$10,000.00 Davis, Linda Kay Ziemer, Paul Louis $150,000.00 Federal Express Corporation