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Prof. Kendra Erk's Soft Material Mechanics Research Group
Purdue University
Joined February 2014
Kendra Erk, a @PurdueEngineers 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. ⬇️ https://t.co/Xqd142iRqQ
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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
“This is kind of freaking me out,” Kendra Erk said after her class was interrupted on Monday. But the disruption was for a good reason: The #PurdueMSE professor was told she was the recipient of the Charles B. Murphy Award, @lifeatpurdue’s highest undergraduate #teaching honor.
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Data-driven rheological characterization of stress buildup and relaxation in thermal greases https://t.co/9pwaVC6yJQ by Pranay P. Nagrani, Ritwik V. Kulkarni, Parth U. Kelkar, Ria D. Corder, @PurdueSoftMSE, Amy M. Marconnet, Ivan C. Christov
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Thermal greases, often used as thermal interface materials, are complex paste-like mixtures composed of a base polymer in which dense metallic (or ceramic) fill
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We had fun collaborating with folks in ME on this project, which was recently published in @AIP_Publishing Journal of Rheology. @SoRheology #everythingflows
Thermal grease is the goop inside your computer that seals the heat sink to the processor. But it sometimes flows in unexpected ways, causing processors to overheat and fail. @PurdueEngineers used machine learning to uncover the rheology of thermal grease: https://t.co/0hMDtjItMG
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My student @parth_kelkar hanging out in Cincy with my favorite @ProcterGamble guys - my former student Ed Caicedo Casso and my favorite collaborator @SethLindberg . ❤️ Work with people you like. That rule has never failed me.
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Compassion. More is needed in the STEM academic research community. Faculty exist to help our students identify and attain their goals. Welcome back @LifeAtPurdue students - can’t wait to see you next week. :) Thx @nytimes
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A searching, playful, provocative discussion with the Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard.
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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. @SoRheology @ConcreteACI
Postdoc Fellowships at Purdue! $70k annually + benefits for 2 years. Applications due Nov 1. Join our team!
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And another congrats to Dr. Ria Corder who received the #1 Postdoc Award from @PurdueEngineers (and I snagged the #PurdueMSE Grad Advisor Award). Ria will start her professorship at @UTKnoxville this coming spring.
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Congrats to Dr. @caitlinjadams ! After her stellar Purdue work on hydrogel curing agents for concrete with @JTRP1937 and @INDOT , she is headed to UC Boulder for a postdoc @LivingMatlsLab with Wil Srubar. #boilerup
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Yay Steve! First SoR Fellow to feature side shields in his head shot. :) A man of the lab.
We are so pleased to announce the 2023 SoR Fellows: Emanuela Del Gado, Paulo de Souza Mendes, Steve Hudson, Srinivasa Raghavan, Charles Schroeder, and Evelyne van Ruymbeke! Congratulations!
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More than 110 potential projects have been proposed by @PurduEngFaculty 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: https://t.co/lOsh6wr0bd
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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!
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We had the BEST time at @SoRheology #SOR2022 Chicago hanging out with past and present group members and reconnecting with the community. Simon was right, it’s about People.
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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! https://t.co/wuaBDnI7wL
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New 2-year postdoc opportunity at Purdue on sustainable internally cured concrete! Applications due November 1st. https://t.co/eSZStyZPNf
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Congrats to the new BS grads from our group - Pattiya, Akul, Ethan and Bradley! @LifeAtPurdue #Classof2022 #BoilerUp
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