Erk Group

Prof. Kendra Erk's Soft Material Mechanics Research Group

[Purdue University @LifeAtPurdue]

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

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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

[Purdue Engineering @PurdueEngineers]

“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.

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

Great time at the @PurdueWBB game today. Those ladies are impressive! Boiler up!

[Journal of Rheology @JoRheology]

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

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

We had fun collaborating with folks in ME on this project, which was recently published in @AIP_Publishing Journal of Rheology. @SoRheology #everythingflows

[Purdue Mechanical Engineering @PurdueME]

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

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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.

[Kendra Erk @KendraErk]

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 https://t.co/rjB0Fv5PsQ

[Kendra Erk @KendraErk]

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

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

@frestagn I know! I was trying to catch you on Thurs and Fri but kept missing. I will be back in the Paris region soon. I made a new cement friend at Saclay (Mohend Chaouche). I loved your talk by the way. :)

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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.

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

@KendraErk @ProcterGamble @LifeAtPurdue @PurdueEngineers Thanks Sensei @SethLindberg :)

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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

[The Society of Rheology @SoRheology]

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!

[Purdue Engineering @PurdueEngineers]

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

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

Midwest trash talk

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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! https://t.co/zJ5RxYK9il

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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.

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

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

[Erk Group @PurdueSoftMSE]

New 2-year postdoc opportunity at Purdue on sustainable internally cured concrete! Applications due November 1st. https://t.co/eSZStyZPNf