October 2006 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Probe Station #1
by Dave Lubelski 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

The billing sheets for Probe Station #1 in lab 2261 have been lost. The first one disappeared on the 14th of the month, and the second one disappeared last evening. If someone accidentally took them out of the lab, could you return them to me tomorrow sometime. I am asking people to be honest and email me the number of times they used the system in October. This way we can bill for use of the system. Thank you, Dave Lubelski

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Flu Shot Update
by Deborah Starewich 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Amber J. Simons, B.S., CHES WorkLife Wellness Specialist Purdue University WorkLife Programs 1402 West State Street, Room PWF West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-6475 765-496-7784 (f) asimons(a)purdue.edu www.purdue.edu/worklife WARNING: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information enclosed with this transmission is the private, confidential property of the sender, and is privileged communication intended solely for the individual indicated below. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any other action relevant to the contents of this transmission are strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately at (765) 494-6475 or asimons(a)purdue.edu. ------ End of Forwarded Message

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BBP Training on Friday, Nov 3rd in Birck 1001
by MaryJo Totten 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hello Everyone, Please see the attached announcement from Lisa Reece for Blood Borne Pathogens Training on Friday, November 3rd at 3:00 PM. Please note the location for the training session: Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 1001. This will be the last training session offered this year. The next training will be held sometime in January and we will send out an announcement at that time. Please let me know if you plan to attend. Thank you. Mary Jo Totten Operations Clerk Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University (765) 496-1173 _____ _____

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2nd floor of Bindley closed for waxing: Saturday, Nov. 4; WALKWAY TO BRK CLOSED
by Deborah Starewich 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Dan Hinrichs, from the custodial crew, reports that the 2nd floor hallway of Bindley will be closed on Saturday Nov. 4, 2006 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. for floor waxing. Therefore, the overhead crosswalk between Bindley and Birck will not be accessible. Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to James Cooper and Richard Schwartz Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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ON BEHALF OF GEORGE ADAMS: Molecular Vapor Deposition - Applied MicroStructures
by Deborah Starewich 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Dear Birck Faculty Member, If you are interested in hearing a presentation about the following on Thursday, Nov. 2 please let Deborah Starewich ( dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ) know. She will let you know when and where. George George B. Adams III, Ph.D. Special Projects Manager, Discovery Park Research Development Manager, Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 West State Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 +1 765 494 2698 phone | +1 765 496 8383 fax | www.purdue.edu/nano <http://www.purdue.edu/nano> Begin forwarded message: > From: "Lynn E. Ochs" <lynn_ochs(a)appliedmst.com> > Date: October 30, 2006 11:16:02 AM EST > To: "Adams, George Bunch" <gba(a)purdue.edu> > Subject: Molecular Vapor Deposition - Applied MicroStructures > Reply-To: <lynn_ochs(a)appliedmst.com> > > > Dr. Adams: > > As promised in my voice mail earlier today, I have enclosed preliminary > information on our innovative Nano-Coatings for your review and file. > > I will be visiting Customers in the West Lafayette area later this week, and > if there is interest at the Center, I could be available to meet with you or > your staff. Our meeting could either be brief for introductions and my better > understanding of your potential needs or I could provide a full presentation > to cover processes, hardware and software. The latter would take between 45 > to 60 minutes. > > Of our forty systems shipped in the past two years: > > > 1. Six are specifically used for NanoImprint (4 Academic / 2 Commercial) > 2. Five are used for commercial Bio Applications (3 MicroArray / 2 Occular > Implants [Exclusive License]) > 3. Eight are used for commercial MEMS Antistiction Applications > 4. Six are used in commercial Ink Jet Head production > 5. Two are used in commercial Microfluidic device manufacture > 6. Eight are used for various R&D studies at Academic Center of Excellence > in North America and Europe > > I mention only these since the applications may be of interest to the various > Centers within the University. > > Please feel free to let me know if a visit is desired and I will happy to > arrange my schedule. In any case, we wish you well in your research > endeavors. > > Best regards, > > > > Lynn > > > > Lynn E. Ochs > > Senior Director, World Wide Sales > > > > Applied MicroStructures, Inc. > > 1020 Rincon Circle > > San Jose, California 95131-1325 > > > > lynn_ochs(a)appliedmst.com <mailto:lynn_ochs@appliedmst.com> > > > > Office: 408 907 2885, Ext. 2808 > > Cell: 408 506 5073 > > Fax: 408 907 2886 > > > > The content of this message is Applied MicroStructures Confidential. If you > are not the intended recipient and have received this message in error, any > use or distribution is prohibited. Please notify me immediately by reply > e-mail and delete this message from your computer system. Thank you. > > > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message

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REMINDER: W. L. Gore and Associates Reception
by Deborah Starewich 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE CLEANROOM GARMENTS GIFT FROM W. L. GORE AND ASSOCIATES TODAY 4:00 Near the cleanroom entrance: top of stairs on the second floor in Birck. Refreshments will be served. Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to James Cooper and Richard Schwartz Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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FW: Seminar notice to be distributed
by Willison, Sheryl L 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

________________________________ From: Haines, Cheryl E Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 11:17 AM To: Willison, Sheryl L; 'Annie Cheever' Subject: Seminar notice to be distributed Good morning, Prof. Lundstrom would like to have the attached seminar announcement distributed to everyone in Birck and any other mailing lists you have. I haven't distributed these announcements before, so I'm not quite sure of the procedure to follow. Annie: if we also want this distributed in EE and Potter who should I contact? Thanks! Cheryl Cheryl Haines,Secretary 1205 West State St., Box 1006 Birck Nanotechnology Center (BRK) Purdue University - Discovery Park West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 494-7717 cehaines(a)purdue.edu

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Visitor to Birck tomorrow, Friday 10/27
by George B. Adams III 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Birck students, staff, and faculty, Dr. John Marburger, top White House adviser on science and technology, will be touring Discovery Park tomorrow, Friday 10/27 between 9:00am and 9:30am. If you have reason to be working in your lab at that time, please do so, as it will help show the magnitude of the work that is taking place in the Birck Nanotechnology Center. George George B. Adams III, Ph.D. Special Projects Manager, Discovery Park Research Development Manager, Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 West State Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 +1 765 494 2698 phone | +1 765 496 8383 fax | www.purdue.edu/nano

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REMINDER: Nano Seminar: Gary P. Wiederrech, Chemistry Division and Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Friday, 10/27/06, @ 3:30 PM in BRK 1001 (Nanoscale Plasmonic Heterostructures)
by Annie Cheever 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

"Nanoscale Plasmonic Heterostructures" Friday, October 27, 2006 3:30 PM Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 1001 Gary P. Wiederrecht Chemistry Division and Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4831 Surface plasmons are electromagnetic modes that are present at the interface of a metal and dielectric material. Depending upon the structure of the metal, surface plasmons demonstrate a wide range of characteristics, such as optical field enhancements, tunable resonances, and the ability to propagate in films or be confined at nanoparticle defects. As a result, surface plasmons continue to generate growing interest for new sensor technologies, energy transport, and photonics applications. In many cases, the most interesting advantages of surface plasmons lie in the optical near-field, significantly below the diffraction limit of conventional optics in at least one dimension. This requires novel methods for imaging the spatial profile and propagation properties of surface plasmons, as well as novel spectroscopies for studying photochemistry of heterostructured materials in the near-field. In this talk, recent efforts in our group for the imaging and spectroscopy of plasmonic heterostructures are discussed. Specific examples include plasmonic continuum spectroscopy, metal nanoparticle photoluminescence, the use of photoresponsive polymers for near-field optical imaging, and coherent coupling of molecular excitons to surface plasmons. Gary Wiederrecht, received a B.S. in chemistry in 1987 from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. His thesis research was in the area of ultrafast pulseshaping and spectroscopy of soft phonon modes in organic and inorganic ferroelectric crystals. He joined Argonne as a postdoctoral fellow in 1992, and in 1995 became a staff member specializing in ultrafast spectroscopy of photoinduced electron transfer reactions. He is currently a Chemist and Group Leader of the Nanophotonics Group in the Chemistry Division and Acting Group Leader of the Nanophotonics Group in the Center for Nanoscale Materials. His current research is focused on the near-field and far-field spectroscopies of metallic and hybrid organic-metallic nanostructures, with an emphasis on their nanophotonic and charge storage capabilities. Host: Vladimir Shalaev/Samuel Gresillion ECE Department, (49855, shalaev(a)purdue.edu) SPONSORED BY: Birck Nanotechnology Center, Bindley Bioscience Center, Discovery Park, The NASA Institute for Nanoelectronics and Computing, The Network for Computational Nanotechnology, VEECO, NCN Student Leadership Council, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annie Cheever, Area Secretary School of Electrical and Computer Engineering acheever(a)purdue.edu Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 2027 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-496-8327 Fax: 765-496-6443 http://www.nano.purdue.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DI Water is up!
by Tim Miller 24 Oct '06

24 Oct '06

The DI Water in the Birck building is up! The Total Organic Carbon level is slightly elevated - at 3 parts per billion - but should be back to normal (approximately .25 ppb) by some time late tomorrow. Tim

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