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

Testing of Fire Panel System on 12-7-06 at 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM
by Willison, Sheryl L 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

New horn and strobe alarms have been added to the BNC fire monitoring system. Final connection and testing of the system will be completed on 12-7-06 at 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM. The test requires triggering the fire alarm system for a period of time where all the alarms in the building will go off similar to a real fire. I will forward this email again 24 hours before the testing. If you have questions for concerns please let me know. Regards, Mark

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Conference Room schedules
by Deborah Starewich 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

Just a reminder that most recurring meetings scheduled in the Birck conference rooms are set to expire at the end of the semester. Please notify Annie Cheever (acheever(a)purdue.edu) or Sheryl Willison (swilliso(a)purdue.edu) to renew your recurring meetings for next semester. Thanks! Deborah Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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LUNCH today! THURSDAY, Nov. 30; 11:30 a.m.
by Deborah Starewich 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

Join us for lunch today in the Atrium Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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2nd floor restrooms
by Hinrichs, Daniel R 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

On December 4th the 2nd floor mens restroom will be closed for stripping and waxing of the floor from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m., then on December 6th the 2nd floor womens restroom will be closed for stripping and waxing from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. sorry for any inconvenience for this. Dan Hinrichs Crew Chief Building Services

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Staff contact Information
by Dave Lubelski 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

A new method for contacting the engineering staff has been created. It will email all the engineering staff at once. This will ensure that the staff member responsible for the equipment and their back-up are notified of your issue. Please do not copy individual staff member's email accounts as it would be redundant. The address is: BNC-EngStaff(a)ecn.purdue.edu Thanks, Dave Lubelski

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FW: Flu Shot Clinic Promotion
by Deborah Starewich 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/ ------ Forwarded Message From: "Tanner, Catherine A" <ctanner(a)purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:43:24 -0500 Conversation: Flu Shot Clinic Promotion Subject: Flu Shot Clinic Promotion ------ End of Forwarded Message

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This week's Comput. & Appl. Math Seminar
by Jie Shen 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Multidimensional Quantum Tunneling: Direct Instanton Calculation with Application to Polyatomic Molecules Speaker: Professor Jing Shi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Friday Dec. 1, 3:30pm at REC315 abstract. Quantum tunneling plays a crucial role at the nano scale. Multidimensional tunneling appears in the study of many problems ranging from quantum field to enzyme catalysis. The high dimensionality of the potential energy surface (e.g. many degrees of freedom) poses a great challenge in both theoretical and numerical description of tunneling. Numerical simulation based on Schrodinger equation is often prohibitvely expensive. We propose an efficient and accurate numerical method to calculate the ground state tunneling splitting and decay rate. The method is based on path integral formalism ('instanton' and 'bounce' approach) and free from any further ad hoc assumptions on potential energy surface. The application to proton tunneling between isomers of polyatomic molecule is demonstrated. -- **************************************************************** Professor http://www.math.purdue.edu/~shen Department of Mathematics tel: 1-765-494-1923 Purdue University fax: 1-765-494-0548 West Lafayette, IN 47907 e-mail: shen(a)math.purdue.edu ***************************************************************

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Cancer Nanotech seminar Dec 14 MRGN 121 11:30
by Deborah Starewich 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

This email is being forwarded to the Discovery Park e-list on behalf of the Oncological Sciences Center. ONCOLOGICAL SCIENCES CENTER Cancer Prevention Seminar Series Building a community interested in cancer prevention and control research. Plasmon-resonant Nanorods as Multifunctional Imaging Agents Presented by Alexander Wei Associate Professor of Chemistry December 14, 2006 11:30 am MRGN 121 Gold nanorods have several outstanding characteristics as optical contrast agents for biomedical imaging. Their strong optical absorption at near-infrared (NIR) frequencies can be used to generate contrast for optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, and is well matched for detection modalities based on differential albedo. Nanorods can also be imaged directly by two-photon luminescence (TPL) with single-particle sensitivity, and are sufficiently bright to support in vivo imaging applications. TPL imaging has been used to study the uptake of ligand-functionalized nanorods by tumor cells. Lastly, nanorods are excellent converters of light energy into heat, with direct application in photothermal therapy. ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Clean room maintenance is complete
by Willison, Sheryl L 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

Clean room maintenance is complete, all systems are operational as of 4:30 P.M. Thank you, Mark Voorhis

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Seminar- Future Vision for SUFG
by Willison, Sheryl L 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

________________________________ From: Weiderhaft, Ruth A Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:31 AM Subject: FW: Seminar- Future Vision for SUFG This message is being sent to you on behalf of Ron Steuterman, Managing Director of the Energy Center. Please consider joining us at 1.30 pm this Friday, December 1, in Potter Engineering room 234 (The Fu Room) for a seminar by Professor Joe Pekny on his future vision for the State Utility Forecasting Group (SUFG). A copy of his abstract is attached. Best Regards, Ron Ronald J. Steuterman Managing Director, The Energy Center Purdue University 500 Central Drive, POTR Room 114 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022 765.494.4437 http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/energy <http://web.e-enterprise.purdue.edu/wps/portal/Energy>

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