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Molecular Cytometry Facility holiday hours
by Starewich, Deborah S. 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

To all Bindley Bioscience Center & Birck Nanotechnology Center personnel: The Molecular Cytometry Facility would like to notify you that the majority of our personnel will be out of town for the holidays between Friday, December 22nd until Wednesday, December 27th. For those of you who require access to our labs, BIND 233, please be aware that the labs will be locked and secured for the holidays beginning today at 5 PM. For those of you with approved training, lab keys, and Bindley access, please feel free to work in our facilities whenever you wish. Pre-approved research operations will be allowed to continue as usual. Please make sure that all doors are locked and all lights except emergency room lights are turned off after you have finished your work. Our Bioanalytical Chemist, Christy Cooper, will be back in the labs on Wed., Dec. 27th. In the event of an emergency or you need help at anytime, please contact Dr. James Leary (jfleary(a)purdue.edu Office: x42780 Home: 463-4246) or Lisa Reese (lreece(a)purdue.edu Home: 446-4269 Cell: 532-5932). We will be staying in town for the holidays and will get back with you as soon as possible. May all of you have the best Winter Holidays possible! -MCF Team Christy L. Cooper Bioanalytical Chemist Department of Basic Medical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine Bindley Bioscience Center Room 227/233 1203 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 496-2674 clcooper(a)purdue.edu

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Mail times Friday December 29th
by MaryJo Totten 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

Hi Everyone, Please make a note that there will only be only mail pickup on Friday December 29th at 8:00AM. Please make sure that any mail or packages will be in the mailroom by 8:00AM. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Operations Clerk Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University (765) 496-1173

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2006 Christmas Holiday Schedule.xls
by Weaver, John R 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

Attached is the final holiday schedule for December, 2007. We were able to cover most - but not all - of the times where we were seeking volunteers. John Weaver

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REMINDER: Nano Seminar: Douglas Werner, Pennsylvania State Univ., Dept. of Electrical Eng., 12/19/06, @ 3:45 PM, BRK 2001 (Applications of Frequency Selective Surfaces in the Design of Metamaterials)
by Annie Cheever 19 Dec '06

19 Dec '06

"Applications of Frequency Selective Surfaces in the Design of Metamaterials" Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:45 PM Birck Nanotechnology Building, Room 2001 Douglas H. Werner, Professor and Director The Computational Electromagnetics and Antennaes Research Lab (CEARL) Pennsylvania State University, Department of Electrical Engineering, http://labs.ee.psu.edu/labs/dwernergroup/ Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS) are well known in the literature for their filtering characteristics at microwave and millimeter wave frequencies. Traditional FSS filters are comprised of a doubly periodic metallic screen printed on a dielectric substrate and are sometimes referred to in the infrared (IR) as metallodielectric photonic crystals (MDPCs). Metallodielectric FSS have also been synthesized at microwave frequencies to exhibit metamaterial properties such as artificial magnetic conducting, negative refractive index and zero refractive index behavior. This research naturally extends to synthesizing negative index metamaterials (NIM) and zero index metamaterials (ZIM) in the IR and optical bands. For applications at visible wavelengths, metallic losses can degrade the performance of metallodielectric FSS, whereas low loss dielectric materials are readily available. Thus, all-dielectric FSS (DFSS) are also being investigated for filtering applications in the near-IR and optical regimes. This talk will provide an overview of research in the area of FSS-based metamaterials, with an emphasis on work being done at the Pennsylvania State University Computational Electromagnetics and Antennas Research Lab (PSU CEARL). Other types of novel metamaterials under development by the PSU CEARL group will also be discussed. An emphasis will be placed on the computational modeling tools developed specifically for the analysis and design optimization of electromagnetic metamaterial performance. Dr. Douglas H. Werner received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and the M.A. degree in mathematics from The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), University Park, in 1983, 1985, 1989, and 1986, respectively. He is a Professor in the Pennsylvania State University, Department of Electrical Engineering. He is also the director of the Computational Electromagnetics and Antennas Research Lab (CEARL) http://labs.ee.psu.edu/labs/dwernergroup/ as well as a member of the Communications and Space Sciences Lab (CSSL). He is also a Senior Scientist in the Computational Electromagnetics Department of the Applied Research Laboratory and a faculty member of the Materials Research Institute (MRI) at Penn State. Dr. Werner was presented with the 1993 Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Best Paper Award and was also the recipient of a 1993 International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Young Scientist Award. In 1994, Dr. Werner received the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory Outstanding Publication Award. He was a co-author (with one of his graduate students) of a paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation which received the 2006 R. W. P. King Award. He has also received several Letters of Commendation from the Pennsylvania State University Department of Electrical Engineering for outstanding teaching and research. Dr. Werner is a former Associate Editor of Radio Science, an Editor of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, a Fellow of the IEE and the IEEE, a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), URSI Commissions B and G, the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES), Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi. He has published numerous technical papers and proceedings articles and is the author of eight book chapters. He edited a book entitled Frontiers in Electromagnetics (Piscataway, NJ: IEEE Press, 2000). He has also contributed a chapter for a book entitled Electromagnetic Optimization by Genetic Algorithms (New York: Wiley Interscience, 1999) as well as for the book entitled Soft Computing in Communications (New York: Springer, 2004). He has recently completed work on a new book (co-authored with Randy Haupt) entitled Genetic Algorithms in Electromagnetics to be published by Wiley. He has also recently completed an invited chapter on "Fractal Antennas" for the new edition of the popular Antenna Handbook published by McGraw-Hill. He was the recipient of a College of Engineering PSES Outstanding Research Award and Outstanding Teaching Award in March 2000 and March 2002 respectively. He was also recently presented with an IEEE Central Pennsylvania Section Millennium Medal. His research interests include theoretical and computational electromagnetics with applications to antenna theory and design, phased arrays, microwave devices, wireless and personal communication systems, wearable and e-textile antennas, frequency selective surfaces, electromagnetic wave interactions with complex media, metamaterials, electromagnetic bandgap materials, zero and negative index materials, fractal and knot electrodynamics, tiling theory, neural networks, genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization. Host: Vlad Shalaev, Electrical and Computer Engineering 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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Town Hall Meeting -- CANCELLED
by Starewich, Deborah S. 19 Dec '06

19 Dec '06

Please be advised that the December Town Hall Meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, 12.21.06, has been CANCELLED. On behalf of Tim Sands and the Management Team, we take this opportunity to send wishes for a great break and all the best for 2007. Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Tim Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette IN 47907-2057 765-494-3509 Fax 765-496-8383 www.nano.purdue.edu

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BNC Seminar Series - Thursdays at 10:30 in 1001, starting January 11th
by Starewich, Deborah S. 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Dear Birck Nanotechnology Center Researcher- The Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC) is hosting a Birck Nanotechnology Center Seminar Series. When: Thursdays at 10:30 am (beginning Thursday, January 11th) Where: Birck 1001 Format: Each seminar will last an hour with ~ 40-45 minutes for the presentation and the remainder for questions. We hope to have an even mixture of professors and graduate students presenting their research. Guidelines for the presentations are as follow: Professors (see memo of 11/27/06): * Overview of your research at a level geared towards recruiting new grad students or reporting to a funding agency * Presentations will be videotaped and posted to the BNC website in Breeze format Graduate students: * Feel free to present on your research or on a "journal club" article * These seminars are a great opportunity to practice your prelim or thesis defense before presenting to your committee * If you are giving a talk at an upcoming conference, practice here first. If your talk is short (15-20 minutes), pair up with another grad and you both can present one Thursday. If you are interested in presenting a seminar, please contact Annie Cheever (acheever(a)ecn.purdue.edu) If you have further questions, please contact Annie or Laura Biedermann (biedermann(a)purdue.edu, NSAC research awareness chair). Thank you. Laura Biedermann & Tim Sands -- Tim Sands Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University www.nano.purdue.edu & Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering School of Materials Engineering & School of Electrical and Computer Engineering https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Turner Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 phone: (765) 496-6105 fax: (765) 496-8383 e-mail: tsands(a)purdue.edu

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Holiday Schedule 2006
by John Weaver 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

Attached is the holiday schedule for December, 2006. There are a couple of things to keep in mind in addition to the schedule. First, staff coverage of equipment will be limited to the week days that are not Purdue holidays. Please contact staff only for safety emergencies during the Purdue holidays. Due to vacation time taken between Christmas and New Years Day, some staff members may not be available during this holiday period. We will provide equipment coverage to the best of our abilities with the staff members who are present. Your patience is greatly appreciated. Second, many Purdue services are either unavailable or on minimum crews during the holiday period. Shipments and mail delivery will not be available on December 27, 28, and 29. Keys will also not be issued during that time unless there is an emergency - in that event, please contact Mark Voorhis, Building Manager. It is Purdue policy that employees cannot be required to work during Purdue holidays. We are attempting to find employees who will volunteer to work as lab buddies during the holidays, but if we are not able to find people the cleanroom will be closed and no chemical process will be allowed in the laboratories on the days marked in blue on the attached calendar. Please check posting at the cleanroom entrance and Sheryl's desk for updates. Thank you for your understanding during this holiday and vacation period. We are trying to keep our operations open for the maximum reasonable amount of time during this period. John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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NIH and Grants.gov
by Brown, Stacy L. 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

NIH and Grants.gov Proposal Submission Workshops Have you ever wondered if there is something you can do to increase the chances of your proposal being accepted on the first submission? Sponsored Programs Pre-Award Services can help! We are offering many opportunities for assistance with the upcoming February 5th NIH Grants.gov deadline. These workshops will cover: * Getting started with Grants.gov * Software needs * Commons Login * Website * Downloading * Form - by - form instructions * Step - by - step for each section * Appropriate forms for your type of submission * What happens after submission? * Grants.gov Validation * Commons Validation * Examples of common errors from past submission experience Please RSVP to Jeff Buchanan (jbuchanan(a)purdue.edu) and let him know which specific workshop you wish to attend. See options listed below: 1. January 15 STEW 202 2:00-5:00 p.m. 2. January 18 STEW 313 1:00-4:00 p.m. 3. January 19 STEW 202 10:00-12:00 noon 4. January 23 STEW 322 9:00-12:00 noon 5. January 24 STEW 202 9:00-12:00 noon For specific content questions, please contact Jenny Siemers at jsiemers(a)purdue.edu.

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Mail times - December 21, 2006
by MaryJo Totten 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

Hello Everyone, Please note that there is only one pick up for mail on Thursday December 21, 2006. Please have all mail and packages to the mailroom by no later than 8:00AM. I want to thank you ahead of time for your understanding and may you all have a wonderful Holiday break. Mary Jo Totten Operations Clerk Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University (765) 496-1173

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East Lab Wing HVAC Repair for 12-19-06
by Willison, Sheryl L 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

BNC All On 12-19-06 at 12:15 P.M. we will slow down the make up air to the east lab wing for about ~30 - 45 minutes to replace a failed temperature sensor. This will effect the positive pressure for all east wings lab to where the door may be hard to open during the repairs. Thank you for your cooperation. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Ph: 765-494-3036

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