November 2007 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

UPW is operational (11am, Friday Nov 9th)
by Jennifer Monahan 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Tim Miller has completed necessary repairs to the BNC Ultra Pure Water (UPW) System. UPW has been restored to all labs and the cleanroom. Normal operations, including acid processing, can resume. Humidity levels in the cleanroom are expected to return to normal by 4PM today. Thanks for your patience during this unexpected shutdown. -- BNC Staff / / ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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ECN servers down Saturday
by John Coy 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

ECN will lose power to their servers on Saturday from approximately 5am to 8am. This means that Coral and other ecn services will be down. For details see: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/HomepageFeatures/MSEEPowerOutage3 If you need to use equipment in Birck during that time, please use the temporary billing sheets found in the gowning room. Thanks, John

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Cleanroom Humidity Change on Friday
by John Weaver 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Please note that the cleanroom humidity will be out of specified limits on Friday during the ultrapure water outage. This can impact various operations, but can have a very pronounced affect on photo-speed in lithography operations utilizing POSITIVE PHOTORESIST. Thank you again for your patience and cooperation, John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Ultrapure Water Shutdown FRIDAY
by John Weaver 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

A failure of a component in the ultrapure water system (aka DI Water, nano-grade water) makes it necessary for us to shut down the system. We will shut down the system and begin work at 9:30 AM on Friday, 9 November 2007 (tomorrow). Depending on the problem, we may be back up by 12:00 noon or it may be Saturday morning before we are operational. We will put out another message when the system returns to operation. During this time, no rinse water will be available, so there should be NO ACID PROCESSING in the cleanroom or laboratories. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this unplanned maintenance activity. John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Coral is up
by John Coy 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

The Coral program is up. You will need to login and reset your remote password. Instructions are below. If after resetting your remote password you have problems, please email coral(a)ecn.purdue.edu Thanks, John Quick-Start Instructions for Coral Software Accessing the program the first time. 1. Solaris or Sunray Login to you the computer: Start Console In the Console window, type: ssh reef Then type: coral 2. Mac OS X Launch x11, Applications->Utilities->x11 ssh –Y yourlogin(a)reef.ecn.purdue.edu ex. ssh –Y jcoy(a)reef.ecn.purdue.edu type coral 3. Windows XP (ECN supported computers) *see notes below Start Menu->ECN software->Cygwin->Start x-server Then Start Menu->ECN software->SecureCRT->Hosts Select reef.ecn.purdue.edu from the host list ** see notes below Login normally with your career account Type coral You can always use the above methods to connect to Coral! From the web (after first time): Access to Coral from the web is possible after confirming your career account password in the Coral system. You must first login using one of the methods above, then select ‘Remote Password’ from the Window menu. You can then access Coral using the link: http://reef.ecn.purdue.edu/coral/etc/coral.jnlp Reservations: 1. Select the equipment from the equipment tree on the left by clicking on it. Highlight the time slot you would like to use. Under the Reservation Actions menu, select “Make” Choose the account and project you would like to use. To cancel a reservation, select the reservation and chose “Delete” from the Reservation Actions menu. Note: Equipment you are qualified on will have an asterisk next to it. Using Equipment & Billing: Coral is now the billing method for all equipment in Birck! Logsheets for process are still to be used. *** To initialize the system before use: Select the equipment you want to use. Under the Equipment Actions menu, select enable This starts the equipment use and is equivalent to signing in on a billing sheet. Use the equipment. When you are finished with the equipment, select disable from the Equipment Actions menu. Note: For systems without a dedicated computer, (ie, the aligners or metal dep systems) you should enable the equipment on one of the common computers or Sunray stations. Equipment Trouble Reporting If you need to report an equipment problem to the staff: Select the equipment in Coral. Under the Equipment Actions menu, select the appropriate level of notification. **** see notes below Make comment: This is for when you need to communicate with the staff about a non-critical equipment issue. (ie. Metal in crucible is running low) Report problem: This will change the stoplight to yellow. It is for equipment that is not performing at 100%, but is still usable. (ie. System takes an unusually long time to pump) Shutdown: This will change the stoplight to RED. It is for equipment that is not functional. (ie. The filament burned out.) Notes: *For non-ECN supported computers, some type of x11 forwarding software is required. See Purdue software downloads for available licensed software. **If reef.ecn.purdue.edu is not in the host list, submit a trouble report to ecn. ***The temporary billing sheets are only for time when Coral is unavailable. ****Coral will automatically email the staff responsible for the equipment using this feature. There is no need to send duplicate email. If you have problems, email coral(a)ecn.purdue.edu

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Coral interruption for upgrade
by John Coy 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

We will take Coral offline around 7 am tomorrow, Tuesday November 6th for about an hour to move it to a new server. If you need to start using equipment during that time, temporary billing sheets are available in the gowning room. Be sure to mark the equipment, date and time on the sheet. Email will be sent when Coral is back up and running. Thanks, John

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OnePurdue System
by Brown, Stacy L. 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

This is just a reminder that the OnePurdue system will go down starting Thursday November 8th at 6:00 pm and will be down until Monday November 12th at 8:00 am. The Business Office will make sure that all orders received in OnePurdue by 1:00 pm will be approved by 5:00 pm. Please keep in mind that if the order is to a new vendor or does not have proper approvals when we receive the documentation, that it will most likely not be approved by 5:00. Please be sure to let anyone in the Business Office know if you have any questions. Thanks, Stacy Stacy Brown Purdue University Business Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Phone: 765-494-1619 Fax: 765-496-8299

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MONDAY Memo
by Deborah Starewich 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

MONDAY MEMO, November 5, 2007 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: FLU SHOTS: Monday, November 12, 8:30-4:30PM, STEW 214. No appointments necessary, but bring your PUID. Starting November 13, walk-in flu shots will be given (based on vaccine availability) Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:30PM in the urgent care area of PUSH, located on North University Drive. Questions? Call 45461; e-mail worklife(a)purdue.edu. ******************** 2. Seminars/Workshops ******************** 2.1: Bioethics Seminar Series, Monday, November 5th, 5:00PM, MRGN 121: ³Ethics and Politics of Climate Change,² Dr. Leigh Raymond; additional info located at <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics> <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics > >. 2.2: Indiana Venture Center, Tuesday, November 6, 8:30AM to 4:30PM, IVY Tech in Lafayette: Dr. Don Kuratko, Executive Director, Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University, and his associate Dr. Jeff Hornsby, Distinguished Professor of Management, Miller College of Business, Ball State University, will be holding an entrepreneurial workshop to develop new ideas. The workshop will help entrepreneurs and inventors focus on which innovative ideas have commercial opportunity. Participants will develop a business plan to explore ways to take ideas to market. FREE and open to the first 30 applicants; lunch and a continental breakfast are included. Go to www.indianaventurecenter.org <http://www.indianaventurecenter.org> and register on-line, or contact Pat Bacon, 317.684.6823 or pbacon(a)indianaventurecenter.org. 2.3: 2007 Discovery Lecture Series: Global Business Development in Life Sciences, Thursday, November 8, 9:00AM, Ross-Ade Pavilion. 9:00 Session I Kauffman Campuses Initiative, Best Practices Workshop: ³Skills for Business Development,² by Ted Ashburn, Senior Director of Corporate Development, Genzyme Corporation; ³Skills for Successful Entrepreneurs,² by Michael Kurek, Partner, Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC 11:30 Luncheon BioCrossroads Keynote, Starting Regionally, Thinking Globally, Business Development, and the Life Sciences: ³Welcome and Opening,² by Alan Rebar, Sr. Assoc. Vice President for Research, Executive Director, Discovery Park, Purdue University; ³Keynote: Biotech 2007: A Global Transformation,² by G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill and Company, moderated by William Miller, Provost Emeritus, Stanford University; ³Technology Commercialization and Purdue University,² by France A. Córdova 2:30 Panel Session Translating Indiana Ideas into Global Successes, moderated by David Johnson, President and CEO, BioCrossroads: ³Importance of Intellectual Property,² by Ted Ashburn; and ³Considering Global Competition When Developing IP in a Startup Environment,² by Roger Newton, Co-Founder, Esperion Therapeutics, a Division of Pfizer Global Research & Development This event is free and supported by the generosity of the Lilly Endowment and the Kauffman Foundation. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Questions may be directed to: Lori LeRoy, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Biocrossroads, at lleroy(a)biocrossroads.com; or Candiss B. Vibbert, Associate Director for Discovery Park Engagement, at vibbert(a)purdue.edu Please register today: www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/register.html 2.4: Thursday, November 8, REFRESHMENTS 4:00PM, ME 254, Seminar 4:30PM, ME 256: ³Spark Assisted HCCI Combustion Modes and the Potential for Control,² by Robert M. Wagner, R&D Staff Member, Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research, National Transportation Research Center. ABSTRACT: Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) in internal combustion engines is of considerable interest because of potential reductions in flame temperature and nitrogen oxide emissions. Unfortunately, HCCI combustion is inherently unstable due to an extreme sensitivity to initial charge conditions in the cylinder and exhibits high pressure rise rates, which limits operation at high load conditions. A proposed method to ensure coverage of the entire speed-load range is to operate in HCCI mode when load demand is low and switch to SI mode when load demand is high. In our research, the transition, and hence HCCI, is achieved with high levels of exhaust gas retained in the cylinder through manipulation of the intake and exhaust valve events. Unfortunately, this results in a strong coupling between successive cycles with small variations in the thermal and chemical composition of the retained exhaust gas leading to large variations in the combustion process. Recent results from our research have shown that the SI-HCCI mode transition is very unstable with high torque variations, high unburned hydrocarbon emissions, and potential engine stall. A detailed analysis of this transition region has identified patterns in successive combustion events which makes the onset of unstable conditions highly predictable and potentially avoidable with proper control adjustments. Our analysis has also identified a hybrid (or mixed-mode) combustion mode which is a combination of SI and HCCI combustion within a single cycle. This mode is thought to have the emissions benefits of HCCI without the penalty of higher pressure rise rates, providing an alternate operating mode when pure HCCI operation is not possible, such as at high load or when in-cylinder charge preparation is not sufficient to produce HCCI combustion. The hybrid combustion mode also has dynamic characteristics which appear to be conducive to control. We are currently developing low-order engine models to capture the phenomena observed in our experiments and for use in the development and evaluation of control methodologies. BIO: Robert M. Wagner is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1999. Wagner is principal investigator of several programs related to achieving high efficiency clean combustion in light-duty and heavy-duty internal combustion engines. These activities involve the integration of many advanced technologies including the characterization and control of unstable combustion systems (e.g., lean SI, spark assisted HCCI), advanced combustion sensors, and post-combustion emissions controls. Wagner is the author or co-author of over 50 technical papers in the areas of combustion and controls. 2.5: Ecological Sciences and Engineering Symposium, ³Keep the World Green: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability²: Thursday, November 5, 9:00AM-5:00PM, Stewart Center 206, 218, 302, 306. This symposium brings together students and faculty from science, engineering, agriculture, and liberal arts to elucidate environmental sustainability and to showcase Purdue graduate student research on environmental topics. A special poster session on sustainable design will also be showcased. Web site: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/ <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/> . 2.6: The Oncological Sciences Center invites you to the Cancer Culture and Community Inaugural Colloquium exploring cancer as reflected through literature. Featured guests include best-selling author Terry Tempest Williams, poet Sue Ellen Thompson, and author S.L. Wisenberg. Each will offer their own perspectives on cancer in many events on November 15-16. Contact Kris Swank (kswank(a)purdue.edu) for more information or for publicity materials to distribute. Thursday, November 15, 7:30PM, Fowler Hall, Terry Tempest Williams, ³The Power of Story: Finding Refuge in Change"; Friday, November 16, 10:30-1:30PM, Hicks Undergraduate Library, Sue Ellen Thompson, ³The Poetry of Cancer²; Friday, November 16, 10:30-12:30PM, West Lafayette Public Library, S.L. Wisenberg, ³Capture Your Stories of Cancer² ********************* 3. Funding Opportunities ********************* 3.1: NSF Fellowship Callout for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) PhD Students: November 12, 4:00-5:00PM, BRNG 1245; January 9, 2008, 4:30-5:30PM, BRG 1245. The Discovery Learning Center (DLC) in Discovery Park offers a unique opportunity for doctoral students in the STEM disciplines to apply for a one-year fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation and Purdue University. Fellows serve as ³visiting scientists² in a program designed to instill the excitement of learning science into middle-school classrooms. Teamed with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science and math teachers, a diverse group of fellows will develop and teach interdisciplinary, inquiry-based lessons geared toward the science of everyday life. NSF requires applicants to be US citizens. Benefits of participation include a $30,000 stipend with tuition and most fees paid, an excellent training in communications and community outreach, and the opportunity to make a difference for science education. To apply, visit http://www.purdue.edu/dp/gk12. Application deadline is January 22, 2008. For more information, please contact Amy Childress (childres(a)purdue.edu) ******************** 4. Birck Visitors ******************** 4.1: Monday, November 5, 9:30AM to 1:30 (12:30 tour): 21st Century Research and Technology Microscale Cooling Project kick-off meeting. 4.2: Monday, November 5, 3:00PM: Fall Preview Day (self-guided tours for parents and prospective Purdue undergrads). 4.3: Thursday, November 8, 4:00PM: Kauffman Campuses Workshop/Biocrossroads/Discovery Lecture Series participants¹ tour. 4.4: Thursday, November 8, 5:30: Science Laureate Journalists. 4.5: Friday, November 9, 9:20AM: Industrial Advisory Committee guests, Herrick Laboratories. 4.6: Friday, November 9, 12:30PM: Decatur Discovery Academy. **************** 5. Birck in the News **************** 5.1: Dimitrios Peroulis: ³Purdue creating wireless sensors to monitor bearings in jet engines,² ³Researchers at Purdue University, working with the U.S. Air Force, have developed tiny wireless sensors resilient enough to survive the harsh conditions inside jet engines to detect when critical bearings are close to failing and prevent breakdowns. The devices are an example of an emerging technology known as "micro electromechanical systems," or MEMS, which are machines that combine electronic and mechanical components on a microscopic scale. Additional information: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007b/071030SadeghiMems.html ********************* 6. Discovery Park ********************* 6.1: Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE). Monday, November 5, 7:30AM, MANN 203: special report that will focus on discussion with the external advisory committee and the new strategic plan moving forward with RCHE. Coffee and rolls served. 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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