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

Directory updated 122007
by Deborah Starewich 20 Dec '07

20 Dec '07

Building directory is attached; we¹ve had many moves with the semester end. Please let me know if there are problems. Thanks! 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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MONDAY MEMO
by Deborah Starewich 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

MONDAY MEMO, December 17, 2007 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: Birck Nanotechnology Center Holiday Schedule: Dec. 23, 2007 to January 5, 2008 Sunday, December 23: Normal Operations for Sunday; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; Lab Attendants: noon to midnight; Buddy System: midnight to noon. Monday, December 24: UNIVERSIY HOLIDAY; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; Lab Attendants: noon to midnight; Buddy System: midnight to noon. Tuesday, December 25: UNIVERSIY HOLIDAY; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; NO Lab Attendants; Buddy System: all times. Wednesday-Friday, December 26 to 28: Normal Operations for Weekday; Building Open 7AM to 6PM; Staff coverage: 8AM to 5PM; Lab Attendants: noon-midnight; Buddy System: midnight to 8AM. Saturday, December 29: Normal Operations for Sunday; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; Lab Attendants: noon to midnight; Buddy System: midnight to noon. Sunday, December 30: Normal Operations for Sunday; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; Lab Attendants: noon to midnight; Buddy System: midnight to noon. Monday, December 31: UNIVERSIY HOLIDAY; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; Lab Attendants: noon to midnight; Buddy System: midnight to noon. Tuesday, January 1: UNIVERSIY HOLIDAY; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; Lab Attendants: noon to midnight; Buddy System: midnight to noon. Wednesday-Friday, January 2-4: Normal Operations for Weekday; Building Open 7AM to 6PM; Staff coverage: 8AM to 5PM; Lab Attendants: noon-midnight; Buddy System: midnight to 8AM. Saturday, January 5: Normal Operations for Sunday; Building Card Access Only; No staff coverage; Lab Attendants: noon to midnight; Buddy System: midnight to noon. 1.2: Next Monday Memo to be distributed Tuesday, January 2, 2008. Happy New Year! ******************** 2. One Purdue NEWS ******************** 2.1: QUOTES required for all orders. When placing an order, regardless if a supplier is on a vendor list or not, a note needs to be put in the vendor text of line item #1 on how you came up with the price of your items. Please verify how you get pricing for your shopping carts, either by a quote, email from the vendor verifying the price, or if you called them. This information needs to be entered on Line #1 only and not each and every line. If you have a quote, then just attach it to the order. The reason for this is that in the new system, the price and quantity on the purchase order MUST MATCH EXACTLY to the price/quantity on the invoice for the system to generate the payment to the vendor. If the information does not mach, payment to the vendor will be delayed. If you have any questions or need trained on placing orders, please see Vikki Fast in the Birck Business Office (1014). ********************* 3. Life on the Outside ********************* 3.1: Holiday Fire Safety Tips; c/o Purdue University Fire Department Install smoke detectors on every level of your home. Test smoke detector batteries monthly. Change the batteries in your smoke detectors each time you change you clocks for daylight saving time. Never place your Christmas tree near a heat source, including a fireplace or heating vent. The heat will dry out the tree. Never dispose of holiday tree branches in a fireplace or wood-burning stove. When a tree becomes dry, discard it promptly. Many communities establish recycling centers for trees. When choosing an artificial tree, look for one that has been treated with a fire retardant. Inspect holiday lights each year for frayed wires, bare spots, and broken or cracked sockets. Only use UL-listed lighting equipment. Do not overload outlets. Connect holiday lights to circuit protected outlet strips. Do not leave holiday lights unattended. Avoid using candles. If you do use them, make sure they are in stable holders and place them away from holiday decorations. Never leave your home with candles burning. When purchasing a fresh cut tree, bounce the tree on the ground. If many needles fall off, the tree has been cut too long ago. Select another tree. An estimated 33 million homes will have natural Christmas trees this holiday season. Visit this link to view a video showing the danger of a dry Christmas tree: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/all_citizens/home_fire_prev/holiday-seasona l/treefire.shtm <http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/all_citizens/home_fire_prev/holiday-season al/treefire.shtm> 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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FW: Order
by Lane, Melissa J 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Here is some new information about placing orders. Could you please send this to bnc-all? When placing an order, regardless if a supplier is on a vendor list or not, a note needs to be put in the vendor text of line item #1 on how you came up with the price of your items. Please verify how you get pricing for your shopping carts, either by a quote, email from the vendor verifying the price, or if you called them. This information needs to be entered on Line #1 only and not each and every line. If you have a quote, then just attach it to the order. The reason for this is that in the new system, the price and quantity on the purchase order MUST MATCH EXACTLY to the price/quantity on the invoice for the system to generate the payment to the vendor. If the information does not mach, payment to the vendor will be delayed. Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks, Janessa Janessa Drake Purdue University Account Clerk Birck Nanotechnology Center Phone (765) 496-8253 Fax (765) 496-8383 drake1(a)purdue.edu

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MONDAY MEMO
by Deborah Starewich 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

MONDAY MEMO, December 10, 2007 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: The Birck Center Holiday Schedule has been posted around the building and has been inserted here for your reference. If you have any questions, please contact John Weaver. 1.2: MaryJo Totten will be on vacation the week of December 24 and will return on January 2. if you need keys, please plan on seeing MaryJo before December 21. All mail and and packages will be handled as usual during the holiday break. **************** 2. Seminars **************** 2.1: Monday, December 10, 2:30PM, POTR 234 Fu Room: ³Introduction to the Object Oriented Finite Element Modeling of Material Microstructures,² by R. Edwin Garcia. ABSTRACT: The determination of macroscopic properties of a material in terms of the underlying mesoscopic characteristics is of fundamental importance to Materials Science. Moreover, the engineering of the shape, size, spatial distribution, and local interactions of the phases and shapes that conform a material or device component is of paramount interest for the advancement and improvement of technology. In this context, an introduction to the Finite Element Method is presented, and practical rules of thumb are introduced in order to develop high-quality numerical representation of materials. An overview of a recently added nanoHUB application is presented: the Object Oriented Finite Element analysis (OOF), which starts from an image of the microstructure and ends with results from finite element calculations. The program reads an image (or sequence of images) and assigns material properties to microscopic features. Upon creating a mesh, the topological complexity of the microstructure is resolved by using automated mesh adapting and refining tools. With the resultant mesh, virtual tests are preformed to deduce macrscopic behavior, filed localization, etc. OOF is designed for materials scientists with little or no computational background. It can solve for a wide range of physicals. Example applications include rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, thermoelectric generators, ferroelectric materials, just to mention a few. BIO: R. Edwin García is an Assistant Professor in Materials Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana (2005-present). He earned the Physics degree at the National University of Mexico in 1996. He obtained his Masters in Materials Science (in 2000) and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003. Edwin García held a postdoctoral appointment at the Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, before being appointed to his current position. His research includes the theoretical and numerical modeling of materials of complex microstructural features, such as ferroelectric films for actuators and random access memory applications, as well as materials and devices for alternative energy and power sources, such as rechargeable lithium battery electrode materials, solid oxide fuel cells, nanodots, nanowires, and polycrystalline thermoelectric oxides for thermal energy recovery, and computational analysis and design of semiconducting alloys for Solid-State based Light Emitting Devices. ******************** 3. Birck Visitors ******************** 3.1: Monday and Tuesday, December 10 and 11, Tim Fisher¹s ThermalHub meeting w/meals held in the Atrium 3.2: Tuesday, December 11, 9:25-9:45AM: PU Office of the Dean of Students 3.3: Tuesday, December 11, 2:00PM: Prof. Steve Abel, Pharmacy Practice, IUPUI 3.4: Tuesday, December 11, 3:30PM: Project Lead the Way ********************* 4. Funding Opportunities ********************* 4.1: This message is being sent to the Discovery Park e-list at the request of Cris King, Director, Research Development Services in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Discovery Park has initiated a competition for seed grant proposals with a total of $300,000 allocated to fund seed grants of up to $50,000 each for proposals that catalyze new high impact activities at Purdue. This program is not meant to fund complete projects, but rather to provide the necessary support to start new efforts that will be supported longer term by other funding sources. Each proposal must include a letter from the Discovery Park center(s) from which the project will receive support. All funded project teams are expected subsequently to submit a proposal to an external funding agency through Discovery Park, or to receive support from an outside organization (e.g., company) for continuation of the project effort. For this competition, the deadlines are as follows: Letters of Intent (required) are due Wednesday, January 2. Proposals are due Tuesday, January 15. The guidelines and application process for this competition may be found at http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/dpseedgrants.shtml <http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/dpseedgrants.shtml> <http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/dpseedgrants.shtml <http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/dpseedgrants.shtml> <http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/dpseedgrants.shtml > > . 4.2: Discovery NSF Fellowship Callout for STEM Ph.D. Students: January 9, 2008; BRNG 1245; 4:305:30pm. The Discovery Learning Center in Discovery Park offers opportunity for doctoral students in the STEM disciplines Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) 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 teachers, a diverse group of fellows will develop and teach inquiry-based lessons geared toward the science of everyday NSF requires applicants to be U.S. citizens. ********************* 5. Life on the Outside ********************* 5.1: Wellness Presentation: ³Relaxation Techniques,² Tuesday, December 11, 121:00, MRGN 121. Stressful situations can cause emotional and physical harm, but certain relaxation techniques may help ease the pain. Identify your stressors, learn ways to prevent them, and practice techniques for complete relaxation. Bring your own lunch and enjoy this presentation by Amber Simons just in time for shopping, working, preparing, partying, and all the other fun and stressful events this season can bring. 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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Fire Panel Testing
by Lane, Melissa J 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Please note the fire panel is having maintenance performed and the PA system may sound a tone. They are testing the fire panel; and no need for alarm or to evacuate the building! Thank you, Melissa J. Lane Secretary Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Web site: www.nano.purdue.edu <http://discoverypark.purdue.edu/wps/portal/Nanotechnology> Email: lanem(a)purdue.edu <mailto:lanem@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 494-7053 Fax: (765) 496-8299

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BNC Holiday Schedule December 2007 - January 2008
by John Weaver 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Please note the attached holiday schedule for the Birck Nanotechnology Center. John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Grants.gov adobe forms - PLEASE CIRCULATE
by Brown, Stacy L. 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Deborah, Can you please forward this email as well as add it to the Monday Memo? This pertains to proposals and using Grants.gov. Thanks, Stacy Stacy Brown Purdue University Business Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Phone: 765-494-1619 Fax: 765-496-8299 -----Original Message----- From: ba-l-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu [mailto:ba-l-bounces@lists.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Dimmitt, Robert J Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:51 PM To: bacl-l(a)purdue.edu; ba-l(a)purdue.edu Subject: Grants.gov adobe forms - PLEASE CIRCULATE PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL FACULTY AND STAFF AS NECESSARY. During September of this year, grants.gov underwent a major change by starting to migrate proposal packages from the puredge forms to adobe pdf forms. One of the biggest benefits of this change is that it will allow us the ability to have a platform independent submission tool. The adobe forms can be used on both mac and pc without any special software or additional steps. A couple of very important things to remember: - MOST IMPORTANT - when filling out the new forms, the packages should be built and submitted using either adobe reader or acrobat 7.0.9 or 8.1.1. Any version used outside of the two approved versions will not be supported by grants.gov and will result in errors not allowing the package to be submitted. REMEMBER - ALL ACTIVITY IN CREATING AND SUBMITTING THE PACKAGE MUST BE COMPLETED USING EITHER 7.0.9 OR 8.1.1. - Free downloads of adobe 7.0.9 and 8.1.1 can be found at http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp. - Pdf packages can be built and completed using the free adobe reader software. There is no need to purchase the adobe acrobat software. - The transition to adobe forms is being phased in over time. Until the transition is complete, there will be a need to maintain the puredge software on your computer in the event that you are submitting a puredge (.xfd) package. Additionally, attached to this message, is an excel spreadsheet that can be used as a reference tool when trying to determine what computers and operating systems are compatible with the different grants.gov submission tools. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call. Sincerely, Rob ------------------------ Rob Dimmitt Assistant Director, Pre-Award Sponsored Program Services Purdue University 302 Wood Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: (765) 496-9647 Fax: (765) 494-1360

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Fire Panel
by Lane, Melissa J 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

Please note the fire panel is having maintenance performed and the PA system may sound a tone. They are testing on the fire panel; and no need for alarm or to evacuate the building! Thank you Melissa J. Lane Secretary Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Web site: www.nano.purdue.edu <http://discoverypark.purdue.edu/wps/portal/Nanotechnology> Email: lanem(a)purdue.edu <mailto:lanem@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 494-7053 Fax: (765) 496-8299

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Updated information on CARRY-IN LUNCH
by Lane, Melissa J 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

On Thursday, December 6, 11:30, in the Birck Atrium, we will have a carry-in lunch, so please bring your favorite dish (appetizer or a main dish) to share with others. If you need ideas, or would like to share what you are bringing in, please let Deborah or I know and we can keep everyone posted on what others are bringing. **Tableware will be provided**

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NIH workshop: December 6, on behalf of Perry Kirkham and Tim Sands
by Deborah Starewich 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

On Thursday, December 6, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at Purdue University is hosting a workshop featuring two program officers from the National Institutes of Health, and would appreciate your sharing this information with faculty in your college or school, department, or center. * Belinda Seto, Deputy Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), will present on the topic of imaging and future initiatives of the NIBIB. * David Balshaw, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), program administrator for the Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences with specific responsibilities in systems biology, proteomics and nanotechnology applications, will address nanotechnology initiative development efforts within the NIEHS and across the NIH, with a special emphasis on environmental health implications of nanotechnology. The presenters will provide an overview of their respective institutes and of the NIH culture. The agenda for this event is: Morning: Stewart 214 C&D * 9:30 a.m. Registration and coffee * 10:00 a.m. Joint presentation: David Balshaw and Belinda Seto * 10:45 a.m. Discussion * 11:30 a.m. Luncheon with the speakers for trainees and investigators new to NIH Afternoon: Mann 129 * 1:00 Introduction to Discovery Park * 1:15 Nanotechnology at Purdue * 1:45 Environmental studies at Purdue * 2:15 Biomedical Imaging at Purdue * 3:00 Discussion * 3:30 Tour of Discovery Park and other facilities To register for this workshop, please visit http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/nanohealth/user_registration.php. Please register for the morning session, as well as for the luncheon. There will not be a cutoff for the morning session, but the luncheon is limited to the first 20 postdocs and investigators new to NIH who register, as this is an opportunity for discussion with the NIH presenters. The afternoon sessions do not require registration, but all morning attendees are welcome.

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