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Birck: research operations; ON BEHALF OF JOHN WEAVER
by Starewich, Deborah S. 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Due to adverse weather conditions and a very limited number of staff members being available, the cleanroom of the Birck Nanotechnology Center is closed. Additionally, no chemical processing is allowed in the laboratories, including BL-2 processing. This is to ensure the safety of all occupants of the facility. It is hoped that we will be able to resume operations by 10:00 am Wednesday morning, but that is pending an improvement in road conditions. We will keep you informed of any changes in status. Thank you for your understanding and support during this situation. John Weaver

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Birck: research operations; ON BEHALF OF DAVE LUBELSKI
by Starewich, Deborah S. 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Researchers, In order to insure the safety of all Birck occupants and due to the adverse weather conditions and limited staffing, the cleanroom and labs utilizing chemical hoods will be closed until 10:00AM on Wednesday, February 14. Thank you, BNC Lab Staff

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Fw: SRM Showcases
by Brown, Stacy L. 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

FYI...for those of you planning to attend sessions today or tomorrow. Stacy -------------------------- Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld ----- Original Message ----- From: ba-l-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu <ba-l-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu> To: ba-l(a)lists.purdue.edu <ba-l(a)lists.purdue.edu> Sent: Tue Feb 13 09:09:06 2007 Subject: FW: SRM Showcases Due to the weather, I am cancelling the sessions that were scheduled for today and tomorrow. We will plan to conduct the sessions on Thursday and Friday that are already scheduled. If the demand is there we will reschedule the cancelled sessions for next week. We will announce those at that time. Thanks, Doug Sabel -----Original Message----- From: Gramelspacher, S. Mandi Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:38 PM To: 'ba-l(a)lists.purdue.edu' Subject: SRM Showcases Attached is a notice regarding SRM showcases. Please share this with your staff as appropriate. Thanks, Mandi Gramelspacher Freehafer Hall Phone: (765) 494-9452 Fax: (765) 494-1463 E-mail: mandig(a)purdue.edu -----Original Message----- From: Jackson, Amanda M Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 2:19 PM To: Gramelspacher, S. Mandi Cc: Sabel, Douglas W.; Beeler, Teresa M Subject: Showcases Mandi, Can you please send out this document via Lucia's list serve? Thank you for your help! Sincerely, Amanda Jackson Communications Specialist Purchasing Services Purdue University 401 S. Grant St. West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-7289 Fax: 765-494-6609 Email: amandajackson(a)purdue.edu

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Purdue severe weather alert procedure
by Willison, Sheryl L 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

<http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/advisorylogo.png> Date: February 12, 2007 Subject: Purdue severe weather alert procedure Purdue University anticipates operating on a normal schedule during the severe weather predicted this week. However, in the event that winter weather conditions force changes in the schedules of any university operations, the information will be posted on the Purdue home page (http://www.purdue.edu) as soon as it becomes available. The home page will contain the latest updates regarding the university's operating schedule. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews(a)purdue.edu Related Web sites: Memo on snow recess and severe weather emergency: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/061116KjonaasSnow.pdf To the News Service <http://news.uns.purdue.edu> home page

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SRM Showcases
by Brown, Stacy L. 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

I would strongly suggest that if you are placing orders or have access to place orders, that you attend one of these sessions. Please let me know if you have any questions. 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 Starewich, Deborah S. 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

MONDAY MEMO, FEBRUARY 12, 2007 CONTENTS 1. Announcements 1.1: NEW: Monday Memos 1.2: Lockers Now Available 1.3: Town Hall Meeting 2. Faculty/Staff/Student Awards and Honors NONE 3. Seminar Announcements 3.1: The Scanning Tunneling Microscope: How It Works, What the Images Mean, by Eric Heller, Prof. of Physics, Harvard U; Feb. 12, 2007, 2:30, BRK 2001 3.2: Waves in Nonlinear Photonic Lattices: From Lattice Solutions and Photonic Quaso-Crystals to Anderson Localization, by Mordechai (Moti) Segev, Trudy & Norman Louis Professor of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Feb. 14, 2007, 2:00, BRK 1001 3.3: Nano501 Tutorial, Terrestrial Photovoltaics I, Richard J. Schwartz, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University; Feb. 14, 2007, 2:00, EE 317 3.4: Biological Atomic Force Microscopy Capabilities at Purdue University, by Helen McNally, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology; Feb. 15, 2007, 10:45; Stewart Center 206 3.5: Oncological Sciences Center, Cancer Prevention Seminar Series: Antiestrogenic Conjugates as New Breast Cancer Chemoprevention Agents; by Ross V. Weatherman, PhD; Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Phamacy; Feb. 15, 2007, 11:30; MRGN 121 3.6: Nonlinear Pulse Dynamics in Nanostructured Optical Gratings: Theoretical Study, by Ildar Gabitov, University of Arizona; Feb. 15, 2007, 2:00, BRK 1001 4. Workshops/Conferences 4.1: International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2007); 1 to 6 July 2007, Singapore; SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15 FEB 2007 5. Job/Fellowship opportunities 5.1: Nanomedicine/Nanotechnology Postdoctoral Fellowship Position 5.2: Nanoparticle Engineering/Chemistry Postdoctoral Position. **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: Please submit items for Monday Memos by Fridays of each week. Submissions will be included in the following weeks Monday Memo. 1.2: For our lab users who do not have office space in the building, lockers are now available in BRK 1222 (the copy room next to Mary Jo Tottens office). Please see Sheryl Willison (receptionist in the Atrium) to check out a locker. Sheryl will assign a locker to you and give you a key. Use will be for 24-hour periods only. Lockers will be cleaned out daily; belongings may be picked up from Sheryl. There are 10 lockers available on a first-come, first-served basis. 1.3: The monthly Town Hall meeting is Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, 1:30, BRK 1001. **************** 2. Awards/Honors **************** NONE ************************ 3. Seminar Announcements ************************ 3.1: The Scanning Tunneling Microscope: How It Works, What the Images Mean, by Eric Heller, Prof. of Physics, Harvard U; Feb. 12, 2007, 2:30, BRK 2001 The images generated by a scanning tunneling microscope are iconic. Some of the most famous are Don Eiglers quantum corrals, which reveal not only the guest atoms on a surface but especially the interference patterns of electrons shuttling back and forth along the surface. To understand the images, we first discuss the middle name in STM - tunneling. But the real story behind Eiglers images is a profound confirmation of quantum interference and the wave nature of matter. We will discuss the special surface dwelling electrons and the scattering of them off atoms and defects on the surface, making analogies with sound wave scattering. We will listen to atoms being moved one at a time, and come to understand the new physics they reveal. Biography Prof. Eric Heller is coming to Purdue as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. He has been a member of the physics faculty at Harvard since 1993 and, during 1993-1998, was director of the Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Since 1998 he has also been a member of the chemistry faculty. He previously taught at UCLA and the University of Washington, and was a staff scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the AAAS, and the American Physical Society, he is the recipient of the 2005 American Chemical Society Award in Theoretical Chemistry. Professor Hellers current research involves theoretical investigation of wave behavior, chaos and quantum mechanics, and collision theory. He is also interested in science based art as a way to convey insights about complex subject matter. He was elected a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science and served as a fellow at Wisschaftskolleg du Berlin this past academic year. Individuals wishing to meet with Prof. Heller may set up a time by contacting John Nyenhuis, nyenhuis(a)purdue.edu; 43524. 3.2: Waves in Nonlinear Photonic Lattices: From Lattice Solutions and Photonic Quaso-Crystals to Anderson Localization, by Mordechai (Moti) Segev, Trudy & Norman Louis Professor of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Feb. 14, 2007, 2:00, BRK 1001 3.3: Nano501 Tutorial, Terrestrial Photovoltaics I, Richard J. Schwartz, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University; Feb. 14, 2007, 2:00, EE 317 3.4: Biological Atomic Force Microscopy Capabilities at Purdue University, by Helen McNally, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology; Feb. 15, 2007, 10:45; Stewart Center 206 The capabilities and operation of the Biological Atomic Force Microscopy Laboratory will be described. An overview of ongoing projects will be provided, including research projects from the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, Engineering and Agriculture. This talk is part of the Veeco workshop being held here at Purdue. You do not need to register to attend this lecture or workshop. For additional information, http://www.veeco.com/support/training_detail.php?id=18 3.5: Oncological Sciences Center, Cancer Prevention Seminar Series: Antiestrogenic Conjugates as New Breast Cancer Chemoprevention Agents; by Ross V. Weatherman, PhD; Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Phamacy; Feb. 15, 2007, 11:30; MRGN 121 3.6: Nonlinear Pulse Dynamics in Nanostructured Optical Gratings: Theoretical Study, by Ildar Gabitov, University of Arizona; Feb. 15, 2007, 2:00, BRK 1001 ************************ 4. Workshops/Conferences ************************ 4.1: International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2007); 1 to 6 July 2007, Singapore; SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15 FEB 2007 Encouraged by the successes of ICMAT 2001, ICMAT 2003 and ICMAT 2005 at which more than 2,000 members of the international scientific and materials research community representing over 40 countries attended, the Materials Research Society of Singapore will host the 4th ICMAT from 1 to 6 July 2007 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (SICEC). In conjunction with this bi-annual conference, the Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM4), a new paradigm in global interactions among leading institutions to work together seamlessly across the boundaries of science, engineering, technology, medicine and public health, will also hold its first Conference on Cancer. There will be 18 Symposia covering contemporary topics of importance for the science, engineering and technology of materials. The technical program includes Plenary, Keynote, Invited, Oral and Poster presentations. More than 50 international exhibitors from all sectors of materials science and engineering communities will also be showcasing their products and equipment during the conference. In keeping with the previous ICMAT conferences, a few Nobel Laureates will speak at the conference. Some of the Nobel Laureates who are invited to give plenary lectures at the conference will also be giving public lectures at the University Cultural Centre of the National University of Singapore. Thus, ICMAT 2007 will be a multidisciplinary forum providing over 2,000 research scientists and engineers a first-hand learning platform, as well as the opportunity to share and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the field. The organization of the GEM4 Conference on Cancer provides further possibility for interaction with the medical researchers. Further details on the conference and the procedure for abstract submissions are posted at: www.mrs.org.sg/icmat2007 Please note that due to overwhelming requests, the deadline for submission has been extended. Please submit your abstract by 23:39 hrs on 15 February 2007 (+08:00 GMT). ICMAT 2007 Secretariat?Materials Research Society of Singapore?Email: icmat(a)mrs.org.sg.? ******************************** 5. Fellowship/Job Opportunities ******************************** 5.1: Nanomedicine/Nanotechnology Postdoctoral Fellowship Position: A Postdoctoral Research Associate position in nanomedicine and nanotechnology is available immediately for 12 month position (extendable to 24 months on mutual agreement). Qualified applicants will have a PhD in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, etc.) or Sciences (Materials Science, Biology, Chemistry, or related life sciences disciplines). Experience in DNA nanotechnology is required. The project involves integrating the phi-29 RNA nanomotor with artificial micro/nano-fabricated surfaces. Interested candidates should send resume to Prof. Rashid Bashir (bashir(a)purdue.edu) For additional information, visit http://www.vet.purdue.edu/PeixuanGuo/NDC/ or https://engineering.purdue.edu/LIBNA/index.html. 5.2: Nanoparticle Engineering/Chemistry Postdoctoral Position: 2 yrs. USDA ARS ERRC is seeking a full-time scientist to conduct research on nanotechnology, spec. keratin material for derivatized protein delivery; exp with chemical, physical modifications of keratin, protein characterization, SEM, Confocal, AFM, FTIR, MALDI-TOF MS, gel electrophoresis; bkgd in wide range of chemistry and engineering with pref. in biochemistry, polymers, or materials sciences, textile technology, see http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/divisions/hrd/hrdhomepage/vacancy/07025.htm. Contact: Jeanette (Jan) M. Cardamone, Ph.D; jcardamone(a)arserrc.gov. 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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Birck Living Newsletter: Seminar Issue
by Starewich, Deborah S. 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Greetings, Please note that this issue of BIRCK LIVING contains a listing of seminars that have been provided. I will include this listing monthly with updated info as it becomes available. 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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Nano Seminar: Eric Heller, Harvard, 2/12/07 @ 2:30 PM, BRK 2001 (The Scanning Tunneling Microscope: How it works, what the images mean)
by Annette M Cheever 08 Feb '07

08 Feb '07

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Reception for Equipment Installation Team
by John Weaver 08 Feb '07

08 Feb '07

Please join us for a brief reception to thank the Equipment Installation Team from Purdue Physical Facilities and Dave Kaluf from Hunt Construction Group who supervised the installation process. Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of Sheryl Willison. Equipment Installation Team Thank-You Reception Upper Atrium, Birck Nanotechnology Center 10:00 am Friday, 9 February 2007 Refreshments Provided John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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SEMINAR NOTICES: Klimeck, 02.07, 2:00; Zemlyanov, 02.08, 10:30 AM
by Deborah Starewich 06 Feb '07

06 Feb '07

³Atomistic Alloy Disorder in Nanostructures² Wednesday, February 7, 2007 2:00 PM EE 317 Gerhard Klimeck, Technical Director, NCN Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR DETAILS. ³Introduction to X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and XPS Application for Biologically Related Objects² Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:30 AM Birck Nanotechnology Building, Room 1001 Dimitry Zemlyanov, Surface Science Application Scientist Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), which is known as Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA), is a powerful research tool for the study of the surface of solids. The technique becomes widely used for studies of the properties of atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces. The main success of the XPS technique is associated with studies of the physical and chemical phenomena on the surface of solids. These investigations were limited by relatively simple inorganic reactions and not many biologically related objects were approached by XPS. There are impartial reasons for low involvement of XPS into investigations of biologically related objects. First, organic chemistry samples often exhibit high vapor pressure and therefore, degas badly in vacuum. This is not compatible with XPS technique. Second, X-rays might cause radioactive damage of a sample. Third, the C 1s region, which is most informative for organic chemistry samples, is narrow and the photoemission peaks can over crowd the region. In this presentation, successful examples of XPS studies of bio- related specimen will be presented. In particularly, the systematic XPS investigation of four peptide-silane and peptide-silane hybrid sol-gel thin films prepared under biologically benign conditions will be reported. This work demonstrates a use for XPS to characterized biologically inspired surfaces, providing critical information on peptide coverage on the surface of the materials. The self-assembling layer characterization will be considered on the examples of thiols on Au and aryl diazonium molecules on Si (111). Dmitry Zemlyanov received his Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics from the Novosibirsk State University, Russia. He is currently a Surface Science Application Scientist at the Birck Nanotechnology Center and is in charge of the Surface Analysis Facility at Birck. Earlier, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Fritz-Haber-Institute, Berlin, at Worchester Polytechnic Institute, MA; an adjunct assistant professor at the Physics Department, Worchester Polytechnic Institute, MA, and a research fellow at Material and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland. His research interests include surface science, heterogeneous catalysis, surface phenomena. 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

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