November 2008 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Birck Managing Director Candidate Interviews
by Deborah S. Starewich 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Thanks to everyone who took part in the recent interview process of our three candidates for Managing Director of the Birck Center: Matt Maschmann, Monica Allain, and Ramesh Venugopal. If you met with or attended the public forum for any/all of these individuals and would like to submit feedback, please let me know and I¹ll send you a feedback form to use. Thanks again! Deborah

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REMINDER -- public forum: Ramesh Venugopal
by Deborah S. Starewich 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Today, Monday, 11.24, 11:00-12:00, BRK 1001 Ramesh Venugopal presents ³Strategic Road-mapping and Technology Commercialization²

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Weekly Memo - 11/24/08
by Jeff Goecker 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html BNC news November 24, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS University Holidays, Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27, 2008. REMINDER: ROOM RESERVATIONS EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. If you need to schedule a recurring meeting for the Spring Semester, please use the RAT system https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/Resources/Tools/RAT/ to request a room; or contact Melissa Marris, Nancy Black, or Annie Cheever. NSAC game night: NSAC will be hosting a game night at Birck on Tuesday, December 9th, from 7-9 pm. Come play Nintendo Wii (a video game) on the big screens in the conference rooms or play board games such as Pictionary in the lobby. We'll also have cookies and hot chocolate for all. Everyone at Birck, their families, and significant others are invited. ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Monday, 11.24.08, 11:20AM: Mike Sanders, PU College of Technology South Bend) and Elkhart Chamber of Commerce guests, with John Burr. Monday, 11.24.08, 4:20PM: Abbott Laboratories, with David Janes. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Monday, 11.24.08, 11:00AM, BRK 1001: "Strategic Road-mapping and Technology Commercialization," by Ramesh Venugopal, candidate, Manging Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center. Monday, 11.24.08, 7:00PM, Dean's Auditorium of Pfendler Hall: "Impacts of Fisheries and Global Warming on Marine Ecosystems and Food Security," by Dr. Daniel Pauly. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Postdoctoral Research Associate Position: One post-doctoral position is available to investigate Novel Electronic Devices on Graphene structures. [More] Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-028.html [More] NSF is conducting an international research conference to help women (faculty, students, post doc, researchers) initiate and sustain international collaboration in energy/micro/nanotechnology/simulation. The venue is Barcelona, Spain and dates are June 2-4, 2009. More information to apply for participation is given on web site: http://www.wires.gatech.edu/ ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK TOYS FOR TOTS, US Marines holiday campaign. Please bring your new, unwrapped toys to Jackie Lanter (MRGN) or Leza Dellinger (MANN) by Thursday, December 4 for pickup by Lance Corporal B.A. Dellinger. Our own MELISSA MARRIS has offered to take presents on the 4th so she's collecting them too! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ________________________________ Submit items for memo of December 1, 2008 by 5PM on WEDNESDAY, 11.26.08, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ________________________________ Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center e-Enterprise Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Discovery Learning Center Center for Advanced Manufacturing Center for Environment Oncological Sciences Center Cyber Center Energy Center Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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MANAGING DIRECTOR CANDIDATE: Forum 10:30-11:30, BRK 1001
by Deborah S. Starewich 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Please plan on attending the Public Forum being held for Monica Allain, candidate for the Birck Managing Director. Monica will make a presentation entitled ³Birck Nanotechnology Center: Innovation of Tomorrow¹s Technology Through the Integration of Research, Education, and Outreach²; there will be an opportunity to ask questions, too. TODAY, FRIDAY 11.21.08 10:30-11:30 BRK 1001

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BNC Weekly Memo - 11.17.08
by Jeff Goecker 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html BNC news November 17, 2008 TOURS/VISITORS Monday, 11.17.08, 4:30PM: Global Engineering Program Guests from India, with Tim Fisher/Kyle Smith. Tuesday, 11.18.08, 9:30AM: Captain LaSota and Joe Gaines, from Crane, with Tim Sands. Tuesday, 11.18.08, 1:00PM: PU Calumet Chinese Executive Leadership Program, with Candiss Vibbert (to tour all DP facilities) ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Monday, 11.17.08, 10:30AM, PFEN Dean's Auditorium: "Molecular Profitting of Colon Cancer," by Francis Barany, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University < http://www.med.cornell.edu/ >; http://www.med.cornell.edu/research/fbarany/index.html http://grendel.med.cornell.edu/home.html Tuesday, 11.18.08, 11:00AM, BRK 1001: "Discovery with Delivery" and "Accelerating Development of Purdue Nanotechnology," by Matt Maschmann, candidate, Managing Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center. Tuesday, 11.18.08, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Plasma RIE Etching: Fundamentals and Applications," by Hasan Sharifi. Seminars by Staff Series, processing and equipment applications by experts in the field. [More] Thursday, 11.20.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Doing Research with Integrity," by Dr. Jay Gore, Reilly University Chair Professor of Engineering, by courtesy in Chemical Engineering/Director, Energy Center at Discovery Park, and Dr. Peter Meckl, Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Refreshments will be served at 4:00PM in ME 254. [More] Thursday, 11.20.08, 8:30AM-3:30PM, MRGN 121: "The 2008 Physiological Sensing Sympoisum, "Multiscale Integration of Nanotechnology, bioMEMS and Biology," with Raoul KKpelman, PhD, University of Michigan, as the keynote speaker. DEADLINE FOR STUDENT POSTERS EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, 11.19.08, 12:00 NOON. [More] Friday, 11.21.08, 10:30AM, BRK 1001: "Birck Nanotechnology Center: Innovation of Tomorrow's Technology Through the Integration of Research, Education, and Outreach," by Monica Cortez Allain, candidate, Managing Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center. HOLD THE DATE; REGISTER NOW; POSTERS DUE 11.24.08 Friday, 12.05.08: Ecological Sciences & Engineering Symposium, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature for a Sustainable World [More] TMS2009: 138th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 15-19, 2009, Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. www.tms.org/annualmeeting.html TMS is proud to sponsor the 13th International Conference on Defects — Recognition, Imaging, and Physics in Semiconductors. This conference will be held September 13-17, 2009, at the Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, West Virginia, and follow in the footsteps of recent conferences held in Beijing and Berlin. www.tms.org/meetings/specialty/drip09/home.html UK-US workshop and research funding in Synthetic Biology: The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have issued a joint call for expressions of interest in a five day workshop (a "Sandpit") in March 2009 on the topic of "New Directions in Synthetic Biology". Novel and transformative research arising from the Sandpit will be funded by EPSRC/NSF up to £5.5M. Please visit the website below for more information. Applications are due 15 January 2009. http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/JointSyntheticBiology.htm ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Postdoctoral Research Associate Position: One post-doctoral position is available to investigate Novel Electronic Devices on Graphene structures. [More] Limited Submission Competition: NSF PIRE, on behalf of Christine King: The National Science Foundation has released a new solicitation for the Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program, which seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community by supporting innovative, international research and education collaborations. [More] 2009 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-001.html . The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transformative approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges. [More] ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK The Social Entrepreneurship Initiative (SEI) is a partnership involving engagement, outreach, community, and service-learning programs, Discovery Park, and students interested in entrepreneurship. http://innovate.ecn.purdue.edu ________________________________ Submit items for memo of November 24, 2008 by *****12:00 NOON***** on FRIDAY, 11.21.08, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ________________________________ Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center e-Enterprise Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Discovery Learning Center Center for Advanced Manufacturing Center for Environment Oncological Sciences Center Cyber Center Energy Center Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Weekly Memo - 11/10/08
by Jeff Goecker 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html BNC news November 10, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS Birck Managing Director interviews have been scheduled. Please mark your calendars to attend the public forums being held for each candidate. Candidates will make two brief presentations followed by a questions and answers period. Matt Maschmann, Nov. 18, 11:00-12:00, BRK 1001 Monica Cortez Allain, Nov. 21, 10:30-11:30, BRK 1001 Ramesh Venugopal, Nov. 24, 11:00-12:00, BRK 1001 NSAC [Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council] AWARD has been established to provide recognition for outstanding service, participation, and leadership in the NSAC. This award will provide support to an active NSAC member to attend a workshop/lecture/conference/seminar in the area of their active research or for career development. Read more about the award by downloading the grant application and grant recommendation forms located at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Nanotechnology/Resources/nsac/award.php. ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Tuesday, 11.11.08, 12:15: Dr. Robin Moriarity, Kimberly-Clark, with Charles Buck and Sydney Kisseberth Tuesday, 11.11.08, 1:30: Study Abroad Office's German visitors, with Ron Reger ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Thursday, 11.13.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Distributed Data Processing Architectures for Structural Monitoring Systems Implemented on Wireless Sensor Networks," by Dr. Jerome Lynch. REFRESHMENTS SERVED 4:00PM, ME 254. [More] REGISTER NOW! 2008 International Instutue for Nanotechnology Symposium, 11.20.08, Hotel Orrington, Evanston, IL. Conference on-line registration: www.iinano.org/symposium/2008. [More] Save the date! Multiscale integration of nanotechnology, bioMEMS and biology Symposium, with Raoul Kopelman, PhD from the U of Michigan as the key note speaker. Thursday, 11.20.08, 8:30-3:30; location to be determined.STUDENT POSTERS WANTED: present your research: Send your name, department, poster title, and abstract to Luanne Ludwig leml(a)purdue.edu, by Friday, November 14. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT invites you to participate in the 9th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World, to address the challenge the changing world poses to biodiversity (and to humanity). The conference will provide an opportunity to look at what is happening to biodiversity in the context of radical climate disruption, human population rise, land use changes, globalization and other economic forces. We will collectively develop a 21st century biodiversity science and conservation strategy. JOIN US to Create A New Biodiversity Agenda! December 8-10, 2008; Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC http://http://ncseonline.org/Conference/Biodiversity. [More] What everyone needs to know about starting a company. Friday, 11.21.08, 10:00, MRGN 129; RSVP to smogensen(a)AMIPurdue.org or call 765-494-8316 by Friday, November 14, 2008 to reserve your spot. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES The National Science Foundation has issued its new RFP for the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program. The full program announcement may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09502/nsf09502.htm . [More] The Device Sciences area of the Semiconductor Research Corporation Global Research Collaboration is soliciting white papers in Memory Technologies. [More] The National Science Foundation’s Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and Engineering (ENG) are spearheading a groundbreaking program in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) because of its scientific and technological importance as well as its potential impact. We would like to draw your attention to the CPS Program Solicitation (NSF 08-611), which is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503286 [More] The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is pleased to announce that for summer 2009 we will again offer the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) and RISE professional programs. Scholarships are awarded to American and Canadian undergraduates (RISE) and graduate students (RISE professional) in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences (geology), and engineering. RISE has established itself as an outstanding opportunity to combine serious research with a rewarding study-abroad experience. [More] Purdue University has been awarded $300,000 by the US Department of Homeland Security for the second year of the Homeland Security - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (HB-STEM) Career Development Program. [More] ________________________________ JOB POSTINGS Microfluidics Engineer/MEMS/Nanobiosym; Location: Medford (Boston-area), MA; Phone: 781.391.7979. Overview: Nanobiosym, Inc is seeking strong candidates to work in a dynamic team environment of physicists, engineers, and other scientists. [More] ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK Save the date for the Discovery Park craft sale: November 13th 12-1:00, Burton Morgan Café. As of now the plan is to have the craft sale on November 13 from 12-1:00. If you want to participate in the sale please let Jackie Lanter know, otherwise we hope you will come see what we have to offer. Contact Jackie Lanter ([lanter(a)exchange.purdue.edu] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of November 17, 2008 by 12PM on FRIDAY, 11.14.08, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ________________________________ Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center e-Enterprise Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Discovery Learning Center Center for Advanced Manufacturing Center for Environment Oncological Sciences Center Cyber Center Energy Center Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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