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

IMPORTANT! Fire Alarm System Issue
by Weaver, John R 27 Dec '08

27 Dec '08

NOTE: The fire alarm strobe lights and alarm tones/voices on the west end of the building, first floor, are currently not functional. Fire Equipment Services are working to correct the problem. In the mean time, please be alert for alarms elsewhere in the building and follow the instructions given. The toxic gas monitoring system is fully functional. The alarm tones and lights in the west end of the first floor are not functioning. Pull stations and smoke detectors on the first floor in the west end of the building are also not functioning. In an emergency, please use a pull station in other portions of the building or call 911. John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Card Reader System GO LIVE
by Weaver, John R 23 Dec '08

23 Dec '08

The card access to the BNC laboratories will go live on January 5, 2009. On this date, all card readers in the facility will be active. >From January 5 through January 16, you must turn in your laboratory keys to Mary Jo Totten (BRK 1220) and have your badge activated to allow laboratory access. This may be done only during the afternoon hours, 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM. If you have a conflict during these hours, please make special arrangements with Mary Jo in advance. You must make this exchange during this time period to allow continuous access to the laboratories. Beginning January 19, 2009, the lock shop will be re-keying all the laboratories. Once a laboratory has been re-keyed, your laboratory key will no longer work in that laboratory. Thank you for your cooperation during this change-over. Together we are making the BNC a better place to work! John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center IMPORTANT NOTE: When entering a laboratory using the card-access system, everyone entering must swipe their card. If two people are entering a laboratory together, both must swipe. This allows us to know who is in the laboratory at any time. This is especially important during an emergency situation, such as a laboratory evacuation. DO NOT allow someone else to use your badge! You are legally and morally responsible for anything that happens under the aegis of your badge. You should keep your badge in your possession at all times, and must never allow another person to use it for any reason! JRW

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Weekly Memo - December 15, 2008
by Jeff Goecker 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '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 December 15, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS CARD READERS! The Facilities Crew is in the testing stages of getting the card readers operational on the labs; John Weaver will send out an e-mail when these readers are fully operational. ALSO GOOD NEWS! the card readers on the WEST exit door is now operational! It will work like all the other public access doors. I t will unlock during daytime hours and will be card accessible during the evening. THANKS MARK VOORHIS and his staff. We are pleased to announce that Trina Clawson has accepted the Birck Nanotechnology Center Business Manager position. Trina came to Discovery Park in 2006 as the Business Manager for Cyber and Network for Computational Nanotechnology Centers. Prior to coming to Purdue Trina spent 12 years in the Banking/Finance Industry. Please join us in congratulating Trina on her new position! She will begin transitioning to this new position on December 15th. Moving out of Birck? Assistance is available. Contact Mary Jo Totten (tottenm(a)exchange.purdue.edu) or SeAndra Donaldson (sddonald(a)purdue.edu) IN ADVANCE of your move. They may provide a staff member to help you with your trash and/or recycling. Kudos to Oswald (Han-Sheng) Chang for winning third place in th ESE symposium poster competition. (http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese//symposium/poster.php) ***No Weekly Memos for 12.22.08 and 12.29.08: the next memo will be for the week of 01.05.09. Happy New Year :) ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS BE A TOUR GUIDE! DP Engagement will have a monthly drawing for $10 at the Venture Cafe. Monday, 12.15.08, 3:30PM: Ramesh Kanwar, Iowa State University, candidate for AG Dean; with Charles Buck. Tour to begin in Morgan and continue through DP facilities; to end by 4:15. Tuesday, 12.16.08, 1:00-2:00PM, Burton Morgan 129: "Opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory," by Dr. Thomas Mason, Director, ORNL. this is an incredible opportunity for graduate students to meet the leader of a national laboratory and learn about opportunities at Oak Ridge (i.e., employment!!). Graduate students from any discipline are welcome. Registration: RSVP to Cathy Tanner (ctanner(a)purdue.edu) if you plan to attend. Tuesday, 12.16.08, 2:00PM: AM General. Tuesday, 12.16.08, 2:30PM: ORNL, with Tim Sands. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS CALL FOR PAPERS. INISTA 2009 International Symposium on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications. June 29-July 1, 2009. Trabzon, Turkey. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Postdoctoral Research Student: DOC/NIST/CNST/Nanofabrication Research Group [More] Limited Submission Competition: NSF IGERT. [More] ________________________________ BNC IN THE NEWS: Supriyo Datta to receive 2008 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award for inspirational approach to complex concepts of nanoelectronics December 3, 2008 - The IEEE has named Supriyo Datta recipient of the 2008 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award for his innovative approach to the complex concepts of nanoelectronics and non-equilibrium quantum statistical mechanics. [More] New holographic method could be used for lab-on-a-chip technologies December 2, 2008 - Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of January 5, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on WEDNESDAY, 12.31.08, 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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by Hylinski Ende 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

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UPW System Back On-Line at 9:30 a.m.
by Reger, Ronald K 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

All, The repair referenced in the attached e-mail has been completed successfully, and the UPW system is now back on-line and operational. Thank you for your support. Ron Reger -----Original Message----- From: bnc-all-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu [mailto:bnc-all-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Reger, Ronald K Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:10 AM To: bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: [BNC-all] UPW System Interruption, Thursday 12/11/08 Notice: The Birck Nanotechnology Center Ultra-Pure Water (UPW) system requires an electrical repair that will result in the system being down between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2008. This repair is critical to the continued operation of the system. Please be aware of this short water service disruption and plan accordingly. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your support and cooperation. Ron Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University _______________________________________________ BNC-all mailing list BNC-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bnc-all

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UPW System Interruption, Thursday 12/11/08
by Reger, Ronald K 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

Notice: The Birck Nanotechnology Center Ultra-Pure Water (UPW) system requires an electrical repair that will result in the system being down between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2008. This repair is critical to the continued operation of the system. Please be aware of this short water service disruption and plan accordingly. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your support and cooperation. Ron Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University

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Weekly Memo - 12/8/08
by Jeff Goecker 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '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 Week of December 8, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. Cleanroom Pre-Gowning Operational Change The pregowning procedure is receiving a minor change. While we currently have “cubbies” for used hairnets, the hairnets are generally not being reused. As a result, we are eliminating hairnet reuse altogether. The cubbies that are currently being used for hairnets will be relocated for use as shoe-cover reuse bins and for safety-glass holders. Procedure change: Each time you go through the pregowning procedure, please take a fresh hairnet. This change matches our stated procedures to common practice, and avoids the cost of purchasing additional bins for shoe covers and safety glasses as the cleanroom population grows. Thank you for your support of this minor change to our procedures. NOTARY PUBLIC now in Discovery Park: Jackie Lanter (Burton Morgan); 41335; lanter(a)purdue.edu. ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Wednesday, 12.10.08, 10:00AM: Jay Akridge, candidate for AG Dean; with Charles Buck. Tour to begin in Morgan and continue through DP facilities; to end by 10:45. Friday, 12.12.08, 9:00AM: John Floros, Penn State University, candidate for AG Dean; with Charles Buck. Tour to begin in Morgan and continue through DP facilities; to end by 9:45. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Thursday, 01.08.09, 1:00-5:00PM, Physical Facilities Service Building: "Workplace Violence Awareness." PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED. [More] Summer Research Experience for UNDERGRADUATES in Nanotechnology. www.nsec.northwestern.edu/REU.htm [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Physics Faculty positions: The University of California is creating a dynamic new university campus and campus community in Merced, California. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of December 15, 2008 by ****12 Noon***** on Friday, 12.12.08, 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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Work on Fire Alarm System Thursday 4 Dec 08
by Weaver, John R 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

Fire Equipment Services are working on the fire alarm system this morning, Thursday 4 December 2008. This MAY cause a false alarm. There will be an announcement to disregard the alarm given over the fire-paging system prior to the reboot, then a second announcement to once again heed all alarms. This should take place shortly after 8:30 am today (Thursday). During the time between these announcements, please DO NOT EVACUATE the facility. Thank you for understanding, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Reminder: Cleanroom Protocols
by Reger, Ronald K 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

All, It has been observed by many staff members and users that there continues to be general degradation in following proper cleanroom and laboratory protocols. Increased clutter, improper glove use, and a general lack of attention to proper cleanroom and lab standards have been recorded. Please remember that working at Birck is a privilege. Ours is one of the world's finest nanotechnology research facilities and it is up to all of us to maintain our labs and cleanroom at the highest professional levels. We are in a growth environment and we frequently conduct window tours for prospective university and industrial users. Their willingness to sponsor research work here at Birck depends largely on their impressions of our facility. New research work means additional funding for us, which will lead to maintaining and growing our capabilities into the future. So, please pick up after yourself, and please follow proper procedures and protocols. Let's work together to maintain the highest professional standards for our facility and for ourselves. Thank you very much for your support and cooperation. Ron Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University Office: 765-494-6667

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Fire Alarm System Mostly Functional
by Weaver, John R 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

NOTICE: The work has been completed for today on the fire alarm system in Birck Nanotechnology Center. All systems are functional except the audio announcement in the first floor west wing. All strobes and sensors are working properly. Please heed any alarms that may sound. Final work to restore full functionality of the system should take place tomorrow (Friday). Thank you for your patience and understanding. John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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