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

TOWN HALL MEETING: Thursday, 02.21.08
by Deborah S. Starewich 15 Feb '08

15 Feb '08

REMINDER: Town hall meeting, Thursday 02.21.08 1:30PM BRK 1001 We¹ll enjoy seeing you there :)

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Hazardous Gases Shut Off at BNC
by John Weaver 11 Feb '08

11 Feb '08

Users of BNC cleanroom and laboratories - Until further notice, all hazardous gases in the BNC are shut down. This is necessary to fully troubleshoot the fault that caused the evacuation earlier this morning. Please see Coral for status of the systems affected by this shutdown. Inert gases are still available, and all processes not using hazardous gases may run as normal. I will send another e-mail when the gases have been restored. Unfortunately, I do not have a timeframe in which that will happen - it depends on the length of time it takes to solve the problem. For your information, the evacuation this morning was caused by an active alarm in the exhaust of a gas cabinet. While initial troubleshooting points to a good probability that it was an actual leak, that has not been fully determined at this time. More definitive information will be available when the troubleshooting has been completed. Again, notification of the system restoration will be given both by e-mail and Coral status. Thank you for your understanding, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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MONDAY MEMO: February 11, 2008
by Deborah Starewich 09 Feb '08

09 Feb '08

WEEKLY MEMO, February 11, 2008 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: TOUR TRAINING !!!! Al Rebar encourages each one of us to sign up for the upcoming workshop designed to provide you with the information and materials necessary to host a wide variety of guests at Discovery Park. This workshop will be offered on February 12 from 1:303:30, in Burton Morgan 121. If you cannot attend at that time but could attend a morning session on that same day from 9:00-11:00, please RSVP with that information. Since last July, over 1500 individuals have visited Discovery Park and many of you have been tapped for assistance. This workshop will provide you with a DVD of a video that you can use for a broad overview as well as one-page handouts and a list of key talking points for audiences with whom you would like to highlight the key characteristics of Discovery Park. We have a broad range of supplemental materials, guides to assist you in considering what areas to stress for differing audiences, a brochure about our facilities, and a website where these materials can be found. A script for tours of both Bindley and Birck have been developed with stopping points and key information on posters, so that it will be easy for everyone to host groups. Candiss¹s goal is to create a large group of FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS who are confident that they can host visitors at Discovery Park and will convey a consistent message to these guests. This workshop should be a big step toward this end. If you cannot attend a session on the 12th, but are interested in hosting guests to Discovery Park, please send your name so that other sessions may be held. Please RSVP to Valerie Lawless at (lawlessv(a)purdue.edu) and Deborah Starewich (dstarewi(a)purdue.edu) 1.2: Faculty: highlight your group research and contribute to learning with a display produced by Purdue¹s own Agcom. Discovery Park has a display on loan about biofuels, that will displayed in Mann Hall for a period of time this spring semester. Agcom created this display, which was selected from those available because it relates to research and work conducted by Discovery Park faculty and students. The objective of this display is for you to be aware of the skills, talents, and work capabilities of the staff in Agcom. Agcom has staff dedicated in the work to place these displays in museums around the country and at events in Indiana, like the State Fair. Agcom staff has a wonderful workplace with equipment to design sophisticated exhibits. They would work with faculty to design an exhibit that represents the goals and research of our faculty. Candiss Vibbert encourages you to consider writing into proposals the funding/possibility to partner with Agcom in the creation of exhibits and/or to consider sponsors for the creation of exhibits. It would be terrific to have displays in Discovery Park that represent some of the Center activities¹ housed elsewhere on Purdue¹s campus. If you have questions or would like to look into this possible, contact either Candiss Vibbert (vibbert(a)purdue.edu) or Chris Sigurdson, Agcom department head and the contact to discuss future displays. 1.3: DURI projects are due to the Discovery Learning Center by March 10, 2008, which is the last day for faculty to submit projects for Fall 2008. Students will be able to begin submitting applications for Fall 2008 after this date. If you want to include undergraduates in your research, DURI is a way to do it. For additional information, visit http://www.purdue.edu/dp/duri/. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday, 02.11.08, 9:30-2:30: Eli Lilly and Company, follow up visit. 2.2: Monday, 02.11.08, 11:15-12:00PM: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Ewha Womans University. 2.3: Wednesday, 02.13.08, 2:00PM: Forest Products Nanotechnology Research Program ******************** 3. SEMINARS ******************** 3.1: Thursday, 02.14.08, 9:00AM, BMED 2001: ³The New Biology of Breast Cancer and Its Therapeutic Implications,² by George Sledge, MD, Ballvu Lantero Professor of Oncology, IU School of Medicine; and Leader, Breast Cancer Group, IU Simon Cancer Center. 3.2: Thursday, 02.14.08; 1:30, refreshments, 1:45, Seminar; CIVL 1144: ³Disorder in the solid state (defects nano-crystalline glassy amorphous) an investigation using x-ray powder diffraction and computational modeling of organic molecular systems,² by Dr. Simon Bates. ABSTRACT: Disorder is ubiquitous in solid state materials; this is especially true for organic molecular solid forms due to the inherent molecular complexity and relatively weak intermolecular potentials. Molecular complexity acts like a local random field competing against the drive toward long-range order. This competition sets up a rich display of local molecular order with examples of both random networks and random close packing. X-ray powder diffraction is in many cases an ideal tool for probing solid-state structure, providing a window through which the short-range structural relationships that exist in disordered systems can be observed. Because of the relatively featureless form of x-ray amorphous diffraction, analysis of the data in any meaningful way requires the building of computational models of the proposed molecular structure. Using total X-ray diffraction calculation, the powder pattern (or PDF) of the proposed structure can be compared to the measured data. In being able to characterize the local structure of disordered systems, the ultimate goal of this work is the prediction of the propensity toward crystallization over time (physical stability). For pharmaceutical materials physical stability represents one of the most critical physical properties relating to the usefulness of the disordered form as a solid dosage form. BIO: Dr. Simon Bates is currently a Principal at Aptuit Consulting, focusing on the solid state and intellectual property issues relevant to the pharmaceutical community. Dr. Bates is an Applied Physicist by training with expertise in materials science and the solid state. His specific expertise is in structural characterization of the solid state using x-ray and neutron diffraction. Before moving to Aptuit Consulting, Dr. Bates held the position of Fellow at SSCI Inc and was responsible for the Computational Methods and Innovation group. In this role, he developed new technologies for solid-state characterization and materials properties prediction dealing with both crystalline and amorphous materials. A number of these technologies are subject to patent applications and have opened up new areas of characterization for pharmaceutical solids. In addition, he has served as a scientific consultant and expert witness to attorneys representing pharmaceutical companies involved in patent infringement cases. In addition to his role at Aptuit Consulting Dr. Bates is an Associate Adjunct Professor in Industrial Pharmacy at Purdue University. In 1985 He received his PhD in Applied Physics from the University of Hull for his work on Neutron Diffraction of Magnetic Rare Earth Alloys. The Neutron Diffraction Measurements were performed at the Institute Laue Langevin (Grenoble). Upon graduation, he worked as a Fellow in the Department of Physics at Edinburgh University. In this capacity, he used x-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction measurements to study phase transitions in solid state materials. From 1988 to 2003, he worked in the Analytical X-ray equipment manufacturing and sales industry. His positions as Product Manager at Philips Analytical and later at Kratos (Shimadzu), as well as Vice President of Science at Bede Scientific resulted in new business and technology development for X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence. Dr. Bates currently has over 40 international publications on diffraction analysis of solid state materials. 3.3: Friday, 02.15.08, 3:30PM refreshments, 3:45PM Seminar, ARMS 1010: ³Effects of strain rate and temperature on the properties and behavior of AHSS and austenitic stainless sheet steels,² by Prof. Veli-Tapani Kuokkala, Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, Finland; and Visiting Scholar, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University. ABSTRACT: Steels are interesting although some people think they are just old-fashioned and boring! The fact of the matter is, however, that of the ca. 3,500 different steel grades currently commercially available, 75 % have been developed during the past 20 years or so. For example, DP, TRIP and TWIP steels are good representatives of the group of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) that have been developed to meet the special demands put forward by the automotive industry. High strain rates are interesting, too. The reason for this is that the behavior of most materials changes quite markedly when the rate of loading becomes high enough. This is especially true for AHSS steels, whose microstructure is partially metastable and therefore sensitive to both strain rates as such and, in particular, to the changes of material temperature due to the deformation induced (adiabatic) heating at high strain rates at large strains. In this presentation, current developments of the AHSS sheet steels as well as some austenitic stainless steels are reviewed with emphasis on the deformation and strain hardening mechanisms that give these steels at the same time high strength and high ductility (formability), which are usually contradictory properties for metals and alloys. The most important high strain rate phenomena and testing techniques are also reviewed and discussed. Finally, some recent results of the high strain rate testing of sheet steels with Hopkinson Split Bar technique are presented and discussed. BIO: Dr. Kuokkala is Professor of Materials Science at the Tampere University of Technology in Tampere, Finland. He obtained his PhD in Materials Science from Tampere University of Technology (TUT) in 1984. Since then, he has held several academic positions at TUT, including Deputy Associate Professor of Materials Science, Deputy Professor of Electron Microscopy, Associate Professor of Materials Science, and Professor of Materials Science since 1998. He has also worked as an Academic Guest at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, Switzerland, and as a Long Term Visiting Staff Member at the Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA. His current research interests are the elastic properties and ultrasonic attenuation in solids, computer applications in electron microscopy, and especially the high strain rate behavior of materials. He is currently on sabbatical leave at the Purdue University. **************** 4. ONE PURDUE **************** 4.1: Need to place your own orders? Purchasing will present SRM Requisitioner Hands-on Workshops in February: 02.12, 8-9:45am; 02.12, 10-11:45; 02.14, 8-9:45am; 02.14, 10-11:45; 02.19, 8-9:45am; 02.19, 10-11:45; 02.21, 8-9:45am; 02.21, 10-11:45; 02.26, 8-9:45am; 02.26, 10-11:45; 02.28, 8-9:45am; 02.28, 10-11:45. All sessions are located in the ITAP Training Room, 2nd floor of FREH southwest corner of the building. Description: This workshop is intended to aid Requisitioners in ordering through SRM. The first hour will be a presentation of tips and tricks, including setting default ship-to information, using vendor lists, proper procedures for identifying pricing, and more. The remaining time will be spent entering live orders with the assistance of Purchasing Services staff. Please bring several orders to enter during the workshop. You need the requisitioner role in order to participate in the system. All sessions are the same material, you only need to attend one session. Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. To register and view available dates and times, please follow the instructions below. If you are not able to attend, please cancel through the system to allow others to attend. For questions regarding the workshops, please contact the Purchasing Services Helpdesk at 765-494-7279 or pshelpdesk(a)purdue.edu <mailto:pshelpdesk@purdue.edu> . To register: Go to: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training <http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training > , click on the header ³OnePurdue² (about three-quarters down the left column). All the showcases and workshops currently available for enrollment will appear. When the you click on ³Register Now,² you will be prompted to log in with your Career Account user ID and password. You will then be asked to verify your name, e-mail address and phone number. Click on the ³Submit² button. Several things will then happen: Your registration will be confirmed on the screen, including the date, time and training location. Click on a ³Download² icon to add the event to your Outlook calendar. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you. This system maintains an automated waiting list for each class. If a class section is full, you may choose to be added to its waiting list. If registered people cancel, you will automatically be bumped, (in the order of the waiting list) into the vacant seats. You will be sent an e-mail confirmation, so it's important that you cancel your registration if you are unable to attend. ********************* 5. LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE ********************* 5.1: Police to offer defense course: A Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) System course is being offered by the Purdue Police Department in February. The course is free and is offered at the Police Department (TERY) Conference Room, 205 South Martin Jischke Drive, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the following dates: Friday, Feb. 22; Monday, Feb. 25; and Wednesday, Feb. 27. The program is a 12-hour, self-defense-system course designed primarily for women. P articipants must be 12 years of age or older. Attendance at all sessions is required for successful completion of this course. More information about the course may be found at this web site address: http://www.purdue.edu/police/programs/types/rad.htm. For additional information or to register for the course, please send an e-mail to sasheppard(a)purdue.edu. 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: 02.04.08
by Deborah Starewich 04 Feb '08

04 Feb '08

WEEKLY MEMO, February 4, 2008 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: TOUR TRAINING !!!! Candiss Vibbert, Associate Director for Discovery Park Engagement and Associate Vice Provost for Engagement, invites you to a workshop designed to provide you with the information and materials necessary to host a wide variety of guests at Discovery Park. This workshop will be offered on February 12 from 1:303:30, in Burton Morgan 121. If you cannot attend at that time, but could attend a morning session on that same day from 9:00-11:00, please RSVP with that information. Since last July, over 1500 individuals have visited Discovery Park and many of you have been tapped for assistance. This workshop will provide you with a DVD of a video that you can use for a broad overview as well as one-page handouts and a list of key talking points for audiences with whom you would like to highlight the key characteristics of Discovery Park. We have a broad range of supplemental materials, guides to assist you in considering what areas to stress for differing audiences, a brochure about our facilities, and a website where these materials can be found. A script for tours of both Bindley and Birck have been developed with stopping points and key information on posters, so that it will be easy for everyone to host groups. Candiss¹s goal is to create a large group of FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS who are confident that they can host visitors at Discovery Park and will convey a consistent message to these guests. This workshop should be a big step toward this end. If you cannot attend a session on the 12th, but are interested in hosting guests to Discovery Park, please send your name so that other sessions may be held. Please RSVP to Valerie Lawless at (lawlessv(a)purdue.edu) and Deborah Starewich (dstarewi(a)purdue.edu) 1.2: Blood-borne Pathogen Training: Friday, 02.08.08, 2:00PM, BRK 1099. 1.3: The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and TechPoint will host the Indiana Collegiate Entrepreneur Bootcamp in Indianapolis at the Indiana Roof Ballroom on Thursday, March 20 (2:008:00PM). The program is specifically designed for undergraduate and graduate students with the desire to become the next wave of successful Indiana entrepreneurs. This highly interactive program features practical tips and advice from some of the best entrepreneurs and investors in Indiana, as well as renowned business coach Bill Joos, Principal at Silicon Valley-based Go to Market Consulting. The Bootcamp teaches students the art and science of creating and managing a high growth venture. Joos will put participants through the paces of business positioning, refining the ³elevator pitch,² and avoiding the most common business planning mistakes. The program will conclude with interactive round tables at dinner where groups of students will have the opportunity to get feedback on their big idea as well as network with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. The dinner will also provide an opportunity for 10-15 students to pitch their big idea and receive immediate and candid feedback from a panel of investors. The top pitches will win $1,000, $500, or $250. There is no cost for attendance thanks to the generous support of Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans (www.ismloans.org) Visit www.indianabootcamp.org for additional information and to sign up. 1.4: Dr. Richard Kuhn, Director of the Bindley Bioscience Center, is pleased to announce the establishment of the Bindley Strategic Council (BSC). The following Purdue faculty members will be serving 3-year terms as advisers to the administrative and scientific leadership of the BBC: Clint Chapple (Biochemistry); Rebecca Doerge (Statistics); Jim Fleet (Foods and Nutrition); Michael Gribskov (Biological Sciences); Tony Hazbun (Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology); Catherine Hill (Entomology); Scott Jackson (Agronomy); Richard Kuhn (Biological Sciences); and Phil Low (Chemistry) ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday, 02.04.08, 11:25-11:55AM: Purdue Women¹s Club. A group of 30 women of various ages; most are affiliated with Purdue in some way. The tour is part of the Purdue Women¹s Club Lecture Series. They are interested in learning about the current technology and research at Purdue as well as seeing the facilities. 2.2: Tuesday, 02.05.08, 12:45PM: NASA personnel and Purdue research group. 2.2: Friday, 02.08.08, 10:00-11:00AM: Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, College of Science¹s Centennial Distinguished Lecture Series speaker. 2.3: Friday, 02.08.08, 11:00-11:30AM: Dr. Barbara Karn, Discovery Lecture Series speaker. ******************** 3. SEMINARS ******************** 3.1: Wednesday, 02.06.08, 2:30PM, EE317: ³Heat Transfer Across Solid Contacts Enhanced with Nanomaterials,² by Timothy S. Fisher, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. ABSTRACT: This presentation will describe thermal transport processes at solid-solid material interfaces. An overview of applications in the electronics industry will serve to motivate the subject, and then the basic diffusive constriction theory will be developed. The addition of carbon nanotube arrays to solid-solid interfaces has been shown to improve heat transfer significantly, and these materials will serve as an example of enhanced transport with nanomaterials. Experimental techniques and results will be reviewed, and a model that employs ballistic transport principles will be introduced to interpret these results. BIO: Timothy S. Fisher received Ph.D. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 1998 and 1991, respectively. He joined the Purdue's School of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center in 2002 after several years at Vanderbilt University. He is currently serving as a Visiting Professor in the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India. 3.2: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 4:30PM, Physics 114: ³The Potential of Nanostructured Materials to Address the Challenge of a Sustainable Energy Resource,² by Professor Mildred Dresselhaus, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Reception prior to seminar, 3:30, Physics 242. Mildred Dresselhaus received her PhD degree at the University of Chicago in 1958. Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Dresselhaus spent two years at Cornell University as an NSF postdoctoral fellow, and then seven years as a staff member of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the Solid State Physics Division. She joined the MIT faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1967 and the Department of Physics in 1983, and was named an Institute Professor in 1985. She served as the Director of the Office of Science at the US Department of Energy in 2000-2001. Professor Dresselhaus is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has served as President of the American Physical Society (1984), President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 1997), Treasurer of the National Academy of Sciences (1992-96), and Chair of the Board of the American Institute of Physics (2003-2008). 3.3: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 5:00PM, POTR 118: ³Gen-Nano Competition Call Out,² WITH PIZZA SERVED. Learn more about generation-nano project and competition details. Invent the Best Gen-Nano Game and win up to $300 in cash! The competition is open Jan 16, 2008 with a deadline for proposal submission of Mar 15, 2008. Bring in your creativity and expertise into this growing e-learning project for kids! Competition Overview: The Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) is accepting proposals from students on Purdue¹s West Lafayette campus interested in designing a storyboard for an interactive K-12 learning activity to be published within one of the learning modules of the generation-nano.org website, which aims to excite middle school children about science by teaching them nanotechnology concepts. The individual or team authors of the three winning storyboards will receive cash awards of up to $300. Additional prizes will be awarded to authors of activities selected for implementation. For details visit: http://www.generation-nano.org/competition; Questions: feedback @generation-nano.org 3.4: Friday, February 8, 2008, 5:30PM, MRGN 121: ³Nanotechnologies and Environmental Concern,² by Dr. Barbara Karn, US EPA, Head of the Research Grant Program for Nanotechnologies, The Wilson Center, Member of Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. FREE PIZZA AND BEVERAGES. **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: The National Science Foundation has released this year¹s solicitation for the Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation component of Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities program (CRIF:MU), which provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments. Approximately $6 million per fiscal year will fund approximately 20 awards as standard or continuing grants depending upon the quality of proposals and the availability of funds. Awards will have a three-year duration and are non-renewable. Award size is limited to $500,000 plus personnel costs for cyber-enabled projects. The request for proposals is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08539/nsf08539.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08539/nsf08539.htm> . For this competition, Purdue may submit two proposals, with the requirement that at least one proposal must involve cyberinfrastructure. Internal deadlines are as follows: Monday, March 3: Letters of Intent due to the OVPR; Monday, April 14: Preproposals due to the OVPR; Thursday, April 17: Preproposal rankings due to the OVPR. Please note: Letters of intent, preproposals, and rankings to the OVPR should be e-mailed to OVPRlimited(a)purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy and template for letters of intent may be found at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi> . For any case in which the number of internal letters of intent received is no more than the number of proposals allowed by the sponsor, the OVPR will notify the PI that an internal preproposal will be unnecessary. 4.2: The National Science Foundation has released this year¹s solicitation for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT), which ³has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.² The request for proposals is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08540/nsf08540.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08540/nsf08540.htm> . An estimated 20 Traineeship grants will be awarded, as well as one award for a Resource Center (a new component of this program). For this competition, Purdue may submit four preliminary Traineeship proposals, and one Resource Center proposal. Internal deadlines are as follows: Monday, February 18: Letters of Intent due to the OVPR; Monday, March 17: Preproposals due to the OVPR; Thursday, March 20: Preproposal rankings due to the OVPR. Please note: Letters of intent, preproposals, and rankings to the OVPR should be e-mailed to OVPRlimited(a)purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy and template for letters of intent may be found at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi> . Those submitting for the Resources Center component should so indicate on the letter of intent. For any case in which the number of internal letters of intent received is no more than the number of proposals allowed by the sponsor, the OVPR will notify the PI that an internal preproposal will be unnecessary. 4.3: Summer Teaching OpportunityApply now! The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is seeking an Instructor for Nanotechnology, a course that we are offering at a summer program for gifted adolescents on Duke University's West Campus and Texas A&M University. Staff employment dates for this position are Term 1 - June 10 - July 2 and Term 2 - July 10 - August 2. The instructor, with the help of a teaching assistant, is responsible for designing a course or using a Duke TIP syllabus to teach the course to a group of approximately 16-20 gifted students. The instructor position requires at least a year of graduate coursework and/or teaching experience with specific emphasis on nanotechnology. In addition to a competitive salary, Duke TIP also provides housing and meals for all summer staff, as needed. The course description is as follows: ³Nanotechnology²: The 21st century's "industrial revolution" will be fueled by the emerging science of nanotechnology. The fields of medicine, electronics, textiles, quantum computing, and alternative energy source development are but a few of the topics that will be highlighted in this course. Presently, industries, governments, and academia are working together to develop the potential of nanoscience. What once seemed a futuristic dream has progressed to cutting edge reality. In this course, students will survey the progress and the potential of nanotechnology. This course is open to current ninth and tenth graders only. Please visit the Duke TIP web site for complete information about our programs and the summer employment process. Below are several links that will be helpful in addressing your questions.Summer Employment Information: www.tip.duke.edu/about/employment <http://www.tip.duke.edu/about/employment <http://www.tip.duke.edu/about/employment> > (job descriptions, salary information, application materials); Summer Program Information: www.tip.duke.edu/summer_programs <http://www.tip.duke.edu/summer_programs <http://www.tip.duke.edu/summer_programs> <http://www.tip.duke.edu/summer_programs > > (course offerings, site information) If you are interested in this instructor position, please contact Liz Morgan, Academic Coordinator at emorgan(a)tip.duke.edu or call at (919) 681-6981 as soon as possible. 4.4: The Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE) is soliciting research proposals from Purdue faculty in all disciplines with research interests related to healthcare delivery. Approximately $240,000 has been allocated for this year's research-funding cycle. It is anticipated that up to six projects will receive funding. Highly successful projects may be eligible to receive subsequent funding from RCHE in the form of proposal cost-sharing, etc. RCHE welcomes proposals leveraged with other proposal opportunities at Purdue. E-mail Intent to Submit Proposal Deadline is Feb. 15. Proposal due date is March 3rd. Full RFP and more information are available at the RCHE Web site <http://www.purdue.edu/rche <http://www.purdue.edu/rche> >. ********************* 5. LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE ********************* 5.1: Congratulations to new daddy, Dan Hosler, and family: Samuel Thomas Hosler came to be on Sunday (01.27.08) morning. 5.2: IRS Warns Taxpayers of New E-mail Scams: A new variation of the refund scheme may be directed toward organizations that distribute funds to other organizations or individuals. In an attempt to seem legitimate, the scam e-mail claims to be sent by, and contains the name and supposed signature of, the Director of the IRS Exempt Organizations area of the IRS. The e-mail asks recipients to click on a link to access a form for a tax refund. In reality, taxpayers claim their tax refunds through the filing of an annual tax return, not a separate application form. The IRS recommends that recipients do not click on links in, or open any attachments to, e-mails they receive that are unsolicited or that come from unknown sources. 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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