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WEEKLY MEMO: 05.26.08
by Deborah S. Starewich 23 May '08

23 May '08

WEEKLY MEMO, May 27, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: Monday, May 26, 2008, is a university HOLIDAY: don¹t come to work :) 1.2: The BNC Procurement Officer (Ira Young) will be on vacation 05/26/08 to 06/02/08. Specialty chemical deliveries will be handled by Steve Jurss. Urgent stocking requests will be handled by Jennifer Monahan. The BNC storeroom will be manned briefly on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1:15-1:30pm for purchases of common lab items. 1.3: BNC is switching chemical suppliers for stock acids: In February, our acid supplier ICR had an equipment malfunction and shipped a batch of BOE that was 10x too dilute; all faulty material has been pulled and was replaced with tested BOE lots dated 03/19/08 and 03/28/08; demands from BNC for more rigorous quality controls and documentation were unmet; BNC is phasing out ALL ICR materials and switching to J.T. BAKER for all acid supplies (HF, BOE, H2SO4, HCl, HNO3). The cross over will occur as each acid stock is consumed. 1.4: Red Hawk has been working on the software for the card reader system. It was originally thought that all work would be transparent and that Birck residents would be unaffected, however, the outer doors have been locking unexpectedly. Birck facility staff members have been temporarily fixing the problem by wedging the doors open with doorstops. If you continue to experience trouble, please contact Mary Jo Totten (tottenm(a)purdue.edu) ********************* 2. SEMINARS *see abstracts/bios below ********************* 2.1A: Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 10:30AM, MRGN 112: ³Optofluidic Ring Resonators: The Interface Between Photonics and Fluidics for Bio/chemical Sensing,² by Dr. Xudong (Sherman) Fan, Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering Department, University of Missouri. 2.2B: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:45AM, Breakfast, MJIS 1001: ³What Is Inventorship?² by Attorney Brad Addison. REGISTER TO ATTEND: www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/certificate/events **************** 3. SYMPOSIUM(S) **************** 3.1: NCN Student Research Symposium (NSRS), Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 10:00-3:00, MRGN. 3.2: Oxide Nanocomposites Symposium at ICCE-16 Conference, July 20-26, 2008, China. For applications and inquiries, please contact the Steering Organizers: Hiroshi Kezuka (<kezuka(a)bs.teu.ac.jp>), Katherine Develos-Bagarinao (<develos-bagarinao(a)aist.go.jp>). You are requested to send paper titles immediately to the organizers. When you submit your abstract to Prof. David Hui (ICCE Chair) and Prof. Hiroshi Kezuka (Symposium Steering Organizer), please note the category of ³Oxide Nanocomposites Symposium.² **************************** 4. ABSTRACTS/BIOS for seminars **************************** A: Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 10:30AM, MRGN 112: ³Optofluidic Ring Resonators: The Interface Between Photonics and Fluidics for Bio/chemical Sensing,² by Dr. Xudong (Sherman) Fan, Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering Department, University of Missouri. ABSTRACT: Optical ring resonators are an emerging sensing technology that has recently been under intensive investigation. In a ring resonator, the light propagates in the form of whispering gallery modes (WGMs) or guided waveguide modes, which results in a light-analyte interaction length much longer than the resonator physical size. In this talk, we will overview the latest progress in ring resonator bio/chemical sensor development. In particular, we will discuss the opto-fluidic ring resonator (OFRR) developed in our lab that integrates microfluidics and photonics. Applications of the OFRR in label-free biosensors, microfluidic lasers, fluorescence bio-detection, chemical vapor sensors, and gas chromatography will be presented. SHORT BIO: Dr. Fan obtained B.S. and M.S. in physics from Peking University in 1991 and 1994, respectively, and Ph.D. in physics and optics from Oregon Center for Optics at the University of Oregon in 2000. Between 2000 and 2004, he was a project leader at 3M-Austin on fiber optics and optical biosensor development. In August of 2004, he joined the Biological Engineering Department at the University of Missouri as an assistant professor. Dr. Fan¹s research includes development of novel photonic bio/chemical sensors based on ring resonators and nanoparticles. He has over 40 publications and over 10 issued/pending patents. Dr. Fan serves as a chair and organizer of conferences for SPIE and MRS. He is a recipient of 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, American Chemical Society Young Faculty Award, the Wallace H. Coulter Early Career Award, and the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award. His research is supported by National Science Foundation, National Institute of Health, private foundations, and industrial companies. If you are interested in meeting Dr. Fan, please contact Dr. Chang Lu (changlu(a)purdue.edu <mailto:changlu@purdue.edu> ) to set up an appointment. B: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:45AM, Breakfast, MJIS 1001: ³What Is Inventorship?² by Attorney Brad Addison. REGISTER TO ATTEND: www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/certificate/events Brad Addison is a partner and a member of the Intellectual Property Department of Barnes and Thornburg LLP, where his practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical and biological technology areas. He earned his BS degree in biology from Indiana State University, his PhD from the University of Kentucky, and his JD from the University of Cincinnati in 1993 (bio available here: http://www.btlaw.com/Person.asp?Personnel_ID=250)

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Birck Support Survey
by Jeff Goecker 22 May '08

22 May '08

The following message was sent on behalf of Tim Sands. Dear Birck Nanotechnology Center Resident: The Birck Nanotechnology Center was originally staffed at levels based on anticipated needs. Now that we have been in the building and operating for approximately 18 months, it is time to reassess our needs with respect to the services provided by business office, clerical and lab staff. Please complete the following survey, rating each service category with respect to your expectations, and add your comments in the box at the end of the survey. Thanks in advance for your input. Survey Details * Go to: https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/facilities/manuals/supp… * Login with Purdue Career Account information * See instructions at the top of the page for additional details * Please complete by June 1, 2008 (Data will be collected at this time) * Estimated completion time is 10-15 minutes Regards- Tim Sands Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director Birck Nanotechnology Center

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Chemical Source Change
by John Weaver 20 May '08

20 May '08

BNC is switching chemical suppliers for stock acids . In February, our acid supplier ICR had an equipment malfunction and shipped a batch of BOE that was 10x too dilute. . All faulty material has been pulled and was replaced with tested BOE lots dated 03/19/08 and 03/28/08 . Demands from BNC for more rigorous quality controls and documentation were unmet. . BNC is phasing out ALL ICR materials and switching to J.T. Baker for all acid supplies (HF, BOE, H2SO4, HCl, HNO3). The cross over will occur as each acid stock is consumed. John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Monday Memo
by Marris, Melissa J 19 May '08

19 May '08

WEEKLY MEMO, May 19, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1 Last Thursday's town hall meeting covered a variety of issues including: * BNC Support Survey * Facility Reminders * Change in BNC Acid Supplier * New Photoresist Storage Policy in the Cleanroom * Recent Additions to the BNC Equipment Please see the attached slides or view the information on the BNC website (www.nano.purdue.edu) 1.2: Ira Young (BNC Procurement Officer) will be on vacation next week (May 26th - May 30th). Standard chemical stocking will be maintained as normal. But please plan ahead for equipment stocks (beakers, tweezers, etc.). 1.3: CARD READERS 2nd FLOOR EAST: The BNC card reader system installation is continuing on the **2nd Floor EAST** wing (BRK 20XX) this week. Some cutting and grinding can be expected as conduit and the card readers are mounted in the galley and on each lab door (BRK 2031, 2037, 2043, 2077, 2081, & 2087). Note, work on BRK 2043 & 2087 BSL2 labs are scheduled for Thursday and Friday (05/22-05/23) Researchers can expect to see electricians in their labs and in some cases may be asked to briefly suspend experiments as door strikers are installed. If you have any issues or concerns please contact Mary Jo Totten (61173) or Mark Voorhis (43036). 1.1: Summer Project . . . Birck gets waxed:-): Is still on hold. 1:2: There will be some people around the building this week washing windows. They will be doing both inside and outside in the public area. ******************* 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: ******************** 3. SEMINARS ******************** 3.1: The Student Leadership Council (SLC) of NCN is pleased to announce a Student Research Symposium for the first time. This year we will have research talks by students from theoretical and experimental groups working on nanotechnology at Purdue University. You are cordially invited to attend this function. It is a great opportunity to know new people, learn what your colleagues are doing, and learn material that may be important to your own research or coursework. Also, free lunch will be provided ;-) **NCN Student Research Symposium (NSRS), 2008** DATE: Tuesday, May 27 2008 VENUE: Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship MRGN (located in the Discovery Park at Purdue, intersection of Jischke drive and State Street) SCHEDULE: Powerpoint Research Presentations (morning session): 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Lunch and Poster Presentation: 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Powerpoint Research Presentations (afternoon session): 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm The Symposium will feature 8 research talks by experimentalists and 8 by thoereticians, each 15 min long (including questions). CALL FOR POSTERS: You are invited to present a poster during the extended lunch session. You do not necessarily have to prepare a new poster. A poster that you may already have and would like to present is most welcome. It will be a great opportunity to share your research work with others and get feedback. Please let Alicia Goodman, goodman(a)ecn.purdue.edu, know that you will be attending and your meal preference if you are a vegetarian by end-of-business Wednesday May 21, so that she can ensure you don't go hungry. Also let her know by the same day if you wish to present a poster during the NSRS lunch session and we will have a poster stand ready for you. All you have to do is bring the poster with you to the symposium. Please email any individual queries you may have to apalaria(a)purdue.edu We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for this most exciting event and perhaps also present a poster with some of your exciting research work. Sincerely, Amrit Palaria (SLC, NCN@Purdue) **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: "UPDATE ON NSF STC COMPETITION" THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT ON BEHALF OF CHRISTINE KING: Dear Deans, Department Heads, and Discovery Park and OVPR Center Directors, Following up on the message below, this morning I spoke with Joan Frye at NSF, who will be the new program director for the STC competition. Dr. Frye stated that the new RFP for the STC will not be released in May, and that she's hoping for early June. Also, when I asked about the eligibility limitations, she suggested the possibility that the institutional limitation on preproposals may be fewer than the five allowed for the last competition. Also, FYI, I've attached Arden Bement's comments re: the STC in his February NSF FY2009 Budget Request to Congress.I hope this information helps a bit in your planning for this competition. Bement's budget comments on Feb. 4 re: STCs Interdisciplinary research is alive and well at NSF, not only in the nature of the grants we fund, but also in our organizational structures and cross-Foundation partnerships. The 2009 budget request gives particular emphasis to interdisciplinary programs, centers, and multi-investigator grants. In 2009, we plan to establish five to seven new Science and Technology Centers. The STCs tackle frontier problems of national and global importance by developing innovative partnerships among disciplines and with business and industry. They speed the transfer of concepts for new technologies to the private sector. And, critically, they integrate research with the education of those who will be tomorrow's teachers and leaders in discovery and innovation. At the beginning of my presentation, I emphasized the potential economic returns that can accrue from NSF investments. However, there are other, vitally important returns: namely, those that serve national and global needs in energy, health, security and environment, and those that increase human understanding and wonder about the universe in which we live, from the smallest to the largest scales.

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Town Hall Meeting today.
by Marris, Melissa J 15 May '08

15 May '08

A Birck Reminder: Birck Nanotechnology Town Hall Meeting is today May 15, 2008 at 1:30pm in BRK 1001. Please attend if at all possible. Thank you, Melissa

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Monday Memo May 12, 2008
by Marris, Melissa J 12 May '08

12 May '08

WEEKLY MEMO, May 12, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: Summer Project . . . Birck gets waxed:-): Is on hold until further notice! 1.2: CARD READERS 2nd FLOOR EAST: The BNC card reader system installation is continuing on the **2nd Floor EAST** wing (BRK 20XX) this week. Some cutting and grinding can be expected as conduit and the card readers are mounted in the galley and on each lab door (BRK 2031, 2037, 2043, 2077, 2081, & 2087). The wiring and installation work in the **2nd Floor West** has been completed. If you have any issues or concerns please contact Mary Jo Totten (61173) or Mark Voorhis (43036). 1.3: TOWN HALL MEETING: Thursday, 05.15.08, 1:30, BRK 1001 ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 3. SEMINARS ******************** 3.1: "How Rain Starts" Friday, May 16, 2008; 4:00 p.m. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 2001 Gregory Falkovich, Department Head, Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and University of Chicago.The brief history of rain theories, from primordial chaos to modern turbulence, will be presented. Recent experimental and theoretical results on fractal distribution of water droplets in clouds will be reviewed. Some unsolved problems of cloud physics will be described along with their relations to problems in field theory and condensed matter.Gregory Falkovich graduated from Novosibirsk University, PhD from the Nuclear Physics Institute (Russian Ac. Sci., Novosibirsk), since 1991 at the Weizmann Institute of Science where I'm currently professor and the Head of the Department of Physics of Complex Systems. Right now, I hold a visiting professorship on a double appointment by the Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago (James Franck Institute). Additional information may be obtained from Gregory's webpage (http://www.weizmann.ac.il/home/fnfal/) 3.2: The Olympus Nano-Imaging and Metrology Demonstration Series continues as a participant with Purdue University with a demonstration and hands on workshop highlighting the: LEXT OLS-3100 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope System. Where: Purdue University, Birck Nanotechnology Center, BRK1001 conference room When: Friday, May 23rd, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Bring samples for analysis! The LEXT laser confocal microscope system is specifically designed for industrial-based applications requiring high-magnification and high-resolution 3D imaging and measurement. The LEXT has lateral resolution of 120nm and Z-resolution of 10nm. It can achieve magnifications up to 14,400x and can provide real color images, as well as B&W laser images. It is ideal for metrology, surface analysis, roughness, corrosion, failure analysis, and more. The LEXT is designed to bridge the gap between a light microscope and an SEM in that: -it can achieve higher magnification and resolution than a light microscope -it can be used for brightfield, darkfield and DIC observations similar to a light microscope -it is completely non-destructive -easy to operate, no special training required -analyses take minutes, no sample prep required The LEXT has also been recognized recently for two prestigious awards: 1. 2006: The editors of Advanced Packaging gave the LEXT the award for "Best New Product" as a Quality Assurance / Management Tool. 2. 2007: Solid State Technology Magazine gave the LEXT the award for "Attendees Choice" for Best Cost of Ownership. Refreshments Served **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES ****************

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Monday Memo 05/05/2008
by Marris, Melissa J 05 May '08

05 May '08

WEEKLY MEMO, May 5, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.2: CARD READERS 2nd FLOOR EAST & WEST: The BNC card reader system installation is will expand to include work on the **2nd Floor EAST** wing (BRK 20XX) starting 05/05/2008. Some cutting and grinding can be expected as the card readers are mounted in the galley and on each lab door (BRK 2031, 2037, 2077, & 2081). The installation work is also continuing on the **2nd Floor WEST** wing (BRK 22XX) where researchers can still expect to see electricians in their labs and in some cases may be asked to briefly suspend experiments as door strikers are installed. If you have any issues or concerns please contract Mary Jo Totten (61173) or Mark Voorhis (43036). 1.3: TOWN HALL MEETING: Thursday, 05.15.08, 1:30, BRK 1001 1.4: Additional landscaping work will be taking place around the BNC to repair several problems with the existing landscape. These should have a minimal affect on the building, but at times may have sidewalks temporarily closed. Additionally, there will be some noise- and vibration-creating activities where concrete must be cut and removed. This work will take place between May 1 and June 19, 2008. Major vibration-creating activities are planned for mornings during the week of May 5. Please contact John Weaver jrweaver(a)purdue.edu if this timing is problematic. 1.5: Summer Project . . . Birck gets waxed:-): Birck rooms 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2044, 2046, 2048, and 2050 are scheduled for waxing this week. A reminder will be posted on the door of each room. Please place all items from the floor on top of your desk. The custodian crew thanks you for your cooperation. 1:5: The Refrigerator is now working properly. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday & Tuesday, May 5&6, BRK Labs & CR PreGowning Area: Film crew from the Big Ten Network filming for "Discovery with Delivery". 2.2: Monday, May 5, 2008, 9:00: Prof. Paul Greenfield, President of the University of Queensland 2.3: Monday, May 5, 2008, 1:30: Jasper Manufacturing Group. Tour to begin in Burton Morgan and include Bindley Bioscience and Birck 2.4: Thursday, May 8, 2008, lunchtime: IEST visit; includes lunch and tour of Birck 2.5: Thursday, May 8, 2008, 8:00: Clarian Health Leadership Conference 2.6: Friday, May 9, 2008, 8:00-4:00, BRK 1001: Ali Shakouri, University of California, Santa Cruz ******************** 3. SEMINARS ******************** 3.1: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 9:30, Pfendler Hall Auditorium: "Self-Assembled Soft NanoMaterials from Sugar Surfactants," by Dr. George John. ABSTRACT: The self-assembly of low molecular weight building blocks into nanoscale molecular objects has recently attracted considerable interest in terms of the bottom-up fabrication of soft nanomaterials. The building blocks currently used in supramolecular chemistry are synthesized mainly from petroleum-based starting materials. However, biobased organic synthesis presents distinct advantages for the generation of new building blocks since they are obtainable from renewable resources. Our research efforts are deeply devoted towards developing building blocks from renewable resources to generate soft materials such as new surfactants, liquid crystals, lipid nanotubes and molecular gels. Present talk illustrates few successful examples of generating self-assembled soft materials from agri-sources, through simple organic transformations and by enzyme catalysis. To take these materials to the next level, we successfully showed the utility of these hydrogels as drug delivery vehicles. Enzyme catalysis was used as a tool to make and break the hydrogels, which apparently triggered controlled drug delivery. Intriguingly, by combining biocatalysis, with principles of green and supramolecular chemistry, we developed building blocks-to-assembled materials. Also address the advances that have led to the understanding of chiral behaviour and the subsequent ability to control the structure of glycolipid nanostructures-derived from renewable resources-and the resulting impact of this on future material applications. We foresee that these results will encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between scientists in the fields of organic synthesis, materials research, novel surfactants, green chemistry, drug discovery to design, and develop biobased functional materials from under-utilized plant/crop based feedstocks, as new forms of materials, and energy needs. BIO: George John was born (1962) in Kerala, the southwest costal state of India. After obtaining his Ph.D. (1993) in Chemistry from Kerala University, India under the mentorship of Dr. C.K.S Pillai, Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum, he held a postdoctoral position (1994) at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Subsequently, he was a research scientist at the Agency for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. In the fall of 2002 he joined the Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center as a research faculty and pursued his research interests in the area of soft materials. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Chemistry, the City College of the City University of New York. His research interests are in the broad area of organic and macromolecular materials chemistry; specifically includes biobased organic synthesis, self-assembled soft nanomaterials for functional applications, green chemistry, understanding growth mechanisms of nanostructures and designing new structures and multifunctional nanocomposites. 3.2: Friday, May 9, 2008, 9:30-10:30, BRK 1001 Dr. Ali Shakouri Baskin School of Engineering Univ. of California Santa Cruz We review solid-state devices that allow direct conversion of heat into electricity. We describe fundamental and practical limits of conventional thermoelectric materials. Novel metal-semiconductor nanocomposites are developed where the heat and charge transport are modified at the atomic level. Potential to reach high power densities and high conversion efficiencies will be discussed. We also describe how similar principles can be used to reduce heating in optoelectronic devices and make micro refrigerators on a chip in order to remove hot spots in integrated circuits. Biography: Ali Shakouri is professor of electrical engineering at University of California Santa Cruz. He received his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology in 1995. His current research is on nanoscale heat and current transport in semiconductor devices, submicron thermal imaging, micro refrigerators on a chip and novel optoelectronic integrated circuits. He is the director of the Thermionic Energy Conversion center, a multi university research initiative aiming to improve direct thermal to electric energy conversion technologies. He received the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering in 1999, the NSF CAREER award in 2000 and the UCSC School of Engineering FIRST Professor Award in 2004. 3.3: June 11 and 12, 2008: 2008 Advanced Materials Characterization Workshop organized by the Center of Microanalysis of Materials (CMM) at the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory (FS-MRL) on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. The two-day event features lectures given by our FS-MRL scientists who are experts in the mainstream analytical techniques that are important for both academic and industrial research work. Please see more detailed information in the attachment. The workshop will be held in the room ESB190 on June 11 and 12, 2008, from 9 AM to 5:30 PM. Common analytical techniques such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Rutherford backscattering (RBS), etc., will be covered in individual lectures. Each lecture will have a strong focus on practical applications and problem solving strategies. Our first workshop on this topic in May 2007 was attended by 200 participants who gave 99% positive feed back on the quality and usefulness of the lectures. This year's workshop is an expanded two-day event with more detailed lectures, laboratory tours and demonstrations of the techniques. The $ 25 registration fee will include two full days of lectures and tutorials, laboratory tours, instrument demonstrations and lunches for both days of the event. Registration forms are available online (see also attached). Attendees do not need to be a current user of the CMM or FS-MRL facilities to register. Registration deadline is June 2, 2008. Information and registration form can be found in: http://cmm.mrl.uiuc.edu/Workshop2008/ <http://cmm.mrl.uiuc.edu/Workshop2008/> 3:4 Biofuels Symposium 2008 highlights sustainability, policy issues You are cordially invited to attend the 2008 Biofuels Symposium hosted by the Energy Center at Discovery Park. The two-day event begins at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 19th with a plenary speaker and discussions on ethanol and biodiesel followed by a poster session and dinner. Tuesday, May 20th will include speakers on biofuels sustainability issues, policy perspective, and new frontiers in biofuels and bioenergy. Experts will discuss research advancements and the policy and sustainability issues facing the ethanol and biodiesel industries during Purdue University's Biofuels Symposium 2008 on May 19-20. Speakers at the two-day event led by the Energy Center in Discovery Park will include top executives from the biofuels industry, government officials and leading academic researchers from Princeton and Purdue universities and the University of Massachusetts. Symposium events will be held in third-floor meeting rooms in Stewart Center. Keynote speaker Jim Fischer, senior scientific advisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Research Education, and Economics Mission Area, will kick off the event with his presentation, "Biofuels Research and Development Strategic Plan," at 1:15 p.m. May 19 in Stewart Center, Room 218. Sessions on day one will continue through 5 p.m., and a poster session also is planned that day. The morning session May 20 carries the theme biofuel economic and policy issues, while the afternoon will focus on the new frontiers in biofuels and bioenergy for the bio-economy. For the two-day schedule of the event sponsored by Discovery Park's Energy Center, go to: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/2008biofuels/program%20agenda.php <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/2008biofuels/program%20agenda.php> . A PDF version of a detailed agenda also can be downloaded at: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/pdfs/bio_detailed_agenda_08.pdf <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/pdfs/bio_detailed_agenda_08.pdf> . **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: RE: Department of Energy's Engineering Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) competition: The Funding Opportunity Announcement may be found at https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/933104E42D0185E58525742100 694C78/$file/EFRC_FOA_Final_Dated_April42008_FINAL.pdf. Purdue may submit three proposals for this competition. Because of the need for expediency, letters of intent were dropped from this competition. Remaining important dates are: Friday, May 2: Preproposals due to the OVPR; Thursday, May 8: Limited submission review committee meets to select Purdue's proposals. Please note: Preproposals to the OVPR should be e-mailed to OVPRlimited(a)purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy, as well as the template for the preproposal, may be found at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi> . 4.2: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Accepting Proposals for Innovation Award; Deadline: June 2, 2008 (Pre-proposals) Sept. 18 (full proposals); Info at: http://216.235.201.218/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=259#selection <http://216.235.201.218/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=259#selection> . A program of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award is designed to provide support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with "high risk/high reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact the understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer. The award is specifically designed to provide funding for extraordinary early career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. It is not designed to fund incremental advances. The research supported by the award must be novel, exceptionally creative, and, if successful, have the strong potential for high impact in the cancer field. Applicants (including non-U.S. citizens) must be conducting independent research at a U.S. research institution. Basic and translational/clinical projects will be considered. Applications will be accepted from all scientific disciplines provided that the proposed research meets the selection criteria. Applicants with a background in multiple disciplines are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must belong to one of the following categories: 1) Tenure-track Assistant Professors within the first three years of obtaining their initial Assistant Professor position (cutoff date is 1 June 2005); 2) Clinical Instructors and Senior Clinical Fellows (with an M.D.) who are pursuing a period of independent research before taking a faculty position; 3) Postdoctoral Fellows and highly motivated recent Ph.D. and M.D. graduates who are pursuing a period of independent research before taking a faculty position. The program awards between three and five new grants each year, with each recipient receiving $450,000 over three years. 4:3 GRC Call for White Papers in Modeling & Simulation of Nanoelectronic Materials, Processes, and Devices - Deadline June 16, 2008 The Device Sciences area of the Semiconductor Research Corporation Global Research Collaboration is soliciting white papers in Modeling & Simulation of Nanoelectronic Materials, Processes, and Devices. Two page white papers addressing needs in a new research needs document are due Monday, JUNE 16, 2008 at 3 PM ET/12 PM PT. A limited number of full proposals will be accepted based on the white paper submissions and a subset of these proposals will be selected for anticipated three-year contracts beginning January 1, 2009. Interested researchers should note the proposal and review schedule, needs document, and instructions for web-based white paper submissions on the SRC GRC Web site at: http://grc.src.org/fr/S200803_Call.asp <http://grc.src.org/fr/S200803_Call.asp>

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