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PU-SPM Seminar - April 3rd Birck 2001, Visiting Speaker Dr. Don Chernoff of Advanced Surface Microscopy
by Jeff Goecker 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

There will be a PUSPM seminar held this Friday, April 3rd in Brick 2001. A visiting speaker, Dr. Don Chernoff of the Advanced Surface Microscopy company (http://www.asmicro.com) will be giving a talk entitled: "Picometer-Scale Accuracy in Pitch Measurements using Microscopes." Pizza will be provided at 11:30 a.m. and the talk will begin at noon. Please see the attached seminar announcement for more information. Ryan Wagner PU-SPM student coordinator www.engineering.purdue.edu/PUSPM

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BNC Weekly Memo - 3/30/2009
by Jeff Goecker 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

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 March 30, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS BNC Annual Research Review April 6, 2009 - 1:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m. Please join us for this event. Register now. Poster presenters must register here. Space is limited. Registration open until Friday, April 3 at 12 p.m. Visit website. Cleanroom & Laboratory Shutdown The cleanroom and laboratory shutdown originally scheduled for April 7-9 has been postponed. Details forthcoming. Course Announcement: MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION Fall 2009 (ME 59700) Professor A. Martini Prepare engineers and scientists to address problems they will encounter when studying atomic-scale physical phenomena. [See Flyer] BNC-Violations: Do not move BNC furniture Furniture is being moved during the weekends into Birck 1201 conference room (multiple offenses) and it is not returned to its proper location. If this problem continues the privilege of open-use conference rooms will be suspended. To avoid damaging BNC furniture we ask that it not move for any reason. ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS 3.30.09 – Matt Falls and family from 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. with Felice Butler 3.30.09 – Purdue’s For Me Tours from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 4.2.09 – College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. with Candiss Vibbert, Charles Buck, and Tim Sands ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Women's International Research Engineering Summit (WIRES) - Barcelona - Spring 2009 A summit that will enable meaningful and sustained research exchanges and sustained research exchanges among female engineers among female engineers * Engineering Faculty * Researchers from Industry * Program Directors from Funding Agencies Download Flyer More Info Here AFOSR Sponsored Energy Harvesting Workshop -- April 16, 2009 AFOSR is planning to make 5-year investment for the basic research on the subject of "Energy Harvesting from Environment for Aerospace Platforms." Dr. Hugh DeLong, Dr. Les Lee, and Dr. Charles Lee are seeking for your inputs and comments for this vision. If you or your colleagues are interested in applying for single-PI or multi-disciplinary team research grants on the subject in near future, I encourage you to attend a one-day workshop on April 16th. The workshop will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway on April 16, 2009 http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyI… [Read More] Future Workshop: Modern STEM Concepts for Teachers Support your local teacher. Discovery Park and the Wabash Valley Education Council are planning a teachers workshop for upper elementary teachers based on state core science standards for grades 4-6. [Read More] “Squeezing Photons (and Sound) Into Metamaterials” Friday, April 3, 2009; 3:00 PM Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 2001 Nicholas Xuanlai Fang Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering & the Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign [Read more] [Download Flyer] Modeling of Squeeze-film Damping in MEMS Based on Rarefied Flow Simulations Xiaohui (Sandy) Guo Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Friday, April 3, 2009 3:00pm Birck 1001 [Read More] [Download Flyer] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES 2009 Grant Application for: Cross-disciplinary Semiconductor Research (CSR) Overview SRC-GRC is soliciting grant applications in Cross-disciplinary Semiconductor Research. The goal of CSR is to foster exploratory, multi-disciplinary, high-risk university research leading to novel high-payoff solutions for the science and technology challenges faced by the semiconductor industry at and beyond the time horizons of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). Successful CSR projects will offer innovative and, hopefully, disruptive solutions to the challenge of enabling exponential gains in cost/performance benefits provided by the semiconductor industry for the foreseeable future, and may lead to novel applications for this industry and may enhance the population of non-traditional researchers/out of box thinkers working with the SRC. [More] Limited Submission Competition: IMR-MIP The National Science Foundation has just released a solicitation for the Instrumentation for Materials Research – Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP). A description of the project follows: This program provides support for the design and construction of major instruments costing more than $4 million but less than $20 million. The program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization at major user facilities. Such instruments may include, for example, neutron beam lines, synchrotron beam lines, and high field magnets, as well as development of detectors and preparation environments necessary to support materials research. [Read More] Request for Volunteers -- NIBIB and NIH Peer Review Panels Foreseeing an extraordinarily high demand for peer reviewers to review grant applications in response to the initiatives from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the NIBIB is soliciting volunteers from the extramural community willing to serve on NIBIB and NIH peer review panels this summer and in the future. Note that applicants being reviewed by one peer review panel can participate as a reviewer on a different review panel. If you are interested in serving, please send us your contact information, including full name with middle initial, degree(s), institutional affiliation(s), email address, telephone number(s), keywords describing your area of expertise, and a copy of your CV as at email attachment to nibibreviewer(a)mail.nih.gov. [More] SBIR/STTR Training on April 13 in MRGN 121 AMIPurdue and Purdue's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship cordially invite Purdue faculty, staff, and students to attend a "how-to" tutorial and hands-on session about the SBIR/STTR proposal application process. This program is free and includes lunch. ________________________________ Submit items for memo of April 6, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 04.03.09, 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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Semi Annual Cleanroom and Lab PM - PLEASE READ
by Voorhis, Mark L. 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

The cleanroom will be closed beginning 7:30 AM Tuesday, April 7, 2008, and is expected to reopen late Wednesday or early Thursday. Also, the office, labs, and public areas will be affected on Wednesday, April 8. Significant temperature (55°) and humidity excursions should be expected during the day. In addition, on Thursday April 9 no laboratory work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed during that time period. Electrical measurements may be performed if they are not affected by significant temperature excursions in the room. Please see the more detailed description of the activities following: The Birck Nanotechnology Center building will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service on April 7-9. Air handling systems, exhaust systems and toxic gas delivery and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 7. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. Campus steam will be interrupted for 6-8 hours resulting with very cool temperatures (55°) in office, laboratory, public areas on April 8. Please dress accordingly for the colder temperatures. Therefore, all CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. In addition, the laboratory area of Birck will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems will be down beginning Thursday April 9 from 7:30 AM till 4:00PM. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by April 9, and selected research equipment may become available on an individual basis beginning Thursday or Friday. Please check with appropriate staff members for details on specific equipment. The Coral screens will give you status information on any equipment that is scheduled through Coral. Please contact John Weaver or any staff member if you have questions. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this important preventive maintenance shutdown. John Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center

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Graduate Student Poster Competition for 2009 BNC Research Review
by Jeff Goecker 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Attention all BNC graduate students Would you like to be like Stuart Williams? He won the poster competition at the 2008 BNC research review and received a cash prize. Join the poster contest this April 6th...and this could be you! If you are interested, please go to: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/poster-submission.php and follow the instructions. We are looking forward to a great 2009 Research Review and hope that you (and your research poster) will be a part of the festivities!

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Reminder: Keyence Digital Microscope System
by Mahmood, Aamer 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

This is a reminder that one of the two digital microscope representatives from Keyence Digital Microscope Systems will be in BNC tomorrow from 10 am to noon in BNC 2001. You are encouraged to bring your samples for pictures/videos. Thanks. - -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697 From: Mahmood, Aamer Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:49 PM To: 'bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: Keyence Digital Microscope System A number of digital microscope representatives are visiting Birck in the near future. The first of them, a representative of Keyence Digital Microscope Systems (www.digitalmicroscope.com <http://www.digitalmicroscope.com> ) will be visiting on Tuesday March 24, 2009 from 10 am- noon. He will have a display unit with him and will be looking at samples from the Birck community. BRK 2001 has been reserved for this session. Please let me know beforehand if you have samples and also if you have specific requirements. This will help us plan accordingly to take maximum benefit from the visit. Thanks. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697

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BNC Weekly Memo - 3/23/2009
by Jeff Goecker 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

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 March 23, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Our custodial staff will be using a 1 part vinegar/10 part water solution to clean windows in the building. We wanted to let you know in case you smell a faint vinegar odor in the vicinity of windows. Thank you to our custodial staff for taking care of us and our building. KUDOS Congratulations to BNC resident faculty members, Eric Stach and Tim Fisher, and affiliated BNC faculty member, Hugh Hillhouse, for their selection as University Faculty Scholars! More New NSF ERC Competition Announced The National Science Foundation has just released a new solicitation for the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) competition. More ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Tuesday, March 24 - Keyence Digital Microscope Systems with Aamer Mahmood Thursday, March 26 - Hirox Digital Microscopes with Aamer Mahmood Thursday, March 26 -Chemical Engineering Faculty Candidate for Yasuhiro Tchibana from 9 – 9:45 with Prof. Ribbe Friday, March 27 - ECE Prospective Graduate Students from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. with Caitlin Burger ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Advancing Manufacturing Summit VIII: The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing When: Wednesday, March 25th, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Advanced registration is requested at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/amap More Info Here Women and Leadership Seminar Amy Millman President, Springboard Enterprises “Oh great, the woman with the coffee is here... and other boardroom stories.” Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:00 pm Burton D. Morgan Center, Room 121 More Info Download Flyer Future Workshop: Modern STEM Concepts for Teachers Support your local teacher. Discovery Park and the Wabash Valley Education Council are planning a teachers workshop for upper elementary teachers based on state core science standards for grades 4-6. [Read More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Limited Submission Competition: NSF CRIF:MU The National Science Foundation has released this year’s RFP for the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU) program. This program provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments. [More] Lockheed Martin - 2009 University Research Initiative -RFP We received a recent announcement from Lockheed Martin informing us of their 2009 University Research Initiative – RFP. Please download the Letter of Announcement, Guidelines, Strategic Technology Threads, and the Abstract Template for more information. [Read More] More information from the NIH regarding supplements from stimulus dollars * NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements (NOT-OD-09-056) National Institutes of Health * NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications (NOT-OD-09-058) National Institutes of Health * NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators (NOT-OD-09-060) National Institutes of Health [Read More] ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells March 19, 2009 - A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells. Joseph Irudayaraj, a Purdue University associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, developed the nanoscale, multifunctional probes, which have antibodies on board, to search out and attach to cancer cells. A paper detailing the technology was released last week in the online version of Angewandte Chemie, an international chemistry journal. More In Other News While many of us were enjoying Spring Break and basketball last week, several students from the Patty Jischke Early Care and Education Center were busy learning to become Purdue's future nanoscientists as part of the E for Engineering program. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of March 30, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 03.27.09, to Jeff Goecker jgoecker(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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Keyence Digital Microscope System
by Mahmood, Aamer 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

A number of digital microscope representatives are visiting Birck in the near future. The first of them, a representative of Keyence Digital Microscope Systems (www.digitalmicroscope.com <http://www.digitalmicroscope.com> ) will be visiting on Tuesday March 24, 2009 from 10 am- noon. He will have a display unit with him and will be looking at samples from the Birck community. BRK 2001 has been reserved for this session. Please let me know beforehand if you have samples and also if you have specific requirements. This will help us plan accordingly to take maximum benefit from the visit. Thanks. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697

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Hirox Digital Microscopes
by Mahmood, Aamer 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

A representative of Hirox Digital Microscopes (http://www.hirox-usa.com/) will be visiting Birck on Thursday March 26, 2009 at 1 pm. He will have a display unit with him and will be looking at samples from the Birck community. We plan to reserve a conference room for this session. Please let me know beforehand if you have samples and also if you have specific requirements. This will help us plan accordingly to take maximum benefit from the visit. Thanks. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697

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BNC Weekly Memo - 3/16/09
by Jeff Goecker 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

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 March 16, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Mission MatchUp, Microfluidic Innovations take top prizes at Purdue business plan competition An Internet-based company that helps raise money for mission trips and a chemical and biological analyses concept were the big winners Tuesday (Feb. 24) at Purdue University's 22nd annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition in Discovery Park. More New NSF ERC Competition Announced The National Science Foundation has just released a new solicitation for the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) competition. More ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS No tours scheduled this week. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS No seminars scheduled this week. Enjoy your Spring vacation. Women and Leadership Seminar Amy Millman President, Springboard Enterprises “Oh great, the woman with the coffee is here... and other boardroom stories.” Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:00 pm Burton D. Morgan Center, Room 121 More Info Download Flyer ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Stand Up, Stand Out, Go Up! Elevator Pitch Competition 2009. flyer Advancing Manufacturing Summit VIII: The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing When: Wednesday, March 25th, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Advanced registration is requested at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/amap More Info Here ________________________________ KUDOS Trina Clawson's family increased by one: Trina Clawson, Birck's new business manager, gave birth to Saige Campbell Clawson on Saturday, 02.28. A beautiful girl weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Both are doing well. PHOTO ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows Program http://www.kauffman.org/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-postdoctoral-fellows-… The more than 48,000 postdoctoral researchers at United States institutions are at the forefront of new discoveries, but few have an opportunity to develop the entrepreneurial skills necessary to move their innovations from the lab to the market. With the aim of cultivating entrepreneurs from among the postdoctoral community, the Kauffman Foundation's Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows program will educate and train scientist-founders who will create the high-growth technology companies of tomorrow. More ________________________________ Submit items for memo of March 16, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 03.13.09, 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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Samples for electrical resistivity measurements
by Mahmood, Aamer 09 Mar '09

09 Mar '09

All, BNC has ordered a 4 point probe system to be placed in the Electrical Characterization lab (BRK 2261). We have an offer by the manufacturer to send them samples for testing. These can be different substrates (Si, polymer etc.). If you have any such samples please send them to me and I'll forward them along. This exercise will also help us select the optimum probe tips for our system Thanks. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697

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