April 2009 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Swine Flu Precautions - Please take seriously
by Weaver, John R 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Attached is a message from Lisa Reece, our biosafety officer, who has a very good understanding of the issues involved in the swine flu outbreak. PLEASE TAKE THIS INFORMATION SERIOUSLY, for your sake and for the sake of others in the facility. After lunch today I was in the bathroom and witnessed a student who used the toilet, did not flush, and left the bathroom without washing his hands. It is this kind of behavior that can spread this type of disease. Please follow the guidelines in the attached message. Thanks in advance, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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BNC Weekly Memo - 4.27.09
by Jeff Goecker 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '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 April 27, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Spring Cleaning? If you are cleaning and need to recycle large amounts of files, please contact Mary Jo Totten, and the custodial staff will help you. We have a confidential recycling bin in the building :) Wireless Upgrade to take place in Birck Atrium the week of May 11, 2009. Be aware that there will be debris in the area, also. This work will limit our ability to provide tours and events during the week of May 11-15, 2009. KUDOS! The Herbert Newby McCoy Award was given toVLADIMIR SHALAEV, the Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The award is presented annually to researchers for significant contributions in the natural sciences, based on nominations by peers. [More] CALL-OUT for the formation of the Purdue Photovoltaics Specialists Group [More] SMALL TIMES ranks Purdue number 8 in Research in its recent university survey. [Article] Look at what UC Berkley Science and Engineering Researchers put together…about Nanotechnology:The arcane world of nanotechnology has a chance to become transparently clear to the uninitiated, thanks to a troupe of UC Berkeley science and engineering researchers who in song and puppetology explain it all in a video that has won a national award from the American Chemical Society. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFoC-uxRqCg ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Wednesday, 04.29.09, 1:30PM: Carl J. Johnson, ECE alum, and Laura Sloop, ECE Director of Development, with Jim Cooper. Thursday, 04.30.09, 10:00AM: Taiwan delegation, with DP Engagement. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Friday, 05.01.09, 10:00-10:45AM, BRK 1001: "Materials Characterization Using Infrared and Raman Microscopy," by Ken Smith and Andrew Haefner, ThermoFisher Scientific. DEMO, 10:45-12:00PM, BRK 2261: Hands-on demo of DXR Confocal Raman Microscope and iN10 FTIR Microscope. The Raman instrument will be left at Purdue for 1-2 weeks for your experimentation. Contact Yong Chen for details. Friday, 05.01.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001: "Modeling of Dielectric Charging in RF MEMS," by Prof. Ashraf Alam, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University. [More] Nanotech Conference, 04-06 May 2009, Houston TX. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES $$FUNDING$$ LIMITED SUBMISSION: NIH Core Facility Renovation, Repair & Improvement (G20). The National Institutes of Health has released a solicitation entitled: Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20). [More] NIH Administrative supplements for K12 teacher summer research experiences. As a number of you are aware, a part of the NIH ARRA stimulus funding is being utilized to enable students or science educators (primarily K12) to participate in summer research experiences with currently funded NIH awardees (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html) [More] **JOBS** Clinical Assistant Professor of Management, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. [More] ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK YOU ARE INVITED TO THE "Lunchtime Stop, Shop and/or Swap," Wednesday, 05.06.09, 12:00-1:00PM, MRGN Cafe.Bring a Friend! [Flyer] ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS 7th Annual BioResearch Product Faire – Purdue University: Thursday, 05.14.09, 10:00AM-2:30PM, PMU, South Ballroom [More] International Travelers Need to Know About Federal Export Control Law, per Purdue Travel Office [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of May 4, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 05.01.09, 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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DP Blood drive: Friday, April 24th
by Laura Biedermann 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Hello, NSAC is sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, April 24th with the Indiana Blood Center. The Indiana Blood Center's Bloodmobile will be parked on Jischke Drive, just north of the police station. Most healthy individuals who weigh at least 110 pounds are eligible to donate blood. For more information, please see http://www.indianablood.org/donating/Pages/Eligibility.aspx or call 1-800-632-4722. If you would like to volunteer to donate blood, please e-mail me at biedermann(a)purdue.edu . The following donation time spots are still available. The number in parenthesis indicates the number of available spots. 11:30 am: (1) 11:45 am: (2) 12:00 pm: (1) 12:15 pm: (2) 12:45 pm: (2) 1:15 pm: (2) 1:30 pm: (1) 2:15 pm: (1) 2:30 pm: (1) On Monday, April 20th, I will also post a sign-up sheet on the world map bulletin board, across from the 1st floor break room. Thank you, Laura Biedermann biedermann(a)purdue.edu Birck Nanotechnology Center Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC)

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BNC Weekly Memo - 4.20.2009
by Jeff Goecker 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '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 April 20, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Wireless Upgrade to take place in Birck Atrium the week of May 11, 2009. Be aware that there will be debris in the area, also. This work will limit our ability to provide tours and events during the week of May 11-15, 2009. KUDOS to the following Birck members for faculty promotions: to professor MICHAEL A. CAPANO, professor of electrical and computer engineering; JOSEPH M. IRUDAYARAJ, professor of agricultural and biological engineering; LORING F. NIES, professor of civil engineering; ARVIND RAMAN, professor of mechanical engineering; and BABAK ZIAIE, professor electrical and computer engineering; to associate professor CHYI-KONG KAREN CHANG, associate professor of nursing; JI-XIN CHENG, associate professor of biomedical engineering; CHANG LU, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering; DIMITRIOS PEROULIS, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; YOU-YEON WON, associate professor of chemical engineering; and JEFFREY P. YOUNGBLOOD, associate professor of materials engineering. ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Wednesday, 04.22.09, 1:30PM: Ralph Patterson, Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Speaker, with Monica Allain. Wednesday, 04.22.09, 4:00PM: Forest Products Nanotechnology Program Review participants, with Monica Allain. Thursday, 04.23.09, 1:30PM: 2009 Hydrogen Symposium participants, with Kyle Smith and Alfredo Tuesta. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Monday, 04.20.09, 9:00AM-12:00PM, BRK 1099: Hirox Digital Microscopes display. [More] Tuesday, 04.21.09, 11:00AM, BRK 1001: "Electronic Structure Calculations at Macroscopic Scales," by Vikram Gavini, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. [More] Tuesday, 04.21.09, 2:30PM, BRK 1001: "Interband Tunnel Transistors," by Qin Zhang, PhD, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Notre Dame University. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Reposting of NIH Limited Submission Competition NIH has reposted the P30 announcement, with minimal changes, and a new deadline of May 29. Click here for the new announcement. Contact Cris King if you have questions about this competition or process. New ARRA Website Launched The Office of the Vice President for Research has launched a new website for Purdue faculty and staff interested in research funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also called “stimulus” funding. [More] ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK SPRINGFEST, Saturday and Sunday, 04.18 and 04.19. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of April 27, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 04.24.09, 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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weekly memo: week of 04.20.09
by Deborah S Starewich 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

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Hirox Digital Microscopes
by Reger, Ronald K 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

-----Original Message----- From: Mahmood, Aamer Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:30 PM To: bnc-all-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Hirox Digital Microscopes A representative of Hirox Digital Microscopes (http://www.hirox-usa.com/) will be visiting Birck on Monday April 20, 2009 at 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. He will have a display unit with him and is willing to take pictures of samples. This representative has visited us in the recent past but did not demonstrate the angled image capability. This is special about the current visit. What: A representative of Hirox Digital Microscopes with an angle stand for taking pictures sideways When: Monday, April 20, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Where: BRK 1099 Please mark your calendars and bring your samples for great pictures. 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 - 4.13.2009
by Jeff Goecker 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '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 April 13, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SHUT DOWN: The cleanroom will be closed beginning 7:30 AM Tuesday, May 5, 2008, and is expected to reopen late Wednesday [May 6] or early Thursday [May 7]. Also, the office, labs, and public areas will be affected on Wednesday, May 6. Significant temperature (55°) and humidity excursions should be expected during the day. In addition, on Thursday May 7 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. [Details] CONFERENCE ROOM USAGE: The use of the conference rooms at BNC for formal and informal meetings at all hours is encouraged. For this reason, the conference rooms are left unlocked during the night. We certainly hope that we can continue this practice in the future, but currently we have an abuse problem with one conference room in particular. It is inappropriate to move the upholstered furniture from the public areas of the facility into the conference rooms, but a couch has, on several occasions, been moved into BNC 1201. This practice must stop. [More] Kudos! Birck Nanotechnology Center's 2009 Annual Research Review presented its POSTER AWARD to the group consisting of Isaac Wildeson, Robert Colby, Dave Ewoldt, Zhiwen Liang, Mark Oliver, Dmitri Zakharov, Jeremy Schroeder, Patrick Cantwell, R. Edwin Garcia, Eric Stach, and Timothy Sands for their poster entitled "Low-Cost Substrates for High-Performance Nanorod Array LEDs." The award is $300 (plus a gross-up to cover taxes). HONORABLE MENTION goes to two teams that tied for second place: Ryan Wagner, Arvind Raman, and Robert Moon, "Cellulose Nanocrystals: Green Nanotechnology"; and Jonathan Claussen, Tim Fisher, and Marshall Porterfield, "Gold Nanocube-Augmented Carbon Nanotube Networks as Electrochemical Biosensors." The next Research Review will be held Thursday, 8 April 2010. Perhaps your poster will take the prize next year! KUDOS! Kyle Montgomery, PhD student, Electrical Engineering, was awarded the 2009 SMART Scholarship, which is a multi-year fellowship. Kyle is being sponsored by the Air Force Research Lab - Space Vehicles Directorate, and will be working with the space power group at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM. Way to go, Kyle! ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Wednesday, 04.15.09, 9:00: David DePaoli, Oak Ridge National Labs Friday, 04.17.09, 2:15PM: Drs. Longenecker and Palensky, College of Science Alumni, with Charles Buck Friday, 04.17.09, 2:30PM: Tour: College of Science Alumni Board, with Monica Allain Saturday, 04.18.09, 9:00AM-4:00PM: SPRINGFEST, 2-3 tours scheduled for Birck and Discovery Park. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN THE BIRCK/DISCOVERY PARK ACTIVITIES, PLEASE CONTACT VALERIE LAWLESS. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Wednesday, 04.15.09, 12:00PM, MRGN 129: Ethics and Science Seminar Series, "Metaphysical and Ethical Perspectives on Creating Animal/Human Chimeras," by Dr. Jason Eberl. Free Pizza and beverages. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. [flyer] CALL FOR PAPERS Second Annual Nanotechnology Symposium: "Advances in Nanotechnology and Applications," 9-10 October 2009, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, Louisville, KY. [brochure] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Calls for joint US-UK Funding • Infectious Disease Funding for International Partnerships A current call for funding from NIH will support US researchers working with international partners on "infectious sideases of the greatest pubilc health significance in resource-constrained countries." We encourage you to Think Britain! Letters of intent are due 23 June 2009. [Link] • Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies Funding The Technology Strategy Board (TSB), a UK government body tasked with supporting and stimulating innovation in key aspects of the UK economy, has identified the following as projects with large industry and academic interest in the following document. [Info] They have just released a call looking for new proposals [link]. Proposals are due 23 April 2009. • Environmental Nanoscience Initiative The UK's Natural Environment Research Council, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Environment Agency are collaborating with the United States Environmental Protection Agency on a major joint research effort in Environmental Nanoscience. [Funding opportunities]. The closing date is 5 August 2009. ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK Discovery Park awards $300,000 in campuswide seed research grants Discovery Park has awarded more than $300,000 for funding eight research projects at Purdue's West Lafayette and regional campuses, Discovery Park executive director Alan H. Rebar announced. [More] 4 Day Suburban-Urban Permaculture Intensive at Purdue: JUNE 4-7, 2009. Hosted By Center for the Environment and Ecological Sciences & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program [Details] ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS Physical Facilities has launched two upgraded websites for the benefit of the campus community. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of April 20, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 04.17.09, 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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Conference Room Usage - Please Read
by Weaver, John R 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

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Semi Annual Cleanroom and Lab Shutdown - PLEASE READ
by Weaver, John R 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

The cleanroom will be closed beginning 7:30 AM Tuesday, May 5, 2008, and is expected to reopen late Wednesday or early Thursday. Also, the office, labs, and public areas will be affected on Wednesday, May 6. Significant temperature (55°) and humidity excursions should be expected during the day. In addition, on Thursday May 7 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 May 5-7. Air handling systems, process vacuum, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 5. 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 May 6. 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 May 7 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 May 7, 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.

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FW: Lock in amplifier missing from BRK 2261
by Reger, Ronald K 04 Apr '09

04 Apr '09

-----Original Message----- From: Mahmood, Aamer Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:31 PM To: bnc-all-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Lock in amplifier missing from BRK 2261 A student has reported that the lock-in amplifier from BRK 2261 (Electrical Characterization Lab) is missing from its place. It used to be in an equipment rack next to the MMR probe station. If any one of you has it or knows who is using it, please return it to the lab or and/or inform me. I have repeatedly stressed that, while equipment can be used away from its usual place of function, it must always be done in a manner that ensures it is traceable. I ask students to place a note at its usual position. This note should have their contact info, the new location of the equipment, the date of move and when it will be returned. Moreover, the move should be in my knowledge and with my approval. I look forward to your cooperation to ensure smooth operations for everyone. -- 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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