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Weekly Memo: 02.01.10
by Deborah Starewich 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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 [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of February 1, 2010* ------------------------------ *ANNOUNCEMENTS* *NanoDays! April 2 and 3, 2010:* graduate students and faculty needed to support this activity. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announce…>] Please contact Caitlin Burger <cbburger(a)purdue.edu> to see how you may be involved with this activity. *H-1B news*: prevailing wage requests [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announce…> ] *Recycle campus envelopes!* Our business office needs your extra campus envelopes. Please bring any that you have to the clerks in BRK 1014. *Freezer/Refrigerator -- BRK kitchen: Clean out scheduled for Friday, 02.04.10.* Due to space constraints, please do not keep more than two items in the freezer at a time and remember to label each item with your name and the date. Items not labeled will be discarded. *Birck Vending Machines: *You may report any issues with Birck's vending machines to Melissa Marris <lanem(a)purdue.edu> or Debbie King<dsking(a)purdue.edu>; please be specific by stating the exact problem you are experiencing. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announce…>] ------------------------------ *FACULTY NEWS* Kudos to *Suresh Garimella* for being chosen for this year's Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Institute [IIT Madras]. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#faculty1> ] ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Friday, 02.05.10, 12:00PM, MRGN 129:* Scientific presentation, "Center for Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) Research in Bindley," by Maureen McCann, PhD, Director, Department of Energy, Energy Frontiers Research Center: "C3Bio." *Refreshments served.* *Friday, 02.05.10, 3:00PM, BRK 1001: *"Enabling Incompressible Flow Simulations with Large Time Step Sizes," Steven Dong, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/020110_seminar2.pdf> ] *Friday, 02.05.10, 3:45, ARMS 1010:* “The Challenges of Fabricating and Operating Solid State Microsensors for Trace Chemical Monitoring,” by Steve Semancik, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology. *Refreshments served at 3:30. *[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar25> ] *UPCOMING* *Tuesday, 02.09.10, 1:00PM, BRK 2001:* "Optimal matching of thermal vibrations into carbon nanotubes," by K.G.S.H. Gunawardana and Kieran Mullen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma. [ Abstract<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/020110_Harsha.pdf> ] *Tuesday, 02.09.10, 3:00PM, BRK 2001:* Prof. Moti Segev, distinguished professor from Technion, Isael will present a seminar. Information is forthcoming. *Mini Boot Camp: Company formation for faculty, 03.11.10, 9:00-1:00, BRK 1001* [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar8…> ] NINTH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC - PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "Research, Development and Application of High Technologies in Industry" *22-23 April 2010, St. Petersburg, Russia* [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar9…> ] ------------------------------ *EMPLOYMENT* *Tenure-track OR tenured faculty* positions in the area of Materials and Energy in the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. [Announcement<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/020110_UCRiverside.pdf> ] ------------------------------ *KUDOS . . .* to *Tim Miller*: reaching 30 years of service with Purdue. Congratulations, Tim, and thanks for all that you do for our Center. ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Tim Sands. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html. Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness ------------------------------ *Editorial policy set:* personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#Life101> ] *Submit items for memo of the week of February 8, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 02.05.10, to Jeff Goecker jgoecker(a)purdue.edu* or Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> Burton D. 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Level
by Miller, Timothy J 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

A few weeks ago I loaned somebody my small level "for just a couple of days" - please return it ASAP. Thanks, Tim

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Weekly Memo 01.25.10
by Deborah Starewich 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

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 [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of January 25, 2010* ------------------------------ *ANNOUNCEMENTS* *All-User Make-Up Meetings:* As a reminder, all users of the Birck Nanotechnology Center are required by law to attend an annual meeting to receive 'right to know' and safety training, as well as general BNC updates. The meetings were held Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. If you were unable to attend one of these meetings, there will be two make-up sessions offered next week. These make-up meetings will be held at 10:00 a.m. on both Monday and Tuesday, in Burton-Morgan 121. Thank you, Ron Reger<rreger(a)purdue.edu>, Process & Equipment Manager, Birck Nanotechnology Center; 4-6667 ------------------------------ *FACULTY NEWS* Joseph Irudayaraj's paper noticed in several places. Among the agencies that noted the work was the “NCI [National Cancer Institute] Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer.” The article is “Nanoprobes Hit Targets in Tumors, Could Lessen Chemo Side Effects.” NCI picking up on the article is a nice recognition. http://nano.cancer.gov/action/news/nanotech_news.asp ------------------------------ *GRADUATE STUDENTS* Student Funding to Conduct Engineering Research in China [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#students1> ] Hiring: Monsanto hopes to hire some engineers in the Emerging Leaders in Science [ELS] Program<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/012510_MonsantoELS.pdf>[Job Description<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/012510_Monsanto1.pdf> ] ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Wednesday, 01.27.10, 12:30PM, WTHR 201*: "Nanoscale Science & Engineering Research at Purdue: Engaging with the Birck Nanotechnology Center," by Tim Sands, Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center. [ More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar8…> ] *Thursday, 01.28.10, 10:30AM, BRK 2001:* "Surface Characterization Studies of Carbon Materials: SS-DNA, SWCNT, Graphene, HOPG," by Dr. Dmitry Zemlyanov, Surface Science Application Scientist, Birck. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar99> ] *Friday, 01.29.10, 9:00AM, MRGN 121: *Presentation by the President and Chief Technical Officer of the Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., in Tokyo, Japan. The goal of the presentation and the visit to Purdue is to explode research opportunities with our faculty. Please RSVP to Cindy Ream<cream(a)purdue.edu> . *Friday, 01.29.10, 3:30PM, PHYS 203:* "Polarization-Engineered Nitride Heterostructure Devices: Tunneling & Doping," by Debdeep Jena, University of Notre Dame. *Refreshments served 3:00PM, PHYS 298*. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar7…> ] PUSPM seminar series, Spring 2010.<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar9…> ------------------------------ *FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES* Indiana CTSI Collaboration in Biomedical/Translational Research (CBR/CTR) Grant Program. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding1> ] NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding2> ] LIMITED SUBMISSION: NSF MRI [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding3> ] ------------------------------ *DISCOVERY PARK* The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in conjunction with Purdue's Krannert School of Management are honored to host the *23rd Annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition* on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#MRGN199>] ------------------------------ *LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE* *Editorial policy set:* personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#Life101> ] ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Tim Sands. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html. Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness ------------------------------ *Submit items for memo of the week of February 1, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 01.29.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu* ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Entrepreneurship/> Cyber Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/cyber/> Discovery Learning Research Center<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/learningcenter/> Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/> Energy Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/> Purdue Climate Change Research Center <http://www.purdue.edu/climate/> Oncological Sciences Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/oncological/> Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/rche/> *Sign up to be:* Media Expert <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html> Community Speaker <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html>

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All-User Make-Up Meetings
by Reger, Ronald K 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

As a reminder, all users of the Birck Nanotechnology Center are required by law to attend an annual meeting to receive 'right to know' and safety training, as well as general BNC updates. The meetings were held Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. If you were unable to attend one of these meetings, there will be two make-up sessions offered next week. These make-up meetings will be held at 10:00 a.m. on both Monday and Tuesday, in Burton-Morgan 121. Thank you, Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University Office: 765-494-6667

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FW: Icy Conditions on Campus
by Starewich, Deborah S. 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

------ Forwarded Message From: "Totten, Mary J" <tottenm(a)purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:54:33 -0500 To: "Starewich, Deborah S." <dstarewi(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Icy Conditions on Campus Deb, Could you please send this out to BNC-all? From: Riese, Gail A Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:21 AM Subject: Icy Conditions on Campus Communications Announcement Purdue University – Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies [Please distribute.] FR: Gary Evans, Director of Grounds DA: Thursday, January 21, 2010 RE: Icy Conditions on Campus Buildings and Grounds personnel are deployed in full force to address the icy conditions on campus. Buildings & Grounds personnel are following the campus snow removal plan which prioritizes specific areas of campus based upon the need. We encourage everyone to use extreme caution while walking on icy surfaces, paying special attention to sidewalks and gravel parking lots. We will continue to address the icy conditions throughout the day and into the evening, if necessary. Thank you for your patience as we work to address the conditions on campus. For questions or concerns, please call 49-43087. ------ End of Forwarded Message ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Weekly Memo: 01.18.10
by Deborah Starewich 15 Jan '10

15 Jan '10

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 [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of January 18, 2010* ANNOUNCEMENTS *UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY: *Monday, 01.18.10. The *mandatory* All-User Meetings for the Birck Nanotechnology Center will be held on *Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 5:30 PM* and *Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 5:30 PM *in *MTHW 210*. Matthews Hall is located on the northeast corner of State and University Streets, about four blocks east of the Birck Nanotechnology Center. The meetings should last approximately 90 minutes. Please note that attendance at one of these meetings is mandatory for all people who work in the BNC laboratories and/or cleanroom. Those who have offices in the BNC but do not work in the laboratories and cleanroom are invited to attend, but attendance is not mandatory. *Please arrive on time!* If you arrive late, you will not be admitted to the meeting. Thanking you in advance for your participation, John *John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu* *Recycle *City Telephone Directories: your new directory should have been delivered last week. You may drop off your old phone book to BRK 1220 for recycling. ------------------------------ *TOURS/VISITORS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Weekly Nano/Energy Journal Club*: [Interested?<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1…> ] *Thursday, 01.21.10, 11:00AM, BRK 1001:* "Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Addressing Grand Challenges: Global Energy and Thermal Management," by Douglas Dudis, PhD, Principal Research Chemist, Thermal Sciences and Materials, Air Force Research Laboratory (ARFL) [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar9…> ] *Thursday, 01.21.10, 3:30PM, ME 256:* "Atomistic Scale Thermal Transport in Amorphous Materials and Its Interfaces," by Ajit K. Roy, Senior Materials Research Engineer at the Thermal Sciences and Materials Branch, the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar2…> ] *Friday, 01.22.10, 3:00PM, BRK 1001: *"Nano Particle Technology for Reconfigurable MEMS Contact Surfaces," by Dr. Andrey Voevodin, Technology Advisor for Thermal Science & Materials, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar9…> ] *UPCOMING* *Purdue Global Food Security Summit:* Monday, Feb. 8. The summit would build on the Purdue contributions to global food security, especially the work of the two Purdue World Food Prize Laureates, Phil Nelson and Gebisa Ejeta. To facilitate planning, if you are interested in participating please email Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Professor of Agricultural Economics <lowenbej(a)purdue.edu>and copy my assistant Carole Braund <cbraund(a)purdue.edu>. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1…> ] ------------------------------ *FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES* The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces programs that are soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2010. [ Details<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding_1> ] The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) has released its request for applications for the 2010 Collaboration in Biomedical/Translational Research (CBR/CTR) Grant Program. A summary of the program and the application can be accessed at: * http://www.indianactsi.org/funding/cbrctr* [additional info<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding_2> ] *Collaborative water research projects with Notre Dame faculty*: Informational Meeting, 03.01.10, 10AM, MRGN 129. [additional info<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding_3> ] ------------------------------ *KUDOS* "Micro and Nano Particle Manipulation Using Optically Modulated Electrokinetic Flows," a paper by Stuart J. Williams, Aloke Kumar, and Steven Wereley, was recently submitted to the ASME 2009 2nd Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference held at Shanghai Jiaotong University in Shanghai, China, on December 18-21, 2009 was selected as one of 3 "Excellent Papers" from among the 340 papers accepted for presentation at the conference (see below and attached for the announcement of the award). The Conference is sponsored by the ASME Heat Transfer Division and Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU). ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Tim Sands. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html. Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness ------------------------------ *Submit items for memo of the week of January 25, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 01.22.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu* ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Entrepreneurship/> Cyber Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/cyber/> Discovery Learning Research Center<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/learningcenter/> Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/> Energy Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/> Purdue Climate Change Research Center <http://www.purdue.edu/climate/> Oncological Sciences Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/oncological/> Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/rche/> *Sign up to be:* Media Expert <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html> Community Speaker <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html>

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Weekly Memo 11 January 2010
by Deborah Starewich 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

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 [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of January 11, 2010* ANNOUNCEMENTS *UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY: *Monday, 01.18.10. The *mandatory* All-User Meetings for the Birck Nanotechnology Center will be held on *Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 5:30 PM* and *Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 5:30 PM *in *MTHW 210*. Matthews Hall is located on the northeast corner of State and University Streets, about four blocks east of the Birck Nanotechnology Center. The meetings should last approximately 90 minutes. Please note that attendance at one of these meetings is mandatory for all people who work in the BNC laboratories and/or cleanroom. Those who have offices in the BNC but do not work in the laboratories and cleanroom are invited to attend, but attendance is not mandatory. *Please arrive on time!* If you arrive late, you will not be admitted to the meeting. Thanking you in advance for your participation, John *John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 **jrweaver(a)purdue.edu<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/jrweaver@purdue.edu> * [image: Awards]<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html/NNI_awar…> [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announce…> ] *POSTER PRINTING: *Morgan 233 will be staffed, once again with students who will print your posters. There is no charge for this service. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announce…> ] *ISS news:* effective 1 January 2010, ISS will be mailing (instead of faxing) the prevailing wage request to central Department of Labor (DOL) office to obtain the prevailing wage for H-1B applications. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announce…>] ------------------------------ *KUDOS* Professor *Joerg Appenzeller*, ECE, for a 2009 IBM Faculty Award. Professor *Mark Lundstrom*, ECE, was presented with an IEEE Award at the International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium. The van der Ziel Award was established in honor of Professor Aldert van der Ziel for his long and distinguished career as an educator and a research scientist. Past recipients of the Aldert van der Ziel Award include Arthur Milnes, Lester Eastman, Herbert Kroemer (Nobel Laureate), Michael Shur, Marvin H. White, James D. Plummer, and Ben Streetman. *Young Purdue Researchers Honored by NSF*: Purdue's recipients this year are *Yong Chen*, Demetra Evangelou, Kevin Gurney, Matthew Jones, Krista Nichols, Dev Niyogi, Zheng Ouyang, *Jeffrey Rhoads*, Ann E. Rundell, Chih-Chun Wang, *Chen Yang*, Dabao Zhang and Xiangyu Zhang. [Details<http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=39490> ] Professor *Vladimir Shalaev* has won the 2010 Willis E. Lamb Award for his pioneering studies of optical metamaterials and plasmonic nanostructures. The award honors Willis E. Lamb, Jr., famous laser scientist and 1955 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics. [about Dr. Lamb <http://www.lambaward.org/>] ------------------------------ *TOURS/VISITORS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Tuesday, 01.12.09, 1:00PM, BRK1001*: "Controlling light on the nanoscale," by Nikolay I. Zheludev, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1…> ] *UPCOMING* *Thursday, 01.21.10, 3:30PM, ME 256:* "Atomistic Scale Thermal Transport in Amorphous Materials and Its Interfaces," by Ajit K. Roy, Senior Materials Research Engineer at the Thermal Sciences and Materials Branch, the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar2…> ] ------------------------------ *OPPORTUNITIES* *2 nanotechnology opportunities -- department of energy, January 2010.*Vincent Caprio reports that his week a few weeks ago on the website for Advanced Research Project Agency - Energy <http://www.vincentcaprio.org/2009/11> drew a lot of interest and has an important update notification. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#opporuni…> ] ------------------------------ *LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE* *Ella Mary Coy* arrived on December 19th, born to John and Jen Coy. Ms. Coy weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. John tells us that "less than 25 min from the time we got to the room until Ella announced her arrival with a hearty cry." [Photo<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/011110_Coy,%20Ella.jpg> ] *Camille Elise Allain* arrived on Tuesday, 01.05.10. Birck's newest baby girl weighs 6 pounds, 10 ounces and measures 18.5 inches long. All are well. [Photo<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/011110_Allain_baby.jpg> ] ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Tim Sands. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html. Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness ------------------------------ *Submit items for memo of the week of January 18, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 01.15.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu* ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> Burton D. 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Mandatory All-User Meetings January 20-21 2010
by Weaver, John R 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

The mandatory All-User Meetings for the Birck Nanotechnology Center will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 5:30 PM and Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 5:30 PM in MTHW 210. Matthews Hall is located on the northeast corner of State and University Streets, about four blocks east of the Birck Nanotechnology Center. The meetings should last approximately 90 minutes. Please note that attendance at one of these meetings is mandatory for all people who work in the BNC laboratories and/or cleanroom. Those who have offices in the BNC but do not work in the laboratories and cleanroom are invited to attend, but attendance is not mandatory. Please arrive on time! If you arrive late, you will not be admitted to the meeting. Thanking you in advance for your participation, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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