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Weekly Memo: August 2, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 30 Jul '10

30 Jul '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 The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of August 2, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS Grounds to Remove Bicycle Locks from Bike Racks Beginning the week of August 2, Grounds Department personnel will be removing bicycle locks from bike racks on campus. If you leave your lock attached to the bike rack you use regularly, please take your lock off the rack next week so we can remove the abandoned locks in preparation for the fall semester. Any questions can be directed to Rick Snow at 494-3401. TOURS/VISITORS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Friday, 08.06.10, 9:30AM, ARMS 1028 : "Photochemistry and Photophysics of Thioxanthones as Photoinitiators," by Hsiao-Chun Lu, Purdue MSE Prelim I with Prof. Jeffrey Youngblood. [ More ] FALL 2010 course ME 59700/PHYS 57000 (Fall 2010): "Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy" [ Flier ] UPCOMING SAVE THE DATE The Bindley Imaging Group (BIG) presents the first annual Purdue Bioscience Imaging Symposium Wednesday September 8, 2010 9:00am – 5:00pm The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121 The symposium will include a series of short and informal talks from campus experts that will be focused on opportunities, capabilities and facilities for imaging in life science research. A wide range of techniques and technologies will be presented along with example applications in biological materials. Both microscopic and whole animal imaging will be included. A series of imaging workshops to be held throughout the fall semester will also be announced. The symposium is open to all Purdue researchers. Look for a flyer and agenda to be circulated soon. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. For more information, please contact Luanne Ludwig at 42276 or lml(a)purdue.edu Life Sciences Summit 2010: showcasing innovation, facilitating collaboration, September 22-23, 2010 - Hyatt Regency Long Island, New York. To request a presentation slot and register, visit: LifeSciencesSummit.org ( The deadline is August 1, 2010. ) [ MORE ] 2010 China-Ireland International Conference on Information and Communications Technologies(CIICT2010) CALL FOR PAPERS http://www.scirp.org/conf/ciict2010 Wuhan, China October 10-12, 2010 [ MORE ] EMPLOYMENT MEMS Process Engineer Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. (ADT), the leader in the development and commercialization of thin film diamond-enabled products, is seeking highly-motivated individuals to join the team as the company's commercial product sales begin to ramp up. ADT is a young, fast growing, award-winning high-tech company based in Romeoville, IL. ADT is currently developing products enabled by diamond for use in the nanomanufacturing, telecommunications, biomedical, and industrial sectors. We currently have an opening for a Diamond R&D Principal Investigator. [ MORE ] LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE "Just Walk In 2010 for the Health of It" [ flier ] 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 Jim Cooper. 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 ] Submit items for memo of the week of August 9, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 08.06.10, 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 Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Landscaping Work at BNC
by Weaver, John R 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

There will be no landscape work today. The plan is to have landscaping work begin tomorrow and run from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. As stated previously, there is a chance of increased vibration and/or acoustic noise at the east end of the BNC during this work. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu _____________________________________________ From: Richey, Philip L Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:04 AM To: Weaver, John R; Voorhis, Mark L. Cc: Heide, Joni L; Staley, Don J; Colella, Brooke N; Jacobs, Kenneth P; Carmony, H Wyatt; Evans, Gary K Subject: DISC 9325 Good Morning, The rain over the weekend again has made the site too wet and muddy to work for today. Again, I will access the site tomorrow in hopes that the clear sunny weather today will create improvement. Thanks Phil Phil Richey Grounds Supervisor Purdue University 175 S. Russell St. West Lafayette, IN 47906-2042 Office 765.494.3089 Cell 765-490-9527 plrichey(a)purdue.edu

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Weekly Memo: July 26, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 23 Jul '10

23 Jul '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 The BNC Monday MemoBNC News week of July 26, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS Landscape work Monday and Tuesday Due to the large amounts of rainfall, landscaping work at the BNC has been delayed. The weather forecast indicates good weather early next week, so they are planning on catching up at that time. As a result, hours of the work have been extended. Landscaping activities that may cause low levels of vibration and low-to-moderate levels of acoustic noise will take place on Monday and Tuesday, July 26-27, 2010, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. We do not expect this to cause problems for research, but wish to let you know in case precautions or scheduling changes are needed. Thank you for your understanding, John R. Weaver Please follow Laboratory Procedures Note that clothing requirements include wearing full enclosed shoes [no open-toe or open-heel shoes are allowed] and long pants or skirts [no shorts are allowed]. Additionally, BNC visitors must be escorted at all times and the host is responsible for visitors' behaviors. Reference: "Operating Policies and Procedures" Phone missing: BRK 1099 If you borrowed the phone from 1099, please return it to Mary Jo Totten at your earliest convenience. Do you place orders? items listed below should be provided at the time the purchase requisition is submitted: • Purchase request • Quote • PI approval – if the approval is via e-mail the body of the e-mail must state: • Item being purchased • Quantity of each item being purchased • Either Unit price of each item • Vendor • Account Number being charged For auditing purposes this information is needed in the body of the e-mail even if documents are attached. Auditors would be unable to confirm what the attached document contained and could disallow the expense. Amy Eberhard Account Assistant Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center P: (765) 494-1539 F: (765) 496-8383 aeberhard(a)purdue.edu NEW PROCESS TO REQUEST OFFICE SPACE: faculty, students, guests Faculty may request a BNC office or student/postdoc/visitor desk on-line at the Birck website nano.purdue.edu/Resources/office-request.php [link is located at the bottom of this website]. This electronic request must be completed by the faculty member for both a BNC Office and for a student desk. REMINDER: be vigilant, take measures to avoid office theft , from Carol Chelby, Senior Director, Environmental Health and Public Safety The Purdue University Police Department remind you that before you leave your office, whether it’s for a short or an extended period of time, take a look around and review your office security – taking a few simple steps and being vigilant could prevent you from becoming a victim of monetary loss and inconvenience associated with theft. To help avoid such loss, please take these preventive measures: 1. Secure all personal items. 2. Secure equipment when not in use. 3. Secure rooms, labs, and offices when not in use. Any suspicious activity should be immediately reported to the Purdue University Police Department by dialing 911. Anyone with information regarding any type of crime is encouraged to contact the Purdue Police Department's non-emergency number, 494-8221. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Tuesday, 07.27.10, 11:00AM, BRK 2001: “Laser Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Multi-functional Thin Films and Superlattices,” by Professor Zhu Weiguang, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. [ MORE ] Wednesday, 07.28.10, 10:00AM, BRK 1001 [seminar]; 1:30PM, BRK 2037 [demo]: "Size & Zeta Potential Characterization by Light Scattering," by Ana Morfesis, PhD, Malvern Instruments, Inc. [ MORE ] Friday, 07.30.10, 11:30AM, MANN 203, "The Environmental Chemistry of Dispersants, giving special emphasis to oil-water-surfactant interactions," by Chad Jafvert. Bring your brown-bag lunch FALL 2010 course ME 59700/PHYS 57000 (Fall 2010): "Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy" [ Flier ] UPCOMING 2010 China-Ireland International Conference on Information and Communications Technologies(CIICT2010) CALL FOR PAPERS http://www.scirp.org/conf/ciict2010 Wuhan, China October 10-12, 2010 [ MORE ] 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 Jim Cooper. 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 ] Submit items for memo of the week of August 2, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 07.30.10, 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 Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Landscape work Monday and Tuesday
by Weaver, John R 22 Jul '10

22 Jul '10

Due to the large amounts of rainfall, landscaping work at the BNC has been delayed. The weather forecast indicates good weather early next week, so they are planning on catching up at that time. As a result, hours of the work have been extended. Landscaping activities that may cause low levels of vibration and low-to-moderate levels of acoustic noise will take place on Monday and Tuesday, July 26-27, 2010, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. We do not expect this to cause problems for research, but wish to let you know in case precautions or scheduling changes are needed. Thank you for your understanding, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Weekly Memo: July 19, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '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 The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of July 19, 2010 SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information UPCOMING Friday, 08.13.10, 10:30AM, BRK 2001: "Surface Effects in Micro-transport Phenomena: From Solar-thermal Powered Micro-reactors to the Nanostructure of Marine Diatoms," by, Dr. Gary Rosengarten, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales. [ MORE ] 5th BioNanoTox Conference, Peabody Hotel, Nov. 4-5, 2010: Register and submit your abstract and research article The 5th BioNanoTox and Applications Research Conference http://sites.google.com/site/bntconference/ < http://sites.google.com/site/bntconference/ > will be held at the Peabody Little Rock Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA on November 4-5th, 2010. Important Dates: June 1- August 31, 2010 - Early registration as well as abstract and research article submission opens August 31, 2010 - Early registration ends September 1- November 4, 2010 - Late registration starts October 15, 2010 - Registration as well as abstract and research article submission closes November 4-5, 2010 - BioNanoTox Conference [ MORE ] Nanotech India 2010 It is our great pleasure to announce an International Conference on Nanotechnology, Nanotech India 2010 on 19th to 21st November 2010, at Gokulam Park, Cochin, Kerala, India. We cordially invite you to exhibit your products, delegate a Speaker or extend your support and sponsorship in Nanotech India 2010. This is a premier event and a prestigious podium in the field of Nanotechnology in India. Kindly request you to visit the below links and our website www.nanotechindia.in which will have all details of the project. [ MORE ] OTHER NEWS Purdue Research Foundation, Techshot partner on program to help emerging technology startups WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., NEW ALBANY, Ind. and GREENVILLE, Ind. (July 16) - Officials from Purdue Research Foundation and Techshot Inc. announced that they will partner on a program designed to accelerate the development of emerging technology companies by leveraging Techshot's unique technology commercialization capabilities. [ MORE ] 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 Jim Cooper. 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 ] Submit items for memo of the week of July 26, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 07.23.10, 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 Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Landscape work delayed
by Weaver, John R 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

Due to rain over the weekend, the landscaping work planned for this morning has been delayed until the site dries out. You will be notified of the date work will resume when the revised date has been established. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this has caused, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Landscaping Work beginning Monday
by Weaver, John R 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

On Monday, 7/19/10, landscaping work to the northeast of the BNC will resume (weather permitting). Work involving a mini-excavator and a Bobcat will continue through the end of July. It is not expected that there will be significant acoustic noise or other vibrations as a result of this work, but please be aware that this is a possibility. The work hours are 7:00 am - 2:30 pm. Thank you for your understanding during this work. Please let me know if you have issues with your research due to these activities. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Weekly Memo: July 12, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '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 The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of July 12, 2010 GRADUATE STUDENTS Seminar in Technology Realization: ENTR 500 - MGMT 590 - TECH 581. Mondays: 4:30 to 6:00 PM; MRGN 121 [ More ] TOURS/VISITORS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Thursday, 07.15.10, 9:30AM, ARMS 3115: “Phonon thermal conduction in nanostructured materials via molecular dynamics and coarse grain dynamics simulation," by Ya Zhou, MSE Final PhD with Professor Alejandro Strachan [ More ] FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Nanomanufacturing (NMS) and Interconnect & Packaging (IPS) Science areas of the SRC Global Research Collaboration are soliciting white papers in the following research categories: NMS Categories [Patterning; Nanoengineered Materials; Metrology/Nanocharacterization] and IPS Categories [Packaging; Back End Processes; Packaging/Back End Processes Overlapping Areas]. NMS Call Information For NMS, contracts will be awarded as early as January 1, 2011 . Two-page white papers addressing the challenges specified in the NMS research needs document must be submitted via the SRC website between August 2 – 9, 2011, with a deadline of 3 pm ET on Monday, August 9. No email submissions will be accepted. White papers not meeting these requirements will not be considered. [ MORE ] 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 Jim Cooper. 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 ] Submit items for memo of the week of July 19, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 07.16.10, 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 Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Weekly Memo: July 5, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 02 Jul '10

02 Jul '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 The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of July 5, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS Monday, July 5: University Holiday TOURS/VISITORS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Thursday, 07.08.10, 10:00AM, BRK 1001: "Transformative Power Semiconductor Technologies to Impact 21st Century Energy Economy, and Space and Defense Electronics," by Krishna Shenai, PhD, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Toledo [ More ] Friday, 07.09.10, 12:00PM, MRGN 129: "Mapping the Aurora Kinase-Mediated Synthetic Dosage Lethal Network Identifies Pathways and Therapeutic Targets," by Tony Hazbun, PhD, Medicinal Chemistry/Molecular Pharmacology. Refreshments to be served. UPCOMING Friday, 07.23.10, 11:30AM, Kurz Purdue Technology Center, Purdue Research Park: EnerDel, Bob Lawson, VP of Business Development, will speak at the July Venture Club meeting. REGISTRATION Tuesday, 07.27.10, 11:00AM, BRK 2001: “Laser Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Multi-functional Thin Films and Superlattices,” by Zhu Weiguang, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore [ More ] 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 Jim Cooper. 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 ] Submit items for memo of the week of July 12, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 07.09.10, 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 Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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