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BNC Weekly Memo - 8/30/10
by Jeff Goecker 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

In this Issue Announcements Seminar/Workshops Calendar Event List Links BNC nanoHUB PRISM NCN ANNOUNCEMENTS Dine United - Qdoba - Thurs., Sept 2. A portion of all sales between 4pm and 8pm Sept. 2 will be donated to the Purdue University United Way as part of the student’s 2010 community campaign efforts! See Flier >>> ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS AAE Colloquium "Translational Research in Nano and Bio Mechanics" Dr. Ken Chong, Thursday, September 2 @ 3:00 p.m. The AAE Fall 2010 Colloquium Series TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN NANO AND BIO MECHANICS Ken P. Chong*, PhD, PE, F.ASME, Dist.M.ASCE NIST and George Washington University (GWU). Formerly Engineering Advisor and Director of Mechanics and Materials, National Science Foundation Thursday, September 2, 2010 3:00 P.M. ARMS 1109 An informal coffee & cookie reception will be held prior to the lecture at 2:30 p.m. in the ARMS 3119 Conference Room Practical Vacuum Technology - September 8 Presented by Michael McKeown, Senior Vacuum Scientist at Kurt J. Lesker September 8, 6pm MRGN 129 Food will be provided please RSVP to Nancy Black at blackn(a)purdue.edu See Flier >>> Physical Vapor Deposition - September 9Presented by Michael McKeown, Senior Vacuum Scientist at Kurt J. Lesker September 9, 9:30 am BRK 1001 Food will be provided please RSVP to Nancy Black at blackn(a)purdue.edu See 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/facultyand http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. ________________________________ Editorial policy: personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. Personal information will not be included in the Monday Memo or posted on the BNC website without the explicit written permission of the staff, student or faculty member(s) involved. If you would like to submit information for inclusion in the Monday Memo, please complete the Information Release form. Personal information will not be posted unless this form is received with the information. Note, too, that sending personal information via e-mail makes the information available for possible fraudulent or malicious use. ________________________________ Submit items for next weeks memo by 12 NOON to Deborah Starewich: dstarewi(a)purdue.edu

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weekly memo: 08.23.10
by Deborah Starewich 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '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 23, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS October Shutdown After discussion with several faculty members, we have scheduled the week of October 11, 2010, for our semiannual shutdown. Please note that this will not be a major shutdown like we performed this spring – that was the five-year shutdown. We expect the laboratories and cleanroom to be down for three days – Tuesday through Thursday. The ultrapure water, however, may be down all week. Thank you for your cooperation during this necessary preventive maintenance activity. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu 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 Tuesday, 08.24.10, 10:30AM, MJIS 2001 : Biosensing and Dynamic Drug Delivery Using Hard and Soft Materials, by Ronald A. Siegel, Sc.D., Departments of Pharmaceutics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota. A Special Seminar sponsored by the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Industrial and Physical Pharmacy [ MORE ] Wednesday, 08.25.10, 10:30AM, BRK 2001: "'One Century’s Magic, Another Century’s Science': Thinking Inside the Modern Microanalytical Instrumentation Research Box," by Radislav A. Potyrailo, General Electrical Global Research Center [ MORE ] FALL 2010 course ME 59700/PHYS 57000 (Fall 2010): "Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy" [ Flier ] UPCOMING Life Sciences Summit 2010 September 22-23, 2010 Hyatt Regency Long Island, New York REGISTER NOW Participate in the only translational science partnering meeting focused on commercially relevant next-generation biomedical solutions in the broad areas of infectious disease, neurology, oncology and regenerative medicine. [ MORE ] The Special Workshop on Communication and Network (IWCN2010) (EI Indexed) Call for Papers http://www.icmt2010.org/iwnc2010/ Oct. 2-4, 2010 Ningbo, China [ MORE ] The 2010 World Congress on Power and Energy Engineering (WCPEE'10) October 3-7, 2010 Alexandria, Egypt website 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 ] FUNDING Burroughs Wellcome’s Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease program provides opportunities for assistant professors to bring multidisciplinary approaches to the study of human infectious diseases. This award provides $500,000 over a period of five years ($100,000 per year). The Burroughs Wellcome Fund will offer up to 16 awards this year. [ MORE ] EMPLOYMENT INTEL has full-time jobs available [ More ] DISCOVERY PARK Bindley Imaging Group (BIG) research symposium: "Imaging in Life Science Research" September 8, 2010 - Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121 (Lunch will be provided, REGISTRATION is required ) [ MORE ] Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition Callout Total Prize package to be awarded to Purdue students - $100,000 September 7, from 6-7:00 in RAWLS 2070 or September 8 from 5-6:00, or September 9, from 7-8:00 in the Burton Morgan Center room 121 The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Krannert School of Management are pleased to announce the 24th annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition to be held on February 22, 2011. The competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students of Purdue University. Interested students with a business idea are invited to enter and to attend a call out on: September 7, from 6-7:00 in RAWLS 2070 or September 8 from 5-6:00, or September 9, from 7-8:00 in the Burton Morgan Center room 121 * [ 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 30, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 08.27.10, 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 completion
by Weaver, John R 10 Aug '10

10 Aug '10

The "heavy" work on the landscaping project on the east and northeast sides of the BNC has been completed. Planting and mulching remain, but there should be no more vibration-creating work in this phase of the project. Thank you again for your patience during this project. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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PM Shut Dow Week of October 11
by Weaver, John R 09 Aug '10

09 Aug '10

After discussion with several faculty members, we have scheduled the week of October 11, 2010, for our semiannual shutdown. Please note that this will not be a major shutdown like we performed this spring - that was the five-year shutdown. We expect the laboratories and cleanroom to be down for three days - Tuesday through Thursday. The ultrapure water, however, may be down all week. Please let me know if you have an urgent issue that would preclude this shutdown. If I don't hear from you by Friday, 13 August 2010, we will proceed with shutting down the facility during the week of October 11, 2010. Thank you for your cooperation during this necessary preventive maintenance activity. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Landscaping work today
by Weaver, John R 09 Aug '10

09 Aug '10

The landscaping crew will be on site from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM today. We can expect elevated levels of acoustic noise and possibly lower frequency vibrations on the northeast side of the building. This is not likely to impact research, but please be aware of these activities. Please let me know if your research suffers any adverse effects from this work. Thanking you for your patience as we finish up this project, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Weekly Memo: August 9, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '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 9, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS Birck in the News: http://www.plascore.de/casehistory.htm Safety reminder for motorists and pedestrians on campus As we await the conclusion of summer road detours and the return of the students later this month, the Purdue University Police Department would like to remind drivers to be mindful of pedestrians on or around campus. In accordance with state law, a person who drives a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk. [ 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 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, The University of New South Wales [ More ] FALL 2010 courses ME 59700/PHYS 57000 (Fall 2010): "Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy" [ Flier ] ME 595 (CRN 49232) (Fall 2010): "Fundamentals of Particle Image Velocimetry," Prof. Steve Wereley. [ 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 ] 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 16, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 08.13.10, 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 today
by Weaver, John R 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

The landscaping crew will be working all day today, weather permitting. It is unlikely that the work will cause any issues to research in the building, but there may be higher levels of acoustic noise and other vibrations on the northeast side of the building. Please let me know if you have questions or have experienced any negative effects due to this work. Thank you for your patience during this project. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Landscape Work
by Weaver, John R 02 Aug '10

02 Aug '10

The landscape work is happening this morning outside the BNC! They will continue until 6:00 PM unless weather interferes. Please note that there may be low levels of acoustic noise or other vibration in the east end of the BNC. It is likely, however, that this will be transparent to any users in the facility. If this work has an adverse affect on your research, or if you have any questions, please contact me. Thanking you for your patience, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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