October 2011 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Fwd: [Me-faculty] ME Graduate Seminar
by Cagri Savran 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Colleagues, I thought this week's ME grad seminar may be of interest. Thanks, Cagri Begin forwarded message: > From: "Akers, Diana K." <akersd(a)purdue.edu> > Date: September 27, 2011 8:56:52 AM GMT-04:00 > To: "me-faculty(a)purdue.edu" <me-faculty(a)purdue.edu>, "'me-grads(a)purdue.edu > '" <me-grads(a)purdue.edu>, "'me-staff(a)purdue.edu'" <me- > staff(a)purdue.edu>, "'me-postdoc(a)purdue.edu'" <me- > postdoc(a)purdue.edu>, "'me-adjunct(a)purdue.edu'" <me- > adjunct(a)purdue.edu>, "me-secs(a)ecn.purdue.edu" <me-secs(a)ecn.purdue.edu> > Cc: "'Julayne Moser'" <moser(a)purdue.edu> > Subject: [Me-faculty] ME Graduate Seminar > > MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SEMINAR > OCTOBER 20, 2011 4:30 P.M. ROOM 1061 > > Dr. H. Tom Soh > Ruth Garland Professor of > Materials & Mechanical Engineering > UC – Santa Barbara (UCSB) > > “Sorting Cells and Evolving Molecules in > Microfluidic Systems” > > Abstract: Current techniques in high performance molecular and > cellular separations are limited by the inherent coupling among > three competing parameters: throughput, purity, and recovery of rare > species. Our group utilizes unique advantages of microfluidics > technology to decouple these competing parameters by precise and > reproducible generation of separation forces that are not accessible > in conventional, macroscopic systems. In this seminar, we will > first discuss novel high performance electrokinetic, magnetophoretic > and acoustophoretic separation systems to purify rare target cells > from complex mixtures. Next, we will present our recent work in > applying the microfluidic separation systems for Rapid Directed > Evolution of molecules (RDE). We will provide theoretical and > experimental evidence for extremely fast generation of affinity > reagents –molecular recognition elements that bind to target > molecules with high affinity and specificity. Finally, we will > present innovative methods of evolving molecular machines that are > capable of performing complex functions, including binding induced > switching and conformation change. > > > Brief Bio: Dr. Soh received his B.S. with a double major in > Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science with Distinction from > Cornell University, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from > Stanford University. Prior to joining UCSB in 2003, Dr. Soh served > as the technical manager of MEMS Device Research Group at Bell > Laboratories and MEMS R&D group at Agere Systems. His current > research interests are in analytical biotechnology, especially in > high throughput screening, directed evolution and integrated > biosensors. He is Co-Director at the Center for Stem Cell Biology & > Engineering and affiliated with the Institute for Collaborative > Biotechnologies and the California Nanosystems Institute. He is the > recipient of the MIT Technology Review’s "TR 100" Award (2002), ONR > Young Investigator Award (2004), Beckman Young Investigator Award > (2005), the ALA Innovator Award (2009), a NIH Director’s TR01 Award > (2009), Johh Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (2010), Edward C. Nagy > Lectureship, NIH (2011), and the Garland Endowed Chairship at UCSB > (2011). > > Reception 4:00 p.m. in common area outside ME 2137 – Gatewood Wing > > > > > > > > > > Diana K. Akers > Secretary > Mechanical Engineering > Purdue University > 765-494-2689 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Me-faculty mailing list > Me-faculty(a)ecn.purdue.edu > https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/me-faculty Dr. Cagri Savran, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, 1205 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907 765 494 8601 savran(a)purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/SavranLab/

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Network Issues
by Reger, Ronald K 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

All, Network issues are causing Coral problems. Normal Coral operation will resume after ITaP corrects the network. Thanks for your patience. Ron

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FW: BNC Shutdown October 10-14 **IMPORTANT**
by Voorhis, Mark L. 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

All BNC Users: Reminder for our planned preventive maintenance shutdown next week. Thank you, Mark Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036 From: Voorhis, Mark L. Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:04 PM To: 'bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: BNC Shutdown October 10-14 **IMPORTANT** All BNC Users: The Birck Nanotechnology Center semiannual Preventive Maintenance shutdown will take place during the week of October 10, 2011. Cleanroom and Laboratories operations will be affected during the week. Sunday, 9 October 2011 Remove chemicals and hazardous materials from all hoods by 11:30PM Monday, 10 October 2011 Cleanroom and Labs closed beginning 7:00 AM No work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems can be performed. The Ultrapure water system and most processing equipment will be taken off line for extended maintenance. Tuesday, 11 October 2011 Cleanroom and Laboratories preventative maintenance continued Wednesday, 12 October 2011 Cleanroom and Laboratories preventative maintenance continued Building controls preventative maintenance and upgrades Thursday, 13 October 2011 Cleanroom environment stabilization and start up. Laboratories environment stabilization and start up. Toxic Gas Monitoring System preventative maintenance and upgrades Monitor emails for updates Friday, 14 October 2011 The maintenance on the Ultrapure water system is expected to conclude late in the afternoon on Friday. Laboratories expected to reopen Cleanroom expected to reopen Monitor emails for updates Please check Coral for equipment status and availability! Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this important preventive maintenance shutdown. Mark Voorhis Ron Reger Steve Jurss Building Manager Process & Equipment Manager Safety Manager

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Reminder: MATLAB Seminar October 14
by Black, Nancy Lee 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Join MathWorks for a free seminar on MATLAB on Friday, October 14, 2011 in the Burton Morgan Building, Room 121. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Solar Power System using MATLAB and Simulink ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Register now- Register at www.mathworks.com/seminars/PUoct14 Presenter: Carlos Osorio, PhD, Senior Application Engineer 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Registration and sign-in. Walk-ins are welcome. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Solar Power Systems using MATLAB and Simulink This seminar will focus on the design, analysis and testing of photovoltaic solar power based systems in Simulink. Starting from single components, like PV solar cells, PV solar arrays and batteries, to the power electronic circuits and control algorithms required for an optimized full system implementation. Throughout the presentation we will explore how a variety of MathWorks tools can help you with every step of the design and development process. Highlights include: * Modeling fundamental electrical and electronic components such as PV cells, batteries, transistors and semiconductor devices * Analyzing different power electronic circuit topologies such as AC-DC power inverters and DC-DC power converters * Using experimental and/or test data for automatic model validation * Designing and optimizing control algorithms including voltage or current regulation and maximum power point tracking -Register now- Register at www.mathworks.com/seminars/PUoct14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please forward this invitation to any colleagues who may be interested in this event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We hope you can join us. Please contact me with any questions at 508-647-7016 or tim.mathieu(a)mathworks.com. Sincerely, Tim Mathieu Account Manager, Education Department MathWorks

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process gases are offline
by Schwartz, Kenneth F 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Good morning all All process gases are off line for the shut down . we will send out a notice when we are operational again Thanks Kenny Schwartz Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University PH 765-496-1174 kfschwar(a)purdue.edu

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Reminder: Please attend a reception for the new Birck Nanotechnology Director, Professor Ali Shakouri
by Schwartz, Melissa J 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

REMINDER A BNC RECEPTION/CELEBRATION Please welcome our new Director, Professor Ali Shakouri Tuesday October 4, 2011 2:45 PM in the Birck Atrium Refreshments will be provided . Sent on behalf of Interim Director, Professor James Cooper

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