April 2012 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

New Jipelec RTA open for use
by Hosler, Daniel A 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

I am happy to announce the new Rapid Thermal Annealer (RTA) is open for training. This new RTA resides in R-Bay of the cleanroom, and has many improved capabilities over the old RTA systems. It has 4 process gases, atmospheric or vacuum capability, thermocouple or pyrometer temperature control, and also a maximum temperature of 1200°C (for a very short period of time). Please e-mail me at dhosler(a)purdue.edu for training or for more information. If you would like training, I will send you the Standard Operating Procedure for review, and we will also discuss your process requirements. Thank you, Dan Hosler 496-3883

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COMMUNICATION: Parking and Building Access Modifications near BIND, BRK, MANN, and TERY
by Totten, Mary J 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

From: Terry, Rebecca L Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 10:53 AM Subject: COMMUNICATION: Parking and Building Access Modifications near BIND, BRK, MANN, and TERY Communications Announcement Purdue University - Physical Facilities TO: Building Deputies (Please distribute) FR: Physical Facilities DA: Friday, April 27, 2012 RE: Parking and Building Access Modifications near BIND, BRK, MANN, and TERY Effective Monday, April 30 in the area near the Bindley Bioscience Center (BIND), Birck Nanotechnology Center (BRK), Mann Hall (MANN), and the Purdue Police Station (TERY), modifications will be made to parking and building access. Parking Modifications Parking will be removed from the gravel parking lot south of BRK and from the north half of the parking lot west of Gates Street and immediately south of BIND. Parking will also be removed from the service area between BIND and BRK for the installation and modification of utilities. Parking Services will be adding additional A and B permit parking spaces to the existing gravel lot just south of the Nimitz Drive and Gates Street intersection. Building Access A new access road will be constructed across the south side of the gravel parking lot west of Gates Street that will continue from the southwest corner of the parking lot west to the paved area south of BRK for delivery access. A new access road will be constructed from the gravel parking lot south of TERY north to the drive that services the MANN loading dock and the back door of TERY. The north-south sidewalk along the east side of BIND will be closed to walking traffic for the duration of this project. All north-south walking traffic will be directed to the north-south sidewalk along the west side of MANN. The temporary traffic route through the TERY Parking lot will be blocked to through traffic at the west edge of the paved portion of the lot. For a map of the construction area, visit http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/maps/Construction%20Map2012Pub.pdf. Questions can be directed to Dan Pusey, Utilities Engineering, at dipusey(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dipusey@purdue.edu> or 494-3415.

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Kish Seminar in BRK 2001 5/2/12
by Black, Nancy Lee 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

Please attend the attached seminar on May 2, 2012. It will be held in Birck Rm 2001. Thanks!

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university vehicles
by Turner, Jaime J 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

We have recently been made aware of a process concerning University vehicles and parking reimbursements. When a University vehicle is used, the parking receipts are to be submitted to Transportation for reimbursement rather than with the form 25. http://www.purdue.edu/business/procurement/travel/Transportation/receipt.ht… Would you mind to please send a communication to the bnc all list on this please. Thanks Trina Trina Clawson Business Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Network for Computational Nanotechnology (765) 494-1619 tclawson(a)purdue.edu<mailto:XXXXX@purdue.edu> Your Feedback Matters...<http://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_5gUtAjBR3eE4Nta&SVID=Prod>

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FW: URGENT-Reminder: Bindley Construction - Town Hall Mtg TODAY
by Turner, Jaime J 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Discovery Park, The Bindley Bioscience Center will be holding a town hall meeting for all of Discovery Park personal today, April 25th from 2:30-3:30 in MRGN room 121. The Purdue Project Management and Construction team will be available to discuss parking, sidewalk access, building access, etc for the construction on the south side of the Bindley building starting April 30th. If you have questions, please contact me. Regards, Luanne Ludwig Center Operations Manager Bindley Bioscience Center Discovery Park at Purdue University 765-494-2276 lml(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lml@purdue.edu>

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You are invited to a talk by Alex Kildishev tomorrow
by Black, Nancy Lee 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

*Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 1:30PM, BRK 2001*: "The Art of Taming Light at the Nanoscale," Alex Kildishev, Purdue University. *NOTE*: /Dr. Kildishev is a prospective ECE Research Associate Professor candidate./ *Abstract*: This talk will review some of my recent studies, which are focused on the following topics: 1. optical metamaterials and plasmonic nanoantennas for imaging and sensing systems ? developing fast meshless solvers for modeling periodic metamaterials and metasurfaces; ? pulse shaping with metamaterials/metasurfaces; ? bi-anisotropic homogenization of optical metamaterials; 2. transformation optics concepts and applications: ? designing non-imaging gradient-index optics; ? designing and validating planar nanoplasmonic elements of diffractive optics; 3. time-domain multiphysics modeling of the periodic and random nanostructures: ? accurate modeling of dispersive plasmonic materials; ? experiment-fit modeling of stimulated emission in organic dyes. I will also cover my efforts directed towards making the modeling and optimization tools freely available to a larger research community through nanoHUB.org. *HOST: *Prof. Andrew Weiner (amw(a)purdue.edu<mailto:amw@purdue.edu> <mailto:amw@purdue.edu><mailto:amw@purdue.edu>; 45574)

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FW: NSAC/NCN/EDS Spring Picnic TODAY at 5p
by Black, Nancy Lee 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Dear Birck Community, Just a reminder: the Spring NSAC/NCN/EDS picnic is today at 5p. Hope to see you there! When: Monday, April 23, 2012, @ 5:00PM Where: Squirrel Park (corner of Airport Rd. and Nimitz Dr.) Who: All Birck and NCN students, faculty, staff, and families Cost: None. Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC)

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Evacuation Recap - 4-18-12
by Weaver, John R 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

On Wednesday, 18 April 2012, the BNC was evacuated for a Toxic Gas Monitoring System (TGMS) alarm. The cause of the alarm was determined and the building was cleared for resumption of activities approximately thirty minutes later. Please note that a problem was observed during the evacuation. Most of the cleanroom personnel who were evacuating the facility went through the gowning room, causing a significant bottleneck in that area and delaying the exit of many people. Please note that during an evacuation the nearest emergency exit should be used - not the gowning area. Following this procedure, as explained in your building training class, will decrease the amount of time it takes to evacuate the facility. Please use this note as a reminder to USE THE NEAREST EMERGENCY EXIT WHEN EVACUATING the cleanroom and the facility. This evacuation was caused by a flaw in the TGMS. When the batteries on the wireless sensors near depletion - but are not fully depleted - the sensors can send spurious signals that trigger an alarm. A very low percentage of sensors have exhibited this behavior, but it has happed on about several occasions. This issue was not discovered previously because the system is just now reaching an age where the batteries are nearing depletion. Two corrective actions are currently underway. First, all batteries in the sensors - about sixty sensors - are being replaced. While we are not currently at the expected life of the batteries, we are close enough that this has been determined to be a prudent approach to the issue. Not all batteries age at the same rate, so we are taking the conservative approach and changing all the batteries. Second, we are working with the company that supplies the sensors to implement a software change that will make this type of spurious signal a warning rather than a danger alarm. This means that such an occurrence will page the appropriate people but not evacuate the building. This will NOT diminish the response to real alarms, such as the electrochemical sensors that are also part of the wireless system. It will, however, eliminate this source of false-alarm evacuations. Please contact me if you have further questions. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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The Art of Taming Light at the Nanoscale
by Anthrop, Heather L 20 Apr '12

20 Apr '12

Alex Kildishev Purdue University Wednesday, April 25th 1:30 pm BRK 2001 The Art of Taming Light at the Nanoscale This talk will review some of my recent studies, which are focused on the following topics: (i) optical metamaterials and plasmonic nanoantennas for imaging and sensing systems - developing fast meshless solvers for modeling periodic metamaterials and metasurfaces; - pulse shaping with metamaterials/metasurfaces; - bi-anisotropic homogenization of optical metamaterials; (ii) transformation optics concepts and applications: - designing non-imaging gradient-index optics; - designing and validating planar nanoplasmonic elements of diffractive optics; (iii) time-domain multiphysics modeling of the periodic and random nanostructures: - accurate modeling of dispersive plasmonic materials; - experiment-fit modeling of stimulated emission in organic dyes. I will also cover my efforts directed towards making the modeling and optimization tools freely available to a larger research community through nanoHUB.org. NOTE: Dr. Kildishev is a prospective ECE Research Associate Professor candidate. Prof. Andrew Weiner (amw(a)purdue.edu; 45574) is hosting Alex Kildishev.

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FW: NSAC/NCN Spring Picnic -- Monday 4/23 at 5pm
by Black, Nancy Lee 20 Apr '12

20 Apr '12

Dear Birck Community, NSAC and NCN are co-hosting a spring picnic and you are invited! When: Monday, April 23, 2012, @ 5:00PM Where: Squirrel Park (corner of Airport Rd. and Nimitz Dr.) Who: All Birck and NCN students, faculty, staff, and families Cost: None. We'll have a lot of delicious food and fun activities. Hope to see you there! Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC)

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