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BNC e-news
by Anthrop, Heather L 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Tuesday, August 6th Eduardo Garcia Prelim Exam Birck 1001 at 9:00 am Analysis of device-level transconductance and capacitance non-linearities in an amplifier circuit model. Sourabh Dongaonkar Final Exam Birck 2001 at 2:00 pm Technology Agnostic Analysis and Design for Improved Performance, Variability, and Reliability in Thin Film Photovolatics https://engineering.purdue.edu/Intranet/Groups/Schools/ECE/MinutesandMemos/… Thank you, Heather Anthrop Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-7053

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BNC e-news
by Anthrop, Heather L 26 Jul '13

26 Jul '13

**Special Note** We are pleased that faculty, staff, and guests are now able to enjoy the new outdoor tables with umbrellas which are located near the McGinley Fountain. However, we are encountering significant amounts of trash left on the tables and the ground. PLEASE HELP US TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN DISCOVERY PARK TO PLACE THEIR TRASH IN THE TRASH RECEPTICLES. Three trash cans are conveniently placed on the patio. Picking up trash on the patio is not part of the building custodial responsibilities, and Grounds does not have the ability to keep up with this in addition to their other daily assignments. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. Al A.H. Rebar, DVM, PhD Senior Associate Vice President for Research Executive Director of Discovery Park Purdue University 610 Purdue Mall, Hovde Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040 Phone: 765-496-6625 Fax: 765-494-3200 E-mail: rebar(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rebar@purdue.edu> **Job Opening** We have a new position opening at IMEC for a microfluidics researcher in the Life Science Technologies department. Further details can be found at the link. Please forward to anyone interested inside or outside your research group. http://www.thinksmall.be/en_US/find-your-job/all-jobs/microfluidics-enginee… Best regards, Ben Ben Jones, Ph.D. Research Scientist Precision Fluidics Life Science Technologies Phone: +32 16 28 78 44 E-mail: Ben.Jones(a)imec.be<mailto:Ben.Jones@imec.be> Thank you, Heather Anthrop Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-7053

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Iced Tea Social -- Today 3:30pm in BRK kitchen
by NSAC 26 Jul '13

26 Jul '13

Dear Birck grad students, staff, and faculty, Join us again today for a glass of iced tea in the BRK kitchen at 3:30pm. See you there! NSAC

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Iced Tea Social -- Today 3:30pm in BRK kitchen
by NSAC 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Dear Birck grad students, staff, and faculty, Join us for a glass of iced tea in the BRK kitchen at 3:30pm. See you there! NSAC

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BNC e-news
by Anthrop, Heather L 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Thursday, July 25th Urcan Guler, Preliminary Exam Birck 1001 at 2:00 pm Localized Surface Plasmons with Applications: Alternative Plasmonic Materials https://engineering.purdue.edu/Intranet/Groups/Schools/ECE/MinutesandMemos/… Thank you, Heather Anthrop Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-7053

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FW: Pioneers in Energy Lecture, July 17 at 10:30 am, ARM 1010
by Black, Nancy Lee 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

[image] Building on 35 Years of Progress: The Next 10 Years of Photovoltaic Research at NREL by Dr. Greg Wilson [image] Greg Wilson is the Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Prior to joining NREL in 2011, he was responsible for solar materials technology evaluations related to acquisition and equity investment opportunities in his role as Director of Corporate Business Development at MEMC-SunEdison. Over Greg's 16 year career at MEMC he also held a number of semiconductor research and development positions including Director of Layer Transfer R&D, Director of New Materials R&D and Director of Epitaxial Silicon R&D. Greg holds a D.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Washington University. Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 10:30 AM Armstrong Hall, Rm. 1010

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Prof. S. Srinivasa Murthy (IIT Madras); Seminar July 11, 2013
by Turner, Jaime J 10 Jul '13

10 Jul '13

"SOLID STATE HYDROGEN STORAGE & DELIVERY FOR PORTABLE & MOBILE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL ENGINEERING ASPECTS" Thursday July 11, 2013 BNC, ROOM 2001, 2-3 PM Prof. S. Srinivasa Murthy Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, India Efficient, economical, & safe storage & delivery is essential for using hydrogen as a fuel in mobile and portable applications. The thermal design of solid state hydrogen storage devices involves coupled heat and mass transfer with heat generation and chemical reactions. Important design considerations include gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity and charging/discharging kinetics. A variety of storage materials such as intermetallics, complex hydrides, carbons, metal organic frameworks, etc. have been suggested, but there was a severe lack of data on their thermodynamic and thermophysical material properties. Analytical and experimental work on the thermal engineering aspects of solid state hydrogen storage has been conducted by the speaker's research group over the past 20 years. Recently, in order to achieve higher gravimetric storage densities, complex hydrides have been investigated. In this talk, the speaker shares his results from this work. Based on his broad experience on solid sorption, other applications, such as carbon sequestration, power generation, and thermal energy storage will also be explored. Prof. Murthy works at the Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT-Madras in Chennai, India. In a career spanning over 45 years, he has studied the heat & mass transfer aspects of solar thermal power, solid state hydrogen storage, fuel cells, refrigeration, heat pumps, and food processing. While supervising over 30 Doctoral and over 120 Master theses in these areas, he has published over 300 papers. He is a Visiting Professor at universities in Spain, Germany, Australia, etc. At IIT-Madras, he has been the Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, the Dean of Sponsored Research and also an Acting Director. Prof. Murthy is a Fellow of six international and Indian professional academies and societies. He represents India at the Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences and is a Member of the Scientific Council of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer. He is the Regional Editor of Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) and is on the editorial boards of several journals including Journal of Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer, Innovative AC&R./ International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, etc. He is the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Solar Thermal Systems-Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Member of Expert Committee on Enabling R&D in Solar Energy-Ministry of Science & Technology. He is the outgoing President of the Indian Society for Heat & Mass Transfer and Vice President of the Solar Energy Society of India. Finally, he is the Co-ordinator at IIT-Madras for the Joint Indo-US research project, SERIIUS. Hosts: Ali Shakouri, Peter Bermel Contact Info: pbermel(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pbermel@purdue.edu>, 6-7879

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New Policy for Package Receiving at BRK
by Weaver, John R 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

Please see the attached memo and flowchart regarding the receiving of packages at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Note that this policy does not affect chemical shipments or biological-material shipments. John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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