October 2015 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Card readers not working for BRK 1077 and 1081
by Totten, Mary J 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Everyone, We have 2 labs that you will not be able to get access to until we get the card readers fixed. They are BRK 1077 and 1081. We have someone coming to fix them tomorrow morning. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University 1205 West State Street BRK 1220 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-1173 "Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear." - Mark Twain

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2nd floor women's restroom closed tomorrow (Thursday 8th)
by Totten, Mary J 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Everyone, We are scrubbing and waxing in front of the women's restroom and BRK 2001 conference room tomorrow. You will still be able to access BRK 2001 from the west entrance, but the women's restroom will be closed until 1:00PM. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University 1205 West State Street BRK 1220 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-1173 "Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear." - Mark Twain

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Atrium Elevator closed tomorrow - Wednesday 10/7
by Totten, Mary J 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Everyone, Tomorrow we will be scrubbing and waxing the 2nd floor area in front of the elevator. The elevator will be closed till 1PM, but you can still use the stairs or the west end elevator. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University 1205 West State Street BRK 1220 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-1173 "Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear." - Mark Twain

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Callout of OSA/SPIE Student Chapter: this Tue (Oct 6) in EE 224, 4:45PM to 6PM
by SPIE Purdue Student Chapter 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Dear All: You are cordially invited to a callout by OSA/SPIE Purdue University student chapter. The program will take place tomorrow *(**Oct 6) in EE 224 from 4:45PM to 6PM*. This is a great opportunity to meet and network with other students and learn about opportunities with the Optical Society (OSA) and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). Moreover there will be an interesting *talk on Optics by Professor Andrew Weiner*. Food and drinks will also be provided. Please see the attached flier for details. Sincerely, OSA/SPIE Purdue Student Chapter

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FW: VACCINE Annual Meeting
by Turner, Jaime J 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Please send the following to faculty, staff, and students: Homeland Security Challenges to be Addressed During the Purdue VACCINE (Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments) Center's Annual Meeting October 7th and 8th, 2015. Location: Kurz Purdue Technology Building, 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd. West Lafayette, IN 47906 Contact: Kaethe Beck at 217-721-1251 or Heather Connell 765-491-3279 A full agenda and list of speakers can be found here: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/vaccine/annualmeeting.php Event Overview: VACCINE (Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments) is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence based at Purdue and specializing in providing visual analytics solutions to help our nation's homeland security personnel to make decisions in time-sensitive situations. The annual meeting provides a public forum to discuss VACCINE activities and the challenges of visual analytics, data, and homeland security. The event also includes invited presentations, panel discussions and a technology showcase of decision-making tools with hands-on demonstrations of state-of-the-art technologies. U.S. Coast Guard, senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel, as well as faculty and students from Purdue and VACCINE's 29 member schools will be in attendance and actively participating in this event. Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski will also be in attendance on October 7th and giving remarks at 9:00 a.m. Attendees from any government, corporate, academic, or non-profit agencies associated with homeland security or visual and data analytics issues are welcome to ensure a broad range of input and perspective on important challenges facing the nation's overall security. Thank you, Elliott Clare Administrative Assistant VACCINE<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/vaccine/> Purdue University eclare(a)purdue.edu<mailto:eclare@purdue.edu> Direct: 765.494.3747 Fax: 765.494.1028

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2nd floor men's restroom and stairwell closed tomorrow
by Totten, Mary J 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Everyone, Tomorrow the custodial staff will be scrubbing and waxing the area at the top of the stairs and in front of the men's restroom on the 2nd floor. This area will be unavailable until about 12 Noon. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park/Purdue University 1205 West State Street BRK 1220 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-1173 "Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear." - Mark Twain

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BNC e-news for the week of Oct. 5th.
by Anthrop, Heather L 02 Oct '15

02 Oct '15

Discovery Lecture Series featuring Paul Nunes Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation Wednesday, October 7th at 1:30 pm MRGN 121 For more information: https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/calendar/details/1378 Flu Shots Tuesday, October 13th - There will be flu shots available in BRK 1001 all day from 8:00Am - 4:00PM. PM Shut Down Notice 10.19 - 10.23 The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 19 through October 23, 2015. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 19 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 23. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. No one will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period. In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 7 a.m. Monday, October 19 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 23. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. No chemical work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 23. Please check Coral for equipment status and availability. For long term research planning please refer the following future dates for our future preventive maintenance shutdowns. Spring PM: May 2, 2016 Fall PM Oct 17, 2016 Spring PM: May 1, 2017 Fall PM Oct 16, 2017 Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these important preventive maintenance shutdowns. Needs Seminar Peide Ye Green Light on Germanium Friday, October 16th at 3:00 pm in MJIS 1001 For more information please visit: https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/calendar/details/1379

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