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

E-news for the week of June 1st
by Anthrop, Heather L 29 May '15

29 May '15

Morgan Poster Lab Summer hours for the Morgan Poster Lab are Monday - Friday, 2 - 5 pm. Notre Dame Competition in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, and Campus Tour The 5th NDConnect nanoscience and nanoengineering undergrad research contest will be held at Notre Dame This fall. Finalists in the contest will receive an expenses-paid trip to Notre Dame to present their research findings in the fall and compete for $6,000 in prizes. The proposal deadline is June 15, and the application process is easy. For more information please visit http://nano.nd.edu/news/ndconnect-2015/

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Keyence VX and VR Demonstrations
by Rowe, William J 26 May '15

26 May '15

All, Andrew Braun, of Keyence, will be demonstrating the VX and VR microscopes tomorrow, Wednesday, in room 1290. The time will be from 1pm to 2:30pm. Please feel free to bring samples. Below are links to short videos of both the VX and VR laser microscopes. http://www.keyence.com/products/microscope/macroscope/vr-3000/index.jsp http://www.keyence.com/products/microscope/laser-microscope/vk-x100_x200/in… Best Regards, Bill Bill Rowe Microfab Research Engineer Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, Indianan 47907 (765)496-8389 Office (765)427-3587 Mobile wrowe(a)purdue.edu

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Proceedings of the Spring 2015 NSAC Graduate Student Research Symposium
by NSAC 22 May '15

22 May '15

Dear BRK Community: Please find attached the proceedings from the recent NSAC Graduate Student Research Symposium held at the BRK Atrium on Thursday April 23, 2015. Sincerely, NSAC Officers

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E-news for the week of May 25th
by Anthrop, Heather L 22 May '15

22 May '15

Fire Alarm Evacuation Parking STS Etchers Transportation Services VB6 Update Fire Alarm Evacuation Information on the evacuation(5.15.15): Follow-up to our fire alarm evacuation. No actual fire existed this was a false alarm. At this point Fire Equipment service (FES) is investigating the cause of the alarm. The sprinkler system which triggered the alarm operates such that if flow is detected in the system an alarm is activated. We suspect that a drop in pressure within the system at some point was the cause. Since a portion of the system is a dry pipe (pressurized with nitrogen or air) it is suspected that a leak may have caused a drop in pressure and testing by FES will be conducted to identify if that was the cause. More information will be made available once the testing is completed. Stephen Birck Safety Officer Parking On Thursday, May 28th 20 parking spaces will be reserved in the west parking lot. Parking permit renewal: At the beginning of July, regular faculty and staff will receive an email notice that parking permits may be renewed online. At that time, staff and faculty may log on to the Parking Facilities website to renew. No renewal forms will be mailed. Permits will be issued for one-year only this renewal period. Questions should be directed to Parking Facilities at 49-49497 or parking(a)purdue.edu<mailto:parking@purdue.edu>. STS Etchers We're pleased to report that all the STS Plasma Etch systems have now been repaired and are operational. Several issues were found and fixed with the support of field service engineering last week. Transportation Services [cid:image002.jpg@01D09478.1AC7EA40] VB6 Update An issue with newer software was discovered and progress has been made toward fixing the missing data issue. Now, however, small boundary anomalies are being seen, and the entire Vistec service organization is discussing possible causes and solutions. We will continue to monitor the situation and report as soon as any progress is made.

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BNC e-news for the week of May 18th
by Anthrop, Heather L 15 May '15

15 May '15

Indiana Drug Discovery Alliance Travel Credit Card VB6 Indiana Drug Discovery Alliance The Molecular Therapeutics Program, a part of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, seeks applications for a competitive program that will provide funds and essential consultation to support the early stage development of therapeutics. This opportunity is provided in concert with the newly established Indiana Drug Discovery Alliance (IDDA), a clearinghouse for drug discovery and development resources at the Indiana-CTSI member institutions of Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame. For more information please visit www.indianactsi.org/grants Travel Credit Card Recently we have had many individuals traveling that do not have a Purdue Travel Credit Card. A Purdue Travel Credit Card allows all travel charges (conference registration, flight, taxis, lodging, etc) related to your research to be charged to this card, eliminating the use of a personal card. If you feel you would benefit by having this card please fill out the form found below, get your PI's approval, and return the completed form to Tiffany Gilbert in the business office (BRK 1014). If you have any questions or concern please see a member of the secretarial or business office staff. http://www.purdue.edu/business/travel/pdf/Travel_Cardholder_Agreement_v2-Ap… VB6 The Vistec field service engineer has been here all week working on the VB6 to resolve the misplaced data problem. A software issue was found along with a possible cable issue. The system is now under test and calibration, and will become available if testing and calibration prove successful. Please check Coral for status as we will turn the system green once all tests are passed successfully. Thank you for your patience.

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Seminars: Candidates for Discovery Park Chief Scientist and Executive Director (5/15, 18, 21)
by Shakouri, Ali 14 May '15

14 May '15

Dear All, The Visioning and Search Committee for the Chief Scientist and Executive Director of Discovery Park has invited three candidates to campus to share their vision for Discovery Park. See below the schedule of the seminars. · Dr. Karl Mueller: Friday, May 15, 9:30-11:00 am, MRGN 121 · Dr. Maureen McCann: Monday, May 18, 9:30-11:00 am, MRGN 121 · Dr. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia: Thursday, May 21, 10:00-11:30 am, MRGN 121 More details about the talks are provided below. This position is quite important for the future of the Birck Center and DP. I encourage you to attend these seminars and provide feedback (through the Qualtrix survey found at https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_55Qaqwt0nBreLlz) Thanks a lot, Ali ---------------------------- Dr. Karl T. Mueller Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University Laboratory Fellow and Acting Chief Science Officer of Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory May 15, 2015 • 9:30-11:00 am Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Room 121 Discovery in a Time of Complexity Research in both fundamental and applied sciences has accelerated due to tremendous advances in analytical and computational tools that have redefined “big science” and allowed us to ask questions that would have previously appeared absurd based on their complexity. In my scientific career, where I have been developing and deploying new methods in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, I have experienced the exciting transition from the single investigator/laboratory model to a world of multidisciplinary science where complex questions are pursued by diverse teams of researchers. I will briefly trace this arc in my studies while highlighting my changing research interests and goals. At a wider scale, the research and discovery landscape in the United States, and indeed worldwide, must evolve rapidly to confront large and complex scientific challenges that arise at a quickening pace. As such, the immediacy of research heightens and desired timescales for results becomes compressed, while (as noted above) the issues increase in complexity and scale. Agile scientific strategies are replacing slower methods, requiring new approaches and bold leadership. To lead effectively in such an environment, viewpoints and strategies from the multitude of scientific venues (academia, industry, private and government laboratories) must be examined, evaluated, and thoughtfully merged. I will present my insights into the challenges and opportunities available for Discovery Park gained from my years in the academic world, now joined with experience from a national laboratory where client-based business capture and customer-centric relationship management are keys to success. Dr. Karl Mueller received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Rochester in 1985 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991. Mueller has been a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Penn State University for over twenty years. His research team develops and exploits solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to address complex problems and is funded by NSF, DoE, and industrial sponsors. Since 2010, Mueller has also held an appointment as Laboratory Fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where his research interests include the study of structure and dynamics in battery materials and catalyst systems. At PNNL, he is a PI in the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (a DOE-funded Energy Hub), a member of the lab-level Science and Technology Council, the Executive Committee of the Council of Fellows, and the Strategy and Leadership Teams within the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) scientific directorate. For the past year and a half he has served as acting Chief Science Officer for EMSL, a position where he is responsible for decisions on scientific planning and investments as well as the leadership of strategic planning and scientific outreach. Mueller has authored over one hundred research communications, articles, and book chapters, which have been cited over 2950 times. He was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Dr. Maureen McCann Professor, Biological Sciences, Purdue University Director, Energy Center in Discovery Park Director, Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) Monday, May 18, 2015 • 9:30-11:00 am Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121 Discovery Park: A lever, a place to stand The Navy describes three kinds of fleets under its command: the fleet afloat, the fleet under construction, and the future fleet imagined by engineers and scientists. By analogy, Discovery Park is engaged with current research needs across a range of disciplines, with the translation of technologies that provide solutions, and with the grand challenge research for a future resilient in the face of economic, health and environmental threats. My vision encompasses two over-arching themes for this future: 1) developing our technological, intellectual and stakeholder capacity for sustainable prosperity and 2) enhancing the STEM pipeline for leadership in industry, academia and government. Sustainable prosperity is the future that we choose. It is a future of well-being for global citizens, economic security and social justice. We will need technological innovation and invention, future decision-makers, and systems-level solutions. For Discovery Park, I suggest that we are poised to enable a new bio-economy at the intersection of the life and physical sciences, using deep expertise in diagnostics, healthcare delivery, sensors, drug discovery, cyber-security for patient privacy, and bio-based products and devices. We have a proven model for conducting interdisciplinary science but we can expand convergence to capture human dimensions. We can enhance the pipeline of STEM leadership by engaging with the best and brightest undergraduate and graduate students, and early career scientists, to providing a rich training environment. These themes are best approached in the culture of use-inspired discovery and mission-oriented research that is the very foundation of Discovery Park. Maureen McCann is the Director of Purdue’s Energy Center, part of the Global Sustainability Institute in Discovery Park. She is also the Director of the Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio), an interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists and chemical engineers in an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science. The C3Bio is focused on building the scientific knowledge base to convert plant materials (fast-growing trees, crop residues, dedicated bioenergy crops) into liquid hydrocarbon fuels and high-value chemicals. The goal of her own research is to understand how the molecular machinery of the plant cell wall contributes to cell growth and specialization, and how plants may be optimized for use in various conversion processes. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1987, and then a PhD in Botany at the John Innes Centre, Norwich UK, a government-funded research institute for plant and microbial sciences. She stayed at the John Innes Centre for a post-doctoral, partly funded by Unilever, and then as a project leader with her own group from 1995, funded by The Royal Society. In January 2003, she moved to Purdue University as an Associate Professor, and she is currently a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences where she teaches Eukaryotic Genetics. ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Dr. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia Director and Innovation Leader, Energy & Resources Industry Practice, Deloitte Consulting, LLP Thursday, May 21, 2015 • 10:00 – 11:30 am Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Room 121 Societal Grand Challenges in the 21st Century: Strategies for Accelerating the Solutions through Interdisciplinary Science and Technology We live in an era of unprecedented change in which exponential growth in science and technology provides tremendous hope and optimism for the future. However, going forward, we face daunting societal challenges that threaten our continued development and well-being. These challenges–ranging from energy and climate, to human health, to food and water, among many others–often represent “wicked” problems that cannot be solved using solely traditional approaches based on individual academic disciplines. The solutions are complex and require coordinated approaches that leverage the power of institutions such as Discovery Park where multiple disciplines can come together and work in a coordinated and strategic manner to tackle these issues. We will discuss what some of these societal challenges are, how current science, technology and business trends are already changing society today, and how strategies based on the power of multiple disciplines might be able to help lead the way toward accelerating new solutions. In addition, I will also discuss some of my personal research background, including work on multiscale modeling of materials as well as on the physics and engineering of Inertial Fusion Energy, as well lessons learned from my experience as leader and manager of a large public research organization, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia is a seasoned, progressive science and technology leader with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. At present, he serves as Innovation Leader and a Director in the Energy and Resources industry practice at Deloitte Consulting LLP, working with Fortune 500 clients in energy and manufacturing industries to help identify and capitalize on business opportunities presented by the emergence of potentially disruptive, innovative new technologies. Previously, he was Chief Research Officer (2008-2012) and Deputy Director for Science and Technology (2010-2012) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where he was the top executive responsible for the science and technology foundations of LLNL’s $1.6 Billion program. His role was to translate the Director’s executive vision into the research strategy of the Laboratory. His major responsibilities included setting and implementing the Laboratory’s research and scientific priorities, aligning them with its national, global and energy security mission and strategic goals, and ensuring scientific excellence at the frontiers of science and technology. He led all scientific functions of the laboratory, and directly managed the $300MM program portfolio of internal R&D and external, competitively funded basic science. He was an Associate Director (2002-2009) at LLNL and led the Chemistry, Materials Science, Life Sciences, and Energy and Environmental Sciences organizations. Díaz de la Rubia and his team launched many new basic and applied science initiatives and created multiple cross-disciplinary centers of scientific excellence focused on nanotechnology, advanced materials, systems biology, and computational science. He led the Laboratory’s $60MM basic materials science, chemistry and biology programs with the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and has co-edited several books and conference proceedings. He is an elected a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and served as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Materials Research Society. He was vice chair (chair elect) of the Division of Computational Physics of the American Physical Society in 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (summa cum laude) and a Ph.D. in physics from The State University of New York, Albany. ----------------------------

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FW: ECN servers down
by Anthrop, Heather L 11 May '15

11 May '15

This outage is affecting some areas of Birck. From: Ecestaff-list [mailto:ecestaff-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Jurss, Karen L Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 2:05 PM To: 'ecefaculty(a)ecn.purdue.edu'; 'ecestaff-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: [Ecestaff-list] ECN servers down ECN servers are down due to a power outage. They're working on the problem but anticipate it being at least another 45 minutes before it's resolved. Thanks, Karen

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E-news for the week of May 11th
by Anthrop, Heather L 08 May '15

08 May '15

Cleanroom Chemical Clean-Out Keurig NEW PROCESS FOR SHIPPING/MAILING ITEMS Process Scientist Position Proper Use of Hoods STS ASE, AOE Suss Wafer Bonder VB6 Update Workshop Cleanroom Chemical Clean-Out Ira has taken this week to retrieve old chemicals from the cleanroom and prepare them for disposal. These are chemicals that were over 5 years old. If you have a need for one or more of these, please see Ira within the next two weeks. At the end of the two weeks, Ira will work with REM to permanently dispose of the remaining old chemicals. Keurig Do NOT use the mesh coffee cups in the Keurig machine, it is tearing the machine up. If this continues the machine will have to be removed. NEW PROCESS FOR SHIPPING/MAILING ITEMS Effective Immediately If you need to ship something via UPS or FedEx please pick up the forms in the Business Office (Room 1014). We need to approve the account you intend to use to pay for the cost of shipping the item, initial the form and then it can be taken to Mary Jo for shipment. If you have questions about the account we can help you, if you have questions about how to ship something Mary Jo will be the person to see. We are trying to ensure that the correct accounts are being used prior to shipping. Thank you in advance! Donna Brown Business Manager Process Scientist Position We're very pleased that we have hired a replacement for our process scientist (Aamer Mahmood), and he starts on May 18th. Dr. Nithin Raghunathan will be joining our team in this role and will be available to help coach and mentor users through processing questions and options, as well as doing processing work himself. We eagerly welcome Nithin to the team! Proper Use of Hoods A user noted that improper use of fume hoods and the lack of maintaining them has gotten worse recently. Please remember that users should clean up after themselves and leave the hoods in a good, clean, and uncluttered condition for the next user . . . just like any other piece of research equipment. Also the ventilation holes on the fume-hood deck should not be blocked as these are for proper air-flow for safely handling chemical fumes. Steve will continue to re-emphasize this in the BNC 150 training. STS ASE, AOE A field service engineer worked with us this week to repair and restore the plasma etchers. However STS ASE#1 was found to have a power supply issue, and a replacement PS is being ordered. The other systems are ready for processing. Suss Wafer Bonder A field service engineer from Suss worked with us this week and repaired the SB6E bonder. Serial communications for Z-axis control and a vacuum problem were found and fixed, and it is now ready for use. VB6 Update Raith/Vistec company executives met with Birck leadership last week, and have agreed to send a field service engineer here next week to get the VB6 operational again. Please see Bill Rowe next week to monitor the progress being made on the repair of the system. Workshop Dear Colleagues, I just want to attract your attention to two XPS workshop coming in May, 2015. I believe every research group using or planning to use Surface Analysis characterization tools should have at least one trained student. 1) Introduction to XPS workshop - What you should know about X-ray pohotoelectron spectroscopy (https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2aEjFISmtrn3IlD) May 19-20 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterization of solid surface. The course will teach how and what information can be provided by XPS. 2) XPS Lite Workshop Introduction to CasaXPS (https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4ON5fLuUSipSyuV) May 26-27 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterization of solid surface. however, XPS data require thorough analysis, and dedicated software is used for data analysis. Purdue University has a site license for CasaXPS allowing complete analysis XPS data. The course aims to teach (1) what analysis should be applied to raw XPS data and (2) how this can be done using CasaXPS. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of XPS data using CasaXPS will be discussed in detail as well. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops to follow data analysis using CasaXPS. ************************ Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Best regards, Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD

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NOTICE - Cleanroom & Laboratories are Now Open
by Voorhis, Mark L. 08 May '15

08 May '15

All BNC Users - The preventive maintenance shutdown of the Birck Nanotechnology Facility has been completed successfully due to the efforts the BNC Engineering Staff and the Physical Facilities trades. The cleanroom and laboratories are now open for operation. Some equipment is still shut down for maintenance, or is in the process of being started back up. Please check Coral for individual equipment status. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this set of important preventive-maintenance procedures. BNC Management

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Birck Center's 10th Anniversary (Oct. 30th, 2015)
by Shakouri, Ali 05 May '15

05 May '15

Dear All, Please reserve Friday October 30th, 2015 on your calendars for Birck Center's 10th anniversary. We will have a day of lectures, panels and poster session to highlight latest research at the center, celebrate our outstanding alumni, and discuss about the future of nanotechnology beyond 2025. We will be delighted to host Tim Sands and one or two other thought leaders in nanotechnology. I hope our students, faculty and staff could all be engaged and contribute to this event. I look forward to hear your suggestions and ideas for the 10th anniversary of BNC. Best regards, Ali Ali Shakouri Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 1027 Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-6105; Fax: (765) 496-8299 shakouri(a)purdue.edu

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