November 2016 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Condensed Matter Seminar, Friday, November 4, 2016, PHYS Room 203, 3:30 PM Today
by Black, Nancy Lee 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Professor Claudio Chamon Department of Physics, Boston University Braiding Light Today Friday, November 4, 2016 3:30 PM, Physics, Room 203 (Refreshments 3:00 PM, Physics, Room 242) Thanks Mike Manfra

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BNC E-news for the week of Nov. 7th
by Anthrop, Heather L 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Characterization & Measurements Methods A user suggested we create a database of available characterization and measurement methods & tools. This is an excellent idea, and should also be applied to other sorts of processing tools. We have two changes coming very soon that may provide this information: 1) our new iLabs scheduling tool is scheduled to be deployed in December and January; and 2) a new Birck website will be launched prior to Thanksgiving. Please look at these two enhancements in our operation, and give us feedback about this suggestion. Another longer-term project is creating a Birck Wiki, but this will be later in 2017. CTSI-Purdue Retreat This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Thomas Sors, Chief Scientific Liaison, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University The Indiana CTSI-Purdue Retreat is being held at Purdue on Tuesday, December 13 in the Discovery Learning Research Center. We have a very exciting program featuring new investments in the life sciences at Purdue and Notre Dame, with presentations by Donna Fekete, Richard Kuhn and Paul Bohn. We will also highlight cancer prevention research at Purdue, the Indiana University School of Medicine and at IU-Bloomington with speakers Jim Fleet, Roberto Pili and James Klaunig. Afternoon breakout sessions have been organized into highly interactive meetings that are geared to maximize investigator connections to stimulate collaborations. Please see the attached agenda for further details and forward this invitation to other colleagues that may be interested in participating. If you plan to attend, please register by Friday, December 2 at the following link http://j.mp/2d5xGuW. We look forward to seeing you there. Tommy Thomas G. Sors, PhD Chief Scientific Liaison Bindley Bioscience Center Discovery Park, Purdue University Office: BIND 208 Telephone: 765-494-1678<tel:765-494-1678> Purchasing Reminder - You MUST use the attached from when making a credit card purchase (i.e. Amazon). All orders (ariba or credit card) MUST have an explanation of how the purchase benefits the project. Reminder About Lab Glove Policy Users have been observed touching door handles and other 'community' surfaces with gloves on. Please remember our 'one glove' rule that states to never touch door handles or phones in labs with a gloved hand because the surface may become contaminated with some dangerous material that could be on the glove. Rather take your glove off to answer phones and touch door handles with your bare hand to eliminate this possibility. Thanks for your cooperation in making Birck as safe as possible.

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REMINDER Seminar, November 3, BRK 1001; 2-3:30 - Jaijeet Roychowdhury
by Anthrop, Heather L 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Jaijeet Roychowdhury Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of California, Berkeley Thursday, Nov. 3 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM Birck 1001 The Berkeley Model and Algorithm Prototyping Platform Tianshi Wang, Karthik Aadithya*, Gokcen Mahmutoglu, Archit Gupta and Jaijeet Roychowdhury. UC Berkeley and *Sandia National Laboratory Berkeley MAPP is a MATLAB-based framework for quickly prototyping device compact models and simulation algorithms. MAPP’s internal code structuring, which differs markedly from that of Berkeley SPICE and related simulators, allows users to add new devices with only minimal knowledge of simulation algorithms, and vice-versa. We provide an overview of MAPP’s modeling format ModSpec, its Verilog-A translator VAPP and its simulation capabilities. We will also briefly mention recent additions to MAPP, including memristor/RRAM models, BJT snapback models, table-based modelling capabilities, etc. MAPP is available as open source under the GNU Public License. After a short break, the second seminar will begin at 2:45 PM PHLOGON: Phase-based Logic using Oscillatory Nanosystems Tianshi Wang and Jaijeet Roychowdhury, UC Berkeley In the 1950s, Goto and von Neumann showed how Boolean computation could be performed by encoding logic states in the phase of oscillatory signals. However, the AC-pumped circuit realizations they proposed were not well suited for scaling and miniaturization, hence their scheme could not compete with the level-based logic now ubiquitous in IC implementations. We show how DC-powered self-sustaining nonlinear oscillators of practically any type can function as phase-logic latches. Phase-based Boolean computation becomes possible using a wide variety of natural and engineered oscillators (including CMOS realizations) as substrates; moreover, it features attractive energy and noise immunity properties, and is capable of running at near-THz speeds. With Moore’s Law facing fundamental barriers is an important concern, these results provide motivation for re-examining phase based logic as an alternative for the post-CMOS era. Bio: Jaijeet Roychowdhury is a Professor in the EECS Department at the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to Berkeley, he spent 8 years in Bell Labs and another 8 years at the University of Minnesota. His current research interests encompass novel computational architectures and paradigms, analog and mixed-signal verification, multi-domain device modelling and open-source infrastructures for reproducible research.

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NSAC Coffee Hour Announcement
by Anthrop, Heather L 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

[Inline image 1] We have NSAC Coffee Hour tomorrow at 3:30PM. Please join us in the Birck Atrium at 3:30 for Honggu Choi from Department of Physics. Speaker: Honggu Choi Title of the Talk: "Measurement of the Abraham force density on an Optical waveguide" Venue: BNC Atrium Date: 11/04/2016 Time: 3:30pm Abstract: We would like to demonstrate an optomechanical measurement scheme on the Abraham force density which has been regarded as a vanishing value over time average in optical frequency. We used Adiabatic Mode Transformation(AMT) within an optical fiber so that generated the timely measurable Abraham force density. An optical waveguide with a central hole was partially filled with high refractive index liquid, so propagating light along ring-shaped core strongly interacted with liquid and exerted pulling force upon air-liquid interface. The amount of exerted force was quantitatively measured and its amplitude showed a good agreement with the numerical estimation. While we suppressed the Abraham-Minkowski force density by minimizing electric field upon boundaries, therefore the estimated Abraham-Minkowski force density was less than 5% of the Abraham force density.

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FW: Purdue Human Library Invitation
by Turner, Jaime J 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Dear Colleagues: On behalf of the Purdue Human Library planning committee, I would like to invite you to Purdue’s third Human Library event on Friday, November 4th between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM at PMU South Ballroom. Library will be open during the lunch hours. Human Library is a civic engagement tool developed by a group of Danish activists back in 2000 in Denmark. Today the Human Library Organization<http://humanlibrary.org/> has liaisons in almost all continents. Human Library is used to challenge biases, stereotypes and prejudices in general and to celebrate diversity in all its forms. Just like a real library, in a Human Library we have books and readers, but the books are people and readers are visitors who check out ‘Books’ for a 30 min conversations. Books are people representing different backgrounds who might have experienced biases based on their religion, ethnicity, sexuality, life style, physical appearance and social status. Through our project we hope to challenge those biases by creating a communication platform between people who normally have no connection in their daily lives. The Human Library event was brought to campus in 2014 by the Krannert Women in Management program (WIM) as a way to use conversation toward building a culture that celebrates diversity in all its forms. After a three-fold growth in the number of visitors to the Human Library over the last two years, WIM, the Vice Provost for Student Life Inclusion Task Force and Purdue Libraries are joining forces to increase outreach across Purdue and the community. The following online resources from previous Purdue Human Library events may also be helpful to you: 1. Three-minute movie<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3APm8jsbAs> 2. Krannert News<http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/konline/2015s/viewpoints/human_library.php> 3. JC Online News<http://www.jconline.com/story/news/college/2014/11/15/reporter-taya-flores-…> 4. JC Online News<http://www.jconline.com/story/life/2014/11/07/purdue-human-library/18657877/> 5. Purdue News<http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q4/krannert-women-in-managemen…> 6. Purdue Exponent<http://www.purdueexponent.org/features/article_3e9cd5ac-eb66-528d-8428-3b50…> Please let me know if you have any questions. Best Regards, Senem Guler -- Senem Guler, MSHRM, MS Faculty Employment Specialist Purdue University, College of Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall, Room 2019 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 765-494-5012 sguler(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sguler@purdue.edu> [cid:image004.png@01CE5C76.DF5AA8C0]

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