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

CHE 666 - Methods in Catalysis
by Turner, Jaime J 09 Jul '16

09 Jul '16

Dear all, Please find attached the course description for CHE 666 – Methods in Catalysis taught by Dr. Dmitry Zemlyanov. Dr. Rosa Diaz will give two lectures about Microscopy. They will cover Photoemission and Auger Spectroscopy, Diffraction and EXAFS, Microscopy and Related Techniques, and The Vibrational Spectroscopies. Thank you Jaime Turner Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-3509

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FW: Flex Lab Facility - Notice of Vibration & Gates Road Work
by Weaver, John R 29 Apr '16

29 Apr '16

Update from Pepper Construction on the Flex Lab facility and the impact on the BNC: Significant vibration expected Friday, Monday, and Tuesday from 7:00 am - 3:30 pm. Please plan your research accordingly. Monday, May 2, test borings will be done on Gates Drive behind the BNC electrical yard. Traffic will be maintained and flagmen will be present. Please limit traffic on this day to large trucks as much as practical to prevent traffic backups. Monday, May 9, Gates Road will close for an estimated 6 - 12 months. Access to the BNC Docks and Gas Delivery area will be as follows: Normal traffic: Harrison St. to Marshall Drive, through southwest parking lot to dock area Large truck traffic: Harrison St. to temporary drive to dock area. Please use this driveway only for large trucks. Please see the attached map for details. John Weaver Strategic Facilities Officer From: Tom Lernihan [mailto:TLernihan@pepperconstruction.com] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 2:57 PM To: Nikolaidis, Natasha N <nnikolai(a)purdue.edu>; Rudolph, Stephen G <sgrudolph(a)purdue.edu>; Schlegel, Sylvia L <sschlege(a)purdue.edu>; Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu>; Standifer, Anthony N <anstandifer(a)purdue.edu>; Voorhis, Mark L. <mvoorhis(a)purdue.edu>; Weaver, John R <jrweaver(a)purdue.edu>; Denecke, Jacob M <jdenecke(a)purdue.edu> Cc: Yuvaraaj S <yuvaraaj(a)pepperconstruction.com>; Chris Rayner <CRayner(a)pepperconstruction.com>; Nicholas Abrams <NAbrams(a)pepperconstruction.com> Subject: Flex Lab Facility - Notice of Vibration & Gates Road Work All, We wanted to provide an update to all of the adjacent buildings to the Flex Lab Facility that the following work will occur: Vibration Update: - Our contractors will be installing a temporary stone road as seen in the attached drawing. This work will include the use of vibratory compacting equipment. - High vibration activities expected on the following dates & times: o Friday, April 29th - 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM o Monday, May 2nd - 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM o Tuesday, May 3rd - 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Gates Road Work Update - Gates Road will remain open for full use of Truck and Vehicle traffic until Monday, May 9th 2016. - On Monday May 9th, fencing will be relocated, per the attached plan, that will prohibit delivery access to the Birck Nontechnology Center via Gates Road o Delivery to Bindley and Discovery Learning center will remain open at all times via Gates Road. o This revised fencing plan will remain in place for 6 - 12 months. o See attached for proposed signage plans - On Monday, May 2nd, a crew will potholing 2 locations to verify the existing tunnel and utilities as shown on the attached plan. o This work will not shut down any deliveries to Birck or Bindley o Construction flagmen will be provided on Monday May 2nd to direct traffic as required. o Holes will filled with stone for regular vehicle traffic by the end of the day. Please let us know if there are any issues with this plan. Thanks, Tom Lernihan, LEED(r) AP BD+C Project Manager Pepper Construction of Indiana<http://www.pepperconstruction.com/> /// BREAKING GROUND Illinois . Indiana . Ohio . Texas T 317-681-5257 M 317-557-7330

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Vibration Alert - Flex Lab Construction Project
by Voorhis, Mark L. 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

All BNC Users - We were notified today that contractors will start for installing the temporary road behind the center. This will involve a high vibration activity that would start tomorrow and continue through the 4th of May. The work will be limited to 7am-3:30pm. It is very possible that the BNC may experience vibration during this process. Please be aware of this possibility and organize your work accordingly. Also, please notify us if you experience any vibration issues in your research as a result of this work. Thank you in advance for your understanding during this Purdue University Physical Facilities (PUPF) project.

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3D Cell Culture Training Course - June 16 & 17 2016
by Kwok, Tim 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

Dear Fellow Scientists, The 3D Cell Culture Core (3D3C) facility is proposing a first hands-on training workshop for basic 3D cell culture techniques on June 16 and 17, 2016. The purpose of 3D cell culture is to place cells in an environment in which they reproduce physiologically relevant features of real tissues. There is a wide range of techniques involved in the setup of the 3D cell culture. The workshop in June will cover some basic techniques for work with tumors or certain other tissues that require the formation of masses or spheroids; advanced and specialized techniques of 3D culture for other types of tissue architectures and coculture techniques will be covered via additional workshops in the future. For details on the content, prerequisite and registration regarding the “Basics of 3D Cell Culture” see below and the flyer attached. What is referred to ‘spheroid’ culture using gels is relatively simple to set up and is used in many studies for cancer research. The June workshop will cover the setup of spheroid culture using drip and thick embedding methods with EHS (engelbreth-holm-swarm)-derived gel, better known as Matrigel type of gel, as it is the most widely used gel at the moment, but the workshop will cover the use of gels (natural, like collagen I better suited for the study of invasive tumors for instance, and artificial) in general. It will also cover using serum-free medium, dislodging multicellular structures from hydrogel-based 3D culture and preparing 3D cultures for immunolabeling. The prerequisite for the workshop is sufficient knowledge in standard (2D) cell culture techniques and, of course, REM biosafety training and blood-borne-pathogen training. If you are interested in the workshop, please contact me for information and registration. The workshop is limited to SIX participants. The deadline for registration is May 20, 2016. In closing, each model can be tailored to the need of a particular study. Therefore, there is more than techniques involved; there is a way of thinking. At 3D3C we hope to trigger interest in this process and help you optimize ongoing and future research projects that make use of cell culture. Sincerely, Tim Kwok Facility Manager 3D Cell Culture Core (3D3C) Facility Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University ________________________________ [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b7d6d1ffee56a866e499104cf/images/5432b8a7-526…]

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NanoDays 2016: A Giga Thank you!
by Peroulis, Dimitrios 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

Dear all, NanoDays 2016 (https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/nanodays) earlier this month was a great opportunity for all of us to help impact a lot of lives. Over 200 individuals and groups worked hard to make this event a big success. Listing everyone here would make this email too long; I hope, though, you will get the chance to check out this link https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/nanodays_contributors to find out more about that. I would like to express our big thank you to everyone for selflessly contributing to this important event! As I am sure you have personally experienced, it makes a big difference for many kids and their families! I particularly wanted to thank Dr. Swati Pol and Ms. Jaime Turner for successfully leading this effort. It would simply have been impossible without their countless hours of work. This year we had over 1000 participants in NanoDays, which is a 35% increase than last year. It includes over 170 volunteers, Girls scouts, K-12 grade students, home schools, teachers, parents and general audiences on all three days, April 13-15, 2016. Also, there were research booths organized by 7 faculty (Professors Alexandra Boltasseva, Jong Hyun Choi, Vilas Pol, Vladimir Shalaev, Daniel Suter, Jeffrey Youngblood, Alex Wei, Dana Weinstein, Xianfan Xu) and 4 groups (nanoHub, NSAC, OSA/SPIE & ELSS) which was specifically appreciated by our visitors. On behalf of the Birck Center, a Giga Thank you for NanoDays 2016 to all! Dimitri

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BNC E-news for the week of April 25th
by Anthrop, Heather L 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Courtesy Fridge Clean Out Seminar Courtesy There are between 250 and 500 people in the Birck building every day. If you make a mess clean it up. If you have an event clean it up. Be aware of others around you. Don't start moving chairs and walking into conference rooms without checking to see what else may be going on for the day. We all have to work together so please be courteous to others. E-Beam Resist A user commented that they observed HSQ e-beam resist being used improperly by another user. This is very expensive resist and needs to be handled carefully and with proper protocols in order to preserve the unused portion for other users. Proper handling includes using the proper container and preventing exposure to incompatible materials. Bill Rowe will publish a memo to the e-beam user community on proper use and handling of all e-beam resists including HSQ. Equipment Enabling Please remember to always enable equipment in Coral just prior to use, and then disable it immediately after use. We have had a number of occurrences recently where users forgot to disable the equipment, and this blocks other users from using the equipment because Coral indicates it is still in use. Over time this can lead to increased equipment rates. Also, a serious violation is to not enable equipment in Coral but use it anyway. This is taking revenue from Purdue, a serious issue. Thanks for your cooperation.? Fridge Clean Out Friday April 29 - 2:00 Pm - Fridge Clean Out Thanks, Nancy Black Shut Down Notice The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown May 2 through May 6, 2016. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, hazardous gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, May 2 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 6. 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, May 2 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 6. No chemical work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building and most process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, May 6. 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. May 2, 2016 Oct 17, 2016 May 1, 2017 Oct 16, 2017 April 30, 2018 Oct 15, 2018 Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these important preventive maintenance shutdowns.

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NSAC Coffee Hour Session Today at 3:30PM in Birck Atrium
by NSAC 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Dear All, Please join us for some cookies and coffee during NSAC coffee hour session today at 3:30pm in the Birck atrium. There will also be a presentation by Alexander Roberts entitled: Resonant structures for thermal emission and absorption in the near-IR Sincerely, NSAC Officers

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Condensed Matter Seminar - Prof. Giti Khodaparast, today at 3:30pm in PHYS 203
by Turner, Jaime J 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

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FW: Reminder: Dr. Takhee Lee Seminar at 2 pm TODAY in 2001
by Totten, Mary J 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

From: Anthrop, Heather L Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:57 PM To: Totten, Mary J <tottenm(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Reminder: Dr. Takhee Lee Seminar at 2 pm TODAY in 2001 [cid:image001.jpg@01D19BD5.565C1670] Thank you, Heather L Anthrop Secretary V Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494 - 7053

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REMINDER: Invitation to the 1st annual conference on "Micro & Nanoscale Science for Addressing Grand Challenges: Advancing Technology with Light
by NSAC 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Dear All, This is a gentle reminder about the upcoming conference on "Micro & Nanoscale Science for Addressing Grand Challenges”, with a theme of “Advancing Technology with Light” scheduled for Wednesday April 20, 2016 at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Please visit the conference website to view the talks, the program schedule and to register. Conference website: http://grandchallengespurdue.org/ We are still accepting posters for display during the poster session. Those who are interested in presenting a poster can upload their poster title and abstract when they register. Everyone is also invited to attend the closing banquet, which will be held in the Birck atrium. We look forward to seeing you on April 20. Sincerely, NSAC and OSA/SPIE Officers On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 4:22 PM, NSAC <nsac(a)purdue.edu> wrote: > Dear All, > > > The Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC), the Purdue student > chapter of the Optical Society of America and Society for optics and > Photonics (OSA/SPIE) cordially invite you to attend the 1st annual > conference on "Micro & Nanoscale Science for Addressing Grand Challenges”, > with a theme of “Advancing Technology with Light” on Wednesday April 20, > 2016 at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. > > > > The conference will highlight different key areas of research that are > focused on at Purdue that are directly related to light, including: > Quantum Photonics, Thermal Science, Energy, Nanomanufacturing and Life > Science. There will be various talks in each area, given by invited Purdue > students and post-docs who are at the top of their respective fields. > There will also be a lunch talk by Dr. Ronald G. Polcawich from the US Army > Research Laboratory. The talks will be followed by a poster session, > featuring projects presented by students from various departments at Purdue. > > The conference will also include free breakfast, lunch, as well as a > closing banquet - all held at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. > > > > We hope you will be able to attend this conference and use this > opportunity to learn about the challenges and opportunities in several > research fields as well network with other students, post-docs and faculty > members. Please visit the conference website to view the program schedule > and to register. > > > Conference website: http://grandchallengespurdue.org/ > > > Thank you so much and we look forward to seeing you on April 20th! > > > Sincerely. > > NSAC and OSA/SPIE Officers >

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