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

ECE Fields & Optics Seminar Series: R.G. Polcawich, US Army Research Laboratory, Wednesday, April 20, 12:00pm-1:15pm, Birck 2001
by Jurss, Karen L 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

[cid:image002.jpg@01D1995F.8851A550]LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT) BASED PIEZOELECTRIC MEMS: MATERIALS, DEVICE DESIGN, AND APPLICATIONS FOR RF SYSTEMS R.G. Polcawich US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD Wednesday, April 20, 12:00pm - 1:15pm, Birck 2001 Abstract As part of an on-going research activity at the US Army Research Laboratory, PiezoMEMS technology using lead zirconate titanate (PZT (52/48)) thin films have been developed in the area of RF electronics with a specific emphasis on reconfigurable component technologies. This presentation will provide an overview of current research activities in PZT thin film processing, device design, and experimental demonstrations of RF relays, tunable passives, resonators and filters, and reconfigurable RF systems. Film processing capabilities include both chemical solution deposition (CSD) and sputter deposition with a vast majority of the device demonstration to date using CSD material. In the area of device design, the key aspects to designing components for reconfigurable RF circuits will be provided with emphasis on the interaction of the electrical, electromechanical, mechanical, and process engineering aspects required to create large displacement, large force actuators. Example actuators highlighting the capabilities of using PZT thin films will include previous work on actuators for mobility including motors, flapping micro-flight, and ground robots. In the last section of the presentation, experimental data will be presented on the performance of RF relays, resonators, filters, and tunable passive components. Biography: Ronald G. Polcawich is a staff researcher in the Micro & Nano Materials & Devices Branch of US Army research Laboratory (ARL), Adelphi, MD. He received a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (1997), and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Penn State University (2007). He is currently the team lead for PiezoMEMS Technology at ARL with a focus on developing component technologies to enable cognitive RF communication and radar systems and MEMS inertial and aiding sensors to provide position, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions for SWAP-C constrained platforms. Dr. Polcawich and his colleagues were the recipients of the 2006 Department of the Army Research and Development Achievement Award for Piezoelectric RF MEMS Switch Using PZT Thin Films and the 2009 US Army Research Laboratory Engineering Award for ground-breaking work on Piezoelectric MEMS. Additionally, Dr. Polcawich received the 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and the 2015 IEEE UFFC Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award. Karen Jurss | Assistant to Venkataramanan Balakrishnan, Michael and Katherine Birck Head & Professor School of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Purdue University 465 Northwestern Avenue, Room 122C | West Lafayette, IN 47907 phone: 765-494-3539 | email: kjurss(a)purdue.edu<../../../../../Personal/kjurss>

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BNC E-news for the week of April 18th
by Anthrop, Heather L 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

EMC Testing Facility Field Trip Dr. Barrett Robinson would like to invite you to join ECE 479 on a trip to EMC Testing Facility in Wheeling, IL on May 23, 2016. Transportation and lunch will be provided. Depart (from EE building) 9:00 am (all times local) Arrive (1250 Peterson Dr. Wheeling, IL) 12:00 pm Depart (1250 Peterson Dr. Wheeling, IL) 3:30 pm Arrive (EE building) 6:30 pm For more information please contact Dr. Robinson at robinbar(a)ecn.purdue.edu Fridge Clean Out Friday April 29 2:00 Pm Fridge Clean Out Thanks, Nancy Black Secretary V Birck Nanotechnology Center West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-494-8675 Fax: 765-494-4731 IMPORTANT PROCESS UPDATE - CONCUR & ARIBA Over the last several weeks, Purdue University has been the subject of an NSF audit. During the process of providing the necessary information to the auditors we realized that a key policy item has been overlooked in recent years. When placing orders through Ariba or completing travel reports within Concur please follow the policy listed below. The business office will reject Ariba orders and Concur reports if the necessary information is lacking. When placing orders through Ariba two key pieces of information have to be included in the comment section of the order: 1.) The purpose of the item(s) you are ordering and 2.) The specific benefit to the project. When completing travel reports in Concur, it is imperative that you provide the information below in the comment section of the report: 1.) The purpose of the trip 2.) The specific benefit to the project Purchasing As a reminder all purchase request forms must be filled out completely. This includes the address of the company and an explanation of how this purchase is a benefit to your project. Incomplete forms will be delayed or returned until they are completed in full. We have also been receiving several incomplete or wrong account numbers. If you do not know a piece of information or have questions on how to fill out the form, please ask a secretary or member of the business office. Seminar Takhee Lee Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea Currently on sabbatical at University of California, Berkeley Interface and surface control of 2D MoS2-based nanoelectronic devices Thursday, April 21st at 2:00 pm in Birck 2001 For more information please visit: https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/calendar/details/1450 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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4.20 Polcawich Seminar announcement
by Black, Nancy Lee 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

ECE FIELDS AND OPTICS SEMINAR SERIES PRESENTS: LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT) BASED PIEZOELECTRIC MEMS: MATERIALS, DEVICE DESIGN, AND APPLICATIONS FOR RF SYSTEMS R.G. Polcawich US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD Birck 2001; April 20, 2016 from 12:00noon to 1:15pm

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Invitation to the 1st annual conference on "Micro & Nanoscale Science for Addressing Grand Challenges: Advancing Technology with Light
by NSAC 14 Apr '16

14 Apr '16

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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Parking for tomorrow, Friday April 15th
by Totten, Mary J 14 Apr '16

14 Apr '16

Please make sure you don't park where there is a barricade. Parking services will be ticketing. There are a few events in Discovery Park that have reserved parking, including Nano-Days. If you have any questions, please contact me and I am so sorry about 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 Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll

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Re: [BNC-all] NanoDays participation- April 13-15, 2016
by Pol, Swati 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Dear All, Finally our 3 days of NanoDays event is starting from today. This year we're expecting to have more than 850 participants, including over 130 registered volunteers! In that respect, I offer my heartiest thanks to you all for your kind support! On behalf of NanoDays team, I'd like to invite you all and your family to NanoDays in the evening today, April 13th, 6-8pm. This evening is particularly arranged for the Birck families and Girls scouts. If you can't make it today then please plan to stop by sometime either on Thursday or Friday between 9am and 2pm. It'll certainly encourage our volunteers and young visitors. Thank you again and hope to see you all at NanoDays! With best regards, Swati NanoDays Lead Organizer NanoDays, 13-15 April 2016: https://nano.purdue.edu/nanodays From: Pol, Swati Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 11:19 AM To: Peroulis, Dimitrios; 'bnc-faculty-all-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Cc: bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: RE: NanoDays participation call out- April 13-15, 2016 Importance: High Dear All, Thank you to those who have already registered to volunteer for NanoDays 2016! We have an Urgent need for more volunteers to display nano-kit activities on Friday, April 15th for morning session 9-11:30am. Please register as soon as possible if you haven't done so far or consider to help for one more session (http://vols.pt/Mz5LgH) Your time and help is highly appreciated! Just a reminder, today is NanoDays training at 5:30-7:30pm in the Burton Morgan Cafeteria. It is not compulsory to attend but is recommended to. Please feel free to contact me (spol(a)purdue.edu<mailto:spol@purdue.edu>) if you have any questions. Thank you for your kind cooperation! Best, Swati NanoDays Lead Organizer NanoDays, 13-15 April 2016: https://nano.purdue.edu/nanodays ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Swati Pol, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Outreach and Engagement Officer Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park at Purdue University 1205 West State Street, Room 1010 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Tel: (765) 494-5138 email: spol(a)purdue.edu<mailto:spol@purdue.edu> Birck Nanotechnology Center: https://nano.purdue.edu<https://nano.purdue.edu/> From: Pol, Swati Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:28 AM To: Pol, Swati Cc: bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:bnc-all@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: NanoDays participation call out- April 13-15, 2016 Dear all, This is the time of the year again for NanoDays, a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering! NanoDays celebrations bring university researchers together with science educators to create learning experiences for children and adults to explore the minuscule world of atoms, molecules and nanoscale forces. Birck Nanotechnology Center at Discovery Park is hosting NanoDays activities at Purdue since 2010. All Purdue faculties and students are invited to display their nano-related research at this event. We are looking for several enthusiastic volunteers, who enjoys explaining pre-designed scientific activities and answering curious questions by the future nano scientists. Be the part of this excellent 3 days event, April 13-15, 2016<x-apple-data-detectors://0>! * Wednesday, April 13, 6pm-8pm<x-apple-data-detectors://1>: Activities for Girl Scouts and Birck families * Thursday, April 14, 9am-2pm<x-apple-data-detectors://2>: Activities for K-12 grade students * Friday, April 15, 9am-2pm<x-apple-data-detectors://3>: Activities for K-12 grade students & general audience Note: NanoDays Training is on Thursday, April 7th, from 5:30-7:30pm<x-apple-data-detectors://4> in Birck atrium. Nanodays event information followed by hands-on activities. Each volunteer will receive * Certificate of Appreciation (Clearly mention your First and Last name while registering) * Free T-shirt and * valuable experience! *Food will be served at all sessions including the training session! Volunteer sign up: http://vols.pt/Mz5LgH If you're bringing your research to the event, please have your group representative send me the following information: Title of activity, Name of supervisor, Days of participation, number of volunteers, name and email id of each volunteer. All attendees are required to register online. For more information about NanoDays, please visit: https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/nanodays Please feel free to contact Swati Pol (spol(a)purdue.edu<mailto:spol@purdue.edu>) if you have any comments or questions. We appreciate your interest and help in making this event successful to educate our community about 'nano'world! Thank you! NanoDays Team at Birck NanoTechnology Center, Purdue University [cid:image001.jpg@01D190BE.F15069A0]

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Missing Items
by Anthrop, Heather L 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

All Whomever has borrowed Birck's portable projector and blue serving tray, please return the items immediately. If you are still using either item please let me know asap when you will be returning them. 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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Spintronics Faculty Candidate Seminar - April 14th at 10:30am in WANG 1004
by Turner, Jaime J 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

[cid:image001.png@01D193DC.52C8BAF0] 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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BNC E-news for the week of April 11th
by Anthrop, Heather L 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

Cleanroom Cameras The camera server that controls the cleanroom cameras has had a problem for some time now. We tried to repair the server unsuccessfully, and we have tried to redeploy a different server without success. Our next step is to procure a new server with new camera software and re-initialize the complete system. Our engineer Jerry Shepard is leading this project and we anticipate this to conclude sometime this summer. We will keep the user community updated as we make progress. Room Changes In order to accommodate Nano Days several meetings had to be moved to different locations. All the times are the same but please note the new room and building. Prof. Garimella Group Meeting - April 13 moved from BRK 1001 to MRGN 129 MicroICE Meeting - April 13 - moved from BRK 1099 to BRK 2290 Birck Orientation - April 14 - moved from BRK 1099 to BRK 2290 INDEX - April 14 - moved from BRK 1099 to BRK 1024 Prof. Qi Group Meeting - April 14 - moved from BRK 1201 to BRK 1290 Prof. Shakouri Group Meeting - April 14 - moved from BRK 1201 to BRK 2024 Prof. Shalaev Group Meeting - April 15 - moved from BRK 2001 to MANN 203 Yuchen Du Preliminary Exam - April 15 - moved from BRK 2001 to MRGN 206 Prof. Peroulis Group Meeting - April 15 - moved from BRK 2001 to MRGN 206 iLab Implementation Team - April 15 - moved from BRK 1001 to MRGN 206 Prof. Savran Group Meeting - April 15 - moved from BRK 1001 to DLRC 143A SMART Film Meeting - April 15 - moved from BRK 1001 to DLRC 143A Seminar Takhee Lee Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea Currently on sabbatical at University of California, Berkeley Interface and surface control of 2D MoS2-based nanoelectronic devices Thursday, April 21st at 2:00 pm in Birck 2001 For more information please visit: https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/calendar/details/1450 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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Flex Lab Construction - Important Update
by Weaver, John R 07 Apr '16

07 Apr '16

All - First, parking in the fenced area at Flex Lab is for construction purposes only. Unauthorized cars may be locked in for the night, or towed away. There is currently an unauthorized vehicle parked within the fenced construction area. Pepper was forced to lock the site up at 3:30PM. If anyone knows who the car belongs to, please let them know they can contact Purdue PD for access to the site. Second, the hours have changed for the demolition work. The contractor will be working 7:00 am - 5:30 pm. Again, this work will continue for approximately two more weeks. Finally, some details on the construction work. Tomorrow, Friday, the second building will be demolished. It is not likely that this will cause vibration excursions, but that is a possibility. Following that work, there will be work cleaning up debris. This is highly unlikely to cause any vibrations in the BNC. Following this work, on April 18, demolition of the foundation and slab of each building will begin. This is the most likely work to cause vibration issues, so please plan your work accordingly. Again, please contact me if you have any concerns or if you experience vibration issues. John John R. Weaver Strategic Facilities Officer Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette IN 47907 (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jrweaver@purdue.edu> nano.purdue.edu

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