June 2019 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

New Birck Associate Directors for Operation and for Research
by Shakouri, Ali 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Dear All, I am delighted to announce that Sunil Bhave will be the Birck Associate Director for Operations and Zhihong Chen will be the Birck Associate Director for Research starting from July 1st. I would like to thank the great efforts of the search committee: Alina Alexeenko (Aero), Joerg Appenzeller (ECE), Sasha Boltasseva (ECE), Bryan Boudouris (ChemE), Miko Cakmak (MSE/ME), Lisa Mauer (Food Science), and Ram Subramanian (Biology, Bindley Director). Birck facility is serving more than 500 users a year from 150 research groups. Together with Zhihong and Sunil, we plan to continue and expand several operational excellence initiatives that Dana and Dimitri Peroulis have started. Another key focus is to broaden our engagement across campus and help nucleate interdisciplinary research groups that can be the basis of national and international centers of excellence. We plan to expand the partnership with industry and increase our visibility/ communications with several initiatives that Neil Dilley, Tracy Hudson and Jaime Turner will start this summer. We have recently installed several state-of-the-art tools with outstanding support from Tomas, EVPRP and Provost. We have had great progress in our traditional areas of strengths in electronics and photonics through College of Engineering's preeminent teams and Engineering Focus Conversations. We have increased our visibility and broadened participation at Birck through Mike Manfra’s Microsoft Station Q and Yong’s quantum initiatives (CoE and CoS). Through SMART industry consortium and Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN), we work closely with EE systems (CISE), CS, Agriculture, Polytechnic and Krannert Global Supply Chain Institute. Our previous initiatives, LyoHUB (CoE and Pharmacy) and 3D cell culture facility (Vet Med), continue their strong activities. The former has now 23 company members who come to Birck regularly. During last year, with great support by Sorin Matei (Associate Dean in College of Liberal Arts), we started to work with CLA through storytelling competition, Sasha's and Dana’s image/display competition as well as Purdue 2050 Conference of the Future (collaborating with Art and Design and Krannert Business Analytics). If you would like to learn more about these initiatives or if you have any suggestions or comments about our operation or research, please let me or others in the leadership team know. We have an opportunity to increase our impact and take Birck to the next level but this requires broad participation and ownership of everybody in the Birck community working closely with other centers in DP and in close coordination with academic units. I would like to thank sincerely our former Associate Directors, Dana Weinstein and Yong Chen, for their outstanding service. As many of you already know, Dana is the new Associate Dean for Graduate Education in College of Engineering and Yong is the Director of the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute which is headquartered at Birck. I hope you have a great weekend. 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<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu>

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Expense Reports
by Turner, Jaime J 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

Hi all, If you have been having trouble submitting your expense reports through concur the issue should now be fixed, please go ahead and submit. Thanks! Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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Seminar: Oak Ridge National Laboratory - BRK 1001 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
by Wheeldon, Annette M 26 Jun '19

26 Jun '19

Seminars /Workshops / Events Oak Ridge National Laboratory Seminar: Jeffrey Nichols<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2133> June 26, 2019 10:30am - 11:15am BRK 1001 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Seminar: David Jarvis Dean<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2134> June 26, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm BRK 1001 Thank you, Annie Wheeldon Administrative Assistant to the Director Purdue Quantum Science Engineering Institute Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street | West Lafayette, IN Office: 765.496.7425 | Email: acheever(a)purdue.edu<mailto:acheever@purdue.edu> [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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FW: BNC Vibrations
by Turner, Jaime J 25 Jun '19

25 Jun '19

All, Please be aware that tomorrow June 26th there will be soil stabilization activities happening on the Southern portion of the parking lot. These activities will start at 7:30am and heavy equipment might be used inside the ‘400 radius. Thanks Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps> From: Voorhis, Mark L. <mvoorhis(a)purdue.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 12:11 PM To: Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu>; Reger, Ronald K <rreger(a)purdue.edu>; Jurss, Stephen E <sejurss(a)purdue.edu>; Weinstein, Dana <danaw(a)purdue.edu>; Britton, Marcella L <gore11(a)purdue.edu>; Turner, Jaime J <jjbiggs(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Fwd: BNC Vibrations FYI Sent From My I Phone Begin forwarded message: From: "Bercot, Paul J." <PJBercot(a)prf.org<mailto:PJBercot@prf.org>> Date: June 25, 2019 at 10:23:02 AM CDT To: "Voorhis, Mark L." <mvoorhis(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mvoorhis@purdue.edu>> Subject: BNC Vibrations Mark, I wanted to give you a heads up that on JUN 26 there will be soil stabilization activities happening on the Southern portion of the parking lot. These activities will start at 7:30 AM. Heavy might be used inside the 400’ radius. Thanks! Paul J. Bercot | Project Manager of Discovery Park District | Purdue Research Foundation Kurz Purdue Technology Center | 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd. | West Lafayette, IN 47906 (O) 765-588-1050 | (M) 260-312-2908 | pjbercot(a)prf.org<mailto:pjbercot@prf.org> [cid:image006.png@01D33DC2.6C40C450] [cid:image002.png@01D52B48.594A7830]

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BNC E-news for the week of June 24
by Turner, Jaime J 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events Oak Ridge National Laboratory Seminar: Jeffrey Nichols<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2133> June 26, 2019 10:30am - 11:15am BRK 1001 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Seminar: David Jarvis Dean<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2134> June 26, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm BRK 1001 Grandparents University<https://conf.purdue.edu/gpu/> June 27th and 28th Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Conference Rooms The room wizards outside of the BNC conference rooms are not reflecting all of the meetings that have been scheduled. ECN is working with the manufacture on this issue and will keep us updated on its progress. In the interim when checking if a room is available please make sure to look at the outlook calendar or ask one of the secretarial staff before using a conference room that shows it's available (green). Grandparents University - Volunteers Needed NSAC is looking for volunteers to help run a few demos during Grandparents University. The demos are activities which have been used in Nanodays. Volunteers are needed June 27th from 3:30pm - 5pm. If interested please sign up here: https://forms.gle/3Ai4abyztLzkr9Uj8 Birck Nanotechnology Center - Replacement of the Peeling Exterior Panels [cid:image005.png@01D51AB0.366D59C0] Scrubbing and Waxing Continued summer Scrub and Wax for Birck Please note that the following rooms will be scrubbed and waxed on the following dates. Make sure that all of you computers and boxes are up off of the floor. This is a big project, so if you don't move your items, we will skip over you till next year. July 2 - BRK 1017 and 1019 July 3 - BRK 1021 and 1022 July 5 - BRK 1023 and 1025 July 9 Hallway from BRK 1010 to 1027 Bindley: July 1st from 5 - 9:30 AM (Closed to all) BIND 1st floor from Unisex Restroom (next to the kitchenette) to the outside doors leading to Birck and the elevator (find an alternative route) Please see Mary Jo with any questions. Copper Moon Summer Hours Copper Moon Coffee, located at the Burton D. Morgan Center has new summer hours and are now open from 7:30 am - 2:00 pm. Please remember that they can accommodate large shuttle coffee orders for any event close to Burton Morgan. Please stop by and touch base with Copper Moon staff if you're interested and check out the attached current menu. [cid:image006.jpg@01D51AB0.366D59C0]

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Birck BBQ Pitch-In Lunch Tuesday June 25 11:30-1
by Black, Nancy Lee 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

Good Morning, On Tuesday, June 25th from 11:30am-1pm, the Business Office would like to have a Birck BBQ pitch in lunch. This will be to celebrate and thank all the hard work Cindy, Danielle and Misty have done, as well as, send them off to their new jobs! Please bring your favorite BBQ dish (fruit, salad, meat, dessert, etc). It will be held in room 2001. Thank you, ************************** Eleanor Faris Student Worker Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 *efaris(a)purdue.edu<mailto:efaris@purdue.edu>

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BNC E-news for the week of June 17
by Turner, Jaime J 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events Grandparents University<https://conf.purdue.edu/gpu/> June 27th and 28th Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=1835> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Conference Rooms The room wizards outside of the BNC conference rooms are not reflecting all of the meetings that have been scheduled. ECN is working with the manufacture on this issue and will keep us updated on its progress. In the interim when checking if a room is available please make sure to look at the outlook calendar or ask one of the secretarial staff before using a conference room that shows it's available (green). REMINDER: Discovery Park Residential Faculty and Staff Parking Spaces As a reminder the primary purpose of the Discovery Park designated spaces is to accommodate Discovery Park staff/faculty who have responsibilities that require them to commute to and from Discovery Park during working hours. Those individuals not required to commute are strongly encouraged to use alternate parking spaces whenever possible. This permit is property of Discovery Park and is issued/revoked at their discretion. Birck Nanotechnology Center - Replacement of the Peeling Exterior Panels [cid:image005.png@01D51AB0.366D59C0] Scrubbing and Waxing Continued summer Scrub and Wax Please note that the following rooms will be scrubbed and waxed on the following dates. Make sure that all of you computers and boxes are up off of the floor. This is a big project, so if you don't move your items, we will skip over you till next year. June 19th - 1238 & 1234 June 20th - 1230 & 1226 June 21st - 1222 Please come to Mary Jo with any questions. Copper Moon Summer Hours Copper Moon Coffee, located at the Burton D. Morgan Center has new summer hours and are now open from 7:30 am - 2:00 pm. Please remember that they can accommodate large shuttle coffee orders for any event close to Burton Morgan. Please stop by and touch base with Copper Moon staff if you're interested and check out the attached current menu. [cid:image006.jpg@01D51AB0.366D59C0]

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REMINDER: David Cahill's seminar TODAY @ 11am-12noon in BRK 1001
by Turner, Jaime J 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

REMINDER: Today at 11:00am in BRK 1001 BNC Seminar - Professor David G. Cahill<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/?view=2112> Current Understanding and Unsolved Problems in Thermal Transport at the Nanoscale JUNE 5, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BRK 1001 Abstract: Thermal conductivity is a basic and familiar property of materials: silver spoons conduct heat well and plastic does not. In recent years, the combined efforts of materials scientists, engineers, physicists, and chemists have succeeded in pushing-back long-established limits in the thermal conductivity of materials and have made exciting progress on methods for dynamic control of thermal conductivity. In this lecture, I will highlight a three topics that I consider to be important unsolved problems in thermal conduction in materials: 1) ultralow thermal conductivity in hard and soft matter; 2) heat transport by magnetic excitations; and 3) solid-state approaches for thermal regulators and thermal switches. Bio: David Cahill is the Willett Professor of Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the U. Illinois after earning his Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from Cornell University, and working as a postdoctoral research associate at the IBM Watson Research Center. His current research program focuses on developing a microscopic understanding of thermal transport at the nanoscale; extremes of low and high thermal conductivity in materials; the interactions between phonons, electrons, photons, and spin; and the kinetics and thermodynamics of aqueous and electrochemical interfaces with materials. He received the 2018 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award of the Materials Research Society (MRS); the 2015 Touloukian Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the Peter Mark Memorial Award of the American Vacuum Society (AVS); and is a fellow of the MRS, AVS, and APS (American Physical Society).

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Kitchen Will Lose Power June 10 11AM - 3PM-appliance contents will be emptied/trashed at 10AM
by Black, Nancy Lee 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

The kitchen refrigerator and freezer will be cleaned out on Monday June 10 at 10 AM Due to having no power on Monday from 11-3 Any item left in this refrigerator and freezer at 10 AM will have to be trashed. ALL ITEMS WILL BE TRASHED. Questions or concerns? Contact Nancy blackn(a)purdue.edu<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu> BRK 2287

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BNC E-news for the week of June 3rd
by Turner, Jaime J 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events BNC Seminar - Professor David G. Cahill Current Understanding and Unsolved Problems in Thermal Transport at the Nanoscale<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2112> June 5th, 2019 @ 11:00am in BRK 1001 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=1835> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Birck Nanotechnology Center Closure from June 10, 2019 @ 7am to June 18, 2019 @ 4pm The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a closure involving major electrical repairs, chemical exhaust modification, and completion of our semi-annual preventive maintenance from June 10 through June 18, 2018. Three major tasks will happen during this closure. 1) Required repair of our 3000 amp building power feed that failed on February 3 requiring a shutdown of all building HVAC systems, anticipated to last 2-3 hours to repair. 2) A capital project integration of the cleanroom chemical exhaust system involves cutting into the cleanroom chemical exhaust in four locations to connect 20,000 CFM exhaust system involving a complete rebalance of the cleanroom static pressure, anticipated to last 3-5 days. 3) Finally complete the normal spring preventive maintenance activities, anticipated to last 2-3 days. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, June 10 through 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 18. 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 repairs and modification activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. Only authorized personnel 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, June 10 through 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 18. 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 Tuesday, June 18. Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability. For long term research planning please refer the following future dates for our future preventive maintenance closures. Week of Oct 14, 2019 Spring May 4, 2020 Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these important closures. Please contact me if you need more detailed information. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Search for Birck Associate Directors for Operation and for Research As you may know, Dana Weinstein will be Associate Dean for Graduate Education in College of Engineering starting in July and Yong Chen is the Director of the New Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute. I would like to think sincerely Dana and Yong for their great support and outstanding service. We are launching an internal search to identify individuals with demonstrated leadership and vision for the positions of Associate Director for Operations and the Associate Director for Research. The Associate Directors should be members of the Purdue Faculty with the rank of tenured Associate or Full Professor. Nominations/applications should be submitted by email to Jaime Turner at jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> by June 7th. The applications should include a letter of interest that outlines qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, and the name of three references. Additional details are provided in the attached documents. Ali Shakouri REMINDER: Discovery Park Residential Faculty and Staff Parking Spaces As a reminder the primary purpose of the Discovery Park designated spaces is to accommodate Discovery Park staff/faculty who have responsibilities that require them to commute to and from Discovery Park during working hours. Those individuals not required to commute are strongly encouraged to use alternate parking spaces whenever possible. This permit is property of Discovery Park and is issued/revoked at their discretion. Birck Nanotechnology Center - Replacement of the Peeling Exterior Panels [cid:image005.png@01D51AB0.366D59C0] Scrubbing and Waxing Continued summer Scrub and Wax Please note that the following rooms will be scrubbed and waxed on the following dates. Make sure that all of you computers and boxes are up off of the floor. This is a big project, so if you don't move your items, we will skip over you till next year. June 4th - 1076 & 1080 June 5th - 1084 & 1088 June 6th - 1092 June 19th - 1238 & 1234 June 20th - 1230 & 1226 June 21st - 1222 Please come to Mary Jo with any questions. BINDLEY Hallway Cleaning Schedule June 13th from 5 - 9:30 AM (Closed to all) - BIND I 2nd floor hallway from the kitchenette to the Brick Skywalk doors and from BIND I wooden door to BIND II wooden door (by the elevator). The stairs and elevator will be out of commission during this time. Please find an alternative routes to take during the hallway closures. Susan McCreery Copper Moon Summer Hours Copper Moon Coffee, located at the Burton D. Morgan Center has new summer hours and are now open from 7:30 am - 2:00 pm. Please remember that they can accommodate large shuttle coffee orders for any event close to Burton Morgan. Please stop by and touch base with Copper Moon staff if you're interested and check out the attached current menu. [cid:image006.jpg@01D51AB0.366D59C0]

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