December 2020 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Season's Greetings
by Shakouri, Ali 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Dear All, As the year is coming to close, we reflect on unprecedented events that have impacted all of our lives. This is a difficult situation with self isolation and physical distancing, especially for many of our international students and researchers who are thousands of miles away from their families. There are some who have been personally impacted with the loss of family members and millions who are in economic hardship. During these difficult times, we appreciate unique gifts and contributions from each member of our community. We are fortunate to have dedicated students, staff and faculty who went out of their ways and regular responsibilities to help each other. We managed to keep Birck operational for critical research between April and June. Our dedicated staff and faculty developed standard operating procedures for all labs and cleanroom that are shared by more than 500 users across campus. Thanks to everybody who has been careful and extra vigilant, we had a smooth operation during the Fall semester. We would like to thank everybody's great contributions and hope you will have safe and healthy end of the year holidays and best wishes for the New Year 2021. Sincerely, Ali, Zhihong and Sunil [cid:image002.png@01D6D3A2.91AE72E0]

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NOTICE - Jan 12th, 2021 Cleanroom Closure
by Turner, Jaime J 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

Sent on behalf of Dan Hosler NOTICE: Birck Cleanroom and Labs Closed; January 12, 2021 The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be closed Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 8am to 4pm for an upgrade to the automated building system. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 8 a.m., and all utilities are scheduled to resume at 4pm barring any unforeseen issues. All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance 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 upgrade. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 8 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 8am to 4pm. No chemical or biological work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building upgrades will be completed by the end of the day on at 4pm on January 12, 2021. An email will be sent once all work is complete. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these important Siemens building controls upgrade. Please contact me if you need more detailed information. Dan Hosler Research Facility Planning Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287C Office: 765.496.3883 | Email: dhosler(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dhosler@purdue.edu>

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REMINDER: Winter Recess Announcement
by Turner, Jaime J 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

REMINDER Sent on behalf of the Birck Leadership Team....... Dear Birck Research Community, We have received a lot of great input from faculty, students, and staff regarding how we can support some level of research through the winter recess break. In past years we continued to keep the facility open but for limited non-hazardous work. We certainly want to support continued use of our facility and this year has a different set of circumstances due to COVID and the extended down time of 16 days (Dec. 18, 3:30pm until Jan. 4th, 8am). So taking all of these inputs and considerations into account we have developed a 'hybrid' plan to continue to support research. The below table details our approach for 2020 but in summary we are doing the following: 1. All labs and cleanroom will be open. 2. The toxic gases of Cl2 and BCl3 will still be available in our etch tools. We have heard from several groups that these etches are on critical paths of various research groups. Toxic gas detection for these gases will be on. 3. All other hazardous gases will be turned off, and detection will be off as well. 4. HF, BOE, and TMAH chemical processing will be allowed as long as a buddy is present. 5. Precursors for ALD systems will be available. 6. No shipping or receiving is being done at any building on campus. 7. The custodians will not be working so restrooms will not be maintained, and sanitation of touch surfaces will not be done. * We encourage users to keep the facility clean and be extra vigilant about the hygiene and COVID risks. 8. A few engineering and building staff have graciously agreed to help for major issues but availability will be very limited and could be impacted due to COVID restrictions. * Faculty and senior researchers are encouraged to be more proactive (e.g. occasional walk throughs checking the labs where there is ongoing research). Email Birck management if you notice anything. Since there will be limited staff support during this winter recess the research groups are strongly encouraged to accomplish as much processing as possible before gases are turned off on Dec. 18. See the following for more detailed information (this is up on the BNC Wiki): [cid:image002.png@01D6C98C.917CADC0]

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Annual Online Refresher (Required) Second Notice
by Jurss, Stephen E 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

Greetings all, It's that time of year again! In order to maintain access to Birck, all BNC laboratory users (including any of the dry, solvent, acid, bio, and cleanroom labs) must obtain this year's annual safety training refresher Passport badge: BNC 151 - 2021 badge<https://www.openpassport.org/Badge/bnc151-2021/Criteria> BNC lab users must obtain this badge by 11:59 PM Sunday, January 24th, or BNC lab access will be revoked. Please direct any questions or issues to sejurss(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sejurss@purdue.edu> and jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu>. To begin earning the badge, navigate to the following link and click the "Get Started" button: https://www.openpassport.org/Badge/bnc151-2021/Criteria NOTE: If you do not see the "Get Started" button at the badge page, or cannot access the page at all, you need to join the BNC Passport group: 1. Navigate to the BNC Passport Group page: https://www.openpassport.org/Group/bnc 2. Login with your Purdue ID and BoilerKey (if not already logged in) 3. Once at the BNC Passport Group page, click the "Join Group" button. To reiterate the requirements listed on the badge page, obtaining the badge requires: 1. A review of the BNC 151 - 2021 training slides<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/download/attachments/95882934/BNC%20151%20-%20…> and the Chemical Hygiene Plan<https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf>. 2. Passing a 25 question quiz on content from the BNC 151 - 2021 training slides<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/download/attachments/95882934/BNC%20151%20-%20…> and the Chemical Hygiene Plan<http://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf>. An 80% or better is required to pass. The quiz may be retaken once, if needed. You may refer to the BNC 151 - 2021 training slides<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/download/attachments/95882934/BNC%20151%20-%20…> and the Chemical Hygiene Plan<http://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf> during the quiz. Please note: * If you fail to obtain an 80% after a second attempt on the quiz, your submission must be manually reset. Email Steve Jurss (sejurss(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sejurss@purdue.edu?subject=BNC%20151%20Quiz%20Reset>) with the subject line "BNC 151 Quiz Reset" to setup a meeting to discuss any points of confusion and reset your submission. * BNC laboratory access (to any/all of the dry, solvent, acid, bio, or cleanroom laboratories) will be revoked if not completed by 11:59:59 PM on Sunday, January 24th, 2021. * If not completed by the deadline, users wishing to regain BNC laboratory access will need to retake BNC 111. Safety Officer Stephen Jurss

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Winter Recess Announcement
by Reger, Ronald K 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

Sent on behalf of the Birck Leadership Team....... Dear Birck Research Community, We have received a lot of great input from faculty, students, and staff regarding how we can support some level of research through the winter recess break. In past years we continued to keep the facility open but for limited non-hazardous work. We certainly want to support continued use of our facility and this year has a different set of circumstances due to COVID and the extended down time of 16 days (Dec. 18, 3:30pm until Jan. 4th, 8am). So taking all of these inputs and considerations into account we have developed a 'hybrid' plan to continue to support research. The below table details our approach for 2020 but in summary we are doing the following: 1. All labs and cleanroom will be open. 2. The toxic gases of Cl2 and BCl3 will still be available in our etch tools. We have heard from several groups that these etches are on critical paths of various research groups. Toxic gas detection for these gases will be on. 3. All other hazardous gases will be turned off, and detection will be off as well. 4. HF, BOE, and TMAH chemical processing will be allowed as long as a buddy is present. 5. Precursors for ALD systems will be available. 6. No shipping or receiving is being done at any building on campus. 7. The custodians will not be working so restrooms will not be maintained, and sanitation of touch surfaces will not be done. * We encourage users to keep the facility clean and be extra vigilant about the hygiene and COVID risks. 8. A few engineering and building staff have graciously agreed to help for major issues but availability will be very limited and could be impacted due to COVID restrictions. * Faculty and senior researchers are encouraged to be more proactive (e.g. occasional walk throughs checking the labs where there is ongoing research). Email Birck management if you notice anything. Since there will be limited staff support during this winter recess the research groups are strongly encouraged to accomplish as much processing as possible before gases are turned off on Dec. 18. See the following for more detailed information (this is up on the BNC Wiki): [cid:image002.png@01D6C98C.917CADC0]

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Required Annual All User Refresher (First Notice)
by Jurss, Stephen E 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

Greetings all, It's that time of year again! In order to maintain access to Birck, all BNC laboratory users (including any of the dry, solvent, acid, bio, and cleanroom labs) must obtain this year's annual safety training refresher Passport badge: BNC 151 - 2021 badge<https://www.openpassport.org/Badge/bnc151-2021/Criteria> BNC lab users must obtain this badge by 11:59 PM Sunday, January 24th, or BNC lab access will be revoked. Please direct any questions or issues to sejurss(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sejurss@purdue.edu> and jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu>. To begin earning the badge, navigate to the following link and click the "Get Started" button: https://www.openpassport.org/Badge/bnc151-2021/Criteria NOTE: If you do not see the "Get Started" button at the badge page, or cannot access the page at all, you need to join the BNC Passport group: 1. Navigate to the BNC Passport Group page: https://www.openpassport.org/Group/bnc 2. Login with your Purdue ID and BoilerKey (if not already logged in) 3. Once at the BNC Passport Group page, click the "Join Group" button. To reiterate the requirements listed on the badge page, obtaining the badge requires: 1. A review of the BNC 151 - 2021 training slides<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/download/attachments/95882934/BNC%20151%20-%20…> and the Chemical Hygiene Plan<https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf>. 2. Passing a 25 question quiz on content from the BNC 151 - 2021 training slides<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/download/attachments/95882934/BNC%20151%20-%20…> and the Chemical Hygiene Plan<http://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf>. An 80% or better is required to pass. The quiz may be retaken once, if needed. You may refer to the BNC 151 - 2021 training slides<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/download/attachments/95882934/BNC%20151%20-%20…> and the Chemical Hygiene Plan<http://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf> during the quiz. Please note: * If you fail to obtain an 80% after a second attempt on the quiz, your submission must be manually reset. Email Steve Jurss (sejurss(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sejurss@purdue.edu?subject=BNC%20151%20Quiz%20Reset>) with the subject line "BNC 151 Quiz Reset" to setup a meeting to discuss any points of confusion and reset your submission. * BNC laboratory access (to any/all of the dry, solvent, acid, bio, or cleanroom laboratories) will be revoked if not completed by 11:59:59 PM on Sunday, January 24th, 2021. * If not completed by the deadline, users wishing to regain BNC laboratory access will need to retake BNC 111.

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Alberto Marino (Oklahoma) Seminar TODAY (12/9) @ 10 a.m.
by David Stewart 09 Dec '20

09 Dec '20

Good morning, Please join us at 10 a.m. for our last PQSEI seminar of the semester presented by Prof. Alberto Marino of the University of Oklahoma. It is titled, "Quantum Enhanced Sensing with Light". The announcement is attached and you can join here: Zoom Link<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/94639398998> Many thanks, David David J. Stewart, Ph.D. Managing Director Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) Birck Nanotechnology Center | 1205 West State Street | Room 1287C | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-496-3117<tel:7654963117> | davidstewart(a)purdue.edu<mailto:davidstewart@purdue.edu> | www.purdue.edu/dp/quantum<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/quantum> *Follow us! Twitter: @PurdueQuantum<https://twitter.com/PurdueQuantum>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/pqsei/>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/QuantumPurdue> [8A5592F8]<https://www.purdue.edu/>

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BNC E-news: December 7, 2020
by Turner, Jaime J 07 Dec '20

07 Dec '20

[cid:image006.jpg@01D685C3.FA345960] Responding to COVID-19: Research Operations at Birck https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/for-birck-users/covid/index.php Seminars /Workshops / Events PQSEI Seminar December 9th, 2020 | 10:00am Prof. Alberto Marino (Oklahoma) Quantum Enhanced Sensing with Light<https://purdue0-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/stewartd_purdue_edu/EfRY6Y…>; Zoom Link<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/94639398998#success> Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Advanced Capabilities [https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/facilities/equipment/images/PPMS…]<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Quantum+Design+DynaCool+PPMS>Quantum Design DynaCool PPMS<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Quantum+Design+DynaCool+PPMS> NEW Capability: Heat Capacity Measurement o Temp: 1.8K – 400K o Magnetic field: up to 9 tesla o Bulk samples (typical weight ~mg) Other capabilities include Magnetic, Electrical, and Thermal Transport Location: Spin Lab (BRK 1157A) Research Scientist: Neil Dilley Please visit the Birck Wiki to learn about the wide array of fabrication<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Fabrication> and characterization<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Characterization> equipment at the facility Important Shipping Information From Purdue Export Control Purdue Shipping will be NOT ship any items after Friday, December 18th until the new year (January 4 th). All international shipments must be reviewed/approved by Export Control before 3pm on 12/18; therefore individuals must get their international shipments to MMDC no later than Thursday, December 17th. If you know of anyone who is planning to ship, they will need to plan ahead. Open Positions Draper Labs: Looking to hire ASAP, high experience in fab. Applicants can be PostDocs, fresh PhDs or MS with experience. https://careers-draper.icims.com/jobs/4922/principal-mems--photonics-microf… EPFL’s School of Engineering: currently has an open (junior faculty) position in Integrated Transducers, https://www.epfl.ch/about/working/faculty-position-in-integrated-transducer… and we are reaching out to the community to make colleagues aware of the open position and attract candidates. We aim in particular to increase the number of female faculty. Research Fellow/Senior Research Associate (Research Officer) of ‘High performance Wide spectral range Nanoprobe (HiWiN)’ EPSRC project.” (see attached announcement) Competitive salary in the range from £34,804 to £41,526 p.a. dependent on experience Applications are invited from an experienced, ambitious and creative researcher in the field of experimental photonics, optical spectroscopy and/or scanning probe microscopy and scientific instrumentation. The successful applicant will work on the innovative world-leading project that targets implementation and commissioning of a micro-to-nanoscale spectroscopic mapping and probing instrument as an EPSRC funded facility at the free electron laser (FEL) mid-infrared to THz light source at FELIX, Nijmegen. Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Prof. Oleg Kolosov on o.kolosov(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:o.kolosov@lancaster.ac.uk> https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CCQ170/research‐fellow‐senior‐research‐associate… Birck Safety Protocols It is very gratifying to see our research community back ‘in business’ doing leading-edge research in our center after the long pause we all experienced this Spring. But at the same time we want to remind our entire user group of the critical importance of following the COVID safety protocols while using our facilities. If an outbreak of COVID exposures should happen at Birck there is a real possibility that we may need to close the facility again. So please read and support the following….. …..Some of our approved users are holding the doors open for others to enter the building. This may very well be a gesture of politeness to assist another, but it also can be perceived that non-approved people are entering our building with the assistance of one of our approved users. Additionally it does not allow us to have an accurate accounting of who is entering our building by evaluating card-swipe data. So everyone should swipe into Birck and not be let in by someone holding the door open. …..Face masks are required while in Birck. Approved users have been, and continue to be, strongly encouraged to bring their own face mask for their personal use while in the facility. At the entrances we have supplied quantities of disposable face masks for emergency use, but our supplies of these disposable masks are being depleted at the high rate of 300 – 400 masks per week. This rate of use seems exceptionally high when personal masks are strongly recommended. Please only take one mask from the supply, and only when you’ve forgotten your personal mask. ….Social distancing continues to be a challenge. This is a difficult habit to develop and groups of people have been seen clustered around a tool, or having a hallway conversation, and not adhering to the 6’ spacing rule. Please continue to maintain at least 6’ spacing between yourself and the nearest other person. Please stay vigilant in promoting and supporting these safety protocols. If we each do our part we will continue to stay open and conduct state-of-the-art research in our great facility. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ***If you have any news items (published papers, research news, awards, honors) please send to jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> so they may be included on Birck’s website, Facebook and Twitter pages*** Jaime Turner Lead Administrative Assistant to the Director | Birck Nanotechnology Center BRK | 1205 W State Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-3509<tel:7654943509> | m: 765-491-3064<tel:7654913064> | jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [83324AA6]<https://www.purdue.edu/>

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Prof. Weng Chew PQSEI Seminar - 1/2 @ 10:00 a.m.
by David Stewart 01 Dec '20

01 Dec '20

Dear all, Please join us on Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. for a seminar by Distinguished Professor Weng Chew titled, "Quantum Computer, Quantum Parallelism, and Quantum Electromagnetics". His seminar announcement is attached. Join here: Zoom Link<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/94639398998> Thanks, David David J. Stewart, Ph.D. Managing Director Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) Birck Nanotechnology Center | 1205 West State Street | Room 1287C | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-496-3117<tel:7654963117> | davidstewart(a)purdue.edu<mailto:davidstewart@purdue.edu> | www.purdue.edu/dp/quantum<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/quantum> *Follow us! Twitter: @PurdueQuantum<https://twitter.com/PurdueQuantum>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/pqsei/>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/QuantumPurdue> [8A5592F8]<https://www.purdue.edu/>

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