February 2021 - 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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Reminder: BNC Faculty Seminar Series: Speaker - Dr. Sorin Adam Matei - TODAY, Feb 25th | 12noon | via Zoom
by Turner, Jaime J 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Reminder: BNC Faculty Seminar TODAY @ 12:00noon. [cid:image004.jpg@01D685C0.EB336F80] The BNC Faculty Seminar Series is designed to provide faculty a platform to present an overview of their research and the opportunity for collaborative discussion with other BNC faculty and researchers across six colleges and 15 academic units. Dr. Sorin Adam Matei Professor of Communication and the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts February 25th, 2021 | 12:00pm Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 Title: Are scientists natural storytellers? Of course, they are! Abstract: Science is the process of throwing out the old and ushering in the new. We do this by replacing old assumptions with new causal mechanisms validated by the data. In the process, we teach the world new things. You probably knew all that. But did you know that storytelling is also about challenging assumptions, proposing new explanations, and teaching? Dr. Matei will explain why good science is good storytelling and why and how good scientists are natural storytellers. You can find an engaging introduction to Dr. Matei's theory of science and storytelling in this series of 5 minute video tutorials http://matei.org/url/dstoryplaylist [cid:image006.png@01D70AEC.7E7622F0]Bio: Dr. Sorin Adam Matei is passioned about practically applying theoretical ideas derived from communication, social science, and ethics to improving the practice of collaboration in science and education. He is the creator of the Data storytelling program https://eventreg.purdue.edu/info/data-storytelling/ , offered by Purdue Online to non-credit learners throughout the world, and of the Engaged Science Communication short course - http://matei.org/url/engagedscience , available to any Purdue learner, regardless of status, for free. Dr. Matei is a Professor of Communication and the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts. For more information, visit his personal page http://matei.org/url/about Upcoming BNC Virtual Faculty Seminars and Recorded Talks, Spring 2021: Date Faculty Title 1/28/20 Dmitry Zemlyanov, Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application, Birck Nanotechnology Center Growth and characterization of 2D materials Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TNT2tcR24Ow 2/4/21 Yi Xie, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering Degradation of Structural Materials and Fuels in Nuclear Systems 2/11/21 Letian Dou, Charles Davidson Chair Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TXf415nmfbA 2/18/21 Nikhilesh Chawla, Ransburg Professor, School of Materials Engineering 4D Materials Science - Probing Microstructural Evolution Through Time-Resolved Imaging 2/25/21 Sorin Adam Matei, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Communication, Brian Lamb School of Communication Are scientists natural storytellers? Of course, they are! 3/4/21 David Cappelleri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Microrobotics Research Highlights 3/11/21 Stylianos Chatzidakis, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering 3/18/21 Reading Day 3/25/21 Tyler Tallman, Assistant Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 4/1/21 Alex Chortos, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 4/8/21 Ajay Malshe, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering 4/15/21 Suranjan Panigrahi, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology 4/22/21 Alejandro Strachan, Professor of Materials Engineering 4/29/21 Dead Week 5/6/21 Finals Week Thanks! 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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Dr. Chris Roper (HRL Laboratories) Seminar Wednesday (2/24) @ 11:30 a.m.
by David Stewart 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

*NOTE 11:30 START TIME* Dear all, Please join us for a seminar by Dr. Chris Roper from HRL Laboratories tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11:30 a.m. (Host: Sunil Bhave). Seminar announcement is attached. Join here: Zoom Link<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96710589999> *For those who have a calendar invite for the PQSEI Seminar Series, I sent an update but have heard this didn't go through for everyone. So please note we start at 11:30, not 11. 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: February 22nd, 2021
by Turner, Jaime J 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

[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 Meet a QIST Expert, hosted by QSC featuring: Prof. Arnab Banerjee February 22nd, 2021 | 5:00pm EST Join on your computer or mobile app, Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWNmOTNhYTAtZjg1YS00…> Or call in (audio only) +1 865-276-6990,,424151372# <tel:+18652766990,,424151372> United States, Knoxville Phone Conference ID: 424 151 372# PQSEI Seminar February 24, 2021 | 11:30am - 12:30pm | Dr. Chris Roper of HRL Laboratories Dr. Chris Roper of HRL Laboratories<https://purdue0-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/stewartd_purdue_edu/EUT6dp…> Join Zoom Meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96710589999 ECE Seminar Series Dr. Eric Cheng (Laboratory of Physical Sciences) February 25th, 2021 | 10:00am - 11:00am Title: Project 38: Innovative Architectures for High-Performance Computing Systems (abstract attached) Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/3164232249 BNC Faculty Seminar Dr. Sorin Adam Matei, Professor of Communication and the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts February 25th, 2021 | 12pm - 1pm Title: Are scientists natural storytellers? Of course, they are!<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=3401> Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 Qubit by Qubit February 27th, 2021 A quantum computing education nonprofit, is hosting a free Diversity in Quantum Computing conference on February 27. This event will bring together students, educators, and academic and industry leaders to discuss how we can create an inclusive and equitable quantum future. This event is completely free to attend and will feature panels, a graduate student fireside chat, and industry leader spotlight presentations. Learn more and register here<http://www.qubitbyqubit.org/conference>. Indiana-focused conference, Environmental Justice, Next Steps - Environment Justice, Climate Change, and Racial Justice March 25 - 26, 2021 The goal of this virtual conference is to create a regional action network on environmental justice by bringing together Purdue researchers, artists, scholars and stakeholders, and including peers working at research institutions across the state. Through the conference, Purdue will bring diverse scholars and leaders together to broaden the conversation on environmental justice with a focus Indiana and the Midwest by inviting researchers in areas including environmental sciences, racial & social justice, decolonization, engineering, law and environmental policy, and the visual and performing arts with the intention of starting long-term collaborations and conversations to maximize the impact of discussions moving forward. Website: https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/resources/Env-justice.php Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Reminder: Access to Birck We're past the January 24th deadline to take the annual recertification for Birck access, and users who didn't take the online BNC 151 recertification training have lost their access. To regain access now requires retaking BNC 111, and we have a special BNC 111 Passport Badge called "Retake BNC 111." If you have lost your access please go into Passport and sign up for the BNC 111 Retake. You will complete all the online pre-work and then attend an in-person training session to complete the requirements. Your access will be reinstated at that point. 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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BNC Faculty Seminar Series: Speaker - Dr. Sorin Adam Matei - Feb 25th | 12noon | via Zoom
by Turner, Jaime J 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

[cid:image004.jpg@01D685C0.EB336F80] The BNC Faculty Seminar Series is designed to provide faculty a platform to present an overview of their research and the opportunity for collaborative discussion with other BNC faculty and researchers across six colleges and 15 academic units. Dr. Sorin Adam Matei Professor of Communication and the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts February 25th, 2021 | 12:00pm Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 Title: Are scientists natural storytellers? Of course, they are! Abstract: Science is the process of throwing out the old and ushering in the new. We do this by replacing old assumptions with new causal mechanisms validated by the data. In the process, we teach the world new things. You probably knew all that. But did you know that storytelling is also about challenging assumptions, proposing new explanations, and teaching? Dr. Matei will explain why good science is good storytelling and why and how good scientists are natural storytellers. You can find an engaging introduction to Dr. Matei's theory of science and storytelling in this series of 5 minute video tutorials http://matei.org/url/dstoryplaylist [cid:image003.png@01D708FE.9504BCB0]Bio: Dr. Sorin Adam Matei is passioned about practically applying theoretical ideas derived from communication, social science, and ethics to improving the practice of collaboration in science and education. He is the creator of the Data storytelling program https://eventreg.purdue.edu/info/data-storytelling/ , offered by Purdue Online to non-credit learners throughout the world, and of the Engaged Science Communication short course - http://matei.org/url/engagedscience , available to any Purdue learner, regardless of status, for free. Dr. Matei is a Professor of Communication and the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts. For more information, visit his personal page http://matei.org/url/about Upcoming BNC Virtual Faculty Seminars and Recorded Talks, Spring 2021: Date Faculty Title 1/28/20 Dmitry Zemlyanov, Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application, Birck Nanotechnology Center Growth and characterization of 2D materials Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TNT2tcR24Ow 2/4/21 Yi Xie, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering Degradation of Structural Materials and Fuels in Nuclear Systems 2/11/21 Letian Dou, Charles Davidson Chair Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TXf415nmfbA 2/18/21 Nikhilesh Chawla, Ransburg Professor, School of Materials Engineering 4D Materials Science - Probing Microstructural Evolution Through Time-Resolved Imaging 2/25/21 Sorin Adam Matei, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Communication, Brian Lamb School of Communication Are scientists natural storytellers? Of course, they are! 3/4/21 David Cappelleri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Microrobotics Research Highlights 3/11/21 Stylianos Chatzidakis, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering 3/18/21 Reading Day 3/25/21 Tyler Tallman, Assistant Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 4/1/21 Alex Chortos, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 4/8/21 Ajay Malshe, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering 4/15/21 Suranjan Panigrahi, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology 4/22/21 Alejandro Strachan, Professor of Materials Engineering 4/29/21 Dead Week 5/6/21 Finals Week Thanks! 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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REMINDER: BNC Faculty Seminar Series: Speaker - Nikhilesh Chawla - TODAY - Feb 18th | 12noon | via Zoom
by Turner, Jaime J 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Reminder: BNC Faculty Seminar TODAY @ 12:00noon. [cid:image004.jpg@01D685C0.EB336F80] The BNC Faculty Seminar Series is designed to provide faculty a platform to present an overview of their research and the opportunity for collaborative discussion with other BNC faculty and researchers across six colleges and 15 academic units. Nikhilesh Chawla Ransburg Professor in Materials Engineering February 18th, 2021 | 12:00pm Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 Title: Four Dimensional (4D) Materials Science: Probing Microstructural Evolution of Materials in Real-Time Abstract: The field of materials science and engineering (MSE) is based on the fundamental principle that microstructure controls properties. Traditionally, the study of material structure has been limited by sectioning and post mortem observations. This approach is often inaccurate or inadequate for solving many fundamental problems. It is also often laborious and time-consuming. Advances in experimental methods, analytical techniques, and computational approaches, have now enabled the development of in situ techniques that allow us to probe the behavior of materials in real-time. The study of microstructures under an external stimulus (e.g., stress, temperature, environment) as a function of time is particularly exciting. Examples include an understanding of time-dependent deformation structures, phase transformations, compositional evolution, magnetic domains, etc. X-ray synchrotron micro and nano-tomography provide a wonderful means of characterizing and mechanistic insight into microstructure evolution of materials non-destructively. A correlative microscopy approach and linkage with local mechanical properties is particularly intriguing. In this talk, I will provide an overview of research activities and facilities in my group, to address the critical link between microstructure and material behavior. The various modalities and challenges of imaging with x-rays will be described. The use of machine learning techniques to more efficiently handle large data sets, particularly for image segmentation will also be discussed. Several examples of the application of x-ray tomography and correlative microscopy will be provided as an introduction to the Purdue community to use these tools and as a means of collaborating to solve new problems. Bio: [Nikhilesh Chawla_head shot 1 09082020] Nikhilesh Chawla is Ransburg Professor in Materials Engineering at Purdue University. He joined Purdue in 2020, after previously serving as Founding Director of the Center for 4D Materials Science and Fulton Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Arizona State University. Prof. Chawla received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1997. He was a postdoctoral fellow jointly at Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan, and a senior development engineer at Hoeganaes Corporation. Prof. Chawla's research is in the area Four-Dimensional (4D) materials science with a particular emphasis on the deformation behavior of advanced materials at bulk and small length scales. He has co-authored close to 260 refereed journal publications (Web of Science h-index of 49; Scopus h-index of 52; Google Scholar h-index of 57) and over 500 presentations in these areas. He has over 12,000 citations to his work. He is the author of the textbook Metal Matrix Composites (co-authored with K.K. Chawla), published by Springer. The 2nd edition of this book was published in 2013. Prof. Chawla is a fellow of ASM International and past member of The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) Board of Directors. He is the recipient of the University of Michigan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2018, Acta Materialia Silver Medal for 2017, and New Mexico Tech Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2016. In addition, he was named 2016 Structural Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineering Award, as well as the 2016 Functional Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineering Award, both from TMS; 2013 Brimacombe Medalist Award from TMS; 2011 Distinguished Lectureship given by Tsinghua University, China; 2004 Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers, given by ASM International; and the 2006 TMS Young Leaders Tutorial Lecture. He's also won the National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Prof. Chawla is editor of Materials Science and Engineering A published by Elsevier (2019 Impact Factor of 4.7). He also serves on the Editorial Boards of Materials Characterization and Materials Chemistry and Physics. He has served or is serving on several external advisory boards, including that of Naval Research Laboratory, the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, and New Mexico Tech. Upcoming BNC Virtual Faculty Seminars and Recorded Talks, Spring 2021: Date Faculty Title 1/28/20 Dmitry Zemlyanov, Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application, Birck Nanotechnology Center Growth and characterization of 2D materials Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TNT2tcR24Ow 2/4/21 Yi Xie, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering Degradation of Structural Materials and Fuels in Nuclear Systems 2/11/21 Letian Dou, Charles Davidson Chair Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TXf415nmfbA 2/18/21 Nikhilesh Chawla, Ransburg Professor, School of Materials Engineering 4D Materials Science - Probing Microstructural Evolution Through Time-Resolved Imaging 2/25/21 Sorin Adam Matei, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Communication, Brian Lamb School of Communication Team Science - what it is, how it works, and why it does not always work the way we want it to work 3/4/21 David Cappelleri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Microrobotics Research Highlights 3/11/21 Stylianos Chatzidakis, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering 3/18/21 Reading Day 3/25/21 Tyler Tallman, Assistant Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 4/1/21 Alex Chortos, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 4/8/21 Ajay Malshe, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering 4/15/21 Suranjan Panigrahi, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology 4/22/21 Alejandro Strachan, Professor of Materials Engineering 4/29/21 Dead Week 5/6/21 Finals Week Thanks! 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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BNC E-news: February 15th, 2021
by Turner, Jaime J 15 Feb '21

15 Feb '21

[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 Honor's College Spring 2021 Visiting Scholar Series (Abstract Attached) Prof. Christos Bergeles, King's College London Feb. 18th, 2021 | 9:30am Join Zoom Meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91511109494?pwd=Q1gxTXF3Y0VFU0NGMFd2RjgxQkc0QT… BNC Faculty Seminar Nikhilesh Chawla , Ransburg Professor in Materials Engineering February 18th, 2021 | 12pm - 1pm Title: Four Dimensional (4D) Materials Science: Probing Microstructural Evolution of Materials in Real-Time<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=3386> Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 PQSEI Seminar February 16, 2021 | 10:30am - 11:30am | Dr. Ruth Pachter of AFRL. Dr. Ruth Pachter of AFRL<https://purdue0-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/stewartd_purdue_edu/ETwtEj…> PQSEI Seminar February 17, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00pm | Professor Peide Ye, Purdue University Prof. Peide Ye from Purdue University<https://purdue0-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/stewartd_purdue_edu/ESqeYY…> Indiana-focused conference, Environmental Justice, Next Steps - Environment Justice, Climate Change, and Racial Justice March 25 - 26, 2021 The goal of this virtual conference is to create a regional action network on environmental justice by bringing together Purdue researchers, artists, scholars and stakeholders, and including peers working at research institutions across the state. Through the conference, Purdue will bring diverse scholars and leaders together to broaden the conversation on environmental justice with a focus Indiana and the Midwest by inviting researchers in areas including environmental sciences, racial & social justice, decolonization, engineering, law and environmental policy, and the visual and performing arts with the intention of starting long-term collaborations and conversations to maximize the impact of discussions moving forward. Website: https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/resources/Env-justice.php Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Reminder: Access to Birck We're past the January 24th deadline to take the annual recertification for Birck access, and users who didn't take the online BNC 151 recertification training have lost their access. To regain access now requires retaking BNC 111, and we have a special BNC 111 Passport Badge called "Retake BNC 111." If you have lost your access please go into Passport and sign up for the BNC 111 Retake. You will complete all the online pre-work and then attend an in-person training session to complete the requirements. Your access will be reinstated at that point. Job Opportunity My name is Amy Bonecutter-Leonard, and I am the manager of the Microelectronics Department of L3Harris. We are looking for graduate level (MS, PhD, or Post Doc) students who have had extensive experience instrumenting and testing properties of superconducting materials and devices (e.g., RRR and Icrit), as well as investigations of fundamental properties such as thermal conductivity, and the role of impurities and grain structure. It is also desired that this person have experience with instrumenting and making high frequency (GHz) measurements at cryogenic temperatures. I will be participating in the Graduate Purdue Career Fair on 2/16/21, and my team member, Robert Wortman (a Purdue grad!), will be present at other Purdue recruiting events. If you have anyone in your groups that will be graduating in the next year, please feel free to share my email with them so they can go ahead and send their resume as well. Amy Bonecutter-Leonard Engineering Manager Microelectronics Department Space & Airborne Systems / L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES Cell: 321-586-9007 L3Harris.com / amy.bonecutter-leonard(a)L3Harris.com<mailto:amy.bonecutter-leonard@L3Harris.com> 2400 Palm Bay Road / Palm Bay, FL 32905 / USA [L3Harris_Lockup_TM]<http://www.l3harris.com/> 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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BNC Faculty Seminar Series: Speaker - Nikhilesh Chawla - Feb 18th | 12noon | via Zoom
by Turner, Jaime J 15 Feb '21

15 Feb '21

[cid:image004.jpg@01D685C0.EB336F80] The BNC Faculty Seminar Series is designed to provide faculty a platform to present an overview of their research and the opportunity for collaborative discussion with other BNC faculty and researchers across six colleges and 15 academic units. Nikhilesh Chawla Ransburg Professor in Materials Engineering February 18th, 2021 | 12:00pm Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 Title: Four Dimensional (4D) Materials Science: Probing Microstructural Evolution of Materials in Real-Time Abstract: The field of materials science and engineering (MSE) is based on the fundamental principle that microstructure controls properties. Traditionally, the study of material structure has been limited by sectioning and post mortem observations. This approach is often inaccurate or inadequate for solving many fundamental problems. It is also often laborious and time-consuming. Advances in experimental methods, analytical techniques, and computational approaches, have now enabled the development of in situ techniques that allow us to probe the behavior of materials in real-time. The study of microstructures under an external stimulus (e.g., stress, temperature, environment) as a function of time is particularly exciting. Examples include an understanding of time-dependent deformation structures, phase transformations, compositional evolution, magnetic domains, etc. X-ray synchrotron micro and nano-tomography provide a wonderful means of characterizing and mechanistic insight into microstructure evolution of materials non-destructively. A correlative microscopy approach and linkage with local mechanical properties is particularly intriguing. In this talk, I will provide an overview of research activities and facilities in my group, to address the critical link between microstructure and material behavior. The various modalities and challenges of imaging with x-rays will be described. The use of machine learning techniques to more efficiently handle large data sets, particularly for image segmentation will also be discussed. Several examples of the application of x-ray tomography and correlative microscopy will be provided as an introduction to the Purdue community to use these tools and as a means of collaborating to solve new problems. Bio: [Nikhilesh Chawla_head shot 1 09082020] Nikhilesh Chawla is Ransburg Professor in Materials Engineering at Purdue University. He joined Purdue in 2020, after previously serving as Founding Director of the Center for 4D Materials Science and Fulton Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Arizona State University. Prof. Chawla received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1997. He was a postdoctoral fellow jointly at Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan, and a senior development engineer at Hoeganaes Corporation. Prof. Chawla's research is in the area Four-Dimensional (4D) materials science with a particular emphasis on the deformation behavior of advanced materials at bulk and small length scales. He has co-authored close to 260 refereed journal publications (Web of Science h-index of 49; Scopus h-index of 52; Google Scholar h-index of 57) and over 500 presentations in these areas. He has over 12,000 citations to his work. He is the author of the textbook Metal Matrix Composites (co-authored with K.K. Chawla), published by Springer. The 2nd edition of this book was published in 2013. Prof. Chawla is a fellow of ASM International and past member of The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) Board of Directors. He is the recipient of the University of Michigan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2018, Acta Materialia Silver Medal for 2017, and New Mexico Tech Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2016. In addition, he was named 2016 Structural Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineering Award, as well as the 2016 Functional Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineering Award, both from TMS; 2013 Brimacombe Medalist Award from TMS; 2011 Distinguished Lectureship given by Tsinghua University, China; 2004 Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers, given by ASM International; and the 2006 TMS Young Leaders Tutorial Lecture. He's also won the National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Prof. Chawla is editor of Materials Science and Engineering A published by Elsevier (2019 Impact Factor of 4.7). He also serves on the Editorial Boards of Materials Characterization and Materials Chemistry and Physics. He has served or is serving on several external advisory boards, including that of Naval Research Laboratory, the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, and New Mexico Tech. Upcoming BNC Virtual Faculty Seminars and Recorded Talks, Spring 2021: Date Faculty Title 1/28/20 Dmitry Zemlyanov, Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application, Birck Nanotechnology Center Growth and characterization of 2D materials Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TNT2tcR24Ow 2/4/21 Yi Xie, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering Degradation of Structural Materials and Fuels in Nuclear Systems 2/11/21 Letian Dou, Charles Davidson Chair Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics Recorded Talk: https://youtu.be/TXf415nmfbA 2/18/21 Nikhilesh Chawla, Ransburg Professor, School of Materials Engineering 4D Materials Science - Probing Microstructural Evolution Through Time-Resolved Imaging 2/25/21 Sorin Adam Matei, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Communication, Brian Lamb School of Communication Team Science - what it is, how it works, and why it does not always work the way we want it to work 3/4/21 David Cappelleri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Microrobotics Research Highlights 3/11/21 Stylianos Chatzidakis, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering 3/18/21 Reading Day 3/25/21 Tyler Tallman, Assistant Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 4/1/21 Alex Chortos, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 4/8/21 Ajay Malshe, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering 4/15/21 Suranjan Panigrahi, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology 4/22/21 Alejandro Strachan, Professor of Materials Engineering 4/29/21 Dead Week 5/6/21 Finals Week Thanks! 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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REMINDER: BNC Faculty Seminar Series: Speaker - Letian Dou - TODAY, Feb 11th | 12noon | via Zoom
by Turner, Jaime J 11 Feb '21

11 Feb '21

Reminder: BNC Faculty Seminar TODAY @ 12:00noon. [cid:image004.jpg@01D685C0.EB336F80] The BNC Faculty Seminar Series is designed to provide faculty a platform to present an overview of their research and the opportunity for collaborative discussion with other BNC faculty and researchers across six colleges and 15 academic units. Letian Dou Charles Davidson Chair Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering February 11th, 2021 | 12:00pm Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 Title: Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics Abstract: Halide perovskites are exciting new semiconductors that show great promising in low cost and high-performance optoelectronics devices including solar cells, LEDs, photodetectors, transistors, etc. However, the poor stability is limiting their practical use. In this talk, I will present a molecular approach to the synthesis of a new family of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite quantum wells incorporating widely tunable organic semiconducting building blocks. Energy transfer and charge transfer between adjacent organic and inorganic layers are extremely fast and efficient, owing to the atomically-flat interface and ultra-small interlayer distance. Importantly, this rigid conjugated ligand design dramatically enhances materials' chemical stability and suppresses solid-state ion migration and diffusion, making them promising for real-world applications. Based on this, we demonstrate for the first time an epitaxial halide perovskite heterostructure with near atomically-sharp interface, which pave the way for perovskite nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. Finally, using this stable organic-perovskite hybrid quantum well concept, we demonstrate the fabrication of high-quality polycrystalline thin films and highly stable and efficient solar cells and LEDs as well as high mobility transistors. Bio: [cid:image002.jpg@01D6FFCD.128430C0] Dr. Letian Dou is currently the Charles Davidson Chair Assistant Professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University. He obtained his B.S. in Chemistry from Peking University in 2009 and Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA in 2014. From 2014 to 2017, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of California-Berkeley and Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research interest includes the design and synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid materials and low-dimensional materials, fundamental understanding of the structure-property relationships, as well as applications in high performance electronic and optoelectronic devices. He is a recipient of Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2019), Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Fields (2019-2020), MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35-China Award (2018), and MRS Graduate Student Award (2014). Upcoming BNC Virtual Faculty Seminars, Spring 2021: Date Faculty Title 1/28/20 Dmitry Zemlyanov, Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application, Birck Nanotechnology Center Growth and characterization of 2D materials 2/4/21 Yi Xie, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering Degradation of Structural Materials and Fuels in Nuclear Systems 2/11/21 Letian Dou, Assistant Professor, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics 2/18/21 Nikhilesh Chawla, Ransburg Professor, School of Materials Engineering 4D Materials Science - Probing Microstructural Evolution Through Time-Resolved Imaging 2/25/21 Sorin Adam Matei, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Communication, Brian Lamb School of Communication Team Science - what it is, how it works, and why it does not always work the way we want it to work 3/4/21 David Cappelleri, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Microrobotics Research Highlights 3/11/21 Stylianos Chatzidakis, Assistant Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering 3/18/21 Reading Day 3/25/21 Tyler Tallman, Assistant Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 4/1/21 Alex Chortos, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 4/8/21 Ajay Malshe, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering 4/15/21 Suranjan Panigrahi, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology 4/22/21 Alejandro Strachan, Professor of Materials Engineering 4/29/21 Dead Week 5/6/21 Finals Week Thanks! 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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BNC E-news: February 8th, 2021
by Turner, Jaime J 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

[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 BNC Faculty Seminar Letian Dou, Charles Davidson Chair Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering February 11th, 2021 | 12pm – 1pm Title: Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=3356> Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 PQSEI Seminar February 16 | 10:30am – 11:30am | Dr. Ruth Pachter of AFRL. They still several open spots still available if you’d like to present or invite a speaker please let David Stewart (davidstewart(a)purdue.edu<mailto:davidstewart@purdue.edu>) know. Full schedule is here: PQSEI Events Spring 2021<https://purdue0-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/stewartd_purdue_edu/ETjOtD…> Indiana-focused conference, Environmental Justice, Next Steps – Environment Justice, Climate Change, and Racial Justice March 25 – 26, 2021 The goal of this virtual conference is to create a regional action network on environmental justice by bringing together Purdue researchers, artists, scholars and stakeholders, and including peers working at research institutions across the state. Through the conference, Purdue will bring diverse scholars and leaders together to broaden the conversation on environmental justice with a focus Indiana and the Midwest by inviting researchers in areas including environmental sciences, racial & social justice, decolonization, engineering, law and environmental policy, and the visual and performing arts with the intention of starting long-term collaborations and conversations to maximize the impact of discussions moving forward. Website: https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/resources/Env-justice.php Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Late Night Work at Birck This is just a reminder that while Birck is open 24/7 we insist that no acid work should be done alone. Please make sure someone else is nearby in the event an accident occurs, and they can be called upon for assistance and first aid. If no one is present then please refrain from doing any acid work. The safety of all members of our research community is top priority. COVID Safety at Birck Dear Birck Research Community, As part of the Protect Purdue initiative there continue to be unannounced audits conducted at all facilities around campus. The Birck facility was audited on Tuesday January 26th. Our building met all the requirements of facility-related COVID protection……we have the proper signage, sanitization stations, seating spacing, etc. However the report also contained citations of improper behavior of individuals in the building. Three individuals were observed in shared offices without wearing masks, and two other people were observed having a conversation with less than 6’ spacing. We’re asking our Birck community members to re-double your efforts to comply with all the COVID safety protocols when you’re in our facility. Please make sure to wear masks, maintain at least 6’ social distancing, and continue to frequently use the sanitization stations located throughout the building. We can all do our part to maximize safety and help keep our research ongoing in a COVID-safe environment. Thanks to all, Ron Reger and Steve Jurss. ************* 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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