July 2024 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Suspend cleanroom and labs
by Abrol Sangeeta S. 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Hello All, Due to the power failure, please suspend all cleanroom and iLab work that is being conducted. Thanks, Sangeeta Sent from Sangeeta’s iPhone 13 Pro Max

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Birck outreach callout
by Abrol Sangeeta S. 15 Jul '24

15 Jul '24

REMINDER: Deadline of July 19 to RSVP to Neil Dilley about your research group's participation in Birck outreach Dear Birck community, We are preparing for this year's main outreach events in September and we want to give research groups a chance to engage directly with young people to show the excitement of their nanoscience research. We will be participating in Manufacturing Week in Lafayette happening the whole week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 . For grades K-5 children we have our Nano Days kits which NSAC organized and presented and we hope to do this again. For middle school students (grades 6-8), we need Birck faculty to put together hands-on activities demonstrating your research. Last year, we really appreciate the contributions from the groups of Liang Pan, Xianfan Xu, and Rosa Diaz. This year, we hope to scale this up and have activities all week. Knowing that many groups cannot commit to being there all 5 days, we will need more research groups to sign up so Birck can have a strong presence all week. This is a chance for us to reach over 1000 children from surrounding counties in a large and well-established event in Lafayette, and is a great opportunity for Birck and Purdue! Here are some dates to keep in mind: July 19: deadline for RSVP to Neil about an activity August 7: demonstration of your activities at Birck for our outreach team Sept. 30-Oct 4: Manufacturing Week Please email Neil Dilley ndilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley@purdue.edu> if your group can provide a research activity, or if you have any questions, and thank you for inspiring the next generation! Best regards, Neil -- Neil R. Dilley, Ph.D. Research Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center , Rm 1014 1205 Mitch Daniels Blvd. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 765-496-6080

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FW: NOTICE - BRK Modernization Project - CLEANROOM INTERUPTION JULY 15-16, 2024
by Abrol Sangeeta S. 12 Jul '24

12 Jul '24

From: Bnc-facility-notice <bnc-facility-notice-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:bnc-facility-notice-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu>> On Behalf Of Voorhis, Mark L. Sent: Friday, June 21, 2024 1:40 PM To: bnc-facility-notice(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:bnc-facility-notice@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: [Bnc-facility-notice] FW: NOTICE - BRK Modernization Project - CLEANROOM INTERUPTION JULY 15-16, 2024 Dear BRK Cleanroom Users - As part of the BRK modernization capital project we will need to close access to the cleanroom for 48 hours starting on Monday July 15, 2024 at 6AM through Tuesday July16, 2024 at 6AM. Starting on Monday July 15 at 5AM the cleanroom will be closed for a large crane to lift 7 new cleanroom air handling units (2-3 tons each) into the space above the cleanroom and sub fab areas. For safety reasons personnel will not be able to access the cleanroom or the sub fab spaces during the crane activity. The image below show some of the details for the crane work. The next day Tuesday July 16 we will modify our cleanroom HVAC system that will cause the cleanroom temperature and humidity to be out of control for 8 to 10 hours. We envision that the cleanroom temperature and humidity conditions will be cooler temperatures and lower humidity. The goal is to have the cleanroom operational on Tuesday July 16 at 6PM. The cleanroom HVAC modifications cannot happen at the same time as the crane activity for safety reasons. The crane work is weather depended (heavy thunderstorms, lightning, or high winds), if the weather is an issue, then we will flip the crane activity and cleanroom HVAC modifications with each other. If you have any questions about this notice please let me know. Best Regards, [cid:image002.png@01DAD45E.8D7859A0]

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Birck outreach callout
by Abrol Sangeeta S. 09 Jul '24

09 Jul '24

Dear Birck community, We are preparing for this year's main outreach events in September and we want to give research groups a chance to engage directly with young people to show the excitement of their nanoscience research. We will be participating in Manufacturing Week in Lafayette happening the whole week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 . For grades K-5 children we have our Nano Days kits which NSAC organized and presented and we hope to do this again. For middle school students (grades 6-8), we need Birck faculty to put together hands-on activities demonstrating your research. Last year, we really appreciate the contributions from the groups of Liang Pan, Xianfan Xu, and Rosa Diaz. This year, we hope to scale this up and have activities all week. Knowing that many groups cannot commit to being there all 5 days, we will need more research groups to sign up so Birck can have a strong presence all week. This is a chance for us to reach over 1000 children from surrounding counties in a large and well-established event in Lafayette, and is a great opportunity for Birck and Purdue! Here are some dates to keep in mind: July 19: deadline for RSVP to Neil about an activity August 7: demonstration of your activities at Birck for our outreach team Sept. 30-Oct 4: Manufacturing Week Please email Neil Dilley ndilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley@purdue.edu> if your group can provide a research activity, or if you have any questions, and thank you for inspiring the next generation! Best regards, Neil -- Neil R. Dilley, Ph.D. Research Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center , Rm 1014 1205 Mitch Daniels Blvd. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 765-496-6080

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