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Scientific Director for Nanophotonics
by James Cooper 12 Jul '11

12 Jul '11

To: The BNC Community I am pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Vlad Shalaev as Scientific Director for Nanophotonics in the Birck Nanotechnology Center. This appointment is in recognition of his role as the inspirational leader of our nanophotonics community. Prof. Shalaev is the Robert and Anne Burnett Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2010 Max Born Award of the Optical Society of America, the 2010 Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics, the 2009 Herbert Newby McCoy Award for the top research contribution from Purdue, and the 2006 Top 50 Nano Technology Award. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Physical Society (APS), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). Over the past ten years, Vlad Shalaev has created one of the most highly acclaimed nanophotonics programs in the world, and brought enormous recognition to Purdue. Please join me in thanking him for his contributions and congratulating him on this appointment. -- Jim

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Announcement from the Birck Mailroom
by Totten, Mary J 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

BNC Users, We want to inform you that starting Thursday July 14th, our mailroom will be short staffed. First we would like to congratulate SeAndra on her new position with Undergraduate Programs. This is a wonderful promotion for her and we wish her the best of luck. We are working on finding a replacement and we will be working with only 1 full time person in the office. We ask for your patience while we are in this transition period. The mailroom will be open from 7:00AM - 4:00PM. We are going to try and maintain an open door policy, but there will be times when the door will be closed while personnel is at the back dock handling shipments. In case of emergencies, you may call Mary Jo on her office phone 496-1173, leave a message and she will get back to you as soon as possible.. You may also schedule appointments with Mary Jo if needed. We would like to thank you ahead of time for your understanding in this situation and please give us any feedback that would help us, help you. Thank you, Mary Jo Totten Building Logistics Coordinator Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University/Discovery Park 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 765-496-1173

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Cleanroom Spinners
by Reger, Ronald K 03 Jun '11

03 Jun '11

To All Users: The photoresist spinners in the cleanroom have been repaired/refurbished this week by the manufacturer. There was significant damage due to careless use. We have added the spinners to Coral and re-training will be required for all users prior to using the spinners. Starting Friday June 3, 2011, you may contact any staff in the cleanroom for training. Additionally, we will train one expert user per group to expedite the training of their group members. Please contact John Coy or Bill Rowe to arrange the group expert training. Thank you for your cooperation and support. Ron

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Fwd: TSMC 5th Outstanding Student Research Award Announcement
by James Cooper 25 May '11

25 May '11

All, The TSMC Outstanding Student Research Award is now open. I encourage all BNC graduate students (and their advisors) to consider applying for this award. This would bring recognition both to Purdue and to the student, and would certainly add impact to the student's resume when applying for a job! -- Jim ____________________________ Begin forwarded message: > From: chiangkr(a)tsmc.com > Date: May 25, 2011 9:19:15 AM EDT > To: OSR_Award_Professor(a)tsmc.com > Cc: lhweib(a)tsmc.com > Subject: TSMC 5th Outstanding Student Research Award Announcement > > > Dear Professor, > > Greeting from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC) > > We are officially kicking off the 2011 TSMC Outstanding Student > Research Award. The purpose of this Award is to recognize exceptional > student researches carried out in 2010 and 2011 academic year. This is our > fifth year organizing the Award and the announcement of the Award is > appended in the electronic folder below. > > We would like to request for your kind assistance to circulate it among > graduate students in the colleges of science related field and encourage > them to apply. We are also hoping that the announcement be posted on notice > boards for students to view. > > Applications for the award must be submitted electronically to Andrew > Chiang, University Relations Office, at chiangkr(a)tsmc.com latest at > midnight, July 20, 2011. I am glad to answer any question the graduate > students or their advisors may have regarding the award. > > > Sincerely, > > Andrew Chiang > -------------------------------------------- > University Relations Office > Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. > chiangkr(a)tsmc.com +886 3-5636688 ex.707 2926 > (See attached file: 5th TSMC OSR Announcement.pdf) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TSMC PROPERTY > This email communication (and any attachments) is proprietary information > for the sole use of its > intended recipient. Any unauthorized review, use or distribution by anyone > other than the intended > recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, > please notify the sender by > replying to this email, and then delete this email and any copies of it > immediately. Thank you. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >

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AFM Seminar at Purdue, Tues May 17
by Jeff Goecker 12 May '11

12 May '11

On behalf of NT-MDT, you are welcome to attend our free 1-day seminar at Purdue next week ... Best Regards, Ray Eby, Ph.D. cell: (312) 545-6527 Representing NT-MDT in the Central US

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Specialty Coatings Systems (makers of Parylene) visit on May 16th
by Hjalti H. Sigmarsson 10 May '11

10 May '11

Specialty Coatings Systems (SCS) will be visiting on May 16th from 10am until 3pm in MSEE239 and would like to invite anyone interested in Parylene processing to attend. Lunch will be provided. There will be several student presentations on on-going research that utilizes Parylene and SCS will give a presentation on Parylene. Furthermore, SCS has asked what kind of information we need from them so that they can tailor their talk for the audience, in particular if we have any questions about Parylene or related products I was asked to pass them along. If anyone has any questions on Parylene, whether it is related to the chemistry, processing, or anything else, please send them to me before close of business this Thursday. Please RSVP via email so that we can make proper arrangements for lunch. Best Regards, ========================== Hjalti Hreinn Sigmarsson, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Research Associate IDEAS Microwave Laboratory School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University

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NEW BNC SECRETARY IV---STARTING TODAY!---Please stop by and welcome Angie Sigo
by Jeff Goecker 10 May '11

10 May '11

Dear BNC faculty, staff and students, Please welcome Ms. Angie Sigo to the Birck Nanotechnology Center. She is the new ECE Secretary IV that will support the BNC faculty. She will be located in the upstairs atrium area near the skywalk between Birck and Bindley. She will support several faculty and their graduate students. Angie comes to us with 6 years of university experience where she was the main office secretary for the Department of Entomology. She has extensive experience in Microsoft office products, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop as well as SharePoint designer. She was on the development team that did the layout for an alumni newsletter that reached over 600 alumni and her technical writing skills will be appreciated by all the BNC faculty. Angie attended the International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana and received her associate degree in Computer Applications and programming. Please take a few minutes to introduce yourself and welcome her to the BNC. Best regards, ~ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. ~ ************************************************************ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. Managing Director Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: (765) 494-5138 Fax: (765) 496-8299 ************************************************************

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Reminder - NSAC Social Tonight!
by Jeff Goecker 05 May '11

05 May '11

BNC Community, A reminder: we are hosting a social event today at 5:30pm at Buffalo Wild Wings. NSAC is providing the appetizers along with $0.60 boneless wings special. Come and hang out with your fellow graduate students, staff, and professors. See you there, Drew Candebat __ NSAC President Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University dcandeba(a)purdue.edu

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Birck Nanotechnology Center Now Open After Preventive Maintenance
by Reger, Ronald K 05 May '11

05 May '11

All BNC Users - The preventive maintenance shutdown of the Birck Nanotechnology Facility has been completed successfully due to the efforts the Engineering Staff and the Zone 7 Physical Facilities trades. The cleanroom and laboratories are now open for operation. Some equipment is still shut down for maintenance, or is in the process of being started back up. Please check Coral for individual equipment status. During the shutdown Coral was upgraded to the latest version. We also implemented the collection of data when you disable some equipment. Metallization equipment will require users to record metal type, thickness, base pressure (e.g. 1e-7) and time. This replaces the paper log for collecting precious metal usage. The Raith and VB6 now need to be enabled at the beginning of equipment use (ie loading your sample and during pumping). When you disable, you will be asked for the write time of the job. If you have questions about Coral, please send them to coral(a)ecn.purdue.edu Thank you for your patience and understanding during this set of important preventive-maintenance procedures. Mark Voorhis Ron Reger Steve Jurss Building Manager Process & Equipment Manager Safety Manager

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NSAC Social - Thursday
by Jeff Goecker 03 May '11

03 May '11

Dear Birck Colleague, You are invited to join us for an end of the semester social event hosted by NSAC! Who: You, all Birck students, staff, and faculty Where: Buffalo Wild Wings (360 Brown Street, 1.7km east of Birck) When: Thursday, 5/5, starting at 5:30pm Why: NSAC is providing the appetizers along with a $0.60 wing special NSAC - Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council - is a Birck based, grad student run organization focused on nanotechnology. We are one of the only nanotech student based organizations in the country and work to bring you social get-togethers (and much more) like this one. Please bring family and we hope to see more professors as well. Last year's event was widely popular and we hope to see you again this year. Google/Yahoo: Purdue NSAC Drew Candebat __ NSAC President Search: Purdue NSAC Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University dcandeba(a)purdue.edu

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