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Weekly Memo: October 4, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of October 4, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS BIRCK BUSINESS OFFICE CLOSED THURSDAY, 10.07.10, IN THE AFTERNOON [room 1014] Business Office staff will use this time reorganizing after recent staff turnovers. Birck 1010 will be open during this time so that if there is a need to request a credit card for purchases, the students will still be able to get their items ordered. SHUTDOWN The semiannual shutdown of the BNC will take place Tuesday through Friday, October 12-15, 2010. The CLEANROOM and LABS will be closed at 12:01 AM Tuesday morning. If all goes well, it will reopen at 8:00 AM Friday morning. If issues arise, it may be closed for some or all of Friday, October 15. Please remove all material from fume hoods prior to the cleanroom and lab closing. The startup times for the cleanroom and laboratories apply to the facility, not necessarily the equipment. Please check Coral for equipment downtime and startup times. Mark Voorhis (765) 494-3036 BUILDING TEMPERATURES Birck offices and the atrium may be cool on the morning on October 12, from 6:00AM to 11:00AM. Depending on the outside weather conditions and the length of repairs to the system, we may see temperatures as low as 55° to 60°. Please plan for warm clothing, as needed. PHOTOCOPIER/PRINTER MOVES The photocopiers/printers from BRK 1222 and BRK 2020 will be moved on Monday, October 11. The color machine in BRK 1222 will be moved to the second floor atrium area, just west of Birck 2001. The black and white machine in BRK 2020 will be moved to BRK 1222. An ECN training session to show users how to connect to the newly located machines will be held on Thursday, October 8, at 11:00AM, in Birck 1001 . Several members of the staff and the Birck Ambassadors are planning on attending this session to be prepared to assist users in the connection. If you are interested in learning for yourself, please plan on attending. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS [Purdue] visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date seminar/workshop information. Monday, 10.04.10, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Nanotechnology Activities in Colombia: A Perspective from the Excellence Center for Novel Materials," by Professor Pedro Prieto, Director of CENM, Center of Excellence for Novel Materials, Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia. Adobe Connect Users: Talk 1 - https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/prieto1/ [ MORE ] Monday, 10.04.10, 1:30PM, MRGN 121: "Biophysical studies of virus particles and their maturation: Insights into elegantly programmed nano-machines," by Jack Johnson, Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute. Host: Richard Kuhn. Tuesday, 10.05.10, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Correlation Between Structural and Mechanical Properties of Nano-multilayer TiCN/TiNbCN Coatings," by by Professor Pedro Prieto, Director of CENM, Center of Excellence for Novel Materials, Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia. Adobe Connect: Talk 2 - https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/prieto2/ [ MORE ] Wednesday, 10.06.10, 1:30PM, POTR 234, Fu Room: "Supervised Classification in Sensor Networks," by Dr. Kush R. Varshney, Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences Department, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. [ MORE ] Thursday, 10.07.10, 1:00PM, BRK 1001: "Evolving Proteins to Withstand Boiling Temperatures: Applications," by N. Madhusudhana Rao, PhD, Deputy Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India; Co-PI, Center for Nanomedical and Cellular Engineering [ MORE ] Thursday, 10.07.10, 3:00PM, MRGN 121: "Oil Spills: Safety and Communication," Discovery Lecture Series, Richard Harris, NPR News, Science Correspondent ; Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC ; and Ana Unruh Cohen, Ph.D., Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and Staff Member for Massachusetts Representative Edward Markey. For additional information, please visit www.purdue.edu/dp/dls or contact Valerie Lawless, 765.494.3662 [ FLIER ] Thursday, 10.07.10, 4:30PM, Fowler Hall: "Energy Innovations in the 21st Century: Role of ARPA-E," by Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency –Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC. 2010 Hawkins Memorial Lecture in Heat Transfer; refreshments, 4:00PM, West Faculty Lounge, PMU 250. [ MORE ] Thursday, 10.07.10, 4:30PM, ME 161 : "Traffic Noise Effects on Sleep and Recuperation," by Dr. Mathias Basner, MD, Assistant Professor of Sleep and Cronobiology in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Refreshments 4:00PM, ME 254 [ MORE ] UPCOMING Monday, 10.11.10, 9:00AM to 4:30PM, MRGN 121: Company Fund Raising Boot Camp: Real World Advice for Starting a Company. [ MORE ] Thursday, 10.14.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Challenges in Aerospace Propulsion (including saving the planet)," by Professor Stephen D. Heister, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy), Purdue University, Director, Rolls-Royce UTC in High Mach Propulsion. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. [MORE ] Monday and Tuesday, 10.18.10 and 10.19.10, Symposium on Breast Cancer Prevention: Nutrition, Communication, and Public Policy. Registration includes all meals and coffee breaks: $175 or $100 for students and breast cancer advocates. Website Tuesday, 10.28.10, 2:00PM, MRGN 121: "Faculty Entrepreneurship — University Startup Models," by Gerard Eldering, Founder and President, Innovate Tech Ventures. Refreshments following in Venture Cafe. Office of Technology Commercialization Director's Forum [ MORE ] Wednesday and Thursday, 11.10.10 and 11.11.10, 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Stewart Center West Foyer: "Traveling Technology Experience," by by Professor Aaron Cichanover, Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel [ MORE ] Wednesday, 11.10.10, 10:30AM, Fowler Hall: "Drug Development in the 21st Century: Are we going to cure all diseases?" by Professor Aaron Cichanover, Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel [ MORE ] SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS [External] Wednesday, 10.13.10, 5:30PM, Barnes and Thornburg, 11 S Meridian Street, Indianapolis: "Indiana Companies to Watch: Entrepreneurial Policy Town Hall Meeting." RVSP to Rita Reese at rreese(a)isbdc.org or 888.472.3244 by October 6th [ MORE ] Monday and Tuesday, 10.25.10 and 10.26.10, Virginia Tech: Workshop on the Impact of pen-based Technology in Education. www.wipte.org [ MORE ] Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 11.08.10 to 11.10.10: SBIR National Conference, "Making Connections," Oklahoma City. [ WEBSITE ] “Syntheses, Characterizations and Applications of Oxide Nanocomposites Materials” (International Session E, presented in English) in MRS-J Academic Symposium to be held on Dec. 20-22, 2010 in YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. ================================================================ CALL FOR PAPERS 20th MRS-J Academic Symposium Dec. 20-22, 2010 in YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Syntheses, Characterizations and Applications of Oxide Nanocomposites Materials (International Session E) Register and submit your abstract at http://mrs-j.org/home/en/guidesympo/ The 2011 World Congress on Electronics and Electrical Engineering [WCEEENG 2011] : Monday through Thursday, 04.04.11 to 04.07.11 , Cairo, Egypt Full Paper Submission Deadline (Dec. 31, 2010) [ MORE ] 19th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, 07.24.11 to 07.30.11, Shanghai, China http://www.icce-nano.org [ MORE ] FUNDING FY12 Washington Projects Call for White Papers due to OVPR by Friday, October 15, 2010. [ MORE ] LIMITED SUBMISSION: NSF Scalable Nanomanufacturing (SNM) [ MORE ] See http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10618/nsf10618.htm for the full solicitation. The Core Pilot funding opportunity is open for applications through October 18, 2010. The guidelines and application are available on the Indiana CTSI HUB – log in using your university username and password and go to https://www.indianactsi.org/grants . [ MORE ] PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Jim Cooper. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html . Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness Editorial policy set: personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [ More ] Submit items for memo of the week of October 11, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 10.06.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Electrical characterization capability in the Sciferes Cleanroom
by Mahmood, Aamer 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

We now have a probe station in a shielded light-tight enclosure in the cleanroom. It is situated in J-bay (just west of the teaching bay). It has 4 micromanipulator (TM) probe manipulators with Kelvin probes. At present we have an HP 4156A semiconductor parameter analyzer for IV measurements connected to it. In future we also plan to have CV measuring capability. I have placed a temporary billing sheet with it and all trained users are required to sign into the temporary billing sheet until the system gets connected on Coral (within 7-10 days). Users who have been trained on the probe stations in BRK 2261 will automatically have user privileges on this system. However, I cannot automatically transfer the user list to the new probe station and will require an email request to add users to the new probe station. New users who require training, please contact me. If needed, please contact me directly for further clarification. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697

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Weekly Memo: 09.27.10
by Deborah Starewich 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html The BNC Monday MemoBNC News week of September 27, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS SHUTDOWN The semiannual shutdown of the BNC will take place Tuesday through Friday, October 12-15, 2010. The CLEANROOM and LABS will be closed at 12:01 AM Tuesday morning. If all goes well, it will reopen at 8:00 AM Friday morning. If issues arise, it may be closed for some or all of Friday, October 15. Please remove all material from fume hoods prior to the cleanroom and lab closing. The startup times for the cleanroom and laboratories apply to the facility, not necessarily the equipment. Please check Coral for equipment downtime and startup times. Mark Voorhis (765) 494-3036 PHOTOCOPIER/PRINTER MOVES The photocopiers/printers from BRK 1222 and BRK 2020 will be moved on Monday, October 11. The color machine in BRK 1222 will be moved to the second floor atrium area, just west of Birck 2001. The black and white machine in BRK 2020 will be moved to BRK 1222. An ECN training session to show users how to connect to the newly located machines will be held on Thursday, September 30, at 11:00AM, in Birck 1001. Several members of the staff and the Birck Ambassadors are planning on attending this session to be prepared to assist users in the connection. If you are interested in learning for yourself, please plan on attending. GRADUATE STUDENTS Tuesday, 09.28.10, 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Recreational Sports Building : Boiler Up' Roll'Em Up Blood Drive . Donate blood you and save a life! With every donation you can now earn Donor Points which can be used toward the purchase of Purdue memorabilia. REGISTER Sunday, 10.03.10, 12:30PM to 5:00PM, HKN Fall paintball outing [ MORE ] SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS [Purdue] visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date seminar/workshop information. Monday, 09.27.10, 3:45, ARMS 1010: Directed Assembly of Nanocomposites Containing Synthetic and Biological Nanoparticles," by Ting Xu, Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Department of Chemisty, University of California, Berkeley. Refreshments served at 3:30, ARMS 1010. [ MORE ] Monday, 09.27.10, 8:00PM, Loeb Playhouse, STEW : "Global Warming Forum: Examining a Hot Topic," with Moira Gunn, host of NPR's Tech Nation and BioTech Nation. [ MORE ] Tuesday, 09.28.10, 4:30PM, CIVL 1252 : "What We Know and Don’t Know About the Toxicity of Nanomaterials: Challenges in Developing Experimental Approaches for Safety Assessment," by Peter Goering, PhD, Toxicologist, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration Wednesday, 09.29.10, 1:30-3:30: "Adobe Connect Web Conferencing, Collaboration, and Teaching Online," by ITaP. To view a full description and to register, click here . This course is intended for Purdue University staff and faculty who are interested in conducting web conferences to teach a live online class, or to collaborate with other colleagues around the campus or the world. Thursday, 09.30.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Contact Robotics," Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 4:00PM, ME 254. [ MORE ] Friday, 10.01.10, 10:30AM, ME 256: "Physical Dynamics, Controller Design and Contact Robotics," by Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 10:00AM, ME 254. [ MORE ] UPCOMING Monday, 10.04.10, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Nanotechnology Activities in Colombia: A Perspective from the Excellence Center for Novel Materials," by Professor Pedro Prieto, Director of CENM, Center of Excellence for Novel Materials, Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia. Adobe Connect Users: Talk 1 - https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/prieto1/ [ MORE ] Tuesday, 10.05.10, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Correlation Between Structural and Mechanical Properties of Nano-multilayer TiCN/TiNbCN Coatings," by by Professor Pedro Prieto, Director of CENM, Center of Excellence for Novel Materials, Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia. Adobe Connect: Talk 2 - https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/prieto2/ [ MORE ] Monday, 10.11.10, 9:00AM to 4:30PM, MRGN 121: Company Fund Raising Boot Camp: Real World Advice for Starting a Company. [ MORE ] Thursday, 10.14.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Challenges in Aerospace Propulsion (including saving the planet)," by Professor Stephen D. Heister, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy), Purdue University, Director, Rolls-Royce UTC in High Mach Propulsion. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. [MORE ] Monday and Tuesday, 10.18.10 and 10.19.10, Symposium on Breast Cancer Prevention: Nutrition, Communication, and Public Policy. Registration includes all meals and coffee breaks: $175 or $100 for students and breast cancer advocates. Website SAVE THE DATE! Discovery Lecture Series [ FLIER ] Wednesday and Thursday, 11.10.10 and 11.11.10, 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Stewart Center West Foyer: "Traveling Technology Experience," by by Professor Aaron Cichanover, Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel [ MORE ] Wednesday, 11.10.10, 10:30AM, Fowler Hall: "Drug Development in the 21st Century: Are we going to cure all diseases?" by Professor Aaron Cichanover, Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel [ MORE ] SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS [External] Wednesday, 10.13.10, 5:30PM, Barnes and Thornburg, 11 S Meridian Street, Indianapolis: "Indiana Companies to Watch: Entrepreneurial Policy Town Hall Meeting." RVSP to Rita Reese at rreese(a)isbdc.org or 888.472.3244 by October 6th [ MORE ] Monday and Tuesday, 10.25.10 and 10.26.10, Virginia Tech: Workshop on the Impact of pen-based Technology in Education. www.wipte.org [ MORE ] Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 11.08.10 to 11.10.10: SBIR National Conference, "Making Connections," Oklahoma City. [ WEBSITE ] “Syntheses, Characterizations and Applications of Oxide Nanocomposites Materials” (International Session E, presented in English) in MRS-J Academic Symposium to be held on Dec. 20-22, 2010 in YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. ================================================================ CALL FOR PAPERS 20th MRS-J Academic Symposium Dec. 20-22, 2010 in YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Syntheses, Characterizations and Applications of Oxide Nanocomposites Materials (International Session E) Register and submit your abstract at http://mrs-j.org/home/en/guidesympo/ The 2011 World Congress on Electronics and Electrical Engineering [WCEEENG 2011] : Monday through Thursday, 04.04.11 to 04.07.11 , Cairo, Egypt Full Paper Submission Deadline (Dec. 31, 2010) [ MORE ] FUNDING FY12 Washington Projects Call for White Papers due to OVPR by Friday, October 15, 2010. [ MORE ] The Core Pilot funding opportunity is open for applications through October 18, 2010. The guidelines and application are available on the Indiana CTSI HUB – log in using your university username and password and go to https://www.indianactsi.org/grants . [ MORE ] PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Jim Cooper. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html . Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness Editorial policy set: personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [ More ] Submit items for memo of the week of October 4, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 10.01.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Reminder: New Keithley 4200 4200-SCS/F IV-CV measurement system
by Mahmood, Aamer 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

Hi all, If you have already responded to the following message, please disregard this email. Otherwise, you may respond with your inputs directly to me at amahmood(a)purdue.edu. Best regards. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697 -----Original Message----- From: Mahmood, Aamer Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:22 PM To: 'bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu' Subject: New Keithley 4200 4200-SCS/F IV-CV measurement system Hello all, We are getting a brand new Keithley 4200-SCS/F IV-CV measurement system for the Electrical Characterization lab (BRK 2261). I plan to have it attached to probe station 2 while the older (current) Keithley system can be moved into the cleanroom with the probe station there. The new Keithley will be able to do both IV and CV measurements. It is expected to be delivered around mid October 2010 (tentative). As part of the deal with the suppliers, Lee Stauffer, the Senior Staff Technologist for Keithley Semiconductor Measurements group will spend two days at Birck and give a seminar on low level measurements, as well as hands on training on the new system. This is a unique opportunity and we can get greater benefit from it by having the seminar(s) customized to our requirements. I therefore encourage users at BRK who anticipate making IV and/or CV measurements for their research, to send me a brief description of your experiments/measurements and I can arrange Lee to address them in detail. Please send me the information by Friday September 24, 2010. Thanks. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697

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Weekly Memo: September 20, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of September 20, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS SHUTDOWN The semiannual shutdown of the BNC will take place Tuesday through Friday, October 12-15, 2010. The CLEANROOM and LABS will be closed at 12:01 AM Tuesday morning. If all goes well, it will reopen at 8:00 AM Friday morning. If issues arise, it may be closed for some or all of Friday, October 15. Please remove all material from fume hoods prior to the cleanroom and lab closing. The startup times for the cleanroom and laboratories apply to the facility, not necessarily the equipment. Please check Coral for equipment downtime and startup times. Mark Voorhis (765) 494-3036 PHOTOCOPIER/PRINTER MOVES The photocopiers/printers from BRK 1222 and BRK 2020 will be moved on Monday, October 11. The color machine in BRK 1222 will be moved to the second floor atrium area, just west of Birck 2001. The black and white machine in BRK 2020 will be moved to BRK 1222. An ECN training session to show users how to connect to the newly located machines will be held on Thursday, September 30, at 11:00AM, in Birck 1001. Several members of the staff and the Birck Ambassadors are planning on attending this session to be prepared to assist users in the connection. If you are interested in learning for yourself, please plan on attending. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date seminar/workshop information. Thursday, 09.23.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Electrodics in Electrochemical Energy Systems," by Partha P. Mukherjee, Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Refreshments will be served at 4:00PM, ME 254. [ MORE ] Friday, 09.24.10, 3:30PM, PHYS 203: "Adatom Ordering, Bragg Scattering and Tunable Band Gap in Functionalized Graphene," by Leonid Levitov. [ MORE ] UPCOMING 9th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference will be held on September 27-28th in Chicago IL. The Event returns to the McCormick Place. PROGRAM REGISTER TODAY Online Manually [ MORE ] Thursday, 09.30.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Contact Robotics," Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 4:00PM, ME 254. [ MORE ] Friday, 10.01.10, 10:30AM, ME 256: "Physical Dynamics, Controller Design and Contact Robotics," by Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 10:00AM, ME 254. [ MORE ] Monday, 10.04.10, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Nanotechnology Activities in Colombia: A Perspective from the Excellence Center for Novel Materials," by Professor Pedro Prieto, Director of CENM, Center of Excellence for Novel Materials, Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia. Adobe Connect Users: Talk 1 - https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/prieto1/ [ MORE ] Tuesday, 10.05.10, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Correlation Between Structural and Mechanical Properties of Nano-multilayer TiCN/TiNbCN Coatings," by by Professor Pedro Prieto, Director of CENM, Center of Excellence for Novel Materials, Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia. Adobe Connect: Talk 2 - https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/prieto2/ [ MORE ] Wednesday, 10.13.10, 5:30PM, Barnes and Thornburg, 11 S Meridian Street, Indianapolis: "Indiana Companies to Watch: Entrepreneurial Policy Town Hall Meeting." RVSP to Rita Reese at rreese(a)isbdc.org or 888.472.3244 by October 6th [ MORE ] Monday and Tuesday, 10.18.10 and 10.19.10, , Symposium on Breast Cancer Prevention: Nutrition, Communication, and Public Policy. Registration includes all meals and coffee breaks: $175 or $100 for students and breast cancer advocates. Website “Syntheses, Characterizations and Applications of Oxide Nanocomposites Materials” (International Session E, presented in English) in MRS-J Academic Symposium to be held on Dec. 20-22, 2010 in YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. ================================================================ CALL FOR PAPERS 20th MRS-J Academic Symposium Dec. 20-22, 2010 in YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Syntheses, Characterizations and Applications of Oxide Nanocomposites Materials (International Session E) Register and submit your abstract at http://mrs-j.org/home/en/guidesympo/ SAVE THE DATE! Discovery Lecture Series [ FLIER ] Wednesday and Thursday, 11.10.10 and 11.11.10, 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Stewart Center West Foyer: "Traveling Technology Experience," by by Professor Aaron Cichanover, Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel [ MORE ] Wednesday, 11.10.10, 10:30AM, Fowler Hall: "Drug Development in the 21st Century: Are we going to cure all diseases?" by Professor Aaron Cichanover, Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel [ MORE ] FUNDING The Core Pilot funding opportunity is open for applications through October 18, 2010. The guidelines and application are available on the Indiana CTSI HUB – log in using your university username and password and go to https://www.indianactsi.org/grants . [ MORE ] DISCOVERY PARK The Burton D. Morgan Center and the Krannert School of Management are strong partners in supporting entrepreneurship on our campus. Four Krannert MBA students have been assigned to the Burton Morgan Center to assist with entrepreneurial tasks. The names and contact information for these students may be found on the left-hand side of the Burton Morgan webpage. Please feel free to contact any of these students for assistance: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/entrepreneurship/ Please feel free to contact Candiss Vibbert if you have any questions. The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce our first Faculty Entrepreneur in Residence. Please see the link below for more information. Dr. Panitch is available for consultation about entrepreneurial issues and can be reached at: apanitch(a)purdue.edu http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2010/100913PaitchEship.html PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Jim Cooper. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html . Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness Editorial policy set: personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [ More ] Submit items for memo of the week of September 27, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 09.24.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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New Keithley 4200 4200-SCS/F IV-CV measurement system
by Mahmood, Aamer 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

Hello all, We are getting a brand new Keithley 4200-SCS/F IV-CV measurement system for the Electrical Characterization lab (BRK 2261). I plan to have it attached to probe station 2 while the older (current) Keithley system can be moved into the cleanroom with the probe station there. The new Keithley will be able to do both IV and CV measurements. It is expected to be delivered around mid October 2010 (tentative). As part of the deal with the suppliers, Lee Stauffer, the Senior Staff Technologist for Keithley Semiconductor Measurements group will spend two days at Birck and give a seminar on low level measurements, as well as hands on training on the new system. This is a unique opportunity and we can get greater benefit from it by having the seminar(s) customized to our requirements. I therefore encourage users at BRK who anticipate making IV and/or CV measurements for their research, to send me a brief description of your experiments/measurements and I can arrange Lee to address them in detail. Please send me the information by Friday September 24, 2010. Thanks. -- Aamer Mahmood Microfab Research Engineer Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: +1(765) 494 6697

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Staff Retreat Tuesday, 9-14-10
by Weaver, John R 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

On Tuesday, 14 September 2010, the Engineering Staff will be having an all-day retreat. Lab attendants will be in the building should an emergency arise, and operations should continue as normal. Note, however, that if there is an equipment maintenance issue or training request, it will be deferred until after the staff return to campus. Shipping, receiving, and mail service will be minimal that day - please make other arrangements if you are dealing with an urgent package. Thank you for your understanding and support, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Weekly Memo: September 13, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of September 13, 2010 SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Monday, 09.13.10, 9:30AM, ARMS 1021: "The Interaction of Titania Particles in Nonpolar Solvents," by Kathryn Hess, Purdue MSE Prelim 1, with Professor Carlos Martinez. [ MORE ] Thursday, 09.16.10, 10:30AM, BRK 2001: "Prevention Through Design in Collaborative Research Environments," by John Weaver, Facilities Manager, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue [ MORE ] Thursday, 09.16.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Mechatronic Developments for Automobiles," by Prof. Dr. -Ing. Dr. h.c. Rolf Isermann, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany. Refreshments will be served at 4:00 p.m. in ME 254 [ MORE ] Thursday and Friday, 09.16 and 09.17.10, 6:00PM - 4:00PM, Michigan League, 1085 S University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI [ Flyer ] Friday, 09.17.10, 10:00AM, BRK 1001: "Ion-Implanted GaN-Based Devices and p-n Junction Diodes on Free-Standing GaN Substrates," by Kazuki Nomoto, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, Japan [ MORE ] UPCOMING 9th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference will be held on September 27-28th in Chicago IL. The Event returns to the McCormick Place. PROGRAM REGISTER TODAY Online Manually [ MORE ] Nanotechnology Long-term Impacts and Research Directions: 2000-2020, NSF, Board Room (1235), WTEC international study presentation Public presentation of the final report on September 30, 2010 Website: http://wtec.org/private/nano2_draft/ Draft report will be posted on this website for public comments from September 30 to October 15, 2010 Webcast access: To view the webcast, please access the website and type your e-mail www.tvworldwide.com/events/NSFnano2/100930 [ flyer ] Thursday, 09.30.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Contact Robotics," Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 4:00PM, ME 254. [ MORE ] Friday, 10.01.10, 10:30AM, ME 256: "Physical Dynamics, Controller Design and Contact Robotics," by Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 10:00AM, ME 254. [ MORE ] FUNDING The Core Pilot funding opportunity is open for applications through October 18, 2010. The guidelines and application are available on the Indiana CTSI HUB – log in using your university username and password and go to https://www.indianactsi.org/grants . [ MORE ] PURDUE NEWS 2010 Seasonal flu shot info here PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Jim Cooper. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html . Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness Editorial policy set: personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [ More ] Submit items for memo of the week of September 20, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 09.17.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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NSF's Nanotechnology Long-term Impacts and Research Directions: 2000-2020, ON BEHALF OF JIM COOPER
by Starewich, Deborah S. 07 Sep '10

07 Sep '10

Nanotechnology Long-term Impacts and Research Directions: 2000-2020 NSF, Board Room (1235), WTEC international study presentation Public presentation of the final report on September 30, 2010 Website: http://wtec.org/private/nano2_draft/ Draft report will be posted on this website for public comments from September 30 to October 15, 2010 Webcast access: To view the webcast, please access the website and type your e-mail www.tvworldwide.com/events/NSFnano2/100930 Please refer to the attached file for additional information.

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Weekly memo: September 6, 2010
by Deborah Starewich 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of September 6, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS GAS ORDERING REMINDER: It is BNC policy that all gas and pressurized-liquid cylinder orders go through Kenny Schwartz. From this time forward, Kenny will place all gas and pressurized liquid cylinder orders. Please give him the ordering information, and he will place the order for you. The purpose of this change is twofold. First, we are attempting to correct a problem that has developed with excessive inventories of gas cylinders. Second, this should assist the researchers in obtaining the right cylinders in the right quantities – especially taking into account shelf-life issues. We have had issues with cylinders passing their expiration date and being returned to the supplier prior to being used – a significant waste of money and resources. Thank you for your assistance in making the BNC a more efficient place to perform research. John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 POSTER PRINTING Please see the poster printer schedule for Discovery Park located in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 233. Please also read through the poster printer policies and guidelines . Note the new email address for sending poster files: mrgnposterprinter(a)gmail.com . Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Valerie Valerie Lawless Engagement Operations Manager TOURS/VISITORS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Wednesday, 09.08.10, 9:00AM-3:30PM, MRGN 121: "Imaging in Life Science Research," A Bindley Imaging Group [BIG] research symposium. [ MORE ] Wednesday, 09.08.10, 6:00PM, MRGN 129: "Practical Vacuum Technology," by Michael McKeown, Senior Vacuum Scientist, Kurt J. Lesker. Food will be provided. RSVP to Nancy Black . [ Flier ] Thursday, 09.09.10, 9:30AM, BRK 1001: "Physical Vapor Deposition," by Michael McKeown, Senior Vacuum Scientist, Kurt J. Lesker. Food will be provided. RSVP to Nancy Black . [ Flier ] Thursday, 09.09.10, 4:30PM, WTHR 104: "Chemically Enhanced Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Devices," by Professor Mark C. Hersam. Departmental Colloquium sponsored by Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University). Hosts: David Thompson and Tong Ren [ More ] Friday, 09.10.10, 2:00PM, IUPUI Campus Center, CE 309: " Smart Nanocontainers: Development & Applications in Life Sciences and other Disciplines ," by Dr. Yuri Lvov from Institute for Micromanufacturing at Louisiana Tech University [ More ] Friday, 09.10.10, 3:30PM, PHYS 203: "Atomistic Modeling and Simulation Tools for Nanoelectronics and their Deployment on nanoHUB.org," by Gerhard Klimeck, Director of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology, School of Electrical Computer Engineering [ More ] UPCOMING Thursday, 09.16.10, 10:30AM, BRK 2001: "Prevention Through Design in Collaborative Research Environments," by John Weaver, Facilities Manager, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue [ MORE ] Thursday, 09.16.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Mechatronic Developments for Automobiles," by Prof. Dr. -Ing. Dr. h.c. Rolf Isermann, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany. Refreshments will be served at 4:00 p.m. in ME 254 [ More ] Thursday and Friday, 09.16 and 09.17.0, 6:00PM - 4:00PM, Michigan League, 1085 S University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI [ Flyer ] 9th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference will be held on September 27-28th in Chicago IL. The Event returns to the McCormick Place. PROGRAM REGISTER TODAY Online Manually [ MORE ] Congress Announcement: Full Paper Submission Deadline (15 November 2010) ========================================================== It is our great pleasure to announce the 2011 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Technology (WCSIT'11) to be held in Cairo, Egypt, 24 - 27 January 2011. The Congress is organized to invite international delegates, to share their latest research findings on computers and informatics. WCSIT'11 is organized by INFOMESR. [ MORE ] PURDUE NEWS Campus Fire Safety September has been declared Campus Fire Safety Month for the State of Indiana. Since 2000, 140 college students throughout the United States have died in a fire. Eighty-four percent (84%) of these preventable deaths occurred in off-campus housing. The Purdue University Fire Department would like to invite all to participate in learning more about what they can do to get involved in Campus Fire Safety. Remember, Fire Safety starts with prevention and active awareness. Check out the flyer . Enroll with your Purdue email and create an account. Take the 3 interactive game challenges and watch the video on College – Fire Survival. Experience fire safety like never before! Prizes can be won! Please share with students! [ MORE ] PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Jim Cooper. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html . Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness Editorial policy set: personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [ More ] Submit items for memo of the week of September 13, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 09.10.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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