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Food, Fun, and Birck Friends - Thursday
by Drew Candebat 21 May '10

21 May '10

Dear Birck Community, We are excited to invite you to join us for an evening of friends, fun, and of course food! Who: You, if you're reading this When: 5:30 PM, Thursday, May 27 Where: Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Brown Street, WL Why: Free appetizers for you! See you soon, NSAC Committee http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/resources/nsac/index.php http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35510452244

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Weekly Memo 05.24.10
by Deborah Starewich 21 May '10

21 May '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 May 24, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS PURDUE RECYCLES There have been a few questions about the new recycling program that Purdue University has implemented in Birck. Mary Jo Totten adds the following notes for clarification: Purdue recycling program considers the following: RECYCLABLE : Office paper is neutral color, non-glossy, and unbound (paper clips and staples are OK). RECYCLABLE : Mixed recyclables are books/notebooks, cans, cardboard, glossy/bright colored paper, junk mail, magazines, newspapers/ads/inserts, pamphlets/ brochures, plastic. TRASH : is facial tissues, food waste, liquids, restroom paper, snack wrappers, etc. The new blue container in BNC offices are for RECYCLABLE materials only and has two openings. The larger opening is for mixed recyclables, and the smaller opening is for office paper. If you have trash, you must take it to a trash can. There is a trash can located in every conference room. Physical Facilities has also placed a trash can in any office area that has more than five occupants (graduate student offices and suites). If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jo Totten. Carol Handwerker adds: “. . . Purdue saves with this program! Mixed recycling is hauled away at NO cost to Purdue (as opposed to trash for which Purdue pays $35–45/ton for disposal) and recyclers actually pay Purdue for the white/office paper waste. For more details you should check with physical facilities.” Thank you for your participation in this campus wide recycling effort. POSTER PRINTING Poster printer summer schedule has been announced by DP Engagement. [ More ] STORAGE IN BIRCK We do not store any equipment or materials in the Center for outside entities. NOTICE The 1st floor men's restroom will be closed on Wednesday June 9th for floor restoration. Please use the 2nd floor men's restroom and thank you for your understanding. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mary Jo Totten [6-1173] FACULTY NEWS MALAYSIAN RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Faculty sessions with Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation Come learn about available research opportunities in partnership with Malaysia, and possible funding opportunities and paid research visits to professors, faculty members and research scientists. Date: Friday, May 28 th 2010 Time: 3-6 pm Place: Stewart 214 ABCD Refreshments will be provided GRADUATE STUDENTS FREE PIZZA! Learn about Indo/US joint Networked Centre and the research opportunities available to students. Monday, 05.24.10, 12:00PM, BRK 1001 [ Flier ] S TUDENT L EADERS C ONFERENCE AND R ESEARCH AND P OSTER S YMPOSIUM “EVERYONE OF US IS A LEADER” What is SLC? Student Leaders Conference (SLC) is an annual event to attract students to meet representative from Malaysian agencies, to know about what is going on in Malaysia and what are the opportunities available for the students to pursue in their academic field, career and studies. Open to all graduate students Research and Poster Symposium Students will have the opportunity to showcase their research to government agencies and companies for funding, business opportunity and research collaborations. [ More ] NCN's Electronics from the Bottom Up NCN’s Electronics from the Bottom Up - an innovative educational initiative cosponsored by Intel, NCN, and Purdue University – introduces students to new ways of thinking about electronic devices. New concepts and approaches, emerging from current research on nanoscience, are applied to non-equilibrium problems like nanoscale transistors, energy conversion devices and bio-sensors. The 2010 Summer School will feature lectures and hands on exercises by Prof. Supriyo Datta on the topic: “Nanoelectronic Devices, with an introduction to spintronics.” Additional tutorials on selected topics will be presented by faculty from Purdue University and from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bangalore, India. [ More ] SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/DEMOS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information HITACHI DEMO! Thursday, 05.27.10, 1:00-4:00PM, BRK 2290 : Hitachi demos their TM3000 Tabletop SEM. STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO BRING SAMPLES TO VIEW. [ TM3000 Flier ] 2010 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering (CiSE2010) CALL FOR PAPERS: http://www.ciseng.org/2010 Wuhan, China December 10-12, 2010 [ More ] FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is now accepting proposals for the 2011 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation supports doctoral students through the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program. [ 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 Tim Sands. 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 May 31, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 05.28.10, 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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Recycling Program
by Totten, Mary J 20 May '10

20 May '10

Hello Everyone, There have been a few questions about the new recycling program that Purdue University has implemented in Birck. Let me try and clear up a few things, and please come and see us or send us an email if you have any questions. In the new recycling container you can have: Office paper is: Neutral color, Non-glossy, and unbound (paper clips and staples are OK. Mixed recyclables are: Books/notebooks, cans, cardboard, Glossy/bright colored paper, junk mail, magazines, newspapers/ads/inserts, pamphlets/brochures, plastic Trash is......facial tissues, food waste, liquids, restroom paper, snack wrappers The new blue container in your offices are for recyclable materials only and has two opening. The larger opening is for mixed recyclables, and the smaller opening is for office paper. If you have trash, you must take it to a trash can. There is a trash can located in every conference room. Physical Facilities has also placed a trash can in any office area that has more than 5 occupants (graduate student offices and suites). Thank you for your participation in this campus wide recycling effort. 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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Recycling at the BNC HAPPENS TOMORROW
by Weaver, John R 17 May '10

17 May '10

Please see the attached e-mail. It will explain the recycling program that will be instituted by PU Physical Facilities at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Please contact Steve Benner if you have any questions or comments on this program. It will take effect tomorrow, 18 May 2010. John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Recycling at BNC - Changes are coming to you!
by Weaver, John R 14 May '10

14 May '10

Please see the attached e-mail regarding the Purdue campus-wide recycling program. It will be implemented in the BNC next week. Please understand that this program is being instituted throughout the university - it is not just a BNC program. It is sponsored by PU Physical Facilities. For questions or comments, please contact Steve Benner from Buildings and Grounds at Purdue. John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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BRK Going Green on May 18
by Weaver, John R 12 May '10

12 May '10

Per Purdue University Physical Facilities, the Birck Nanotechnology Center will begin the campus-wide recycling program on May 18, 2010. Please see the attached flyer for more information. More details will be sent out later this week. If you have further questions, please contact Steve Benner in Physical Facilities. Thank you for your cooperation, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Birck Nanotechnology Center Preventative Maintenance Complete
by Reger, Ronald K 07 May '10

07 May '10

BNC Research Community, We're pleased to report that the maintenance activity for the BNC has been completed successfully. All scheduled maintenance items are finished including work on the electrical switch gear, exhaust fans, the Toxic Gas Monitoring System, the Ultra Pure Water system, and the process equipment and instruments in the cleanroom and labs. The labs and cleanroom are now open for your research work. Please check CORAL for equipment status and availability. A new version of CORAL has been installed and is running. If you experience any problems, please e-mail coral(a)ecn.purdue.edu. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding during this critical PM period. Best regards, Mark Voorhis Steve Jurss Ron Reger

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WEEKLY MEMO: 05.10.10
by Deborah Starewich 07 May '10

07 May '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 May 10, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome Amanda Buckles! Amanda has joined Discovery Park as the recharge clerk. Her office is located here in Birck [1010]. You may contact her at 42682 or albuckles(a)purdue.edu . Annual BNC-Graduation Celebration! Thursday, 05.13.10, 3:00-4:00PM, Birck Atrium: join us for refreshments and be in a drawing for gifts . [ REGISTER ] Search under way for Birck Nanotechnology Center director Discovery Park is launching a national search for the position of director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Details on the search are available in a PDF file . Questions about the search should be directed to Jayathi Murthy, search committee chair, at jmurthy(a)purdue.edu . SMOKE-FREE PURDUE Just a reminder that Smoke-Free Purdue begins July 1, 2010. Smoking will not be allowed except in designated smoking areas; however, The map of the designated smoking areas is not yet finalized. The new policy can be viewed here: http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/about_policies/proposed_i_4_2.shtml SUMMER 2010 ROAD AND PARKING CLOSURE LIST A comprehensive list of street and parking closures planned for this summer is provided below. Unless otherwise noted, closures are expected to last throughout the summer. This list and other traffic and construction disruption information may also be found on the Physical Facilities Travel Alert page http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travelalert.php , or you may Find us on Facebook® < http://www.facebook.com/pages/Purdue-University-Construction-Travel-Alerts/… > . An updated Summer 2010 Construction Map will be made available on Monday, May 10. The map may be found here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/summer_construction.php . [ More ] CITY BUS CityBus detours and service changes for summer 2010 CityBus has posted information regarding campus detours and service reductions for this summer. · Information about construction detours is available here: http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/construction-detours-on-purdue-camp… · Information about the summer schedule is available here: http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/citybus-summer-schedule.html For more Purdue Travel Alerts, Find us on Facebook® < http://www.facebook.com/pages/Purdue-University-Construction-Travel-Alerts/… > . 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 WEBINAR Your trusted source for ATCC Genuine Cultures® and Primary Cell Solutions™, invites you to register for the free Corning May Scientific Seminar Series webinar, Primary Cell Culture - Tips and Techniques for Getting Started . The Scientific Seminar Series webinars provide novel tips, best practices and proven techniques to help advance your research. This seminar is one hour in length and all attendees receive a certificate of completion from Corning. In addition to this webinar, you can find the May and June schedules below. ATCC encourages you and your colleagues to take advantage of this informative event. These educational webinars are co-hosted by ATCC and the SIVB (Society for In Vitro Biology). [ 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 May 17, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 05.14.10, 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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Toxic Gas Monitoring Test Today
by Reger, Ronald K 05 May '10

05 May '10

All, As part of the building maintenance activities this week, we will be conducting a test of the Toxic Gas Monitoring system. Before the test begins, the standard announcement to disregard the alarm will be given. Remember, this is only a test. At the conclusion of the test, another announcement will be made communicating that the TGM system is back on-line. Thank you for your support and cooperation. Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University

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WEEKLY MEMO: 05.03.10
by Deborah Starewich 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '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 May 3, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS BNC Preventive Maintenance Shutdown: Sunday, 05.02.10, 10PM, to Friday, 05.07.10, 3PM. PLEASE POWER DOWN YOUR COMPUTERS BEFORE LEAVING ON FRIDAY, 04.30.10. ERRATA HONORABLE MENTION POSTER for the Annual Review should have been reported as "Nitride Metal/Semiconductor Superlattices for High-Temperature Solid-State Energy Conversion," by Polina V. Burmistrova, David Ewoldt, Jeremy L. Schroeder, Robert Wortman, and Timothy D. Sands. We apologize for the error. It's warming up! With the outside temperatures warming up for Spring and Summer, please remember that long pants and closed-toe shoes are required whenever working in the Birck Nanotechnology Labs (this includes general labs and the galleys). Thank you for your cooperation. Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Do you place orders? items listed below should be provided at the time the purchase requisition is submitted: • Purchase request • Quote • PI approval – if the approval is via e-mail the body of the e-mail must state: • Item being purchased • Quantity of each item being purchased • Either Unit price of each item • Vendor • Account Number being charged For auditing purposes this information is needed in the body of the e-mail even if documents are attached. Auditors would be unable to confirm what the attached document contained and could disallow the expense. Amy Eberhard Account Assistant Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center P: (765) 494-1539 F: (765) 496-8383 aeberhard(a)purdue.edu FACULTY NEWS KUDOS! DIMITRI PEROULIS was honored with a 2010 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, in Memory of Charles B. Murphy at the Celebration of Teaching Excellence on April 27. Four other exceptional teachers were also honored. JAY GORE and SURESH GARIMELLA , both professors of mechanical engineering, were named Jefferson Science Fellows. STEPHEN BEAUDOIN , chemical engineering, has been named a Provost Fellow. JOSEPH IRUDAYARAJ , agricultural and biological engineering, WILLIAM CHAPPELL , electrical and computer engineering, and GARTH SIMPSON , chemistry, have been named Faculty Scholars, 2010-15. Read more in INSIDE PURDUE SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information DISCONTINUED: weekly literature club meetings, originally scheduled for Fridays at Noon in BRK 1001, have been cancelled until further notice. UPCOMING FREE virtual event: FRONTIERS OF CHEMISTRY: FROM MOLECULES TO SYSTEMS Symposium on 05.21.10 in Paris. Ten renowned speakers. Four Nobel laureates. One day in Paris. View it from your Desktop. FREE. Wiley/Wiley-VCH and ChemPubSoc Europe announce Frontiers of Chemistry, a one-day event in Paris in celebration of 10 years of the journals ChemBioChem and ChemPhysChem on May 21. Featuring no less than four Nobel laureates, it will be held in Paris, and simultaneously webcasted in a virtual event environment. The virtual event is free to attend, but you are required to register here . [ MORE ] Symposium on Cardiovascular Pathology: Thursday, 05.27.10, 1:00-4:30PM, LYNN 1136 [ Flier ] EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Microfabrication Engineer sought by Retinal Implant group to work at CNF in Ithaca, NY Imagine working on a project that will create a device to restore useful vision to patients who are blind. The Retinal Implant Project is a multi-disciplinary collaboration, over 20 years old, that seeks to build just such a prosthesis. We are a team of over 25 engineers, scientists, and medical professionals based in Boston, MA and Ithaca, NY with a long history of successful grant funding from a variety of sources. [ 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 May 10, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 05.07.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu

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