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PUSPM Seminar - Friday, October 9, 2009
by Jeff Goecker 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

Dear All, There will be a PUSPM seminar this Friday, October 9th, in Birck 2001. As usual pizza will be served at 11:30 a.m. and the talk will begin at noon. This week Professor Joel Chevrier from the Institut Néel CNRS/UJF Grenoble France will be giving a talk titled: "Mechanical nanotweezer: can we shake hands with a virus? ". Please see the below abstract for more information. I hope to see you there, Ryan Wagner PUSPM student coordinator Abstract: I shall describe the mechanical nanotweezer we are building. It will be based on a combination of two tuning fork AFM (optic free) and directly operated by hand operator through the use of advanced force feedback interfaces. Anticipated applications will be discussed such as the manipulation of soft materials with a size typically 100nm. Set up and preliminary results will be shown. Performances and limits will be analyzed. Example: can we manipulate a living cell within the elastic regime. No: the tuning fork is too stiff and the cell not enough. Virus might be a better choice.

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H1N1 Virus - Sent on behalf of Tim Sands
by Jeff Goecker 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

We have had our first confirmed case of H1N1 at Birck. It was just a matter of time but taking this into consideration please be mindful and take precaution: * Wash hands often to reduce the risk of spreading * Use the hand sanitizer if available * If you have flu like symptoms please stay home * If someone around you is sick try to minimize exposure potential Currently cases have followed the usually flu like symptoms and thus treatment is classic: Get plenty of rest, drink plenty of fluids and if a prolonged fever occurs see a physician. If you have any questions please contact Stephen Jurss BNC Safety Manager at (68337)

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Gases are off for shutdown
by Kenny Schwartz 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Hi to all , All toxic and flammable gases and the Hydrogen generator are down for scheduled maintenance Kenny Schwartz Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University PH 765-496-1174 kfschwar(a)purdue.edu

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BNC Weekly Memo - 10/05/09
by Jeff Goecker 02 Oct '09

02 Oct '09

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 BNC News week of October 5, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Preventive Maintenance Shutdown 6-8 October 2009 Monday, 5 October 2009: Metallization systems taken off-line Other cleanroom and laboratory activities as normal Tuesday, 6 October 2009 Cleanroom closed beginning 7:00 AM Laboratory operations as limited – no process vacuum, no ultrapure water Fire alarm testing will be underway Wednesday, 7 October 2009 Cleanroom closed – may reopen late in day Ultrapure water should be functional Odors may be present due to work near air handlers Thursday, 8 October 2009 Cleanroom expected to reopen Laboratory usage very limited beginning 7:00 AM – no work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed Laboratories may reopen late in day Odors may be present due to work near air handlers Friday, 9 October 2009 Laboratories expected to reopen Cleanroom operations as normal Some equipment may come online late in day Please check Coral for equipment status and availability! It is expected that the metallization systems will be off-line all week, and that plasma etch systems will be off-line Tuesday through Friday. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, John R. Weaver SAVE THE DATE: Fall TOWN HALL MEETING, Wednesday, 10.07.09, 1:30, BRK 1001: annual review of business at Birck will include reports on earnings, expenditures, corporate involvement, and other items of interest to our faculty and residents. Add this to your calendar now. Meet and Greet NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier] [RSVP] Kudos! A paper by Birck graduate students Aaron Franklin and Bob Sayer and Profs. Sands, Janes, and Fisher was featured on the July 2009 cover of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. Citation: A.D. Franklin, R.A. Sayer, T.D. Sands, D.B. Janes, T.S. Fisher, “Vertical carbon nanotube devices with nanoscale lengths controlled without lithography,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 8, pp. 469-476, 2009. Where's Iron Man????? Just for the fun of it: be on the look out for Iron Man; he could show up anywhere in Birck. ________________________________ NSAC NEWS NSAC is sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, Oct 23rd from 8 to 11 am. "Indiana Blood Center lives a daily mission to supply blood and blood components to Hoosier patients in need. In doing so, we meet remarkable people every day.Read the true stories of both donors and recipients in Indiana have been touched." Please schedule an appointment today. ________________________________ 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 Tuesday, 10.06.09, 3:30PM, Wetherill 320, Amy-Mellon Lecture in Analytical Chemistry:“Observation of Chemical Reactions on Surfaces using STM: Watching Individual Molecules do their Molecular Dances," by John T. Yates, Jr. Wednesday, 10.07.09, 12:00PM, Pfendler 241: "Genes and the Microenvironment: the two faces of breast cancer," by Mina Bissell, PhD, Distinguished Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.Reception will follow lecture in the Phfendler Gallery.[Flier] Friday, 10.09.09, 2:00PM, HORT 222: Birck Nanotechnology Seminar Series - “Structural and Thermodynamic Evidence for Allosteric Relaxed-State Symmetry" by Professor Jannette Carey Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Princeton University. [Flier] CALL FOR PAPERS: "International Symposium on MEMS & Nano," 06.07.10 to 06.09.10, Indianapolis, IN. [More] ________________________________ HIGH FIVE Birck's version of Purdue's "Thumbs Up," which appears in the Purdue Today publication. To send someone a HIGH FIVE, submit your request to Deboah Starewich. Melissa Marris sends a special thank you to NANCY BLACK for being the excellent back up she provided while Melissa was away. ________________________________ LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE WELCOME the newest edition to the Gardner clan: Elizabeth and Geoff Gardner have been blessed with a beautiful daughter! She came into the world on Sunday, September 13, weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces and was 20 inches long. Picture ________________________________ PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS FLU SHOTS available [Flier] 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 (personnel should have a copy on hand in their offices and homes; contact Deborah Starewich, if you do not have the most recent copy; distributed on Thursday, 09.13.09). 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 atwww.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty andhttp://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness ________________________________ Submit items for memo of the week of September 28, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 09.25.09, 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 e-Enterprise Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Discovery Learning Center Center for Advanced Manufacturing Center for Environment Oncological Sciences Center Cyber Center Energy Center Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker

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Order Your NSAC T-Shirt Online by This Wednesday
by Caitlin Burger 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

NSAC has made an online order form for the t-shirts. Please fill out the form by THIS WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2009. Payment can be made in CASH when the t-shirts arrive, in mid-late October. Please use the link below to access the form. If you have already submitted a paper form, please disregard this message. NSAC T-Shirt Order Form If you would like to order an NSAC t-shirt and have not completed a paper form, please fill out our online order form. Please indicate the number of T-shirts you would like in each size. If more than three separate sizes are needed, simply fill out an additional form. Final price per T-shirt will be $12.00 for all sizes. T-shirts will be ordered once all forms have been submitted, and will take a minimum of 7 - 10 days to be made. No forms will be accepted after the group order has been placed. Submit your form by September 30, 2009! Once T-shirts arrive we will accept payment in cash only. We cannot accept credit cards or personal checks. Please note: By filling out this form you are committing to purchase the T-shirts indicated. An example of the NSAC T-Shirt can be found here. Your NSAC Officers, Alfredo, Caitlin, Cara and John

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Weekly Memo 09.28.09
by Deborah Starewich 25 Sep '09

25 Sep '09

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 [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of September 28, 2009 * ANNOUNCEMENTS *Preventive Maintenance Shutdown* *6-8 October 2009* *Monday, 5 October 2009: * Metallization systems taken off-line Other cleanroom and laboratory activities as normal *Tuesday, 6 October 2009* Cleanroom closed beginning 7:00 AM Laboratory operations as limited – no process vacuum, no ultrapure water Fire alarm testing will be underway *Wednesday, 7 October 2009* Cleanroom closed – may reopen late in day Ultrapure water should be functional Odors may be present due to work near air handlers *Thursday, 8 October 2009* Cleanroom expected to reopen Laboratory usage very limited beginning 7:00 AM – no work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed Laboratories may reopen late in day Odors may be present due to work near air handlers *Friday, 9 October 2009* Laboratories expected to reopen Cleanroom operations as normal Some equipment may come online late in day *Please check Coral for equipment status and availability!* It is expected that the metallization systems will be off-line all week, and that plasma etch systems will be off-line Tuesday through Friday. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, John R. Weaver <jrweaver(a)purdue.edu> *SAVE THE DATE: *Fall TOWN HALL MEETING, Wednesday, 10.07.09, 1:30, BRK 1001: annual review of business at Birck will include reports on earnings, expenditures, corporate involvement, and other items of interest to our faculty and residents. Add this to your calendar now. *Meet and Greet* NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! *ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME*: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NSAC-NCN-PRISM-Flier.pdf>] [RSVP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events.php?center=7&year=2009&month=10&…> ] *Where's Iron Man?????* Just for the fun of it: be on the look out for Iron Man; he could show up anywhere in Birck. ------------------------------ *NSAC NEWS* *Meet and Greet* NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! *ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME*: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NSAC-NCN-PRISM-Flier.pdf>] [RSVP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events.php?center=7&year=2009&month=10&…> ] ------------------------------ *TOURS/VISITORS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Tuesday, 09.29.09, 9:00AM*: ChemE Class tour, with Jeremy Schroeder *Tuesday, 09.29.09, afternoon visits*: Fall Preview Days for students and their families, self-guided tours. *Friday, 10.02.09, 10:00AM:* John Krenicki, GE Energy ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Monday, 09.28.09, 6:00PM, Rawls 2082:* "Business Plan Team Creation Event," by the Purdue Research Foundation, Office of Business Development. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar2> ] *Thursday, 10.01.09, 4:30PM, ME 161:* "Analysis and control of time delay systems via the Lambert W function," by A. Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote, Jr. Distinguished University Professor and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Refreshments will be served at 4:00PM in ME 254. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 10:30AM, ME 155:* "Multi-input multi-output (MIMO) control of stamping," by A. Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote, Jr. Distinguished University Professor and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Refreshments will be served. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar4> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 11:30AM, MRGN 129:* "Role of Innate Proteins in Modulation of Adaptive Immunity," by Anil K. Chahan, PhD, MBA [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/092809_Chauhan.pdf> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001:* "Science and Technology of Multifunctional Thin Films and Application to Multifunctional Micro and Nano-Devices," by Orlando Auciello, Argonne National Laboratory [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar3> ] *Tuesday and Wednesday, 11.17.09 and 11.18.09, Holiday Inn Key Bridge, Rosslyn, Arlington, VA:* "Nanomaterials and Human Health & Instrumentation, Metrology, and Analytical Methods Workshop. [More Info<http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/humanhealth/nanoEHS_web.html> ] *12.04.09 to 12.12.09: The Fifth International Joint Conference on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering<http://cisse2009.20ehost.com/>(CISSE 2009). * ------------------------------ *OPPORTUNITIES* *Healthspottr Launches New Fellows Program for Health Innovators* Contact: Link to Complete RFP<http://www.healthspottr.com/weeklydigest/8-healthspottr-fellows-program-ann…> Primary Subject: Health Geographic Funding Area: National *Request for Proposals: Purdue Energy Fund: Seed Funds for Energy Research* Description: The Purdue Energy Fund has been established with a gift from Purdue alumnus Fred Fehsenfeld Sr. and members of his family. The purpose of the fund is to support the development of Indiana and US energy solutions with innovative research in Purdue’s energy laboratories. This announcement is an initial request for proposals from Purdue University tenure track and research faculty members for seed funds from the Purdue Energy Fund. Proposals should focus on research that is practical and likely to have economic significance in the near term. [More<file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/092809_EnergySeedFunds.pdf> ] ------------------------------ *DISCOVERY PARK* The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Purdue University’s Discovery Park, is hosting the sixth annual Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#discover…> ] ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* *FLU SHOTS available [Flier<file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/110909_FluShots.pdf> ]* 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 (personnel should have a copy on hand in their offices and homes; contact Deborah Starewich, if you do not have the most recent copy; distributed on Thursday, 09.13.09). 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 ------------------------------ *Submit items for memo of the week of October 5, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 10.02.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu* ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> e-Enterprise Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/E-Enterprise/> Burton D. 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Weekly Memo 09.28.09
by Deborah Starewich 25 Sep '09

25 Sep '09

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[image: The BNC Monday Memo]BNC News*week of September 28, 2009*ANNOUNCEMENTS *Preventive Maintenance Shutdown* *6-8 October 2009* *Monday, 5 October 2009: * Metallization systems taken off-line Other cleanroom and laboratory activities as normal *Tuesday, 6 October 2009* Cleanroom closed beginning 7:00 AM Laboratory operations as limited – no process vacuum, no ultrapure water Fire alarm testing will be underway *Wednesday, 7 October 2009* Cleanroom closed – may reopen late in day Ultrapure water should be functional Odors may be present due to work near air handlers *Thursday, 8 October 2009* Cleanroom expected to reopen Laboratory usage very limited beginning 7:00 AM – no work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed Laboratories may reopen late in day Odors may be present due to work near air handlers *Friday, 9 October 2009* Laboratories expected to reopen Cleanroom operations as normal Some equipment may come online late in day *Please check Coral for equipment status and availability!* It is expected that the metallization systems will be off-line all week, and that plasma etch systems will be off-line Tuesday through Friday. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, John R. Weaver <jrweaver(a)purdue.edu><file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/jrweaver@purdue.edu> *SAVE THE DATE: *Fall TOWN HALL MEETING, Wednesday, 10.07.09, 1:30, BRK 1001: annual review of business at Birck will include reports on earnings, expenditures, corporate involvement, and other items of interest to our faculty and residents. Add this to your calendar now. *Meet and Greet* NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! *ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME*: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NSAC-NCN-PRISM-Flier.pdf>] [RSVP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events.php?center=7&year=2009&month=10&…> ] *Where's Iron Man?????* Just for the fun of it: be on the look out for Iron Man; he could show up anywhere in Birck. ------------------------------ *NSAC NEWS* *Meet and Greet* NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! *ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME*: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NSAC-NCN-PRISM-Flier.pdf>] [RSVP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events.php?center=7&year=2009&month=10&…> ] ------------------------------ *TOURS/VISITORS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/><file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/nano.purdue.edu><http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/><http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/><file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/nano.purdue.edu><http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/> and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information* *Tuesday, 09.29.09, 9:00AM*: ChemE Class tour, with Jeremy Schroeder *Tuesday, 09.29.09, afternoon visits*: Fall Preview Days for students and their families, self-guided tours. *Friday, 10.02.09, 10:00AM:* John Krenicki, GE Energy ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/><file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/nano.purdue.edu><http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/><http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/><file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/nano.purdue.edu><http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/> and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information* *Monday, 09.28.09, 6:00PM, Rawls 2082:* "Business Plan Team Creation Event," by the Purdue Research Foundation, Office of Business Development. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar2> ] *Thursday, 10.01.09, 4:30PM, ME 161:* "Analysis and control of time delay systems via the Lambert W function," by A. Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote, Jr. Distinguished University Professor and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Refreshments will be served at 4:00PM in ME 254. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 10:30AM, ME 155:* "Multi-input multi-output (MIMO) control of stamping," by A. Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote, Jr. Distinguished University Professor and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Refreshments will be served. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar4> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 11:30AM, MRGN 129:* "Role of Innate Proteins in Modulation of Adaptive Immunity," by Anil K. Chahan, PhD, MBA [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/092809_Chauhan.pdf> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001:* "Science and Technology of Multifunctional Thin Films and Application to Multifunctional Micro and Nano-Devices," by Orlando Auciello, Argonne National Laboratory [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar3> ] *Tuesday and Wednesday, 11.17.09 and 11.18.09, Holiday Inn Key Bridge, Rosslyn, Arlington, VA:*"Nanomaterials and Human Health & Instrumentation, Metrology, and Analytical Methods Workshop. [More Info<http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/humanhealth/nanoEHS_web.html> ] *12.04.09 to 12.12.09: The Fifth International Joint Conference on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering<http://cisse2009.20ehost.com/> (CISSE 2009).* ------------------------------ *OPPORTUNITIES* *Healthspottr Launches New Fellows Program for Health Innovators* Contact: Link to Complete RFP<http://www.healthspottr.com/weeklydigest/8-healthspottr-fellows-program-ann…> Primary Subject: Health Geographic Funding Area: National *Request for Proposals: Purdue Energy Fund: Seed Funds for Energy Research* Description: The Purdue Energy Fund has been established with a gift from Purdue alumnus Fred Fehsenfeld Sr. and members of his family. The purpose of the fund is to support the development of Indiana and US energy solutions with innovative research in Purdue’s energy laboratories. This announcement is an initial request for proposals from Purdue University tenure track and research faculty members for seed funds from the Purdue Energy Fund. Proposals should focus on research that is practical and likely to have economic significance in the near term. [More<file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/092809_EnergySeedFunds.pdf> ] ------------------------------ *DISCOVERY PARK* The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Purdue University’s Discovery Park, is hosting the sixth annual Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#discover…> ] ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* *FLU SHOTS available [Flier<file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/110909_FluShots.pdf> ]* 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 (personnel should have a copy on hand in their offices and homes; contact Deborah Starewich, if you do not have the most recent copy; distributed on Thursday, 09.13.09). 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 atwww.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness ------------------------------ *Submit items for memo of the week of October 5, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 10.02.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu* ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> e-Enterprise Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/E-Enterprise/> Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Entrepreneurship/> Discovery Learning Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/learningcenter/> Center for Advanced Manufacturing <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/cam/> Center for Environment <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/> Oncological Sciences Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/oncological/> Cyber Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/cyber/> Energy Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/> *Sign up to be:* Media Expert <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html> Community Speaker <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html>

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Oct 5-8 Facility Shutdown Information
by Weaver, John R 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

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Weekly Memo 09.21.09
by Deborah Starewich 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

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 [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of September 21, 2009 * ANNOUNCEMENTS *Kudos! *A paper by Birck graduate students Aaron Franklin and Bob Sayer and Profs. Sands, Janes, and Fisher was featured on the July 2009 cover of *IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology.* Citation: A.D. Franklin, R.A. Sayer, T.D. Sands, D.B. Janes, T.S. Fisher, “Vertical carbon nanotube devices with nanoscale lengths controlled without lithography,” *IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology,* Vol. 8, pp. 469-476, 2009. *Semi-annual Preventive Maintenance Shutdown*: The Birck Nanotechnology Center building and process tools will be undergoing preventive maintenance and service during the week of October 5th, 2009. The *cleanroom will be closed* beginning 7:00 AM *Tuesday, October 6, 2009*, and is expected to reopen late Wednesday or early Thursday. In addition starting 7:00 AM on Thursday, October 7, 2009, no laboratory work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed. Laboratories are expected to reopen late Thursday evening or early Friday. Electrical measurements may be performed if they are not affected by significant temperature excursions in the room. The *metallization systems* require more extensive PM and cleaning so they will be taken off-line beginning *Monday, October 5th* and will be brought back on-line as the PMs are completed. The plasma etch systems, also requiring more extensive work, will be taken off-line on Tuesday and brought back on-line by Friday afternoon. As we work through this important PM activity, please continue to check Coral for tool status and availability. Additional shutdown specifics will be communicated once final details are arranged. — John R. Weaver <jrweaver(a)purdue.edu> *Meet and Greet* NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! *ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME*: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NSAC-NCN-PRISM-Flier.pdf>] [RSVP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events.php?center=7&year=2009&month=10&…> ] *SAVE THE DATE*: Fall *TOWN HALL MEETING*, Wednesday, 10.07.09, 1:30, BRK 1001: annual review of Fiscal Year 08-09 at Birck will include reports on awards, publications, income, expenditures, corporate involvement, and other items of interest to our faculty and residents. Add this to your calendar now. ------------------------------ *NSAC NEWS* *NSAC T-Shirts Available for Purchase!* Thanks to all who participated in the NSAC T-shirt design contest last spring! Adina Scott was our winner and her design is now available to order. The final T-shirt design is posted here<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/resources/nsac/Tshirt_de…>. Please note that the T-shirt color is "Dark Heather" and is available in both men's and women's sizes. Color and size information is posted on the NSAC bulletin board located right outside the kitchen on the first floor of the Birck Nanotechnology Center. T-shirts will cost $12 each. To purchase T-shirts: 1. Fill out the order form<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/resources/nsac/T-Shirt_o…>indicating the shirt sizes you would like to order and their quantity. 2. Hand in your order form to either Caitlin Burger (BRK 2238) or Cara Smith (BRK 1092) by Wednesday, September 30th, 2009. Payment will not be accepted at this time. 3. NSAC will order the T-shirts. Once they have arrived, they will be available for pickup, at which time you will be able to pay for the order with CASH ONLY. ------------------------------ *TOURS/VISITORS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Tuesday, 09.22.09, 10:15AM:* Office of Admissions High School Counselors, from Missouri, Colorado, Oregon, Arizona, and California; 2 groups, with Tim Sands. *Friday, 09.25.09, 9:30AM to 11:00AM:* 3 groups from the Purdue Foundation Development Council, with Tim Sands *Friday, 09.25.09, 9:30AM:* School of Chemical Engineering Department heads from multiple ChE Programs in the US, and high-level executives from Industry, with Jim Cooper. ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Monday, 09.21.09, 4:00PM, Fowler Hall, Reception follows:*"BioNanotechnology on a Global Scale," by Ken Bradley, Discovery Lecture Series [More <http://author.www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/bradley072809.jpg>] *Tuesday, 09.22.09, 7:00PM, Fowler Hall, STEW, PIONEERS IN ENERGY LECTURE*: "Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Limited Fossil Fuel Future," by Dr. Rakesh Agrawal. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/energy/events/pioneers_in_energy_lectur…> ] * Tuesday, 09.22.09, 10:00AM,* Fowler Hall, Reception follows: "BioNanotechnology on a Global Scale," by Roderic I. Pettigrew, Discovery Lecture Series. [More<http://author.www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/pettigrew072809.jpg> ] *Wednesday and Thursday, 09.23.09 and 09.24.09:* Inaugural Purdue Lectures on Theoretical Chemistry. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html/092109_S…> ] *Thursday, 09.24.09, 4:30PM, ME 161:* "Behavior of Polymer Nanocomposites under Extreme Environments," by Joseph H. Koo, Sc.D., Mechanical Engineering, U of Texas at Austin. *Refreshments will be served at 4:00 pm in Room 254* [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1> ] ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *HIGH FIVE* *Birck's version of Purdue's "Thumbs Up," which appears in the Purdue Today publication. To send someone a HIGH FIVE, submit your request to Deborah Starewich <dstarewi(a)purdue.edu>.* Melissa Marris sends a special thank you to *NANCY BLACK* for the excellent back up she provided while Melissa was recently away. ------------------------------ *LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE* *WELCOME *the newest edition to the Gardner clan: Elizabeth and Geoff Gardner have been blessed with a beautiful daughter! She came into the world on Sunday, September 13, weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces and was 20 inches long. Picture<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html/092109_G…> ------------------------------ *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 (personnel should have a copy on hand in their offices and homes; contact Deborah Starewich, if you do not have the most recent copy; distributed on Thursday, 09.13.09). 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 ------------------------------ *Submit items for memo of the week of September 28, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 09.25.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi(a)purdue.edu* ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> e-Enterprise Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/E-Enterprise/> Burton D. 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NSAC T-Shirt Online Order Form
by Caitlin Burger 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

NSAC has made an online order form for our t-shirts. Please fill out the form by Sept. 30, 2009. Payment can be made in CASH when the t- shirts arrive, in mid-late October. Please use the link below to access the form. If you have already submitted a paper form, please disregard this message. NSAC T-Shirt Order Form If you would like to order an NSAC t-shirt and have not completed a paper form, please fill out our online order form. Please indicate the number of T-shirts you would like in each size. If more than three separate sizes are needed, simply fill out an additional form. Final price per T-shirt will be $12.00 for all sizes. T-shirts will be ordered once all forms have been submitted, and will take a minimum of 7 - 10 days to be made. No forms will be accepted after the group order has been placed. Submit your form by September 30, 2009! Once T-shirts arrive we will accept payment in cash only. We cannot accept credit cards or personal checks. Please note: By filling out this form you are committing to purchase the T-shirts indicated. An example of the NSAC T-Shirt can be found here. Your NSAC Officers, Alfredo, Caitlin, Cara and John

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