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Save the Date! End of the Year Celebration - this Wednesday
by Cara Smith 11 May '09

11 May '09

All BNC Students, Faculty, Staff: NSAC is hosting an end of the year celebration this Wednesday. We will be welcoming in summer and honoring those who will be graduating soon. More details to follow! What: BNC end of the year celebration When: Wednesday, May 13th, 2009, 5pm Where: Nine Irish Brothers (near State Street and 231 in West Lafayette, across from McDonald's) Why: Why not? How: NSAC will host, we are currently checking if we can provide some snacks, beverages will be your responsibility

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New: Resistivity measurement capability
by Mahmood, Aamer 11 May '09

11 May '09

We now have a Jandel(TM) 4 point probe system in BRK 2261. It can be used to measure the resistivity of samples using the 4-point technique. Please contact me for training or any other questions. -- 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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BNC Weekly Memo - 5.11.2009
by Jeff Goecker 08 May '09

08 May '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 May 11, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS BNC Graduation Celebration and Open House: Say goodbye to faculty, colleagues, BNC Staff and show off your research facility to family and friends! Friday, May 15: 1-5pm Refreshments available beginning at 1pm Group graduation photo: 2pm Saturday, May 16: 12-3pm Refreshments available beginning at 12pm Group graduation photo: 1:30pm GRADUATES: REGISTER online. THANKS! Wireless Upgrade to take place in Birck Atrium the week of May 11, 2009. Be aware that there will be debris in the area, also. This work will limit our ability to provide tours and events during the week of May 11-15, 2009. The BNC copy room 1222 will be closed Tuesday May 12th from 5:00AM - 10:00AM while the custodial crew is refinishing the floor. We are sorry for the inconvenience but thank you for your understanding. ATTENTION NSAC: It's time to VOTE for your favorite T-Shirt design! Stop by the NSAC bulletin board (outside the BNC Kitchen) and vote today! Votes will be collected until Friday, May 15th, midnight. — Your NSAC Committee. Note: T-Shirt background colors have not been finalized and you may be able to order the design in several colors...it depends on the T-shirt vendor we use...TBD later. The new and improved BNC Forum is live at Bircknano.com [More] ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Tuesday, 05.12.09, 12:45: Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Activities will be confined to the 2nd floor atrium area and cleanroom viewing aisle, with Barbara Doremire and Valerie Lawless. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information CALL FOR PAPERS: 12th International Ceramics Congress: "Facing the Challenge of Innovation," 6-11 June 2010. 5th Forum on New Materials: "Materials Solutions for Sustainable Energy," 13-18 June 2010. MONTECATINI TERME, TUSCANY, ITALY [More] INTEC 2010: IEEE INTERNATIONAL NANOELECTRONICS CONFERENCE: 3-8 January 2010, Hong Kong, China [More] ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS WorkLife Programs/Staff Benefits presents a "Financial Focus Series," which is targeted at those whose personal finances have been affected by our current economic times. [Flyer] WorkLife Programs/Human Resource Services: 5th Annual Caregiver Fair, Tuesday, 05.19.09, 11AM-1PM, PMU South Ballroom. [Flyer] Clerical and service staff need to use personal holiday by June 21 [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of May 18, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 05.15.09, 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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BNC Laboratories Now Open
by Reger, Ronald K 07 May '09

07 May '09

All, As of 3:15 p.m. today, 4/7/09, the preventive maintenance on the laboratory wings of the BNC building has been successfully completed. The labs are now open for normal use. Thank you for your support and patience. Ron Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University Office: 765-494-6667

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Cleanroom is Now Open
by Reger, Ronald K 07 May '09

07 May '09

All, We're pleased to report that the cleanroom preventative maintenance activities have been completed successfully and the cleanroom is now open. Please note that some pieces of process equipment will remain unavailable for a short time while additional equipment-related maintenance is being completed. We anticipate that these individual process tools will come back online as the day progresses, so please check Coral for availability. Thank you for your patience and support this week while this important semiannual maintenance work was performed on the cleanroom. The laboratory maintenance is proceeding today as scheduled. Thank you, Ron Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University Office: 765-494-6667

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BNC Weekly Memo - 5.4.2009
by Jeff Goecker 01 May '09

01 May '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 May 4, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Semiannual shutdown of the BNC will take place Tuesday through Thursday, May 5-7, 2009. [More] Precautionary Measures for SWINE FLU, by Lisa Reece. [flyer] Other useful links: Purdue University News Service: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090427WestmanSwine.html CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ BNC Graduation Celebration and Open house: Say goodbye to faculty, colleagues, BNC Staff and show off your research facility to family and friends! Friday, May 15: 1-5pm Refreshments available beginning at 1pm Group graduation photo: 2pm Saturday, May 16: 12-3pm Refreshments available beginning at 12pm Group graduation photo: 1:30pm GRADUATES: REGISTER online. THANKS! Wireless Upgrade to take place in Birck Atrium the week of May 11, 2009. Be aware that there will be debris in the area, also. This work will limit our ability to provide tours and events during the week of May 11-15, 2009. ________________________________ NSAC Blood Drive was a SUCCESS! To all those who donated blood last Friday, thank you! We collected 22 units of blood (approximately 10 liters). ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Tuesday, 05.05.09, 2:30PM: Elkhart Planning Department, with Ron Reger. Thursday, 05.07.09, 9:00AM: Tim Stout, VP, Commercialization Strategies, and Abhijit (Jit) Banerjee, Director, Commercialization Studies, Oregon Health and Science University, with Tim Sands. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Monday, 05.04.09, 3:00PM, EE 118: "Improved Registration and Segmentation for Image Analysis," by Mark Pickering [More] Tuesday, 05.05.09, 3:00PM, BRK 2001: "Overview of Russian Activities in the Field of Nanotechnology by RUSNANO," Dr. Sulkhan T. Davitadze [More] Friday, 05.08.09, 3:00PM, BRK 2001: "Comparison of Experiment and Theory in Plasmonics," Professor William Barnes [More] SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, 06.11.09, 8:30AM-1:30PM, MRGN 121: "Nanomedicine & Cellular Engineering Symposium," with presentations by investigators from Purdue University, University of Notre Dame, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Indian Partner Institutions. RSVP to Luanne Ludwig (49-42276). More information to follow. ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS NEW CLASS FALL 2009! ME 59700/PHYS 57000: Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy, with Profs. A. Raman (Mech Engr) and R. Reifenberger (Physics).[Flyer] Travel Office: International Travelers Need to Know About Federal Export Control Laws: University travelers who plan to take their Purdue-issued laptop computer, Blackberry, digital storage device or any encryption products abroad, should know about export laws. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of May 11, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 05.08.09, 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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Swine Flu Precautions - Please take seriously
by Weaver, John R 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Attached is a message from Lisa Reece, our biosafety officer, who has a very good understanding of the issues involved in the swine flu outbreak. PLEASE TAKE THIS INFORMATION SERIOUSLY, for your sake and for the sake of others in the facility. After lunch today I was in the bathroom and witnessed a student who used the toilet, did not flush, and left the bathroom without washing his hands. It is this kind of behavior that can spread this type of disease. Please follow the guidelines in the attached message. Thanks in advance, John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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BNC Weekly Memo - 4.27.09
by Jeff Goecker 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '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 April 27, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Spring Cleaning? If you are cleaning and need to recycle large amounts of files, please contact Mary Jo Totten, and the custodial staff will help you. We have a confidential recycling bin in the building :) Wireless Upgrade to take place in Birck Atrium the week of May 11, 2009. Be aware that there will be debris in the area, also. This work will limit our ability to provide tours and events during the week of May 11-15, 2009. KUDOS! The Herbert Newby McCoy Award was given toVLADIMIR SHALAEV, the Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The award is presented annually to researchers for significant contributions in the natural sciences, based on nominations by peers. [More] CALL-OUT for the formation of the Purdue Photovoltaics Specialists Group [More] SMALL TIMES ranks Purdue number 8 in Research in its recent university survey. [Article] Look at what UC Berkley Science and Engineering Researchers put together…about Nanotechnology:The arcane world of nanotechnology has a chance to become transparently clear to the uninitiated, thanks to a troupe of UC Berkeley science and engineering researchers who in song and puppetology explain it all in a video that has won a national award from the American Chemical Society. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFoC-uxRqCg ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Wednesday, 04.29.09, 1:30PM: Carl J. Johnson, ECE alum, and Laura Sloop, ECE Director of Development, with Jim Cooper. Thursday, 04.30.09, 10:00AM: Taiwan delegation, with DP Engagement. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Friday, 05.01.09, 10:00-10:45AM, BRK 1001: "Materials Characterization Using Infrared and Raman Microscopy," by Ken Smith and Andrew Haefner, ThermoFisher Scientific. DEMO, 10:45-12:00PM, BRK 2261: Hands-on demo of DXR Confocal Raman Microscope and iN10 FTIR Microscope. The Raman instrument will be left at Purdue for 1-2 weeks for your experimentation. Contact Yong Chen for details. Friday, 05.01.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001: "Modeling of Dielectric Charging in RF MEMS," by Prof. Ashraf Alam, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University. [More] Nanotech Conference, 04-06 May 2009, Houston TX. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES $$FUNDING$$ LIMITED SUBMISSION: NIH Core Facility Renovation, Repair & Improvement (G20). The National Institutes of Health has released a solicitation entitled: Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20). [More] NIH Administrative supplements for K12 teacher summer research experiences. As a number of you are aware, a part of the NIH ARRA stimulus funding is being utilized to enable students or science educators (primarily K12) to participate in summer research experiences with currently funded NIH awardees (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html) [More] **JOBS** Clinical Assistant Professor of Management, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. [More] ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK YOU ARE INVITED TO THE "Lunchtime Stop, Shop and/or Swap," Wednesday, 05.06.09, 12:00-1:00PM, MRGN Cafe.Bring a Friend! [Flyer] ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS 7th Annual BioResearch Product Faire – Purdue University: Thursday, 05.14.09, 10:00AM-2:30PM, PMU, South Ballroom [More] International Travelers Need to Know About Federal Export Control Law, per Purdue Travel Office [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of May 4, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 05.01.09, 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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DP Blood drive: Friday, April 24th
by Laura Biedermann 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Hello, NSAC is sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, April 24th with the Indiana Blood Center. The Indiana Blood Center's Bloodmobile will be parked on Jischke Drive, just north of the police station. Most healthy individuals who weigh at least 110 pounds are eligible to donate blood. For more information, please see http://www.indianablood.org/donating/Pages/Eligibility.aspx or call 1-800-632-4722. If you would like to volunteer to donate blood, please e-mail me at biedermann(a)purdue.edu . The following donation time spots are still available. The number in parenthesis indicates the number of available spots. 11:30 am: (1) 11:45 am: (2) 12:00 pm: (1) 12:15 pm: (2) 12:45 pm: (2) 1:15 pm: (2) 1:30 pm: (1) 2:15 pm: (1) 2:30 pm: (1) On Monday, April 20th, I will also post a sign-up sheet on the world map bulletin board, across from the 1st floor break room. Thank you, Laura Biedermann biedermann(a)purdue.edu Birck Nanotechnology Center Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC)

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BNC Weekly Memo - 4.20.2009
by Jeff Goecker 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '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 April 20, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Wireless Upgrade to take place in Birck Atrium the week of May 11, 2009. Be aware that there will be debris in the area, also. This work will limit our ability to provide tours and events during the week of May 11-15, 2009. KUDOS to the following Birck members for faculty promotions: to professor MICHAEL A. CAPANO, professor of electrical and computer engineering; JOSEPH M. IRUDAYARAJ, professor of agricultural and biological engineering; LORING F. NIES, professor of civil engineering; ARVIND RAMAN, professor of mechanical engineering; and BABAK ZIAIE, professor electrical and computer engineering; to associate professor CHYI-KONG KAREN CHANG, associate professor of nursing; JI-XIN CHENG, associate professor of biomedical engineering; CHANG LU, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering; DIMITRIOS PEROULIS, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; YOU-YEON WON, associate professor of chemical engineering; and JEFFREY P. YOUNGBLOOD, associate professor of materials engineering. ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Wednesday, 04.22.09, 1:30PM: Ralph Patterson, Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Speaker, with Monica Allain. Wednesday, 04.22.09, 4:00PM: Forest Products Nanotechnology Program Review participants, with Monica Allain. Thursday, 04.23.09, 1:30PM: 2009 Hydrogen Symposium participants, with Kyle Smith and Alfredo Tuesta. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Monday, 04.20.09, 9:00AM-12:00PM, BRK 1099: Hirox Digital Microscopes display. [More] Tuesday, 04.21.09, 11:00AM, BRK 1001: "Electronic Structure Calculations at Macroscopic Scales," by Vikram Gavini, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. [More] Tuesday, 04.21.09, 2:30PM, BRK 1001: "Interband Tunnel Transistors," by Qin Zhang, PhD, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Notre Dame University. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Reposting of NIH Limited Submission Competition NIH has reposted the P30 announcement, with minimal changes, and a new deadline of May 29. Click here for the new announcement. Contact Cris King if you have questions about this competition or process. New ARRA Website Launched The Office of the Vice President for Research has launched a new website for Purdue faculty and staff interested in research funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also called “stimulus” funding. [More] ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK SPRINGFEST, Saturday and Sunday, 04.18 and 04.19. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of April 27, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 04.24.09, 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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