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TOWN HALL MEETING: tomorrow -- Thursday, 10.23.08, 1:30, BRK 1001
by Deborah S. Starewich 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Reminder: Town Hall Meeting is tomorrow at 1:30 in BRK 1001. The agenda includes: Facilities Updates (John Weaver) NSAC announcements (Laura Biedermann) Financial Update (Tim Sands)

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BNC Weekly Memo - October 20, 2008
by Jeff Goecker 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

To ensure you receive your BNC Monday 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 October 20, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS Town Hall Meeting This Thursday TOWN HALL MEETING to be held Thursday, 10.23.08, 1:30-3:00, in BRK 1001. Budget/Recharge information to be reviewed among other items of community interest. See you all there! Getinge autoclave training Friday, 10.24.08, 10-10:30am, in BIND 233A. To register, visit the training webpage located at: http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/. Poster Printing Poster Printing, from Valerie Lawless, DP Engagement lawlessv(a)purdue.edu: The poster printer, located in MRGN 233, is now available for staff and students to use. We have two new students, Joshua and Paula, that have the following office hours: M-W 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and Thurs 9:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. M-F 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. [More] TOURS/VISITORS Monday, 10.20.08, 10:00AM: Harvey Mudd College, President Klawe and Anne Kroeker, board member; with Valerie Lawless. Monday, 10.20.08, 2:45PM: Northwest Indiana Forum, optional Discovery Park Tour with Candiss Vibbert Wednesday, 10.22.08, 6:00PM: BremnerDuke HealthCare dinner, in Atrium. Friday, 10.24.08, 3:00-5:00: Fall Preview days students and parents; self-guided tours. Saturday, 10.25.08, 9:15AM: Dr. S. Rasoul Safavian, CTO, Bechtel Group, and ECE alumni tour, with Tim Sands. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Monday, 10.20.08, 3:30PM, BRK 2001: “Nano-Devices for Biophysics: Molecular Sensing, Cell Signal Monitoring, and Growth Control,” by Seunghun Hong, Associate Professor, Physics, Seoul National University, Korea. [More] ________________________________ Monday, 10.20.08, 3:30 refreshments, 3:45 seminar, ARMS 1010: “Development of Piezoelectric Trimorph Actuators for High Fidelity Flat Panel Loud Speakers,” by William F. Shelley II, Emo Labs. [More] ________________________________ Tuesday, 10.21.08, 12:00 Noon, MRGN 129: “New Approaches to Cancer Treatment: Early Detection, Individualized Care, Molecular Targeted Therapies, Genomics and Proteomics: An Introduction to the Hoosier Oncology Group Biorepository,” by Nasser Hanna, MD, chairman, Hoosier Oncology Group; Kristina Kirkpatrick, Correlative Research Coordinator. [More] ________________________________ Thursday, 10.23.08, 12:00 Noon – 5:00PM, Fowler Hall: The 6th Annual Garnet E. Peck Symposium, “Counterfeit Medicines: Current Approaches and Research Opportunities.” [More] ________________________________ Thursday, 10.23.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: “Flame Spreading Processes in a Fin-Slot Solid Propellant Rocket Motor Simulator with Applications to Space Shuttle Boosters,” by Kennth K. Kuo, Distinguished Professor of ME and Director of High Pressure Combustion Laboratory. Refreshments served 4:00, ME 254. [More] ________________________________ Friday, 10.24.08, 11:30AM, BRK 2001: “In situ Characterization of Biofilm Surfances Through Atomic Force Microscopy," by Zhen Huang, PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Funded International Research Experience for Students: Tuesday, 10.21.08, 4:30PM, ME 117, presented by Douglas Cook Graduate Research Assistant (ME). [More] DISCOVERY PARK RECOGNITION: Please join the Cyber Center in recognizing the achievements, service, and meritorious efforts of DR. SANGTAE KIM, Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 3:00-5:00PM, East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. RSVP to cyber(a)purdue.edu. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WEATHER ALERTS: from the Weather Channel via e-mail or text message on your cell phone by registering Click here FLU SHOTS: Free flu shots are offered to benefit-eligible faculty and staff, graduate staff, official Purdue retirees, and their spouses/same-sex domestic partners. A PUID is required for check-in for employees, retirees, and spouses/same-sex domestic partners. Check http://www.purdue.edu/worklife to register for an appointment. [More] KUDOS With over 550 posters presented at the MicroTAS 2008 conference in San Diego, one (”Young Researcher Poster Award”) of four total poster awards was given to Aloke Kumar, Stuart J. Williams and Steven T. Wereley for thier poster, “RAPID ELECTROKINETIC PATTERNING OF COLLOIDS USING OPTICAL LANDSCAPES”. BNC IN THE NEWS Harry Potter invisibility cloak a step closer to reality Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana are using new ultra small "nanotechnology" and "metamaterials" combined with the mathematical principles of ...[More] New research field promises radical advances in optical technologies EurekAlert Shalaev's research is based at the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue's Discovery Park. The research is funded by the US Army Research Office. [More] More BNC in the News. Submit items for memo of October 27, 2008 by 5PM on FRIDAY, 10.24.08, 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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WEEKLY MEMO: Monday, 10.13.08
by Starewich, Deborah S. 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

WEEKLY MEMO, October 13, 2008 Submit items for memo of October 20, 2008 by 5 PM on FRIDAY, 10.17.08, to dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: TOWN HALL MEETING to be held Thursday, 10.23.08, 1:30-3:00, in BRK 1001. Budget/Recharge information to be reviewed among other items of community interest. See you all there ? 1.2: Getinge autoclave training for October: Friday, 10.17.08, 10-10:30am, in BIND 233A; Friday, 10.24.08, 10-10:30am, in BIND 233A. To register, visit the training webpage located at http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/. 1.3: POSTER PRINTING, from Valerie Lawless, DP Engagement: The poster printer, located in MRGN 233, is now available for staff and students to use. We have two new students, Joshua and Paula, that have the following office hours: M-W 10:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. and Thurs 9:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. M-F 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. They have been trained to use all the equipment within that room and are available to assist you with your printing needs during those specified office hour times. If you need to use the poster printer outside of office hours, please check in with Valerie Lawless or Jackie Lanter in MRGN 120 suite. If your center sends a student that is not familiar with using the poster printer and it is not during office hours, a staff member from your area should accompany the student for access to be granted promptly. Otherwise, a staff or student may email their file to the poster print staff and they will print it for you during office hours: judoma(a)purdue.edu or lin19(a)purdue.edu. Please allow 48 hours for them to print your poster and have it ready for you to pick up in MRGN 233. You can work with them to establish a pick up time as well. Contact Valerie Lawless (lawlessv(a)purdue.edu) should you have any questions. ************* 2. NSAC NEWS ************* 2.1: New NSAC event: Fortnight Friday Lab Open House (12:30pm Friday; every other Friday). Lab Open House is an informal 10-15 minute tour of a lab or cleanroom bay in Birck, given by one or two graduate students who work in that lab. Tour guides will show the equipment they use and explain how it works. Everyone is welcome. For the lab tours, please wear long pants and closed-toe shoes and bring your own safety glasses or wear prescription glasses. Oct 17th, 12:30 pm: BNC 1031 - Scanning Probe Microscopy Lab: See an atomic force microscope (AFM) and a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and learn about their operation and imaging capabilities. Tour guides: Laura Biedermann and Gyan Prakash. Future tours: Fridays, at 12:30pm: Oct. 31st, Nov. 14th [none Nov. 28 in observance of University Holiday], and Dec. 12th[none Dec. 26 in observance of University Holiday]. ******************** 3. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 3.1: Wednesday, 10.15.08, 10:00AM: Mary Jane Chew, Special Events Communications Manager, with Candiss Vibbert and Phillip Fiorini. 3.2: Wednesday, 10.15.08, 11:00AM: Robert Hamlen, consultant in the battery and electrochemistry fields; with Tim Sands. 3.3: Thursday, 10.16.08, 2:00PM: Dr. Paul Hommert, Hawkins Memorial Lecture in Heat Transfer, with Bara Cola. 3.4: Friday, 10.17.08, 1:00: Don Esses, 1973 ECE alum, with Tim Sands. 3.5: Friday, 10.17.08, 3:00-5:00: Fall Preview Days students and parents; self-guided tours. 3.6: Saturday, 10.18.08, 10:30AM: Fulbright Australia guests, with Pankaj Sharma. ************************************************ 4. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see item #7 below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios ************************************************ 4.1: Thursday, 10.16.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: Role of Science and Engineering in Shaping Our Energy Future, by Dr. Paul Hommert, Sandia National Laboratories. Refreshment served 4:00PM, ME 254. 4.2: Institute of Biological Engineering 2008 Annual Regional Student Conference: Friday, 10.17.08, social 6:00-8:00, PMU; and Saturday, 10.18.08, keynote speakers 10:30-11:30 and 1:30-2:30; student poster presentations 11:30-12:30. For further information, visit the Purdue IBE webpage at: http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/~ibe **************** 5. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 5.1: DISCOVERY PARK DEADLINES FOR SHOWALTER TRUST GRANT COMPETITION ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE VPRS DEADLINES: Dr. Rebars office is requiring that Center Directors rank the pre-proposals they receive and send them as a group; to meet this deadline, please send your pre-proposals to Tim Sands (tsands(a)purdue.edu) by Friday, January 2, 5:00PM. The Showalter pre-proposals need to be submitted electronically as a Word/PDF document attached to an e-mail. Please make sure your 2-page pre-proposals and brief CV(s) is (are) in one document before submitting to Prof. Sands. All guidelines, procedures, and instructions are available on-line at the following URL: http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/showalter.shtml. 5.2: New Purdue/IU Collaborative Seed Grants Opportunity: A new seed grant funding opportunity is available for collaborations between Purdue, West Lafayette, and Indiana University faculty. Entitled Collaboration in Biomedical/Translational Research (CBR/CTR) Pilot Grant Program, this competition is similar to the previous Collaboration in Biomedical Research (CBR) competitions, and has a deadline of December 1, 2008. Visit http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml for updated information about this competition. 5.3: The new Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08604. Some highlights of the changes since last year's solicitation are: Letter of Intent is no longer required or accepted Preliminary and full proposal deadlines have been revised: Preliminary Proposal deadlines: Type I: December 8, 2008 Type II: December 9, 2008 Full Proposal Deadline (by invitation only): May 20, 2009 Questions? cdi(a)nsf.gov or 703-292-8080. 5.4: The International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) at UC Santa Barbara announces its International Research Fellowship competition for the 2008-2009 academic year. ICMR International Research Fellowships support research visits to non-US laboratories for graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty affiliated with US Institutions. Typical durations are a few weeks - 3 months, with award amounts for travel and expenses of up to $5000; we anticipate that the applicant will continue to receive their regular salary support from their home institution. Conference travel is not supported. How to Apply: Application materials, consisting of a 1-page description of the collaboration, emphasizing the nature and motivation for the international component, a short CV and (for students and postdocs) a letter of support from the advisor, should be sent to the ICMR Program Coordinator, Jennifer Ybarra (ybarra(a)icmr.ucsb.edu) Applications are welcome at any time, but should be received by October 30th for fullest consideration. Our funding structure prioritizes collaborations with countries that are not in Western Europe. 5.4: $100,000 Prize Package in 22nd Annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition: The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Krannert School of Management are pleased to announce the 22nd annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition. The competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students of Purdue University. The Center invites interested students with a business idea to register at: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Entrepreneurship/programs/competition/bdmCompetiti…. Total Prize package to be awarded to Purdue students is $100,000. Additional Information: Jackie Lanter, lanter(a)purdue.edu, 4-1335. ***************** 6. CALL FOR PAPERS ***************** 6.1: The fourth annual IEEE-NIH Life Science Systems and Application (LiSSA09) workshop co-sponsored by IEEE (www.ieee.org) and the National Institutes of Healths Nano Task Force and endorsed by Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (BISTI, www.bisti.nih.gov/bistic2.cfm) will be held on the NIH Campus in April 2009. LiSSA09 welcomes original technical papers on the advancement of life and health science systems and applications. LiSSA09 provides a forum where engineers can seek critical issues requiring sophisticated engineering techniques and scientists can find potential engineering collaborators. To facilitate this cross-disciplinary interaction, global leaders from academia, industry, and government will be invited to address challenges facing in this years theme of nanomedicine (nanomedcenter.org) from both biomedicine and engineering perspectives -- in particular, the advances made and barriers such as toxicity of nano-probes in imaging for diagnostics and therapy delivery and of nano-devices in bodies or environments. Special sessions from several IEEE societies will be included in the workshop. For detailed submission instructions, please visit the workshop web page at: http://lissa.wustl.edu. Deadlines: Nov. 28, 2008, four page papers due; Dec. 19, 2008, Acceptance notification; Jan. 16, 2009, Final camera-ready papers; Apr. 9, 2009, Workshop dates. ******************************* 7. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 7.1: Thursday, 10.16.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: Role of Science and Engineering in Shaping Our Energy Future, by Dr. Paul Hommert, Sandia National Laboratories. Refreshment served 4:00PM, ME 254. ABSTRACT: As the need for affordable, reliable and lower carbon energy sources becomes a national and global imperative it is valuable to look both to the past and to the future, and explore the role that science and engineering has played. Events of 35 years ago brought energy, especially oil, to the forefront of national priorities. How do the conditions of 35 years ago compare and contrast with today? What can be learned from the impact of science and engineering on energy production, utilization and efficiency that can guide the research community as it confronts renewed national initiatives around energy? It is an economic and security imperative for the nation that the next 20 years see dramatic progress in the development of energy technologies. This progress will be led in large part by the engineers and scientists who are just beginning their careers. The Department of Energys national laboratories have held a key role in developing new energy sources and new approaches to energy conversion. Sandia National Laboratories has been a leader in energy technologies since the early 1970s. Early programs focused on coal gasification, solar thermal and geothermal energy technologies . Over the last decade wind energy and the transition to distributed sources of electricity have prompted new research and innovation. The importance of combustion as a fundamental process in energy conversion was recognized and continues to be pursued. Progress in these areas continues to be shaped by a balance between cost, performance and public acceptance. In the future the globalization of energy supply and demand, and the need for constraining the growth of carbon in the atmosphere, will place even greater stress on world energy systems. The complexities of the social and political environment will require that researchers take a systems approach and provide a range of options as well as key innovations. While progress in energy over the last generation may have been incremental, when compared to advances in information technologies, cumulatively great advances have been made in both energy and in the environment. The challenges the U.S. and the world face are how to accelerate energy innovation and how to diversify our energy options. I will suggest some new ways that the research and development communities can work to achieve these goals. BRIEF BIO: Dr. Hommert is currently Vice President of Sandias California Laboratory, located in Livermore, CA. Principal programs of the division include; nuclear weapons stewardship, homeland security with a focus on WMD defense, including bio terrorism, combustion, hydrogen energy research, biofuels, cyber security and information systems. He also leads the laboratorys Homeland Security & Defense Strategic Management Unit, which is focused on development of Sandias programs with the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Hommert earned a B.S.M.E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.S.M.E. and Ph.D. from Purdue University. In 2003, he received an outstanding alumnus award for professional excellence from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue. 7.2: Institute of Biological Engineering 2008 Annual Regional Student Conference: Friday, 10.17.08, social 6:00-8:00, PMU; and Saturday, 10.18.08, keynote speakers 10:30-11:30 and 1:30-2:30; student poster presentations 11:30-12:30. For further information, visit the Purdue IBE webpage at: http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/~ibe KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr. Richard Wagner is a former biology professor at Indiana University who is currently the chairman and CEO of Phylein, and president of Phycotransgenics. Phylein is a company whose primary focus is natural oils and biofuels. Current research at Phylein is concerned with hydrogen production in algal systems. Current Phycotransgenics research is on edible vaccines in the aquaculture industry. Dr. Wagners keynote presentation will take place on October 18th at 1:30 pm in Stewart 218. Clyde Harris, Sr. is the CEO and Senior Technical Consultant for H&H Systems, International in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Harris served as the Chief Electrical Engineer for Al Midhar and Amoumi in Alkhobar, and also worked as the senior project engineer for Al Harithy Engineering in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Seven of his seventeen years were in R&D of electrostatic precipitators, scrubber systems and air pulse bag houses, the remaining were in field service as well as some time with the Environmental Elements Corp. Mr. Harris keynote presentation will take place on October 18th at 10:30 am in Stewart 218. Conference Location: Student Union Building Friday, Oct. 17th: Social from 6:00-8:00 pm (hor doeuvres provided) Saturday, Oct. 18th: Keynote speakers at 10:30-11:30 am and 1:30-2:30 pm (continental breakfast provided) Student presentations and Poster Session from 11:30-12:30 pm ********************* 8. LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE ********************* 8.1: German Oktoberfest, Charity Wine and Beer Tasting for TRAILS OF HOPE CAMP (a special weekend camp for grieving children): Sunday, 10.19.08, 3:00-6:00PM, MaGraws Steak Chop & Fish House, South River Road, West Lafayette. TICKETS $45.00. Wine & Beer tasing, hors doeuvers; wine available for sale by the glass or bottle; raffle offerings for merchants. To purchase tickets in advance, call Shirl 765-426-7143 or Carla 765-742-7302. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. 8.2: HOLD THE DATE for craft sale: November 13th 12-1:00, Burton Morgan Café. If you want to participate in the sale, please contact Jackie Lanter (lanter(a)exchange.purdue.edu)

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WEEKLY MEMO: 10.06.08
by Deborah S. Starewich 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

WEEKLY MEMO, October 6, 2008 Submit items for memo of October 13, 2008 by 5 PM on FRIDAY, 10.10.08, to dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: SHUTDOWN: The cleanroom will be closed beginning 7:30 AM Monday, 10.06.08, and is expected to reopen late Thursday (10.09.08) or early Friday (10.10.08). In addition, no laboratory work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed during that time period. Electrical measurements may be performed if they are not affected by significant temperature excursions in the room. Also, the office and public areas will be affected on Monday, 10.06, and Tuesday, 10.07. Significant temperature excursions should be expected during those two days. Please see the more detailed description of the activities following: As a reminder, the Birck Nanotechnology Center building will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service during the week of 10.06. Air handling systems, water systems, exhaust systems and gas delivery and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7:30 a.m. Monday, 10.06. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. Therefore, all CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. In addition, the laboratory area of Birck will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems will be down beginning Monday morning. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the week, and selected research equipment may become available on an individual basis beginning Thursday or Friday. Please check with appropriate staff members for details on specific equipment. The Coral screens will give you status information on any equipment that is scheduled through Coral. Please see the screen shots at the following location: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Nanotechnology/cleanroom-shutdown.php. This can also be reached from the BNC home page. Please contact John Weaver or any staff member if you have questions. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this important preventive maintenance shutdown. 1.2: Refrigerator in breakroom/kitchen scheduled for cleaning: FRIDAY, 10.10.08. Please label with your name and date anything that you do not want thrown away. Anything dated prior to 09.26.08 or without labels will be discarded. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday, 10.06.08, 3:00: Chuck Day, with Tim Sands 2.2: Monday, 10.06.08, 3:10: Women in Engineering Program, with Caitlin Burger. 2.3: Tuesday, 10.07,08, 12:30: Delphi, with John Weaver. 2.4: Tuesday, 10.07.08, 1:15: John W. Conover IV, President, Trane Commercial Systems for the Americas, with Tim Sands. 2.5: Tuesday, 10.07.08, ca5:00: Discovery Lecture Series, Center for the Environment Ecological Symposium participants, with Candiss Vibbert. 2.6: Thursday, 10.09.08, 2:00: Senator Dick Lugar, with Tim Fisher and Jay Gore. 2.7: Friday, 10.10.08, 8:30AM: Eng 103 ³nanomaterials² class, with Tim Sands ************************************************ 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see item #5 below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios ************************************************ 3.1: Tuesday, 10.07.08, 7-9PM, Loeb Playhouse: ³A World of Uncertainty Thresholds and Dilemmas in Ecology,² Dr. James A. MacMahon, Dr. Theo Colborn, and panelists David Neale, John Aviste, and David Hillis. 3.2: Wednesday, 10.08.08, 10:00AM, BRK 2001: Lebconco Visit to BNC, with presentations. Lunch served limited seating; RSVP to Annie Cheever (acheever(a)purdue.edu) by Monday, 10.06.08 3.3: Thursday, 10.09.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: ³The Big Dig meets SEA,² by Dr. Richard H. Lyon, Professor Emeritus, MIT. Refreshments served 4:00, ME 254. 3.4: Friday, 10.10.08, 3:30PM, ME 256: ³Product Sound QualityAnticipation and Assessment,² by Dr. Richard H. Lyon, Professor Emeritus, MIT. Refreshments served 2:30, ME 254. 3.5: Friday, October 10, 2008, 9:00AM-3:00PM, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship: ³Consumers and Technology Symposium.² **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: Cyber Center¹s request for Seed Grant proposals: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Intranet/Groups/Administration/RE/Resources/C ompetitions%20and%20Guidlines <https://engineering.purdue.edu/Intranet/Groups/Administration/RE/Resources/ Competitions%20and%20Guidlines> . Comments or questions to Connie Moore <mailto:ckmoore@purdue.edu <mailto:ckmoore@purdue.edu> >. Deadlines: Proposals October 31, 2008; Award Notification December 1, 2008. 4.2: This message regarding the annual Showalter Trust Grant Competition is being sent on behalf of Dr. Richard Buckius, Vice President for Research to all academic deans, associate research deans, and DP/VPR associated Center Directors. All guidelines, procedures, and instructions are available on-line at the following URL: http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/showalter.shtml <http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/showalter.shtml> . Pre-proposal descriptions are due in this office no later than January 16, 2009. Please submit up to six of your college¹s/school¹s research abstracts (two pages maximum, including the title and investigator) for consideration of Showalter funding to Rhonda Hostetter through our Sharepoint website at: https://sp.itap.purdue.edu/vpr/showalter/ <https://sp.itap.purdue.edu/vpr/showalter/> . The internal selection committee will meet and screen all pre-proposals to determine which investigators will be asked to submit full proposals. Full proposals will then be due by mid-April to be forwarded to the Showalter Trust Committee. Final award decisions by the Showalter Trust Committee are expected to be made in the spring. Please direct questions or comments to Rhonda Hostetter, Office of the Vice President for Research, at 40901, or rhostett(a)purdue.edu <rhostett(a)purdue.edu> . 4.3: Job: Senior Microfabrication Engineer, Nuvotronics, LLC., Blacksburg, VA. OVERVIEW: Nuvotronics is a rapidly growing company in microfabrication and MEMS technology. Nuvotronics was formed in July 2008 through the acquisition of the Rohm and Haas microfabrication center, its operations, and intellectual property. We operate a 55,000 square foot facility with a complete 4" and 6" MEMS fab and packaging line. Our patented Polystrata process is creating disruptive value in micromanufacturing and microwave devices. Si-Pak wafer-scale hermetically packaged devices are creating new value for optoelectronics. Our contract MEMS services provide our customers with access to our foundry and engineering services for custom products. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to contribute to our continued growth and success. This position involves transition of microfabricated and MEMS products and processing from development into production and requires both process development, integration and manufacturing know-how. REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should have a strong engineering background and at least 2 yrs hands-on experience in silicon processing, specifically photolithography, deposition, etching and wet processing. Must have experience with: MEMS, RF-MEMS, Accelerometers, or other similar products. BS/BA required, advanced degree preferred in a scientific discipline. Applicants must be US citizens, green-card holders or permanent residents. RESPONSIBILITIES: DOE, SPC and critical inspections to ensure the processing of wafers meets tolerances. Sputtering, Evaporation, dry etch, wet etch, electroplating, projection and contact based photolithography, and Si and glass wafer bonding processes. Methods of MEMS testing, including automated electrical probing, optical test, and SEM characterization. APPLICATION: Visit http://nuvotronics.com/career.php <http://nuvotronics.com/career.php> for details. Email, fax, or mail your cover letter, resume and application to: Nuvotronics, LLC; Attn: Human Resources, 3155 State Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060 Fax540-553-3717 e-mail: kyouker(a)nuvotronics.com <kyouker(a)nuvotronics.com> ***************** 5. DISCOVERY PARK ***************** 5.1: Al Rebar announces the institution of the Discovery Park Sunrise Award. The award is named for the sunrise in the DP logo and is intended to recognize those individuals who go above and beyond the stated responsibilities of their positions to advance the mission and vision of Discovery Park and Purdue University. All Discovery Park staff members are eligible. Please see the attached award description sheet and nomination form for more information. Please submit nominations by October 20, 2008. A Selection Committee will make the final choice(s), and the awards will be presented during our Staff Recognition Reception in December, 2008. We are pleased to be able to establish a program that will recognize the exceptional efforts of our Discovery Park employees. 5.2: The Center for the Environment and the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship announce the 2008-09 Purdue University Student Environmental & Social Entrepreneurship Idea-to-Product ®Competition: Solve and prevent environmental and social problems through innovation and entrepreneurship. $10,000 in prizes to be awarded. Submit your team¹s intent to participate by December 1, 2008 (notify us of interest by October 31 appreciated). Local Competition to be held at Purdue on March 7, 2009; National Competition to be hosted at Purdue April 4-5, 2009. For information about participating visit the Environmental competition Website: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/I2P/ <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/I2P/> . Contact Brent Ladd, laddb(a)purdue.edu <mailto:laddb@purdue.edu> with questions. For more information about the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative or the National Competition: http://innovate.ecn.purdue.edu <http://innovate.ecn.purdue.edu/> . Contact Nancy Clement, nic(a)purdue.edu <mailto:nic@purdue.edu> , with questions. 5.3: HOLD THE DATE: Friday, 11.21.08, Pfendler Hall Gallery, 3:00-5:00PM: PCCRC Fall Poster Session and Mixer. Come meet other faculty and students with research interests in climate change. As we have limited space to display posters, please send an email to gbauer(a)purdue.edu <gbauer(a)purdue.edu> if you would like to reserve a spot. ******************************* 6. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 6.1: Tuesday, 10.07.08, 7-9PM, Loeb Playhouse: ³A World of Uncertainty Thresholds and Dilemmas in Ecology,² Dr. James A. MacMahon, Dr. Theo Colborn, and panelists David Neale, John Aviste, and David Hillis. Discovery Lecture Series. Who Should Attend: Public, professionals, and students interested in the environment and public health; natural resource conservation, and management; and technology for environmental monitoring. Dr. James A. MacMahon, trustee professor of biology and director of the ecology center, Utah State University and Chairman of the Board, the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will present ³Thresholds: How Do We Predict the Unpredictable?² which provides an overview of NEON and his internationally recognized work on ecological succession. Dr. Theo Colborn, professor emeritus, University of Florida, Gainesville; and President of the Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX) will present ³The Male Predicament,² discussing her work on the effects of chemicals that act as endocrine diruptors and the unique challenges these contaminants pose to all living organisms. 6.2: Wednesday, 10.08.08, 10:00AM, BRK 2001: Lebconco Visit to BNC, with presentations. Lunch served limited seating; RSVP to Annie Cheever (acheever(a)purdue.edu) by Monday, 10.06.08. Adam Keithley, Marketing Manager and Bob Applequist, Product Manager will be on hand for short presentations on glove boxes and hoods (specifically designed to handle nano particles work). They wish to learn as much as they can about Nanotechnology, our equipment uses, applications, needs and concerns. This is a great opportunity to interface with people within the lab industry for future requests and development concerning nano chemical equipment and devices. Labconco Corporation, (first named Laboratory Construction Company), was founded in 1925 by Ralph Callaway and Phil Goldfisch. The company's first product was a Kjeldahl Nitrogen Determination Apparatus, which agricultural laboratories used to test the protein content of feeds and grains. From humble beginnings as a one-product shop in a small garage in downtown Kansas City, Labconco employs over 200 associates at facilities in two locations and manufactures 16 different product lines. Labconco sells through a worldwide network of laboratory supply distributors. In 1996, Labconco received the prestigious President's "E" Award for excellence in exporting from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Many of our products carry CE Marking signifying electrical conformity for use in the European Community. GSA contracts are available to governmental agencies and other authorized entities. We have 3 state-of-the-art facilities at our Kansas City location to help you get to know our products first hand. The tri-level Auditorium, which is equipped with fully operational products for demonstration and training purposes, seats up to 100 people. The Demonstration Lab is a real laboratory where tests and methods are developed using our equipment. The Airflow Test Laboratory allows testing of new fume hoods and biological safety cabinets. Labconco is an ISO 9001 certified company that prides itself on the quality of our people and products. Labconco products adhere to high standards including ETL and NSF Standard 49. Labconco Corporation is pleased to announce it has received ISO 9001:2000 certification. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) established ISO 9001:2000 as a family of standards that state generic requirements for instituting a company's quality management system. CONTACT INFO: Labconco Corporation (labconco(a)labconco.com) 8811 Prospect Avenue; Kansas City, Missouri 64132-2696; Toll free: 800-821-5525. 6.3: Thursday, 10.09.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: ³The Big Dig meets SEA,² by Dr. Richard H. Lyon, Professor Emeritus, MIT. Refreshments served 4:00, ME 254. ABSTRACT: The new Central Artery complex (the Big Dig) in Boston is nearly complete. Tunnels form a significant section of this project and the air within is exchanged by large fans housed in (mostly) underground vent buildings with stacks that extend upward a hundred feet or more. Since the tunnel route runs through downtown Boston, these large and unsightly concrete structures sit on prime property. Developers decided to build a hotel and condominiums that would sit upon the vent building and wrap around the exhaust stacks. The noise that might arise from the fans and travel into the hotel was of concern, and Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) was used to anticipate noise throughout the hotel, and the effectiveness of rubber pads in mitigating the noise. This presentation recounts the events of the project and the results of using SEA. BRIEF BIO: Richard H. Lyon was born in Evansville, Indiana on August 24, 1929 to Chester C. and Gertrude B. Lyon. He attended Howard Roosa and Harper Elementary Schools and Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville. In September 1948 he entered Evansville College (now University of Evansville) as a physics major. While a student he was elected to Sigma Pi Sigma honorary society in physics and Phi Beta Xi, honorary society in science. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Evansville College in June 1952. He has been a member of the Alumni Board and the Trustees of the University of Evansville. In September 1952 he entered MIT as a graduate student in physics. Initially he worked with Dr. T. F. Hueter on thick plate vibrations, and then did his Ph.D. thesis research under Prof. K. U.Ingard on the turbulent excitation of strings. In his final student year at MIT, he was elected to Sigma Xi, and held the Owens-Corning Fellowship in Acoustics. He received the Ph.D. in physics from MIT in June 1955. 6.4: Friday, 10.10.08, 3:30PM, ME 256: ³Product Sound QualityAnticipation and Assessment,² by Dr. Richard H. Lyon, Professor Emeritus, MIT. Refreshments served 2:30, ME 254. ABSTRACT: Enforcement of regulations on product noise requires a simple metric like A-weighted sound Level. But the users of products judge the acceptability of sounds using a complex set of perceptions dependent on expectation, attitude, and context. Product designers need tools that will allow them to make component and materials choices that enhance the acceptability of the product sound. This presentation describes the approach I and my associates have used to provide such tools based on listening tests, physical measurements, and statistical design and analysis. 6.5: Friday, October 10, 2008, 9:00AM-3:00PM, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship: ³Consumers and Technology Symposium.² Explore the effect of the information technology age on the consumer Discover opportunities for collaboration on issues concerning technology and its influence on the service economy Keynote Speaker: A. ³Parsu² Parasuraman, School of Business, University of Miami: ³Technology Readiness and Its Implications for Technology-based Customer Service² Faculty Presenters: Randy Woodson, Provost; Richard Buckius, Vice President for Research¹ Shannon Amberg, College of Agriculture; Richard Feinberg, College of Consumer and Family Sciences; Athula Kulatunga, College of Technology; Joseph Pekny, Department of Chemical Engineering; Gene Spafford, CERIAS Poster Session: Graduate students are invited to present research related to consumers and technology. Prizes awarded. Contact mailto:%20wailor@purdue.edu <mailto:%20wailor@purdue.edu> to register for the poster session. Registration required by October 6; There is NO CHARGE to attend the symposium. Lunch is included. For information and to register, visit: www.conf.purdue.edu/CTS <http://www.conf.purdue.edu/CTS>

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FW: Draft Memo on Shutdown
by Weaver, John R 02 Oct '08

02 Oct '08

NOTE: This is being sent to a new mailing list - bnc-facility-notice. This will ONLY be used for critical notifications such as shutdowns and evacuation. Please ensure that this is white-listed on your system, as these are critical notifications that you need to see. To: All Birck Nanotechnology Center Users Re: Facility Shutdown, Week of 10/6/08 Reminder: The cleanroom will be closed beginning 7:30 AM Monday, October 6 2008, and is expected to reopen late Thursday or early Friday. In addition, no laboratory work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed during that time period. Electrical measurements may be performed if they are not affected by significant temperature excursions in the room. Also, the office and public areas will be affected on Monday, October 6, and Tuesday, October 7. Significant temperature excursions should be expected during those two days. Please see the more detailed description of the activities following: As a reminder, the Birck Nanotechnology Center building will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service during the week of October 6. Air handling systems, water systems, exhaust systems and gas delivery and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Oct 6. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. Therefore, all CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. In addition, the laboratory area of Birck will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems will be down beginning Monday morning. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the week, and selected research equipment may become available on an individual basis beginning Thursday or Friday. Please check with appropriate staff members for details on specific equipment. The Coral screens will give you status information on any equipment that is scheduled through Coral. Please see the screen shots at the following location: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Nanotechnology/cleanroom-shutdown.php. This can also be reached from the BNC home page. Please contact John Weaver or any staff member if you have questions. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this important preventive maintenance shutdown. John Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center

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WEEKLY MEMO, 09.29.08
by Deborah S. Starewich 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

WEEKLY MEMO, September 29, 2008 Submit items for memo of October 6 2008 by 5 PM on FRIDAY, 10.03.08, to dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: NONE ************* 2. NSAC NEWS ************* 2.1: NSAC meeting and picnic, October 1st, 5:30 pm, at Squirrel Park (southeast corner of State Street and Airport Road just to the west of Birck). NSAC (Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council) is holding its monthly meeting at Squirrel Park. A short meeting to discuss ways NSAC can help improve research at Birck will be followed by a picnic. All Birck students, faculty, and staff are invited to both the NSAC meeting and picnic. So that we can order enough food, please let us know if you are coming by signing-up on the following website: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/ZJGPLWNGLQDBFPPCNEPP/NSAC_PICNIC. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 26th. For more information, visit <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/ <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> > The NSAC committee, Caitlin Burger, Cara Smith, John Wilcox, and Laura Biedermann ******************** 3. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 3.1: Monday, 09.29.08, 10:35AM: North Montgomery High School Physics Class, with Caitlin Burger. 3.2: Monday, 09.29.08, 10:45AM: Patrick Wang, with Tim Sands. ************************************************ 4. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see item #6 below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios ************************************************ 4.1: Wednesday, 10.01.08, 12:00PM, MRGN 129: Ethics and Science Discussion, ³Ethics on the Frontiers of Livestock Science,² by Dr. Paul Thompson, WW. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food, and Community Ethics, Michigan State University. 4.2: Wednesday, 10.01.08, 5:30PM, MRGN 121: Bioethics Seminar Series, ³The Opposite of Human Enhancement: Nanotechnology and the Blind Chicken Problem,² Dr. Paul Thompson, WW. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food, and Community Ethics, Michigan State University. 4.3: Thursday, 10.02.08, 8:30AM, BRK 1001: ³Control of nanogap dimensions in selectively etched nanowire heterostructures,² by Manuel DaSilva; defense presentation. 4.4: Thursday, 10.02.08, 10:30AM, BRK 1001: ³Self-assembly of Nanostructures on AFM Probes and Their Applicability to In Situ Measurements and Manipulations of Soft Biomaterials,² by Mehdi M. Yazdanpanah, ElectroOptions Research Institute and Nanotechnology Center, University of Louisville, and NaugaNeedles LLC. 4.5: Mark your calendars: Friday, 10.10.08, 9:00AM-3:00PM, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship: ³Consumers and Technology Symposium.² 4.6: 6th International Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium, Saturday and Sunday, 10.18 and 10.19.08, Toronto, Canada. REGISTER TODAY! http://www.nanodds.org. Registration spaces are limited! Registration deadline: September 30th, 2008. 4.7: 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009), 03.31.09 to 04.02.09, Los Angeles/Anaheim, USA. http://world-research-institutes.org/conferences/CSIE/2009 **************** 5. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 5.1: New collaborative funding opportunity announced through the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), a NIH-funded institute led by the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) and Purdue University West Lafayette. This new seed grant opportunity, similar in scope to the former CBR program, is entitled Collaboration in Biomedical/Translational Research (CBR/CTR) Pilot Grant Program. The CBR/CTR awards are to foster collaborations between researchers at IU and Purdue to conduct translational research projects that have the potential to develop into larger, continuing, externally funded research programs. Proposed projects should have participation by two (or more) principal investigators representing at least two of the sponsoring affiliates for this program. Sponsoring affiliates include: IU School of Medicine (IUSM); IUPUI (non-IUSM); IU Bloomington; Purdue University (West Lafayette). The program will provide a total of $600,000 to fund collaborative proposals of up to $75,000 each. The deadline for receipt of proposals is December 1. Guidelines, are available, complete with all forms and submission instructions, at http://www.indianactsi.org/funding/cbrctr <http://www.indianactsi.org/funding/cbrctr> . And at the Purdue OVPR Seed Grants website at http://www.purdue.edu/Research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml <http://www.purdue.edu/Research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml> . ******************************* 6. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 6.1: Wednesday, 10.01.08, 12:00PM, MRGN 129: Ethics and Science Discussion, ³Ethics on the Frontiers of Livestock Science,² by Dr. Paul Thompson, WW. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food, and Community Ethics, Michigan State University. We¹re excited to remind you of a new ethics and science opportunity this year: the Ethics and Science seminar series. These small informal lunch-time seminars are an excellent opportunity for students to engage in dialogue with our distinguished guests. This will be available on our website at www.purdue.edu/bioethics <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics> > . 6.2: Wednesday, 10.01.08, 5:30PM, MRGN 121: Bioethics Seminar Series, ³The Opposite of Human Enhancement: Nanotechnology and the Blind Chicken Problem,² Dr. Paul Thompson, WW. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food, and Community Ethics, Michigan State University. More information is available on our website at www.purdue.edu/bioethics <file:////www.purdue.edu/bioethics <file://localhost/www.purdue.edu/bioethics> >. 6.3: Thursday, 10.02.08, 10:30AM, BRK 1001: ³Self-assembly of Nanostructures on AFM Probes and Their Applicability to In Situ Measurements and Manipulations of Soft Biomaterials,² by Mehdi M. Yazdanpanah, ElectroOptions Research Institute and Nanotechnology Center, University of Louisville, and NaugaNeedles LLC. ABSTRACT: Supercooled liquid gallium (Ga) spontaneously alloys at room temperature with metal thin films (including Ag, Co, Pt, Fe) resulting in rapid self-assembly of nanostructures (including Ag2Ga needles, CoGa3 rods, and Ga6Pt and Ga3Fe plates). Individual Ga-M nanos-tructures have been grown at selected locations on surfaces and directed to grow in a desired direction by first coating the surface (e.g. AFM tip) with one of the above metals, dipping the surface into a melted Ga droplet, and retracting the surface normal to the droplet forming a meniscus. The nanostructure then grows and is oriented along the axis of the meniscus. This is now used routinely by our group to form very flexible, rugged and securely attached Ag2Ga nanoneedles of constant diameter (in the range of 25 to 500 nm) and from 5-110 microns long on AFM tips, as well as on tipless cantilevers, resonating fork, sharpened tungsten probes, glass micropipettes and sidewalls of vertically micromachined silicon and glass. The nanoneedles have stiffnesses that are well matched to the viscoelastic properties of complex fluids and biological materials, are electrically conductive and have had their sidewalls coated with a thin insulator by a subsequent operation. We are in the process of developing, evaluating and integrating this technology into platforms for combined electrochemical and viscoelastic probing of live cells, bacterial biofilms and subcellular organelles within live cells. Specific progress towards this system includes our recent demonstrations of using Ag2Ga nanoneedle-tipped probes (1) to make precise AFM measurements of surface tension, contact angle, evaporation rate, and shear viscosity of polymeric liquids, (2) to draw individual polymeric and protein nanofibers, and (3) to puncture individual live cells and measure viscoelastic response (by AFM force-distance spectroscopy) as the probe punctures the cell membrane, is extended all the way through the cytosol, and then retracted from the cell. BIO: Mehdi M. Yazdanpanah is a Research Faculty Scientist at the University of Louisville (UofL) where his current research is devoted to developing applications of the selectively nanostructured alloys for probing and nanomanipulation of soft materials and live single cells. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering with honors from UofL (2006), where he studied directed self-assembly of nanostructures via Ga-M reactions. He also holds the B.S. degree in Physics from Sharif University of Technology (1998) and the M.S. degree in Physics from the Beheshti University, Iran (2001), where he designed and built a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Recently, he founded NaugaNeedles LLC where he is developing commercial products and applications of the selectively grown Ga-M nanostructures. HOST: Ron Reifenberger/Laura Biederman (66494, rr(a)physics.purdue.edu) 6.4: Mark your calendars: Friday, October 10, 2008, 9:00AM-3:00PM, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship: ³Consumers and Technology Symposium.² Explore the effect of the information technology age on the consumer Discover opportunities for collaboration on issues concerning technology and its influence on the service economy Keynote Speaker: A. ³Parsu² Parasuraman, School of Business, University of Miami: ³Technology Readiness and Its Implications for Technology-based Customer Service² Faculty Presenters: Randy Woodson, Provost; Richard Buckius, Vice President for Research¹ Shannon Amberg, College of Agriculture; Richard Feinberg, College of Consumer and Family Sciences; Athula Kulatunga, College of Technology; Joseph Pekny, Department of Chemical Engineering; Gene Spafford, CERIAS Poster Session: Graduate students are invited to present research related to consumers and technology. Prizes awarded. Contact mailto:%20wailor@purdue.edu <mailto:%20wailor@purdue.edu> to register for the poster session. Registration required by October 6; There is NO CHARGE to attend the symposium. Lunch is included. For information and to register, visit: www.conf.purdue.edu/CTS <http://www.conf.purdue.edu/CTS> 6.5: 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009), 03.31.09 to 04.02.09, Los Angeles/Anaheim, USA. http://world-research-institutes.org/conferences/CSIE/2009 CALL FOR PAPERS, INVITED SESSIONS & EXPO: CSIE 2009 conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and all papers in the proceedings will be included in EI Compendex, ISTP, and IEEE Xplore. CSIE 2009 intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent advances and new techniques in computer science and information engineering. CSIE 2009 consists of the following Technical Symposiums: Communications & Mobile Computing Symposium; Computer Applications Symposium; Computer Design & VLSI Symposium; Data Mining & Data Engineering Symposium; Intelligent Systems Symposium; Multimedia & Signal Processing Symposium; Software Engineering Symposium Invited sessions offer focused discussions on specialized topics. A prospective invited session organizer should send a proposal, including a session title, a short synopsis, bio-sketch of the organizer with a publication list, to the appropriate Symposium Chair (visit the conference website for more details). In addition to research papers, CSIE 2009 also seeks exhibitions of modern products and equipment for computer science and information engineering. Important Dates: Paper/Abstract Submission Deadline: September 30, 2008; Review Notification: November 15, 2008; Final Papers and Author Registration Deadline: December 7, 2008 Organizing Committee: General Chair: Adrian Martin, World Research Institutes, USA; Program Chair: Mark Burgin, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; Symposium Chairs: Masud H Chowdhury, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA; Chan H. Ham, University of Central Florida, USA; Simone Ludwig, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Weilian Su, Naval Postgraduate School, USA; Sumanth Yenduri, University of Southern Mississippi, USA. Publicity Chairs: Nitin Upadhyay, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), India; and David C. Wong, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA. *************** 7. JOB POSTINGS *************** 7.1: Industrial Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Nanofabrication and Nanotechnology, PicoCal; Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Phone: 734-913-2608; Fax: 734-372-6318. Overview: A Postdoc position is available in December 2008/January 2009 to develop MEMS probes for AFM/SPM, bio and other applications including some very exciting applications in nanotech. Research in collaboration with major universities including University of Michigan and Michigan State. Opportunities for publications. Possibility to serve as a PI on government grants. Founders are professors at major universities. Requirements: Candidate must have prior microfab expertise. Work will be conducted primarily in cleanroom of the U. of Mich. Microfab. Process development and characterization skills, ability to communicate well, write proposals and reports, work independently, circuit design and testing, design and execution of experiments are essential. Prior experience with SPM tools, labview, working at the U of M clean-room, PhD in Electrical Engineering highly desirable. Minimum 2-year commitment. Responsibilities: Mirofabrication, experimental set-up, product testing, AFM/SPM operation, labview programming, product quality control, publication writing, proposal grant writing, possibility for grant management. Application: Send resume and contact information of 3 references to angelo(a)picocal.com 7.2: Senior MEMS Engineer; RheoSense, Inc.; Location: San Ramon, California; Phone: 925-866-3801; Fax: 925-866-3804. Overview: RheoSense is a worldwide leader in MEMS sensor technology for precision flow management. Our patented viscosity sensor is an enabling technology for instrumentation and flow control and is successfully implemented in a growing number of applications. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to contribute to our continued growth and success. This position involves development of MEMS products and processing in a laboratory environment and coordination of the transfer of product and process to larger scale production. Requirements: B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline with a proven track record of MEMS process development and project management for at least five years. An excellent knowledge of MEMS processes, and sensor design and performance. A willingness to roll up your sleeves and an enthusiasm for your chosen work. The desire to play a leadership role in a small team of engineers dedicated to the goal of advancing the future of fluid sensor technology. Responsibilities: Design and conduct experiments for process development and improvement. Develop processes and implement tooling and equipment for scaling up production. Maintain accurate documentation of experiments and processes. Plan and coordinate product/process transfer from an R&D lab to a MEMS foundry. Work with and in support of our Senior Process Engineer. Application: If you are qualified for the requirements stated above, please send your resume and salary requirements to hr(a)rheosense.com. Competitive salary and benefits are offered. 7.3: Bio-Mechanical Engineer at Northridge, CA. Job Description: Work closely with, and report directly to, the Director of Engineering in fast-paced startup environment to provide mechanical and electrical design expertise for the development of the company's biomedical device products. This could include designing, testing and validation of new product, materials, and technologies. Evaluate and qualify vendors for product components; design new microcapillary and microfluidic BioMEMS components; responsible for drawing, revising, maintaining CAD drawings and electrical schematics to document product design; timely and accurate record-keeping. Requirements: Minimum MS degree in Biomedical Engineering, EE, ME, Electro-mechanical engineering or Physics; PhD preferred. 0-5 yrs engineering experience developing scientific measurement equipment, preferably involving fluid flow in microfluidic and microcapillary components; silicon & glass MEMS components. Working knowledge of mechanical design CAD software, such as AutoCAD; working knowledge of electrical CAD software, such as PCAD. Maintain accurate and detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development. Ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently and under self-direction; be able to prioritize tasks based on company requirements. Excellent language and technical writing skills in English. Computer literate: skilled with word processor, spreadsheet and e-mail software. Ability to work closely with other staff within a team environment. Special requirements: Must be able to sit/stand 8 hours per day. Bend/stoop/reach on a regular basis during the work day. Contact: ctull(a)theracellinc.com

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WEEKLY MEMO, Monday, 09.22.08
by Deborah S. Starewich 22 Sep '08

22 Sep '08

WEEKLY MEMO, September 22, 2008 Submit items for memo of September 29, 2008 by 5 PM by FRIDAY, 09.26.08, to dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: NO ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEIVED FOR THIS POSTING. ************* 2. NSAC NEWS ************* 2.1: NSAC meeting and picnic, October 1st, 5:30 pm, at Squirrel Park (southeast corner of State Street and Airport Road just to the west of Birck). NSAC (Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council) is holding its monthly meeting at Squirrel Park. A short meeting to discuss ways NSAC can help improve research at Birck will be followed by a picnic. All Birck students, faculty, and staff are invited to both the NSAC meeting and picnic. So that we can order enough food, please let us know if you are coming by signing-up on the following website: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/ZJGPLWNGLQDBFPPCNEPP/NSAC_PICNIC. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 26th. For more information, visit <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/ <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> > The NSAC committee, Caitlin Burger, Cara Smith, John Wilcox, and Laura Biedermann ******************** 3. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 3.1: NO TOUR INFORMATION RECEIVED FOR THIS POSTING. ************************************************ 4. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see item #6 below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios ************************************************ 4.1: Tuesday, 09.23.08, 1:30PM, Fowler Hall: ³Ion/Ion Reactions in the Gas Phase: New Chemistry for Bio-analysis,² by Scott A. McLuckey, John A. Leighty Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry. Reception 2:30PM, Stewart Center Art Gallery. 4.2: Tuesday, 09.23.08, 3:30PM, Fowler Hall: ³Pursuing Dengue Virus: A 21st Century Scourge,² by Richard Kuhn, Professor and Head, Department of Biological Sciences, and Gerald and Edna Mann Director of the Bindley Bioscience Center. Reception 2:30PM, Stewart Center Art Gallery. 4.3: Thursday, 09.25.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: ³Funding Opportunities at the NSF and Cooperative Control of Multi-agent Systems Under Realistic Constraints,² by Suhada Jayasuriya, Program Director, Control Systems NSF/CMMI. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. 4.4: Thursday, 09.25.08, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC: ³Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students,² by Peter E. Dunn (registration required). 4.5: Mark your calendars: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 7-9PM, Loeb Playhouse: ³A World of Uncertainty Thresholds and Dilemmas in Ecology,² Dr. James A. MacMahon, Dr. Theo Colborn, and panelists David Neale, John Aviste, and David Hillis. 4.6: Mark your calendars: Friday, October 10, 2008, 9:00AM-3:00PM, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship: ³Consumers and Technology Symposium.² 4.7: Mark your calendars: Monday and Tuesday, October 13 and 14, 2008: 3rd Annual Company Fund Raising Boot Camp. 4.8: Mark your calendars: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 16, 17, and 18, 2008: Frontiers in Biological Membranes, a symposium presented by the Purdue University Center for Basic and Applied Membrane Sciences. For program, registration, and travel information, visit www.purdue.edu/research/pubams 4.9: Mark your calendars: 2009 NanoTechnology for Defense Conference www.usasymposium.com/nano/ <http://www.usasymposium.com/nano/> . 6-9 April 2009 in Burlingame, CA. This premier event is committed to providing a fertile and stimulating forum to enable attendees to discuss opportunities afforded by recent nanotechnology innovations that impact defense and dual-use technologies. This year¹s highlights include the Small Business forum, Poster Session, and Exhibit Hall. Sessions include: Nanomaterials and Technology for Energy Generation and Storage; Nanomaterials and Technology for Electronics and EM Sensing; Nanomaterials and Technology for Structural Components; and The Interface between Nano/Bio and its Potential Utility. ************ 5. TAKE NOTE ************ 5.1: PURDUE ENERGY CLUB CALL-OUT: Tuesdy, 09.23.08, 7:00PM, Rawls 1071. Club is looking for people who are passionate about solving the world¹s most complex energy challenges! Open to all students, faculty, and staff. ******************************* 6. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 6.1: Tuesday, 09.23.08, 1:30PM, Fowler Hall: ³Ion/Ion Reactions in the Gas Phase: New Chemistry for Bio-analysis,² by Scott A. McLuckey, John A. Leighty Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry. Reception 2:30PM, Stewart Center Art Gallery. ABSTRACT: The advent of ionization methods that enable the formation of ions derived from large bio-molecules has revolutionized the practice of analytical mass spectrometry, which is making key contributions to modern molecular biology research. This lecture relates these developments with particular emphasis on ion/ion reactions involving multiply charged ions, a class of chemical reactions being pioneered at Purdue. 6.2: Tuesday, 09.23.08, 3:30PM, Fowler Hall: ³Pursuing Dengue Virus: A 21st Century Scourge,² by Richard Kuhn, Professor and Head, Department of Biological Sciences, and Gerald and Edna Mann Director of the Bindley Bioscience Center. Reception 2:30PM, Stewart Center Art Gallery. The flaviviruses are an important group of human pathogens that are found worldwide. They include members such as hepatitis C virus, yellow fever virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus. This talk will present an overview of the dengue virus life cycle and describe increases in understanding this important human pathogen and developing new intervention strategies. 6.3: Thursday, 09.25.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: ³Funding Opportunities at the NSF and Cooperative Control of Multi-agent Systems Under Realistic Constraints,² by Suhada Jayasuriya, Program Director, Control Systems NSF/CMMI. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. ABSTRACT: In this talk, first I will give an overview of the programs within the CMMI division at the NSF and describe the goals and opportunities within the control systems program. Second, I will present some recent research on the currently active topic of multi-agent formation control. Considered is a class of distributed control problems that is dominated by task coupling, dynamic constraints and actuator limitations. A geometric formulation of the associated constraints provides a unifying framework for a number of formation control problems including electronic attack, rigid formation keeping, and formation reconfiguration. The proposed framework advocates a shift in paradigm from the traditional TPBVP (Two-point Boundary Value Problem) formulation to a sub-optimal approach that leads to effective, real time control algorithms. In particular, it lends itself to simultaneous on-line, real time, trajectory synthesis and tracking with guarantees of dynamic feasibility, scalability and reduced computational complexity. BRIEF BIO: Suhada Jayasuriya received his PhD from Wayne State University in 1982. He served on the faculty of Michigan State University until 1987 and has been with Texas A&M University since then. Dr. Jayasuriya was elected Fellow of ASME in 1994, received the Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award of ASME in 1997, and the Outstanding Investigator Award of ASME¹s Dynamic Systems and Control Division in 2002. He has held the Kotzebue endowed professorship since 1994. Dr. Jayasuriya served as Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at TAMU from 1997-2001, recruiting twelve new faculty members. He has served as General Chair of 2005 American Control Conference, Chairman of ASME¹s Dynamic Systems and Control Division (2002-2003), and is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control. Dr. Jayasuriya is currently serving as Director of the Control Systems Program in the CMMI Division of the National Science Foundation. His research interests have included frequency domain robust control synthesis, vibration and flow control, nano-precision motion control, cooperative control and sensor networks. 6.4: Thursday, 09.25.08, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC: ³Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students,² by Peter E. Dunn (registration required). Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at the Graduate School¹s Professional Development website (http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/) Questions should be directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn(a)purdue.edu) 6.5: Mark your calendars: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 7-9PM, Loeb Playhouse: ³A World of Uncertainty Thresholds and Dilemmas in Ecology,² Dr. James A. MacMahon, Dr. Theo Colborn, and panelists David Neale, John Aviste, and David Hillis. Discovery Lecture Series. Who Should Attend: Public, professionals, and students interested in the environment and public health; natural resource conservation, and management; and technology for environmental monitoring. Dr. James A. MacMahon, trustee professor of biology and director of the ecology center, Utah State University and Chairman of the Board, the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will present ³Thresholds: How Do We Predict the Unpredictable?² which provides an overview of NEON and his internationally recognized work on ecological succession. Dr. Theo Colborn, professor emeritus, University of Florida, Gainesville; and President of the Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX) will present ³The Male Predicament,² discussing her work on the effects of chemicals that act as endocrine diruptors and the unique challenges these contaminants pose to all living organisms. 6.6: Mark your calendars: Friday, October 10, 2008, 9:00AM-3:00PM, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship: ³Consumers and Technology Symposium.² Explore the effect of the information technology age on the consumer Discover opportunities for collaboration on issues concerning technology and its influence on the service economy Keynote Speaker: A. ³Parsu² Parasuraman, School of Business, University of Miami: ³Technology Readiness and Its Implications for Technology-based Customer Service² Faculty Presenters: Randy Woodson, Provost; Richard Buckius, Vice President for Research¹ Shannon Amberg, College of Agriculture; Richard Feinberg, College of Consumer and Family Sciences; Athula Kulatunga, College of Technology; Joseph Pekny, Department of Chemical Engineering; Gene Spafford, CERIAS Poster Session: Graduate students are invited to present research related to consumers and technology. Prizes awarded. Contact mailto:%20wailor@purdue.edu <mailto:%20wailor@purdue.edu> to register for the poster session. Cfr. Attachments to this memo for additional information. Registration required by October 6; There is NO CHARGE to attend the symposium. Lunch is included. For information and to register, visit: www.conf.purdue.edu/CTS <http://www.conf.purdue.edu/CTS> 6.7: Mark your calendars: Monday and Tuesday, October 13 and 14, 2008: 3rd Annual Company Fund Raising Boot Camp. The purpose of the Boot Camp is to educate Purdue faculty, staff, and students about company formation and, in particular, the venture capital world from the Silicon Valley perspective. Michael Birck, Founder of Tellabs and a Purdue Trustee will provide the keynote address over lunch on day 1. If you would be interested in learning more about this event or would like to register, please visit the website at: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bdm/bootcamp/ <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bdm/bootcamp/> .

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WEEKLY MEMO: September 15, 2008
by Deborah S. Starewich 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

WEEKLY MEMO, September 15, 2008 Submit items for memo of September 22, 2008 by 5 PM on FRIDAY, 09.19.08, to dstarewi(a)purdue.edu ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Autoclave Training schedules are now posted on the bnc training website [http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/ <http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/> ]. While these are on the Birck training website, these courses is NOT limited just to Birck personnel. Please advise your users that they can register at the website. Contact Lisa Reece (lreece(a)purdue.edu) with questions. 1.2: BNC USERS FORUM now available: visit http://bncnano.freeforums.org/ <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> . The forum is also available from the BNC website [nano(a)purdue.edu] under the resources tab. Users of the forum will have the opportunity to post messages, discuss topics related to the Birck Nanotechnology Center, and chat with other users about a variety of topics. Available discussions include, but are not limited to: equipment, laboratories, cleanroom, research, workshops and seminars, conferences and opportunities, NSAC, external users, and Discovery Park. To get started, please visit the forum and register with your PUID. Once registered, you can begin posting, messaging, and using the available features of the forum. The usefulness of this forum will be largely dependent on the number of users, so please spread the word. If you have comments, suggestions, or questions, please send e-mail to Jeff Goecker (mailto:jgoecker@purdue.edu <mailto:jgoecker@purdue.edu> ). Enjoy and happy posting! ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Thursday, 09.18.08, 2:30-4:20: Fall Preview Days (all of Discovery Park). 2.2: Thursday, 09.18.08, 1:30: Crane executives, with Tim Sands. 2.3: Thursday, 09.18.08, 2:25: Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Galaxy III Conference participants. 2.4: Friday, 09.19.08, 1:30: James J. Allen, PRISM Center presenter. ***************************************** 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios ***************************************** 3.1: Tuesday, 09.16.08, 5:30-9:30PM, Jischke Biomed 1001: ³Standard High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar²; contact Jeremy Schroeder for info (jlschroe(a)purdue.edu) 3.2: Wednesday, 09.17.08, 5:30-9:30PM, Jischke Biomed 1001: ³Advanced High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar²; contact Jeremy Schroeder for info (jlschroe(a)purdue.edu) 3.3: Thursday, 09.18.08, 4:30, ME 161: ³Unsteady Forces and Acoustics in Turbomachinery Due to Anisotropic Turbulence,² by Scott C. Morris, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. 3.4: Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to Present on Campus. Online registration is available at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa Muncy at lamuncy(a)purdue.edu <lamuncy(a)purdue.edu> or 494-0743. A box lunch will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September 12th. 3.5: Friday, 09.19.08, 3:00PM, BRK 2001: ³The Challenges of Micro-System Product Development,² by James J. Allen, Advanced MEMS Technologies, Sandia National Lab 3.6: Thursday, 09.25.08, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC: ³Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students,² by Peter E. Dunn (registration required). 3.7: MARK YOUR CALENDARS / REGISTER NOW: Thursday, 10.23.08, 12:00-5:00, Fowler Hall: The 6th Annual Garnet E. Peck Symposium, ³Counterfeit Medicines: Current Approaches and Research Opportunities.² **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: MURI Multidisciplinary Research Program of University Research Initiative: http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp <http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp> , per Christine King (hcking(a)purdue.edu <hcking(a)purdue.edu> ). Program Description: The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is a multi-agency DoD program that supports research teams whose efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline. Multidisciplinary team effort can accelerate research progress in areas particularly suited to this approach. Multidisciplinary research also can help to hasten the transition of research findings to practical application. Awards: MURI awards are made in research topics specified by the participating defense agencies each year that the program is in force. Specified topics change each year. Awards are typically for a period of three years (funded incrementally or as options) with two additional years possible as options to bring the total award to five-years, and at a funding level ranging from half a million to about a million dollars per year, with the size of the award dependent upon the topic, technical goals, and availability of appropriations. 4.2: 2010 EFRI Topic Solicitation, on behalf of Cris King: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08071/nsf08071.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25 <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08071/nsf08071.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25> ******************************* 5. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 5.1: Thursday, 09.18.08, 4:30, ME 161: ³Unsteady Forces and Acoustics in Turbomachinery Due to Anisotropic Turbulence,² by Scott C. Morris, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. ABSTRACT: A recent study will be presented that describes the sound radiated from a simple, low-speed rotor. The sound is generated by dipole-like forces that result from the unsteady interaction between the rotating blades and the approach turbulence. A new theoretical formulation will be derived in order to show that the unsteady force spectra, and hence the radiated sound, can be predicted accurately if one properly accounts for the strong anisotropic nature of turbulence in the rotor duct. BIO: Dr Scott Morris completed a BSME, MSME, MS - App. Math, and Ph.D, all at Michigan State University. He became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering in 2002, and promoted to Associate Professor in 2008. He was a Faculty Fellow of the Office of Naval Research in 2003, and received the Young Investigator Award from ONR in 2004. He is director of both the turbomachinery research laboratory, and the experimental acoustic research laboratory at Notre Dame. 5.2: Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to Present on Campus. Online registration is available at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa Muncy at lamuncy(a)purdue.edu <lamuncy(a)purdue.edu> or 494-0743. A box lunch will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September 12th. Speakers 5 Technical Warrant Holders: Dustin Wilson, Electro-optic and Infrared (EO/IR) Sensing Systems; Trent Frady, Anti-terrorism/Force Protection; Charles Zeller, Special Operations Weaponry (Small Arms and Weapons); Gerald Carroll, Surface Ship Electronic Warfare Systems and Decoys; Darren Crum, Anti-Tamper Implementation (**Restricted to U.S. Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the topic). This is a great opportunity to hear about Crane¹s activities and to learn about their needs, which could lead to research collaborations. Tentative Agenda: 8:00, Continental breakfast; 8:30, Introductions; 8:40, Jerry Carroll; 9:10, Dusty Wilson; 9:40, Trent Frady; 10:10, Break; 10:30, Chuck Zeller; 11:00, Darren Crum (**Restricted to U.S. Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the topic); 11:45-2:00, Boxed Lunch provided, Individual breakout sessions, Technical discussions. If you have questions about the content of the meeting, please contact Cliff Wojtalewicz at wojtalew(a)purdue.edu <wojtalew(a)purdue.edu> <mailto:wojtalew@purdue.edu <mailto:wojtalew@purdue.edu> > or 496-2719. 5.3: Friday, 09.19.08, 3:00PM, BRK 2001: ³The Challenges of Micro-System Product Development,² by James J. Allen, Advanced MEMS Technologies, Sandia National Lab Abstract: Micro-system technology has been developed over a number of years, with the first coherent vision for this technology being eloquently stated by Dr. Richard Feynman nearly fifty years ago. Twenty years after Dr. Feynman¹s talk, micro-systems remained largely a laboratory curiosity with the bulk of the research being performed to develop fabrication processes and integration techniques to produce useful devices. Recent years have seen an explosion of products which have been developed to enhance our daily lives in such diverse areas as automotive, health care, communications, and displays. Micro-system applications encompass a broad spectrum of physics, such as optics, fluidics, radio-frequency devices, etc. This spectrum of applications and smaller size scale make new and coupled physical phenomena available to the engineer to exploit. This has necessitated the development multi-physics analysis tools and measurement techniques to provide design information for these devices. This talk will discuss the historical development of micro-system technology, the products that have been developed and the challenges to development of a reliable product. The newly formed PRISM center at Purdue is uniquely poised to address these issues and impact future development of micro-System technology. BIO: James J. Allen worked as a graduate student at Herrick Laboratory receiving his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1981; he is a registered professional engineer in the state of New Mexico. Jim has been at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM since 1985 and has worked in MEMS technology for 13 years where he is currently a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in the MEMS Device Technology department. He has published a number of papers in the areas of MEMS, dynamics and controls over his career. Dr. Allen holds 12 MEMS device patents, with 3 additional patents pending. He has recently published a book by CRC Press on MEMS design: Micro Electro Mechanical System Design, as well as contributed 2 book chapters on MEMS technology in other books. Dr. Allen was the chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) MEMS division 2006-2007 and is a Fellow of ASME. For further information please contact Prof. Alina Alexeenko at: alexeenk(a)purdue.edu <mailto:alexeenk@purdue.edu> 5.4: Register now! Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC. Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at the Graduate School¹s Professional Development website (http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/) Questions should be directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn(a)purdue.edu) 5.5: MARK YOUR CALENDARS / REGISTER NOW: The 6th Annual Garnet E. Peck Symposium, ³Counterfeit Medicines: Current Approaches and Research Opportunities,² will be held at the Stewart Center on the afternoon of Thursday, October 23, 2008. At the end of the symposium Dean Svensson will announce a RFP to provide seed funding for innovative projects addressing this important topic. No charge; but please register. The symposium is funded by an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company. Additional information: http://www.ipph.purdue.edu/peck/, which includes a link to the CEC registration website. Additional information, contact: Mary Ellen Hurt, Manager of Operations, Dept of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, 4-6788; mhurt(a)purdue.edu <mhurt(a)purdue.edu> . The problem of counterfeit medications continues to threaten patient safety and the economic viability of drug development. Innovative methods to detect counterfeit medications and to prevent them from entering into the distribution system for pharmaceuticals are needed in order to assure the integrity of our medication supply. We believe that the academic environment at institutions such as Purdue University provides an opportunity to develop interdisciplinary approaches to the problem of counterfeit medications. To stimulate interest in the academic community and to identify research opportunities, we are pleased to host this special symposium, which is generously sponsored through an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company. The objective of the symposium is to provide an overview of the key issues surrounding counterfeit medications and to identify research opportunities. We have assembled a team of experts in the field who will discuss current and emerging technology, as well as opportunities for future innovation.

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Vlad Shalaev's son
by Starewich, Deborah S. 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

It is with sorrow that we are letting you know that Vlad Shalaev's son, Ilya Shalaev, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 9, in Lafayette. There will be a private funeral service and no visitation. We do not have any information on the family's preference in lieu of flowers, so you should do what you feel appropriate. Condolences should be sent to Vlad's home address at 6210 Old State Road 26 West, West Lafayette, IN 47906. Deborah

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WEEKLY MEMO
by Deborah S. Starewich 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

WEEKLY MEMO, September 8, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: SHUTDOWN: There will be a preventive maintenance shutdown of the Birck Nanotechnology Center from October 6-10, 2008. The cleanroom and laboratories will be shut down during all (or at least most) of that week. There will be no temperature control in the offices on Monday and Tuesday, so we will be at the mercy of outdoor temperatures. More details are forthcoming, but this should serve as an advanced warning to the BNC community. (per John Weaver) 1.2: FREE Vacuum Training Seminars offered by Varian Inc. on Sept. 16-17. Standard High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar offered on Sept. 16 from 5:30-9:30pm and Advanced High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar offered on Sept. 17 from 5:30-9:30pm. Registrants of advanced seminar are recommended to also attend the standard seminar. Seminars will be in room 1001 (NOT BIRCK) in the Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering (MJIS). Free dinner (pizza or sandwiches) will be provided. Contact Jeremy Schroeder (jlschroe(a)purdue.edu) to register. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday, 09.08.08, 10:45: Dr. Suri Iyer 2.2: Monday, 09.08.08, 11:30: Audible Acoustics Symposium (BME, Purdue), with Matias Zanartu. 2.3: Wednesday, 09.10.08, 11:20: N. Clay Robbins, President; Sara B. Cobb, Vice President, Education; Lilly Endowment, with Tim Fisher, Kyle Smith, Aalap Dighe, Babak Ziaie, and Teimour Maleki. 2.4: Thursday, 09.11.08, 3:30: Agriculture 101 class visit and tour, with Lesley Oliver. *********************************************** 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see item #6 below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios *********************************************** 3.1: Thursday, 09.11.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: ³Roll, Crawl, Walk, Climb, and Jump: Robot Locomotion Inspired by Nature and Beyond,² by Dr. Dennis W. Hong, Director of RoMeLa: Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory; Assistant Professor, ME, Virginia Tech. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. 3.2: Thursday, 09.11.08, 7:00PM, Purdue Technology Center C1-400: ³Inventor Resources,² by John Calvert, US Patent & Trademark Office. Call 765-496-6491 for more information and to RSVP. 3.3: Friday, 09.12.08, 10:30AM, BRK 1001: ³Silicon quantum dots in Silicon nitride multilayer deposited by hot-wire CVD chamber for solar cell application,² by Ashish Panchal 3.4: REGISTER NOW: Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to Present on Campus. Online registration is available at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa Muncy at lamuncy(a)purdue.edu <lamuncy(a)purdue.edu> or 494-0743. A box lunch will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September 12th. 3.5: Thursday, 09.25.08, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC: ³Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students,² by Peter E. Dunn (registration required). ************* 4. NSAC NEWS ************* 4.1: Thank you to all from Birck who attended to the recent orientation held at the Black Sparrow. We especially express our thanks to the Birck Leadership for holding this event and its support of NSAC and the graduate students of Birck. It was great to meet all of you, especially new people. Watch for future Birck organized activities held to strengthen relationships and to foster collaboration among Birck researchers. If you have any ideas or would like to help plan future activities, please send them to Cara Smith (smith543(a)purdue.edu) or Laura Biedermann (biedermann(a)purdue.edu) We already have the following ideas: tailgating before a Purdue football game, go-carting at Silent Thunder in Lafayette, a Nintendo Wii tournament on the projector screens in Birck, and more discussion opportunities at local restaurants and bars. ***************** 5. DISCOVERY PARK ***************** 5.1: Learn about health care research at Regenstrief fall conference: The Regenstrief Center¹s fall conference, "Transforming Healthcare Delivery: Advancing Multidisciplinary Research at Purdue University," is an opportunity for Purdue researchers to learn about the progress of multidisciplinary health care research on campus, network with colleagues and students with similar research interests and establish multidisciplinary partnerships to pursue new health care research directions. Last year, more than 150 researchers attended. The 2008 conference will be held on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Purdue's Burton D. Morgan Center. Purdue graduate or undergraduate students are also invited to display health care-related research posters at the conference. Posters must be registered by Sept. 3 to be printed by the Regenstrief Center. The symposium is free to Purdue faculty, students, staff and collaborators. TO REGISTER for the conference and poster session, visit www.purdue.edu/rche/fall2008 (registration will close on September 10). Questions? Contact Mary Schultz with the Regenstrief Center at schultm(a)purdue.edu or (765) 494-9828. 5.2: Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition Callout: The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Krannert School of Management are pleased to announce the 22nd annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition. The competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students of Purdue University. The Center invites interested students with a business idea to enter and to attend a callout on: September 9, 2008 or September 10, 2008, MRGN 121, 6:00-7:00PM. Questions will be answered and the registration process will be discussed. Students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to enter. Total Prize package to be awarded to Purdue students is $100,000. For additional Information, contact Jackie Lanter, lanter(a)purdue.edu, 4-6400. ******************************* 6. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 6.1: Thursday, 09.11.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: ³Roll, Crawl, Walk, Climb, and Jump: Robot Locomotion Inspired by Nature and Beyond,² by Dr. Dennis W. Hong, Director of RoMeLa: Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory; Assistant Professor, ME, Virginia Tech. ABSTRACT: Most mobile robots we see today utilize wheels or treads to move around. But why don¹t we see such locomotion mechanisms in nature? Or a better question we should ask is: why don¹t we use locomotion mechanisms used in nature for creating robots? Animals move in various ways; crawling, walking, jumping, and undulating to name a few. What are the mechanisms behind these motions and why do they use them? Inspired by biology, when and how should we apply these concepts to create robots with higher mobility? In this talk, we present the concept of bioinspiration for robotics. Bioinspiration does not mean simply copying ideas from nature, but rather learning the mechanisms behind it and being inspired by them to create novel concepts and solutions that go even beyond what we see in nature. This talk will present several biologically inspired novel locomotion strategies for mobile robots currently under development at RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) including a unique everting robot inspired by the motility mechanisms of amoebae, a rock climbing robot that uses matching behavior, an actuated spoke wheel system for unstructured environments, a hexapod crawler with dry adhesive feet for zero gravity space applications, a novel three legged robot that walks more like a human, a scaffolding climbing serpentine robot that rolls up to move, and an autonomous bipedal humanoid robot that can even play a game of soccer. The ability of robots created with bioinspiration can go even beyond that of animals in nature. BRIEF BIO: Dennis Hong is an Assistant Professor and the Director of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. His research expertise lies in the area of novel robot locomotion mechanisms, design and analysis of mechanical systems, kinematics, and dynamics. He was the inventor of whole skin locomotion¹ for mobile robots inspired by amoeboid motility mechanisms, and pioneered in generating and utilizing everting motion for locomotion in soft body robots. His work on this area was awarded with the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2007, the Best Paper Award at the 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics in 2007, and the Biomimicry Award at the 29th ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference in 2005. He also won the Outstanding Assistant Professor award at the College of Engineering in 2007 and the ASPIRES Award in 2004 at Virginia Tech, the ASME Freudenstein/GM Young Investigator Award in 2005, and was selected as a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow at JPL in 2005. Dr. Hong is also the faculty advisor for Virginia Tech¹s team for RoboCup, and the co-team leader for team VictorTango for the DARPA Urban Challenge where they won third place and the $500,000 prize. Dr. Hong received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1994), his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (1999, 2002). Dr. Hong also has a number of patents for novel robot locomotion mechanisms and devices for medical applications. 6.2: Thursday, 09.11.08, 7:00PM, Purdue Technology Center C1-400: ³Inventor Resources,² by John Calvert, US Patent & Trademark Office. John has responsibility of the Inventor assistance program, which includes inventor outreach and university outreach initiatives. The USPTO has made outreach and education a high priority due to the increased interest in intellectual property both by business and education. In February of 1990, John joined the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as an examiner in Group 240 specializing in textile technology. In February 1995, John became a Primary Examiner. Mr. Calvert has received numerous achievement awards, including the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for superior Federal service and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Exceptional Career Award. Mr. Calvert completed studies in the Syracuse University, Maxwell School certificates program of Advanced Public Management and completed the Executive Development Seminar sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management. 6.3: Friday, 09.12.08, 10:30AM, BRK 1001: ³Silicon quantum dots in Silicon nitride multilayer deposited by hot-wire CVD chamber for solar cell application,² by Ashish Panchal ABSTRACT: Silicon material with different properties is needed for solar cell efficiency improvement. The reason is that single crystalline silicon cannot absorb photons of whole solar spectrum and it has high production cost. When, silicon material having size a few nanometers is confined in dielectric material of high band gap, its effective energy level increases than bulk silicon. This is known as silicon quantum dots. The aim is to use silicon quantum dots embedded in silicon nitride multilayer in the i-layer of a p-i-n solar cell for increasing the light absorption. Alternate 40 layers of a-Si/SiNx are prepared in a single hot-wire deposition chamber. The layers are deposited with different substrate temperatures (250oC and 600oC). The as-deposited samples are annealed after deposition for quantum dot formation in the range of 800-950oC. The individual a-Si layer thickness is also varied by varying the silane cracking time from 20 to 40 seconds. All the films are characterized by Raman, PL, AFM, TEM. The film has Si-QD with average diameter 3 to 5 nm and density of 5x1012/cm2.obtained by TEM images. BRIEF BIODATA: Mr. Ashish Panchal is B.E. (Electrical), M.Tech. (Energy Systems Engg) and currently a senior Ph.D. scholar in Dept. of Energy Science & Engg at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India. He is also senior Lecturer in Electreical Engg, S V National Institute of Technology Surat India. His reasearch area is Si for PV application and Photovoltaic for large power production. 6.4: REGISTER NOW: Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to Present on Campus. Online registration is available at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa Muncy at lamuncy(a)purdue.edu <lamuncy(a)purdue.edu> or 494-0743. A box lunch will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September 12th. Speakers 5 Technical Warrant Holders: Dustin Wilson, Electro-optic and Infrared (EO/IR) Sensing Systems; Trent Frady, Anti-terrorism/Force Protection; Charles Zeller, Special Operations Weaponry (Small Arms and Weapons); Gerald Carroll, Surface Ship Electronic Warfare Systems and Decoys; Darren Crum, Anti-Tamper Implementation (**Restricted to U.S. Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the topic). This is a great opportunity to hear about Crane¹s activities and to learn about their needs, which could lead to research collaborations. Tentative Agenda: 8:00, Continental breakfast; 8:30, Introductions; 8:40, Jerry Carroll; 9:10, Dusty Wilson; 9:40, Trent Frady; 10:10, Break; 10:30, Chuck Zeller; 11:00, Darren Crum (**Restricted to U.S. Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the topic); 11:45-2:00, Boxed Lunch provided, Individual breakout sessions, Technical discussions. If you have questions about the content of the meeting, please contact Cliff Wojtalewicz at wojtalew(a)purdue.edu <wojtalew(a)purdue.edu> <mailto:wojtalew@purdue.edu <mailto:wojtalew@purdue.edu> > or 496-2719. 6.5: Register now! Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC. Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at the Graduate School¹s Professional Development website (http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/) Questions should be directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn(a)purdue.edu)

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