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Birck Nanotechnology Facilities Back on Line
by Reger, Ronald K 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

I'm pleased to report that power has been restored and the building utilities are stable and operational. However, please check CORAL for the status of specific equipment. Cryo-pumped vacuum systems require a regeneration cycle that can take several hours, so the metal deposition systems will be down for regeneration until at least Saturday. Our staff member, Dave Lubelski, will be working the regeneration process on metallization systems based on reservation priorities in CORAL. Please note that all building safety mechanisms performed as designed. While these types of events are undesirable, they are also unavoidable, and the Birck facility employs state-of-the art detection and fail-safe mechanisms to protect the building occupants and the building. These systems worked perfectly. Thank you for your patience as we worked through this unfortunate event. Please check CORAL for equipment status and availability. Regards - Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University Office: 765-494-6667

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Birck Power Outage
by Reger, Ronald K 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

A main power feed to the Birck Nanotechnology Center caused a power interruption at approximately 12:00 noon. At the present time power has been restored, but we are currently down in the clean room and the laboratory processes waiting for the campus chilled water to return to normal. Once the process areas are operational we notify this distribution. Ron Reger Process & Equipment Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University Office: 765-494-6667

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WEEKLY MEMO, 07.28.08
by Deborah S. Starewich 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

WEEKLY MEMO, July 28, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: August 1, 2008, marks the anniversary of the death of Casey Heaton. We will be honoring Casey with the dedication of a plaque at the window to Bay R of the cleanroom. The dedication will be at 10:00 AM Friday, August 1. Please feel free to join us as we honor our friend and colleague. 1.2: The staff are in the process of installing equipment interlocks for the Coral system. These interlocks will prevent the equipment from functioning unless the user has enabled them in Coral. These interlocks are important from both a safety and fair-use standpoint. Any attempt to alter, tamper with, or otherwise defeat these interlocks will be cause for disciplinary action. Coral uptime is greater than 95%. If a situation occurs where you cannot operate the equipment due to Coral or the equipment interlock, please contact the staff member responsible for that equipment immediately. Do not under any circumstances, attempt to defeat the interlock. Instructions for Coral account creation and authorization can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/coral.php 1.3: Need to use a computer in 2092? Computers are available to do masking and modeling. In addition, the ³old² cleanroom AFM computer is here so that students may analyze images outside of the cleanroom. E-mail dpsite@ecn and request that your home directory be copied to the BRK 2092 Sun stations. 1.4: Refrigerator in the Birck kitchen is scheduled to be cleaned on Thursday, 07.31.08. Please remove any items that you don¹t want discarded. Items marked with name and dated after 07.25.08 will be saved. 1.5: Birck gets waxed J: Please have all articles picked up off the floor on the evening prior to the waxing date. Thanks! Monday, 08.04.08: BRK 2092, 2088. Tuesday, 08.05.08: BRK 2084; 2080. Thursday, 08.07.08: BRK 2218, 2222. Friday, 08.08.08: BRK 2076, 2072. Monday, 08.11.08: BRK 2226, 2230. Thursday, 08.14.08: BRK 2234, 2238. Friday, 08.15.08: BRK 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2020. Monday, 08.18.08: BRK 2050, 2048, 2046, 2044. Tuesday, 08.19.08: BRK 2042, 2040, 2038. Wednesday, 08.20.08: BRK 2262, 2264, 2266, 2268. Thursday, 08.21.08: BRK 2270, 2272, 2274, 2276. Friday, 08.22.08: BRK 2295, 2293, 2291, 2289. 1.6: Video Conferencing Unit in BRK 2001 now appears on the RAT system. If you need to reserve this unit, please pick up the remotes from Annie Cheever and return them to her when you are done. Here are instructions on using the video polycom unit: IP Address: 128.46.221.190 (for your video conference participants); 3 remotes needed: Projector Remote, Polycom Camera Remote (pick up from A. Cheever), and Ceiling Camera Remote (pick up from A. Cheever); 1) Place video polycom unit where you want it in the room; 2) Turn on video polycom unit; will make a outer-space like sound; 3) Turn on projector using the projector remote; 4) Select input 3 to view room; select input 1 to view powerpoint presentation; 5) Using the polycom camera remote, key in the IP address to call -- be sure to include the periods, if you are calling another video polycom unit; select the "Call-Hang Up" key (green button on top of remote); 6) to hang up: press the "Call-Hang Up" key twice. VOLUME CONTROL: use polycom camera remote; PROBLEMS? try restarting the unit; call Joe Cychosz at 4-5944. For an audio connection, use the telephone polycom unit, too. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Tuesday, 07.29.08, 8:00-9:00AM: International Programs in Veterinary Medicine, with Pankaj Sharma. Tour to begin in Morgan. 2.2: Tuesday, 07.29.08, 9:15-10:30AM: Qatar University, with Pankaj Sharma. Tour to begin in Morgan. 2.3: Wednesday, 07.30.08, 9:30-10:30AM: Burgett¹s Child Care. 2.4: Wednesday, 07.30.08, 2:00-3:00PM: PRF Entrepreneurship Academy high-school camp, with Charles Buck, Chris Foster, and Candiss Vibbert. 2.5: Thursday, 07.31.08, 1:00-2:00PM: Duke Energy Visit. ************************** 3. SEMINARS see below for abstracts/bios ************************** 3.1: Monday, July 28, 4:00PM, POTR 234: ³Power Generation for Micro Mobile Systems,² by Professor Sejin Kwon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). 3.2: Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5 and 6, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN: ³Nanotechnology & the Environment.² Agenda posted at http://www.conf.purdue.edu/nano **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: The National Science Foundation has released a new solicitation for its Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program. The goals of this program are to: 1) stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; 2) broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. To develop a set of ideas for pursuing these goals, this competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation. The request for proposals is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08583/nsf08583.htm. <https://exchange.purdue.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nsf.gov/pu bs/2008/nsf08583/nsf08583.htm.> For this competition, internal deadlines are as follows: Monday, August 18: Letters of Intent due to the OVPR. Monday, September 22: Preproposals due to the OVPR. Thursday, September 25: Preproposal rankings due to the OVPR. ***************************** 5. ABSTRACTS/BIOS for SEMINARS ***************************** 5.1: ³Power Generation for Micro Mobile Systems² ABSTRACT: Thanks to the breakthroughs in the micro fabrication technology, numerous concepts of micro mobile systems including micro aerial vehicle, nano satellite and micro robot have been proposed. In order to activate these mobile systems, power sources that can deliver energy density far higher than that of the secondary batteries are required. I would like to review alternative ways to generate power and discuss the technical problems involved in each of the concepts; fuel cells, micro heat engines and thermo-electric generation. The research at KAIST in hydrogen generation by methanol re-forming and catalytic hydrolysis of chemical hydride will be explained in detail. Construction of PEM fuel cell with hydrogen generated from chemical hydrides will be described. To demonstrate this concept, a small UAV powered by the above-mentioned fuel cell was built and test-flight was successfully carried out. Problems with conventional combustion in a micro combustor will be discussed and ways to avoid these by catalytic combustion will be presented. Phenomenological difficulties of a micro heat engine based on combustion will be discussed. Catalytic decomposition of monopropellant can be used as an alter-native heat source that is transformed into power generation by turbines and thermovoltaic devices. BIO: Professor Sejin Kwon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). No additional information.

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WEEKLY MEMO
by Deborah S. Starewich 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

WEEKLY MEMO, July 22, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: In order for the process and equipment engineering staff to more effectively support the research programs here at Birck, we are suggesting an improved procedure that will enhance staff reaction time and in most cases will allow same-day service to be provided. Please e-mail requests for materials and/or assistance with processes or equipment to the appropriate staff member prior to 12:00 noon. The staff member will then have the opportunity to read the e-mail requests and provide the requested service that same afternoon. Of course, requests can be submitted at any time, but is more likely to be completed that day if received before noon. Obviously, this doesn't apply to equipment problems that are reported when they occur. Thank you for your support and cooperation. The BNC Process and Equipment Engineering Staff 1.2: HOLD THE DATE: Thursday, 08.28.08, 6:00PM, Black Sparrow, downtown Lafayette: New Graduate Student Orientation/Birck Happy Hour. Everyone is invited. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: NO TOURS/VISITORS scheduled at this time. *********************** 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS abstracts/bios below *********************** 3.1: International Congress of NanoBio & Clean Tech 2008, Oct. 27-30, 2008, San Francisco, CA. The event will feature more than 100 distinguished speakers from 25 countries discussing the latest scientific advancement, state-of-the art product development and business opportunities in nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and clean tech. For more information about the event, visit http://www.ianano.org/CallforPapers.htm. The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended to July 31, 2008. 3.2: The Postdoctoral Office at Argonne National Laboratory is organizing a Postdoctoral Research Symposium. The event will take place on September 11-12, 2008. Research papers, presented exclusively by postdoctoral fellows, will be accepted in the following general research areas: Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and High Energy Physics, and Synchrotron Research. Presentations (oral and poster) are limited to postdoctoral fellows. However, attendance to the symposium is open to senior graduate students and faculty members. A poster session is also planned along with a wine and cheese reception to promote networking among ANL scientists, and academic and industrial professionals. The registration fee is $95 and includes continental breakfast (both days), lunch (both days), and the wine and cheese reception that will be held on Thursday evening, September 11, 2008. All Symposium presenters and attendees are required to pre-register. Registration information is available online at http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium <http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium> <http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium <http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium> >. 3.3: HOLD THE DATE/REGISTER EARLY, IF POSSIBLE: Friday, September 26, 11:30AM, MRGN 121: ³Indiana¹s Public Health Priorities,² Judith A. Monroe, State Health Commissioner. Registration is required for box lunch. RSVP rche(a)purdue.edu. *************** 4. PURDUE NEWS *************** 4.1: United Way activities gearing up! New for 2008: All new or increased giving will be matched dollar-for-dollar by our friends at the ELI LILLY ENDOWMENT. So, if you gave $100.00 in 2007, and increase your gift to $150.00, Eli Lilly will match that increase of $50.00 for a total of $200.00 to help United Way initiatives. *********************** 5. ABSTRACTS/BIOS for seminars/workshops *********************** 5.1: HOLD THE DATE/REGISTER EARLY, IF POSSIBLE: Friday, September 26, 11:30AM, MRGN 121: ³Indiana¹s Public Health Priorities,² Judith A. Monroe, State Health Commissioner. Registration is required for box lunch. RSVP rche(a)purdue.edu. Indiana is facing many public health challenges ranging from natural disasters to an increasing burden of chronic disease. Solutions to these challenges require systems-thinking and "all hands on deck.² Dr. Monroe will discuss the priorities of the Indiana State Department of Health and the research questions posed by these challenges and priorities. Judith Monroe was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels as the Indiana State Health Commissioner in March 2005. She is the President-elect of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and a member of the Healthiest Nation Steering Committee to build an integrated 21st century health system that values equity. In early 2007, Dr. Monroe partnered with Purdue and led the design and implementation of the Indiana Public Health System Quality Improvement Project to strengthen local public health capacity, infrastructure and system performance. Monroe received her MD from the University of Maryland and completed her residency in Family Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. She fulfilled a four-year National Health Service Corps commitment in Appalachia before joining the faculty at Indiana University and subsequently directing the Family Medicine Residency Program and Primary Care Center at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

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WEEKLY MEMO: 07.14.08
by Deborah S. Starewich 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

WEEKLY MEMO, July 14, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: MARK YOU CALENDARS NOW: Thursday, 08.28.08, 11:30-1:00PM, Birck Atrium. Fall Carry-in to celebrate the Fall Semester and Accomplishments from last year. Details to follow. 1.2: No meeting rooms? Research Groups housed in different offices? Use ADOBE CONNECT! Adobe Connect is a VIRTUAL meeting room to use for GROUP study and COLLABORATIVE class work. All Purdue faculty and staff have Adobe Acrobat Connect accounts. Each Purdue student on campus owns a private Connect virtual meeting room. Custom Connect training is available. Activate your account and create your virtual meeting room in minutes at Purdue¹s Adobe Connect faculty and staff page: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/gomeet. Questions? Contact Donalee Attardo, dattardo(a)purdue.edu. 1.3: OriginPro8 graphing and data analysis software: Purdue has a site license for OriginPro8 graphing and data analysis software. Visit http://www.originlab.com/ <http://www.originlab.com/> for software specifications. Contact Cathy Kozlowski (Support Software Specialist) at kozl(a)purdue.edu for more detailed information on downloading OriginPro8 to ECN supported machines, other Purdue-owned computers, and personal computers. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday, 07.14.08, 2:30: STEP and MITE students 2.2: Saturday, 07.19.08, 3:00-4:00: Herrick Lab¹s 50th Birthday Party tour group *********************** 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS *********************** 3.1: ³Electronics from the Bottom Up,² RAWLS 2070; http://www.ncn.purdue.edu/workshops/2008summerschool/agenda ****************************************** 4. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES for DISCOVERY PARK ****************************************** 4.1: NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STCs) Deadlines: Internal: LoI 7/21/08; preproposal 8/11/08; Agency: 9/30/08 Funding: 5-7 awards at $1.5M-$5M per year for five years; renewal possible Eligibility: Academic institutions may participate in 3 proposals as lead, and another 2 as funded subcontractor URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08580/nsf08580.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08580/nsf08580.htm> 4.2: DoD Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Deadline: 8/26/08 Funding: $40M for awards ranging from $50K-$1M* Eligibility: DoD researchers https://www.fbo.gov/files/fc1/fc11a0d9b6d76960786ced1d1446a0d2.pdf?i=c505724 b77fe4ca81eef358302c74b17 <https://www.fbo.gov/files/fc1/fc11a0d9b6d76960786ced1d1446a0d2.pdf?i=c50572 4b77fe4ca81eef358302c74b17> 4.3: NSF Expeditions in Computing Deadline: Preliminary: 9/10/08; full: 2/10/09 Funding: 3 awards up to $2M each per year for 5 years URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08568/nsf08568.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08568/nsf08568.htm> 4.4: NSF CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY 2009 and FY 2010 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08578/nsf08578.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08578/nsf08578.htm> NSF Computer and Network Systems (CNS): Core Programs URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08576/nsf08576.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08576/nsf08576.htm> NSF Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08577/nsf08577.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08577/nsf08577.htm> Multiple, same deadlines for all 3 programs, depending on project type Multiple, same funding amounts for all 3 programs, depending on project type 4.5: DoE Office of Science Annual Notice Deadline: 9/30/08 Funding: $400M total available URL: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN08-01.html <http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN08-01.html> 4.6: NIH Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic and Translational Mental Health Research (P50) Deadlines: 9/23/08, 9/23/09, 9/23/10 Funding: $2,150,000 per year (if training component proposed) URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-194.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-194.html> 4.7: NIH NIGMS National Centers for Systems Biology (P50) Deadlines: 10/24/08 Funding: $2 million per year for five years URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-009.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-009.html> 4.8: NIH Cancer Education Grants Program (R25) Deadlines: Standard NIH dates apply Funding: $300,000 per year for up to 5 years URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-120.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-120.html> 4.9: NIH Centers of Excellence in Genomics Science (CEGS) (P50) Deadlines: 5/25/08; 5/25/09; 5/25/10 Funding: $2 million per year plus specialized equipment if required, not to exceed $500,000 over five years; an additional $300,000 direct costs per year for the Minority Action Plan component URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-094.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-094.html> 4.10: NIH Developing Centers for Intervention and/or Services Research (DCISR) (P20) Deadlines: 6/24 annually Funding: $1,000,000 per year for 5 years URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-087.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-087.html> 4.11: NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) Deadlines: Usually March annually Funding: $500,000 for one year URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-036.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-036.html> 4.12: NSF Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR) Deadlines: 9/5/08; 8/28/09 Funding: 2 year award; estimated $300k to $500k per award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08566/nsf08566.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08566/nsf08566.htm> 4.13: NIH/NSF Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Deadlines: 2/26/08, 10/30/08, and 10/30/09 Funding: $250,000 per year for five years URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-NS-08-008.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-NS-08-008.html> 4.14: TIP Releases First RFP - Federal funds for University Research. Deadlines: Proposals for the current TIP competition must be received by NIST by 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Proposers may submit proposals by paper or electronically through the Grants.gov Web site. Review, selection, and award processing is expected to be completed by the end of November 2008. Funding: NIST announced that, based on FY2008 funds, it expects to award approximately $9 million in first-year funding for R&D projects focused on new, efficient, accurate, low-cost and reliable sensors and related technologies that provide quantitative assessments of the structural integrity or degree of deterioration of bridges, roads, water mains and wastewater collection systems. URLs: http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html <http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html> Additional information on the TIP competition includes: *The Federal Register notice of the competition, which is available from the TIP Web site at http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html <http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html> ; *The TIP White Paper "Advanced Sensing Technologies for the Infrastructure: Roads, Highways, Bridges and Water Systems," which outlines the civil infrastructure inspection and monitoring elements of this competition, available from the TIP Web site at http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html <http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html> ; *The June 2008 Technology Innovation Program Proposal Preparation Kit, which must be used to prepare a TIP proposal, available from the TIP Web site at http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html <http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html> *************************** 5. DISCOVERY PARK [DP] NEWS *************************** 5.1: This is just a mark-your-calendar request for those interested in Information Technology and Global Relations. Kris Gopalakrishnan, the current CEO of Infosys Technologies Ltd (www.infosys.com <http://www.infosys.com <http://www.infosys.com> >), one of the global IT Corporations headquartered in Bangalore (India), will most likely visit us on February 3rd 2009. Kris offered to visit Purdue during Jay's recent visit to Bangalore. Kris' visit will be a part of his tour of selected mid-western universities. Infosys has had multiple interactions with Purdue Colleges of Technology, Science and Engineering in the last few years. They have similar interactions with several other mid-western and national universities. During Kris' visit, Purdue and Infosys could review the existing relationships and arrive at a mutually beneficial decision/agreement of a mode of growing these to the next level. Kris' visit will be important from this point of view. This message is meant to serve as a save-the-date request to you depending on your interest. A short bio of Kris is available on the web site: (http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/s-gopalakrishnan.asp) <http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/s-gopalakrishnan.asp)> . 5.2: STATE FAIR NEW, per Valerie Lawless, DP Engagement Operations Manager: Purdue Day at the State Fair will be held on Friday, August 15th, from 10:00AM-10PM. Volunteers are needed. DP will have two tents this year, filled with two games: a corn-hole type game, where visitors will toss their beanbags into one of the holes, dedicated to each of the five buildings; and a ³spin the wheel² game with trivia questions. The usual informational material and small prizes for winners will be available. Another activity DP will be doing is an ³Ask the Expert² game. The expert¹ will solely be there for kids/adults to ask the questions they¹ve always wanted to know and understand. DP seeks experts¹ from among its managing directors, researchers, or graduate students. This year, DP will also be featured on the center stage at 5:30PM for a ³Purdue Discovery Park Grand Challenge² Game Show. The spot comes just before the band and cheerleaders perform a great opportunity for DP to showcase its research centers and facilities. Richard Couch, with CAM, will ³host² the show and will be advertising for contestants during the day within our tents. DP will provide volunteers/workers (non-exempt staff will be paid overtime) with a complimentary ticket into the State Fair, as well as, a meal ticket(s) for you for the duration of your ³shift.² Near the beginning of August, a meeting with all the volunteers/workers will be held to discuss the setup, games, and prizes; tickets and brochures will also be distributed. To volunteer, please contact VALERIE LAWLESS, 43662; dpengage(a)purdue.edu. Bus transportation to/from Purdue/State Fair is available; sign up at the following link: http://www.purdue.edu/events/state_fair/bus.shtml <http://www.purdue.edu/events/state_fair/bus.shtml> . Volunteer times are coordinated with bus times, so that you can arrive on time for your shift and leave a half hour before the bus leaves. If you choose to drive to the fairgrounds yourself, the 38th Street lot is located on the south side of 38th Street across from the Main Gate and is $5/vehicle. For a brief schedule of Purdue Day at the State Fair, http://www.purdue.edu/events/state_fair/index.shtml <http://www.purdue.edu/events/state_fair/index.shtml> . Dress code for this year will be Purdue polo with khaki pants, Capri¹s, or shorts. If you do not have a polo shirt, a Purdue t-shirt will be fine. Please also remember to bring your nametag.

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Lab Temperature Control July 9, 2008
by Weaver, John R 08 Jul '08

08 Jul '08

There will be a campus chilled water outage on Wednesday morning, July 9, affecting the EAST LAB WING temperature control. We expect the temperature in all east wing laboratories to increase by a few degrees during this outage. Airflow and static pressure will NOT change, so it is safe to continue work in those labs. Please note, however, that if you are running temperature-sensitive processes, you may want to delay your experiments until the temperature stabilizes. Below is the official announcement from Mark Voorhis: On July 9 from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM the makeup air handling unit chilled water will be shut down for ~4 hours to complete repairs on the campus chilled water pump seals and clean strainers. We expect the temperatures in all the east wing labs to increase by few degrees. The makeup air flow will not change and static pressures in the labs will not be affected. The Kevin Hall Lab (1087A) will not be effected since this area is supplied from a different of air handler.

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WEEKLY MEMO: 070708
by Deborah S. Starewich 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

WEEKLY MEMO, July 7, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: Annie Cheever has moved from BRK 2027. We¹ve created a new secretarial work area located near the Birck/Bindley skywalk entryway. Please stop by to check out her new digs. This move was necessary due to the recent hire of a secretary for the PRISM Center now located in the BRK 2027 suite. The PRISM secretary will begin later this month. There are no changes in secretarial assignments at this time. As we have the opportunity to add support staff, secretarial assignments will be visited at those times. 1.2: COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT; ME 697W Micro and Nano Fluid Mechanics; Fall Semester, Tu/Th 12:00-1:15; Instructor: Steve Wereley, Associate Professor, ME. Microscopic flows are appearing everywhere these days. Despite their prevalence in science and engineering fields, they are not well understoodin large part because the fluid mechanics intuition developed in the study of macroscale flows frequently does not apply to microscopic flows. This class will prepare engineers and scientists to address problems they will encounter when studying the behavior of fluid flows in microscopic domains. The course will concentrate on behaviors not typically important at large length scales that become very important at small length scales, such as Van der Waals forces, surface tension, and electrostatic forces. The course will take a largely analytical approach to studying these flow phenomena although some computational modeling will also performed. Previous experience with graduate level fluid mechanics (i.e. Navier-Stokes solutions) is essential. Some computational analysis of model problems may be performed using commercial software (ANSYS or Fluent). Course Objectives: To learn how fluids behave in microscopic domains that are still large enough for continuum flow approximations to hold. To learn where the continuum assumptions are no longer valid. To learn how to treat sub-continuum fluid flows. Prerequisites by Topic: The student should be of graduate standing. The student should have had experience with graduate level fluid mechanics, in particular deriving and solving the Navier-Stokes equations. Computer Usage: The students may need to use ANSYS, Matlab, Fluent, or a comparable package, to perform some of the computations necessary for the course. Assessment Methods: Grades will be based on homework assignments, two projects, and a final exam. The relative weight of these components is 25%, 50%, and 25%, respectively. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** NO TOURS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK AT THIS TIME. ******************** 3. SEMINARS ******************** NO SEMINARS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK AT THIS TIME. **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: The National Science Foundation recently released a new solicitation for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP), which seeks to increase the number of students (US citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM. The request for proposals is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm> . For this competition, Purdue may submit one Type 1 proposal as lead institution or part of a consortium (there is no limit on Type 2 proposals). Internal deadlines are as follows: Monday, July 28: Letters of Intent due to the OVPR; Monday, August 11: Preproposals due to the OVPR. Please note: Letters of intent, preproposals, and rankings to the OVPR should be e-mailed to OVPRlimited(a)purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy and template for letters of intent may be found at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi> . For any case in which the number of internal letters of intent received is no more than the number of proposals allowed by the sponsor, the OVPR will notify the PI that an internal preproposal will be unnecessary. 4.2: The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has invited Purdue University to nominate up to five candidates for its 2009 competition for the above program, which provides clinically trained individuals with bridging support in basic biomedical, disease oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research at North American degree granting institutions. The CAMS program provides $700,000 over five years to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service. The ideal candidate, who must hold an M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., Pharm.D., or equivalent clinical degree, will be two years away from becoming an independent investigator, have at least two years or more of research experience, and have a significant publication record. Further information is available at http://www.bwfund.org/programs/CAMS/cams_apply.html <http://www.bwfund.org/programs/CAMS/cams_apply.html> . Internal deadlines are as follows: Monday, August 4: Letters of Intent due to the OVPR; Monday, August 25: Preproposals due to the OVPR. Please note: Letters of intent, preproposals, and rankings to the OVPR should be e-mailed to OVPRlimited(a)purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy and template for letters of intent may be found at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi> . For any case in which the number of internal letters of intent received is no more than the number of proposals allowed by the sponsor, the OVPR will notify the PI that an internal preproposal will be unnecessary. 4.3: Two 3-year postdoctoral positions in Plasma Nanoscience at CSIRO, Australia (Deadline 18 July 2008). The newly established Plasma Nanoscience Centre Australia based at CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Lindfield (Sydney), NSW, AUSTRALIA is now recruiting three highly-productive, ambitious researchers (2 Post doctoral fellows are among them) with a range of complementary experimental, theoretical, and computational skills to contribute to the project led by CEO Science Leader Professor Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov on plasma-aided fabrication of structural and functional nanomaterials, nanostructures, and nanoscale assemblies. The research programme will involve close interaction with the group led by Professor A. B. Murphy and other researchers at CMSE and other divisions of CSIRO. You will be participating in cutting-edge multidisciplinary research aimed at finding the most effective plasma-related controls and developing advanced and versatile fabrication approaches, processes and tools for the production of next-generation nanomaterials. This research will involve a large-scale international collaboration and is expected to result in a large number of publications in high-impact international journals. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarise themselves with the plasma - aided nanofabrication techniques and approaches (see, e.g., K. Ostrikov and A. B. Murphy, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., v. 40, p.2223, 2007; K. Ostrikov, Rev. Mod. Phys. v. 77, p. 489, 2007, and K.Ostrikov and S. Xu, Plasma-Aided Nanofabrication: from Plasma Sources to Nanoassembly, Wiley-VCH, 2007), that will be used in this project. The positions are initially for 3 years with the possibility of further fixed-term extension(s) for up to another 2 years and even longer, subject to funds availability, performance and need. Outstanding performers may be offered permanent positions at the end of their fixed-term appointments. Salary and pension fund contributions (superannuation) are very competitive internationally. For further details about these positions, selection criteria and instructions how to apply, please refer to https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F669 or to CSIRO Careers Website https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/index.asp (key in the Position Reference Number 2008/669). Applications must be uploaded through this website. If after reading the selection documentation you have any questions specifically relating to this position, please contact Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov via email: Kostya.Ostrikov(a)csiro.au .

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Weekly memo
by Deborah S. Starewich 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

WEEKLY MEMO, June 23, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: Ron Reger has replaced Jennifer Monahan as the Process and Equipment Manager for the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Ron has a Masters in Physics from Purdue, and comes to us with almost thirty years experience in industry. Coincidentally, he lived in the Married Student Housing building just outside the BNC entrance when he was a student here. Please welcome Ron to the BNC. His office is BRK 2289; e-mail is rreger(a)purdue.edu; and office telephone is 46667. 1.2: Please join the Business Office in welcoming Mary Jones. Mary will be handling the credit cards, bi-weekly payroll as well as purchasing activities through SRM. You can reach her via email at jones69(a)purdue.edu or phone at 68253. 1.3: *BNC Recycling*: The recycling bins currently located in the BNC Break Room (BRK 1072) have increasingly contained trash instead of recycling. These containers are ONLY for aluminum cans, plastic bottles (#1 & #2), and news paper. All other items contaminate the recycling stream. If trash is placed in these containers, the ENTIRE contents will be disposed of as trash rather than being processed for recycling. ***If this problem continues the facility will loose its recycling privileges!!!*** Please do your part to assist the recycling effort at Birck. 1.4: Business Office travel reminders: to speed the reimbursement process, provide COST COMPARISONS. The spirit of the travel policy is as follows: Travelers seeking reimbursement should incur the lowest reasonable travel expense necessary to accomplish the business mission. Cost comparison documentation can be either a written statement from a travel agency or a printout from an online vendor, such as Expedia.com or Orbitz.com. A cost comparison is a comparison of 'all' available flights on 'all' airlines. Therefore when obtaining a cost comparison from an online vendor, the printout should be the first page of search results for dates and times necessary to complete the business mission. In the event a traveler has not provided a comparison obtained 'prior' to the trip, the comparison will be established by the Central Travel Office. When we need to find a comparison to meet the 'Drive Vs Fly' requirement, we will find the airfare quote, then add $65.65 for mileage to airport plus parking for number of business days times $8.50 and $70 for shuttle. Please review the Cost Comparison policy: http://www.purdue.edu/travel/Transportation/costcomparisonrequirements.html <http://www.purdue.edu/travel/Transportation/costcomparisonrequirements.html > <http://www.purdue.edu/travel/Transportation/costcomparisonrequirements.html <http://www.purdue.edu/travel/Transportation/costcomparisonrequirements.html > > When you request that the Business Office pre-pay your airfare, please remember that an approved Form 17 is required. Please keep in mind that if you are traveling internationally then there are extra approvals required. The Business Office staff will do everything in their power to obtain the necessary signatures as quickly as possible ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: week of 06.30.08: Biology Outreach/³Go with the flow² summer science camp; group will tour Birck on Tuesday, 07.01.08 **************** 3. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 3.1: Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-08-003.html <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-08-003.html> . Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): October 1, 2008; Application Due Date(s): October 31, 2008. An essential element of the mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is the support and career promotion of the future generation of exceptionally talented and creative new scientists who will further the understanding of the impact of environmental exposures on human health. The NIEHS supports a number of training and fellowship programs for pre and postdoctoral training, and mentored career development awards for faculty in the early stages of their career development. However, even with these career development mechanisms in place, to fulfill its mission of assuring a cadre of productive environmental health science investigators for the future, NIEHS needs to initiate further imaginative programs to identify the best new biomedical investigators and facilitate their establishing vibrant, independent research programs in the environmental health sciences. 3.2: Postdoctoral Positions in Optical Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials: The Softmatter Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy Team (http://quantumdot.lanl.gov/ <http://quantumdot.lanl.gov/> <http://quantumdot.lanl.gov/ <http://quantumdot.lanl.gov/> >) of the Chemistry Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking outstanding candidates to join our projects on the spectroscopic characterization of nanoscale semiconductor and metal structures. For inquiries and to apply, contact Victor Klimov at klimov(a)lanl.gov. Candidates may be considered for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding candidates may be considered for the prestigious J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard P. Feynman or Frederick Reines Fellowships. Please see Special Postdoctoral Fellowships (http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/appointments.shtml <http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/appointments.shtml> <http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/appointments.shtml <http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/appointments.shtml> >) for further details. For general information refer to the Postdoctoral Program (http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/ <http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/> <http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/ <http://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs/> >) page. 3.3: MEMS Laboratory; Postdoctoral Researchers; University of Washington, Seattle. Prof. Karl Böhringer¹s MEMS laboratory is inviting applications for postdoctoral researchpositions beginning in Summer/Autumn 2008 in the area of microfabrication and microfluidics. The first position aims at developing novel sample holders for transmission electron microscopy. This project is a close collaboration with a local business, Hummingbird Scientific. Exceptional opportunities exist to participate in break-through molecular-scale imaging and to play a crucial role at a successful start-up company. Additional positions may be available in the areas of biosensors, single cell monitoring, microfluidics, self-assembly, and related areas. Please check in again soon. Appointments will be for one year with the possibility of reappointment on an annual basis in accordance with performance and applicable personnel policies. Salary is dependent on qualifications. Applicants must have earned a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, or related engineering disciplines in 2005 or later. Expertise in microfabrication, knowledge of microfluidics, experience with Solid Works or other CAD systems, strong communication skills, good problem solving skills, independent thinking, and willingness to travel are required. Experience with thin films, TEM and SEM operation, FEA mechanical and thermal modeling, and LabView programming are also strongly desired. Responsibilities: design, build and test various microfluidic devices for use in next-generation transmission electron microscopes for nano or Angstrom scale imaging of chemical or biochemical processes. Analytical modeling of microfluidic systems. Writing of scientific publications and grant proposals. Mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students. Interested individuals should send their CV, one representative publication, and a list of three references (with e-mail addresses and phone numbers) to Prof. Karl Böhringer, karl(a)ee.washington.edu.

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Weekly Memo: 062308
by Deborah S. Starewich 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

WEEKLY MEMO, June 23, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: Friday, 06.27.08, 10:00AM, Jennifer Monahan Farewell Reception, Birck Atrium: As many of you are already aware, Jennifer Monahan, the Process and Equipment Manager for Birck Nanotechnology Center, is leaving us. She has accepted a faculty position at Saint Louis University, and Friday, 27 June 2008, will be her last day. To celebrate Jennifer¹s new position and to say goodbye, we are having a reception in her honor in the BNC Atrium at 10:00 AM next Friday. Please join us in wishing Jennifer well in this new phase of her career. 1.2: June 30th - July 8th: Mary Jo Totten will be out of the building. Mail, shipping and receiving will be running as usual. Training, checking out keys, and card access issues will be addressed when Mary Jo returns. Please plan ahead if you are needing any students or visitors with those needs. Contact Mark Voorhis, 43036 or mvoorhis(a)purdue.edu with questions or concerns. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Tuesday, 06.24.08, 4:00PM: NCN Site Team **************** 3. WORKSHOPS **************** 3.1: 4th Annual Symposium of the American Academy of Nanomedicine (AANM), September 4-7, 2008, Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland (<http://bolgercenter.dolce.com/property/prop_overview.php>). **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: Attention SPM Group: Student Coordinator for the Purdue SPM Users group is being sought. This position will be one of the keys in bringing the SPM community at Purdue together. Send John Blendell your nominations before July 15. Each nomination should include a short statement of why you feel that you are qualified for the position and a short resume should be included. Please direct your questions to John or Prof. Arvind Raman. 4.2: A new funding opportunity, coordinated by the Indiana State Department of Health, has just been released. Entitled the Indiana Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Fund Research Grant Program, ³the overall objective of this program is to foster and encourage research for the prevention, treatment, and cure of spinal cord and brain injuries, including acute management, medical complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery. Collaborations are encouraged with Indiana-based researchers as well as researchers located outside the state of Indiana, including researchers in other countries.² The DEADLINE for submission of proposals is AUGUST 15. The solicitation may be found at http://www.purdue.edu/Research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml <http://www.purdue.edu/Research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml> . One clarification: Purdue will not charge F&A (as stated in the RFA) for awards made to its researchers under this program; rather, each proposal may be for up to $60,000 in direct costs. If you have questions, please contact Cris King (46706; hcking(a)purdue.edu)

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Jennifer Monahan
by Weaver, John R 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

As many of you are already aware, Jennifer Monahan, the Process and Equipment Manager for Birck Nanotechnology Center, is leaving us. She has accepted a faculty position at Saint Louis University, and Friday, 27 June 2008, will be her last day. To celebrate Jennifer's new position and to say goodbye, we are having a reception in her honor in the BNC Atrium at 10:00 AM next Friday. Please join us in wishing Jennifer well in this new phase of her career. Jennifer Monahan Farewell Reception Birck Nanotechnology Center Atrium 10:00 AM Friday, 27 June 2008

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