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Ultrapure Water Shutdown FRIDAY
by John Weaver 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

A failure of a component in the ultrapure water system (aka DI Water, nano-grade water) makes it necessary for us to shut down the system. We will shut down the system and begin work at 9:30 AM on Friday, 9 November 2007 (tomorrow). Depending on the problem, we may be back up by 12:00 noon or it may be Saturday morning before we are operational. We will put out another message when the system returns to operation. During this time, no rinse water will be available, so there should be NO ACID PROCESSING in the cleanroom or laboratories. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this unplanned maintenance activity. John Weaver John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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Coral is up
by John Coy 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

The Coral program is up. You will need to login and reset your remote password. Instructions are below. If after resetting your remote password you have problems, please email coral(a)ecn.purdue.edu Thanks, John Quick-Start Instructions for Coral Software Accessing the program the first time. 1. Solaris or Sunray Login to you the computer: Start Console In the Console window, type: ssh reef Then type: coral 2. Mac OS X Launch x11, Applications->Utilities->x11 ssh –Y yourlogin(a)reef.ecn.purdue.edu ex. ssh –Y jcoy(a)reef.ecn.purdue.edu type coral 3. Windows XP (ECN supported computers) *see notes below Start Menu->ECN software->Cygwin->Start x-server Then Start Menu->ECN software->SecureCRT->Hosts Select reef.ecn.purdue.edu from the host list ** see notes below Login normally with your career account Type coral You can always use the above methods to connect to Coral! From the web (after first time): Access to Coral from the web is possible after confirming your career account password in the Coral system. You must first login using one of the methods above, then select ‘Remote Password’ from the Window menu. You can then access Coral using the link: http://reef.ecn.purdue.edu/coral/etc/coral.jnlp Reservations: 1. Select the equipment from the equipment tree on the left by clicking on it. Highlight the time slot you would like to use. Under the Reservation Actions menu, select “Make” Choose the account and project you would like to use. To cancel a reservation, select the reservation and chose “Delete” from the Reservation Actions menu. Note: Equipment you are qualified on will have an asterisk next to it. Using Equipment & Billing: Coral is now the billing method for all equipment in Birck! Logsheets for process are still to be used. *** To initialize the system before use: Select the equipment you want to use. Under the Equipment Actions menu, select enable This starts the equipment use and is equivalent to signing in on a billing sheet. Use the equipment. When you are finished with the equipment, select disable from the Equipment Actions menu. Note: For systems without a dedicated computer, (ie, the aligners or metal dep systems) you should enable the equipment on one of the common computers or Sunray stations. Equipment Trouble Reporting If you need to report an equipment problem to the staff: Select the equipment in Coral. Under the Equipment Actions menu, select the appropriate level of notification. **** see notes below Make comment: This is for when you need to communicate with the staff about a non-critical equipment issue. (ie. Metal in crucible is running low) Report problem: This will change the stoplight to yellow. It is for equipment that is not performing at 100%, but is still usable. (ie. System takes an unusually long time to pump) Shutdown: This will change the stoplight to RED. It is for equipment that is not functional. (ie. The filament burned out.) Notes: *For non-ECN supported computers, some type of x11 forwarding software is required. See Purdue software downloads for available licensed software. **If reef.ecn.purdue.edu is not in the host list, submit a trouble report to ecn. ***The temporary billing sheets are only for time when Coral is unavailable. ****Coral will automatically email the staff responsible for the equipment using this feature. There is no need to send duplicate email. If you have problems, email coral(a)ecn.purdue.edu

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Coral interruption for upgrade
by John Coy 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

We will take Coral offline around 7 am tomorrow, Tuesday November 6th for about an hour to move it to a new server. If you need to start using equipment during that time, temporary billing sheets are available in the gowning room. Be sure to mark the equipment, date and time on the sheet. Email will be sent when Coral is back up and running. Thanks, John

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OnePurdue System
by Brown, Stacy L. 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

This is just a reminder that the OnePurdue system will go down starting Thursday November 8th at 6:00 pm and will be down until Monday November 12th at 8:00 am. The Business Office will make sure that all orders received in OnePurdue by 1:00 pm will be approved by 5:00 pm. Please keep in mind that if the order is to a new vendor or does not have proper approvals when we receive the documentation, that it will most likely not be approved by 5:00. Please be sure to let anyone in the Business Office know if you have any questions. Thanks, Stacy Stacy Brown Purdue University Business Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Phone: 765-494-1619 Fax: 765-496-8299

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MONDAY Memo
by Deborah Starewich 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

MONDAY MEMO, November 5, 2007 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: FLU SHOTS: Monday, November 12, 8:30-4:30PM, STEW 214. No appointments necessary, but bring your PUID. Starting November 13, walk-in flu shots will be given (based on vaccine availability) Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:30PM in the urgent care area of PUSH, located on North University Drive. Questions? Call 45461; e-mail worklife(a)purdue.edu. ******************** 2. Seminars/Workshops ******************** 2.1: Bioethics Seminar Series, Monday, November 5th, 5:00PM, MRGN 121: ³Ethics and Politics of Climate Change,² Dr. Leigh Raymond; additional info located at <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics> <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics > >. 2.2: Indiana Venture Center, Tuesday, November 6, 8:30AM to 4:30PM, IVY Tech in Lafayette: Dr. Don Kuratko, Executive Director, Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University, and his associate Dr. Jeff Hornsby, Distinguished Professor of Management, Miller College of Business, Ball State University, will be holding an entrepreneurial workshop to develop new ideas. The workshop will help entrepreneurs and inventors focus on which innovative ideas have commercial opportunity. Participants will develop a business plan to explore ways to take ideas to market. FREE and open to the first 30 applicants; lunch and a continental breakfast are included. Go to www.indianaventurecenter.org <http://www.indianaventurecenter.org> and register on-line, or contact Pat Bacon, 317.684.6823 or pbacon(a)indianaventurecenter.org. 2.3: 2007 Discovery Lecture Series: Global Business Development in Life Sciences, Thursday, November 8, 9:00AM, Ross-Ade Pavilion. 9:00 Session I Kauffman Campuses Initiative, Best Practices Workshop: ³Skills for Business Development,² by Ted Ashburn, Senior Director of Corporate Development, Genzyme Corporation; ³Skills for Successful Entrepreneurs,² by Michael Kurek, Partner, Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC 11:30 Luncheon BioCrossroads Keynote, Starting Regionally, Thinking Globally, Business Development, and the Life Sciences: ³Welcome and Opening,² by Alan Rebar, Sr. Assoc. Vice President for Research, Executive Director, Discovery Park, Purdue University; ³Keynote: Biotech 2007: A Global Transformation,² by G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill and Company, moderated by William Miller, Provost Emeritus, Stanford University; ³Technology Commercialization and Purdue University,² by France A. Córdova 2:30 Panel Session Translating Indiana Ideas into Global Successes, moderated by David Johnson, President and CEO, BioCrossroads: ³Importance of Intellectual Property,² by Ted Ashburn; and ³Considering Global Competition When Developing IP in a Startup Environment,² by Roger Newton, Co-Founder, Esperion Therapeutics, a Division of Pfizer Global Research & Development This event is free and supported by the generosity of the Lilly Endowment and the Kauffman Foundation. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Questions may be directed to: Lori LeRoy, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Biocrossroads, at lleroy(a)biocrossroads.com; or Candiss B. Vibbert, Associate Director for Discovery Park Engagement, at vibbert(a)purdue.edu Please register today: www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/register.html 2.4: Thursday, November 8, REFRESHMENTS 4:00PM, ME 254, Seminar 4:30PM, ME 256: ³Spark Assisted HCCI Combustion Modes and the Potential for Control,² by Robert M. Wagner, R&D Staff Member, Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research, National Transportation Research Center. ABSTRACT: Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) in internal combustion engines is of considerable interest because of potential reductions in flame temperature and nitrogen oxide emissions. Unfortunately, HCCI combustion is inherently unstable due to an extreme sensitivity to initial charge conditions in the cylinder and exhibits high pressure rise rates, which limits operation at high load conditions. A proposed method to ensure coverage of the entire speed-load range is to operate in HCCI mode when load demand is low and switch to SI mode when load demand is high. In our research, the transition, and hence HCCI, is achieved with high levels of exhaust gas retained in the cylinder through manipulation of the intake and exhaust valve events. Unfortunately, this results in a strong coupling between successive cycles with small variations in the thermal and chemical composition of the retained exhaust gas leading to large variations in the combustion process. Recent results from our research have shown that the SI-HCCI mode transition is very unstable with high torque variations, high unburned hydrocarbon emissions, and potential engine stall. A detailed analysis of this transition region has identified patterns in successive combustion events which makes the onset of unstable conditions highly predictable and potentially avoidable with proper control adjustments. Our analysis has also identified a hybrid (or mixed-mode) combustion mode which is a combination of SI and HCCI combustion within a single cycle. This mode is thought to have the emissions benefits of HCCI without the penalty of higher pressure rise rates, providing an alternate operating mode when pure HCCI operation is not possible, such as at high load or when in-cylinder charge preparation is not sufficient to produce HCCI combustion. The hybrid combustion mode also has dynamic characteristics which appear to be conducive to control. We are currently developing low-order engine models to capture the phenomena observed in our experiments and for use in the development and evaluation of control methodologies. BIO: Robert M. Wagner is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1999. Wagner is principal investigator of several programs related to achieving high efficiency clean combustion in light-duty and heavy-duty internal combustion engines. These activities involve the integration of many advanced technologies including the characterization and control of unstable combustion systems (e.g., lean SI, spark assisted HCCI), advanced combustion sensors, and post-combustion emissions controls. Wagner is the author or co-author of over 50 technical papers in the areas of combustion and controls. 2.5: Ecological Sciences and Engineering Symposium, ³Keep the World Green: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability²: Thursday, November 5, 9:00AM-5:00PM, Stewart Center 206, 218, 302, 306. This symposium brings together students and faculty from science, engineering, agriculture, and liberal arts to elucidate environmental sustainability and to showcase Purdue graduate student research on environmental topics. A special poster session on sustainable design will also be showcased. Web site: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/ <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/> . 2.6: The Oncological Sciences Center invites you to the Cancer Culture and Community Inaugural Colloquium exploring cancer as reflected through literature. Featured guests include best-selling author Terry Tempest Williams, poet Sue Ellen Thompson, and author S.L. Wisenberg. Each will offer their own perspectives on cancer in many events on November 15-16. Contact Kris Swank (kswank(a)purdue.edu) for more information or for publicity materials to distribute. Thursday, November 15, 7:30PM, Fowler Hall, Terry Tempest Williams, ³The Power of Story: Finding Refuge in Change"; Friday, November 16, 10:30-1:30PM, Hicks Undergraduate Library, Sue Ellen Thompson, ³The Poetry of Cancer²; Friday, November 16, 10:30-12:30PM, West Lafayette Public Library, S.L. Wisenberg, ³Capture Your Stories of Cancer² ********************* 3. Funding Opportunities ********************* 3.1: NSF Fellowship Callout for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) PhD Students: November 12, 4:00-5:00PM, BRNG 1245; January 9, 2008, 4:30-5:30PM, BRG 1245. The Discovery Learning Center (DLC) in Discovery Park offers a unique opportunity for doctoral students in the STEM disciplines to apply for a one-year fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation and Purdue University. Fellows serve as ³visiting scientists² in a program designed to instill the excitement of learning science into middle-school classrooms. Teamed with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science and math teachers, a diverse group of fellows will develop and teach interdisciplinary, inquiry-based lessons geared toward the science of everyday life. NSF requires applicants to be US citizens. Benefits of participation include a $30,000 stipend with tuition and most fees paid, an excellent training in communications and community outreach, and the opportunity to make a difference for science education. To apply, visit http://www.purdue.edu/dp/gk12. Application deadline is January 22, 2008. For more information, please contact Amy Childress (childres(a)purdue.edu) ******************** 4. Birck Visitors ******************** 4.1: Monday, November 5, 9:30AM to 1:30 (12:30 tour): 21st Century Research and Technology Microscale Cooling Project kick-off meeting. 4.2: Monday, November 5, 3:00PM: Fall Preview Day (self-guided tours for parents and prospective Purdue undergrads). 4.3: Thursday, November 8, 4:00PM: Kauffman Campuses Workshop/Biocrossroads/Discovery Lecture Series participants¹ tour. 4.4: Thursday, November 8, 5:30: Science Laureate Journalists. 4.5: Friday, November 9, 9:20AM: Industrial Advisory Committee guests, Herrick Laboratories. 4.6: Friday, November 9, 12:30PM: Decatur Discovery Academy. **************** 5. Birck in the News **************** 5.1: Dimitrios Peroulis: ³Purdue creating wireless sensors to monitor bearings in jet engines,² ³Researchers at Purdue University, working with the U.S. Air Force, have developed tiny wireless sensors resilient enough to survive the harsh conditions inside jet engines to detect when critical bearings are close to failing and prevent breakdowns. The devices are an example of an emerging technology known as "micro electromechanical systems," or MEMS, which are machines that combine electronic and mechanical components on a microscopic scale. Additional information: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007b/071030SadeghiMems.html ********************* 6. Discovery Park ********************* 6.1: Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE). Monday, November 5, 7:30AM, MANN 203: special report that will focus on discussion with the external advisory committee and the new strategic plan moving forward with RCHE. Coffee and rolls served. Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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MONDAY MEMO: 10.29.07
by Deborah Starewich 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

MONDAY MEMO, October 29, 2007 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: MAKE UP SESSIONS: All-user meetings; Monday, October 29, 6:00PM MRGN 121 and Tuesday, October 30, 6:00PM, MRGN 121. There are a large number of people who missed the all-user meetings for BNC. If you have access key or card to a laboratory or the cleanroom, you were REQUIRED to attend one of these meetings. To assist you in maintaining your access, we have scheduled two makeup sessions. NOTE THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY MAKEUP SESSIONS THAT WILL BE OFFERED. Anyone who has not attended an all-user meeting or one of the makeup sessions will have access to the cleanroom and laboratories REVOKED. To restore access privileges, go to nano.purdue.edu (facilities => operations) and download the slide packet OR view the slides on-line with your advisor (see Step 2); Meet with your advisor and go through the slides that were presented; Print the form that is included with these slides; sign the form and have your advisor sign the form; send or give the form to John Weaver (BRK 1025). Your access will be restored as soon as practical after the form is received. PLEASE NOTE: If you have already attended an all-user meeting, or if you do not have access to the labs or cleanroom, you may disregard this message. 1.2: SUPERUSER MEETING, Friday, November 2, 10:00AM; BRK 2001. The first superuser meeting will be concerning the evaporators and sputterers in the Birck Cleanroom. ALL STUDENTS are invited. 1.3: BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN TRAINING: Friday, 11.02, 3:00PM, BRK 1099. 1.4: LAB SUPPLIES: We are in the final stages of evaluating new gloves for use in the facility. If you would like to volunteer to test and document the dexterity/comfort/robustness of the new gloves before the official supplier is selected, please email Dave Lubelski (lubelski(a)purdue.edu) He will issue you a questionnaire and some sample gloves to use for the next few weeks. 1.5: KUDOS: Sabre Kais has been elected a Fellow of AAAS for ³Outstanding creative contribution to theoretical chemistry, particularly the development of a finite size scaling approach to calculate quantum critical parameters for atomic, molecular and quantum dot systems.² 1.6: PRINTING in Birck using one of the copiers: ECN reports that a document is now in place that describes how to connect to the Canon printers (BRK1022, 3220, 128.210.51.245; BRK2020, 5570, 128.210.51.246; and BRK1220, 5570, 128.210.51.244). Visit https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/Support/KnowledgeBase/Docs/20051013092900 . Please note, printers at BRK have page accounting turned on, so you must know your access code in order to print via the printers listed above (see secretarial staff for assistance, if you don¹t have a code). 1.7: NanoScienceWorks.org: Purdue and the Birck Center were listed as the ³Featured Institution² October e-newsletter. FEATURED INSTITUTION: Purdue University ³Purdue University is the home of several world-class nanoscience centers and initiatives. Purdue¹s Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue leverages advances in nanoscale science and engineering to addressing societal challenges and opportunities in computing, communications, the environment, security, energy independence, and health. Purdue is also the home of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology, and the online nanoHUB portal, which provides tools for simulations, research, and teaching for K-12 and graduate/undergraduate instructors. In the last year, some 5,700 users have run 220,000+ simulations at nanoHUB.² Learn More <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?nanoscienceworks.org/5bf45b960c/b2a58f2419/b2e9617b 0b/searchterm=purdue> . <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?nanoscienceworks.org/5bf45b960c/b2a58f2419/f76c6894 bc/searchterm=purdue> .. <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?nanoscienceworks.org/5bf45b960c/b2a58f2419/59924831 c5> ****************** 2. Seminars / Classes ****************** 2.1: Monday, October 29, 2:30PM; ECE 317: NCN Seminar: ³Plastic Deformation at Micron and Submicron Scales: A MicroMechanics Simulation Tool tutorial,² by Marisol Koslowski, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. ABSTRACT: Most people experiences the way objects plastically deform on a macroscopic scale. From a car crash to the bending of a paper clip plastic deformation occurs in the form of a smooth flow as a response of an applied stress. But due to the constant shrinking on the dimensions of mechanical devices -such as micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and micro electronic interconnects- the notion that plasticity is governed not by a steady flow but by the occurrence of intermittent avalanches of defects moving through the material is gaining increasing attention. To model the deformation of metallic materials at micron and submicron scales a continuum theory of dislocations is derived. We will introduce the MicroMechanics Simulation Tool a dislocation mechanics simulation tool for the prediction of plastic deformation of single crystals. We will show some simulations that show the formation of structures and their influence in macroscopic deformation as for example the dependence on the yield stress on the characteristic size of the sample. BIO: Dr. Marisol Koslowski is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. Previously she was a Technical Staff Member in the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She received her B.S. degree in Physics in 1997 from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and her M.S in 1999 and her Ph. D. in Aeronautics in 2003 from the California Institute of Technology. Her research interests are the development of theoretical and numerical tools to study the mechanical response of materials and structures, especially at micro- and nano-scales. 2.2: Tuesday, October 30, 1:30PM; MRGN 121: ³International Research and Education Funding Opportunities for Faculty and Students,² by Larry H. Weber, PhD, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation. For additional information, please contact Dr. Pankaj Sharma, sharma(a)purdue.edu; 4-9806. 2.3: 2007 Discovery Lecture Series: Global Business Development in Life Sciences, Thursday, November 8, 9:00AM, Ross-Ade Pavilion. 9:00 Session I Kauffman Campuses Initiative, Best Practices Workshop: ³Skills for Business Development,² by Ted Ashburn, Senior Director of Corporate Development, Genzyme Corporation; ³Skills for Successful Entrepreneurs,² by Michael Kurek, Partner, Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC 11:30 Luncheon BioCrossroads Keynote, Starting Regionally, Thinking Globally, Business Development, and the Life Sciences: ³Welcome and Opening,² by Alan Rebar, Sr. Assoc. Vice President for Research, Executive Director, Discovery Park, Purdue University; ³Keynote: Biotech 2007: A Global Transformation,² by G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill and Company, moderated by William Miller, Provost Emeritus, Stanford University; ³Technology Commercialization and Purdue University,² by France A. Córdova 2:30 Panel Session Translating Indiana Ideas into Global Successes, moderated by David Johnson, President and CEO, BioCrossroads: ³Importance of Intellectual Property,² by Ted Ashburn; and ³Considering Global Competition When Developing IP in a Startup Environment,² by Roger Newton, Co-Founder, Esperion Therapeutics, a Division of Pfizer Global Research & Development This event is free and supported by the generosity of the Lilly Endowment and the Kauffman Foundation. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Questions may be directed to: Lori LeRoy, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Biocrossroads, at lleroy(a)biocrossroads.com; or Candiss B. Vibbert, Associate Director for Discovery Park Engagement, at vibbert(a)purdue.edu. Please register today: www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/register.html 2.4: Spring 2008 Course Announcement: ME/CHE 517, ³Micro/Nanoscale Physical Processes,² Professors Gil Lee (ChE) and Steve Wereley (ME); Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00-10:15am Objective: You will learn how physical behavior changes as system size is decreased to the micrometer and nanometer length scales. You will determine when to expect processes to behave differently than at traditional macroscopic length scales and how to use these behavior differences to accomplish innovative tasks at microscopic length scales. This will include the use numerical tools (such as ANSYS and Matlab) to study these systems and predict their behavior. Description: This class will prepare engineers and scientists to address problems they will encounter when studying physical phenomena commonly encountered in Nanotechnology and Micro-Electromechanical Systems. The course will provide the student with the tools to analyze mechanics, dynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, surface phenomena, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer problems at the micrometer scale and below. Atomic force microscopes (AFM), MEMS, and microfluidic systems will be analyzed quantitatively using the ANSYS or equivalent analysis packages. Prerequisites: Students should be of advanced undergraduate or graduate standing; have had experience at the undergraduate level with: statics, dynamics, electricity and magnetism, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer; and be capable of independent work. 2.5: Spring 2008 Course Announcement: ME595W, ³Fundamentals of Particle Image Velocimetry,² Professor Steve Wereley (ME); Tuesdays 12:30PM, ME 204; one-credit hour Particle image velocimetry (PIV) and related techniques such as micro-PIV are quickly becoming the standard tools for measuring fluids and fluid-like materials in motion because of their utility in exploring complex flows such as the microflow around a human red blood cell (below left) and a wavy Taylor vortex (below right). This one credit hour course will expose students to the wide variety of flows and flow parameters that can be measured with this versatile technique. The course will focus on the scientific principles underlying the PIV techniquefluid dynamics, particle dynamics, lasers, optics, imaging, etc.as well as the practical application of these principles to reach an in-depth understanding of the technique including its advantages over competing techniques, its limitations, and its future potential. When finished with the course, students will have attained a level of expertise at which they can analyze a particular flow and determine the optimal parameter space for investigating that flow: algorithm choice, particle size, time between exposures, imaging format, magnification, etc. Students will be exposed to several of the popular commercial particle image velocimetry packages in addition to writing their own basic software. Several advanced topics such as microscopic PIV, stereo PIV, and 3D velocity measurements will be covered. Course grades will be based on approximately weekly assignments and a single final project to be presented orally near the end of the semester. ******************** 3. Birck Visitors ******************** 3.1: Tuesday, October 30, 1:30PM: First-Year Engineering Seminar Students. 3.2: Wednesday, October 31, 10:30AM: CHM115S class tour group; Prof. Chitta Das. 3.3: Thursday, November 1, 4:00PM: Purdue Student Pugwash. 3.4: Friday, November 2, 10:45AM: University of Belgium visitors. 3.5: Friday, November 2, 1:45PM: PULSe Program tour 3.6: Saturday, November 3, 2:00PM: Purdue Collegiate 4-H group. ******************** 4. Funding Opportunities ******************** 4.1: NineSigma Request, RFP# 50591-1, ³Clutch Wear Sensing²; a Fortune 100 company, invites proposals for the design and development of a sensing technology for wear detection in a clutch assembly for automatic transmission systems. The final submission date for Proposal Abstracts is November 16, 2007. More information is available in the Request for Proposal (RFP) document online at http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/50591-1 <http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/50591-1> . If after reviewing the full RFP document you are interested in submitting a proposal or would like more information, please contact Irina Shiyanovskaya (phd(a)ninesigmainc.com) by email and reference RFP# 50591-1 in the subject line. (Birck contact: Yong Chen) ******************** 5. One Purdue ******************** 5.1: Have you begun using One Purdue to place orders? Check with your home departments to be sure that you have been given access to use the SRM system. Purchasing Services is conducting SRM Requisitioner Hands-on Workshops on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning immediately through November 15th. Each workshop is two hours long. The first workshop will be from 8-10 am and the second from 10-12 pm. The workshops will be held in the Business Services Training Room in FREH (located on the first floor behind the reception area). This workshop is intended to aid Requisitioners (that would be anyone interested in placing an order) in ordering through SRM. The first 30 minutes will be a presentation of tips and tricks, including setting default ship-to information, using vendor lists, proper procedures for identifying pricing, and more. The remaining time will be spent entering live orders with the assistance of Purchasing Services staff. Please bring orders to enter during the workshop. All sessions are the same material, you only need to attend one session. Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. To register: go to: www.itap.purdue.edu/training <http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training/ <http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training/> >; click on the header ³OnePurdue² (about three-quarters down the right column); all the showcases and workshops currently available for enrollment will appear; when the you click on ³Register Now,² you will be prompted to log in with your Career Account user ID and password. You will then be asked to verify your name, e-mail address and phone number. Click on the ³Submit² button. Several things will then happen: * Your registration will be confirmed on the screen, including the date, time and training location. * Click on a ³Download² icon to add the event to your Outlook calendar. * An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you. This system maintains an automated waiting list for each class. If a class section is full, you may choose to be added to its waiting list. If registered people cancel, you will automatically be bumped, (in the order of the waiting list) into the vacant seats. You will be sent an e-mail confirmation, so it's important that you cancel your registration if you are unable to attend. 5.2: OnePurdue town halls to address student systems: Faculty and staff are invited to attend a OnePurdue Student System Town Hall meeting to learn how OnePurdue will affect the financial aid, bursar/student accounts, admission, and registrar business processes and systems. The November town halls will be held in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center, on the West Lafayette campus as follows: Nov. 5. 1-3PM and Nov. 15. 10AM-noon. Questions regarding the OnePurdue Town Hall should be sent to Adedayo Adeniyi, OnePurdue Director of Change Management & Communications, at aadeniyi(a)purdue.edu. (http://www.purdue.edu/onepurdue) ******************** 6. Life on the Outside ******************** 6.1: Family increases by one J: John Coy is the proud papa of Abigail Barbara who entered this world on Tuesday, 10.23 at 1:57PM weighing in at 6 lbs and 14 ounces. She¹s a full 19 inches tall. Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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All-User Makeup Sessions
by John Weaver 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

This is a friendly reminder of the All-User meetings that will be held next week on Monday and Tuesday. If you have laboratory and/or cleanroom access, you are required to attend one of the All-User meetings. These meetings include right-to-know (RTK) chemical hazard training, and having an RTK update is required by law. That is one reason why all laboratory and/or cleanroom users must attend an all-user meeting or be locked out of the laboratory and/or cleanroom. These make-up sessions will be held on: Monday, 29 October 2007 and Tuesday, 30 October 2007 6:00 - 7:30 PM Morgan 121 NOTE THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY MAKEUP SESSIONS THAT WILL BE OFFERED. Anyone who has not attended an all-user meeting or one of the makeup sessions will have access to the cleanroom and laboratories revoked. To restore access privileges: 1. Go to nano.purdue.edu (facilities => operations) and download the slide packet OR view the slides on-line with your advisor (see Step 2). 2. Meet with your advisor and go through the slides that were presented 3. Print the attached form. Sign the form and have your advisor sign the form. 4. Send or give the form to John Weaver (BRK 1025). Your access will be restored as soon as practical after the form is received. PLEASE NOTE: If you have already attended an all-user meeting, or if you do not have access to the labs or cleanroom, you may disregard this message. Thank you for your efforts in keeping our facility a safe and pleasant place to work. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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John and Jen Coy have a baby girl
by John Weaver 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

I am very happy to announce that JOHN AND JEN COY now have a baby girl, Abigail Barbara Coy. The ABC initials were intentional! She was born at 1:57 PM this afternoon, weighs in at 6 pounds 10 ounces, and is 19 inches tall. Abigail is very healthy, and is now napping after her first meal. Jen is also doing very well, and we are hoping that this event puts an end to John's accidents :-) Congratulations to John and Jen! John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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WEEKLY MEMO: Monday, October 22
by Deborah Starewich 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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Makeup Sessions for All-User Meeting
by John Weaver 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

There are a large number of people who missed the all-user meetings for BNC. If you have access - key or card - to a laboratory or the cleanroom, you were REQUIRED to attend one of these meetings. To assist you in maintaining your access, we have scheduled two makeup sessions. These sessions will be held on: Monday, 29 October 2007 and Tuesday, 30 October 2007 6:00 - 7:30 PM Morgan 121 NOTE THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY MAKEUP SESSIONS THAT WILL BE OFFERED. Anyone who has not attended an all-user meeting or one of the makeup sessions will have access to the cleanroom and laboratories revoked. To restore access privileges: 1. Go to nano.purdue.edu (facilities => operations) and download the slide packet OR view the slides on-line with your advisor (see Step 2). 2. Meet with your advisor and go through the slides that were presented 3. Print the attached form. Sign the form and have your advisor sign the form. 4. Send or give the form to John Weaver (BRK 1025). Your access will be restored as soon as practical after the form is received. PLEASE NOTE: If you have already attended an all-user meeting, or if you do not have access to the labs or cleanroom, you may disregard this message. Thank you for your efforts in keeping our facility a safe and pleasant place to work. John John R. Weaver Facility Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University (765) 494-5494 jrweaver(a)purdue.edu

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