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Exchange Server is down
by Annie Cheever 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Hi Everyone, The exchange server is down at this time. Sorry for any inconvenience. Thank you, Annie -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annie Cheever, Area Secretary School of Electrical and Computer Engineering acheever(a)purdue.edu Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 2027 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-1205 Phone: 765-496-8327 Fax: 765-496-6443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Parker Night - September 11, 2006
by Willison, Sheryl L 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Parker Hannifin Corporation is preparing to attend the Purdue Industrial Roundtable. We will again hold an information session on the Monday before the career fair. Invitation is for Electrical and Computer Engineering students with a note indicating the invitation was for seniors The invitation is attached below. We plan to meet from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on September 11th. (See attached file: Parker Night invite 2006.doc)

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Reminder for Carry-In
by Douglas, Kimberly C 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Just a reminder for everyone. The BNC carry in is this Wednesday August 30th, @ 11:30. The student council will be grilling out hamburgers, hot dogs, brats. So if you could bring a side dish, desert, or drinks that would be wonderful. Or if you have garden vegetable, or anything else you want for your sandwich. If you could let me know what you plan to bring by tomorrow afternoon that would be great as well. Thanks Kim

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FW: Biological Engineering faculty candidate seminar
by Willison, Sheryl L 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

________________________________ From: Peer, Rebecca J. [mailto:peerb@purdue.edu] Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:27 PM To: dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Biological Engineering faculty candidate seminar Could you please forward this to people in your area that would be interested. Thanks, Isa Mbaraka BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING CANDIDATE Research Seminar Monday, August 28, 2006 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - ABE 301 "Nanostructured Catalysts for Conversion of Biorenewable Feedstocks" Abstract -- Bioprocessing of biorenewable feedstocks will likely require the development of new chemical processes as well as biological processes for economical manufacture of chemicals and/or fuels. However, biorenewable feedstock conversion with heterogeneous catalysts provides new challenges in inorganic catalyst research and development relative to the voluminous historical work with petrochemical feedstocks. These unique challenges include the need to selectively convert highly functionalized molecules and to develop catalytic liquid-solid interfaces in which the liquid phase is commonly aqueous. The implications of these requirements on catalyst design will be discussed as motivation for the utilization of newly synthesized nanostructured materials. These catalyst structures with high surface areas and regular arrays of uniformly sized mesopores hold promise for precise control of the reaction domain at the molecular level. Presented will be results for the application of acid-functionalized mesoporous catalysts for the conversion of lipids. The influence on catalyst performance due to the control of the pore diameter size as well as the modification of the site acidity and hydrophobicity of the reaction domain will be shown. Finally, the potential use of nanostructured catalysts in achieving the elusive goal of biomimetic catalysts will be discussed. Thanks, Becky Becky Peer Administrative Assistant Ag. & Biological Engineering 225 S. University Street Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093 Phone: (765) 494-1162 Fax: (765) 496-1115

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House Vacuum and Solvent waste
by Dave Lubelski 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

The house vacuum is back online. All systems affected by the outage are back operational. Please do not use the empty solvent bottles for solvent waste. The new gallon white jugs are the only acceptable containers for solvent waste. Thank you, Lab Staff

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REMINDER
by Douglas, Kimberly C 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Your presense is requested for the BNC Carry-In on Wednesday August 30th. Please let me know what you will be bringing by Friday. We are looking for main dishes, side dishes, deserts, and drinks. My email again is kdouglas(a)purdue.edu or call 47053. Thanks Kim

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Floor work on Friday
by Hinrichs, Daniel R 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

The area on 1st floor from the womens restroom over pass the glass elevator will be closed Friday Aug. 25th due to waxing of the floor. The area should be open back up by 1:00 p.m. The following area will not be able to be used, womens restroom, center stairs, and the glass elevator. Sorry for all the trouble but this will all help the building look great. Dan Hinrichs Building Services

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BNC west wing shutdown
by Dave Lubelski 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

The make-up air handling units in the west wing of BNC will be down on Monday and Tuesday the 28th and 29th of August. Please do not run any process that requires make-up air. This will include any growth systems and all hoods. Please make sure all hoods are clear of chemicals by that time. We apologize for this problem, but maintenance must be completed. Dave Lubelski

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Process Vacuum Down
by John Coy 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Process vacuum is down. This will effect all lithography and most metal deposition. A notice will be sent when it is up again. Thanks

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Directory Update
by Annie Cheever 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi Everyone, Please check the current directory attached and email Kim Douglas (kdouglas(a)purdue.edu) with your changes. Thanks in advance for your help!! Annie -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annie Cheever, Area Secretary School of Electrical and Computer Engineering acheever(a)purdue.edu Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 2027 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-1205 Phone: 765-496-8327 Fax: 765-496-6443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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