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BNC E-news for the week of Sept 30th
by Turner, Jaime J 01 Oct '19

01 Oct '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events BNC Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Lon Bell<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2219> Opportunities, limitations and challenges to the broad commercialization of Thermoelectric technology October 24th, 2019 @ 11:00am MRGN 121 NextFlex Workshop: FHE Applications for Structural Health and Asset Monitoring Systems<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2270> October 28th - Oct. 30th, 2019 Bagwell Lecture - Seth Lloyd, Nam P. Suh professor of mechanical engineering and professor of physics at MIT November 22nd @ 11:00am in MRGN 121 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> BNC Preventative Maintenance Closure & Research Equipment Power Outage: (See Attachments) The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a closure involving major electrical repairs and completion of our semi-annual preventive maintenance from October 14 through October 18, 2019. There will be a major electrical power outage involving all research equipment in the center. During our electrical bus duct failure back in February is was discovered that main power to all research equipment has the same issue that caused the failure in February. ELECTRICAL work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2019. EVERY GENERAL LAB, MAIN CLEANROOM & BIO CLEANROOM AREAS WILL LOOSE POWER TO RESEARCH EQUIPMENT DURING THIS TIME. ALSO ALL BUILDING WIDE MAJOR UTILITIES WILL BE LOST INCLUDING Compressed Air, Process Vacuum, Process Cooling Water, Ultra Pure Water, Acid Waste System, & ETC. Research equipment on UPS or generator power will not be affected. Power will be lost to all conference rooms and office areas as well so please plan accordingly to safely power down all office computers and electronic devises in your offices prior to the outage. Attached is the electrical shutdown sequence. Please plan accordingly to secure you research equipment and office computers. All air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 14 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 18 to complete our preventative maintenance activities. Please contact me if you need more detailed information. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Floor Scrubbing Please note that the following offices will be unavailable from 5AM - 10:30AM on the dates listed. You can still access labs through the galley doors. * Oct 9th Wednesday - Hallway in front of 2nd floor restrooms closed from 5 AM - 10:30 AM * Oct 10th Thursday - Front of the cleanroom from 5 AM - 10:30AM (you will be able to access from the east and west sides) * Oct. 22nd Tuesday - 2nd floor restrooms closed from 5 AM - 10:30AM * Oct. 23rd Wednesday - 1st floor restrooms closed from 5 AM - 10:30AM * Oct. 24th Thursday - Subfab restrooms from 5 AM - 10:30AM * Oct. 29th Tuesday - West 1st floor subfab hallway from 5AM - 10:30AM (the freight elevator will be inaccessible on the first floor). Please direct any question or concerns to Mary Jo Totten: tottenm(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tottenm@purdue.edu> Graduate Research Assistantship: Advanced SiC MOSFETs Up to 3 graduate research assistantships are available in the area of advanced silicon carbide (SiC) power devices. SiC is a wide bandgap semiconductor with a high critical field, making it an exciting material for power electronic devices. SiC MOSFETs are now commercially available, but do not yet achieve their full potential. We are approaching this problem from several directions, including a radical new device geometry inspired by modern FinFETs, as well as a submicron, fully self-aligned trench UMOSFET, as well as atomic layer deposited gate dielectrics. Research activities will include semiconductor device process development (including sub-micron electron beam lithography and deep reactive ion etch), complete device fabrication, electrical characterization and modeling, and 3D device simulations. Requirements: Must be enrolled in the ECE graduate program at Purdue, with an interest in microelectronics. Preference will be given to candidates demonstrating a familiarity with basic semiconductor physics, or those who have previous experience in device fabrication or characterization. Enrollment in or completion of any of the following courses or equivalents is desirable: * ECE 305 (Semiconductor Devices) * ECE 407 (Semiconductor Measurements Laboratory) * ECE 557 (Integrated Circuit/MEMS Fabrication Laboratory) * ECE 606 (Solid State Devices I) For more information or to apply, send resume and contact information to: Dallas Morisette Research Assistant Professor morisett(a)purdue.edu<mailto:morisett@purdue.edu> Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ***If you would like to share a Thank You/Kudos for a Birck staff, student or faculty who went above and beyond in the weekly news and atrium TV's please send to jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> *** ***If you have any news items (published papers, research news, awards, honors) please send to jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> so they may be included on Birck's website, Facebook and Twitter pages*** Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [facebook image]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [twitter image] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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Reminder: Fab Forum today @ 3 PM in BNC Atrium with Coffee, Tea, and Snacks
by Wirth, Justin C 01 Oct '19

01 Oct '19

Greetings all, this week at Fab Forum Rich Harlan will discussing his life and times in the semiconductor industry. Equipment and administrative updates will precede; open discussion and questions will follow. This week light snacks will be served along with: Coffee of the week: Guatemala Huehuetenango, medium roast Tea of the week: Herbal chamomile blend Fab Forum is held every Tuesday at 3 PM in the BNC atrium, and allows BNC researchers a place to discuss their current problems, concerns, or successes with sample fabrication, characterization, or equipment use. Last week's talk has been posted on the BNCWiki: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Fab+Forum+2019-09-24 Thanks, we hope to see you there, Justin Justin C. Wirth, PhD Research Engineer - EBL Processes & Nanofab Process Consultation Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287A 765.494.8203 | jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu> https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com<https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/>

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Reminder: Conference of the future TODAY at 9am in the Honors College
by Turner, Jaime J 27 Sep '19

27 Sep '19

Dear all, A gentle reminder the Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future is going on today, in the Honor's College from 9am - 4:30pm, schedule below. September 27 Time Session 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. KEYNOTE Digital Privacy Alessandro Acquisti, Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy; Director of the Privacy Economics Experiments Lab, and the Co-director of Center for Behavioral and Decision Research, Carnegie Mellon University 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. Student Design Competition Karthik Kannan, Director for the Krenicki Center for Business Analytics & Machine Learning; Thomas Howatt Chaired Professor, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch-Student winners to be announced Guest speaker: David Hummels, Dr. Samuel R. Allen Dean of the Krannert School of Management and Distinguished Professor of Economics, Purdue University 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. KEYNOTE Art and Innovation in the Future Anna Ridler, Artist and Researcher from London 2:15 - 2:45 p.m. LECTURE International Telepresence Theatre: Brecht's Life of Galileo Anne Fliotsos, Professor of Theatre, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance, Purdue University 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. LECTURE Future of Buildings: Smart Affordable Housing Gary Hobbs, President and CEO, Black and White Investments, LLC 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. LECTURE Nanotechnology, Internet of Things and Data Analytics 2050 and Beyond Ali Shakouri, Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University Thank you! Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [facebook image]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [twitter image] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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Reminder: Fab Forum today @ 3 PM in BNC Atrium with Coffee, Tea, and Snacks
by Wirth, Justin C 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Greetings all, this week at Fab Forum Jerry Shepard will be Introducing the Automated Selected Area Polisher (ASAP-1). Equipment and administrative updates will precede; open discussion and questions will follow. This week light snacks will be served along with: Coffee of the week: Hatian Blue, medium roast Tea of the week: Herbal chamomile blend Fab Forum is held every Tuesday at 3 PM in the BNC atrium, and allows BNC researchers a place to discuss their current problems, concerns, or successes with sample fabrication, characterization, or equipment use. Last week's talk has been posted on the BNCWiki: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Fab+Forum+2019-09-17 Thanks, we hope to see you there, Justin Justin C. Wirth Research Engineer - EBL Processes & Nanofab Process Consultation Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287A 765.494.8203 | jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu> https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com<https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/>

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BNC E-news for the week of September 23rd
by Turner, Jaime J 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events BNC Seminar: Dr. Ibraheem Badejo<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2242> Catalyzing Innovation to Deliver Transformational Solutions to People Globally October 17th, 2019 @ 1:00pm in BRK 1001 BNC Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Lon Bell<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2219> Opportunities, limitations and challenges to the broad commercialization of Thermoelectric technology October 24th, 2019 @ 11:00am MRGN 121 NextFlex Workshop: FHE Applications for Structural Health and Asset Monitoring Systems<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2270> October 28th - Oct. 30th, 2019 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> BNC Preventative Maintenance Closure & Research Equipment Power Outage: (See Attachments) The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a closure involving major electrical repairs and completion of our semi-annual preventive maintenance from October 14 through October 18, 2019. There will be a major electrical power outage involving all research equipment in the center. During our electrical bus duct failure back in February is was discovered that main power to all research equipment has the same issue that caused the failure in February. ELECTRICAL work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2019. EVERY GENERAL LAB, MAIN CLEANROOM & BIO CLEANROOM AREAS WILL LOOSE POWER TO RESEARCH EQUIPMENT DURING THIS TIME. ALSO ALL BUILDING WIDE MAJOR UTILITIES WILL BE LOST INCLUDING Compressed Air, Process Vacuum, Process Cooling Water, Ultra Pure Water, Acid Waste System, & ETC. Research equipment on UPS or generator power will not be affected. Power will be lost to all conference rooms and office areas as well so please plan accordingly to safely power down all office computers and electronic devises in your offices prior to the outage. Attached is the electrical shutdown sequence. Please plan accordingly to secure you research equipment and office computers. All air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 14 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 18 to complete our preventative maintenance activities. Please contact me if you need more detailed information. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future: Sept 26th and 27th<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/2050/> [cid:image014.jpg@01D566F7.F23EB9D0]<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/2050/> Lesker Evaporator Converted to Flexible Substrate Tool Birck has always had a dedicated evaporator for flexible substrates due to the challenging conditions internal to the vacuum chambers caused by substrate outgassing. Having a dedicated evaporator for these types of materials has helped us maintain other evaporators in a much cleaner condition. The Airco evaporator served us for many years as our evaporator for flexible substrates but recently the Airco went down hard and became impossible to repair. As a result we have moved flexible substrate processing over to the Lesker evaporator and it is available immediately for use. We are working to bring a refurbished CHA evaporator online that will be another clean evaporator system for normal processing. Please see me for any questions you may have and for training on the Lesker system. Kenny Schwartz Research Engineer Welcome to Rich Harlan, New Engineering Staff Member We are pleased to announce that Mr. Richard (Rich) Harlan will be joining the Birck Engineering Staff on Monday, September 23rd. Rich comes to us with many years' experience working in semiconductor process engineering assignments in wafer fabs and cleanrooms, with direct experience in optical lithography, wet & dry etching processes, and thermal processes. He holds a 6-Sigma green belt and has led a number of process improvement initiatives in his previous positions. Rich will bring his process optimization, structured problem solving, and process improvement experience to Birck and he will be responsible for metrology tools and for overall process optimization methods and projects. Rich holds a BS EET from Purdue, and will be located in the engineering suite. Please join me in welcoming Rich to the engineering team! Ron Reger Refrigerator Clean out The kitchen refrigerator will be cleaned out on Friday Sept 27 at 1:30 PM If your item does not have a label the container and all will be trashed. Questions or Concerns? Contact: Nancy Black (blackn(a)purdue.edu<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu>) Floor Scrubbing Please note that the following offices will be unavailable from 5AM - 10:30AM on the dates listed. You can still access labs through the galley doors. * Sept. 24 Tuesday - BRK 2262 - 2283 * Sept. 25 Wednesday - West 2nd floor hallway (the elevator and west stairwell will not be available from 5 AM to 10:30AM) * Sept. 26 Thursday - Hallway west of the cleanroom Please direct any question or concerns to Mary Jo Totten: tottenm(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tottenm@purdue.edu> Graduate Research Assistantship: Advanced SiC MOSFETs Up to 3 graduate research assistantships are available in the area of advanced silicon carbide (SiC) power devices. SiC is a wide bandgap semiconductor with a high critical field, making it an exciting material for power electronic devices. SiC MOSFETs are now commercially available, but do not yet achieve their full potential. We are approaching this problem from several directions, including a radical new device geometry inspired by modern FinFETs, as well as a submicron, fully self-aligned trench UMOSFET, as well as atomic layer deposited gate dielectrics. Research activities will include semiconductor device process development (including sub-micron electron beam lithography and deep reactive ion etch), complete device fabrication, electrical characterization and modeling, and 3D device simulations. Requirements: Must be enrolled in the ECE graduate program at Purdue, with an interest in microelectronics. Preference will be given to candidates demonstrating a familiarity with basic semiconductor physics, or those who have previous experience in device fabrication or characterization. Enrollment in or completion of any of the following courses or equivalents is desirable: * ECE 305 (Semiconductor Devices) * ECE 407 (Semiconductor Measurements Laboratory) * ECE 557 (Integrated Circuit/MEMS Fabrication Laboratory) * ECE 606 (Solid State Devices I) For more information or to apply, send resume and contact information to: Dallas Morisette Research Assistant Professor morisett(a)purdue.edu Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ***If you would like to share a Thank You/Kudos for a Birck staff, student or faculty who went above and beyond in the weekly news and atrium TV's please send to jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> *** ***If you have any news items (published papers, research news, awards, honors) please send to jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> so they may be included on Birck's website, Facebook and Twitter pages*** Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [facebook image]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [twitter image] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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Blood Drive Sept 19th
by Turner, Jaime J 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

REMINDER: Blood Drive this Thursday, 9/19/19 in BRK 1001, hosted by NSAC. Donors are needed, please see information below to sign up! What: Saving lives through blood donations When: Sept 19th, 11:00-3:30pm Where: Birck 1001 [image.png] Hello all, The NSAC and the Indiana Blood Center are organizing a blood drive Sept 19th. Blood donations are critical for saving lives in cases where blood transfusions are needed! This is your chance to participate in lifesaving work. We need donors, please schedule your donation today at http://donorpoint.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/132588. To verify eligibility please see the following FAQ: https://www.versiti.org/ways-to-give/blood-donation/donation-eligibility-faq In particular if you have gone out of the country in the last year or are an international student please check your eligibility at these sources: https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/blood_banks.htmland http://www.hsa.gov.sg/content/hsa/en/Blood_Services/Blood_Donation/Can_I_Do… If you have any questions regarding this blood drive please feel free to contact me at speana(a)purdue.edu<mailto:speana@purdue.edu>. Sincerely, -Sam Peana [Image removed by sender.]

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FW: Wen Jiang seminar tomorrow on EM
by Chen, Yong P 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Pls come to MGNR129 for the very interesting seminar by Prof. Wen Jiang on frontier of (cryo) electron microscopy and connections to nano/quantum! From: Chen, Yong P Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 10:41 AM To: Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu>; Ram Subramanian <hurryram(a)gmail.com>; Gilpin, Christopher J <gilpin(a)purdue.edu>; Rosa Diaz <rdiazri(a)purdue.edu>; Chen, Zhihong <zhchen(a)purdue.edu>; Wang, Haiyan <hwang00(a)purdue.edu> Cc: David Stewart <davidstewart(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Wen Jiang seminar tomorrow on EM Dear colleagues: Wen Jiang will give a joint PQSEI/Birck seminar in MGNR tomorrow afternoon (see flyer) about (cryo) electron microscopy and discuss emerging opportunities in EM that may benefit from new developments in data science, nano and quantum. Yong

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Reminder: Fab Forum happening now in the BNC Atrium
by Wirth, Justin C 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Hi all, Quick reminder, Fab Forum is happening today at 3 PM in the BNC Atrium, our speaker is Xingtao Liu with a talk entitled: "Scanning Electron Microscopy Capabilities at Birck Naonotechnolgy Center: Structural and Elemental Analysis of Materials". He'll be highlighting the capabilities of the new Apreo SEM and Helios FIB. Thanks, Justin Justin C. Wirth Research Engineer - EBL Processes & Nanofab Process Consultation Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287A 765.494.8203 | jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu> https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com<https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/>

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BNC E-news for the week of September 16th
by Turner, Jaime J 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events BNC Fab Forum Tuesday, Sept. 17th @ 3:00pm in the Birck Atrium Topic: :Scanning Electron Microscopy Capabilities at Birck Nanotechnology Center: Structural and Elemental Analysis of Materials" by Xingtao Liu PQSEI Seminar: Professor Wen Jiang<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2291> Biological 3D Structures by Cryo-EM: Challenges in Computations and Instruments September 17th, 2019 @ 3:30pm in MRGN 129 BNC Seminar: Dr. Ibraheem Badejo<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2242> Catalyzing Innovation to Deliver Transformational Solutions to People Globally October 17th, 2019 @ 1:00pm in BRK 1001 BNC Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Lon Bell<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2219> Opportunities, limitations and challenges to the broad commercialization of Thermoelectric technology October 24th, 2019 @ 11:00am MRGN 121 NextFlex Workshop: FHE Applications for Structural Health and Asset Monitoring Systems<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2270> October 28th - Oct. 30th, 2019 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> NSAC Blood Drive: September 19th [image.png] The NSAC and the Indiana Blood Center are organizing a blood drive Sept 19th. Blood donations are critical for saving lives in cases where blood transfusions are needed! This is your chance to participate in lifesaving work. We need donors, please schedule your donation today at http://donorpoint.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/132588. To verify eligibility please see the following FAQ: https://www.versiti.org/ways-to-give/blood-donation/donation-eligibility-faq In particular if you have gone out of the country in the last year or are an international student please check your eligibility at these sources: https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/blood_banks.htmland http://www.hsa.gov.sg/content/hsa/en/Blood_Services/Blood_Donation/Can_I_Do… If you have any questions regarding this blood drive please feel free to contact me at speana(a)purdue.edu<mailto:speana@purdue.edu>. Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future: Sept 26th and 27th<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/2050/> [cid:image014.jpg@01D566F7.F23EB9D0]<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/2050/> Lesker Evaporator Converted to Flexible Substrate Tool Birck has always had a dedicated evaporator for flexible substrates due to the challenging conditions internal to the vacuum chambers caused by substrate outgassing. Having a dedicated evaporator for these types of materials has helped us maintain other evaporators in a much cleaner condition. The Airco evaporator served us for many years as our evaporator for flexible substrates but recently the Airco went down hard and became impossible to repair. As a result we have moved flexible substrate processing over to the Lesker evaporator and it is available immediately for use. We are working to bring a refurbished CHA evaporator online that will be another clean evaporator system for normal processing. Please see me for any questions you may have and for training on the Lesker system. Kenny Schwartz Research Engineer Welcome to Rich Harlan, New Engineering Staff Member We are pleased to announce that Mr. Richard (Rich) Harlan will be joining the Birck Engineering Staff on Monday, September 23rd. Rich comes to us with many years' experience working in semiconductor process engineering assignments in wafer fabs and cleanrooms, with direct experience in optical lithography, wet & dry etching processes, and thermal processes. He holds a 6-Sigma green belt and has led a number of process improvement initiatives in his previous positions. Rich will bring his process optimization, structured problem solving, and process improvement experience to Birck and he will be responsible for metrology tools and for overall process optimization methods and projects. Rich holds a BS EET from Purdue, and will be located in the engineering suite. Please join me in welcoming Rich to the engineering team! Ron Reger Floor Scrubbing Please note that the following offices will be unavailable from 5AM - 10:30AM on the dates listed. You can still access labs through the galley doors. * September 17th Tuesday - The east side of 2001 and extending hallway (Please use west door to access 2001) * September 18th Wednesday - The west side of 2001 and extending hallway (Please use east door to access 2001) * September 19 Thursday - The hallway from BRK 2287 - 2295. Offices will be unavailable from 5AM to 10:30AM) * Sept. 24 Tuesday - BRK 2262 - 2283 * Sept. 25 Wednesday - West 2nd floor hallway (the elevator and west stairwell will not be available from 5 AM to 10:30AM) * Sept. 26 Thursday - Hallway west of the cleanroom Please direct any question or concerns to Mary Jo Totten: tottenm(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tottenm@purdue.edu> Notice: Vibration from Construction from 8/20/19 to 9/25/19 Attached is the Gantt chart from the contractor and a layout showing the construction location. (Birck Schedule/BNC Addition Construction Area) Below is the general time line for activity that most likely will generate mechanical vibration for research equipment. 9/12/19 - 9/13/19 - Foundation backfill 2 days 9/16/19 - 9/17/19 - Concrete Prep 2 days 9/19/19 - 9/25/19 - Core drilling for Fire suppression 5 days Mark Voorhis Building Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center BNC Preventative Maintenance Closure & Research Equipment Power Outage: The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a closure involving major electrical repairs and completion of our semi-annual preventive maintenance from October 14 through October 18, 2019. There will be a major electrical power outage involving all research equipment in the center. During our electrical bus duct failure back in February is was discovered that main power to all research equipment has the same issue that caused the failure in February. ELECTRICAL work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2019. EVERY GENERAL LAB, MAIN CLEANROOM & BIO CLEANROOM AREAS WILL LOOSE POWER TO RESEARCH EQUIPMENT DURING THIS TIME. ALSO ALL BUILDING WIDE MAJOR UTILITIES WILL BE LOST INCLUDING Compressed Air, Process Vacuum, Process Cooling Water, Ultra Pure Water, Acid Waste System, & ETC. Research equipment on UPS or generator power will not be affected. Power will be lost to all conference rooms and office areas as well so please plan accordingly to safely power down all office computers and electronic devises in your offices prior to the outage. All air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 14 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 18 to complete our preventative maintenance activities. Please contact me if you need more detailed information. [cid:image002.png@01D54C3E.42C04D80] [cid:image003.png@01D54C3E.42C04D80] [cid:image005.png@01D54C3E.42C04D80] Mark Voorhis Building Manager Thank you to everyone who came out for the Birck Ice Cream Social!! [cid:image013.jpg@01D56D32.372C2510] Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ***If you would like to share a Thank You/Kudos for a Birck staff, student or faculty who went above and beyond in the weekly news and atrium TV's please send to jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> *** ***If you have any news items (published papers, research news, awards, honors) please send to jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> so they may be included on Birck's website, Facebook and Twitter pages*** Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [facebook image]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [twitter image] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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REMINDER: Birck Ice Cream Social TODAY @ 3:00pm by the Voss (Sun) Sculpture Discovery Park
by Turner, Jaime J 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

REMINDER: Birck Ice Cream Social, TODAY Sept. 13th @ 3:00pm by the VOSS Sun Sculpture - Remarks at 3:20pm and Group Photo at 3:30pm. Sent on behalf of Ali Shakouri Dear BNC community, The BNC leadership and I would like to welcome back our students, faculty and staff and celebrate the start of the school year with a meet and greet ice cream social to be held Sept. 13th @ 3:00pm by the Voss (Sun) Sculpture in Discovery Park. Please join us to meet your fellow BNC users and discover the strategic directions BNC will focus on in the coming year. [cid:image002.png@01D56A38.47BED820] Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [facebook image]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [twitter image] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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