To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all@ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html The BNC Monday Memo BNC News week of September 13, 2010 SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information Monday, 09.13.10, 9:30AM, ARMS 1021: "The Interaction of Titania Particles in Nonpolar Solvents," by Kathryn Hess, Purdue MSE Prelim 1, with Professor Carlos Martinez. [ MORE ] Thursday, 09.16.10, 10:30AM, BRK 2001: "Prevention Through Design in Collaborative Research Environments," by John Weaver, Facilities Manager, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue [ MORE ] Thursday, 09.16.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Mechatronic Developments for Automobiles," by Prof. Dr. -Ing. Dr. h.c. Rolf Isermann, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany. Refreshments will be served at 4:00 p.m. in ME 254 [ MORE ] Thursday and Friday, 09.16 and 09.17.10, 6:00PM - 4:00PM, Michigan League, 1085 S University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI [ Flyer ] Friday, 09.17.10, 10:00AM, BRK 1001: "Ion-Implanted GaN-Based Devices and p-n Junction Diodes on Free-Standing GaN Substrates," by Kazuki Nomoto, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, Japan [ MORE ] UPCOMING 9th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference will be held on September 27-28th in Chicago IL. The Event returns to the McCormick Place. PROGRAM REGISTER TODAY Online Manually [ MORE ] Nanotechnology Long-term Impacts and Research Directions: 2000-2020, NSF, Board Room (1235), WTEC international study presentation Public presentation of the final report on September 30, 2010 Website: http://wtec.org/private/nano2_draft/ Draft report will be posted on this website for public comments from September 30 to October 15, 2010 Webcast access: To view the webcast, please access the website and type your e-mail www.tvworldwide.com/events/NSFnano2/100930 [ flyer ] Thursday, 09.30.10, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Contact Robotics," Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 4:00PM, ME 254. [ MORE ] Friday, 10.01.10, 10:30AM, ME 256: "Physical Dynamics, Controller Design and Contact Robotics," by Neville Hogan, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments served at 10:00AM, ME 254. [ MORE ] FUNDING The Core Pilot funding opportunity is open for applications through October 18, 2010. The guidelines and application are available on the Indiana CTSI HUB – log in using your university username and password and go to https://www.indianactsi.org/grants . [ MORE ] PURDUE NEWS 2010 Seasonal flu shot info here PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL. Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree. BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Jim Cooper. Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html . Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness Editorial policy set: personal information, i.e., newborn announcements, marriages, etc. [ More ] Submit items for memo of the week of September 20, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY , 09.17.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Cyber Center Discovery Learning Research Center Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research Center Oncological Sciences Center Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker