BNC News

week of May 24, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PURDUE RECYCLES

There have been a few questions about the new recycling program that Purdue University has implemented in Birck. 

Mary Jo Totten adds the following notes for clarification:

Purdue recycling program considers the following:

RECYCLABLE:  Office paper is neutral color, non-glossy, and unbound (paper clips and staples are OK).

RECYCLABLE:  Mixed recyclables are books/notebooks, cans, cardboard, glossy/bright colored paper, junk mail, magazines, newspapers/ads/inserts, pamphlets/ brochures, plastic.

TRASH:  is facial tissues, food waste, liquids, restroom paper, snack wrappers, etc.

The new blue container in BNC offices are for RECYCLABLE materials only and has two openings.  The larger opening is for mixed recyclables, and the smaller opening is for office paper. 

If you have trash, you must take it to a trash can.  There is a trash can located in every conference room.  Physical Facilities has also placed a trash can in any office area that has more than five occupants (graduate student offices and suites).

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jo Totten. 

Carol Handwerker adds:  “. . . Purdue saves with this program!  Mixed recycling is hauled away at NO cost to Purdue (as opposed to trash for which Purdue pays $35–45/ton for disposal) and recyclers actually pay Purdue for the white/office paper waste.  For more details you should check with physical facilities.”

Thank you for your participation in this campus wide recycling effort.

POSTER PRINTING

Poster printer summer schedule has been announced by DP Engagement.

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STORAGE IN BIRCK

We do not store any equipment or materials in the Center for outside entities.

NOTICE

The 1st floor men's restroom will be closed on Wednesday June 9th for floor restoration. Please use the 2nd floor men's restroom and thank you for your understanding.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mary Jo Totten [6-1173]

FACULTY NEWS

MALAYSIAN RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Faculty sessions with Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation

Come learn about available research opportunities in partnership with Malaysia, and possible funding opportunities and paid research visits to professors, faculty members and research scientists.

Date: Friday, May 28th 2010
Time: 3-6 pm
Place: Stewart 214 ABCD

Refreshments will be provided

GRADUATE STUDENTS

FREE PIZZA!

Learn about Indo/US joint Networked Centre and the research opportunities available to students.

Monday, 05.24.10, 12:00PM, BRK 1001

[Flier]

STUDENT LEADERS CONFERENCE AND RESEARCH AND POSTER SYMPOSIUM

“EVERYONE OF US IS A LEADER”

What is SLC?
Student Leaders Conference (SLC) is an annual event to attract students to meet representative from Malaysian agencies, to know about what is going on in Malaysia and what are the opportunities available for the students to pursue in their academic field, career and studies.

Open to all graduate students

Research and Poster Symposium
Students will have the opportunity to showcase their research to government agencies and companies for funding, business opportunity and research collaborations.

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NCN's Electronics from the Bottom Up

NCN’s Electronics from the Bottom Up - an innovative educational initiative cosponsored by Intel, NCN, and Purdue University – introduces students to new ways of thinking about electronic devices. New concepts and
approaches, emerging from current research on nanoscience, are applied to non-equilibrium problems like
nanoscale transistors, energy conversion devices and bio-sensors. The 2010 Summer School will feature
lectures and hands on exercises by Prof. Supriyo Datta on the topic: “Nanoelectronic Devices, with an introduction to spintronics.” Additional tutorials on selected topics will be presented by faculty from Purdue University and from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bangalore, India.

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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/DEMOS

visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information

HITACHI DEMO!

Thursday, 05.27.10, 1:00-4:00PM, BRK 2290: Hitachi demos their TM3000 Tabletop SEM. STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO BRING SAMPLES TO VIEW.

[TM3000 Flier]

2010 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and  Software Engineering (CiSE2010)

CALL FOR PAPERS: http://www.ciseng.org/2010

Wuhan, China    

December 10-12, 2010

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is now accepting proposals for the 2011 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program.
 
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation supports doctoral students through the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program.

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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 Tim Sands.

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 May 31, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 05.28.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu