MONDAY MEMO, July 9, 2007 **************** 1. Seminar **************** 1.1: Tuesday, July 10, 3:00PM, BRK 1001: ³Self-Assembly for Massive Production of Nanotube/Nanowire-based Devices,² by Prof. Seunghun Hong, Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Korea Although nanotube (NT)/nanowire (NW)-based devices are drawing attention as next-generation device architectures, a lack of mass-production methods for such devices have been holding back their practical applications. In this talk, a massive integration strategy of NT/NW-based devices will be presented, where surface molecular patterns guide the selective assembly and alignment of various NTs/NWs (e.g., carbon NT, vanadium oxide NWs, etc) on virtually general substrates (e.g., Au, silicon oxide, Si, Al, etc). Interestingly, NT/NW adsorbed on solid substrates exhibit ³2-dimensional sliding motions² on the substrates to form pre-designed device structures. This strategy is named here as ³surface-programmed assembly² in the sense that the entire assembly process can be programmed by surface molecular patterns. This process is utilized for wafer-scale fabrication of NT/NW-based devices such as high-performance transistors and bio-sensors. Importantly, since the entire processing steps can be done using only conventional microfabrication facilities without any high-temperature processes, the strategy is readily accessible for the conventional device industry and may open up a new NT/NW-silicon hybrid device industry in the future. ******************** 2. Tours of Birck ******************** 2.1: Monday, July 9, 9:00-9:45; Dr. Michael Manfra, prospective faculty candidate, physics; tour led by Dave Lubelski 2.2: Monday, July 9, 2:00-4:00; NCLT Professional Development Workshop; 2 tour groups led by Jennifer Monahan and John Coy with presentation given by George Adams 2.3: Tuesday, July 10, 1:30; Prof. Sunghun Hong, Seoul National University, Korea; led by Ron Reifenberger 2.3: Thursday, July 12, 10:00-11:45; Pre-Freshman and Cooperative Education (PREFACE); Discovery Park overview by George Adams (MRGN 121), 2 groups led by Kathy Beaver (BIND) and student reps (BRK) 2.4: Thursday, July 12, 1:00-1:30; NCN visitors (SYNOPSYS) 2.5: Thursday, July 12, 3:45-5:00; Engineering High School Summer Camp; cleanroom focus led by student reps 2.6: Friday, July 13, 9:30-10:30; TAGS (Girl Scout) Summer Camp; 2 groups; Group A atrium exhibit explanation and Group B tour BRK with student reps 2.7: Friday, July 13, 1:30-2:00; Stanley Co. visiting Vlad Shalaev; tour BRK with George Adams **************** 3. BRK tips **************** 3.1: Delays in receiving orders? a) please know how important it is to use the correct account numbers when making requisitions; your professor or the PI for the project will have the correct numbers to use. The secretarial staff does not have access to this information they play only a small part in the huge process of receiving goods into the university. b) use vendors that have previously been used; when a new vendor to Purdue¹s ordering system is used, at least a week¹s delay occurs in the creation of a purchase order that is then sent to the vendor. c) place your own orders: check with your home departments to see if you have been granted access to the purchasing system; see Vikki Fast in the Birck Business office should you have questions regarding the procedures to use the new purchasing system. 3.2: Business Travel? a) Be sure to complete a Form 17 BEFORE you travel. Form 17s are used for two main purposes: INSURANCE coverage during your business trip (without this, you may not be covered if injured during your business trip) and ESTIMATE of expenses that will be applied to the account being used. b) Keep ALL your receipts and submit a Form 25 PROMPTLY upon your return. c) If you need assistance, please contact a member of the secretarial staff. Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi@ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/