Seminars /Workshops / Events
January 29th @ 11:00am in BRK 1001
In Search of More Sustainable Biomass Based Polymeric Materials
A practical guide to electrical characterization of materials at BNC
February 4th, 9:00am – 3:00pm in BRK 1001
Register
HERE
February 13th @ 10:30am in BRK 1001
Electrolyte Gating of Functional Materials
CALLING ALL BIRCK STUDENTS!!! Science Communication Shark Tank Competition – Sign Up
February 18th, 5:30pm -7:30pm in BRK 1001
RSVP by Friday, Feb. 7th to Neil Dilley (ndilley@purdue.edu)
2nd Annual Science Communication Shark Tank Competition
March 26th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm in MRGN 121
MANDATORY ALL USER TRAINING (BNC 151)
Please visit
https://www.openpassport.org/Badge/bnc151-2020 / to complete the mandatory all user training (BNC 151) by
January 26th, 2020. If you are a user of the facility and do not complete the all user training by this date cleanroom and
laboratory access will be removed until the training is complete.
Stephen Jurss
Birck Safety Officer
BNC Research Equipment Power Outage for ALL GENERAL LABORATORY, SUBFAB AND CLEANROOM: WED., MAY 6TH 2020 FROM 10AM – 2PM
This is advance notice about major electrical power outage involving all research equipment in the center on Wednesday May 6 from 10AM to 2 PM. Physical Facilities High Voltage Department have firmed up plans necessary to gain access
and have parts needed to fix the switchboard #1 that supplies power to all research equipment in the center. This involves all research equipment in ALL GENERAL LABORATORY, SUB FAB, AND CLEANROOM. All research equipment connected to our building wide Uninterrupted
Power Supply (UPS) or generator power will NOT lose power during this time.
This work will be completed during our normal spring building preventative maintenance closure that is scheduled from Monday May 4 through Friday May 8, 2020. More details on the preventative maintenance closure will be communicated
as we get closer to May 4, 2020.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Best Regards,
Mark Voorhis
Building Manager
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Office: (765) 494-3036
Jischke Drive Repairs – April – August, 2020
Project Overview
South Martin Jischke Drive from State Street to Harrison Street will be repaired next year, and utility work in the area will also occur. This section of South Martin Jischke Drive will be closed in phases while work is ongoing, and
some adjacent sidewalk and ramps will be unavailable. We will be constructing a pedestrian “bump out” on the east and west side where the cross walks are located. The bump out will improve pedestrian safety. We will also be adding a short section of bike
lane that will connect the existing bike lane that dead ends at the south end of Burton Morgan Dr. with bike lane at the corner of State and Jischke.
Project Schedule
While we are still in the design phase and the schedule is not yet final, we anticipate sidewalk repairs and utility work will begin in April 2020 with road closures beginning in May. Road work will be completed in two phases after spring
commencement and before Boiler Gold Rush in August. The first phase will close northern half of the road from State Street to just south of the TERY parking lot entrance. This section will be reopened after repairs are complete, and then the remaining portion
of South Jischke Drive from south of the TERY parking lot to Harrison Street will close for repairs. Access to TERY will be maintained throughout the project. Parking along Jischke will not be available during construction.
Our Request for Your Participation
To streamline feedback, occupants should communicate needs and concerns for April-August 2020 with their assigned building deputy. Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Vehicular / pedestrian access from South Jischke Drive
- Parking – temporary accommodations during construction
- Operational needs such as deliveries (provide truck size and frequency)
- Visitors or summer conferences – access and communications that are needed for visitors
- Trash / recycle pick up, including current locations and potential summer options
Please communicate any needs and concerns with the appropriate assigned building deputy, see below.
- Steve Rudolph – MRGN, MANN
sgrudolph@purdue.edu
- Phil Austin – BIND
pjaustin@purdue.edu
- Mary Jo Totten - BRK
tottenm@purdue.edu
- Eric Ridgley – DLR
ewridgley@purdue.edu
- Stu Michael – DRUG
michaesd@purdue.edu
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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@purdue.edu
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