[cid:image006.jpg@01D685C3.FA345960] Responding to COVID-19: Research Operations at Birck https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/for-birck-users/covid/index.php Seminars /Workshops / Events NSF Workshop: Future of Semiconductors and Beyond<https://nsf-fosworkshop.nd.edu/>, Through four half-day sessions, this NSF-sponsored virtual workshop will convene leaders in electronic materials, devices, and systems to discuss emerging opportunities in semiconductors and related materials and their integration within electronic and photonic systems. Continued American leadership in semiconductor technology is essential to maintain national security and defense, and foster economic growth. This workshop is aimed to develop a vision for directed research in future innovations in semiconductors and related materials to promote continued U.S. leadership in this critical sector. The sessions will be held on Zoom from Noon - 4:30pm (Eastern time) on the following dates: * Session 1: Monday, March 1 Harnessing Electronic Phases and Phase Transitions * Session 2: Tuesday, March 2 Engineering Heterogeneous Semiconductor Structures ** Prof. Sasha Boltasseva panelist * Session 3: Monday, March 8 Extending Device Frontiers ** Prof. Dana Weinstein panelist * Session 4: Tuesday, March 9 Advancing Organic/Biodevices - Sensing, Stimulation, and Communication Fab Forum March 2nd, 2021 | 1:00-2:00pm Welcome to discuss your problems in fabrications and ask questions about BNC tools. Each week, we will invite one BNC staff to host the "office hour" and help tackle the questions. This week (1-2pm, Tue), Justin Wirth will be on board. Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3acd9e761814674399bc6ab0348057f369%40thread.tacv2/1614606925408?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224130bd39-7c53-419c-b1e5-8758d6d63f21%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225e25f3e4-7430-49f7-b907-2ec3a19c19ea%22%7d> PQSEI Seminar March 3rd, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00pm | Dr. Yuli Lyanda-Geller of Purdue University Dr. Yuli Lyanda-Geller of Purdue University<https://purdue0-my.sharepoint.com/personal/stewartd_purdue_edu/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fstewartd%5Fpurdue%5Fedu%2FDocuments%2FDocuments%2FPQSEI%2FDavid%2FEvents%2FPQSEI%20Seminar%20Series%2FSpring%202021%20Seminar%20Series%2FYuli%20Lyanda%2DGeller%203%2D3%2D21%2FYuli%20Lyanda%2DGeller%20PQSEI%20seminar%20announcement%203%2D3%2D21%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fstewartd%5Fpurdue%5Fedu%2FDocuments%2FDocuments%2FPQSEI%2FDavid%2FEvents%2FPQSEI%20Seminar%20Series%2FSpring%202021%20Seminar%20Series%2FYuli%20Lyanda%2DGeller%203%2D3%2D21&originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly9wdXJkdWUwLW15LnNoYXJlcG9pbnQuY29tLzpiOi9nL3BlcnNvbmFsL3N0ZXdhcnRkX3B1cmR1ZV9lZHUvRVdfWVJBMW1acGhBcTRQaG05X0V1MU1CM1hQWGtVcFhkTlEwSGZUUm1FMEhQQT9ydGltZT1mbl95a09QYzJFZw> Join Zoom Meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96710589999 ECE Seminar Series Prof. Murat Kocaoglu, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University March 4th, 2021 | 10:00am - 11:00am Title: Entropic Methods for Causal Discovery (abstract attached) Zoom Link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/3164232249 BNC Faculty Seminar David J. Cappelleri, Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering and in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy) March 4th, 2021 | 12pm - 1pm Title: Microrobotics: Robotic Systems at the Microscale<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=3415> Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808 Indiana-focused conference, Environmental Justice, Next Steps - Environment Justice, Climate Change, and Racial Justice March 25 - 26, 2021 The goal of this virtual conference is to create a regional action network on environmental justice by bringing together Purdue researchers, artists, scholars and stakeholders, and including peers working at research institutions across the state. Through the conference, Purdue will bring diverse scholars and leaders together to broaden the conversation on environmental justice with a focus Indiana and the Midwest by inviting researchers in areas including environmental sciences, racial & social justice, decolonization, engineering, law and environmental policy, and the visual and performing arts with the intention of starting long-term collaborations and conversations to maximize the impact of discussions moving forward. Website: https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/resources/Env-justice.php Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Birck Conference Rooms We have taken appropriate steps to reopen the conference rooms within Birck (with the exception of 1001 which continues to be used for storage during the pandemic). The Birck conference rooms are available for scheduling through the BNC secretarial staff and via the normal Microsoft Outlook schedule, but please be aware they all have maximum occupancy limits. The smaller conference rooms allow a maximum of 4 individuals, and the two atrium conference rooms allow a maximum of 5 individuals. BRK 2001 continues to have a limit of 10 occupants. Also please wear masks, wipe touch surfaces with disinfectant before and after use, and maintain social distancing even as you enter and leave the room. Lost Item A ring was lost last week (possibly in the men's bathroom). If you find a silver ring with black lines and black dots please let Jaime Turner (jjturner@purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> | 765-494-3509) know so she can return to the owner. 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