Responding to COVID-19: Research Operations at Birck
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Seminars /Workshops / Events
Fab Forum: Office Hour with BNC Staff
April 20th, 2021 | 2:00pm
Come and join us, if you would like to discuss about your fabrication, experiment or get tips in using BNC equipment
Where:
https://tinyurl.com/fab-forum-office-hour
If you need guidance on your career development, or tips for success, you are invited to listen to the stories shared by Birck professors/staff/alumni, and get yourself recharged at
Coffee Hour (previous episodes: Youtube
Spotify Podcast
PQSEI Seminar:
Prof. Thomas E. Roth of Purdue University
April 21st, 2021 | 11:00am
Title: Full-Wave
Modeling of Microwave Frequency Single Photon Sources
Join here: Zoom Link
The Mueller Lecture: Michel Orrit, MoNOS, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory Leiden University, Netherlands (Flyer Attached)
April 21st, 2021 | Seminar at 12:30pm | Reception at 1:30pm
https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99648501847?pwd=b1hhcXlaNzJOQTZJUEluRUIxeVFudz09
Meeting ID: 996 4850 1847 Passcode: Mueller
BNC Faculty Seminar Series
April 22nd, 2021 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Alejandro Strachan,
Professor of Materials Engineering, Deputy Director of the Purdue’s Center for Predictive Materials and Devices (c-PRIMED) and of NSF’s Network for Computational Nanotechnology
Join Zoom:
https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91754078808
nanoHUB is excited to announce the first four workshops for the Spring 2021 session of our Hands-on Data Science and Machine Learning Training Series.
Series information. Our series is aimed at active researchers and educators and designed to introduce practical skills with online, hands-on activities participnts
will be able to incorporate in their work. Hands-on activities will use nanoHUB cloud computing resources, no need to download or install any software. All you
need is an internet connection and a browser. After the training sessions, you will be able to continue using nanoHUB for research or education.
Registration links and material for prior workshops can be found at the workshop webpage: https://nanohub.org/groups/ml/handsontraining
Date/Time: Friday, April 23, 2021 / 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Title: Parsimonious Neural Networks Learn Interpretable Physical Laws
By: Saaketh Desai, Sandia National LabsRegister here (limited seats): https://nanohub.org/groups/ml/handsontraining
Abstract: Machine learning methods are widely used as surrogate models in the physical sciences, but less explored is the use of machine learning to discover interpretable laws from data. This tutorial introduces parsimonious neural networks (PNNs),
a combination of neural networks and evolutionary optimization to find models that balance accuracy with parsimony. As an example, you will learn how to train a PNN to learn interpretable laws that predict the melting temperature of a material given fundamental
properties such as elastic constants and volume. You will also learn how to interpret the discovered PNN models as physical laws, and understand how various PNN models, as well as traditional models such as the Lindemann melting law, trade parsimony and accuracy.
Birck Nanotechnology Center Advanced Capabilities
Plasma-Therm
Apex ICP RIE Etcher
- ICP Power up to 2,000W and Bias Power up to 600W
- Configured with 10 Process Gasses
- Chamber and Chuck Temperatures up to 60C
Other Capabilities: Has End Point Detection capabilities with a laser-based system which measures the laser signal reflected from a target location on the substrate surface.
Location: BRK Cleanroom Bay K
Contact: Francis Manfred (fmanfred@purdue.edu)
Please visit the Birck Wiki to learn about the wide array of fabrication and characterization equipment at the facility
Birck Nanotechnology Center PM Closure Notice
The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown May 3 through May 7, 2021. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday,
May 3 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 7. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well.
All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. Only authorized personnel will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period.
In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 7 a.m. Monday, May 3 through 4 p.m. Friday,
May 7. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. No chemical work will be allowed during this period.
It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, May 7. Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability.
For long term research planning please refer the following future dates for our future preventive maintenance shutdowns.
Week of May 3, 2021 Week of Oct 18, 2021
Week of May 2, 2022 Week of Oct 17, 2022
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these important preventive maintenance shutdowns. Please contact me if you need more detailed information.
Mark Voorhis
Building Manager
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Purdue asks campus community to participate in new COVID-19 vaccine verification program
All faculty, staff and students affiliated with the West Lafayette campus are encouraged to participate in a new verification program once they’ve been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to assist Protect Purdue efforts in managing the health and safety of the campus
community.
Through a brief Qualtrics survey, those who have fully completed their COVID-19 vaccination — two shots of Moderna/Pfizer or the single dosage of Johnson & Johnson
— can upload an image of their vaccine verification card and communicate any related details to the Protect Purdue Health Center.
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