To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all@ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html BNC News April 20, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Wireless Upgrade to take place in Birck Atrium the week of May 11, 2009. Be aware that there will be debris in the area, also. This work will limit our ability to provide tours and events during the week of May 11-15, 2009. KUDOS to the following Birck members for faculty promotions: to professor MICHAEL A. CAPANO, professor of electrical and computer engineering; JOSEPH M. IRUDAYARAJ, professor of agricultural and biological engineering; LORING F. NIES, professor of civil engineering; ARVIND RAMAN, professor of mechanical engineering; and BABAK ZIAIE, professor electrical and computer engineering; to associate professor CHYI-KONG KAREN CHANG, associate professor of nursing; JI-XIN CHENG, associate professor of biomedical engineering; CHANG LU, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering; DIMITRIOS PEROULIS, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; YOU-YEON WON, associate professor of chemical engineering; and JEFFREY P. YOUNGBLOOD, associate professor of materials engineering. ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Wednesday, 04.22.09, 1:30PM: Ralph Patterson, Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Speaker, with Monica Allain. Wednesday, 04.22.09, 4:00PM: Forest Products Nanotechnology Program Review participants, with Monica Allain. Thursday, 04.23.09, 1:30PM: 2009 Hydrogen Symposium participants, with Kyle Smith and Alfredo Tuesta. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Monday, 04.20.09, 9:00AM-12:00PM, BRK 1099: Hirox Digital Microscopes display. [More] Tuesday, 04.21.09, 11:00AM, BRK 1001: "Electronic Structure Calculations at Macroscopic Scales," by Vikram Gavini, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. [More] Tuesday, 04.21.09, 2:30PM, BRK 1001: "Interband Tunnel Transistors," by Qin Zhang, PhD, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Notre Dame University. [More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Reposting of NIH Limited Submission Competition NIH has reposted the P30 announcement, with minimal changes, and a new deadline of May 29. Click here for the new announcement. Contact Cris King if you have questions about this competition or process. New ARRA Website Launched The Office of the Vice President for Research has launched a new website for Purdue faculty and staff interested in research funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also called “stimulus” funding. [More] ________________________________ DISCOVERY PARK SPRINGFEST, Saturday and Sunday, 04.18 and 04.19. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of April 27, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 04.24.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu ________________________________ Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center e-Enterprise Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Discovery Learning Center Center for Advanced Manufacturing Center for Environment Oncological Sciences Center Cyber Center Energy Center Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker