Responding to COVID-19: Research Operations at Birck
https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/for-birck-users/covid/index.php
Seminars /Workshops / Events
Meet a QIST Expert: Expert - Celia Merzbacher (QED-C)
(Announcement Attached)
March 22nd, 2021 |5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Join on your computer or mobile app:
Click
here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
Phone Conference ID: 423 000 318#
Fab Forum: Office Hour with BNC Staff
March 23rd, 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:
Dr. Alexander Zlokapa of California Institute of Technology
March 24th, 2021 | 11:00am
Title: Quantum machine learning for near-term applications
Join here:
Zoom Link
BNC Faculty Seminar Series
March 25th, 2021 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Tyler N. Tallman, Assistant Professor School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanophotonics Virtual Conference
March 25th, 2021 | 9:00am – 11:15am CT
Speakers will cover applications in biochemistry, photovoltaics, materials, and more
There is no cost to attend. Please register
at Eventbrite
The Hubert James Lecture Series (announcement attached)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Sara Seager, MIT
March 25th, 2021 | 3:30pm
Title: Exoplanets and the Search for Atmospheric Biosignature Gases
Zoom Link:
https://purdue‐edu.zoom.us/j/92048585861
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
Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture Series: Online!
Dr. Diana Wall, Director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability
April 5th, 2021 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Title: Global Soil Biodiversity: Establishing Common Ground for Sustainability
Registration is required in order to access the WebEx link. Please register
here. Download an event PDF
here.
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
Virtual Judges needed for the 2021 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair – March 25 - 29
This year, we have over 200 young experimentalists (5-8 graders) eagerly awaiting a chance to share their projects with “real scientists”. Students are going the extra mile this year to prepare virtual presentations, and having many judges from a variety of
disciplines helps us award prizes most fairly to deserving projects. That’s where you come in.
Students will be submitting their work in a brief, 7-10 slide powerpoint, along with a 30 second introduction and optional narration. If you sign up to judge you will be assigned about 10 projects to score, which should take 2-3 hours at most, and will need
to submit feedback through a google form. You will receive your judging assignment and access to projects on March 25th, and will need to finish all scoring by midnight on March 29th.
If you are able to judge, please sign up using the link below. You will receive an email closer to the time of the fair with your category assignment and detailed instructions.
Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/6JQkU2pkBRAombkw9
Feel free to email me at lrsf2021@gmail.com with any specific questions or concerns not covered in the survey. Thank you so much for your help, and we hope to hear from you!
Best Regards,
Gillian Barth (lrsef2021@gmail.com)
2021 Judge Coordinator
and
Dr. Cynthia Stauffacher
2021 Director
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