WEEKLY MEMO, August 18, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: ADDITIONAL SECRETARIAL SUPPORT IS HERE: Nancy Black begins today. Nancy will be serving faculty and their students, as well as the Birck engineering staff members. She will also backup Melissa Marris and Annie Cheever. Her office is BRK 2287, 48675, nlblack@purdue.edu. Please stop by and introduce yourself. 1.2: NEW SECRETARIAL ASSIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED: NANCY BLACK, BRK 2287, 48675, nlblack@purdue.edu Faculty and Student support: Capano, Cooper, Datta, and Shalaev. Staff Support: Coy, Gardner, Grau, Hosler, Jurss, Kuhn, Lubelski, Mahmood, Miller, Reece, Reger, Rowe, Schwartz, Sharifi, Totten, Voorhis, Weaver, and Young. Secretarial back-up. ANNIE CHEEVER, Birck skywalk atrium, 68327, acheever@purdue.edu Faculty and Student Support: Alam, Bergstrom, Chappell, Chen, Clark, Fisher, Irudayaraj, Janes, Leary, Mohammadi, Narimanov, Peroulis, Ribbe, Savran, Wei, Wereley, Xu, Yang, Ye, and Ziaie. Secretarial back-up. MELISSA MARRIS, Birck atrium, 47053, lanem@purdue.edu Faculty and Student Support: Appenzeller, Bashir, Chang, Garimella, Kais, Lee, Lyanda-Geller, McNally, Moon, Qi, Raman, Rao, Reifenberger, Rokhinson, Schwartz, Stach, and Woodall. Staff Support: Drachev, Goecker, Starewich, Zakharov, and Zemlyanov. Secretarial back-up. 1.3: CARRY-IN: Thursday, 08.28.08, 11:30-1:00PM, Birck Atrium. Fall Carry-in to celebrate the Fall Semester and Accomplishments from last year. Bring a dish and have lunch; table service to be provided. 1.4: Lego Display training session: DP Engagement will offer a training session for the AFM Lego Display, located in our Atrium. Learn how to operate and use the display, fun facts about the display and what an AFM is used for in our Center: Wednesday, August 20, 1:00-1:30. Let Valerie Lawless know if you would like to attend this session (lawlessv@purdue.edu). 1.5: FREE Vacuum Training Seminars offered by Varian Inc. on Sept. 16-17. Standard High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar offered on Sept. 16 from 5:30-9:30pm and Advanced High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar offered on Sept. 17 from 5:30-9:30pm. Registrants of advanced seminar are recommended to also attend the standard seminar. Seminars will be in room 1001 (NOT BIRCK) in the Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering (MJIS). Free dinner (pizza or sandwiches) will be provided. Contact Jeremy Schroeder (jlschroe@purdue.edu) to register. SEE ³ATTACH1² AND ³ATTACH2.² 1.6: Birck gets waxed J: per Dan Hinrichs, the scrubbing and waxing of the one- and two-person offices will be put on hold in order to finish ten-person offices and begin hallways and the atrium. We will be notified when the other offices are to be done. 1.7: Scanning Probe Microscopy User group meeting: Friday, 08.29.08, 11:30AM, BRK 2001; PIZZA provided. Purdue University Scanning Probe Microscopy (PU-SPM) User Group meetings will be initiated with the Call out meeting on the 29th of August at Birck center Rm 2001. In the call out meeting, information will be provided about the PU-SPM community, its plan for the next year, and why it is beneficial to all the SPM users to join the PU-SPM User Group and attend the biweekly meetings. A schedule of this Fall¹s meetings, as well as speaker names and topics will be provided. Suggestions from the attendees about the PU-SPM activities or meetings schedule will be highly appreciated. Pizza and drinks will be provided. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday, 08.18.08, 4:30PM: BDMF guests, with Candiss Vibbert. 2.2: Tuesday, 08.19.08, 2:45-3:45PM: Hoosier Oncology Group/Advocates, with Charles Buck. 2.3: Wednesday, 08.20.08, 4:45-5:30PM: Raytheon, with Charles Buck. ***************************************** 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios ***************************************** 3.1: Thursday, 09.25.08, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC: ³Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students,² by Peter E. Dunn (registration required). *************** 4. CONFERENCES *************** 4.1: 3rd BioNanoTox and Applications Research Conference will be held at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, October 23-24, 2008 http://bionanotox.googlepages.com <http://bionanotox.googlepages.com> <http://bionanotox.googlepages.com/ <http://bionanotox.googlepages.com/> > Early registration and abstract submission is now open and will last till Aug. 30th, 2008 4.2: The California Institute of Nanotechnology is pleased to announce a workshop on ³Micro-Nano Fabrication for Photovoltaic Applications,² Sept. 320 in San Jose. This hands-on workshop is designed to teach you the fundamentals of micro-nanofabrication and apply these techniques to create your own thin film photovoltaic cell in the lab. This course includes 6 hours of classroom lectures and 24 hours of lab practicals. The labs will be on Saturday 9:00 AM-5:30 PM (September 6, 13 and 20) and classroom learning will be on Wednesday evening from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM (September 3, 10 and 17). This intensive 30 hour workshop offers: Hands-on experience designing and manufacturing your very own thin film photovoltaic cell; Characterize your solar cell using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); Acquire basic skills in ultra-high vacuum, physical vapor deposition, lithography, etching and metallization. PRE-REQUISITES: four year degree in science or engineering; at least 3 years of working experience in a high tech industry. TUITION: $1,495 for the 30-hour workshop. Registration online: http://cinano.com/registration-FAB.htm <http://cinano.com/registration-FAB.htm> <http://nanotechcongresssmailer.com/080E1E131C061700320207001607175C1716070E 434B464A430E4141414345420E400E4040454B4A47400E08.aspx <http://nanotechcongresssmailer.com/080E1E131C061700320207001607175C1716070E 434B464A430E4141414345420E400E4040454B4A47400E08.aspx> >. For more information, please visit the web site: http://cinano.com/nanofab.html <http://cinano.com/nanofab.html> <http://nanotechcongresssmailer.com/080E1E131C061700320207001607175C1716070E 434B464A430E4141414345420E400E404345444043460E08.aspx <http://nanotechcongresssmailer.com/080E1E131C061700320207001607175C1716070E 434B464A430E4141414345420E400E404345444043460E08.aspx> > or contact us at 408-280-6266. 4.3: CALL FOR PAPERS. Abstracts Due October 1st. 36th International Conference On Metallurgical Coatings And Thin Films ICMCTF 2009. April 27-May 1, 2009, Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, California, USA. www2.avs.org/conferences/icmctf/default.asp. Topical SYMPOSIUM TS4: Surface Engineering for Thermal Interfaces, Heat Flow Control, and Thermal Energy Management. Symposium Chairs: Andrey Voevodin, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA, and Timothy Fisher, Purdue University, USA. The session will discuss surface engineering approaches for thermal energy management, using thin film nanolayers, nanostructures, nanotube arrays, etc. The focus will be on the surface modification for directional and tailored thermal conductivity from cryogenic to elevated temperatures, technologies for adaptive thermal interfaces to control heat flow transport, embedded phase change materials for thermal energy storage, surface structures for thermal energy conversion and harvesting, nanostructures for thermal dissipation by photon emissions, etc. Experimental and modeling papers are welcomed. Invited Speakers: D. Cahill, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA, ³Thermal Conductivity Control with Thin Films,² and Umesh Waghmere, JNCASR, India, "First Principles Calculations of Heat Transfer in Nanomaterials." ******************************* 5. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 5.1: Register now! Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC. Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at the Graduate School¹s Professional Development website (http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/). Questions should be directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn@purdue.edu). ********************** 6. DISCOVERY PARK NEWS ********************** 6.1: POSTER SESSION: The Energy Center, Center for the Environment, and Purdue Climate Change Research Center are collaborating on a program designed to catalyze discussion of research and reality at the intersection of climate, environment, and energy technology alternatives. Timed to complement thought leader Thomas Friedman¹s campus visit and presentation scheduled for Friday, September 19, the program includes a Thursday evening poster session (9/18) open to all, with awards planned for three divisions: undergraduate, graduate, and unlimited. The unlimited category is open to anyone, including community members, faculty, and staff. Posters should reflect an understanding of the intersection but may focus on a particular topic or technology. SEE attachment ³GREENWEEK3.² Event: Green Week Poster Session Date: Thursday, September 18th Time: 4:00 - 6:30 PM Location: Stewart Center, Rm. 214ABC http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/events/green_week_2008/ <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/events/green_week_2008/> ********************* 7. LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE ********************* 6.1: ³Making Strides Against Breast Cancer,² special fundraising event scheduled for October 11, 2008. A walk is scheduled to help raise money for women who are affected, or who could be affected, by beast cancer. The walk will be around the wooded area at SIA as well as their track. It¹s not a marathon, just a walk. REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING: ·Every three minutes, a woman learns she has breast cancer. In fact, more than 212,000 American women will receive that terrifying news this year and nearly 41,000 will die from the disease. ·Everyday, the American Cancer Society fights breast cancer in our community. The Society funds lifesaving research, provides up-to-date breast cancer education, advocates for public policies that ensure all women have access to cutting-edge breast cancer screenings and treatment, and provides services that improve the quality of life for patients and their families. ·The American Cancer Society's ³Making Strides Against Breast Cancer² is a noncompetitive walk to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer while providing hope to all people facing the disease. ·Making Strides is more than just an event. It¹s about passion; it¹s about prevention; it¹s about survival; and it¹s about remembering those for whom the cure did not come soon enough. Join the DP team! Contact Melissa Marris (lanem@purdue.edu) or Mari-Ellyn Brock (mebrock@purdue.edu). Sign up to join the walk or give a donation today.