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BNC newsNovember 17, 2008TOURS/VISITORSMonday, 11.17.08, 4:30PM: Global Engineering Program Guests from India, with Tim Fisher/Kyle Smith. Tuesday, 11.18.08, 9:30AM: Captain LaSota and Joe Gaines, from Crane, with Tim Sands. Tuesday, 11.18.08, 1:00PM: PU Calumet Chinese Executive Leadership Program, with Candiss Vibbert (to tour all DP facilities)
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPSMonday,
11.17.08, 10:30AM, PFEN Dean's Auditorium: "Molecular Profitting of
Colon Cancer," by Francis Barany, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Weill
Medical College of Cornell University < http://www.med.cornell.edu/ >; http://www.med.cornell.edu/research/fbarany/index.html
Tuesday, 11.18.08, 11:00AM, BRK 1001: "Discovery with Delivery" and "Accelerating Development of Purdue Nanotechnology," by Matt Maschmann, candidate, Managing Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center.
Tuesday, 11.18.08, 1:30PM, BRK 1001: "Plasma RIE Etching: Fundamentals and Applications," by Hasan Sharifi. Seminars by Staff Series, processing and equipment applications by experts in the field. [More] Thursday, 11.20.08, 4:30PM, ME 161: "Doing Research with Integrity," by Dr. Jay Gore, Reilly University Chair Professor of Engineering, by courtesy in Chemical Engineering/Director, Energy Center at Discovery Park, and Dr. Peter Meckl, Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Refreshments will be served at 4:00PM in ME 254. [More] Thursday, 11.20.08, 8:30AM-3:30PM, MRGN 121: "The 2008 Physiological Sensing Sympoisum, "Multiscale Integration of Nanotechnology, bioMEMS and Biology," with Raoul KKpelman, PhD, University of Michigan, as the keynote speaker. DEADLINE FOR STUDENT POSTERS EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, 11.19.08, 12:00 NOON. [More]
Friday, 11.21.08, 10:30AM, BRK 1001: "Birck Nanotechnology Center: Innovation of Tomorrow's Technology Through the Integration of Research, Education, and Outreach," by Monica Cortez Allain, candidate, Managing Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center.
HOLD THE DATE; REGISTER NOW; POSTERS DUE 11.24.08
TMS2009: 138th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 15-19, 2009, Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. www.tms.org/annualmeeting.html TMS is proud to sponsor the 13th International Conference on Defects — Recognition, Imaging, and Physics in Semiconductors. This conference will be held September 13-17, 2009, at the Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, West Virginia, and follow in the footsteps of recent conferences held in Beijing and Berlin. www.tms.org/meetings/specialty/drip09/home.html UK-US workshop and research funding in Synthetic Biology: The
UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the
National Science Foundation (NSF) have issued a joint call for
expressions of interest in a five day workshop (a "Sandpit") in March
2009 on the topic of "New Directions in Synthetic Biology". Novel and
transformative research arising from the Sandpit will be funded by
EPSRC/NSF up to £5.5M. Please visit the website below for more
information. Applications are due 15 January 2009. OPPORTUNITIESPostdoctoral Research Associate Position: One post-doctoral position is available to investigate Novel Electronic Devices on Graphene structures. [More] Limited Submission Competition: NSF PIRE, on behalf of Christine King: The National Science Foundation has released a new solicitation for the Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program, which seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community by supporting innovative, international research and education collaborations. [More] 2009 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-001.html . The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transformative approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges. [More] DISCOVERY PARKThe Social Entrepreneurship Initiative (SEI) is a partnership involving engagement, outreach, community, and service-learning programs, Discovery Park, and students interested in entrepreneurship. http://innovate.ecn.purdue.edu
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