BNC News

week of November 9, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Purdue Network 2010 Upgrade Scheduled for the Birck Nanotechnology Building (BRK)

As you may have heard there is a campus-wide project that is underway.  The goal of this project is to upgrade the Purdue computer data network (currently referred to as BoilerNet) to a new and improved network standard referred to as Purdue Network 2010.  The upgraded network will provide clients on the Purdue campus with improved wireless connectivity (via PAL/PAL2.0) as well as more reliable wired (via data PIC) network access to local campus services and off-campus internet. [More]

TOUR and VISIT information will appear on-line; please visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

visit nano.purdue.edu and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information

Monday, 11.09.09, 10:00AM-4:00PM, Center for Continuing Education, McKenna Hall, U of Notre Dame, "Indiana CTSI 101" [More] [Agenda]

Tuesday, 11.10.09, 11:00AM, ME256: Kenninger Family Lecture, "Fundamentals of Energy Transfer in Nanoscale Energy Conversion Materials," by Dr. Xianfan Xu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University [Flier]

Thursday, 11.12.09, 4:00PM, BRK 1001: "Peanuts vs. Pyramids: Two Perspective on MEMS," Stephen D. Senturia, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, MIT; Chairman and CTO, Polychromix. [More]

Register Now! 5th Annual Livingston Nanotechnology Conference, 12.07.09, Lighthouse International Conference Center, New York City. [More] [Registration Form]

Friday Journal Club

If you have an interest in the science of nanoscale energy transport/conversion or in nanoscale approaches to energy conversion devices (thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, solid-state lighting, etc.), please join us
on Fridays at lunchtime for informal "journal club"-style discussions. Students, faculty, research staff and postdoctoral researchers are welcome. [Additional info: contact Deborah Starewich]

UPCOMING

NEXTRANS conference: 11.16.09 Memorial Union

IN STEP, IN LINE, ON TIME: Regional Strategies for Trade, Security, & Mobility Challenges at the U.S. - Canada Border [flier]

Nanotechnology Seminar Series: Monday, 11.16.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001: "Physical Vapor Deposition: The good, the bad, & the ugly," by Dr. Aamer Mahmood, Microfab Research Engineer, Birck Nanotechnology Center [More]

Discovery Lecture Series: 11.17.09, 3:30, MRGN 121: Sir John Pendry, Imperial College, UK will present "Transformation Optics at Optical Frequencies." [Flier]

Thursday, 11.19.09, 10:30AM, BRK 2001: "III-V Semiconductor 1D Nanostructures and Device Prospects," by Professor Xiuling Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign [More]

Introduction to XPS: What you should know about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy? 12.10.09 and 12.11.09, 8:00AM-5:00PM, MRGN 129. [Details/flier/and REGISTRATION] Questions should be directed to Monica Allain.

Quantum Chemistry: (672) Spring 2010 "Quantum Information and Computation," with Prof. Sabre Kais, WTHR 265G, Tel: 494-5965 (kais@purdue.edu) Lectures:  TR 3:00-4:15, BRWN 3102 [More]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Engineered Nanomaterials: Linking Physical and Chemical Properties to Biology (U19) APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE 01.22.10 [Website]

DISCOVERY PARK

Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition
DEADLINE EXTENDED to 11/9/09

The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Krannert School of Management are pleased to announce the 23rd annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition to be held on February 23, 2010. [Register] [Flier] [Info]

6th Annual Life Sciences Business Plan Competition
 
Tuesday, 11.10.09, MRGN 121. [Schedule]

Wellness Screenings, information provided by Krista Hixson, the Wellness Ambassador for Discovery Park. [More]

KUDOS

to Mari-Ellyn Brock from Se'Andra Donaldson: Thanks for bringing to my attention a large bag of ice and garbage that had been left behind in Birck 1001, by another group. Your thoughtfulness and foresight most likely prevented unnecessary carpet cleaning and replacement of a waterlogged conference table. Thanks again for your efforts in maintain Birck as a worthy show-place here at Purdue.

LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE

Another nano person enters the world! John and Amy Wilcox welcomed David into the world on Monday, November 2, at 8:13AM, weighing in at 6 pounds, 15.5 ounces and was 19.5 includes long. Mom and baby are fine :) [Photo]

Craft Sale: 11.20.09, 12:00-1:00, MRGN Cafe.

PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS

FLU SHOTS available [Flier]

Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL.

Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree (personnel should have a copy on hand in their offices and homes; contact Deborah Starewich, if you do not have the most recent copy; distributed on Thursday, 09.13.09). BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Tim Sands.

Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html.

Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness

Submit items for memo of the week of November 16, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 11.13.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu