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 March 23, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Our custodial staff will be using a 1 part vinegar/10 part water solution to clean windows in the building. We wanted to let you know in case you smell a faint vinegar odor in the vicinity of windows. Thank you to our custodial staff for taking care of us and our building. KUDOS Congratulations to BNC resident faculty members, Eric Stach and Tim Fisher, and affiliated BNC faculty member, Hugh Hillhouse, for their selection as University Faculty Scholars! More New NSF ERC Competition Announced The National Science Foundation has just released a new solicitation for the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) competition. More ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS Tuesday, March 24 - Keyence Digital Microscope Systems with Aamer Mahmood Thursday, March 26 - Hirox Digital Microscopes with Aamer Mahmood Thursday, March 26 -Chemical Engineering Faculty Candidate for Yasuhiro Tchibana from 9 – 9:45 with Prof. Ribbe Friday, March 27 - ECE Prospective Graduate Students from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. with Caitlin Burger ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Advancing Manufacturing Summit VIII: The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing When: Wednesday, March 25th, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Advanced registration is requested at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/amap More Info Here Women and Leadership Seminar Amy Millman President, Springboard Enterprises “Oh great, the woman with the coffee is here... and other boardroom stories.” Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:00 pm Burton D. Morgan Center, Room 121 More Info Download Flyer Future Workshop: Modern STEM Concepts for Teachers Support your local teacher. Discovery Park and the Wabash Valley Education Council are planning a teachers workshop for upper elementary teachers based on state core science standards for grades 4-6. [Read More] ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Limited Submission Competition: NSF CRIF:MU The National Science Foundation has released this year’s RFP for the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU) program. This program provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments. [More] Lockheed Martin - 2009 University Research Initiative -RFP We received a recent announcement from Lockheed Martin informing us of their 2009 University Research Initiative – RFP. Please download the Letter of Announcement, Guidelines, Strategic Technology Threads, and the Abstract Template for more information. [Read More] More information from the NIH regarding supplements from stimulus dollars * NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements (NOT-OD-09-056) National Institutes of Health * NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications (NOT-OD-09-058) National Institutes of Health * NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators (NOT-OD-09-060) National Institutes of Health [Read More] ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells March 19, 2009 - A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells. Joseph Irudayaraj, a Purdue University associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, developed the nanoscale, multifunctional probes, which have antibodies on board, to search out and attach to cancer cells. A paper detailing the technology was released last week in the online version of Angewandte Chemie, an international chemistry journal. More In Other News While many of us were enjoying Spring Break and basketball last week, several students from the Patty Jischke Early Care and Education Center were busy learning to become Purdue's future nanoscientists as part of the E for Engineering program. [More] ________________________________ Submit items for memo of March 30, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 03.27.09, to Jeff Goecker jgoecker@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