Seminars /Workshops / Events
Advances in Computational and Quantum Imaging (ACQI) Workshop
September 11th @ 8:00am – 5:00pm in DLRC 131
Sept. 11th from 8:30am – 5:00pm in MRGN 121
BNC Seminar: Dr. Ibraheem Badejo
Catalyzing Innovation to Deliver Transformational Solutions to People Globally
September 13th, 2019 @ 9:30am in BRK 1001
BNC Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Lon Bell
Opportunities, limitations and challenges to the broad commercialization of Thermoelectric technology
October 24th, 2019 @ 11:00am MRGN 121
Birck Ice Cream Social
Dear BNC community,
The BNC leadership and I would like to welcome back our students, faculty and staff and celebrate the start of the school year with a meet and greet ice cream social to be held Sept. 13th @ 3:00pm by the Voss (Sun) Sculpture in Discovery
Park.
Please join us to meet your fellow BNC users and discover the strategic directions BNC will focus on in the coming year.
Ali Shakouri
Mary Jo and Robert L Kirk Director
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Purdue University
Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future: Sept 26th and 27th
BNC Highlighted Staff of the Month
Check
out our highlighted BNC staff of the month, Rich Hosler.
Rich is a research engineer at the Birck Nanotechnology Center who installs, maintains and decommissions cleanroom equipment as well as provides training, processing advice and supports Birck's 3-D printer.
Stop by his office to see his 3-D printed jet engine!
Floor Scrubbing
Please note that the following offices will be unavailable from 5AM – 10:30AM on the dates listed. You can still access labs through the galley doors.
- Tuesday Sept 10th BRK 2072 – 2092
- Wednesday Sept 11th BRK 2031 – 2050
- Thursday Sept. 12th BRK 2019 – 2027 (ABC)
Please direct any question or concerns to Mary Jo Totten:
tottenm@purdue.edu
Notice: Vibration from Construction from 8/20/19 to 9/25/19
Attached is the Gantt chart from the contractor and a layout showing the construction location. (Birck Schedule/BNC Addition Construction Area)
Below is the general time line for activity that most likely will generate mechanical vibration for research equipment.
9/12/19 - 9/13/19 - Foundation backfill 2 days
9/16/19 - 9/17/19 - Concrete Prep 2 days
9/19/19 - 9/25/19 - Core drilling for Fire suppression 5 days
Mark Voorhis
Building Manager
Birck Nanotechnology Center
BNC Preventative Maintenance Closure & Research Equipment Power Outage:
The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a closure involving major electrical repairs and completion of our semi-annual preventive maintenance from October 14 through October 18, 2019.
There will be a major electrical power outage involving all research equipment in the center. During our electrical bus duct failure back in February is was discovered that main power to all research equipment
has the same issue that caused the failure in February.
ELECTRICAL work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2019. EVERY
GENERAL LAB, MAIN CLEANROOM & BIO CLEANROOM AREAS WILL
LOOSE POWER TO RESEARCH EQUIPMENT DURING THIS TIME. ALSO ALL BUILDING WIDE MAJOR UTILITIES WILL BE LOST
INCLUDING Compressed Air, Process Vacuum, Process Cooling Water,
Ultra Pure Water, Acid Waste System, & ETC. Research equipment on UPS or generator power
will not be affected.
Power will be lost to all conference rooms and office areas as well so please plan accordingly to safely power down all office computers and electronic devises in your offices prior to the outage.
All air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 14 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 18 to complete our preventative maintenance
activities.
Please contact me if you need more detailed information.
Mark Voorhis
Building Manager
Birck Nanotechnology Center
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Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN
Office: 765.494.3509 |
Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email:
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