Seminars/Workshops/News

Shark Tank Competition and Workshop – ***Deadline for enrollment extended to Monday, 10/29/18 end of day***

The Shark Tank competition recruits participants for a training workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 31st, 2018, at Birck 1001. All workshop participants will be certified as “science storytellers” upon completing and submitting a communication pitch about a group project. Furthermore, the submissions will be judged and the best of them will be presented at a live judging contest on Wednesday, Nov. 14th, 2018, at 3:30pm, in Burton Morgan 121.  

***See attachment for details***

Birck Nanotechnology Center Research Display and Image Contest

*** Deadline for submission Dec. 10^th, 2018 ***

We are looking for research displays and new images highlighting activities at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. This will be used in Purdue’s 150^th Anniversary Event "Conference of the Future" in Fall 2019 and will be displayed at Birck Atrium and through brochures and social media.

We know that many of you create beautiful images in your labs, cleanroom and simulation every day. Send us the most eye-catching figures from your work for a chance to gain higher visibility. Also research samples or other demonstrations that can highlight latest advances in your groups will be placed in the display at the Birck Atrium. You can see some examples in the current displays.

Top three winners for best images and top three research displays will receive $300 /$200 /$100 cash rewards each. Winners may also be invited to write a Newsletter article about the work behind the research.

Contest Rules for Figures and/or Research Displays:

•             Figures to be submitted electronically in TIFF, JPEG, or PDF format (300dpi High resolution)

•             Research samples should fit in the Birck Atrium Display

•             Must be related to Birck research

•             May submit more than one entry

Please email your art input to Jaime Turner (jjturner@purdue.edu). Jaime can also coordinate the display in Birck Atrium. Deadline for submission: December 10th, 2018. Winners will be announced during Birck Holliday Event

Sasha Boltasseva, Dana Weinstein or Yong Chen.

Birck Events:

https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php

Birck News:

https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php

Discovery Park’s Events:

http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events/index.php

Aspire Four Week Look Ahead Schedule

Attached is the Aspire Four Week Look Ahead Schedule.  It is the projection of vibration and/or noise issues with the construction outside of Birck.