WEEKLY MEMO, September 15, 2008 Submit items for memo of September 22, 2008 by 5 PM on FRIDAY, 09.19.08, to dstarewi@purdue.edu ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 1.1: Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Autoclave Training schedules are now posted on the bnc training website [http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/ <http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/> ]. While these are on the Birck training website, these courses is NOT limited just to Birck personnel. Please advise your users that they can register at the website. Contact Lisa Reece (lreece@purdue.edu) with questions. 1.2: BNC USERS FORUM now available: visit http://bncnano.freeforums.org/ <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> . The forum is also available from the BNC website [nano@purdue.edu] under the resources tab. Users of the forum will have the opportunity to post messages, discuss topics related to the Birck Nanotechnology Center, and chat with other users about a variety of topics. Available discussions include, but are not limited to: equipment, laboratories, cleanroom, research, workshops and seminars, conferences and opportunities, NSAC, external users, and Discovery Park. To get started, please visit the forum and register with your PUID. Once registered, you can begin posting, messaging, and using the available features of the forum. The usefulness of this forum will be largely dependent on the number of users, so please spread the word. If you have comments, suggestions, or questions, please send e-mail to Jeff Goecker (mailto:jgoecker@purdue.edu <mailto:jgoecker@purdue.edu> ). Enjoy and happy posting! ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Thursday, 09.18.08, 2:30-4:20: Fall Preview Days (all of Discovery Park). 2.2: Thursday, 09.18.08, 1:30: Crane executives, with Tim Sands. 2.3: Thursday, 09.18.08, 2:25: Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Galaxy III Conference participants. 2.4: Friday, 09.19.08, 1:30: James J. Allen, PRISM Center presenter. ***************************************** 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS see below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios ***************************************** 3.1: Tuesday, 09.16.08, 5:30-9:30PM, Jischke Biomed 1001: ³Standard High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar²; contact Jeremy Schroeder for info (jlschroe@purdue.edu). 3.2: Wednesday, 09.17.08, 5:30-9:30PM, Jischke Biomed 1001: ³Advanced High and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar²; contact Jeremy Schroeder for info (jlschroe@purdue.edu). 3.3: Thursday, 09.18.08, 4:30, ME 161: ³Unsteady Forces and Acoustics in Turbomachinery Due to Anisotropic Turbulence,² by Scott C. Morris, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. 3.4: Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to Present on Campus. Online registration is available at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa Muncy at lamuncy@purdue.edu <lamuncy@purdue.edu> or 494-0743. A box lunch will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September 12th. 3.5: Friday, 09.19.08, 3:00PM, BRK 2001: ³The Challenges of Micro-System Product Development,² by James J. Allen, Advanced MEMS Technologies, Sandia National Lab 3.6: Thursday, 09.25.08, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC: ³Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students,² by Peter E. Dunn (registration required). 3.7: MARK YOUR CALENDARS / REGISTER NOW: Thursday, 10.23.08, 12:00-5:00, Fowler Hall: The 6th Annual Garnet E. Peck Symposium, ³Counterfeit Medicines: Current Approaches and Research Opportunities.² **************** 4. OPPORTUNITIES **************** 4.1: MURI Multidisciplinary Research Program of University Research Initiative: http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp <http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp> , per Christine King (hcking@purdue.edu <hcking@purdue.edu> ). Program Description: The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is a multi-agency DoD program that supports research teams whose efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline. Multidisciplinary team effort can accelerate research progress in areas particularly suited to this approach. Multidisciplinary research also can help to hasten the transition of research findings to practical application. Awards: MURI awards are made in research topics specified by the participating defense agencies each year that the program is in force. Specified topics change each year. Awards are typically for a period of three years (funded incrementally or as options) with two additional years possible as options to bring the total award to five-years, and at a funding level ranging from half a million to about a million dollars per year, with the size of the award dependent upon the topic, technical goals, and availability of appropriations. 4.2: 2010 EFRI Topic Solicitation, on behalf of Cris King: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08071/nsf08071.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25 <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08071/nsf08071.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25> ******************************* 5. ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS for seminars/workshops lists above ******************************* 5.1: Thursday, 09.18.08, 4:30, ME 161: ³Unsteady Forces and Acoustics in Turbomachinery Due to Anisotropic Turbulence,² by Scott C. Morris, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254. ABSTRACT: A recent study will be presented that describes the sound radiated from a simple, low-speed rotor. The sound is generated by dipole-like forces that result from the unsteady interaction between the rotating blades and the approach turbulence. A new theoretical formulation will be derived in order to show that the unsteady force spectra, and hence the radiated sound, can be predicted accurately if one properly accounts for the strong anisotropic nature of turbulence in the rotor duct. BIO: Dr Scott Morris completed a BSME, MSME, MS - App. Math, and Ph.D, all at Michigan State University. He became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering in 2002, and promoted to Associate Professor in 2008. He was a Faculty Fellow of the Office of Naval Research in 2003, and received the Young Investigator Award from ONR in 2004. He is director of both the turbomachinery research laboratory, and the experimental acoustic research laboratory at Notre Dame. 5.2: Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to Present on Campus. Online registration is available at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php <http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa Muncy at lamuncy@purdue.edu <lamuncy@purdue.edu> or 494-0743. A box lunch will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September 12th. Speakers 5 Technical Warrant Holders: Dustin Wilson, Electro-optic and Infrared (EO/IR) Sensing Systems; Trent Frady, Anti-terrorism/Force Protection; Charles Zeller, Special Operations Weaponry (Small Arms and Weapons); Gerald Carroll, Surface Ship Electronic Warfare Systems and Decoys; Darren Crum, Anti-Tamper Implementation (**Restricted to U.S. Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the topic). This is a great opportunity to hear about Crane¹s activities and to learn about their needs, which could lead to research collaborations. Tentative Agenda: 8:00, Continental breakfast; 8:30, Introductions; 8:40, Jerry Carroll; 9:10, Dusty Wilson; 9:40, Trent Frady; 10:10, Break; 10:30, Chuck Zeller; 11:00, Darren Crum (**Restricted to U.S. Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the topic); 11:45-2:00, Boxed Lunch provided, Individual breakout sessions, Technical discussions. If you have questions about the content of the meeting, please contact Cliff Wojtalewicz at wojtalew@purdue.edu <wojtalew@purdue.edu> <mailto:wojtalew@purdue.edu <mailto:wojtalew@purdue.edu> > or 496-2719. 5.3: Friday, 09.19.08, 3:00PM, BRK 2001: ³The Challenges of Micro-System Product Development,² by James J. Allen, Advanced MEMS Technologies, Sandia National Lab Abstract: Micro-system technology has been developed over a number of years, with the first coherent vision for this technology being eloquently stated by Dr. Richard Feynman nearly fifty years ago. Twenty years after Dr. Feynman¹s talk, micro-systems remained largely a laboratory curiosity with the bulk of the research being performed to develop fabrication processes and integration techniques to produce useful devices. Recent years have seen an explosion of products which have been developed to enhance our daily lives in such diverse areas as automotive, health care, communications, and displays. Micro-system applications encompass a broad spectrum of physics, such as optics, fluidics, radio-frequency devices, etc. This spectrum of applications and smaller size scale make new and coupled physical phenomena available to the engineer to exploit. This has necessitated the development multi-physics analysis tools and measurement techniques to provide design information for these devices. This talk will discuss the historical development of micro-system technology, the products that have been developed and the challenges to development of a reliable product. The newly formed PRISM center at Purdue is uniquely poised to address these issues and impact future development of micro-System technology. BIO: James J. Allen worked as a graduate student at Herrick Laboratory receiving his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1981; he is a registered professional engineer in the state of New Mexico. Jim has been at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM since 1985 and has worked in MEMS technology for 13 years where he is currently a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in the MEMS Device Technology department. He has published a number of papers in the areas of MEMS, dynamics and controls over his career. Dr. Allen holds 12 MEMS device patents, with 3 additional patents pending. He has recently published a book by CRC Press on MEMS design: Micro Electro Mechanical System Design, as well as contributed 2 book chapters on MEMS technology in other books. Dr. Allen was the chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) MEMS division 2006-2007 and is a Fellow of ASME. For further information please contact Prof. Alina Alexeenko at: alexeenk@purdue.edu <mailto:alexeenk@purdue.edu> 5.4: Register now! Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC. Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at the Graduate School¹s Professional Development website (http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/). Questions should be directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn@purdue.edu). 5.5: MARK YOUR CALENDARS / REGISTER NOW: The 6th Annual Garnet E. Peck Symposium, ³Counterfeit Medicines: Current Approaches and Research Opportunities,² will be held at the Stewart Center on the afternoon of Thursday, October 23, 2008. At the end of the symposium Dean Svensson will announce a RFP to provide seed funding for innovative projects addressing this important topic. No charge; but please register. The symposium is funded by an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company. Additional information: http://www.ipph.purdue.edu/peck/, which includes a link to the CEC registration website. Additional information, contact: Mary Ellen Hurt, Manager of Operations, Dept of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, 4-6788; mhurt@purdue.edu <mhurt@purdue.edu> . The problem of counterfeit medications continues to threaten patient safety and the economic viability of drug development. Innovative methods to detect counterfeit medications and to prevent them from entering into the distribution system for pharmaceuticals are needed in order to assure the integrity of our medication supply. We believe that the academic environment at institutions such as Purdue University provides an opportunity to develop interdisciplinary approaches to the problem of counterfeit medications. To stimulate interest in the academic community and to identify research opportunities, we are pleased to host this special symposium, which is generously sponsored through an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company. The objective of the symposium is to provide an overview of the key issues surrounding counterfeit medications and to identify research opportunities. We have assembled a team of experts in the field who will discuss current and emerging technology, as well as opportunities for future innovation.