BNC News

weeks of November 23 & November 30, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS: Thursday, 11.26.09, and Friday, 11.27.09

COE Community Building Grant: The COE Community Building Grant provides funding assistance for two specific programs: Nanotechnology Seminar Series and Technical Working Groups. Complete information and application now on the BNC website here.

Center for Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (CAPN): NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center Second Planning Workshop. Friday, 12.04.09, 7:45AM to 5:00PM. [Flier] [Additional Info and Registration]

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.

NNSA PRISM CENTER: Please visit our new Web site homepage:http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/prism/ 
 
Learn about the NNSA PRISM Center at Purdue University located in the Birck Nanotechnology Center within Discovery Park.  Information regarding theNNSA PRISM Seminar Series can be found on the website under featured events, the event calendar, or the full event list.

TOURS/VISITORS

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

UPCOMING

Neuroscience Summit: Emerging Trends and New Developments: 12.04.09. Invitation

Thursday, 12.10.09, 4:00PM, RHPH 164:“Integrative Technologies Enabling Chemistry and Biology as a Public Resource for Investigational Molecular Probe Development,” by Dr. James Inglese, Biomolecular Screening and Profiling Division, NIH Chemical Genomics Center. Refreshments served.

Thursday, 12.17.09, 4:00PM, RHPH 164: “Toward Therapeutic Self-Assembling Protein Nanostructures,” by Dr. Carston Wagner, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

NIH Engineered Nanomaterials: Linking Physical and Chemical Properties to Biology (U19) Application Receipt Date: January 22, 2010.

Purdue University-Moi University (PUMU) Partnership Seed Grants Deadline: November 24.

EPA Office of Environmental Education Environmental Education Deadline: December 15, 2009.

NSF Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems (VOSS) January 25, 2010.



NIH Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R01) Application Due Date(s): Standard dates apply.

NIH Roadmap Transformative Research Projects Program (R01) Application Due Date(s): January 22, 2010.

ARRA (stimulus) funding and limited submissions:Information

The OVPR website includes a link entitled Funding Resources.

Another resource for corporate and foundation funding opportunities is the University Development Office.

The Mary Kay Foundation is now accepting applications for its Cancer Research Grants program. The grants are for up to $100,000 over two years. Research is funded for translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast, or cervical cancer. Although the eligibility requirements state that applicants must be from accredited medical schools or schools of public health, the Foundation has agreed to allow applications from Purdue as long as the research fits the description above.  Additional information is available on their website athttp://www.mkacf.org/Pages/Home_US.en-US.aspxand click on Cancer Research Breakthrough". 
 
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FIAP Student Travel Grant for the 2010 March Meeting

Travel grant of $1000 per student will be awarded to five 2010 March Meeting speakers. [more]

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Work for GE! All BNC grads are invited to visit GE's website to view available positions all over the world. If you are interested in working for GE, please sendDeborah Starewich your name and CV.

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 atwww.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty andhttp://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness

Submit items for memo of the week of December 7, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 12.04.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu