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 [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of November 16, 2009 * ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ *TOUR and VISIT information will appear on-line; please **visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/> and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information* ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *NEXTRANS conference: 11.16.09 Memorial Union* *IN STEP, IN LINE, ON TIME*: Regional Strategies for Trade, Security, & Mobility Challenges at the U.S. - Canada Border [flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NEXTRANS.pdf> ] *Nanotechnology Seminar Series: Monday, 11.16.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001*: "Physical Vapor Deposition: The good, the bad, & the ugly," by Dr. Aamer Mahmood, Microfab Research Engineer, Birck Nanotechnology Center [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar25> ] *Discovery Lecture Series: 11.17.09, 3:30, MRGN 121*: Sir John Pendry, Imperial College, UK will present "Transformation Optics at Optical Frequencies." [Flier<http://author.www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/johnpendry-final.pdf> ] *Thursday, 11.19.09, 10:30AM, BRK 2001*: "III-V Semiconductor 1D Nanostructures and Device Prospects," by Professor Xiuling Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar145> ] *Thursday, 11.19.09, 4:30PM, ME 161*: "Using Nonlinearity to Enhance Micro-NanoSensor Performance," by Prof. Kimberly Turner [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar500> ] *Friday, 11.20.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001:* "Molecular Sensors for MEMS," by John P. Sullivan, Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar900> ] *UPCOMING* *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 <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/XPS/>] Questions should be directed to Dr. Monica Allain <mallain@purdue.edu>. *Register Now!* 5th Annual Livingston Nanotechnology Conference, 12.07.09, Lighthouse International Conference Center, New York City. [Registration Form<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/110909Livingston.doc> ] *Global Venture Challenge 2010, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.*If you are forming a team for the Global Venture Challenge 2010 competition or would like additional information, visit http://globalventurechallenge.org/team_form.cfm. *Application deadline is January 18, 2010.* *Quantum Chemistry*: (672) Spring 2010 "Quantum Information and Computation," with Prof. Sabre Kais, WTHR 265G, Tel: 494-5965 ( kais@purdue.edu) Lectures: TR 3:00-4:15, BRWN 3102 [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/110909_KaisCourse2010.pdf> ] ------------------------------ *FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES* The National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance<http://www.nciia.org/>has announced their grant programs for faculty and students to support technology commercialization. *Deadlines are December 4th.* [Visit website for more info <http://www.nciia.org/>] ------------------------------ *DISCOVERY PARK* Discovery Learning Research Center is NOW Open. [flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/111609DLRC.pdf> ] ------------------------------ *LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE* *Craft Sale: 11.20.09, 12:00-1:00, MRGN Cafe.* RCHE student ambassadors' annual toy drive for the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital: *Donations collected through 12.07.09.* Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/111609Peyton.pdf> Marine Toys for Tots gift drive: *Donations collected through 12.10.09, MRGN 120.* Visit www.toysfortots.org for additional information. ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* *FLU SHOTS available [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/110909_FluShots.pdf> ]* 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 at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness ------------------------------ *Submit items for memo of the week of November 23, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on THURSDAY, 11.19.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu* ------------------------------ *Other BNC info:* Purdue Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/> BNC Home Page <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/> BNC Users Forum <http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> *Links to Discovery Park Centers* Bindley Bioscience Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/bioscience/> Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Entrepreneurship/> Cyber Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/cyber/> Discovery Learning Research Center<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/learningcenter/> Global Sustainability at Purdue: Center for Environment <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/> Energy Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/> Purdue Climate Change Research Center <http://www.purdue.edu/climate/> Oncological Sciences Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/oncological/> Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/rche/> *Sign up to be:* Media Expert <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html> Community Speaker <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/newsweb.experts.html>