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Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html [image: The BNC Monday Memo] BNC News *week of September 28, 2009 * ANNOUNCEMENTS *Preventive Maintenance Shutdown* *6-8 October 2009* *Monday, 5 October 2009: * Metallization systems taken off-line Other cleanroom and laboratory activities as normal *Tuesday, 6 October 2009* Cleanroom closed beginning 7:00 AM Laboratory operations as limited – no process vacuum, no ultrapure water Fire alarm testing will be underway *Wednesday, 7 October 2009* Cleanroom closed – may reopen late in day Ultrapure water should be functional Odors may be present due to work near air handlers *Thursday, 8 October 2009* Cleanroom expected to reopen Laboratory usage very limited beginning 7:00 AM – no work involving exhausted hoods, biosafety cabinets or enclosures, vacuum systems, and/or gas systems can be performed Laboratories may reopen late in day Odors may be present due to work near air handlers *Friday, 9 October 2009* Laboratories expected to reopen Cleanroom operations as normal Some equipment may come online late in day *Please check Coral for equipment status and availability!* It is expected that the metallization systems will be off-line all week, and that plasma etch systems will be off-line Tuesday through Friday. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, John R. Weaver <jrweaver@purdue.edu> *SAVE THE DATE: *Fall TOWN HALL MEETING, Wednesday, 10.07.09, 1:30, BRK 1001: annual review of business at Birck will include reports on earnings, expenditures, corporate involvement, and other items of interest to our faculty and residents. Add this to your calendar now. *Meet and Greet* NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! *ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME*: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NSAC-NCN-PRISM-Flier.pdf>] [RSVP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events.php?center=7&year=2009&month=10&day=9&id=232> ] *Where's Iron Man?????* Just for the fun of it: be on the look out for Iron Man; he could show up anywhere in Birck. ------------------------------ *NSAC NEWS* *Meet and Greet* NCN/PRISM/NSAC student at the BNC for the 1st Annual NSAC/NCN/PRISM student cookout & carry-in! *ALL FACULTY, STUDENTS, & STAFF ARE WELCOME*: Friday, 10.09.09, 4-7PM, volleyball and food at the west end of building [outside]. [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NSAC-NCN-PRISM-Flier.pdf>] [RSVP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events.php?center=7&year=2009&month=10&day=9&id=232> ] ------------------------------ *TOURS/VISITORS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Tuesday, 09.29.09, 9:00AM*: ChemE Class tour, with Jeremy Schroeder *Tuesday, 09.29.09, afternoon visits*: Fall Preview Days for students and their families, self-guided tours. *Friday, 10.02.09, 10:00AM:* John Krenicki, GE Energy ------------------------------ *SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS* *visit nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information * *Monday, 09.28.09, 6:00PM, Rawls 2082:* "Business Plan Team Creation Event," by the Purdue Research Foundation, Office of Business Development. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar2> ] *Thursday, 10.01.09, 4:30PM, ME 161:* "Analysis and control of time delay systems via the Lambert W function," by A. Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote, Jr. Distinguished University Professor and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Refreshments will be served at 4:00PM in ME 254. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 10:30AM, ME 155:* "Multi-input multi-output (MIMO) control of stamping," by A. Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote, Jr. Distinguished University Professor and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Refreshments will be served. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar4> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 11:30AM, MRGN 129:* "Role of Innate Proteins in Modulation of Adaptive Immunity," by Anil K. Chahan, PhD, MBA [Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/092809_Chauhan.pdf> ] *Friday, 10.02.09, 3:00PM, BRK 1001:* "Science and Technology of Multifunctional Thin Films and Application to Multifunctional Micro and Nano-Devices," by Orlando Auciello, Argonne National Laboratory [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar3> ] *Tuesday and Wednesday, 11.17.09 and 11.18.09, Holiday Inn Key Bridge, Rosslyn, Arlington, VA:* "Nanomaterials and Human Health & Instrumentation, Metrology, and Analytical Methods Workshop. [More Info<http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/humanhealth/nanoEHS_web.html> ] *12.04.09 to 12.12.09: The Fifth International Joint Conference on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering<http://cisse2009.20ehost.com/>(CISSE 2009). * ------------------------------ *OPPORTUNITIES* *Healthspottr Launches New Fellows Program for Health Innovators* Contact: Link to Complete RFP<http://www.healthspottr.com/weeklydigest/8-healthspottr-fellows-program-annual-prizes-for-health-innovators> Primary Subject: Health Geographic Funding Area: National *Request for Proposals: Purdue Energy Fund: Seed Funds for Energy Research* Description: The Purdue Energy Fund has been established with a gift from Purdue alumnus Fred Fehsenfeld Sr. and members of his family. The purpose of the fund is to support the development of Indiana and US energy solutions with innovative research in Purdue’s energy laboratories. This announcement is an initial request for proposals from Purdue University tenure track and research faculty members for seed funds from the Purdue Energy Fund. Proposals should focus on research that is practical and likely to have economic significance in the near term. [More<file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/092809_EnergySeedFunds.pdf> ] ------------------------------ *DISCOVERY PARK* The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Purdue University’s Discovery Park, is hosting the sixth annual Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#discoverypark1> ] ------------------------------ *PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS* *FLU SHOTS available [Flier<file:///Volumes/brkshare/Monday%20memos/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. 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