[cid:image003.jpg@01D404C4.4DF48A80] Seminars/Workshops/News Birck Research Symposium September 19, 2018 8:00am - 1:30pm BRK 1001 [cid:image002.png@01D44A84.681370B0] 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 Birck PM Shutdown Notice The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 15 through October 19, 2018. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 15 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 19. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. Only authorized personnel will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period. In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 7 a.m. Monday, October 15 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 19. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. No chemical work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 19. Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability. For long term research planning please refer the following future dates for our future preventive maintenance shutdowns. Week of April 29, 2019 Week of Oct 14, 2019 Week of May 4, 2020 Week of Oct 19, 2020 Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these important preventive maintenance shutdowns. REMINDER: The card swipes for BRK 1269 have disabled in preparation for FEI to run tests. They will be running the tests throughout this week and ask that NO ONE try to enter the room with either a card or key. If you have any questions, please let Mary Jo know. We have some office chairs that people are bringing into the building to use. That is fine, unless you have the wrong casters on the chairs. Casters that are made for carpet will tear up a linoleum floor. We are stripping and waxing offices right now. If your chair is missing after, please see Mary Jo. Grad Office Floor Waxing Schedule Grad office floors: We are getting ready to start stripping and waxing the floors in the student grad offices. You need to make sure that you get everything up off the floor so that the custodians can clean everything. If things are not picked up, they will not do your floors and they will have to wait until next year. Please pay attention to the signs on your doors. The first 3 are: BRK 1084 and 1088 - September 12, 2018 BRK 1092 - September 13, 2018 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.