WEEKLY MEMO, February 11, 2008 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: TOUR TRAINING !!!! Al Rebar encourages each one of us to sign up for the upcoming workshop designed to provide you with the information and materials necessary to host a wide variety of guests at Discovery Park. This workshop will be offered on February 12 from 1:30­3:30, in Burton Morgan 121. If you cannot attend at that time but could attend a morning session on that same day from 9:00-11:00, please RSVP with that information. Since last July, over 1500 individuals have visited Discovery Park and many of you have been tapped for assistance. This workshop will provide you with a DVD of a video that you can use for a broad overview as well as one-page handouts and a list of key talking points for audiences with whom you would like to highlight the key characteristics of Discovery Park. We have a broad range of supplemental materials, guides to assist you in considering what areas to stress for differing audiences, a brochure about our facilities, and a website where these materials can be found. A script for tours of both Bindley and Birck have been developed with stopping points and key information on posters, so that it will be easy for everyone to host groups. Candiss¹s goal is to create a large group of FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS who are confident that they can host visitors at Discovery Park and will convey a consistent message to these guests. This workshop should be a big step toward this end. If you cannot attend a session on the 12th, but are interested in hosting guests to Discovery Park, please send your name so that other sessions may be held. Please RSVP to Valerie Lawless at (lawlessv@purdue.edu) and Deborah Starewich (dstarewi@purdue.edu). 1.2: Faculty: highlight your group research and contribute to learning with a display produced by Purdue¹s own Agcom. Discovery Park has a display on loan about biofuels, that will displayed in Mann Hall for a period of time this spring semester. Agcom created this display, which was selected from those available because it relates to research and work conducted by Discovery Park faculty and students. The objective of this display is for you to be aware of the skills, talents, and work capabilities of the staff in Agcom. Agcom has staff dedicated in the work to place these displays in museums around the country and at events in Indiana, like the State Fair. Agcom staff has a wonderful workplace with equipment to design sophisticated exhibits. They would work with faculty to design an exhibit that represents the goals and research of our faculty. Candiss Vibbert encourages you to consider writing into proposals the funding/possibility to partner with Agcom in the creation of exhibits and/or to consider sponsors for the creation of exhibits. It would be terrific to have displays in Discovery Park that represent some of the Center activities¹ housed elsewhere on Purdue¹s campus. If you have questions or would like to look into this possible, contact either Candiss Vibbert (vibbert@purdue.edu) or Chris Sigurdson, Agcom department head and the contact to discuss future displays. 1.3: DURI projects are due to the Discovery Learning Center by March 10, 2008, which is the last day for faculty to submit projects for Fall 2008. Students will be able to begin submitting applications for Fall 2008 after this date. If you want to include undergraduates in your research, DURI is a way to do it. For additional information, visit http://www.purdue.edu/dp/duri/. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: Monday, 02.11.08, 9:30-2:30: Eli Lilly and Company, follow up visit. 2.2: Monday, 02.11.08, 11:15-12:00PM: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Ewha Womans University. 2.3: Wednesday, 02.13.08, 2:00PM: Forest Products Nanotechnology Research Program ******************** 3. SEMINARS ******************** 3.1: Thursday, 02.14.08, 9:00AM, BMED 2001: ³The New Biology of Breast Cancer and Its Therapeutic Implications,² by George Sledge, MD, Ballvu Lantero Professor of Oncology, IU School of Medicine; and Leader, Breast Cancer Group, IU Simon Cancer Center. 3.2: Thursday, 02.14.08; 1:30, refreshments, 1:45, Seminar; CIVL 1144: ³Disorder in the solid state (defects ­ nano-crystalline ­ glassy ­ amorphous) an investigation using x-ray powder diffraction and computational modeling of organic molecular systems,² by Dr. Simon Bates. ABSTRACT: Disorder is ubiquitous in solid state materials; this is especially true for organic molecular solid forms due to the inherent molecular complexity and relatively weak intermolecular potentials. Molecular complexity acts like a local random field competing against the drive toward long-range order. This competition sets up a rich display of local molecular order with examples of both random networks and random close packing. X-ray powder diffraction is in many cases an ideal tool for probing solid-state structure, providing a window through which the short-range structural relationships that exist in disordered systems can be observed. Because of the relatively featureless form of x-ray amorphous diffraction, analysis of the data in any meaningful way requires the building of computational models of the proposed molecular structure. Using total X-ray diffraction calculation, the powder pattern (or PDF) of the proposed structure can be compared to the measured data. In being able to characterize the local structure of disordered systems, the ultimate goal of this work is the prediction of the propensity toward crystallization over time (physical stability). For pharmaceutical materials physical stability represents one of the most critical physical properties relating to the usefulness of the disordered form as a solid dosage form. BIO: Dr. Simon Bates is currently a Principal at Aptuit Consulting, focusing on the solid state and intellectual property issues relevant to the pharmaceutical community. Dr. Bates is an Applied Physicist by training with expertise in materials science and the solid state. His specific expertise is in structural characterization of the solid state using x-ray and neutron diffraction. Before moving to Aptuit Consulting, Dr. Bates held the position of Fellow at SSCI Inc and was responsible for the Computational Methods and Innovation group. In this role, he developed new technologies for solid-state characterization and materials properties prediction dealing with both crystalline and amorphous materials. A number of these technologies are subject to patent applications and have opened up new areas of characterization for pharmaceutical solids. In addition, he has served as a scientific consultant and expert witness to attorneys representing pharmaceutical companies involved in patent infringement cases. In addition to his role at Aptuit Consulting Dr. Bates is an Associate Adjunct Professor in Industrial Pharmacy at Purdue University. In 1985 He received his PhD in Applied Physics from the University of Hull for his work on Neutron Diffraction of Magnetic Rare Earth Alloys. The Neutron Diffraction Measurements were performed at the Institute Laue Langevin (Grenoble). Upon graduation, he worked as a Fellow in the Department of Physics at Edinburgh University. In this capacity, he used x-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction measurements to study phase transitions in solid state materials. From 1988 to 2003, he worked in the Analytical X-ray equipment manufacturing and sales industry. His positions as Product Manager at Philips Analytical and later at Kratos (Shimadzu), as well as Vice President of Science at Bede Scientific resulted in new business and technology development for X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence. Dr. Bates currently has over 40 international publications on diffraction analysis of solid state materials. 3.3: Friday, 02.15.08, 3:30PM refreshments, 3:45PM Seminar, ARMS 1010: ³Effects of strain rate and temperature on the properties and behavior of AHSS and austenitic stainless sheet steels,² by Prof. Veli-Tapani Kuokkala, Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, Finland; and Visiting Scholar, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University. ABSTRACT: Steels are interesting Š although some people think they are just old-fashioned and boring! The fact of the matter is, however, that of the ca. 3,500 different steel grades currently commercially available, 75 % have been developed during the past 20 years or so. For example, DP, TRIP and TWIP steels are good representatives of the group of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) that have been developed to meet the special demands put forward by the automotive industry. High strain rates are interesting, too. The reason for this is that the behavior of most materials changes quite markedly when the rate of loading becomes high enough. This is especially true for AHSS steels, whose microstructure is partially metastable and therefore sensitive to both strain rates as such and, in particular, to the changes of material temperature due to the deformation induced (adiabatic) heating at high strain rates at large strains. In this presentation, current developments of the AHSS sheet steels as well as some austenitic stainless steels are reviewed with emphasis on the deformation and strain hardening mechanisms that give these steels at the same time high strength and high ductility (formability), which are usually contradictory properties for metals and alloys. The most important high strain rate phenomena and testing techniques are also reviewed and discussed. Finally, some recent results of the high strain rate testing of sheet steels with Hopkinson Split Bar technique are presented and discussed. BIO: Dr. Kuokkala is Professor of Materials Science at the Tampere University of Technology in Tampere, Finland. He obtained his PhD in Materials Science from Tampere University of Technology (TUT) in 1984. Since then, he has held several academic positions at TUT, including Deputy Associate Professor of Materials Science, Deputy Professor of Electron Microscopy, Associate Professor of Materials Science, and Professor of Materials Science since 1998. He has also worked as an Academic Guest at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, Switzerland, and as a Long Term Visiting Staff Member at the Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA. His current research interests are the elastic properties and ultrasonic attenuation in solids, computer applications in electron microscopy, and especially the high strain rate behavior of materials. He is currently on sabbatical leave at the Purdue University. **************** 4. ONE PURDUE **************** 4.1: Need to place your own orders? Purchasing will present SRM Requisitioner Hands-on Workshops in February: 02.12, 8-9:45am; 02.12, 10-11:45; 02.14, 8-9:45am; 02.14, 10-11:45; 02.19, 8-9:45am; 02.19, 10-11:45; 02.21, 8-9:45am; 02.21, 10-11:45; 02.26, 8-9:45am; 02.26, 10-11:45; 02.28, 8-9:45am; 02.28, 10-11:45. All sessions are located in the ITAP Training Room, 2nd floor of FREH southwest corner of the building. Description: This workshop is intended to aid Requisitioners in ordering through SRM. The first hour will be a presentation of tips and tricks, including setting default ship-to information, using vendor lists, proper procedures for identifying pricing, and more. The remaining time will be spent entering live orders with the assistance of Purchasing Services staff. Please bring several orders to enter during the workshop. You need the requisitioner role in order to participate in the system. All sessions are the same material, you only need to attend one session. Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. To register and view available dates and times, please follow the instructions below. If you are not able to attend, please cancel through the system to allow others to attend. For questions regarding the workshops, please contact the Purchasing Services Helpdesk at 765-494-7279 or pshelpdesk@purdue.edu <mailto:pshelpdesk@purdue.edu> . To register: Go to: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training <http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training > , click on the header ³OnePurdue² (about three-quarters down the left column). All the showcases and workshops currently available for enrollment will appear. When the you click on ³Register Now,² you will be prompted to log in with your Career Account user ID and password. You will then be asked to verify your name, e-mail address and phone number. Click on the ³Submit² button. Several things will then happen: Your registration will be confirmed on the screen, including the date, time and training location. Click on a ³Download² icon to add the event to your Outlook calendar. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you. This system maintains an automated waiting list for each class. If a class section is full, you may choose to be added to its waiting list. If registered people cancel, you will automatically be bumped, (in the order of the waiting list) into the vacant seats. You will be sent an e-mail confirmation, so it's important that you cancel your registration if you are unable to attend. ********************* 5. LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE ********************* 5.1: Police to offer defense course: A Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) System course is being offered by the Purdue Police Department in February. The course is free and is offered at the Police Department (TERY) Conference Room, 205 South Martin Jischke Drive, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the following dates: Friday, Feb. 22; Monday, Feb. 25; and Wednesday, Feb. 27. The program is a 12-hour, self-defense-system course designed primarily for women. P articipants must be 12 years of age or older. Attendance at all sessions is required for successful completion of this course. More information about the course may be found at this web site address: http://www.purdue.edu/police/programs/types/rad.htm. For additional information or to register for the course, please send an e-mail to sasheppard@purdue.edu. Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi@ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/