[BIRCK NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER][http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/resources/toolkit/files/logo/digital/Log...] JEOL Update The installation of the JEOL 8100FS is progressing without any problems. This week the system had the electronics tank charged with SF6. Small adjustments have been made to get the correct gas volume and pressure. The vacuum system has been completed and is running. The system has a variable speed vacuum pump that changes speed according to demand. The 100kV power cable has been run from the electronics tank to the column. The system is now conditioning the electronics and gun. It is at 43kV right now. They are hoping that sometime tomorrow we will have a beam coming down the column. They have been doing stage tests and loading/unloading cassettes. Bill Rowe Data Science Forums As many of you know, Purdue recently announced a new, campus-wide data science initiative, supported by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships and Discovery Park. As part of this new initiative, we are holding three data science forums<http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/releases/2017/Q3/office-of-the-provost-and-discovery-park-to-host-data-science-forums.html> in the coming weeks to discuss current efforts across campus, with the goal of developing a set of strategic approaches that will position the University as a leader in the field. This joint initiative will prepare students to engage in an increasingly data-driven world, empower our faculty to create and shape the data science research ecosystem at Purdue and to identify and engage with strategic partners. Our faculty will be key players in these open discussions, which will shape this new initiative. Please join us for one of the following sessions: · Oct. 13 (F) -- 3-5 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 310. · Oct. 31 (T) -- 3-5 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 310. Those interested in attending one or more sessions can register now through our event page: https://purdue-data-science.eventbrite.com. I look forward to seeing you there! Cheers, Tomas Birck Nanotechnology Center PM Shut Down Notice October 16, 2017 – October 20, 2017 The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 16 through October 20, 2017. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 16 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 20. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. See posted information. Mark Voorhis ​<https://www.donorpoint.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/110584> Birck Runner’s Club Don’t have a lot of time during lunchtime, but want to exercise? Birck has showers and lockers. We can easily add you to the “Birck Runners Club”, which grants you a card for daytime access to the back hallway on the 1st floor. The men’s and women’s bathrooms have showers and a set of lockers for temporary storage of your bags while exercising. Please contact Neil Dilley ndilley@purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley@purdue.edu> if you would like to find out more. WORK TO BE PERFORMED: From 3:30 AM to 6:00 AM on 10/10/17, the ITaP Data Networks Team will be performing work that will cause a disruption of data network services for some clients. SCOPE OF WORK: Sometime during the scheduled outage window, affected client(s) should plan to experience 1 service disruption lasting up to 20 minutes in duration. If you have any questions or concerns about this work please don't hesitate to let us know. Duane Kyburz, Network Engineer ITaP NSAC Coffee Hour Each Friday 3:30 pm in BRK Atrium https://engineering.purdue.edu/NSAC/activities/coffeehour NSAC Journal Club Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells Speaker: Rohila Jain from Prof. Savran’s group October 18, 24, 31 4:30 PM BNC Atrium Seminars/Workshops Looking through a sphere: walks with Mie theory along classical optics, plasmonicsand nanooptics Boris Luk’yanchuk, Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore October 13 @ 3:00-4:00 pm BRK 1001 Cell Culture Basics – 2 Days Hands-On Training Course October 26 & 27 Deadline for registration is Oct. 6, 2017 and November 16 & 17 Deadline for registration is Oct. 27, 2017 Course fee: $250 Questions Dr. Tim Kwok at kwokt@purdue.edu<mailto:kwokt@purdue.edu> or 765-494-6697 Thermo-electric transport in nanowires and nanostructures Ruben Chavez, Post-Doctoral Research Associate Department of Applied Physics, University of Technology Eindhoven October 27, 2017 @ 4:00pm BRK 2001 http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=1130 Bioelectronic Devices for Personalized and Precision Medicine: From Wearable Biosensors to Medical Nanorobots Wei Gao, Assistant Professor of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology November 13 2:00 p.m. BRK 1001 http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=1129 See other Discovery Park’s Events: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events/index.php