MONDAY MEMO, June 25, 2007 **************** 1. Announcements **************** 1.1: Preventive Maintenance now complete in cleanroom. Thank you for your cooperation and patience. 1.2: Please welcome Melissa Lane to the Birck Center. She comes to us from Chemical Engineering and replaces Sheryl Willison. Stop by her desk (Atrium) and introduce yourself. 1.3: Extra care required for our projector equipment: Purdue University policy reported late last week that a computer projector was stolen from the Recitation building during the afternoon. Please report any missing equipment to the Purdue Police immediately. When you¹ve borrowed a projector, please be sure to return it to the person from whom you received it. Thanks for your cooperation. 1.4: Future graduate students to convene at Purdue for Big 10+ expo. Students looking for the right fit for graduate school will have the chance to see what several universities from across the nation have to offer during the Big 10+ Graduate School Exposition on Sept. 24. The event will be in the Purdue University Memorial Union's South Ballroom and will feature information about graduate education in fields related to agriculture, engineering, mathematics, pharmacy, science, technology and veterinary medicine. Recruiter registration is now open, and registration for students will be available in July. For more, visit http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070620WernerGrad.html ******************** 2. Tours of Birck ******************** 2.1: Tuesday, June 26, 2007; 1-2PM: Computer Science Summer Camp; approximately 50 people. 2.2: Thursday, June 28, 2007; 1-2PM: Computer Science Summer Camp; approximately 30 people. ******************** 3. Life on the Outside ******************** 3.1: Congratulations go to Samir M. Iqbal, PhD working with Prof. Bashir, as he and his wife welcomed a baby boy, JbRael (Arabic for Gabriel) to the family on June 18 at 6:45PM. He reports that baby and mother are doing well. 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/