October 2021 - Bnc-facility-notice

Mary Jo Totten Retirement Calibration
by Voorhis, Mark L. 17 Nov '21

17 Nov '21

Dear Friends, It is with some sadness but mostly joy to inform you that Mary Jo is retiring after 27 years of service at Purdue University and 17 of those years working for Birck Nanotechnology Center. Mary Jo will be greatly missed and will leave a large hole in our hearts and organization. I have had the pleasure to work closely with Mary Jo prior to the center's opening in 2004. We are planning on a celebration gathering in the Birck Nanotechnology atrium on Wednesday December 1 from 1PM to 3PM. Please RSVP both me and Nancy Black (blackn(a)purdue.edu<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu>) by November 24, 2021 if you plan to join us in the atrium. We will be accepting donations for a retirement gift for Mary Jo if you care to do so. You can drop off our donation with Nancy Black in BRK 2287 during business hours. We also setup a web link and encourage everyone to add any well wishes, memories, or photos, from working with Mary Jo over the years at https://forms.gle/GCPbgZnE7g2E6KXN7. If for some reason you can not add your memories please forward them to me and I will copy them into the file myself. P.S. Mary Jo's email account has been removed from this email distribution. Best Regards, Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University - West Lafayette Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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The Birck Preventive Maintenance Work is Complete
by Reger, Ronald K 22 Oct '21

22 Oct '21

Dear All BNC Users - The preventive maintenance work on the Birck Nanotechnology Facility has been completed successfully, and the cleanroom and laboratories are now open for research. Some equipment is still down for cleaning & maintenance so please check i-Labs for individual equipment status. Additionally, please note that the S-Bay solvent hood is reserved for staff use on Monday through Wednesday of next week, Oct. 25, 26, & 27. This is necessary for cleaning of internal evaporator parts so the e-beams can be brought back to use in the most efficient and expeditious manner. Noteworthy improvements during this PM shutdown week include adding soft water to the dicing saws, and reconfiguring west-end cleanroom hoods to gain more exhaust capacity. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this important preventive-maintenance time. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036

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Donation Drive Drop-off
by Totten, Mary J 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

To help the Afghanistan Refugees at Camp Atterbury in Indianapolis, PGSG is conducting a donation drive on October 14 and 15 at the Purdue Graduate Student Center. A donation box will be setup in [ Birck 1st floor Atrium] today to make it more convenient for Birck students and staff to donate. Further details are available in the attached flyer. You may also reach out to Meghavin Bhatasana (meghavin(a)purdue.edu<mailto:meghavin@purdue.edu>) for more information. Best, Meghavin Chandulal Bhatasana <mbhatasa(a)purdue.edu>

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