All BNC Users - Update: The preventive maintenance and major power upgrades to the Birck Nanotechnology cleanroom has been completed successfully. The cleanroom and laboratories are now open for limited research without ultra-pure water and no humidity control for the cleanroom. The UPW upgrade is scheduled to be completed by May 22, 2025, and until the new UPW upgrade is completed and commissioned there will be no water available in the fume hoods. Please note this as you plan processing steps. More information will be provide next week as we work through this major upgrade. Some research equipment is still shut down for maintenance, or is in the process of being started back up. Please check iLabs for individual equipment status. Thank you for your patience and understanding during these major infrastructure upgrades to position Birck Nanotechnology for future exciting research. Mark Voorhis Building Manager Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Office: (765) 494-3036 From: Voorhis, Mark L. Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 12:06 PM To: bnc-facility-notice@ecn.purdue.edu Subject: RE: NOTICE - Semi Annual Preventative Maintenance Closure & Major Construction May 5 to May 23, 2025 Dear BNC User, This is a reminder for our scheduled PM closure & major construction starting this coming Monday May 5. In the cleanroom please make sure that all glassware in drying racks next to the fume hoods are removed and placed in your personal storage totes to prevent contamination to your glassware. Please do not bring in any RO or distilled water into the center during the time the UPW system is off to prevent contamination to your research. Please call or contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Regards, Mark Voorhis 765-494-3036 mvoorhis@purdue.edu<mailto:mvoorhis@purdue.edu> From: Voorhis, Mark L. Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 3:46 PM To: bnc-facility-notice@ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:bnc-facility-notice@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: NOTICE - Semi Annual Preventative Maintenance Closure & Major Construction May 5 to May 23, 2025 [cid:image001.png@01DBC0B9.A395AE20] Mark Voorhis Building Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center
