April 2009 - Bnc-faculty-all-list

BNC Faculty Member Needed for a 1-day Teacher Workshop in May
by Allain, Monica M.C. 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Meeting with Chris Foster and Tami Hicks to discuss details for the Birck Teacher Workshop. If interested please plan on attending the informational meeting tomorrow. Friday, April 10 Time: 3:30pm Location: BNC 1201 ***1-day Workshop**** Support your local teacher. Discovery Park and the Wabash Valley Education Council are planning a teachers workshop for upper elementary teachers based on state core science standards for grades 4-6. The workshop is planned for a late afternoon/early evening in early May. The idea of the workshop is to provide some science literacy and confidence in modern STEM concepts for teachers to share with their students. Faculty and grad students are encouraged to volunteer to present some ideas and a demonstration that may be repeated in an elementary classroom for the following conceptual areas: The nature of science and technology: experimental design and results; properties and changes in matter; structures and functions in living systems: cellular life and adaption. If you have any questions please contact me directly. Thank you. ~ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. ~ ************************************************************ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. Managing Director Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: (765) 494-5138 Fax: (765) 496-8299 ************************************************************

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REMINDER - BNC Faculty Meeting, Friday, April 10th, 1PM, BRK 2001, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS
by Deborah S Starewich 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Dear BNC faculty colleague- . . . just a reminder. Please attend if you can (details below). Best Regards- Tim On 4/2/09 2:40 PM, "Deborah Starewich" <dstarewi(a)purdue.edu> wrote: > Dear BNC faculty colleague, > > We have now been up and running in the Birck Nanotechnology Center > for over two years, and we - individually, and to a lesser extent, > collectively - now have an appreciation for what is working well > and what is not working as well as it could. It seems an opportune > time to have an ALL-faculty and faculty-ONLY meeting. > > Please join us in BRK 2001 from 1PM-3PM on April 10th. It is > important that you attend if you can, as we have several pressing > long-term and short-term issues to discuss, and your input will > help to determine the course that we take from here. > > The agenda is as follows: > > 1) "Citizenship" (shared responsibility; discipline policy; shared > space and shared equipment)- discussion led by Dave Janes > > 2) "The BNC financial Model (internal and external rates; results > of a benchmarking study; increasing industry participation; role of > our Managing > Director, Monica Allain; development of core facilities; expansion > of scientific support staff; impact of recession on the BNC budget) > - discussion led by Tim Sands > > 3) Community building (topical workshops; reviving the BNC seminar > series; enhancing center proposal success; stimulus opportunities) > - discussion led by Dave Janes > > 4) Open discussion > > Best Regards- > > Tim Sands >

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BNC Faculty Meeting, Friday, April 10, 1-3PM, BRK 2001, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS
by Deborah S Starewich 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

>>>> Dear BNC faculty colleague, We have now been up and running in the Birck Nanotechnology Center for over two years, and we - individually, and to a lesser extent, collectively - now have an appreciation for what is working well and what is not working as well as it could. It seems an opportune time to have an ALL-faculty and faculty-ONLY meeting. Please join us in BRK 2001 from 1PM-3PM on April 10th. It is important that you attend if you can, as we have several pressing long-term and short-term issues to discuss, and your input will help to determine the course that we take from here. The agenda is as follows: 1) "Citizenship" (shared responsibility; discipline policy; shared space and shared equipment)- discussion led by Dave Janes 2) "The BNC financial Model (internal and external rates; results of a benchmarking study; increasing industry participation; role of our Managing Director, Monica Allain; development of core facilities; expansion of scientific support staff; impact of recession on the BNC budget) - discussion led by Tim Sands 3) Community building (topical workshops; reviving the BNC seminar series; enhancing center proposal success; stimulus opportunities) - discussion led by Dave Janes 4) Open discussion Best Regards- Tim Sands

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BNC Faculty Awards and Recognition REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, per TIM SANDS
by Deborah S Starewich 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

> Dear BNC colleague- > > I am putting together an overview presentation for the BNC review > on Monday > April 6th (1PM in 121 Morgan). I would like to feature external and > internal > recognition of the faculty since our last review in April 2008. As > this > presentation will be posted on the nanoHUB, think recruiting students, > faculty and research partners... > > Please send me any such items (appointment as fellow, technical > society > awards, internal recognition, best paper award, etc.)! > > Also, we have a few slots left for posters. Please encourage your > grad > students to participate (they should contact Deborah Starewich, > dstarewi(a)purdue.edu, or Jeff Goecker, jgoecker(a)purdue.edu, ASAP). > > Thanks! > > Tim >

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