March 2011 - Bnc-faculty-all-list

ERC Proposals
by James Cooper 29 Mar '11

29 Mar '11

To: BNC Faculty Subject : ERC Proposals This is in regard to my email of March 5 (copied below) and the informational meeting on March 8 dealing with the upcoming NSF ERC solicitation on nanotechnology. I wanted to find out whether any groups have begun to nucleate to consider writing proposals under this solicitation. If so, I think it would be helpful to have a follow-up meeting to let everyone know what proposals are being considered and see if any consolidations or teaming arrangements might make sense. If you are part of a group considering a proposal, please respond with the names of the people involved and a tentative title of your proposal. If more than one group responds (and I think there are several), then I'll try to set up a meeting. Please respond by the end of the day on Wednesday if you are considering a proposal. Thanks! -- Jim ============================================= Email of March 5 ============================================= To: BNC Faculty and Other Interested Parties Re: New NSF solicitation for NanoSystems ERCs In the next few weeks, NSF will be issuing an RFP for a special round of ERC proposals devoted to NanoSystems. NSF expects to create three new Engineering Research Centers in a special, odd-year cycle that will result in awards in September 2011. This is a unique situation for several reasons: (1) unlike the typical "open" solicitation, the topic is restricted, (2) the selection timeline is extremely short (40-page full proposals only, no pre-proposals), and (3) funding is not contingent on passage of the FY2011 budget, since the funds are coming from phase-out of existing NSECs. This is a unique opportunity for Purdue, but time is of the essence. The key is to define a suitable, compelling topic, then form an unbeatable team by enlisting the top people in the country. This needs to be done BEFORE competing teams begin to nucleate elsewhere, preferably before the RRP hits the streets. It is important to realize that the ERC has a SYSTEMS focus. It must address a compelling national need from the TOP DOWN, i.e. the national need is the driver, and the appropriate science and technology is selected based on its relevance to the systems need. As far as we can determine, any national grand challenge that can be addressed by nanotechnology could be considered. Some possible examples might include (these are my thoughts, they did not come from NSF): (1) Nanoelectronics beyond Moore's Law (exploring all-spin logic, graphene, topological insulators, excitonic devices, collective phenomena, etc.) (2) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, nanoparticles for batteries or supercapacitors, MEMs devices for energy harvesting, etc.) (3) Advances in Life Sciences (nanoparticles for in-vivo imaging, directed cancer therapy, drug delivery; implantable biomedical systems; electronic-neural interfaces; etc.). To provide more details, an informal briefing and open discussion will be held Tuesday from 3:00 - 4:30 in BRK-2001. Anyone interested in leading a team, or being part of a team, is invited to attend. -- Jim

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-Attend today's Presentation by Jeff Welser-11-noon-BDM Rm 121--SRC- NRI Director
by Allain, Monica M.C. 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

[cid:image003.jpg@01CBEAC9.6B20AA20] Jeff Welser, Director SRC Nanoelectronics Research Initiative Friday, March 25, 2011 11:00am - 12:00 pm Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Room 121 Dr. Jeffrey Welser is on assignment from the IBM Corporation to serve as the Director of the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI), a subsidiary of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). The NRI supports university-based research on future nanoscale logic devices to replace the CMOS transistor in the 2020 timeframe. Dr. Welser received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1995, and joined IBM's Research Division at the T.J. Watson Research Center. He has worked on a variety of novel devices, including nano-crystal and quantum-dot memories, vertical-FET DRAM, and Si-based optical detectors, and eventually took over managing the Novel Silicon Device group. In 2000, Jeff took an assignment in Technology group headquarters, and then joined the Microelectronics division in 2001, as project manager for the high-performance CMOS device design groups. In May 2003, he was named Director of high-performance SOI and BEOL technology development, in addition to his continuing work as the IBM Management Committee Member for the Sony, Toshiba, and AMD development alliances. In late 2003, Jeff returned to the Research division as the Director of Next Generation Technology Components. He worked on the Next Generation Computing project, looking at technology, hardware, and software components for systems in the 2008-2012 timeframe. In mid-2006, Jeff took on his current role for NRI, and is now based at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA. `` ~ 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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Please plan to attend-March 25, FRIDAY 11am-noon-BDM 121--Jeff Welser--Director SRC Nanoelectronics Research Initiative
by Allain, Monica M.C. 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

Dear Faculty, Please plan to attend the following seminar: Nanoelectronics Challenges for the next decade Date: March 25, 2011 Day: Friday Time: 11am-noon Location: Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121 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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Sent on behalf of the BNC Director: New NSF solicitation for NanoSystems ERCs
by Allain, Monica M.C. 05 Mar '11

05 Mar '11

To: BNC Faculty and Other Interested Parties Re: New NSF solicitation for NanoSystems ERCs In the next few weeks, NSF will be issuing an RFP for a special round of ERC proposals devoted to NanoSystems. NSF expects to create three new Engineering Research Centers in a special, odd-year cycle that will result in awards in September 2011. This is a unique situation for several reasons: (1) unlike the typical "open" solicitation, the topic is restricted, (2) the selection timeline is extremely short (40-page full proposals only, no pre-proposals), and (3) funding is not contingent on passage of the FY2011 budget, since the funds are coming from phase-out of existing NSECs. This is a unique opportunity for Purdue, but time is of the essence. The key is to define a suitable, compelling topic, then form an unbeatable team by enlisting the top people in the country. This needs to be done BEFORE competing teams begin to nucleate elsewhere, preferably before the RRP hits the streets. It is important to realize that the ERC has a SYSTEMS focus. It must address a compelling national need from the TOP DOWN, i.e. the national need is the driver, and the appropriate science and technology is selected based on its relevance to the systems need. As far as we can determine, any national grand challenge that can be addressed by nanotechnology could be considered. Some possible examples might include (these are my thoughts, they did not come from NSF): (1) Nanoelectronics beyond Moore's Law (exploring all-spin logic, graphene, topological insulators, excitonic devices, collective phenomena, etc.) (2) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, nanoparticles for batteries or supercapacitors, MEMs devices for energy harvesting, etc.) (3) Advances in Life Sciences (nanoparticles for in-vivo imaging, directed cancer therapy, drug delivery; implantable biomedical systems; electronic-neural interfaces; etc.). To provide more details, an informal briefing and open discussion will be held Tuesday from 3:00 - 4:30 in BRK-2001. Anyone interested in leading a team, or being part of a team, is invited to attend. -- Jim ~ 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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