April 2018 - Bnc-faculty-all-list

strategies for competitive research intelligence for Birck
by Chen, Yong P 12 Apr '18

12 Apr '18

Dear Birck Colleagues: Ali and I and several of us have discussed in the past few weeks on possible strategies to improve/increase how we can identify and share "competitive research intelligence" for Birck center and our faculty, that will help us initiate/develop new/emerging and "signature" research directions for Birck that we would be recognized as the pioneer and leader nationally and globally. FoFor example, the following are just some of the ideas discussed. We seek faculty input to see what makes sense to pursue. 1) Have ~monthly "brain storming" session or happy hour/social time for Birck faculty to share and discuss ideas for emerging directions, research trends etc. We need to identify weak signals that can be major trends later on as this will allow us to define new directions. Some of these may be done during our Thursday faculty lunch/seminar meetings, for example. Of course faculty or a subgroup faculty are also encouraged to organize meetings related to a specific topical area. [Please let us know if you have any topic you want to suggest as "emerging areas" to discuss.] 2) 2) 2) Form an "International Advisor Committee" for Birck center, perhaps 5-8 people from different sectors and key stake holders (academia, industry, non-profits, government etc. --- possibilities may range from leaders from international nano centers to regional large industries such as auto or manufacturing industries) who have the knowledge and willingness to spend some time (perhaps 1day/year visiting us onsite, and also engaging with us remotely during other time) interacting with Birck to give suggestions and to bring new/different perspectives. [Please let me know if you have any specific names/contacts you suggest that may be willing to serve on our International Advisory Committee] 3) 3) Invite dedicated "research information/intelligence" service providers/analysis companies, think-tanks/thought leaders in the community (including those who may not be interacting with us regularly on advisory board) etc. to visit us and give seminars or panel discussions. For example Elsevier (publisher) has a division of "Research Intelligence" that does very interesting research and analysis of research landscape/trends in various areas (recently I heard a seminar from them in a workshop analyzing quantum technologies) using big-data approaches. [Any other suggestions on people/organizations we can invite in this context are welcome] 4) 4) Develop appropriate online social network/platforms to share/discuss ideas. [What do our faculty prefer or use most effectively? Twitter? Wiki?] We would like to gather input from our colleagues both on the specific questions (included in "[]")above, as well as on any additional/different suggestions how we can better identify and share such "research intelligence" that would better position Birck to develop and lead key emerging/signature areas (and to attract center-level effort and investments etc.). Please send you thoughts and suggestions to me or Ali in the coming weeks. We also plan to discuss these plans in the next Birck Leadership Council meeting and faculty meeting, and start to implement them soon. Thank you and best regards, Yong Yong P. Chen, PhD. Professor of Physics and Astronomy Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Director of Purdue Quantum Center Associate Director of Research for Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA (765) 494-0947; yongchen(a)purdue.edu<mailto:yongchen@purdue.edu> http://www.physics.purdue.edu/quantum https://engineering.purdue.edu/PQC/ http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/

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FW: Brick Faculty Seminars - Thurs April 12 - MRGN 129 - Fabio Semperlotti
by Black, Nancy Lee 11 Apr '18

11 Apr '18

Hope you can join us for this Seminar. It will be held in MRGN 129 due to Nanodays at Birck. Panera will be served for lunch. Title: "Topological Elastic Metamaterials: harnessing topological transitions to control the mechanical energy flow in thin-walled structures". Speaker: Prof. Fabio Semperlotti, Mechanical Engineering Abstract: Topological acoustics is a new branch of physical acoustics that has developed in the wake of the research on topological insulators in condensed matter physics. Owing to the similarities between the electromagnetic and the acoustic wave fields, acoustic metamaterials exhibiting topologically non-trivial transport properties were recently theorized and experimentally validated. This talk will present some recent work that focuses on extending the concept of topological design to engineered elastic structures ( the so called metastructures) of interest for lightweight applications. In particular, the concept of Quantum Valley Hall Effect (QVHE) is extended to the design of elastic waveguides with the intent of achieving Lamb guided modes having non-trivial topological properties. A combination of theoretical, numerical, and experimental results will show how the QVHE can be effectively implemented in elastic load-bearing structures hence giving rise to highly robust one-dimensional edge states. Thanks Fabio

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FW: Bindley Bioscience Center Director Candidate Seminar - Dr. Gabriel Popescu, April 16th at 9:00 a.m.
by Turner, Jaime J 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Alexandra Boltasseva, Chair of the Director for Bindley Bioscience Center (BBC) at Discovery Park, Purdue University search. Please distribute widely. Dear Discovery Park Personnel: The Bindley Bioscience Center Search Committee for the Director for Bindley Bioscience Center (BBC) at Discovery Park, Purdue University would like to welcome Dr. Gabriel Popescu to campus to share his vision for the Bindley Bioscience Center. Dr. Gabriel Popescu from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will present a seminar on Monday, April 16th, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in Room 1001 of the Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering (MJIS). Information on the talk is below. The announcement is attached. We would appreciate your distributing the seminar announcement to all faculty and staff within your centers, as well as others affiliated with your center. We would also appreciate comments on the candidates after the seminar. To provide feedback, please complete the Qualtrics survey<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3JKdo054GKFajXf>. Thank you, Sasha _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [cid:image001.jpg@01D3CFE5.EEAD46B0]

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TODAY: EFC on Future Manufacturing
by Weinstein, Dana 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Dear all, Just a reminder of the meeting on Future Manufacturing today. This is essentially a 1.5hr workshop to define a call for proposals internal to Purdue. Birck is uniquely positioned to address the Electronics & Optics Applications thrust, but I will need your help to define potential themes. The meeting will start with ~1/2 hr of overviews on the 4 manufacturing sectors under considerations (please see email below). Then we will split off into discussion groups to generate ideas for the call for proposals. EVPRP is looking for collaborative high risk ideas of the sort that NSF won’t touch. Think of these as seed grants to develop ideas and gather data enough to obtain a larger grant. The meeting will be in STEW 202 @ 11:30am. You can sign up in the link below. Hope to see you there, Dana ——————————————— Dana Weinstein Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Director of Operations, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park Purdue University https://engineering.purdue.edu/hybridmems Begin forwarded message: From: "Freeland, Marsha J" <mjfreeland(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mjfreeland@purdue.edu>> Subject: April 6th Engineering Faculty Conversation (EFC) on Future Manufacturing - Spaces are Still Available Date: April 4, 2018 at 5:43:26 PM EDT To: "'engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu>'" <engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu>> Engineering Faculty, Be sure to attend the next Engineering Faculty Conversation on Future Manufacturing, April 6, 2018, 11:30 – 1:00 in STEW 202! Associate Dean for Research, Melba Crawford, will discuss the upcoming EFC seed grants for Future Manufacturing. Jan-Anders Mansson will facilitate conversations around 4 manufacturing sectors: > Manufacturing of high performance parts/products led by Yung Shin > Manufacturing for electronics/optics application led by Dana Weinstein > Manufacturing for bio-pharma applications led by Rex Reklaitis > Manufacturing of multi-functional materials led by Haiyang Wang This is followed by faculty participating in breakout sessions to identify potential research/education/outreach themes that are high impact, collaborative, and can be leveraged. Workshop content and materials are being uploaded and are available at the following link: Content for Future Manufacturing EFC<https://engineering.purdue.edu/Intranet/Groups/Administration/FacultyConver…> Sign up here!<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bO9HyBY7XlfCtZb> [cid:image001.png@01D3CC24.E243A7D0] This is the 3rd in a series of 9 conversations. Previous EFCs were in the areas of Cyber Physical Systems and the Internet of Things (Jan. 26, 2018) and Engineering and Health/Medicine/Biology (Feb. 22, 2018).

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REMINDER: Prof. Matthew Becker Seminar, Today at 2:00pm in BRK 1001
by Turner, Jaime J 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

[cid:image001.png@01D3CCE5.21B95ED0] Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> ______________________________________________________________ [DP-BirckNanotechCtr-H-BG-RGB]

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Seminars at Birck Letian Dou (12-1pm) and Matthew Becker (2-3pm)
by Shakouri, Ali 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Dear Colleagues, Today's Birck faculty seminar is by Letian Dou, a new assistant professor in chemical engineering, who is working on perovskite materials and devices (12noon-1pm, BRK 2001, lunch served). We also have a seminar by Prof. Matt Becker 2-3pm. See below the details. I encourage you to attend these seminar(s) if you are able to make it. Best regards, Ali ******** BNC Faculty Seminar Series, Spring 2018 Semiconducting Halide Perovskite Nanomaterials and Heterojunctions Letian Dou; Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue Univ. Thursday April 5th, 2018, 12:00pm - 1:00pm in BRK 2001 Lunch from Panera will be served. ******** Building bone with polymers- How new materials and additive manufacturing are changing medicine Matthew L. Becker, Ph.D. W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Engineering Departments of Polymer Science & Biomedical Engineering The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909 (USA) becker(a)uakron.edu<mailto:becker@uakron.edu> April 5th, 2018 2-3pm in BRK 1001 Abstract Recent synthetic advances have enabled the synthesis of polymers designed to elicit specific cellular functions and to direct cell-cell interactions. Motivated by traumatic injuries experienced by warfighters, we are developing novel materials and devices designed to repair segmental bone defect and achieve limb salvage. Biomimetic approaches based on polymers derivatized with adhesive receptor-binding peptides, glycoproteins and tethered growth factors have been shown to enhance interactions at the biotic-synthetic interface. Further advances in both synthetic methodology and additive manufacturing are needed to drive these efforts forward. This presentation will describe the use of several translationally relevant chemistries and functionalization strategies that are impacting the practice of medicine and how physicians are planning for future therapies using additive manufacturing that were not possible previously. Biosketch Matthew L. Becker is the W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Akron. He holds appointments in the Departments of Polymer Science, Integrated Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering. His multidisciplinary research team is focused on developing bioactive polymers for regenerative medicine and addressing unmet medical needs at the interface of chemistry, materials and medicine. His group has published more than 130 papers, has 30 patents issued or pending and is the founder of three start-up companies. Professor Becker was awarded the Macromolecules-Biomacromolecules Young Investigator Award in 2015. He is a Kavli Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the PMSE Division of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Dr. Becker earned a PhD in organic chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis as an NIH Chemistry Biology Interface Training Fellow. In 2003, he moved to the Polymers Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology for a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship. He joined the permanent staff as a project leader in 2005 before moving to The University of Akron in 2009. ********

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Reminder: Bindley Bioscience Center Director Candidate Seminar - Dr. Sophie Lelievre, April 5th at 9:00 a.m.
by Turner, Jaime J 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Alexandra Boltasseva, Chair of the Director for Bindley Bioscience Center (BBC) at Discovery Park, Purdue University search. Please distribute widely. Dear Discovery Park Personnel: The Bindley Bioscience Center Search Committee for the Director for Bindley Bioscience Center (BBC) at Discovery Park, Purdue University has invited three candidates to campus to share their vision for the Bindley Bioscience Center. Dr. Sophie Lelievre from Purdue University will present a seminar on Thursday, April 5th, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in Room 1001 of the Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering (MJIS). Information on the talk is below. The announcement is attached. We would appreciate your distributing the seminar announcement to all faculty and staff within your centers, as well as others affiliated with your center. We would also appreciate comments on the candidates after the seminar. To provide feedback, please complete the Qualtrics survey<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3JKdo054GKFajXf>. Thank you, Sasha _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [cid:image002.jpg@01D3C1CC.898859E0]

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BNC Faculty Seminar Series, Thursday April 5 at noon in BRK 2001
by Black, Nancy Lee 02 Apr '18

02 Apr '18

This week's speaker will be: Letian Dou Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Title for the talk "Semiconducting Halide Perovskite Nanomaterials and Heterojunctions" BNC Faculty Seminar Series, Spring 2018 Thursdays, 12:00pm - 1:00pm in BRK 2001 Lunch from Panera will be served. Regards, Nancy Black Secretary V Birck Nanotechnology Center West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-494-8675 Fax: 765-494-4731

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FW: Industrial Engineering Seminar Series - Dr. Gregory Hager 4/4/18
by Turner, Jaime J 02 Apr '18

02 Apr '18

[cid:image001.png@01D3CA6D.9E9CAB70] ADD TO CALENDAR<https://engineering.purdue.edu/IE/events/distinguished> Erin Gough Event Coordinator Purdue Industrial Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/IE> Grissom Hall, 315 N. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2023 Tel: 765.496.0606 Email: egough(a)purdue.edu<mailto:egough@purdue.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D3C770.8E82AEB0] We are Purdue. What we make moves the world forward. ? Go Green! Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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