September 2019 - Bnc-faculty-all-list

Prof. Vaneet Aggarwal Seminar Today @ 3:30pm in MRGN 129
by Turner, Jaime J 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

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FW: VentureWell Grant Workshop
by Reger, Ronald K 18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

Please see attached. Ron Reger Engineering Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2289 | Office: 765.494.6667 | Email: rreger(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rreger@purdue.edu> Wiki: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki iLabs: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/homepage/ ______________________________________________________________ [Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Leaps.png (300?-66)] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps> From: Chen, Arnold C <chen2503(a)purdue.edu> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 4:02 PM To: Nikolaidis, Natasha N <nnikolai(a)purdue.edu>; Reger, Ronald K <rreger(a)purdue.edu>; Rasmus, Joel A. <jrasmus(a)purdue.edu>; Zentner, Lynn K <lzentner(a)purdue.edu>; Kelley, Krista O <kokelley(a)purdue.edu>; Brown, Robert E <bobbrown(a)purdue.edu>; Sors, Thomas G <tsors(a)purdue.edu>; Sanchez-Hernandez, Cinthia E <sanchezh(a)purdue.edu>; Putt, Karson S <puttk(a)purdue.edu>; 'mhayworth(a)purdue.edu' <mhayworth(a)purdue.edu>; Bermel, Li Yuan <lmi(a)purdue.edu>; Burniske, Gary R <grburniske(a)purdue.edu>; Dahmen, Lynne M <ldahmen(a)purdue.edu>; Filley, Rose M. <rfilley(a)purdue.edu>; Horton, Deborah K. <dhorton(a)purdue.edu>; Farmus, Cristina D <cfarmus(a)purdue.edu>; Bobillo, Mary Ann <mbobillo(a)purdue.edu>; Sharma, Pankaj <sharma(a)purdue.edu>; Beck, Kaethe A <kaethe(a)purdue.edu>; Whitaker, Dawn R <dwhitaker(a)purdue.edu> Subject: VentureWell Grant Workshop All, Next Tuesday September 24th, we will be hosting VentureWell Program Officer David D'Angelo. He will be giving a workshop on VentureWell's Faculty Grants opportunities. I would appreciate it if you could please pass on this flyer to the faculty affiliates in your centers. Arnold Chen Managing Director Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship 1201 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-9404 myStrengths: Learner | Input | Strategic | Discipline | Arranger

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Lunch with Anna Ridler; Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future
by Shakouri, Ali 15 Sep '19

15 Sep '19

Dear Colleagues, Anna Ridler is an artist from London who has an exhibit at Ringel Gallery at Stewart Center on Art and Artificial Intelligence. Anna has been using quantum and machine learning concepts in her art (see http://annaridler.com/) We are hosting Anna and Sorin Matei (Associate Dean at College of Liberal Arts) at the Birck Center on Wednesday Sept. 25, 12noon-1pm (lunch provided). This could be a good opportunity to interact with Birck researchers. Please let Jaime know if you are able to attend the lunch. Also I encourage you to register for the Purdue 2050 Conference if you haven’t done so already (see the details below). Anna will give a talk at the conference and you also have an opportunity to have an immersive experience in a Purdue conference in the future! Have a good weekend. Best, Ali From: Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2019 6:17 PM To: bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu Cc: Sharma, Pankaj <sharma(a)purdue.edu>; jjturner(a)purdue.edu Subject: Registration for Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future Dear BNC Colleagues, I would like to invite you to participate at “Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future” as part of Purdue University’s 150th anniversary on September 26-27, 2019. This is an ‘uncommon conference’ where participants will have an immersive experience in futuristic technology that should appear in 2030 to 2050. The primary objective is to organize a conference, as it would happen in the future. The conference will include a series of sessions designed to explore emerging technologies through the lens of critical issues such as privacy and community development. Sessions include: * Future of healthcare. Featuring Peter Embi, president of Regenstrief Institute, healthcare professionals (Burns -CSO Cerner and Chopra -CEO RadiantHeart), a leading cancer researcher (Matei) and her patient (Gubar), a well-known IU author and cancer survivor, * Supriyo Datta, will introduce Quantum Technologies to general public as taught in 2050. * Deborah Wince-Smith, President and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness will talk about Age of Illumination and some parallels with historical development in Renaissance. * Talks on Future of Manufacturing and Factories by Michael King, President of LHP Data Analytics and IoT Solutions, as well as Jan-Anders Mansson co-director of IMI (Indiana Manufacturing Institute). * Keynote talk on Digital Privacy by Alessandro Acquisti, a well known social scientist from Carnegie Mellon University * Talks on Smart Affordable Housing by Gary Hobbs (BWI) and on Discovery Park District 2050 by David Broecker * Presentations by Anna Ridler, an artist from London, who has an exhibit at Purdue Galleries on Art and Artificial Intelligence; as well as Purdue’s Anne Fliotsos on International Telepresence Theatre * Student Design Competition focused on Data and Business Analytics in collaboration with Krannert School of Management The conference room of the future at Honors Hall is designed in collaboration with Purdue’s Department of Art and Design. Students from Jan Allebach’s group will demonstrate video analytics of participants' facial expressions. This will provide real-time feedback to the speakers and audience, helping evaluate how new ideas are received. Exhibitions include Digital Borneo, immersive sounds from 100 million years old rainforest prepared in collaboration between Bryan Pijanowski’s Center for Soundscape Engineering and the newly developed transparent and flexible speakers fabricated by Miko Cakmak’s group at the Birck Center; Plasmonic Kaleidoscope/ Mandalas -a collaboration between Sasha Boltasseva’s nanophotonics researchers and a local artist, etc. Finally, Purdue Chef has designed a Special 2050 Menu for each of the meals. This won’t be a standard conference food! I hope you’ll join us on September 26-27. Registration is required; the cost is $40 for students, $100 for staff/faculty and $200 for outside participants. If you have special guests from outside Purdue, please let Pankaj Sharma know. We have a limited number of discounts at staff rates. Please register, no later than Sept. 18th. More information may be found at https://www.purdue.edu/dp/2050. Best regards, Ali Ali Shakouri Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 1027 Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-6105; Fax: (765) 496-8299 shakouri(a)purdue.edu<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu>

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BNC recharge rates update
by Shakouri, Ali 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Dear Colleagues, You received an email from Dana Weinstein on March 13 about Scifres’ new rates effective this summer (see below). The paperwork for new rates was sent for approval signatures more than six months ago and was signed off for implementation effective July 1st of this year. Recently, Cost Accounting notified us that they had overlooked and some rates need to be adjusted. I've attached the analysis sheet to this email. We took Dana's original chart and added columns to show the Updated User Charge and the New % Increase. The color coding indicates lower, higher, or the same new rates as compared to the previous proposal. For example, the proposed new rate for the LPKF Milling system ($70) is the same as the proposed previous rate, both a 5% reuction from the original rate of $74. Since both proposed rates were the same the % Increase column shows the consistent 5% reduction in price but is colored gray to indicate no change in proposed rates. On the other hand the ASE etcher was originally proposed to maintain its previous rate of $48 but now it is reduced to $37 so it was colored green to indicate a new lower rate. In the final analysis we reduced rates on 25 tools (coded green), and to balance the subsidy we increased rates on 18 tools (coded blue). The remaining 58 tools (coded gray) had no change in proposed rates. This modified set of rates is in the final stages of signature approval and will be implemented effective July 1st, as before. Since our overall subsidy is similar, I don’t anticipate big impact on your research grants. However, don’t hesitate if there are any issues or if you have any questions or comments. Best regards, Ali Ali Shakouri Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 1027 Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 496-6105; Fax: (765) 496-8299 shakouri(a)purdue.edu<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu> -----Original Message----- From: Weinstein, Dana <danaw(a)purdue.edu<mailto:danaw@purdue.edu>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 4:31 PM To: Weinstein, Dana <danaw(a)purdue.edu<mailto:danaw@purdue.edu>> Cc: Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu>>; Cox, Erica L <ericacox(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ericacox@purdue.edu>>; Reger, Ronald K <rreger(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rreger@purdue.edu>>; Chen, Yong P <chen276(a)purdue.edu<mailto:chen276@purdue.edu>> Subject: BNC recharge rates adjustment Dear Birck PIs, We recently performed an evaluation of recharge rates for Scifres (the Birck cleanroom), and will be rolling out the new rates on July 1. In order to assist with planning your budgets, we want to alert you to the modification in Scifres costs in advance of the roll-out. This task should be performed at least every two years. However, this is the first such evaluation since 2012 and, as such, may come as a surprise to some PIs. Break-even rates for each tool are first calculated based on engineer time dedicated to the tool, cost of supplies, and usage. The final tool rate is then proposed based on these values, while ensuring that the facility does not make a profit. The average increase across the 104 tools/services in Scifres is 12%. The new rate is just 2.4% above the inflation rate from 2012. In all, 17 tools have seen a decrease in rate, while only a handful have increased substantially (e.g. CMP, CPD, Hall Effect system, a couple furnaces) due to dramatic change in usage or increased cost of maintenance due to aging. These rates are competitive with those of our peer facilities across the country. The proposed rates are attached for your reference. In addition to these tools, we have various new capabilities recently available or coming up in the next few months (and in some cases weeks), which will add substantial capabilities to all users. Most new tools already have rates determined, while the most recent will be calculated and made available to users as they come. o Heidelberg MLA150 direct write lithography w/back side alignment, gray scale, high throughput (up and running) o Automatic developer/mask etcher/spin rinse for wafers, pieces, and reticles o FEI Apreo Cleanroom SEM o AJA ion mill with end point detection (finally up and running) o Plasma-Therm HDPCVD deposition tool with low temp high density film capability o RCA clean hood in furnace area (up and running) o Keyence digital microscope w/large depth of field and tilt capabilities (up and running) o 2 RIE etchers for O2, Ar, CF4 (replacing the old Plasmatec, up and running) o IKO Jr. electroplating system w/2 interchangeable baths o Vacuum oven o Magnetic sputtering system Finally, PIs should be aware of a modification to the Scifres cap model. The new cap policy is a bit more democratic and is aimed to encourage heavier user of the cleanroom by those who just miss the previous hard cap of 13k/yr. The new model is as follows: Modified cap model: A single user who accumulates expenses in excess of $10,000 but not more than $13,000 will have a soft cap applied (users pay 20% of normal rate). A single user who has expenses in excess of $13,000 will have a hard cap (no charge). Any user whose expenses exceed $28,000 will revert back to paying 100% of their charges. In each of these scenarios, the charges incurred have to be for the same user on the same project and excludes the JEOL E-Beam Writer, staff time and expenses for precious metals and supplies. The exclusion of the JEOL ebeam lithography system from the cap reflects its disproportionate subsidy (due to the necessary service contract) and follows policy similar to that of comparable university fabs. ——————————————— Dana Weinstein Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Director of Operations, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park Purdue University https://engineering.purdue.edu/hybridmems

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FW: 2019-20 Research Equipment Funding Programs Open
by Shakouri, Ali 06 Sep '19

06 Sep '19

Dear All, I encourage you to consider the 2019-20 Internal Funding Opportunity for Research Equipment (see below). Priority will be given to shared tools with highest impact that are used by multiple groups. If space in the labs or the cleanroom is required, please coordinate with Mark and Ron so that that location and the installation is taken into account. If you have any questions, feel free to discuss with Zhihong Chen, Sunil Bhave or me. Best regards, Ali From: Jewell, Kristyn N <kristynj(a)purdue.edu> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2019 2:16 PM To: Engel, Bernard A. <engelb(a)purdue.edu>; Berger, Carrie A <carrieb(a)purdue.edu>; Simpson, Garth J <gsimpson(a)purdue.edu>; H. HogenEsch (Vet) <hogenesch(a)purdue.edu>; Huber, Jessica E <jhuber(a)purdue.edu>; Tawarmalani, Mohit <mtawarma(a)purdue.edu>; Matei, Sorin Adam <smatei(a)purdue.edu>; Watts, Val J <wattsv(a)purdue.edu>; Chen, Weinong W <wchen(a)purdue.edu>; Wright, Wayne E <wewright(a)purdue.edu>; Diaz de la Rubia, Tomas J <tddlr(a)purdue.edu>; Wojtalewicz, Clifford J. <cliffw(a)purdue.edu>; Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu>; Subramanian, Ramaswamy <subram68(a)purdue.edu>; Kuhn, Richard J <kuhnr(a)purdue.edu>; Zhang, Zhong-Yin <zhang-zy(a)purdue.edu>; Rochet, Chris <jrochet(a)purdue.edu>; Ratliff, Timothy L <tlratliff(a)purdue.edu>; Gilpin, Christopher J <gilpin(a)purdue.edu>; Ferner, William T. <ferner(a)purdue.edu>; Schlegel, Sylvia L <sschlege(a)purdue.edu> Cc: Mayer, Theresa S <tsmayer(a)purdue.edu>; Akridge, Jay T. <akridge(a)purdue.edu>; Hollenbeck, Peter J <phollenb(a)purdue.edu>; Bolin, Jeffrey T <jtb(a)purdue.edu>; Harrison, Marietta L. <harrisom(a)purdue.edu>; Agnew, Christopher R <agnew(a)purdue.edu>; Hirleman, E Daniel <dhirleman(a)purdue.edu>; OVPR Equipment Program <ovprequipprogram(a)purdue.edu> Subject: 2019-20 Research Equipment Funding Programs Open Good afternoon, Two strategic research equipment programs are now open for the 2019-20 academic year. The Laboratory and University Core Facility Research Equipment Program is jointly sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity. The Non-laboratory Research Infrastructure and Equipment Program is sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships. The Laboratory and University Core Facility Research Equipment Program supports the purchase of capital research equipment in two cost categories. Part I is for research equipment costing up to $100,000 and Part II is for equipment costing from $100,000 to $1,000,000. The goal is to address critical and strategic research equipment needs and thereby enhance the research programs of individual investigators as well as multiple investigators reliant on shared-use equipment. * Part I: Applications for research equipment costing up to $100,000 will be submitted and reviewed this fall. Applications are due Oct. 2. * Part II: For equipment costing $100,000 to $1,000,000, a preliminary concept summary must be submitted this fall. Final applications will be submitted in late January and reviewed thereafter. Mandatory preliminary concept summaries are due Nov. 6. Final applications are due Jan. 27. The Non-laboratory Research Infrastructure and Equipment Program is designed to support research infrastructure and equipment needs in disciplines not driven by instrument-dependent research and supports these needs in two cost categories. Tier 1 is for minor equipment and infrastructure needs costing up to $5,000 and Tier 2 is for equipment costing from $5,000 to 20,000. Applications for both categories are due Oct. 2nd with awards expected to be made before the end of the fall semester. Guidelines for both programs and an application template are available from links on the Funding Resources<http://www.purdue.edu/research/funding-and-grant-writing/funding/overview.p…>, Laboratory and University Core Facility Research Equipment Program<https://www.purdue.edu/research/funding-and-grant-writing/funding/lab-progr…>, and Non-laboratory Research Infrastructure and Equipment Program<https://www.purdue.edu/research/funding-and-grant-writing/funding/non-lab-p…> webpages. Please distribute this information as appropriate. Kind Regards, Kristyn _______________________________________________________ Kristyn Jewell, C.R.A. Operations Coordinator - Internal Research Support Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships 765.494.2876

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Reminder: Registration open to DOE Energy Frontier Research Center Competition Workshop
by Turner, Jaime J 05 Sep '19

05 Sep '19

Reminder: Registration open for DOE Energy Frontier Research Center Competition Workshop Discovery Park will host a workshop for Purdue faculty and staff to help shape responses to the next Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) competition planned for fall 2019. This free event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 10) in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. EFRCs are multi-investigator, multidisciplinary centers that support fundamental research aimed at overcoming barriers to the development of new energy technologies and accelerating use-driven research to address energy needs. This fall, DOE plans to release a $40 million funding opportunity announcement to compete EFRCs with resources allocated to fund between six and 15 new EFRCs in the following three priority research areas: Quantum information science: The current EFRCs are focused on quantum materials, and DOE would like to fund new centers that have an expanded scope in materials research and chemistry to address a broader set of issues in quantum information science. David Stewart, managing director of the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, will be the resource and lead for this area. Microelectronics: This is a new topic area focused on advanced materials and chemistry to develop next generation’s microelectronics technologies for applications relevant to DOE’s mission, including computing, power grid management and science facility workloads. Zhihong Chen, professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate director for research at Birck Nanotechnology Center, will be the resource and lead for this area. The energy-water nexus: The water security grand challenge is a top priority for U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, and this research area helps advance fundamental knowledge in a broad set of DOE mission areas. Lynne Dahmen, managing director of the Center for the Environment, will be the resource and lead for this area. The workshop will include an overview of other near-term funding opportunities from DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program. These funding opportunities range in various research areas including artificial intelligence, materials and chemical science, geosciences and biosciences. Seating for this workshop is limited. RSVP to reserve a spot via Qualtrics here<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_299xgVxmkYnmRjD>. For more information, contact Cliff Wojtalewicz, assistant director of Discovery Park, at cliffw(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cliffw@purdue.edu> or 765-496-3961. About Discovery Park Discovery Park is a place where Purdue researchers move beyond traditional boundaries, collaborating across disciplines and with policymakers and business leaders to create solutions for a better world. Grand challenges of global health, global conflict and security, and those that lie at the nexus of sustainable energy, world food supply, water and the environment are the focus of researchers in Discovery Park. The translation of discovery to impact is integrated into the fabric of Discovery Park through entrepreneurship programs and partnerships.

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NSAC-OSA-SPIE Birck Research Conference Recordings
by Turner, Jaime J 05 Sep '19

05 Sep '19

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, The recording of the talks at the last NSAC Birck conference held April 12th, 2019 have been published online at Nanohub.org! If you could not make it to them I highly recommend taking a look at the recordings, the talks were fantastic! It's also a great chance to see what professors are up to in Birck. The recordings can be found here: https://nanohub.org/resources/31010#series Sincerely, -Sam Peana NSAC President

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Purdue Workshop on Quantum/Computational Imaging/Sesning
by Hosseini, Mahdi 02 Sep '19

02 Sep '19

Dear All, Please RSVP (to Annie Wheeldon at acheever(a)purdue.edu <mailto:acheever@purdue.edu%C2%A0?subject=ACQI%20workshop> ) by end of tomorrow if you would like to attend this 1-day workshop held Sep 11 at Purdue. The participation is free and lunch will be provided, but RSVP is required to order appropriate amount of food. Advances in Computational and Quantum Imaging (ACQI) Workshop<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2171> September 11th @ 8:00am – 3:15pm in DLRC 131 We have a list of highly recognized speakers in both computational and quantum imaging and aim to find unique links between the two. Abstracts, bios and tentative schedule are attached. We look forward to seeing you in this exciting workshop. Best, Mahdi. Mahdi Hosseini Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette IN Office: BRK 2274 Phone: (765) 496 7423

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