May 2020 - Bnc-faculty-all-list

Draft of 'Official' SOPs from EVPRP Office
by Reger, Ronald K 29 May '20

29 May '20

Dear Birck Faculty and Staff, Theresa held a WebEx update this Thursday and presented some new information regarding the upcoming research ramp-up. She gave a glimpse of a draft of the official SOP that is being refined for release early next week. Thanks to many of you who already contributed SOP information using our unofficial template….. this got us out in front and ahead of the SOP curve. However, the questions shown in Theresa’s draft SOP go beyond what we included in our SOP. As of right now there are 20 proposed questions that will require significantly more detail. Here is a draft of just the first 3 questions as captured in a screenshot during the webinar: [cid:image001.png@01D635BC.32B2A2E0] Here is a screenshot of the 20 questions they’re considering so far. The number of questions and the question set could change before the official release: [cid:image003.png@01D635C4.B26E6610] It was also mentioned that this will be web-based, so the forms will have to be filled out online which will automatically submit them to the approving committee. We should learn more next week, but we wanted to give you a heads-up about the official release of the SOPs and have you think about the information needed for your specific labs. Ron

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SOP Request for individual labs in preparation for Phase 2
by Bhave, Sunil A 25 May '20

25 May '20

Hello, The Birck leadership and staff are slowly working our way towards preparation of the facility for Phase2 of the plan outlined by EVPR’s office. In preparation for that, the first step was to prepare the public areas of Birck, write a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Birck as a whole, and get it approved by the campus Building task force. Ron Reger and his team have prepared an SOP that I attach below. Please go through it carefully and if you have any questions, suggestions for improvements, concerns, please contact Ron immediately. After the building committee approves Birck, its SOP, the next step is to write and submit individual lab SOPs. We are attaching here the latest list of lab#s and PI affiliation. Please use the attached Birck SOP as a starting point and create a SOP for your lab. Please make sure you consult the Staff liaison to your lab and ensure the two of you agree with the SOP. Note that the staff are working full time, and will be easy to reach by email, phone, Teams or webex audio/video chat. I hope both the PIs and Staff proactively reach out to each other and get started on the lab SOPs asap. (I dont expect the SOPs to be dramatically different for testing labs, but wet labs, growth labs, shared facilities may have some extra things to add). When the document is ready, please email a copy titled “Lab#_SOP.docx” to Ron. The plan is the have this ready for submission/review by the building committee so that there is minimal delay in the process. At the latest, please send it by Monday May 25, 2020 9am. In the excel sheet below you will also see the square footage and unfilled column G on # of researchers allowed in lab at a given time. The leadership and staff are working towards a gradual introduction and ramp-up. Chances are initially we will allow ~1 or 2 researchers per lab at a given time and we will ask you to setup your own lab reservation schedule such that the students establish a rotation. We would love to hear your thoughts on the process (which may have changed since the last time I asked). In the end we will perform a slow ramp-up, continue to modify and improve our SOPs, ensure safety and protect ALL users and staff. If we all work together on this, we will make Birck a Safe and High Impact research environment for post-Covid era. thank you, Sunil.

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New Birck recharge rates
by Shakouri, Ali 19 May '20

19 May '20

Dear Colleagues, We discussed at the Birck faculty meeting in March that our process for reviewing recharge rates has undergone a significant overhaul. This will allow us to be more responsive to changes in use, stay cost competitive with other institutions, and reduce the administrative time for rate adjustments. Moving forward, we plan to adjust recharge rates every 12 – 18 months, with the result being a more fair distribution of costs consistent with the usage. New rates will go into effect for all Birck recharges on July 1st, 2020. A comparison of these new rates with our current rates is attached, as well as a more detailed explanation of changes and the new lab access charging model (also described at the Birck Faculty meeting in March). Here is a brief overview: * A simplified lab access charging model which incentivizes usage of multiple lab “types” * Change of the lab access swipe cap to 15 days per month for internal users * Simplification of services offered, combining multiple related tools into services with like users, techniques, and/or equipment * A plan to consistently group the tools making up these services into “categories” in iLab. This doesn’t affect the monthly billing as you will still see the specific tools that have been used. * More fair distribution of subsidy * The Birck Laboratory Access Fee is subsidized 50% for internal users * Shared use, staff supported services are subsidized 18%. This level will be adjusted as needed in subsequent years * Simplification of the Scifres cap * A $12,000 hard cap for equipment services on the Scifres recharge per user, per account, per fiscal year * Users will be “uncapped” after being subsidized a total of $12,000 (i.e. general funds subsidy totaling 100% of the cap level) across all of their associated accounts per fiscal year * Overall ~10% increase in costs which is largely an inflation increase from last full rate review (2013) * A number of service specific changes: * Most recharge equipment in bio labs will be included in the BioLabs access fee rather than as separate charges * Simplifying tool charged units, with all tools except metallization tools moving to an hourly rate * Optical microscopes being included on the “General Metrology” service Please let me, Sunil or Zhihong know 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>

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Birck Virtual Faculty Form Summary
by Turner, Jaime J 12 May '20

12 May '20

Dear Faculty, Please find attached the summary from the Birck Virtual Faculty Forum on 5/7/20. If you were not able to attend the meeting the summary covers the presentation and discussion points. If you have any questions please let me know. Thank you! Jaime Turner Lead Administrative Assistant to the Director | Birck Nanotechnology Center BRK | 1205 W State Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-3509<tel:7654943509> | m: 765-491-3064<tel:7654913064> | jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [83324AA6]<https://www.purdue.edu/>

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FW: Reminder: Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture Series Seminar - Katepalli Sreenivasan - May 7
by Turner, Jaime J 06 May '20

06 May '20

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of Theresa Mayer, please join us on Thursday, May 7th at 3:30 pm, via WebEx to hear Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture Series seminar speaker, Dr. Katepalli Sreenivasan present the talk entitled, "The Impact of Abdus Salam: A Great Scientist and an Inspirational Humanitarian." Dr. Sreenivasan is a University Professor and Eugene Kleiner Chair for Innovation in the Physics Department, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at the Tandon School of Engineering and NYU Abu Dhabi New York University. President Mitch Daniels will provide introductory remarks. Please disseminate throughout your Centers and Institutes. Registration is required, please register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discovery-park-distinguished-lecture-series-ka…>. We hope you can attend. -Cliff Wojtalewicz [cid:image001.jpg@01D61CA0.96D62510]

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FW: Webex meeting invitation: Birck Faculty Virtual Forum
by Turner, Jaime J 06 May '20

06 May '20

Jaime J Turner invites you to join this Webex meeting. Meeting number (access code): 614 342 337 Meeting password: pSAsPtut443 Thursday, May 7, 2020 8:30 am | Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) | 1 hr Join meeting<https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=md06e1adb7e24c004314b9404ebe1d280> Join by phone Tap to call in from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-855-282-6330<tel:%2B1-855-282-6330,,*01*614342337%23%23*01*> US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003<tel:%2B1-415-655-0003,,*01*614342337%23%23*01*> US TOLL Toll-free calling restrictions<https://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf> Join from a video system or application Dial 614342337(a)purdue.webex.com<%20sip:614342337@purdue.webex.com> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join using Microsoft Lync or Microsoft Skype for Business Dial 614342337.purdue(a)lync.webex.com<%20sip:614342337.purdue@lync.webex.com> Need help? Go to http://help.webex.com

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Birck Faculty Virtual Forum (Thursday)
by Shakouri, Ali 06 May '20

06 May '20

Dear Colleagues, I hope everybody is doing well and that you are staying safe and healthy. We are in unprecedented times with major global disruptions. I know many have been consumed by quickly changing the instructions to online format. I also know that many experimental groups are eager to resume their research. For the moment, the guideline for critical research is similar to the one that was announced in March (see COVID-19 on EVPRP website). We currently have about 15 groups who have submitted their critical research form to EVPRP and our Birck staff are doing their best to support this research. Theresa Mayer’s email on Sunday and President Daniels’ video on Tuesday announced that Purdue is pursuing a phased approach for ramp-up activities. Various colleges as well as EVPRP have working groups who are developing standard operating procedures for different phases of the ramp-up (for example, phase 1 started on Monday and will be until May 15). Also, you should have received some information about summer activities (faculty summer salary or student support charged to grants, etc.). Jaime will send an invitation for a Birck Faculty Virtual Forum tomorrow Thursday 8:30-9:30am. Zhihong, Sunil and I will give a brief overview of ongoing activities and planning at Birck but we also look forward to hear from you about your research priorities in the next couple of weeks and any questions. You can also email us to share your questions. Zhihong and I also would like to give a brief 15min update about Birck Annex planning which is coming to conclusion shortly. We look forward to talk to you soon. Best regards, Ali, Zhihong and Sunil

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