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student access to Scifres (only for PIs who have Zero or 1 student in Scifres so far)
by Bhave, Sunil A 23 Jun '20

23 Jun '20

Hello, Over the last 4 weeks we have run a pilot program of student users in the Scifres cleanroom. PIs with high burn-rates have participated in this program. At this point if you have Zero or 1 student approved for Scifres Pilot program, then please send me the name of 1 student you would like to get access to the Scifres cleanroom. I am looking for 1. experienced students who have clear-cut definitive goals to achieve 2. do not need any new equipment training 3. responsible with good temperature and excellent lab etiquette Please send me the student name and Purdue ID. I cannot guarantee for all PIs, but we will work hard to accomodate everyone. In general this is a rather stop-gap scenario, and we hope to get Birck and all shared lab SOPs approved soon. I expected this to happen today, but since it has not as of 11pm tonite, I am spending this email. Please send me names by 10am tomorrow morning. thank you, Sunil.

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Shreyas Sen Web-Seminar next Thursday June 25, 2020 from 10a-11am
by Bhave, Sunil A 23 Jun '20

23 Jun '20

Hello, This coming thursday Professor Shreyas Sen will present his latest research on Human Body Communications during the Summer web-seminar series. I have concluded the webex portal didnt work today as Ted was using a Google corporate laptop. I dont foresee this issue with Shreyas’ talk next week. But if it fails again, we will switch to Teams. In the mean time, the webex information is given below. Please invite graduate students and researchers from your group and anyone else who you think may be interested. Thank you, Sunil. JOIN WEBEX MEETING https://purdue.webex.com/join/bhave <https://purdue.webex.com/join/bhave> | 649 461 992 JOIN BY PHONE +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL +1-855-282-6330 US TOLL FREE Access code: 649 461 992

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BNC Faculty Forum - Monday, June 22nd @ 1:00pm
by Turner, Jaime J 22 Jun '20

22 Jun '20

Sent on behalf of Ali Shakouri Dear BNC Faculty, The next Virtual BNC Faculty Forum has been scheduled for Monday, June 22nd at 1:00pm. As Birck is ramping up its operations and SOP for many labs have been approved, this is an opportunity to give an update about the status of research at Birck and answer any questions about our operation. I will also discuss about the strategic planning for Birck (lab space, communications, operation efficiency and culture). Jaime will follow up this email with a WebEx calendar invitation (also below): Jaime J Turner invites you to join this Webex meeting. Meeting number (access code): 120 884 5944 Meeting password: pGG7cRTN89D Monday, June 22, 2020 1:00 pm | Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) | 1 hr Join meeting<https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m815e316d2c47f86f1bef02e7ece4b9a8> Join by phone Tap to call in from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-855-282-6330<tel:%2B1-855-282-6330,,*01*1208845944%23%23*01*> US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003<tel:%2B1-415-655-0003,,*01*1208845944%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 1208845944(a)purdue.webex.com<%20sip:1208845944@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 1208845944.purdue(a)lync.webex.com<%20sip:1208845944.purdue@lync.webex.com> Need help? Go to http://help.webex.com

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FW: Webex meeting invitation: BNC Faculty Forum
by Turner, Jaime J 18 Jun '20

18 Jun '20

Jaime J Turner invites you to join this Webex meeting. Meeting number (access code): 120 884 5944 Meeting password: pGG7cRTN89D Monday, June 22, 2020 1:00 pm | Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) | 1 hr Join meeting<https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=m815e316d2c47f86f1bef02e7ece4b9a8> Join by phone Tap to call in from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-855-282-6330<tel:%2B1-855-282-6330,,*01*1208845944%23%23*01*> US TOLL FREE +1-415-655-0003<tel:%2B1-415-655-0003,,*01*1208845944%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 1208845944(a)purdue.webex.com<%20sip:1208845944@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 1208845944.purdue(a)lync.webex.com<%20sip:1208845944.purdue@lync.webex.com> Need help? Go to http://help.webex.com

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Online PPE Request Form
by Reger, Ronald K 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

Dear BNC Faculty, As the BNC staff we can only get 50 face masks delivered to us per week, but as faculty you can individually order 50 facemasks each week to be delivered to your labs here. By using the link below you can order these masks and also get quantities of sanitizer and other PPE materials. Please consider using this link to keep your labs and groups stocked with the proper PPE. My understanding is there is no cost for these supplies, but gloves are under consideration now and are not yet available through this central ordering process. Thanks, Ron & Birck Staff https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3t3g4BqrXjBqIjX COVID-19 Essential Supplies Order Form<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3t3g4BqrXjBqIjX> Qualtrics sophisticated online survey software solutions make creating online surveys easy. Learn more about Research Suite and get a free account today. purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com

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Research Space SOP from Protect Purdue
by Bhave, Sunil A 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

Hello, Protect Purdue has posted the campus wide SOP for research labs. When you prepared an SOP and submitted it to Ron, and I had indicated that there may be some repetition. Well here it is. We will keep the SOP that you prepared for our Birck records. You must fill out this web version and submit. This includes all the critical research users…includes every PI and every lab. https://protect.purdue.edu/research/covid-research-space-safe-operating-pro… <https://protect.purdue.edu/research/covid-research-space-safe-operating-pro…> Please have the document filled out and submitted. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact the building engineer for your lab or reach out to Ron, Steve and other staff members as appropriate. In the mean time Ali is trying to 1. see if the original SOPs may be sufficient and 2. can Birck get higher priority in building/lab approvals. If and when there is an update, I am sure he will let everyone know. thank you, Sunil.

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FW: [SPIE Visiting Lecturer: Yuri Kivshar (June 03, 6:00pm)
by Turner, Jaime J 02 Jun '20

02 Jun '20

Dear all, On behalf of SPIE Student chapter<https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/spsc> and OSA<https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/opsc>, please join us on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm, via Zoom to hear 'SPIE Visiting Lecturer' seminar speaker, Dr. Yuri Kivshar present the talk entitled, "Metaphotonics and metasurfaces governed by Mie resonances". Yuri S. Kivshar is a distinguished professor, head of Nonlinear Physics Centre of The Australian National University and research director of The International Research Centre for Nanophotonics and Metamaterials. He is coined as one of the world leaders in nonlinear photonics and metamaterials. We apologize for the event time which has been set to accommodate different time zones. See you all. Time: 6:00 pm Wednesday, June 3. Zoom link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78610473985?pwd=T052dDRnQjZ3cjVQV0JKOGZwVHRjQT09 Best, Sarah Nahar Chowdhury Treasurer SPIE Purdue University Student Chapter [cid:image001.png@01D63828.95543760] _______________________________________________ Ecefaculty mailing list Ecefaculty(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:Ecefaculty@ecn.purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/ecefaculty

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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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