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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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FW: Additional sessions now open: Hands-on training on data science & machine learning @ nanoHUB, Please Forward to your Depts.
by Turner, Jaime J 06 Apr '20

06 Apr '20

Due to popular demand and high response, additional sessions have been added for the Hands-on training on data science & machine learning @ nanoHUB. Can you please forward the following note to your departments (faculty, postdocs, grads) on behalf of Prof. Alejandro Strachan, Materials Engineering, Deputy Director, nanoHUB, Last week nanoHUB launched a series of open, hands-on tutorials and office hours to jumpstart the use of data science and machine learning in research and teaching. All sessions reached capacity within a few hours and many of you were unable to sign up. To accommodate the high demand, we added new sessions and registration is now open: https://nanohub.org/groups/ml/handsontraining Topics to be covered: Session 1: Intro to Jupyter in nanoHUB, Pandas for data organization and plotting Session 2: Repositories and data management Session 3: Supervised learning part 1: linear regression and neural networks Session 4: Supervised learning part 2: classification and random forests Session 5: Unsupervised learning: dimensionality reduction via matrix decomposition Session 6: Sequential learning and design of experiments We hope that you can attend this workshop and walk away with enough information and practical skills to kickstart your foray into machine learning methods for your research or classroom use. Best regards, Prof. Ale Strachan, Materials Engineering, Purdue University Deputy Director, nanoHUB. http://nanohub.org/

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FW: Hands-on training on data science & machine learning @ nanoHUB - Sign up for free today, Please Forward
by Turner, Jaime J 03 Apr '20

03 Apr '20

Forwarded on behalf of Prof. Alejandro Strachan, Materials Engineering, Deputy Director, nanoHUB ________________________________ Dear Colleagues, I hope you are all staying well during these unchartered times. Many of you may be experiencing restricted access to labs during the COVID-19 crisis. We at nanoHUB would like to offer our resources to help you stay productive and develop new skills, especially if you are looking to enhance your research with machine learning and data science. We have put together a series of open, hands-on tutorials and office hours that will jumpstart your use of data science and machine learning in research or teaching. Our series is aimed at active researchers and educators and no prior coding experience is required. In addition, all exercises will use nanoHUB cloud computing resources, no need to download or install any software. All you need is an internet connection and a browser. After the training sessions, you will be able to continue using nanoHUB for your research or class. Importantly, we are allotting half the time in each session to Q/A, aiming to provide one-on-one guidance to solve your specific problems. The workshop is organized in 6 sessions, listed below. You can find more information and sign up links at https://nanohub.org/groups/ml/handsontraining Session 1: Intro to Jupyter in nanoHUB, Pandas for data organization and plotting Date/Time: Wednesday, 8th April 2020 / 11 AM – 12 PM EDT Session 2: Repositories and data management Date/Time: Friday, 10th April 2020 / 11 AM – 12 PM EDT Session 3: Supervised learning part 1: linear regression and neural networks Date/Time: Monday, 13th April 2020 / 11 AM – 12 PM EDT Session 4: Supervised learning part 2: classification and random forests Date/Time: Wednesday, 15th April 2020 / 11 AM – 12 PM EDT Session 5: Unsupervised learning: dimensionality reduction via matrix decomposition Date/Time: Friday, 17th April 2020 / 11 AM – 12 PM EDT Session 6: Sequential learning and design of experiments Date/Time: Monday, 20th April 2020 / 11 AM – 12 PM EDT We hope that you can attend this workshop and walk away with enough information and practical skills to kickstart your foray into machine learning methods for your research or classroom use. Best regards, Prof. Ale Strachan, Materials Engineering, Purdue University Deputy Director, nanoHUB. http://nanohub.org/

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FW: Please Distribute - Grad Course – Learn about tech commercialization before you start!
by Turner, Jaime J 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

___________________________________________________________________________ Be prepared for careers in academia or industry. Attached please find a flyer describing a course that will be offered again in Spring 2018. Life of a Faculty Entrepreneur: Discovery, Development, Translation (ABE 62600/TLI 62600). Date/Time: Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 8:20pm in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. For more information about the course, please contact Mike Ladisch at Ladisch(a)purdue.edu<mailto:Ladisch@purdue.edu> or Nathalie Duval-Couetil at natduval(a)purdue.edu<mailto:natduval@purdue.edu>. Sponsored by Discovery Park. [cid:image001.jpg@01D608D1.B22F26F0] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Nathalie Duval-Couetil, MBA, PHD Professor, Technology, Leadership, and Innovation Director, Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Associate Director, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Purdue University Office: 765-494-7068 Cell: 765-337-4687 Email: natduval(a)purdue.edu<mailto:natduval@purdue.edu>

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BNC Faculty Seminar Series
by Turner, Jaime J 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Sent on behalf of Peter Bermel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope you're doing as well as possible at this challenging time. With the growth in public health risks over the last few weeks caused by COVID-19, resulting in Purdue's closure of most research activities on campus, it's become abundantly clear we should not gather in person right now for an event such as the Birck faculty seminar for the rest of the semester. As a result, I've contacted all the faculty scheduled to present in April, and they've all graciously agreed to work with us to reschedule their presentations for the Fall. If advisable, Jaime and I will put together a Fall schedule starting in July, and should send you another update by the first week of classes. Hope you all can stay healthy and safe. We look forward to seeing you again in the future. Best Regards, Peter

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Birck operations during critical research support
by Shakouri, Ali 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

Dear All, Governor’s announcement and EVPRP’s follow up email on Monday highlighted that only critical research should continue starting from Wednesday 3/25 until the governor’s order is rescinded, currently scheduled for April 7. The message below from EVPRP gives the definition of critical research and explains ramp-down procedures. Here are some additional details about Birck related issues: * Starting from later this morning (Wednesday), we will shut down all toxic, flammable, and hazardous gases. This is similar to our operation during the winter break with the exception that we can only support critical research activities approved by EVPRP. * If anybody is planning to do critical research, you need to fill up the appropriate form<https://www.purdue.edu/research/covid-19/critical-research.php> on EVPRP website AND email Birck leadership so that we can evaluate facility and staff needs. So far I have received request from one group for COVID-19 sensor work. * In your email to Birck, please identify everything needed: access to specific labs, name and email of researchers who need access, necessary consumable and chemicals and how often, shipping/receiving needs, hazardous waste disposal, etc. * User who need to access the facility for critical research should follow strict guidelines for physical distancing and safety and hygiene practices. * We ask that non-critical research is ramped down at the latest by Thursday 3/26 at 12 midnight. Please go over the Research Laboratory Ramp-Down Check List<https://www.purdue.edu/research/covid-19/critical-research.php> on EVPRP site (see the forms on the right hand side). This will allow our support staff to do walk throughs and inspect the facility on Friday. * No consumables, supplies or equipment will be ordered for non-critical research activities * After Friday, there will be no receiving of packages at Birck. If you are expecting a package that may arrive after Friday, you need to contact the supplier to delay or cancel shipment. Packages in transient will be held at Purdue’s Materials Management Distribution Center https://www.purdue.edu/materials/. Other packages send by express carriers e.g. Fed Ex & DHL may be held at their local depot. Please check into package pickup requirements at each of the shipping locations on ID requirements for package pickup. * For more information (including shipment and receiving of materials for critical research), please contact Mary Jo Totten (tottenm(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tottenm@purdue.edu>) and Mark Voorhis (mvoorhis(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mvoorhis@purdue.edu>). * Liquid nitrogen deliveries to our bulk tank will continue, and specific staff members will periodically fill dewars for small uses. * Staff members will periodically walk through the building to check on critical equipment and facilities. Staff will be working from home as much as possible as we would like to minimize their exposure. * After the ramp-down of non critical research on Thursday, access to Birck will be limited to ONLY essential personnel, those with approved critical research or critical machines that require regular check-in during stand by (e.g. MBEs). The restricted access will be through the north east (main) entrance to the building. Please do not open exterior doors to allow unauthorized personnel into the center. Zhihong, Sunil and I are indebted to Mark, Ron, Steve and our dedicated building and engineering staff who are making sure that our critical infrastructure is well maintained and users for critical projects can work in a safe environment. Thanks also to Sam Peana and NSAC who have great initiatives (e.g. virtual activities for students) which is so important in these unprecedented times. COVID 19 situation is evolving very quickly. We will be in touch if there are any changes and before April 7 to give an update about our operation. I hope everybody is staying healthy and safe. Please let Zhihong, Sunil and I know if you have any suggestions 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> Begin forwarded message: From: purdueresearch(a)purdue.edu<mailto:purdueresearch@purdue.edu> Subject: Critical Research update from EVPRP Date: March 24, 2020 at 9:25:00 PM EDT To: ashakour(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ashakour@purdue.edu> <https://maillinks.purdue.edu/tracking/FilterClick.aspx?m=1558914122&outmail…> View as a Web page<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/39311964/1558914122/83628777/0/124711/?b44ed…> ________________________________ [purdue logo] ________________________________ March 24, 2020 The Purdue Research Community: We appreciate your dedication to advancing Purdue’s research mission in a safe and responsible way during this unprecedented time, including transitioning to remote work whenever possible. Thank you for your efforts! Yesterday, Governor Holcomb’s office released an executive order for Hoosiers to remain in their homes except when they are at work or for permitted activities, such as taking care of others, obtaining necessary supplies, and for health and safety. The order provides an exception for “[e]ducational institutions . . . for purposes of . . . performing critical research or performing essential functions,” provided that social distancing practices continue to be followed. The order is in effect from March 25 until April 7. Research performed on the Purdue campus and at our locations across the state must comply with the Governor’s order. This means that laboratories should safely and responsibly ramp-down noncritical research in a manner that allows for all of our research activities to quickly ramp back up when restrictions are lifted. When current social distancing (6 ft) and density (1 person per 120 sq. ft.) can be maintained, critical research and support functions in campus laboratories, agriculture centers, and field sites are defined as follows: Critical Research * Work that is directly related to preventing, containing, or treating COVID-19. * Work that is directly related to national security. * Work that if discontinued would pose a safety hazard. * Laboratory or field work that if discontinued would result in significant data or sample loss. * Longitudinal or seasonal work that if discontinued would result in significant data or sample loss. * Clinical trials or human subject research that if discontinued would result in significant negative impact on patient care or human health. * Seasonally dependent agricultural research that would have critical implications for human and animal health as well as food security. Support Functions * Research administration, regulatory, and support functions that are required by law. * Work that maintains critical animal populations. * Work that maintains critical plant populations, cell lines, and other living organisms. * Work that maintains critical samples, materials, and reagents. * Work that maintains critical equipment in facilities and labs, whether operational or in stand-by mode. * Work necessary to ramp-down noncritical research after March 25. To continue these critical research activities in Purdue campus laboratories, agriculture centers, or field sites after March 25, principal investigators or facility/site directors should complete a brief online Critical On-Campus Research Continuity Information Form available on the Purdue COVID-19 Research website<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/39311964/1558914122/83579050/0/124711/?x=079…>. All personnel should follow previously announced guidance on social distancing/safety hygiene practices, human subjects and animal research, use of proper lab and safety equipment, and use of buddy system in labs with hazardous materials. Additionally, researchers and staff who are sick, have returned from travel outside of the state, or have concerns over their personal health and safety should not come to campus. Research and support functions that fall outside of this definition should be safely and responsibly ramped-down using the Research Laboratory Ramp-Down Checklist by March 27. Removing university chemicals, materials, equipment, or animals to recreate experimental laboratories at off-site locations is not permitted. Sign templates that should be completed and posted on all laboratory doors are also available on the website. During this time, we strongly encourage you to continue all possible research and scholarly activities remotely. This includes work such as data analysis, writing projects, literature reviews, or online learning (coding, statistics, etc.). Be sure that group members are well equipped to work remotely (VPN, Duo, etc.), and that special accommodations and approvals are obtained for use of proprietary or protected data and computing resources. Purdue and Indiana University are issuing similar research guidance at this time. It is our hope that this consistency will help to support our researchers who are collaborating across our universities, including critical research that is addressing the COVID-19 crisis. Please know that we are here to support you. Our sponsored programs, regulatory affairs, program development, and many other teams have remote plans in place and remain operational. Feel free to contact us by e-mail with questions or concerns. 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Birck Operation: COVID-19 Student Information
by Shakouri, Ali 22 Mar '20

22 Mar '20

To All Birck Students: Dear All, I understand that some students cannot work from home and need to use our labs and cleanroom for their research. Birck as a shared facility can function only when users obey strict sanitizing, hand washing and social distancing rules. Students should minimize the use of shared offices, kitchen and other public spaces especially if they can’t keep 6ft distance. Also plan so that you minimize time in the cleanroom or labs and visit the facility only once per day. Students who need to work close to each other, should coordinate their schedules to minimize overlap. I strongly encourage each faculty member to ask their students who have been traveling out of state to stay home for 14 days. There is a widespread shelter in place in several states and since there are no signs early on, it is important that we minimize the risks to other users. Please also review Sam’s email from yesterday. I appreciate very much NSAC’s great initiatives in these critical times. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or comments Best regards, Ali On Mar 20, 2020, at 3:37 PM, Turner, Jaime J <jjbiggs(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjbiggs@purdue.edu>> wrote: On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 1:53 PM Samuel Peana <speana(a)purdue.edu<mailto:speana@purdue.edu>> wrote: Just a few notes on behalf of NSAC regarding the virus particularly how it affects Birck: 1. Please, please, please conserve the solvent gloves, the blue booties, and the bouffant caps. -The solvent gloves in particular are low and can be washed with IPA after use and reused! Please make every effort to conserve them as supplies in the coming months are uncertain! 2. Please wash your hands before entering any lab or the cleanroom! 2. If you do not need to work in a lab with equipment, you may work remotely. This reduces the chances that we will have a spread of this virus in the Birck community. -I am working with NSAC to release instructional videos tomorrow on how you can prepare your computer for remote workand how to use Purdue's online resources remotely. 3. I know many of us skip reading emails from admin but please make sure you are receiving emails from our director (shakouri(a)purdue.edu<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu> ) through the BNCall list to get the latest news and guidelines regarding our building. Additionally, I have included our directors previous email as a post script to this email. 4. As per Theresa Mayer's email from Discovery Park yesterday (make sure you read those too!). Please do not start long experiments or fab runs since your work could be shutdown on relatively short notice. -I also advise that at the end of each day you "safe" your work. IE leave everything in a state that if the center does not open the next day you can return in a month or two without losing track of what you were doing or having samples ruined. 5. NSAC will be suspending all in person events till this thing is over. I am working with our social committee, sports committee, academic committee, and improvement committees to develop a strong online community for socializing, exercising, and also academic growth. -We are currently looking to put together a gaming community, online exercise groups, and also to transfer coffee hour online. (If you would like to present your research online please sign up here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgDxNWFBnTcks57dNe08508zticCprPVb…>! ) 6. If you are worried you are sick with this virus or have questions regarding the response from the state of Indiana please consult this webpage: https://www.in.gov/coronavirus/ which has information on where to get tested, and treated. Additionally, there is information regarding Indiana policy such as restrictions and gathering guidelines. 7. As dark as everything looks right now, remember, Purdue has been around for 150 years and has thrived despite two World Wars, and a variety of pandemics and crises. This too will pass, and we will come out of this stronger and more focused than ever. I wish you all the best and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions! Sincerely, -Sam Peana President of NSAC 2018-2020 Prof. Shakouri's email: Dear Birck Research Community, Purdue research operations are continuing per the EVPRP’s guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q1/need-to-know-info-about-co… (see sidebar, recent message from Theresa Mayer and Linda Mason) I would like to provide some additional information regarding our work here at Birck. Working from home: Purdue recommends working from home/ telecommuting wherever possible. I will meet shortly with engineering, building and admin staff managers to identify how we can implement this while maintaining our facility open. Reuse shoe covers, bouffant caps, and veils: Due to healthcare providers stockpiling these items we are asking users to reuse shoe covers, caps, and veils for longer periods than normal. This will allow our operations to continue and will support healthcare workers who are needing these items for their own protection. Wash hands prior to entering labs or cleanroom: We now require anyone entering a lab or the cleanroom to thoroughly wash their hands prior to entering. The CDC recommended procedure for hand washing should be strictly followed. Use hand sanitizer if available: We’re trying to keep sanitizer available but it is becoming in short supply. Please continue to use it if available. Custodians Support Activities: The Birck custodians are wiping door handles and other common surfaces with disinfectant on a more frequent basis. Shipping Receiving: Added steps and precautions are being taken by sanitizing the outside of all packages during the receiving process to protect our personnel and those receiving packages. This may cause a short delay with the receiving process. To help with limiting the number of packages being handled, we request to stop all personal deliveries to the centers loading dock. Bulk process gas supply: Through the Purdue purchasing organization we have been in contact with our bulk gas suppliers, Messer, Indiana Oxygen, and Praxair. All vendors do not anticipate any disruption in delivery of our bulk gases to the facility. Additionally our engineering staff has tied into the telemetry units and can now monitor the levels of all bulk gases except CO2. Traveling back to Birck: Currently CDC recommends self-quarantine for a period of 14 days after travel to high risk countries. With the quick spread of virus in many countries, including several states in US, and given that there could be no signs for up to two weeks, I recommend that we are extra cautious following the recommendations after any travels. By avoiding unnecessary face-to-face meetings, we can minimize unintended spread of the disease among colleagues. Of course, working remotely should be coordinated and approved by managers or faculty advisers. Additional pandemic contingency plans: We continue to develop additional contingency plans if EVPRP decides to limit or curtail research work. This planning includes alternating shifts and telework. At this time these are only plans that have no timeline for deploying. If you have sensitive tools that require careful shutdown or attention while idle, it will be good to include them in the plan. Please contact Ron Reger (rreger(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rreger@purdue.edu>) and Mark Voorhis (mvoorhis(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mvoorhis@purdue.edu>). These are unprecedented times and we’re working on a daily basis to keep our community safe while anticipating possible future scenarios. Please let me know if you have additional input, ideas, suggestions, or concerns. <image001.png>

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