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Birck Parking (after March 18)
by Shakouri, Ali 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

Dear Colleagues, Most of you should have received Tomas’ email on March 4th (~2:18pm) about the Parking at Discovery Park. Beginning next Monday, March 18th, approximately 108 “A” spaces located west of the Birck Nanotechnology Center will no longer be available. Marshall drive will be closed so the only access to Birck will be from south (Gates Rd next to FlexLab). Additionally, on May 20th, approximately another 30 spaces west of Birck will no longer be available. For “DP Resident faculty and staff” who need to go back and forth between DP and main campus, 45 parking spaces on Jischke Drive, Gates Road and South of Birck building have been reserved (see attached). These parking spaces are numbered from 301 to 346. These spaces are available on a first come first serve basis. You are encouraged to use the Discovery Park parking lot (South of Discovery Learning Center) whenever possible if you do not routinely travel to and from main campus. · Eight (8) of the reserved parking spaces will be designated “2 hour” parking for Discovery Park Residential Faculty and Staff, or for Discovery Park visitors. See attached the locations north of Jischke Drive and Gates Road. · All 45 spaces will be monitored by Parking Services for compliance and violators will be subject to fines. In order to legally use these spaces, vehicles must have an “A” permit in the system AND Discovery Park users should have already provide their name and Purdue ID # (PUID) through the link in Tomas’ email. If you have not received Tomas’ email but you are a resident faculty at Birck, please contact Jaime ASAP. For faculty who are NOT resident in DP but need to attend meetings, thesis defenses or seminars, we definitely want to facilitate easy access. Close collaborations and interactions between researchers at Birck and those at the main campus are essential. Please let Jaime know the date/time when you need to be here and we try our best to reserve a spot nearby. As you can imagine, having only 45 reserved parking spaces is limited for the whole DP. Cliff is investigating the possibility of a express bus between DP and main campus, you may hear more from him. Several faculty have discussed about the possibility to write a petition. Tomas and I tried our best and brought up the issue directly with VP for Facilities, EVPRP and Provost. I think it is more effective if you try the proposed solution in the next couple of weeks. If this solution does not work out, please email Jaime and provide feedback about specific issues. If needed, we will be glad to go back to higher administration and explore other possibilities. Your research productivity is extremely important and we will do our best to make sure we have a vibrant community. Have a good weekend. Best regards, Ali From: Bnc-faculty-all-list <bnc-faculty-all-list-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu> On Behalf Of Shakouri, Ali Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 9:10 AM To: bnc-faculty-all-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu Cc: Reger, Ronald K <rreger(a)purdue.edu>; Turner, Jaime J <jjbiggs(a)purdue.edu>; Diaz de la Rubia, Tomas J <tddlr(a)purdue.edu>; Cox, Erica L <ericacox(a)purdue.edu>; Voorhis, Mark L. <mvoorhis(a)purdue.edu>; Wojtalewicz, Clifford J. <cliffw(a)purdue.edu>; Chen, Yong P <chen276(a)purdue.edu>; Jurss, Stephen E <sejurss(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Re: [Bnc-faculty-all-list] Birck Parking, New Constructions Dear Colleagues, I appreciate very much everybody’s quick follow up. See below couple of your comments summarizing well the impact of the parking. Cliff and I met with Physical Facilities last week and discussed about the parking spaces west of Birck which will be lost at the end of the month. Their solution has been to convert ~140 C-permit student parking spaces south of Discovery Learning center to A and AB parking. The following viewgraphs summarize these changes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5gaaiejrx6k2jba/DP_Parking.pptx?dl=0 Facilities is also prepared to expand the City Bus transit route to DP with three stops from the south of HDLR to Armstrong and around the stadium and back (so called 20 minutes express at a cost of $15K/month). We asked if they could participate in a town hall meeting and describe their proposed solutions. Physical facilities was unwilling to participate. Tomas has brought up the issue with Suresh Garimella and Jay Akridge directly. Meanwhile, we look forward to receive your comments and feedback about the proposed parking solution. Your voice is critical if this is something that will affect your research and productivity. Best regards, Ali ****************** A sample of abbreviated faculty feedback: "Thank you for doing this. The parking situation is a disaster. I have meetings almost every day both in Birck and Morgan and on main campus side. ...In addition, I have multiple trips in connection with search committees - both for candidates seminars and meetings. And regular school meetings..." "Actually I usually drive back and forth ... every day of the week. ... If I try to come back to Birck later, I cannot find a spot. I find that parking spots are only available if you arrive before 9am in the morning. The reduction in parking will kill productivity. " “As Im not “in BNC” this may not pertain to me. However, if parking becomes difficult in the lot South of DLC, Ill likely have to start doing what I did with BME – that is stop going. Before that parking lot I used to serve on a lot of PhD dissertations and collaborate a bit in BME. Parking became difficult to I started to tell them it either had to be 1st thing in the morning, last thing in the afternoon or over in main campus. Now I don’t collaborate with them at all. If something similar happens to BNC with regards to parking, I cannot justify taking 30 min each way to walk or bus over for a meeting. So either meetings happen on my schedule, they come to me or I do not get involved. This spiel is meant more for Ali to use to speak with the Dean, EVPR, etc. I don’t think they understand how collaborations work and that spreading us out across campus combined with a lack of parking imposes time penalties that takes away from other things. Unfortunately, the more collaboration one does, the more this affects them and so it will limit collaboration.” “I come to Birck irregularly for seminars and meetings. I actually come fairly infrequently due in part to the difficulties with parking we already have. Without parking issue, I might be coming for seminars perhaps once every two weeks.” I need to drive to main campus at least once almost daily ... Also I drive various candidates ..to show them BRK. … if we spend 20 min finding parking this will add 30-40 min time on the schedule which is almost not feasible in many cases… I have Labs in Wang Hall and Birck, my graduate students and postdocs have offices in both locations and there are active experiments that utilize the toolsets at both locations. As such losing parking and not getting replacement parking nearby … is a HUGE problem for me and my research group … This semester - I regularly drive to Birck immediately after my class ends ... (I have to carry a lot of lecture notes and even though I like to walk there is just no way to walk with huge folder of lecture notes for my undergrad class plus the laptop and research notes for lab meeting). ... We also host visitors in the lab - typically every week or so. Some drive themselves and need parking. Having parking for visitors right near Birck was a major advantage for organizing industry visits. There should be at least an increase in short-term parking for visitors and faculty/staff who needs to get in/out of DP to main campus. This is a major issue and will have impact on productivity. I think it’s worth doing some creative, deeper thinking about keeping Discovery Park connected to main campus. May be increase the number of buses? This does not alleviate the lecture notes problem. On the creative side - why don’t we have delivery robots shuttling stuff between buildings/labs? Seriously. this could be a major test bed for this technology, see for example: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/22/starship-deploys-autonomous-delivery-bots… Ali, did you reach out to Provost’s office? They can help facilitate a meeting with Bill Sullivan if this is an issue affecting faculty and academic/research programs. I have to go between both sides of campus at least once a day. Times will vary. ...I also have lab space in main campus so my students and I have to go back and forth depending on experiments. There are times when I have to back and forth twice a day. It has become impossible at times to find parking. I often remain on East Campus (main campus) and work remotely from there because of the parking situation. … For my case, I have already tried to limited the numbers of trips I have to make between Birck and ME, mainly because the challenges to find a nearby parking at Birck during the work days, especially when there is a seminar. One of my colleagues actually changed to an all-electric car mainly because it is easier to park at the nearby charging stations. … ...This semester, my schedule has been such that I don't come to Birck except for one a month or so since I am teaching two classes and expected to be in lab for teaching four days a week and there is no way for me to cross campus and return for my other responsibilities. ... I basically do not go to Birck when I have to be at the main campus, which this parking issue exacerbates. If reasonable parking were available, I could be at Birck once or twice per week and meet with my collaborator, who works out of Birck. ****************** On Feb 6, 2019, at 9:39 AM, Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu>> wrote: Dear Colleagues, DP learned in mid December that Purdue Physical Facilities has decided not to move forward with the planned parking lot south of Birck, which was supposed to alleviate parking problems with the additional construction. Tomas sent an email right away on Dec. 19. We didn’t receive any feedback in January, so I followed up with VP for Physical Facilities (see below my email on Jan. 26). Last Friday, we received the construction map (see attached). According to the current plans, Marshall Dr. will be closed and we will loose most of the existing parking west of Birck after Feb. 28th. Car access to Birck will be very limited. The only parking for the whole Discovery Park will be south of Discovery Learning Center and I assume this will limit student C parking further south of this parking lot as well. This will affect us not only during the construction period (until mid 2020 or so); there are no other plans for a Purdue parking near us in the near future. I know having nearby parking is considered as a luxury and some refer to the limited parking in the main campus as a new norm we should get used to. The challenge is that all of our faculty need to go back and forth to teach classes and participate in administrative meetings. We are supposed to be a convening place that brings different disciplines together. In order to come up with short term and long term parking solutions, we need input from faculty. For resident faculty, could you send Jaime (jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu>) times and days of the week when you need to drive back and forth for teaching and/or committee/department meetings this semester? If you are not a resident faculty, please indicate times/days you drive to Birck. Once we have all of the data, we plan to organize a town hall meeting with Physical Facilities ASAP. Please let us know if you have any other suggestions or comments. Best regards, Ali -----Original Message----- From: Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu>> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 9:13 AM To: Cline, Michael B <mbcline(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mbcline@purdue.edu>> Subject: Re: Parking Mike, Following Tomas’ email on December 19th, I didn’t receive any communication about the plans for the parking next to Birck. In our brief discussion yesterday, you mentioned about a new surface parking lot that was added recently at the intersection of Russel and State and, if needed, evaluation of additional bus services. I can’t imagine how these could help alleviate significant reduction in the number of parking spaces with the construction of Aspire building and the addition of a brand new Flex Lab in Discovery Park. You also mentioned that you don’t know all of the details and there is a meeting next week with Jeremy Slater who should have more information. I am extremely disappointed by the process and how little information is shared with key stakeholders at Birck, Bindley and others in DP. We have 55 resident faculty, 200 resident graduate students and an additional 300 users of the facility that need to go back and forth to academic units for classes and meetings. We are trying hard to create a welcoming atmosphere and serve broadest number of users who come from 15 different academic units spread across campus. These include faculty and students from colleges of engineering, science, polytechnic, pharmacy, agriculture, health and human services, and veterinary medicine. University has made significant investment to bring state-of-the-art tools and create a community at the intersection of different disciplines. We have regular seminars and meetings where we invite broader Purdue community to come together to develop centers of excellence focused on societal grand challenges. Recently, several faculty have complained to me that to come to a one-hour meeting at Birck, not only they should spend 20 minutes to drive back and forth but another 15-20 min to find parking space and walk. I would like to request that a public meeting is organized as soon as possible so that our faculty, students and staff have an opportunity to hear university plans for the parking and are able to provide their comments and feedback. If we don’t provide an opportunity to hear from stakeholders at least 6 months before any modifications are implemented, this does not show a good faith that university is caring about the opinion of those who feel their operation will be significantly impacted. Thanks in advance for your attention to this important matter. Sincerely yours, 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: Diaz de la Rubia, Tomas J <tddlr(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tddlr@purdue.edu>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 6:28 PM To: Michal, Richard J. <RJMichal(a)prf.org<mailto:RJMichal@prf.org>> Cc: Wojtalewicz, Clifford J. <cliffw(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cliffw@purdue.edu>>; Garimella, Suresh V <garimell(a)purdue.edu<mailto:garimell@purdue.edu>>; Shakouri, Ali <shakouri(a)purdue.edu<mailto:shakouri@purdue.edu>>; Brown, Donna J <brown746(a)purdue.edu<mailto:brown746@purdue.edu>>; Muncy, Lisa A. <lamuncy(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lamuncy@purdue.edu>> Subject: Parking Dear Rich, I trust this email finds you well, and hopefully almost ready for enjoying and relaxing a bit during the holiday season. Yesterday, Cliff brought to my attention a change in plans relative to parking near the Brick and Bindley buildings of Discovery Park. My understanding is that the plan to build a 300 car surface lot has been scrapped and instead there is now a plan to add A spaces to the lot south of HDLR. Not sure I have all the details correct, but the general issue and trend worries me. Bindley and Birck faculty, as Ali points out, often go back and forth to campus to teach and fulfil other duties. In the absence of a transportation system, they drive. Obviously, having an “A” parking spot near the office is convenient and adds to the quality of life at Discovery Park. Along with the research environment, it quality of life and the welcoming environment that we have tried to provide, are, I believe, the key ingredients that have encouraged faculty and their students to flock to DP, resulting in very significant research and education growth at Purdue. I’d be most interested in learning more from you as to the plans for addressing this relatively small, but important issue to our constituents, the faculty and students of Purdue. I’m on my way to Spain with the family for the holidays, so perhaps we can get together or chat on the phone after campus starts back up on Jan 7. I’m copying Lisa so we can coordinate a time. Cheers, Tomas Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, Ph.D. Vice President for Discovery Park Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47906 Mobile: (925)324-4378 http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark Sent from my iPad <Purdue Village Pedestrian Logistics Plan_2019.02.04 (002).pdf>

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BNC recharge rates adjustment
by Weinstein, Dana 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

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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Important: NanoDays Volunteers Needed! 4/3/19 - 4/4/19
by Turner, Jaime J 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

Dear faculty, As you know NanoDays has continued to be a very successful outreach activity for the Birck Nanotechnology Center every year, and this year is no exception. It took only a couple of weeks advertising until we filled up every available visitor slot. This year NanoDays is on Thursday and Friday, April 4th and 5th. Additionally, on Wednesday evening, April 3rd we are hosting Girl Scout troops and we're also inviting faculty, staff, and student families to join us that evening. The success of NanoDays is heavily dependent on having many student volunteers to demonstrate the activities and interact with the visitors, perhaps inspiring them into future careers in science and engineering. We are in need of more student volunteers to help run these activities. Would you please strongly encourage your students to join in this important activity as volunteers? It is very rewarding to the many volunteers as they interact with young people and inspire them into STEM careers. Student Volunteer Sign Up Here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedFkdKYdqxFP2YGKbkeWTY06lVI6Yh9uG…> Thank you very much! [NanoDays: The Biggest Event for the Smallest Science]<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/NanoDays/index.php> Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center has an exciting volunteer opportunity for students! Participants will have the opportunity to: * Gain professional experience explaining scientific concepts to people from non-technical backgrounds. * Support the future of STEM programs by introducing grade schoolers and high school students to the miniscule world of atoms, molecules, and nanoscale forces. * Participate with other students/researchers in a nationwide festival celebrating nanotechnology science and education. Since 2010, the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Discovery Park has participated in NISE NanoDays, a program that promotes science and technology education nationwide. Volunteers will staff activity stations and assist visitors as they investigate different scientific concepts. Some example activities for 2017 include static electricity, DNA, and ultraviolet light. No prior knowledge is required to volunteer, just an enthusiasm for science and science education. Volunteers can attend any or all of the available shifts (04/03/19 - 04/05/19). Free NanoDays T-shirt and food will be provided to Volunteers. Training is mandatory and will be provided in the Birck atrium on Tuesday, 04/02/19. A pizza party will be held from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM, training will follow from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM, and unstructured familiarization with the activities can be done from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. If the training schedule does not work for you, or if you have any questions, you may contact volunteer coordinator Rich Hosler (hosler0(a)purdue.edu<mailto:hosler0@purdue.edu>) and Justin Wirth (jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu>) Sign Up Here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedFkdKYdqxFP2YGKbkeWTY06lVI6Yh9uG…> Thanks you! 2019 Nanodays Committee 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> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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Seminar announcement - save the date: Roald Hoffmann April 3
by Turner, Jaime J 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

RESEARCH STRATEGY: TEACH A Conversation with Roald Hoffmann on Research, Teaching and Engagement in the 21st Century Land Grant University Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:30AM Fowler Hall, Stewart Center Roald Hoffmann is a renowned researcher, teacher, and author from Cornell University, where he is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, Emeritus. As a researcher, he has received many honors, including the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (shared with Kenichi Fukui). As a teacher, he focused on introductory chemistry and reaching out to the general public. His television course, “The World of Chemistry,” first aired on PBS in 1990. As a writer, Hoffman has carved out a land between science, poetry, and philosophy, through many essays, five non-fiction books, three plays and five published collections.

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Re: [Bnc-faculty-all-list] BNC Meeting - Thurs. 3/7 @ 12pm in BRK 2001 - reminder
by Black, Nancy Lee 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Dear all, The next Future BNC Meeting will be today Thursday, 3/7 @ 12pm (lunch provided) in BRK 2001. Dana Weinstein , Associate Director for Operations, Birck Nanotechnology Center and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be presenting her latest research thrusts, including efforts in ferroelectric MEMS and microrobotic actuators. She will use the majority of the time to introduce key initiatives in improving Birck operations, and will seek feedback on what is working, what isn’t, and how do we best move forward as a facility and as a research community. No meeting next week due to Spring Break. Below is the schedule of future BNC strategic thinking discussion meetings, please mark your calendars to attend if possible. Date Faculty Topic 1/17/19 David Warsinger Water Purification 2/7/19 Mahdi Hosseini Exploring Quantum Regime of Atom-Photon Dynamics for Applications in Sensing, Communication and Computations 2/14/19 Ali Shakouri Birck Strategic Planning 2/21/19 Steve Wereley Rapid Electrokinetic Patterning 2/28/19 Yong Chen Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) 3/7/19 Dana Weinstein Birck Operations 3/21/19 Liang Pan Laser / e-beam nano manufacturing 3/28/19 Mohit Verma Microbiome 4/11/19 Rahim Rahimi Nano Manufacturing 4/18/19 SPS Panel (Tracy Hudson) Industrial contracting models panel discussion: Budgets and IP contracting issues 4/25/19 Daniel Suter Neuronal mechanics: an example of nano-bio research Thank you! 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> ______________________________________________________________ <image001.png> www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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BNC Meeting - Thurs. 3/7 @ 12pm in BRK 2001
by Black, Nancy Lee 05 Mar '19

05 Mar '19

Dear all, The next Future BNC Meeting will be this Thursday, 3/7 @ 12pm (lunch provided) in BRK 2001. Dana Weinstein , Associate Director for Operations, Birck Nanotechnology Center and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be presenting her latest research thrusts, including efforts in ferroelectric MEMS and microrobotic actuators. She will use the majority of the time to introduce key initiatives in improving Birck operations, and will seek feedback on what is working, what isn’t, and how do we best move forward as a facility and as a research community. No meeting next week due to Spring Break. Below is the schedule of future BNC strategic thinking discussion meetings, please mark your calendars to attend if possible. Date Faculty Topic 1/17/19 David Warsinger Water Purification 2/7/19 Mahdi Hosseini Exploring Quantum Regime of Atom-Photon Dynamics for Applications in Sensing, Communication and Computations 2/14/19 Ali Shakouri Birck Strategic Planning 2/21/19 Steve Wereley Rapid Electrokinetic Patterning 2/28/19 Yong Chen Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) 3/7/19 Dana Weinstein Birck Operations 3/21/19 Liang Pan Laser / e-beam nano manufacturing 3/28/19 Mohit Verma Microbiome 4/11/19 Rahim Rahimi Nano Manufacturing 4/18/19 SPS Panel (Tracy Hudson) Industrial contracting models panel discussion: Budgets and IP contracting issues 4/25/19 Daniel Suter Neuronal mechanics: an example of nano-bio research Thank you! 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> ______________________________________________________________ <image001.png> www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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MURI and DURIP deadlines
by Shakouri, Ali 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

Dear Colleagues, Please note deadlines for two important DoD programs (1) MURI, funding small teams for 5-years at level of $6-7.5M. White paper deadline is on June 3rd and full proposal is due on Sept 13, and (2) DURIP, funding equipment purchases, full proposal deadline is on May 17th. -see below- For MURI’s since only one team is selected in the whole US, it is important to contact key partners early on and invite them to collaborate (or participate in their teams). MURI Topics for 2020 are given below (see the link for additional details). For DURIPs, it is helpful to talk to your program manager (if you have a DoD grant), as their support is essential. Please let us know if there is anything we can help. Best regards, Ali and Yong ********************** For both programs see: https://www.onr.navy.mil/en/work-with-us/funding-opportunities/announcements ********************** Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative ONR Announcement # N00014-19-S-F005 ARO Announcement # W911NF-19-S-0008 AFOSR Announcement # FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2019-0002 Deadlines * White Paper Inquiries and Questions 24 May 2019 (Friday) * White Papers must be received no later than 03 June 2019 (Monday) at 11:59 PM Eastern Time * Application Inquiries and Questions 30 August 2019 (Friday) * Applications must be received no later than 13 September 2019 (Friday) at 11:59 PM Eastern Time ONR: * Topic 1: Stimuli-Responsive Materials based on Triggered Polymer Depolymerization * Topic 2: Quantum Benefits without Quantum Fragility: The Classical Entanglement of Light * Topic 3: Mathematical Methods for Deep Learning * Topic 4: Spin and Orbital Angular Momentum (SAM & OAM) * Topic 5: Photonic High-Order Topological Insulators (PHOTIs) * Topic 6: Active Topological Mechanical Metamaterials * Topic 7: Harvesting Oxygen from the Ocean * Topic 8: Exploring Oxidation and Surface Phenomena of Multi-Principal Element Alloys * Topic 9: The Physics of High-Speed Multiphase-flow / Material Interactions * Topic 10: Combining Disparate Environmental Data Into a Common Framework ARO: * Topic 11: Adaptive and Adversarial Machine Learning * Topic 12: Axion Electrodynamics beyond Maxwell's Equations * Topic 13: Engineering Endosymbionts to Produce Novel Functional Materials * Topic 14: Information Exchange Network Dynamics * Topic 15: Mathematical Intelligence: Machines with More Fundamental Capabilities * Topic 16: Quantum State Engineering for Enhanced Metrology * Topic 17: Solution Electrochemistry without Electrodes * Topic 18: Stimuli-Responsive Mechanical Metamaterials AFOSR: * Topic 19: Machine Learning and Physics-Based Modeling and Simulation * Topic 20: Fundamental Design Principles for Engineering Orthogonal Liquid-Liquid Phase Separations in Living Cells * Topic 21: Modeling, Prediction, and Mitigation of Rare and Extreme Events in Complex Physical Systems * Topic 22: Fundamental Limits of Controllable Waveform Diversity at High Power * Topic 23: Full Quantum State Control at Single Molecule *************************** FY 2020 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) N00014-19-S-F007 Published: February 20, 2019 12:00 AM local Eastern time | Full Proposals will be accepted until May 17, 2019 11:59 PM local Eastern time ***************************

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REMINDER: Future BNC Meeting - TODAY 2/28 @ 12pm in BRK 2001
by Turner, Jaime J 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

REMINDER: Today at 12pm in BRK 2001 Dear all, The next Future BNC Meeting will be this Thursday, 2/28 @ 12pm (lunch provided) in BRK 2001. Yong Chen, Associate Director of Research for Birck Nanotechnology Center, Director of Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) and Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Computer Engineering will present an update for Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Inst. (previously Purdue Quantum Center) and various “quantum” initiatives for the first half then the remainder will be open for high-level discussion of collaboration opportunities that can lead to future center of excellence and/or also brainstorm about a shared vision for Birck. Below is the schedule of future BNC strategic thinking discussion meetings, please mark your calendars to attend if possible. Date Faculty Topic 1/17/19 David Warsinger Water Purification 2/7/19 Mahdi Hosseini Exploring Quantum Regime of Atom-Photon Dynamics for Applications in Sensing, Communication and Computations 2/14/19 Ali Shakouri Birck Strategic Planning 2/21/19 Steve Wereley Rapid Electrokinetic Patterning 2/28/19 Yong Chen Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) 3/7/19 Dana Weinstein Birck Operations 3/21/19 Liang Pan Laser / e-beam nano manufacturing 3/28/19 Mohit Verma Microbiome 4/11/19 Rahim Rahimi Nano Manufacturing 4/18/19 SPS Panel (Tracy Hudson) Industrial contracting models panel discussion: Budgets and IP contracting issues 4/25/19 Daniel Suter Neuronal mechanics: an example of nano-bio research Thank you! 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> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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Prof. Ilya A. Rodionov Seminar - Friday, March 1st @ 11am in BRK 1001
by Turner, Jaime J 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

[cid:image004.png@01D4CDB3.A7325240] 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> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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Future BNC Meeting - Thurs. 2/28 @ 12pm in BRK 2001
by Turner, Jaime J 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Dear all, The next Future BNC Meeting will be this Thursday, 2/28 @ 12pm (lunch provided) in BRK 2001. Yong Chen, Associate Director of Research for Birck Nanotechnology Center, Director of Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) and Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Computer Engineering will present an update for Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Inst. (previously Purdue Quantum Center) and various “quantum” initiatives for the first half then the remainder will be open for high-level discussion of collaboration opportunities that can lead to future center of excellence and/or also brainstorm about a shared vision for Birck. Below is the schedule of future BNC strategic thinking discussion meetings, please mark your calendars to attend if possible. Date Faculty Topic 1/17/19 David Warsinger Water Purification 2/7/19 Mahdi Hosseini Exploring Quantum Regime of Atom-Photon Dynamics for Applications in Sensing, Communication and Computations 2/14/19 Ali Shakouri Birck Strategic Planning 2/21/19 Steve Wereley Rapid Electrokinetic Patterning 2/28/19 Yong Chen Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI) 3/7/19 Dana Weinstein Birck Operations 3/21/19 Liang Pan Laser / e-beam nano manufacturing 3/28/19 Mohit Verma Microbiome 4/11/19 Rahim Rahimi Nano Manufacturing 4/18/19 SPS Panel (Tracy Hudson) Industrial contracting models panel discussion: Budgets and IP contracting issues 4/25/19 Daniel Suter Neuronal mechanics: an example of nano-bio research Thank you! 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> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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