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Boot Camp Survey, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS
by Starewich, Deborah S. 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

Dear Colleague, The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be sponsoring an Entrepreneurial Showcase in March 2010 and we would appreciate your suggestions. Please click here <http://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_cYKEnjGn2vFwkM4&SVID=Prod> to be taken to a brief survey where you can provide feedback about the topics to be covered during this showcase. The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes and should be completed by November 30, 2009. Thank you for your time. Tim

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Reminder of MRSEC proposal planning meeting -- Tomorrow (Wed). at 3:30 in Birck 1099
by David B. Janes 27 Oct '09

27 Oct '09

Hi all, Just wanted to remind you that we will be meeting at 3:30 tomorrow (Wed) in Birck 1099 -- to continue discussion of MRSEC proposal planning efforts. Prior Meeting: At the last meeting, we distributed a spreadsheet describing the existing MRSEC centers -- site/title/director/IRG topics. (Copies available upon request; just let me know whether you prefer the 4 page version or the 56 page version). This Meeting: We'd like to line up presentations/tutorials/discussions aimed at focusing our thoughts on potential topics. Tomorrow's meeting will be an opportunity to i) bring up new ideas/topics, ii) volunteer to lead a discussion on an IRG theme, nascent idea, potential unique capability, iii) suggest potential leaders for themes. To date, we have received suggestions for topics along these lines -- none have been fleshed out yet, but we'll be scheduling discussions on these for the relatively near future. 1. Thermoelectric materials (T. Sands, Y. Chen) 2. Mechanical and viscoelastic properties of soft materials, including hydrogels and biological tissues. (inputs from Alex Wei, although by mutual agreement will need to identify someone to lead this). 3. 1-D materials for nanoelectronics/ photonics (?) (E. Stach, D. Janes, J. Appenzeller). 4. Materials issues for correlated electron systems (M. Manfra) Thanks, Eric and Dave

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FUNDING Info
by Starewich, Deborah S. 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Interested in funding opportunities? got a project that needs backing? Join us for a discussion with Perry Kirkham of the Vice President for Research office this Friday in Mann Hall 203 at noon. Flyer attached Great for graduate students and faculty! Please forward to anyone you think might be interested. Mary Mary Schultz Administrative Assistant Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering schultm(a)purdue.edu 765-494-9828 Mann Hall, suite 225 Discovery Park ------ End of Forwarded Message

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MRSEC Meeting Reminder
by Marris, Melissa J 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Dear Faculty, This is a reminder of the MRSEC meeting at 3:30 in BRK 1099. Agenda: Discussing existing MRSECs Best, Melissa Marris Secretary Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-494-47053 Fax: 765-496-8299 Email: lanem(a)purdue.edu www.nano.purdue.edu

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Faculty of interest in Engine Application of Nano - Meeting with Dr. Farshid Sadeghi on Oct. 14
by Starewich, Deborah S. 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

To all, A group meeting will be scheduled on Oct. 14th at 8:15 A.M. in Herrick Labs - Hudelson Conference Room to meet with Dr. Farshid Sadeghi, applicant for the Cummins Professorship in Power and Energy. The Search Committee feels that this meeting will provide valuable insight to them as he will be working with your lab and within the educational community. Please let me know if your are available to attend. Best regards, Jill L. Wable Administrative Assistant to the Director _______________________________________________________ Energy Center at Discovery Park Potter Engineering Center, Room 322 500 Central Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022 Phone: (765) 494-1610 Email: jwable(a)purdue.edu URL: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/

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Professor Konstantin K. Likharev, visit and colloquium, ON BEHALF OF GABRIELE GIULIANI
by Deborah S Starewich 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

> > On Thursday October 15 the Department of Physics will host > Professor Konstantin K. Likharev, who is currently a Distinguished > Professor at Stony Brook University. Professor Likharev will deliver > the > Departmental Colloquium at 4:00pm in Physics Room 203 (with > refreshments > being served at 3:30 p.m. in Physics room 242). > > The title of his talk is: "Nanoelectronics: Prospects and Challenges" > > If you are interested in meeting with Professor Likharev > please do get in touch with Professor Gabriele Giuliani > (gfg(a)purdue.edu, -45384) who is acting as his host. > > Best regards, gfg > > > Gabriele F. Giuliani (http://www.physics.purdue.edu/~gfg/GFG2BIG.gif) > Professor of Physics > Purdue University > West Lafayette, IN 47906 > phone: 765 494 5384 > fax: 765 494 0706 > email: gfg(a)purdue.edu > web: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/people/faculty/gfg.shtml > book: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521821126 > >

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Washington Projects Call for White Papers, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS
by Deborah S Starewich 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

> Dear BNC resident or affiliated faculty member- > > If you are interested in pursuing a FY11 Washington Project, please > note that there is a pending Call for White Papers. This is, in > effect, a limited submission process, with up to four submissions > allowed per unit. If you would like to submit through the BNC, > please send a white paper to me (format outlined below) by COB on > October 1st. I will forward up to four to the Executive Director of > Discovery Park (Al Rebar) on October 2nd. > > The following text is from the “Call for White Papers” issued by the > OVPR: > > The following are desirable features of Washington projects that > will be used to prioritize projects > to be advanced to our congressional delegation. > > · Has the potential to generate sufficient congressional > support in the House and Senate and within the Indiana delegation; > · Addresses high priority societal needs and enhances economic > competitiveness (additional information below); > · Is multidisciplinary involving multiple Departments and/or > Colleges/Schools/Units; > · Involves active partnership with industry and/or other > universities; > · Provides research support in a core/strategic area of > University (the project is considered a high priority for your > Campus, School, College, or Unit); and > · Strong potential to grow into a long-term project supported > by competitively awarded external funding. > > It is our intent to establish greater recognition of areas of Purdue > expertise that may receive support from several members of the > Indiana congressional delegation (thus perhaps resulting in larger > commitments for individual projects) and to establish strategic > directions for those areas where Purdue resources can be most > effectively employed on behalf of state or national priorities. > Purdue’s priorities are clearly aligned with the priorities noted in > White House executive memoranda (see M-09-27 at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda_default/) > . > > Priorities for FY11 congressional initiatives are: > · Energy, environment, climate change, and sustainability – > particularly renewable energy sources, climate change and carbon > sequestration; > · Life and health sciences – particularly clinical and > translational sciences; > · Security, defense and space sciences – particularly systems > for unconventional conflicts; > · Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Education - including K-12 and student performance; and > · Global policy topics related to the above topics – > particularly to inform and improve policymaking. > > Washington Project Questionnaire > Fiscal Year 2011 > > > Please provide the following information for the Fiscal Year 2011 > Washington Project selection process. Limit your material to one > page. > > I. Project Title > II. Contact Information (PI, Department, email, telephone, co-PIs) > III. Project Details (Provide a simple, non-scientific explanation > of what the project will accomplish – 1 or 2 sentences; provide an > overview of the project with objectives/goals, deliverables, brief > history, status, and success measures for the project) > IV. Economic Impact and Benefits (If possible, estimate economic > impact to Indiana and nation) > V. Budget Information (Estimate Year 1 budget - salaries and > wages, capital equipment, supplies and expenses, travel, etc. - and > total cost and duration of the project) > VI. Additional Support (Other sources of funding to support the > initiative; community, corporate, foundation support/partnerships) > VII. Defense Projects only (Why is this project relevant to the > military/national security; DoD project/program element number and > DoD Program Manager, if known) > >

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This weeks MRSEC meeting: go see Vlad Shalaev's McCoy Lecture
by Eric Stach 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Folks: I think the opportunity to see Vlad's McCoy lecture is one that we shouldn't miss. And it clearly represents one of the very best opportunities to learn of these efforts in context. So: this week: no MRSEC meeting in Birck. Also: David and I are working on a dissection of the existing MRSEC Centers, for future distribution. Keep thinking about ideas and teams! Eric

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MRSEC Discussion Follow up.
by Eric Stach 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Colleagues: I'd like to thank the many people who attended today, as well as provide some follow through. Today, David and I spent the time describing (our viewpoints) on both Center efforts / proposals and MRSEC specific efforts / proposals. I've attached the slides from that discussion. For those of you unable to attend, you can see that at this point we are in 'discovery': a period where we are trying to provide a forum for groups to provide at least nascent descriptions of ideas that they feel may fit into an IRG (Integrated Research Group) within the MRSEC framework. If you have an idea that you would like to air out / talk through in the upcoming weeks, please let David or I know: if you cannot attend because of other obligations, this should be OK as other members of your group should also be able to articulate the ideas. Again, thank you for your time today, and I look forward to seeing how we can develop a process that leads to (perhaps multiple) successful Center proposals. Eric (and David)

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Research Planning meeting: NSF MRSEC
by Eric Stach 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Colleagues: David Janes and I are going to start a discussion regarding BNC scientific directions, with an eye towards the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center proposal process that is slated for the Fall of 2010. More information about this submission can be found here: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5295 and here: http://mrsec.org/ We are hoping to get a wide range of input from interested faculty to see where we as a community can put forward our best ideas so that we maximize our chances of putting forward a winning proposal. And we are hoping to do this early, so that we can be both thorough and thoughtful. He and I have some general ideas in mind, but they are just starters. We will meet every other Wednesday at 3:30 in Room 1099, starting September 26th. Your participation and input would be most welcome. Eric Stach David Janes

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