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CALL FOR PAPERS: University Government Industry Micro/Nano Symposium (UGIM), ON BEHALF OF PETER YE
by Deborah S Starewich 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Dear Colleague, We are hosting the University Government Industry Micro/Nano Symposium [UGIM] on Purdue’s campus in June 2010 and invite you to submit a paper following the instructions on the attached “Call for Papers.” The purpose of this symposium is to bring together leading educators and researchers from university, government, and industry around the world to promote the various exciting fields of micro/nanotechnology. Representatives of university micro/nano fabrication facilities, ranging from new start-up labs to nationally recognized facilities, have found this symposium an excellent forum for exchanging information and presenting new research and educational concepts. Government agencies such as NSF, NIH, NIST, SEMATECH, SRC, DoD and ONR regularly participate with research papers and updates on funding opportunities. Industry interactions with universities, including technology transfer, collaborative research, and training efforts are frequently presented. Check our website for additional details: nano.purdue.edu/UGIM. If you have any questions, please contact Peter Ye [yep(a)purdue.edu] Thank you for your consideration, Peter Ye

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Re: [Bnc-faculty-all-list] Research Planning meeting: NSF MRSEC - wrong date?
by Eric Stach 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

I mis-typed. I meant September 2nd. I had originally put in Aug 26th, but I am out of town: I didn't erase sufficiently. FOR CLARITY: THIS WILL START SEPT 2nd, Room 109. On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Leary, James F wrote: > Eric, > > Did you mean Wednesday, September 23 or Wednesday, September 30? > > - -Jim > > > James F. Leary, Ph.D. > SVM Professor of Nanomedicine > Professor of Basic Medical Sciences > and Biomedical Engineering > Birck Nanotechnology Center - Room 2021 > Purdue University > 1205 W. State Street > West Lafayette, IN 47907 > Tel: 765-494-7280; Fax: 765-496-6443 > http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jfleary > > -----Original Message----- > From: bnc-faculty-all-list-bounces(a)ecn.purdue.edu > [mailto:bnc-faculty-all-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Eric > Stach > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 3:06 PM > To: bnc-faculty-all-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu > Cc: Monica Allain > Subject: [Bnc-faculty-all-list] Research Planning meeting: NSF MRSEC > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Bnc-faculty-all-list mailing list > Bnc-faculty-all-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu > https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bnc-faculty-all-list *************************************************** Eric A. Stach Purdue University Associate Professor, School of Materials Engineering Director, Purdue Electron Microscopy Consortium Scientific Director, Electron Microscopy Facility, Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-1466 Email: EAStach(a)Purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Stach http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/ ***************************************************

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CMP System, ON BEHALF OF JOHN WEAVER
by Deborah S Starewich 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

> BNC Faculty Member – > > We currently have an unused chemical-mechanical polishing system in > BRK 2031. This is a specialized system purchased by Steve Beaudoin > for the removal of copper from substrates, and has no thickness > controls, etc. It can be used as a manual system only. Steve no > longer has a need for this system. > > The cost to bring this system into operation for manual wafer > thinning, etc., is between $30k and $40k. Currently there has been > no interest by any faculty members to use this system. Under these > circumstances, it is recommended that the system be moved out of > the laboratory and the space made available for other equipment. > > If you have an interest in this system and the funding to bring it > into operation, please let me know right away. If not, we will > proceed with the removal of this system. > > Thank you for your assistance in this matter, > > John > > John R. Weaver > Facility Manager > Birck Nanotechnology Center > Purdue University > (765) 494-5494 > jrweaver(a)purdue.edu >

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Action Required - BNC Cleanroom Situation, ON BEHALF OF JOHN WEAVER
by Deborah S Starewich 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

> To BNC Faculty: > > The situation in the BNC Cleanroom has degenerated to the point > that serious action must be taken. The current conditions in the > cleanroom have resulted in unsafe situations as well as significant > interruptions of research. Both of these consequences stem from > poor citizenship of the users. Sloppy use of chemicals, not > cleaning up after themselves, leaving chemical spills, not rinsing > empty chemical bottles, and like actions are the primary issues > that must be addressed. > > I am requesting that you as a faculty member support the correction > of the current situation in two ways: > 1) Please enter the cleanroom at least once per week and make > your presence known to your students. Observation of the > activities and your presence should inspire better citizenship. > 2) Talk about good cleanroom and laboratory practices in your > group meetings. By setting the expectation that students will > practice good citizenship you will be supporting all the efforts to > bring the cleanroom back into a safe, efficient facility. > > There will be meetings held in August for all cleanroom users where > these issues will be addressed. Your support over the next few > weeks will be instrumental in correcting the issues that are > currently impacting safety and research. It is hoped that your > activities and the cleanroom-user meetings will correct the > situation, and that more drastic measures will not be required. > > Thank you in advance for your support of BNC operations. > > John > > John R. Weaver > Facility Manager > Birck Nanotechnology Center > Purdue University > (765) 494-5494 > jrweaver(a)purdue.edu >

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BNC Faculty Member Needed for a 1-day Teacher Workshop in May
by Allain, Monica M.C. 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Meeting with Chris Foster and Tami Hicks to discuss details for the Birck Teacher Workshop. If interested please plan on attending the informational meeting tomorrow. Friday, April 10 Time: 3:30pm Location: BNC 1201 ***1-day Workshop**** Support your local teacher. Discovery Park and the Wabash Valley Education Council are planning a teachers workshop for upper elementary teachers based on state core science standards for grades 4-6. The workshop is planned for a late afternoon/early evening in early May. The idea of the workshop is to provide some science literacy and confidence in modern STEM concepts for teachers to share with their students. Faculty and grad students are encouraged to volunteer to present some ideas and a demonstration that may be repeated in an elementary classroom for the following conceptual areas: The nature of science and technology: experimental design and results; properties and changes in matter; structures and functions in living systems: cellular life and adaption. If you have any questions please contact me directly. Thank you. ~ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. ~ ************************************************************ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. Managing Director Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: (765) 494-5138 Fax: (765) 496-8299 ************************************************************

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REMINDER - BNC Faculty Meeting, Friday, April 10th, 1PM, BRK 2001, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS
by Deborah S Starewich 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Dear BNC faculty colleague- . . . just a reminder. Please attend if you can (details below). Best Regards- Tim On 4/2/09 2:40 PM, "Deborah Starewich" <dstarewi(a)purdue.edu> wrote: > Dear BNC faculty colleague, > > We have now been up and running in the Birck Nanotechnology Center > for over two years, and we - individually, and to a lesser extent, > collectively - now have an appreciation for what is working well > and what is not working as well as it could. It seems an opportune > time to have an ALL-faculty and faculty-ONLY meeting. > > Please join us in BRK 2001 from 1PM-3PM on April 10th. It is > important that you attend if you can, as we have several pressing > long-term and short-term issues to discuss, and your input will > help to determine the course that we take from here. > > The agenda is as follows: > > 1) "Citizenship" (shared responsibility; discipline policy; shared > space and shared equipment)- discussion led by Dave Janes > > 2) "The BNC financial Model (internal and external rates; results > of a benchmarking study; increasing industry participation; role of > our Managing > Director, Monica Allain; development of core facilities; expansion > of scientific support staff; impact of recession on the BNC budget) > - discussion led by Tim Sands > > 3) Community building (topical workshops; reviving the BNC seminar > series; enhancing center proposal success; stimulus opportunities) > - discussion led by Dave Janes > > 4) Open discussion > > Best Regards- > > Tim Sands >

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BNC Faculty Meeting, Friday, April 10, 1-3PM, BRK 2001, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS
by Deborah S Starewich 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

>>>> Dear BNC faculty colleague, We have now been up and running in the Birck Nanotechnology Center for over two years, and we - individually, and to a lesser extent, collectively - now have an appreciation for what is working well and what is not working as well as it could. It seems an opportune time to have an ALL-faculty and faculty-ONLY meeting. Please join us in BRK 2001 from 1PM-3PM on April 10th. It is important that you attend if you can, as we have several pressing long-term and short-term issues to discuss, and your input will help to determine the course that we take from here. The agenda is as follows: 1) "Citizenship" (shared responsibility; discipline policy; shared space and shared equipment)- discussion led by Dave Janes 2) "The BNC financial Model (internal and external rates; results of a benchmarking study; increasing industry participation; role of our Managing Director, Monica Allain; development of core facilities; expansion of scientific support staff; impact of recession on the BNC budget) - discussion led by Tim Sands 3) Community building (topical workshops; reviving the BNC seminar series; enhancing center proposal success; stimulus opportunities) - discussion led by Dave Janes 4) Open discussion Best Regards- Tim Sands

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BNC Faculty Awards and Recognition REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, per TIM SANDS
by Deborah S Starewich 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

> Dear BNC colleague- > > I am putting together an overview presentation for the BNC review > on Monday > April 6th (1PM in 121 Morgan). I would like to feature external and > internal > recognition of the faculty since our last review in April 2008. As > this > presentation will be posted on the nanoHUB, think recruiting students, > faculty and research partners... > > Please send me any such items (appointment as fellow, technical > society > awards, internal recognition, best paper award, etc.)! > > Also, we have a few slots left for posters. Please encourage your > grad > students to participate (they should contact Deborah Starewich, > dstarewi(a)purdue.edu, or Jeff Goecker, jgoecker(a)purdue.edu, ASAP). > > Thanks! > > Tim >

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Equipment for the BNC, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS
by Starewich, Deborah S. 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

Dear BNC Colleague- The stimulus package is likely to include funding that will go to universities through the States or through the federal agencies. "Shovel-ready" building projects and research instrumentation meet the requirement that the funds can be spent quickly. We have a fantastic building, but our tool set is still developing. This may be the unique opportunity to bring our instrumentation up the level of the facility. Please send any suggestions for major equipment to tsands(a)purdue.edu and jrweaver(a)purdue.edu by 5PM Monday, February 9th. Include the following: Brief description (incl. model number if you know it) Approximate price Vendor(s) If you happen to know of a US-based vendor, please include this information. If you do not know specifics, but have suggestions for broad functionalities that should be augmented, please pass this information along as well. Thanks! Tim -- Timothy D. Sands Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park, Purdue University www.nano.purdue.edu & Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering School of Materials Engineering & School of Electrical and Computer Engineering https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Turner Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 phone: (765) 496-6105 fax: (765) 496-8383 e-mail: tsands(a)purdue.edu

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BNC core research form
by Jeff Goecker 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

The following message was sent on behalf of Tim Sands... Dear BNC Faculty Colleague: As you know, recruiting top students and faculty these days starts with an effective web presence. The same may be said of attracting funding from governmental and industrial sources. Although you may maintain your own website, I believe there is considerable value in highlighting the BNC’s major research thrusts, many of which involve many faculty members from several disciplines. To help facilitate the exposure of the Birck Nanotechnology Center’s core research areas for BNC’s communication materials, the following form will allow content managers the opportunity for use of first-hand information from resident and affiliated faculty members. Information from this form will be used to develop research web pages, print materials for Discovery Park Engagement, and materials for visitor information. Please take some time (approximately 15-20 minutes) to fill out the form (attached). Please note the request for an impact statement in lay terms; this is perhaps the most difficult and probably the most important of the items requested. When complete, please return the form to Jeff Goecker, BNC Communications Specialist, at jgoecker(a)purdue.edu. Thank you for your time. Regards- Tim ________________________________ Jeff Goecker Communications Specialist Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 765-494-7716 http://www.nano.purdue.edu

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