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@purdue.edu and jrweaver@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@purdue.edu