Dear Birck Faculty, You are cordially invited to attend the upcoming Birck All Hands Meeting, which will focus on our semiconductor initiative planning. The meeting is scheduled on Friday, Mar. 31, between 3-4:30pm, both in BRK 1001 and on Teams. Light refreshments and coffee will be provided for in-person attendees. Calendar invites have been sent out, please check and let us know if you didn’t receive that. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: * Introduction and welcome * Prof. Mark Lundstrom will talk about CHIPS Act programs and what Purdue has done to respond to the initiatives * I will present the enhancement plans for Birck fabrication and characterization facilities * Q&A session We encourage all faculty members to attend this important meeting to learn about our plans for the semiconductor initiatives and necessary upgrades to make Birck state-of-the-art facilities for long-term research as well as positioning Purdue for CHIPS Act programs. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Zhihong Zhihong Chen Professor of Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 Mitch Daniels Blvd West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Tel: (765)494-0772<tel:%28765%29494-0772> Fax: (765)496-8299<tel:%28765%29496-8299> Email: zhchen@purdue.edu<mailto:zhchen@purdue.edu>