March 2010 - Bnc-grads-list

HKN paintball trip
by Robert Wortman 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Just a friendly reminder that HKN is sponsoring a paintball trip THIS Saturday! If you would like to sign up, please do so by Friday. The cost will be $25 (down from $40 if you go by yourself), which includes everything you will need to play. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email. Sign ups are in EE 24, or you can see me in BRK 2222. -Rob

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Birck Ambassador Program, ON BEHALF OF MONICA ALLAIN
by Starewich, Deborah S. 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

We are sorry we missed you at today’s Call Out for our Ambassador Program. Please review the attached information [the powerpoint presentation is what was shown during today’s meeting and the word document is a description of the program]. If you are interested in earning up a travel grant up to $500, please contact me so that I may set a brief [15- to 30-minute] meeting with you and Dr. Monica Allain, our Managing Director. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY FRIDAY, 04.09.10 TO SET YOUR APPOINTMENT :) Thank you so much for your consideration! Deborah

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REMINDER: Ambassador Call Out: TODAY [Tuesday, 03.30], Noon, BRK 1001: Earn travel grant up to $500!!!!!!
by Deborah Starewich 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

A call out for the graduate student Ambassador Program will be held at the Birck Nanotechnology Center TODAY — March 30, 2010 — in room 1001 at 12:00pm. Bring your lunch and learn about how you can take a leadership role as a BNC Ambassador and how you may earn a travel grant up to $500. Ten-minute interviews will be conducted from 3–5pm on the same day: be sure to sign up at the call out.

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Defense Talk @ March 30th, 3 pm in Birck 1001
by Aloke Kumar 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

Hi all, I have my defense tomorrow at 3 pm in Birck 1001. I will be glad if you can make it to my defense talk (refreshments will be available :-) ) ! I am attaching the flyer for my talk. Regards, Aloke

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AMBASSADOR CALLOUT: Tuesday, 03.30.10, 12:00, BRK 1001, ON BEHALF OF MONICA ALLAIN
by Starewich, Deborah S. 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

A call out for the graduate student Ambassador Program will be held at the Birck Nanotechnology Center TOMORROW — March 30, 2010 — in room 1001 at 12:00pm. Bring your lunch and learn about how you can take a leadership role as a BNC Ambassador. Ten-minute interviews will be conducted from 3–5pm on the same day: be sure to sign up at the call out.

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HKN paintball trip
by Robert Wortman 24 Mar '10

24 Mar '10

All, Eta Kappa Nu (also known as HKN), the electrical and computer engineering honor society, will be sponsoring the once per semester paintball trip. This will be held April 3rd, from noon til 4pm at the paintball barn (website here <http://www.paintballbarn.com>). The cost to you will be $25, payable at time of registration To sign up for the event, go to the HKN lounge (EE 24) and fill out the form, and give it and your money to the person working behind the desk. Also fill out the waiver forms for paintball barn and HKN. More details will be emailed to you closer to the event. Alternatively, if you run into me in my office at Birck (2222), I can sign you up myself. This event has always been a lot of fun in the past, and I will be working hard to make this the best trip yet. Please try it out this game of strategy and excitement if you haven't already! -Rob

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Birck Locker Keys
by Schwartz, Melissa J 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

We need to take inventory of the lockers in the Birck Center. If you are currently using a locker key in the Birck building please return it to Melissa by 3/17/2010. Respectfully, Melissa Marris-Schwartz Secretary Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-494-7053 Fax: 765-496-8299 Email: lanem(a)purdue.edu www.nano.purdue.edu

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TOUR GUIDES NEEDED: Thursday and Friday, 03.18 and 03.19, 4:00-5:00PM
by Starewich, Deborah S. 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

DP Engagement received tour requests from the organizers of the Boilermaker FIRST Robotics Regional for Thursday, 03.18, and Friday, 03.19, from 4:00 to 5:00 each day. It would be great for these prospective college students to hear from graduate students regarding your perspective on courses you liked, work load, research projects, and/or your experience at Purdue’s Discovery Park. See below for more details regarding this group and let me know if you’re available and willing to do either one of these tours. Thanks! Deborah ________________________________ Group Requesting Visit: Boilermaker FIRST Robotics Regional Requested Visit Date: Friday, March 19, 2010 Available Touring Hours: 4 pm to 5 pm Contact Person: Shannon Moegling Telephone: 248 - 302 - 6823 Email Address: Shannon.m.moegling(a)jci.com On-Site Contact: David Bowker Cell Phone: 248 - 302 - 6823 Building Visit(s) Requested: Birck Nanotechnology Center Discovery Park Overview Arriving in: Shuttle Van(s) Additional Meeting Requested: No Attendees: , , - - Explanation of Visit: FIRST Robotics participants who are interested in opportunities in nanotechnology Affiliation with Purdue: Visitor Prospective Student - Undergraduate K-12 Youth Class Specific Areas of Interest: No

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NCN: Welcome to Discovery Park: TODAY, Wednesday, 03.10, 3:00-4:30, BRK 1001 and Atrium
by Starewich, Deborah S. 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

[cid:3351057923_281644] NCN: Welcome to Discovery Park Wednesday, 03.10.10 3:00-4:30 BRK 1001 and Atrium Ganesh Hegde and Min Xu “Fermi Level pinning in III-V MOS structures (Theory+Experiment)” Jonathan Claussen “TBD” Aeraj ul Haque “Lab-on-a-chip Technologies for Fundamental Biology Research” Robert Wortman, Shuaib Salamat, and Ya Zhou “TE Superlattice : experiments, theory and models” David Lyvers “Localized Plasmon Modes in the Optical Properties of Gold Nanorod Arrays” [cid:3351057923_317453]

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Boot Camp: Company Formation, Thursday, 03.11.10, 9:00-1:00, BRK 1001
by Starewich, Deborah S. 08 Mar '10

08 Mar '10

Good Morning, Birck is hosting a mini boot camp on company formation Thursday, 03.11.10 [9-1:00, networking lunch included]. Please consider attending this valuable workshop. For additional information and to register, visit the following website: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/bootcamp.php Thanks! And have a great Monday :) Deborah

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