October 2012 - Bnc-grads-list

Lecture this Friday by Prof. Veselago
by Black, Nancy Lee 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Legendary lecture about metamaterials by Prof. Victor Veselago November 2nd, 12-1pm @ BRK 2001 Hosted by Vlad Shalaev Nancy Black Secretary Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 494-8675 Email: blackn(a)purdue.edu<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu>

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FW: 2012 Fall MRS Meeting additional student assistant positions
by Black, Nancy Lee 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

2012 MRS Fall Meeting Blogger and Writer POSITIONS AVAILABLE Boston, MA—November 25-30 Deadline to Reply — October 31 Be part of our MRS TEAM! MRS is looking for student volunteers to assist with the following positions: FALL MEETING BLOGGERS Six student volunteers are needed as Fall Meeting bloggers/tweeters. Give us a look at the meeting through your eyes. Of course we’d like some info on exciting talks or new materials breakthroughs, but we also want an interesting perspective on people you meet, events you attend, happenings around you. It is expected that you will spend approximately 6-8 hours per day (for four days) dedicated to the Blogging project. This will include attending talks or meeting events; observing people and activities related to the meeting; and posting a minimum of 3 blog entries per day as well as several tweets to the MRS Twitter feed. Must be available from 12PM Monday through 5PM Friday during the week. If you are interested in being a meeting blogger, please send an e-mail to Tim Palucka (Palucka(a)mrs.org) our Science News Editor directly. MEETING SCENE WRITERS/REPORTERS Three students are needed as Fall Meeting writers/reporters to compile daily technical reports for inclusion in the MRS Meeting Scene e-newsletter. The writers should be able to attend talks in materials research areas that could be outside their specific areas of expertise and be able to write up short summaries quickly. Please send an e-mail to Tim Palucka (Palucka(a)mrs.org) our Science News Editor, stating your specific area of research in materials along with a description of a recent major development in your field, why you want to be a Meeting Scene reporter, and what you hope to gain from the experience. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Fall Meeting Blogger or Meeting Scene Writer Compensation— - REIMBURSEMENT of Registration for the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting - FREE MRS student membership for 2013 - PLUS a $50 Amex Gift Card Deadline to Reply — October 31 Thank you!

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FW: NanoArt Imagery Contest
by Sigo, Angie 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

From: NanoArt [mailto:nanoart@rice.edu] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 4:59 PM To: Ginny Whitaker; Kimberly Kelly Subject: NanoArt Imagery Contest Please forward this email to your students working with scanning electron microsopes. NanoArt Imagery Contest Students working with scanning electron microscopes are encouraged to enter [cid:image006.jpg@01CDABA6.8B47ED00] Spaceship Crashing on an Alien World By Mark Knight September Winner Enter for a Chance to WIN $200!!! The NanoArt Imagery contest was established to support the atmosphere of discovery and wonder that nanotech research represents. Our goal is for the participants to have fun and to promote the public's awareness of nanotechnology. * Winners will be awarded $200 each month * The contest is open to all undergraduate, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows * The work needs to be fresh: completed in the six months prior to submission * Submit entries electronically to nanoart(a)rice.edu<mailto:nanoart@rice.edu>. * The submission deadline is the last day of each month * Winning images will be displayed on the Smalley Institute Website * A scholarship is offered once a year for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners! Sponsored by [Smalley-Logo] [nanoTox logo logo 1Aug2008] For more information go to: http://smalley.rice.edu/content.aspx?id=1028

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Posters needed for research review poster session
by Sigo, Angie 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Grad students, Birck will be hosting a Research Review & Open House on Wednesday, October 10th, and we're looking for posters! The poster session will be held from 4:00-6:00pm on Oct. 10th and the posters will be seen by members of the academic, industrial & government communities alike. We're already more than halfway to our registration limit so please register as soon as possible. Event website: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/open-house/index.php. Registration: https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0BxCfx2Bh0AisBL. * Posters must be registered no later than next Friday, Oct. 5th, at noon. * Posters must be printed and posted in the Birck Atrium no later than Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 9th. Each poster will have a number assigned to it for both the booklet & the poster boards. Thanks for supporting our center! ~Angie --------------------------------------- Angie Sigo Secretary, Skywalk Atrium Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-496-8327 Fax: 765-494-4731 Email: angie(a)purdue.edu<mailto:angie@purdue.edu> www.nano.purdue.edu

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