January 2015 - Bnc-grads-list

OSA & SPIE Purdue Student Chapter Spring Callout Thursday (Feb. 05) 5pm MSEE 239
by Andy Huang 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

Dear students, Do you know 2015 is the International Year of Light ? Would you like to learn about the OSA and SPIE Purdue Student Chapter ? We are a joint chapter of OSA (Optical Society of America) and SPIE(The International Society of Optics and Photonics) with 40+ student members. Our aim is to serve all Purdue students who are interested in or working in the optical community, and promote the educational awareness of optical science to the general public. Here you can learn the latest progress of innovative optical/photonic technology. We also have tremendous exciting events and professional activities throughout the year. Please come to our 2015 Spring Callout next Thursday (02/05) at 5pm in MSEE 239. We also have Prof. Peter Bermel present an interesting lecture on "Solving the mysteries of surprising optical phenomena found in nature”. Below is more information about Prof. Bermel’s talk. ****************************************************************************************** Title: Solving the mysteries of surprising optical phenomena found in nature Abstract: A broad range of optical phenomena in nature have created long-standing mysteries. For example, what gives butterflies and birds their rich colors? And how can sightings of some unusual natural phenomena like mirages or ball lightning be explained? The process of solving these mysteries has interacted synergistically with the modern fields of photonics, plasmonics, and metamaterials. A few exciting applications of this work will also be briefly discussed. Brief Bio: Dr. Peter BERMEL is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University <https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE>. His research focuses on improving the performance of photovoltaic, thermophotovoltaic, and nonlinear systems using the principles of nanophotonics. Key enabling techniques for his work include electromagnetic and electronic theory, modeling, simulation, fabrication, and characterization. Dr. Bermel is widely-published in both scientific peer-reviewed journals <http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4Z-aRA0AAAAJ&hl=en> and publications geared towards the general public <http://web.ics.purdue.edu/%7Epbermel/publicity.html>. His work includes the following topics: Understanding and optimizing the detailed mechanisms of light trapping in thin-film photovoltaics Fabricating and characterizing 3D inverse opal photonic crystals made from silicon for photovoltaics, and comparing to theoretical predictions Explaining key physical effects influencing selective thermal emitters in order to achieve high performance thermophotovoltaic systems ****************************************************************************************** Food and beverages will be provided. You can find more details in the attached flyer. We are looking forward to seeing you there. Yours sincerely, Andy Huang Purdue OSA Student Chapter ------------------------------ Zun(Andy) Huang Graduate Research Assistant, PhD student of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue Univ. President, Optical Society of America Purdue Chapter, Birck Nanotechnology Center, 1205 West State Street, W. Lafayette, IN 47907 (765)494-0215 zun(a)purdue.edu

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FW: Purdue recruiting
by Turner, Jaime J 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

From: Justin A Weibel [mailto:jaweibel@purdue.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 1:24 PM To: Shakouri, Ali; Peroulis, Dimitrios Subject: Re: Purdue recruiting Dear Ali, Dimitri, There will be a representative from Raytheon IDS recruiting on campus next week, and they specifically mentioned interest students from the Birck Nanotechnology Center. There isn't a specific solicitation to forward per say, but interested students could contact Edgar Martinez (Edgar.J.Martinez(a)raytheon.com<mailto:Edgar.J.Martinez@raytheon.com>) if interested. Regards, Justin ________________________________ From: David H Altman [mailto:David_H_Altman@raytheon.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:47 AM To: Suresh Garimella Subject: Fwd: Purdue recruiting Any students looking for employment in MA? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Mary K Herndon" <Mary_K_Herndon(a)raytheon.com<mailto:Mary_K_Herndon@raytheon.com>> Date: January 27, 2015 at 11:19:55 AM EST To: "Erik F Nordhausen" <Erik_F_Nordhausen(a)raytheon.com<mailto:Erik_F_Nordhausen@raytheon.com>>,"David H Altman" <David_H_Altman(a)raytheon.com<mailto:David_H_Altman@raytheon.com>> Cc: "Edgar J Martinez" <Edgar.J.Martinez(a)raytheon.com<mailto:Edgar.J.Martinez@raytheon.com>> Subject: Purdue recruiting Erik, Dave - Edgar is planning to go to Purdue next week for a recruiting event. I believe we have some open reqs for thermal (possibly others?) - if you are aware of any particular skill sets we are looking for (and if you have students from CTRC that would make good candidates), could you forward to Edgar? Edgar - I just had a call this morning with Profs Alpennzeller and Zhihong Chen from their Nanotechnology center. If you would like to talk to them while you're there, or get student recommendations from them, let me know and I will make an introduction. They are doing a lot of work on graphene and other 2D materials. Nice work and decent overlap with RURI and Starnet activities, but we don't have anything immediately identified that we want to try to collaborate with them on. Thanks, Mary Mary K. Herndon, PhD Sr. Principal Engineer Mechanical, Materials and Structures Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems 978.858.5253 (office) 978.726.6394 (cell) 978.858.4146 (fax) Mary_K_Herndon(a)raytheon.com<mailto:Mary_K_Herndon@raytheon.com> 50 Apple Hill Drive T3LF27 Tewksbury, MA 01876

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FW: [NNCO-Announce] EnvisioNano Image Contest
by Turner, Jaime J 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Begin forwarded message: From: "Stacey Standridge (Contractor)" <sstandridge(a)nnco.nano.gov<mailto:sstandridge@nnco.nano.gov>> To: " (nnco-announce(a)lists.nano.gov<mailto:nnco-announce@lists.nano.gov>)" <nnco-announce(a)lists.nano.gov<mailto:nnco-announce@lists.nano.gov>> Date: January 20, 2015 at 09:00:45 EST Subject: [NNCO-Announce] EnvisioNano Image Contest Click here to view in browser.<http://www.nano.gov/sites/default/files/envisionano_email.pdf> [cid:part2.01080500.09090909@yahoo.com] An image contest hosted by the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Submit your images! Help us demonstrate how beautiful the nanoscale can be and explain how the research behind your picture may lead to nanotechnologies that benefit society. The goal is to envision where your research is headed and explain how “seeing” at the nanoscale is important to reaching that vision. This contest is for students conducting nanotechnology research in the United States and U.S. territories. Prize: The winning submissions will be spotlighted on the NNI website for one month. Additionally, the winning images may appear in official documents and publications for the NNI such as the budget supplement or strategic plan. The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office may also arrange for viewing of the winning images at symposia and technical conferences, such as the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo<http://www.techconnectworld.com/World2015/>, June 14 – 17, 2015. SUBMISSIONS accepted from January 20, 2015 through March 31, 2015. PUBLIC VOTING begins April 7, 2015. For details visit: http://www.nano.gov/envisionano Questions? Email us<mailto:envisionano@nnco.nano.gov> [cid:part6.02040608.09030801@yahoo.com]<http://www.nano.gov/> Brought to you by the National Nanotechnology Initiative • www.nano.gov<http://www.nano.gov/> If you do not wish to receive updates about this event, please email envisionano(a)nnco.nano.gov<mailto:envisionano@nnco.nano.gov> *** You are subscribed to NNCO-Announce as gba(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gba@purdue.edu>. If you wish to unsubscribe, or modify your preferences please visit http://lists.nano.gov/listmanager/listinfo/nnco-announce ***

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