April 2017 - Bnc-grads-list

NSAC Spring Picnic Today from 5pm at PVCC
by Aveek Dutta 14 Apr '17

14 Apr '17

Dear all, Please join us for the NSAC Spring 2017 Picnic at the Purdue Village Community Center from 5pm today. There will be food and drinks. We will also be hosting elections for the NSAC Executive Committee 2017-18. Hope to see you all there. Regards, Aveek Dutta Graduate Research Assistant Birck Nanotechnology Center Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University

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Aida Ebrahimi, Final Exam, 4/14/2017, Wang 1004
by Seyedehaida Ebrahimi 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Dear all, I would like to invite you to my PhD final exam, tomorrow (04/14/2017) at 9:30 am in Wang 1004. Please find the abstract of my thesis below. Refreshment will also be provided. Best, Aida ****** Thesis Title: Droplet-based Impedance Sensing for Biomedical Applications and Probing Bacterial Response to Environmental Stressors Abstract: According to the World Health Organization, every year around 60 million people die because of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and infectious diseases (including HIV, Tuberculosis, and foodborne illnesses). The majority of people dying of these health conditions live in low- to mid-income countries with less access to advanced medical diagnostic tools. Low-cost, portable biosensors can offer unprecedented opportunities for realization of point-of-care diagnostics that are accessible to a broader population. In addition, among the grand challenges of the 21st century, the antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria poses a serious threat to the global health. Rapid detection of bacteria and subsequent prescription of the required dosage of antibiotics are critical for timely treatment of bacterial infections and slow down the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Conventional antibacterial testing systems are usually slow or expensive. Therefore, faster and more accessible methods are highly desirable. To approach both problems, we need to develop low-cost, rapid bioanalysis tools that are also accurate and allow multiplexed screening. Towards this goal, we developed a low-cost, array-formatted electrochemical sensor for rapid detection and on-chip analysis of biomolecules, including DNA and bacteria. The method utilizes droplet evaporation to concentrate the analyte and reduces the detection time from days to mere minutes. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of deferent parameters affecting the sensor performance, all supported by a physics-based framework. This work demonstrates the power of time-dependent electrical analysis to sort live and dead bacterial cells in only a few minutes as well as on-chip probing of some of their fundamental behaviors in response to important environmental triggers, in particular, osmotic stress, heat, and antibiotics. These findings highlight the potential of electrochemical biosensors which in tandem with the advances in microfluidics and material processing can create next generation of low-cost, real-time biological interrogation systems. -- Aida Ebrahimi PhD Candidate, Electrical Engineering Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/aidaebrahimi/

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NSAC Spring Picnic *Tomorrow* @PVCC Lounge (Free Food, Election)
by Sajid Choudhury 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Dear all, I apologize for the late notice. We plan to have the spring picnic of Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council tomorrow, April 14, 2017. We have catered food and outdoor activities (if weather permits). Please join us from 5-7pm at Purdue Village Community Center (PVCC) lounge. We also plan to hold the election for the next Executive Committee of NSAC (2017-18). If you want to get volunteering opportunities and leadership skills, please consider participating in the election. If you cannot make it to tomorrow's election but still would like to participate in the EC, please send an email to our current president, Aveek Dutta (dutta6(a)purdue.edu) Thank you Sajid Choudhury Vice President NSAC [cid:8e712876-5c39-4dd6-b18e-887fff951705]

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PhD Thesis Defense: Thursday April 13 in Birck 2001 at 11AM
by Justus C Ndukaife 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

Dear All, This is a reminder that you are invited to my PhD defense scheduled for tomorrow April 13 (Thursday) at 11am in Birck 2001. Refreshments will also be provided. Please find the abstract of my talk attached. Best regards, Justus Justus Ndukaife PhD Candidate in Electrical Eng. Purdue University https://sites.google.com/site/jndukaife/home ________________________________

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2nd annual conference on "Micro & Nanoscale Science for Addressing Grand Challenges” on Wednesday April 12, 2017 at the Birck Nanotechnology Center
by Optical Society of America Student Chapter 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

Dear All, The Purdue student chapters of the Optical Society of America and Society for optics and Photonics (OSA/SPIE), and the Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC) cordially invite you to attend the 2nd annual conference on "Micro & Nanoscale Science for Addressing Grand Challenges” on Wednesday April 12, 2017 at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. The conference will highlight works from a wide span of research areas conducted at Purdue University, including: Nano Photonics, MEMS, Life Science, and Thermal Engineering. There will be various talks in each area, given by invited Purdue students and post-docs. The talks will be followed by a poster session, showcasing projects from various departments at Purdue University. The conference will also include free breakfast, lunch, as well as a closing banquet featuring a professional development seminar “How to present like a CEO” by Prof. Dimitrios Peroulis - all held at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. We hope you will be able to attend this conference and use this opportunity to learn about the challenges and opportunities in several research fields as well network with other students, post-docs and faculty members. Please visit the conference website at the following link to view the program schedule and to register. If you have a poster on Micro & Nanoscale science related research and want to present it in the poster session which will be held from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, please indicate so in your online registration. Conference website: http://grandchallengespurdue.org/ Thank you so much and we look forward to seeing you on April 12th! Sincerely, OSA/SPIE and NSAC Officers

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NSAC Mock Cleanroom Lithography Demonstration BRK 1201 @5pm today
by Sajid Choudhury 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Dear all, We will meet at BRK 1201 today at 5:00 pm to demonstrate the NSAC Mock Cleanroom photolithography. Date: April 4, 2017 Place: BRK 1201 Time: 5:00pm Please join us if you are free and interested in Volunteering for the Mock Cleanroom of Nanodays. Here is a demonstration of a patterned PCB Board made with our setup: [image: Inline image 1]

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[Mentoring_at_Purdue] Mentoring@Purdue Bridging Generational Competence Workshop
by Vollmer, Dorothy L 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Good morning! The Mentoring@Purdue Program (M@P) is holding the final workshop of the semester THIS MONTH! Bridging Generational Competence is on Wednesday, April 19th from noon - 1:00pm in Pfendler Hall room 241 with lunch provided. Please join us, along with Dr. Scott Downey, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Quincy Clark, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Youth Development and Agricultural Education, and Casey Hooker, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, to dig deeper into the topic of generational competence. The multi-generational workforce requires generational competence and an age-friendly work environment that draws on the strengths of all generations. The ability to understand and accept generational differences facilitates the mutual respect and equity necessary to foster successful intergenerational relationships as co-workers and mentors. The overall goal of this workshop is to define generational competence and its role in age-diversity and mentoring. We will discuss the common characteristics of different generational groups and identify specific areas of difference to bridge, as well as commonalities to build upon, and outline strategies for developing generational competence and creating powerful intergenerational mentoring relationships. We hope to see you there! [cid:image003.jpg@01D2AC69.25C7A470] On behalf the M@P team, Dottie Vollmer Master's Student Purdue University College of Agriculture Youth Development and Agricultural Education 765.585.1609 _______________________________________________ Mentoring_at_Purdue mailing list Mentoring_at_Purdue(a)lists.purdue.edu https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/mentoring_at_purdue

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REMINDER: Special Condensed Matter Seminar today 4/3 @ 3:30pm in PHYS 203
by Turner, Jaime J 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

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Call-Out of the Graduate Student Organization on Food Security
by Sarah Huang 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

*Official Call-Out of the Graduate Student Organization on Food Security* *Tuesday April 11, 2017 10-1130 am in MORGAN 129 * If you are interested in food security please come to the official call-out of the Graduate Student Organization on Food Security. We will have a panel of Purdue faculty and graduate students discussing strategies related to food security and the greatest challenges that we face in addressing domestic and international food insecurity. Join passionate graduate students as we launch our official organization with great conversation and snacks provided by the Center for Global Food Security. For more information, please contact Sarah Huang at huang727(a)purdue.edu -- *Cheers, * Sarah Sarah Huang, MS PhD Student | AGSO President Anthropology and Ecological Sciences & Engineering, Purdue University *"For now I ask no more than the justice of eating" *- *Pablo Neruda*

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