October 2018 - Bnc-grads-list

NSAC Coffee Hour
by Paul Somers 02 Nov '18

02 Nov '18

Dear all, We will have an exciting talk by Yanbo He from Dana Weinstein's group titled “A Ferroelectric Capacitor Based Unreleased Resonator" for NSAC Coffee hour. Please join us this Friday at 3:30 pm in the BNC Atrium. What: NSAC Coffee Hour Talk When: Friday, 11/02/2018, 3:30 pm Where: BNC Atrium Speaker: Yanbo He Topic: A ferroelectric capacitor based unreleased resonator As always, there will be snacks to help us understand the talk better!!! Also, please feel free to sign up for this Fall semester coffee hour slots in the Google sheet<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/5344678298c721bb50342f098fe753f8f03f6852?ur…> by clicking here<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/bb5c95004599369487c7b5413ddb588e28a1b512?ur…>. Regards, Paul

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Quantum Information Seminar - Rick Muller, Nov. 5th @ 1pm in MRGN 121
by Turner, Jaime J 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

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[NSAC] Shark Tank Competition deadline today!
by Samuel Peana 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Join the SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SHARK TANK competition for aspiring researchers in nanotechnology! *** please RSVP by October 29th (TODAY!!!) to Jaime Turner (jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu>) with your name(s), title of project and faculty advisor*** Earn prizes and get your work covered by leading media outlets! The Shark Tank competition recruits participants for a training workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 31st, 2018, at Birck 1001. All workshop participants will be certified as “science storytellers” upon completing and submitting a communication pitch about a group project. Furthermore, the submissions will be judged and the best of them will be presented at a live judging contest on Wednesday, Nov. 14th, 2018, at 3:30pm, in Burton Morgan 121. The judges are professional communicators, who will further coach the winners and advise them on how to place their stories in the media. What is the Shark Tank Competition? You just found out how to deliver drugs at the molecular level. You created a novel photonic device or quantum computer on a chip. You invented a new type of soil sensor for agriculture. You are the next successful researcher in nanotechnology. How do you let the world of investors, potential employers, or media that what you do should make them stop in their tracks and pay attention? The skill you need is that of a master storyteller. This is, however, more than the ability to crack a joke during a presentation. It goes beyond using more pictures and fewer words in your Powerpoint slides. It is about creating strong arguments. It is about violating expectations. It is about using numbers like levers, not bludgeons. It is about timing and flexibility in delivery. It is about appealing to people’s sense of logos, pathos, and ethos; reason, feeling, and ethics can take you a long way. The Science Communication Shark Tank competition gives you a chance to learn and train these skills in the best possible way: by playing a real-life game. You will participate as a member of the team in a science storytelling seminar, will learn how to create a scientific story, and you will prepare a written and a spoken presentation, which will be judged for selection in a live, Shark Tank Competition. Run by a group of talented professional communicators, the competition will award prizes and, most important, will offer the participants a chance to work with one of the sharks to refine their story and release it to the general public through a specialized media campaign. What are the steps to participate in the Shark Tank Competition? To enroll in the competition you need to get “shark tank certified.” You are expected to enroll in a training seminar, which will be organized on Wednesday, Oct. 31st, 2018, 8:30-11:30am at Birck 1001. The deadline for delivering the projects for judging is November 10, while the SharkTank competition will be held on Nov. 14, 2018, 3:30-5pm at Burton Morgan 121. Top three winners will receive $300 /$200 /$100 cash rewards each. Who are the Sharks? Jessica Eise, professional communicator and author of both fiction and non-fiction works, is a doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication. She has a Master’s in Journalism from New York University and has done extensive work abroad in media production, new media and journalism. She frequently writes for popular press, and her work has been featured in CNBC, Quartz, Thomson Reuters News Foundation and others. Her books include How to Feed the World and The Communication Scarcity in Agriculture. Stan Jastrzebski, the News Director of the public radio station WBBA. Stan Jastrzebski has spent a career in radio, with postings as News Director of NPR member stations WFSU in Tallahassee, Fla. and WFIU in Bloomington, Ind., and time as a reporter at WGN Radio in Chicago and WIBC Radio in Indianapolis. Stan holds a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University and has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Associated Press, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated, the Radio Television Digital News Association and the Indiana Broadcasters Association. Abrar Hammoud, a Clinical Assistant Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation, is co-lead of the Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology Program in the Purdue Polytechnic. Professor Hammoud is a Purdue graduate from the School of Communication and her research is about how processes of resilience are communicated through meaningful work. She teaches project and problem-based design studio classes that blend STEM and Humanities. She is a co-author of Effective Communication for STEM and co-facilitator of the Science Storytelling Seminar. Lisa Bosman, is the author of the volume “Teaching the entrepreneurial mindset to the engineers” and Assistant Professor in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. Lisa has a diverse combination of higher education teaching experience working in learning environments including Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), Community Colleges, and Universities (public and private institutions, teaching and research-oriented). In addition, she worked for several years as a manufacturing engineer for world-class companies including Harley-Davidson Motor Company, John Deere, and Oshkosh Truck. Why did we organize the Communication Shark Tank Competition? This is a special event, sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Research and Graduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts and the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Dr. Sorin Adam Matei, the Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Communication and Dr. Ali Shakouri, the Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Center, have created this program as a means to broaden and diversify the learning experiences of STEM students at Purdue and to teach them the necessary skills to become master communicators and academic or business leaders. About Dr. Matei - http://matei.org/ithink/about [Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack<https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 10/29/18, 11:52:36 AM

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FW: How Far Does a PhD Go? Tonight at 6 PM
by Turner, Jaime J 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

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NSAC Coffee Hour
by Prabhu Kumar Venuthurumilli 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

Dear all, We will have an exciting talk by Koushik Ramadoss from Dallas Morrisette's group titled "Resistive switching in correlated oxides" for NSAC Coffee hour. Please join us this Friday at 3:30 pm in the BNC Atrium What: NSAC Coffee Hour Talk When: Friday, 10/12/2018, 3:30 pm Where: BNC Atrium Speaker: Koushik Ramadoss Topic: Resistive switching in correlated oxides As always, there will be snacks to help us understand the talk better!!! Also, please feel free to sign up for this Fall semester coffee hour slots in the Google sheet<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/5344678298c721bb50342f098fe753f8f03f6852?ur…> by clicking here<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/bb5c95004599369487c7b5413ddb588e28a1b512?ur…>. Regards Prabhu

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Prof. David Snoke Physics General Colloquium - Thurs. Oct 25th @ 3:30pm in PHYS 203
by Turner, Jaime J 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

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[Mentoring_at_Purdue] M@P Mentoring and Mental Health workshop this Wednesday!
by Alexander, Elizabeth M 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

Good afternoon! Mark your calendars and join us next Wednesday, October 24 at 12pm for the next Mentoring@Purdue workshop: Mentoring and Mental Health! This month, M@P will host a question-and-answer style workshop with a panel of experts to learn more about appropriate disclosure and communication with professors, enhancing self-managed mental health in your mentees, and the campus resources available! If you are unable to attend in person, please join us via webex: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/alexan42 [cid:image003.jpg@01D46635.561DA430] On behalf of the entire M@P team, Liz Alexander Graduate Research Assistant Coordinator of On-Campus Activities Mentoring@Purdue Department of Youth Development and Agricultural Education Purdue University Lilly Hall Rm. 4-401 915 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053 [MALTS_logo_small] _______________________________________________ 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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talk by Amitava Das - Oct. 26th @ 2pm in BRK 1001
by Turner, Jaime J 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

Developing products using GaN on Si Technology - Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Amitava Das Tagore Technology, Alington Heights, IL 2:00PM, October 26, 2018 in BRK 1001 Abstract- The advantages of GaN technology for RF and Power Electronics are well documented. This talk will address the next phase of the evolution – technical and economic challenges of displacing the incumbent technology, Si, especially in the area of industrial and consumer applications. RF Besides power amplifiers, Tagore Technology has developed very compact high power RF switches for various infrastructure applications. We will discuss GaN products/applications in the context of wideband radios, such as SDR, as well as narrow band applications such as in 5G small cells. GaN on Si technology is emerging as a strong contender for power electronics applications in the mid voltage range (100-650V). Unlike RF, GaN is just beginning to appear in power applications. Tagore Technology has developed GaN half bridge with integrated driver to ease design of GaN into various power applications. We will highlight a few opportunities for GaN to play an important role in the near term (1-3 years). Si technology has a history of 50+ years, but GaN products are just beginning to appear, so reliability is a key concern. We will review how the industry is addressing reliability concerns for GaN device end users. Amitava Das did his Ph.D. in EE from Purdue University in 1990 under guidance of Prof. Mark Lundstrom. He has worked in various roles during his 25+ years in the semiconductor industry – first on the EE faculty at IIT-B, then as a 0.18um CMOS technology developer at APRDL, Motorola, and later as RF IC/Module Design Lead in Motorola’s wireless IC design division. Amitava moved to an operations role at Motorola productizing very high-volume IC’s with a global supply chain. Dr. Das co-founded Tagore Technology with Manish Shah in Mar, 2011. Tagore Technology is a venture funded fabless GaN IC company. Amitava has more than 30 papers and patents.

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[Mentoring_at_Purdue] Mentoring and Mental Health workshop next Wednesday!
by Alexander, Elizabeth M 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Good afternoon! Mark your calendars and join us next Wednesday, October 24 at 12pm for the next Mentoring@Purdue workshop: Mentoring and Mental Health! This month, M@P will host a question-and-answer style workshop with a panel of experts to learn more about how appropriate disclosure and communication with professors, enhancing self-managed mental health in your mentees, and the campus resources available! If you are unable to attend in person, please join us via webex: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/alexan42 [cid:image003.jpg@01D46635.561DA430] On behalf of the entire M@P team, Liz Alexander Graduate Research Assistant Coordinator of On-Campus Activities Mentoring@Purdue Department of Youth Development and Agricultural Education Purdue University Lilly Hall Rm. 4-401 915 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053 [MALTS_logo_small] _______________________________________________ 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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Flu Shots today at Purdue Police Department until 5pm
by Turner, Jaime J 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Hi all, Just a little heads up, there is a flu shot clinic at the Purdue Police Department today (behind MANN) until 5pm. Thanks! Jaime Turner Administrative Assistant to the Director Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 1027 | W. Lafayette, IN Office: 765.494.3509 | Fax: 765.496.8383 | Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> ______________________________________________________________ [https://www.purdue.edu/brand/images/Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Le…] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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