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Purdue Fulbright Callouts
by Lucht, Martha L 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

February 16-19 is Purdue's Fulbright Week in which we begin preparing students who are U.S. citizens to apply for AY 2016-17 Fulbright grants. 51% of Fulbright U.S. Student grants for research or study in one of over 130 different countries are awarded to students enrolled in a graduate program. A further information about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, including a single PPT slide to announce in classes and a pdf flyer, can be downloaded from the left sidebar of this link: http://www.purdue.edu/niso/fulbright/fulbrightweek.html Fulbright Week Events include general information session for those who need an overview of the program, information sessions and callouts about applying for specific types of Fulbright grants, and a mixer to network with international students here at Purdue on a Fulbright who may be able to tell them about options in their countries. Fulbright Week Purdue's Fulbright Week will start you on your way to applying for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants offer over 1,900 fully funded opportunities for U.S. citizens to study, research, or teach abroad. Schedule Mon. 2/16 STEW 204 5:30PM Fulbright Program - Explore the Options Mon. 2/16 Shreve Hall 227 7:00PM Fulbright Program - Explore the Options Tues. 2/17 STEW 307 5:30PM Research and Study Grants 2016-17 Call-Out Sessions 6:15PM English Teaching Assistant Program 2016-17 Call-Out Sessions Wed. 2/18 STEW 204 6:00PM Research and Study Grants 2016-17 Call-Out Sessions 6:45PM English Teaching Assistant Program 2016-17 Call-Out Sessions Thurs. 2/19 Duhme Hall Living Room 6:00PM Meet and Mix with International Fulbright Students on Campus Session Descriptions Fulbright Program - Explore the Options This overview introduces the Fulbright Program and tells you how it can fit into your long term goals. The session is geared to all, from freshmen to graduate students. Research and Study Grants Juniors, Seniors and graduate students. Conduct independent research abroad or study at an academic institution in a foreign country. Join us to learn more about applying for Fulbright Program academic grants for 2016-17. English Teaching Assistant Program Juniors, Seniors and graduate students. Excited by the prospect of teaching English to non-native English speakers? Join us to learn more about applying for K-12 to university level classroom experiences throughout the world in 2016-17. Meet and Mix with International Fulbright Students on Campus All students, undergraduate and graduate, curious about the Fulbright US Student Program, join us for this fun and informative event. Students attending Purdue from around the world on a Fulbright look forward to sharing their experiences and talking about their home countries over drinks and snacks. Best Regards, Martha Lucht | Secretary | National and International Scholarships Office Honors College | Purdue University | Windsor Halls - Duhme Hall, Room 147 205 N. Russell St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-4238 Phone: 765.496.3389 | Fax: 765.494-2960 | E-mail: mlucht(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mlucht@purdue.edu> | Web Page: www.purdue.edu/niso<http://www.purdue.edu/niso> | Twitter: @purdueNISO IGNITE YOUR IMAGINATION. FORGE THE FUTURE.[cid:F298C90E-85E0-48B3-857B-147A565A73DC] honors.purdue.edu [facebook icon] <https://www.facebook.com/HonorsCollegePurdue>

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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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bagels and coffee in the kitchen
by Luis Traverso 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Coffee is still warm. Luis Traverso

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Preliminary exam tomorrow
by Raghu Vamsi Chavali 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

Dear all: I would like to invite you for my preliminary examination (or free coffee and snacks). Date: November 20th, 2014 Time: 3:30 PM Venue: Wang 1004 Title: Fundamental and Practical Limits of Heterojunction Solar Cells Abstract: The large-scale deployment of PV technology is very sensitive to the material and process costs. There are several potential candidates of p-n heterojunction (HJ) solar cells competing for higher efficiencies with lower material and process costs. However, these systems are generally more complex, involve diverse material systems and are not as well understood. Often, the direct translation of classical p-n homojunction theory to understand a p-n HJ system, causes misinterpretation, suffers from lack of self-consistency and ultimately renders it useless for modeling and characterization of these solar cells. Hence, there is a strong need to redefine/reinterpret the modeling and characterization of HJ solar cells, which would lead to a material system independent and self-consistent framework. Towards this goal, we explore the physics, interpret characterization experiments of p-n HJs, using Silicon HJ (HIT) solar cell. In this work, we will (1) identify the technology bottlenecks, (2) provide a self-consistent multi-probe approach to extract the HJ parameters which influence the bottlenecks, and (3) propose guidelines to reach practical device efficiency limits.Finally, we propose to investigate (1) the fundamental limits of HJ solar cells and (2) provide guidelines for further improvement of module level efficiencies. Thank you, Raghu Vamsi K. Chavali PhD Student ECE, Purdue University

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Star of America Shuttle
by Anthrop, Heather L 05 Nov '14

05 Nov '14

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Tour of Argonne National Lab
by NSAC 29 Oct '14

29 Oct '14

Dear BRK Community, NSAC would like to invite you to a tour of Argonne National Lab on Saturday, November 15 . Tour highlights will include: *The Advanced Photon Source (APS)* : provides the brightest high-energy X-ray beams to more than 6,000 scientists each year. *The Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System*(ATLAS): the world's first ion accelerator using superconducting devices for the energy gain. *The Nuclear Energy Exhibit:* showcases Argonne's rich heritage in the development of nuclear reactors and its current role in the development of next-generation reactors and fuel cycle technologies. Preliminary Schedule 10am (EST) -- Leave Purdue 11:30am (CST) -- Lunch 12:45pm (CST) -- Arrive at Argonne 1pm - 4pm (CST) -- Tour of Argonne 5pm (CST) -- Dinner 6:30pm (CST) -- Head back to Purdue If you are interested, please respond via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-3oEG6-N6hG0G2YTFdlcjyCRXZoxelBLK_A8uag1rl… Non-U.S. citizens are welcome, but you must fill out this form by Wednesday November 5: https://webapps.anl.gov/registration/visitors/tour?sponsor_email=patcanaday… &tour_group=PurdueUniversity . Non-U.S. citizens should also scan and email copies of their INS documents, such as permanent resident card or passport and visa and either their DS-2019 or I-20 document, whichever is applicable. The list and any documents should be emailed to patcanaday(a)anl.gov. Further information regarding transportation will be sent later. NSAC will be covering transportation cost. We hope to see you there! NSAC Officers ---

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Great opportunity for grad students!!!
by Kacie K Ho 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

Hey Grad Students, Hope you are all having a great day. Please consider applying for the Next Generation Scholars Research Fair. It is a great opportunity for them to work with middle schoolers. We really need more graduate students to register ! It's not too late to apply, we have extended the application deadline to this Friday October 24th . For now, you just need to have a short, basic abstract about your research (it can be on something you already presented). Some benefits to participating: -Sharing your research with middle schoolers = giving back to the community, enhances your CV, gives you more practice with communicating research to an audience outside your field -Free lunch -Free poster printing -Free gifts for presenters -Monetary prizes available See the flyer for more details! Thanks! Kacie Ho Academic and Professional Development Co-Chair PGSG

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TODAY FREE LUNCH with Toastmasters Workshop Noon-1pm PGSC
by Kacie K Ho 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

Hey Graduate Students, If you didn't already know, there is a Toastmasters Public Speaking Workshop today in the Purdue Graduate Student Space from Noon-1pm. Food will be catered by Moe's. Check out the flyer for more information! Thanks, Kacie Ho APD Co-Chair PGSG

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