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OSA student chapter fall callout
by Anthrop, Heather L 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

Dear all, Please consider attending the OSA Purdue Student Chapter Callout this evening at 5:30 pm. The callout will feature speaker Prof. Peter Bermel. Food and drinks will be provided. Thank you, Heather L Anthrop

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[Seminar] Optical Specifications Basics by Anna Wang, Aug. 26 (Tuesday), 12pm -1pm at BRK 2001
by Andy Huang 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Dear all, Next Tuesday, we have a lunch seminar of Optical Specifications Basics presented by Anna Wang, the Catalog Optics Product Manager of Newport Corporation in California. She also will show some Newport product demos in this seminar. This event is hosted by OSA Purdue Student Chapter. You are welcome to join her seminar. Food and beverage will be provided. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch & Learn Seminar Optical Specifications Basics by Anna Wang, Newport Corporation Date: Tuesday, August 26th Time: 12 pm - 1 pm Location: Birck Nanotechnology Center, Room 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For more information, please see the attached flyer or contact Zun(Andy)Huang (zun(a)purdue.edu) Thank you. OSA Purdue Student Chapter

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NSAC summer undergraduate events --- grad student panelists/judges needed
by NSAC 23 Jul '14

23 Jul '14

Dear colleague, As part of NSAC's commitment to enhance professional development and research awareness, we are organizing two summer events geared towards the undergraduate summer students in Discovery Park. The two events will provide these future grad students with an opportunity to learn more about grad school and get to know other researchers outside of their lab. *EVENT DESCRIPTIONS* *Grad Student Q&A Panel (30 JUL 2014, Noon-1pm)* --A panel of grad students of various research fields who can answer grad school-related questions for undergrads. *Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Symposium (06 AUG 2014, 4:30pm-6:30pm) -*- A poster/presentation symposium in which undergraduate students doing research in Discovery Park can present their findings. Presentations/posters will be evaluated by Discovery Park researchers (e.g. grad students, post-docs, faculty). Prizes will be awarded at the end of the event *If you are available for one or both of these events, please fill out the form at this link:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KcV6Bby-flfs3FMDU03pogNyPZtwwjkGlON9Nb_JyQ… Food and refreshments will be provided for the panelists/judges. We look forward to seeing you there! NSAC Officers

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NSAC Event for Undergraduate Student Researchers
by NSAC 11 Jul '14

11 Jul '14

Hi All: The Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC) is planning to organize events geared towards recognizing undergraduate student researchers at Birck and enhancing undergraduate students presence at Birck. To do so we would like obtain a headcount on undergraduate students working with various research groups here at Birck. *We appeal to you to send us email contacts of undergraduate students working with your respective research groups*. You can do so by responding to this email. Thanks in advance for your support and commitment. Justus Ndukaife For: Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC) Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University USA

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Research Participants needed (free pizza!)
by Mithun Jacob 16 Jun '14

16 Jun '14

Gestonurse: A Robotic Scrub Nurse that Understands Hand Gestures THE PURPOSE The Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technologies (ISAT) Lab at the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University, directed by Dr. Juan P. Wachs is conducting an experiment to to investigate the use of a multimodal robotic scrub nurse in the operating room. The participant will interact with the robot using hand gestures, speech commands and other input modalities to perform a simple task. ELIGIBILITY You must be 18 years old, or older to participate in any of the experiments in the ISAT Lab (MGL 1332). COMPENSATION Free pizza will be provided to participants. HOW TO PARTICIPATE All the data will be collected anonymously, and you may stop the experiment at any time. Please contact Mithun Jacob for participation (mithunjacob(a)purdue.edu) If you have any concerns of this research, you may contact the principal investigator, Dr. Juan Wachs (jpwachs(a)purdue.edu)

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Research Participants Needed (free pizza!)
by Mithun Jacob 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Gestonurse: A Robotic Scrub Nurse that Understands Hand Gestures THE PURPOSE The Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technologies (ISAT) Lab at the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University, directed by Dr. Juan P. Wachs is conducting an experiment to to investigate the use of a multimodal robotic scrub nurse in the operating room. The participant will interact with the robot using hand gestures, speech commands and other input modalities to perform a simple task. ELIGIBILITY You must be 18 years old, or older to participate in any of the experiments in the ISAT Lab (MGL 1332). COMPENSATION Free pizza will be provided to participants. HOW TO PARTICIPATE All the data will be collected anonymously, and you may stop the experiment at any time. Please contact Mithun Jacob for participation (mithunjacob(a)purdue.edu) If you have any concerns of this research, you may contact the principal investigator, Dr. Juan Wachs (jpwachs(a)purdue.edu)

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Watching 2014 FIFA World Cup: this Thur at 4pm in BRK 1001
by NSAC 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

Hi all- Lets get together and watch the football world cup! First game is Brazil-Croatia. *Time & Place*: June 12 (Thursday), BRK 1001 at 4pm Friendly, -NSAC

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A*STAR Investigatorship Call 2014
by Schweitzer, Mary 09 Jun '14

09 Jun '14

[on behalf of Arvind Raman, Associate Dean for Global Engineering Programs: Please share this information as appropriate with Graduate Students in your school.} Good Afternoon, Suresh asked that I share the following message and attachments with you and ask that you disseminate the information among the grad students in your college. The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore has recently launched the A*STAR Investigatorship (A*I) Award. We would like to request your help in publicizing this award within your institution. Please find attached a letter from Sir David Lane and a publicity brochure for your information and dissemination. Thank You, A*I Office Linda Linda Higbee | Administrative Assistant Office of Global Affairs | Purdue University Hovde Hall of Administration, Room 130 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-9095 | lhigbee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lhigbee@purdue.edu>

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NSAC Elections and Committee sign-ups (updated links)
by NSAC 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

*Information about the officer positions and their duties *is available at the sign-up form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jzX_Cp3_vKoS0_LU_NP30yXOI7yj3Am4qbL92ktULu… . *Information about the committees* is available at the sign-up form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1b0t5NmmzaI8xYumywIshF1b89dUAFMtGDrbtHLjjhQ… .

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FW: Graduation Party
by Anthrop, Heather L 21 Apr '14

21 Apr '14

Just a reminder, as I know there are more than 2 people who are graduating :) Thank you, Heather L Anthrop From: Anthrop, Heather L Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:04 PM To: Bnc-grads-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Graduation Party Birck will be having a graduation party to celebrate all of our Spring 2014 graduates. If you are a graduate please let me know by April 23rd. Thank you, Heather L Anthrop Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-7053

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