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International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry
by Alfredo Tuesta 09 May '11

09 May '11

Hi all: If you are attending ISPC ( http://ispc20.plasmainstitute.org/index.php?page=home) in July and are looking for someone to share a room with, please let me know. I will be attending from July 20 to July 29. Thank you. Alfredo -- Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street (Office 2234) West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 973.462.6810

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UIUC advanced material characterization workshop
by L. Tang 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear BNC Graduate Students, Hello! Are anyone else planning to attend the UIUC advanced material characterization workshop on June 8 and 9, 2011? I am looking for traveling partners. Thanks! P.S. Following is the workshop website http://cmm.mrl.illinois.edu/Workshop2011/travelLodging.html -- Yours Sincerely Liang Tang

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NSAC Social Event in Birck Tomorrow (Friday)
by Drew Candebat 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Birck Graduate Students, We hope your exams/research are going well! In case you were unable to make it tonight to our end of semester social event at Buffalo Wild Wings, NSAC is hosting another ice cream social tomorrow (Friday) at 1:00pm in the Birck kitchen. Come get a snack and learn more about leadership in Birck. NSAC is a student led organization promoting the research of nanotechnology in Birck and beyond. We offer social events, campus/industry visits, policy modifications, research awareness and more. Unfortunately not everyone at Birck is familiar with NSAC, so we invite you to come tomorrow to meet with us! Attached is a description of the committees within NSAC. See you then, Drew Candebat __ NSAC President Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University dcandeba(a)purdue.edu

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3rd Annual BNC Graduation Celebration
by Salazar, Cynthia S 04 May '11

04 May '11

Dear BNC Graduate Students, Please plan to join us for the 3rd annual BNC Graduation Celebration on May 18, 2011, from 11:30-1:00pm in the Birck Nanotechnology Center Atrium. The time has come to celebrate your accomplishments, or better yet, the accomplishments of your fellow friends and colleagues. If you have graduated or will graduate by December 2011, please take a few minutes to fill out the Qualtrics survey to RSVP your attendance and to let us know you are moving out into the "real" world. To complete the survey, please follow this link: http://bit.ly/iTNjkp. The BNC Graduation Celebration is a family event that we all enjoy, so please plan to bring a dish to share and remember to contact our BNC graduation celebration coordinators to inform them of your active participation. Please contact Cindy Salazar if you would like to bring a dessert or drinks to share. She can be contacted at 4-3509 or salazarc(a)purdue.edu<mailto:salazarc@purdue.edu>. If you would like to bring a dish to share, please contact Melissa Schwartz at 4-7053 or lanem(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lanem@purdue.edu>. Set up and clean up are also very appreciated by our staff. Thank you, ~ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. ~ ************************************************************ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. Managing Director Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: (765) 494-5138 Fax: (765) 496-8299 ************************************************************

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Seminar at Birck today for Boris Luk'yanchuk in Rm 2001 @ 1:30PM
by Black, Nancy Lee 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

Boris Luk'yanchuk Senior Scientist and Division Manager at Data Storage Institute, Singapore Bio: Here we are discussing the magnification effect of the transparent spherical particle. It is well known that transparent spherical particle can work as a focusing lens in the near field. For example, for transparent particle with refractive index n < 2 it was shown experimentally that it is possible to localize light up to scale beyond 50-100 nm in agreement with calculations by the Mie theory. Especially great localization can be obtained for particles with n > 2 (photon jet). Thus, we believe that according to reciprocity principle one can expect high resolution of the spherical lens in the near-field. It is possible to find exact relation between lens magnification M and field enhancement I/I0 under the approximation of geometrical optics, . This function with a high accuracy can be approximated by power-like law . We also are discussing the virtual image construction applying the reciprocity principle and virtual prolongation of the Poynting vector lines. Both methods show that it is possible to reach magnification of the virtual image 4-8 times which is sufficient to resolve nano structures with dimension of 50-100 nm in white light. Abstract: Prof. Dr. Boris Luk`yanchuk graduated from the Moscow State University in 1967, PhD (1979) from the P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences and Doctor of Sciences (1991) - from the General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. State Professor's degree since 1992. He was working as Senior Scientist and a Head of the Laboratory at the General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences till 1999. He was also working abroad as invited Professor in Austria, Italy, France, Sweden, Japan and Australia. Since 1999 he is working as a Senior Scientist and a Division Manager of Advanced Concepts Group at the Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore. He published 5 monographs and above 300 papers. He is a Honorary Professor at Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. Fields of his interest are related to laser matter interactions. Host: Vladimir Shalaev, shalaev(a)purdue.edu, 494-9855

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Invitation to West Lafayette History Block Party--Saturday 11-2
by Schwartz, Melissa J 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

Sent on behalf of: Steve Wereley, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Colleagues, The attached invitation is for an all-ages, greater Lafayette event, hosted by the students of "Archival Theory and Practice" and the West Lafayette Public Library. This semester, the graduate seminar has been focused on West Lafayette history, and the results have been terrific! Except for concessions, it's all free. We hope you can take a break from studying and grading, have some fun, and find out a bit more about the history of our community. The event is Saturday, from 11-2, with activities and exhibits in the Morton Center, the West Lafayette Public Library, and in the street between the two buildings. There will be tours of fire house #1 and a fire truck at the block party; readings of historic radio dramas, first broadcast on WBAA, concessions, performances, and children's games hosted by the Greater Lafayette Chinese Alliance Church and much, much more! Feel free to contact me (kbross(a)purdue.edu<mailto:kbross@purdue.edu>) or Susan Curtis (curtis(a)purdue.edu<mailto:curtis@purdue.edu>) if you have any questions. Regards, Kristina Bross Associate Professor, English and American Studies Purdue University 500 Oval Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038

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FW: Olympus Tech Tour at Purdue University
by Black, Nancy Lee 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

We would like to invite you to join us for the Olympus tech Seminar/Workshop on April 27. This will be held at the MRGN building. Please post at appropriate areas. Thanks, Nancy Black Secretary Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 (765) 494-8675 Email: blackn(a)purdue.edu

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Seminar 4.22.2011 1:30PM BNC RM 2001 Dr. Ildar Gabitov
by Black, Nancy Lee 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

Please post in proper areas: Second Harmonic Generation in Spatially Inhomogeneous Metamaterials 4/22/2011 BRK, ROOM 2001, 1:30 PM

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FW: Seminar 4/14/2011 FRANKLIN JARAMILLO ISAZA,
by Black, Nancy Lee 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

4/14/2011 BRK, ROOM 2001, 10:30 AM FRANKLIN JARAMILLO ISAZA, Eng., Ph.D.Center for Research Innovation and Development of Materials - University of Antioquia, Colombia. Nanocomposite based on conducting polymers/nanoparticles are useful materials in a wide number of technological applications. Incorporation of nano-metallic oxides into polymers offers important changes in the electronic, optical, thermal, mechanical properties. In the present study films and bulk polypyrrole and polyaniline were obtained in the presence of iron oxide nanoparticles. Also it is showed how synthetic iron oxide nanoparticles can be doped to tune the electronic energy levels. The effect of the nanoparticles on the structure of the polymer matrix is determined using Raman and Mossbauer spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques. The results show that the magnetite incorporation decreases polymeric film resistance and Raman experiments have evidenced that the incorporation of nanoparticles into polymeric matrix not only stabilizes its polaronic form, but also preserves the polymer from further oxidation. Education: 2002 - 2005 PhD in Chemistry, semiconducting polymers. The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Scholarship from The Colombian Institute for the Development of Science and Technology -COLCIENCIAS-. 1996 - 2002 BSc in Chemical Engineering. The University of Antioquia, Colombia. Young researcher COLCIENCIAS scholarship.Young graduated researcher COLCIENCIAS scholarship. Work Experience: 2006 - present Leader of the polymers and composite materials research area on the Center for Research Innovation and Development of Materials CIDEMAT - Professor, Materials Engineering Department, University of Antioquia, Colombia. Courses in advanced polymers, nanocomposite materials and transport phenomena. 2004 - 2005 Laboratory teaching assistant of the polymers spectroscopy course, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, UK. 2001 Associated researcher at the Corrosion and Protection Group, University of Antioquia, Colombia. Analysis of atmospheric contaminants by chromatographic techniques. Host: JP Allain, allain(a)purdue.edu, 496-9718

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FW: US Student Fulbright Program Info Session
by Salazar, Cynthia S 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

For those of you who are interested in applying for the 2012-2013 US Student Fulbright Program grants, there will be an informational session on April 21 at 5:00 PM in STEW 307. US Student Fulbright Program Info Session Thursday, April 21 STEW 307 5:00-6:00 pm This info session will provide an overview of the U.S. Student Fulbright Program and offer suggestions for preparing a competitive application. All students are welcome, but especially those who will graduate in December 2011, May or August 2012. Cristy Gosney National/International Scholarships Coordinator University Honors Program crgosney(a)purdue.edu

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