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TOURS: week of Nov. 5 through Nov. 9
by Deborah Starewich 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Here¹s a listing of tours already scheduled for next week. Please note that I have been called out of office on the 9th on business in Indianapolis and that there are tours scheduled for that date. MONDAY, Nov. 5: Fall Preview Days . . . Self-guided tours begin at 3:00. Please be aware of students/parents in the building; there may be opportunity to interact. THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 4:00 (following meetings at the football stadium): Kauffman Campuses Workshop/Biocrossroads/Discovery Lecture Series, SEVERAL PROFS ARE ON BOARD TO HELP WITH TOURS IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME GRADS INVOLVED, TOO. At 4:00PM, the opportunity to tour Discovery Park has been offered (a list of RSVP¹s dated 10.04 is below). The last panel discussion should end about 3:45PM. Arrangements are being made by the DP Engagement group for parking and will have attendees meet in the Burton Morgan building for tours. They will have been sitting all day and, no doubt, be anxious to walk around and see our facilities. As groups arrive, they could be split up between the Bindley and Birck. For the Birck portion, we could show them a couple of interesting labs/equipment/research activities (I like to include the AFM display in the lobby and the lab, BRK 1031; the Hall metrology lab, BRK 1089; and the Carbon nanotube lab, BRK 2283). When one group is done here in BRK, we can connect with a guide from Bindley in the skywalk and trade groups (staff will be available to help with this transition). Tim Sands is planning on taking part in these tour opportunities and we hope that you¹ll consider it, too. FRIDAY, Nov. 9. 9:20 to 9:55; meet in the BRK Atrium: visiting group from Herrick Labs; not a technical tour at all. These people will be those who accompany people attending the Industrial Advisory Committee Meetings being held in conjunction with Herrick. I WAS GOING TO DO THIS ONE BUT CANNOT FRIDAY, Nov. 9, 12:30; PICK UP GROUP AT MRGN 129 and return by 1:00: Decatur Discovery Academy (Group Contact Rebecca Davis). I WAS GOING TO DO THIS ONE BUT CANNOT As you can see, we don¹t have many needs next week but I have big needs on the 9th. Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you¹ll be able to help. Thanks for your consideration :) Deborah Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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MRS Fall meeting in Boston
by Baratunde A. Cola 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

Hi All, Is anyone traveling to the MRS Fall meeting willing to share a room with me on the nights of 11/27 and 11/28? Please let me know is so. Thanks, Bara

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TOURS CANCELLED: 10-29-07 and 10-30-07 DP Visits for PU Alumni Student Experience
by Deborah Starewich 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Yippee ! Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/ ------ Forwarded Message From: "Smith, Elizabeth W" <ewsmith(a)purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:55:19 -0400 To: Jeffrey Alex Webster <jawebster(a)purdue.edu> Cc: "Vibbert, Candiss B." <vibbert(a)purdue.edu>, "Baker, Rita J." <bakerr(a)purdue.edu>, "Smiley, Adam K" <smileyak(a)purdue.edu>, "Childress, Amy L" <childres(a)purdue.edu>, "Beaver, Kathy L" <kbeaver(a)purdue.edu>, "Starewich, Deborah S." <dstarewi(a)purdue.edu>, "Duval-Couetil, Nathalie A L" <natduval(a)purdue.edu>, "Lawless, Valerie A." <lawlessv(a)purdue.edu> Conversation: 10-29-07 and 10-30-07 DP Visits for PU Alumni Student Experience CONFIRMATION Subject: 10-29-07 and 10-30-07 DP Visits for PU Alumni Student Experience CONFIRMATION Dear Alex: No worries. I appreciate you letting us know in advance that your groups will not be attending on October 29, 2007 and October 30, 2007. If you should like to schedule a tour of Purdue's Discovery Park in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us. All the best, Beth W. Smith Secretary Discovery Park Engagement Purdue University (765) 494-0015 From: Jeffrey Alex Webster [mailto:jawebster@purdue.edu] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 1:10 AM To: Smith, Elizabeth W Subject: DP Visits for PU Alumni Student Experience CONFIRMATION Dear Beth, The Purdue Alumni Student Experience has two tours of discovery park scheduled for this week. Unfortunately, there was a problem getting our invitations sent out and the attendance list is very short. I feel that it would be unfair to ask your people to give up their time to talk to so few people; therefore I have to ask that the tours be canceled. I am very sorry for the inconvenience. I would like to thank you for your help in getting this set up. I am frustrated that this didn't work out. Thank you again, Alex Webster --- Jeffrey Alex Webster Immediate Past President, Purdue Student Pugwash Purdue Nuclear Engineering 765-602-0328 ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Tours for next week
by Deborah Starewich 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Hey, guys, I know that you¹ve been getting plenty of e-mail from me recently concerning tours . . . I usually get requests on a daily basis and then work to be sure that I have the most current tour filled. I am open to suggestions regarding the best way to communicate with you our need for guides. I¹ll be able to share the exact details with the guides who volunteer for each tour. I¹m currently reviewing tours for the next week (10.29 to 11.02); listed below are those for which I do not have a response regarding guides. October 29, 2007 - 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (BRK tours running from 4:40 to 5:25) and October 30, 2007 - 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (BRK tours running from 3:40 to 4:25) The PU Alumni Student Experience group: ~30 students for each of visit; The purpose of these visits is to give a ³behind² the scenes view of the research being conducted here in DP 2 guides needed each day October 31, 2007 10:30 a.m. To 11:30 a.m. (could run more than one tour at a time) CHM 1155 ³field trip²: ~40 students; part of class curriculum to present research being conducted at PU 4 guides? November 2 1:45 p.m. To 2:15 p.m. Purdue University Life Sciences PhD Program (PULSe): ~15 students; Purdue recruiting efforts of junior and senior high school graduates 1 guide Thanks so much for your willingness to help us out. Let me try this weekly e-mail for a bit to see how it works for all of us. AGAIN, please don¹t hesitate to share your comments (I can take it!) Deborah . Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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FOOD
by Deborah Starewich 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Please aware that there will be food in the Atrium most of the day but it is NEEDED for the Birck guests in the building today. If, and when, there are leftovers, I¹ll send a call like I did yesterday :) Thanks so much! Deborah Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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FOOD IN THE ATRIUM : NOW
by Deborah Starewich 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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9-23-07 SUNDAY DP Visit for the Big 10+ Grad Expo Tour
by Deborah Starewich 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

Greetings! In conversing with Dana Werner from the Graduate Student Recruitment Services, we expect somewhere around 80 guests for this visit on Sunday, September 23, 2007 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Candiss Vibbert and I talked through this event and we would like to have this large group divided into 4 smaller groups of approximately 20 attendees to tour Bindley and Birck. This would allow for 2 tour guides from Bindley and two from Birck to accommodate this group. Dr. Vibbert feels that graduate students would be fine for this tour. If there is one graduate student who would be willing to be the lead person for this visit, other staff would not need to attend. We would need a graduate student who has access to the buildings, is responsible and willing to welcome and divide the large group into 4 smaller groups. We could ask them to meet in the Morgan Center or the Atrium of the Birck Center. A proposed agenda: 4:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. - Gather the group, welcome them and divide into Groups A, B, C and D 4:40 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. - Groups A and B tour Bindley while Groups C and D tour Birck 5:15 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. - Switch buildings 5:25 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. - Groups A and B tour Birck while Groups C and D tour Bindley 5:50 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Gather the 4 groups together and answer any questions Please note from the email below the different disciplines which will be of interest to these potential graduate students. We look forward to hearing from you about how we can accommodate this visit. Thanks! All the best, Beth W. Smith Secretary Discovery Park Engagement Purdue University (765) 494-0015 PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU¹RE WILLING TO HELP OUT. THANKS! DEBORAH From: Werner, Dana K. Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:38 AM To: Vibbert, Candiss B. Cc: Smith, Elizabeth W; Fugate, Christina L. Subject: RE: Grad Expo Tour Dr. Vibbert, There will not be any faculty with the students. There will be one graduate assistant or a staff member with them. Disciplines vary, but all are STEM. Popular majors are biology, biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, aeronautical and astronautical engineering, and computer science or IT-related. The students are visiting Purdue from institutions around the nation. Dana Werner Director, Graduate Student Recruitment Services Purdue University The Graduate School http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu> <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/> From: Vibbert, Candiss B. Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:47 AM To: Werner, Dana K. Cc: Smith, Elizabeth W Subject: RE: Grad Expo Tour Dana, Will there be any faculty members with these students? What disciplines do the students represent? Thanks, Candiss From: Werner, Dana K. Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:10 AM To: Vibbert, Candiss B. Cc: Fugate, Christina L. Subject: Grad Expo Tour Dear Dr. Vibbert, I spoke with Beth briefly yesterday and understand you¹d like to discuss the Birck Nanotechnology and Bindley Biosciences tours requested for prospective graduate students attending the Big 10+ Graduate School Expo on Sunday. I tried to reach you this morning, but will be in a meeting shortly, so I thought I would email you some additional information as well as my availability. Although our most recent tour numbers were 99 students, I expect that number to decrease for a variety of reasons, but probably not by as many as 20, so the tour numbers will probably still be large. We are calculating what we hope is a final count today. I understand from a colleague that in her experience the tours can be split (e.g., one tour leader for Bindley and one for Birck going their separate ways). If this would help make the group size more manageable, we could certainly do this. It would be ideal for the two groups to trade tour leaders, so they all get to see both centers. Another option may be for us to take half the group on a campus tour and drop off just half the group at the Park and then trade groups. Currently, the visitors are scheduled to have a campus tour from 3:30 to 4:15 pm and then begin facility tours. If you have any other ideas or prefer one of the above options, please let me know. Or, if you would like to further discuss, I¹ll be available after 11 am, but before 3 pm and may be reached at 6-3310. Thank you. Dana Werner Director, Graduate Student Recruitment Services Purdue University The Graduate School http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu> <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/> ------ End of Forwarded Message

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NSAC Elections
by Bridget Hines 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Hello Grad Students! I hope this finds you well in a new semester. We will be holding elections for the NSAC Executive Committee on Tuesday, September 18, at 2 PM in BRK 2001. ALL ARE WELCOME!! Please join us whether you decide to run for an office or not. There are many spots on the council that will need to be filled. Snacks will be provided. Hope to see you there! Bridget Hines NSAC President

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Call for speakers: BNC Seminar Series
by Laura Biedermann 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Dear Birck graduate students, The Birck Nanotechnology Center Seminar Series is starting up again this fall. When: Thursdays at 10:30 am (beginning Thursday, August 23rd) Where: Birck 1001 Format: Each seminar will last an hour with ~ 40-45 minutes for the presentation and the remainder for questions. Once again we hope to have a mixture of graduate students. post-docs, and professors presenting their research. These seminars are a great opportunity to practice a talk before an upcoming conference or thesis defense. If you are interested in presenting a talk, please contact Annie Cheever (acheever(a)ecn.purdue.edu) If you have further questions, please contact Annie or Laura. Thank you. Laura Biedermann biedermann(a)purdue.edu Outgoing NSAC research awareness chair

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REMINDER: Farewell reception for Sheryl Willison
by Deborah Starewich 22 May '07

22 May '07

I HAVE CARDS IN MY OFFICE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ONE, PLEASE STOP BY BEFORE 1:00 TODAY. Thanks! Deborah Please join us tomorrow afternoon (May 22) at 2:30 in the Atrium as we celebrate Sheryl¹s recent promotion to Administrative Assistant at the Discovery Park Administration level. She¹ll be working with Pankaj Sharma and George Adams as well as overseeing some competitions held in the Morgan Center (and other duties as assigned). Sheryl has been a valuable member of the Birck Staff since May 2006; she¹ll truly be missed. See you tomorrow! Deborah S. Starewich Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 765-494-3509 dstarewi(a)ecn.purdue.edu http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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