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[NSAC] Spring IMLeague Signups!
by Samuel Peana 18 Feb '19

18 Feb '19

Hello Everyone, NSAC Sports is excited to be supporting teams for the Spring IMLeagues seasons. We are currently forming the following teams: 1. 4v4 Sand Volleyball 2. Turf Indoor Soccer 3. Ultimate Frisbee 5. Dodgeball Please fill out the following form (https://goo.gl/forms/P1ZVn1r5gkpP9hm73) if you are interested since we do need a minimum number of people to enter each sport. Also each sport needs a team captain. Sincerely, -Sam Peana

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[Mentoring_at_Purdue] M@P Invited Lecture Series and Upcoming events
by Alexander, Elizabeth M 18 Feb '19

18 Feb '19

Good morning! Mentoring@Purdue has many exciting events coming up. Be sure to mark your calendars! For our 6th Annual Invited Lecture Series, M@P is pleased to introduce Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard! Mark your calendars for her graduate student fireside and lecture: Strategic Mentoring for Graduate Success: A fireside with Dr. Blake-Beard Monday, March 4th 2:00pm-3:30pm PFEN 241 Pushing Traditional Boundaries: Understanding Mentoring Using an Intersectionality Lens Tuesday, March 5th 10:30am-12:00pm PFEN 241 Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, is the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership at Simmons College's School of Management, where she teaches organizational behavior. Dr. Blake-Beard has worked with a number of organizations on the challenges and opportunities offered from a discerning examination of workforce relationships and the forces affecting them. The processes of mentoring and unconscious bias have been two areas in which Dr. Blake-Beard has concentrated her research and practice. Her work on the impact of diversity and inclusion in organizations is exemplified in her collaboration with Stanford University's Clayman Institute for Gender (Mentoring: Creating Mutually Empowering Relationships) and her TEDx talk on mentoring (The Power of Mentoring as a Transformational Process|TEDxUrsulineCollege). Dr. Blake-Beard has published research on gender, diversity, and mentoring in several publications including the Journal of Career Development, the Academy of Management Executive, the Psychology of Women Quarterly, Journal of Management Development, the Journal of Business Ethics, Human Resource Management Journal and The Diversity Factor. Our February Workshop, Supporting Our LGBTQ+ Students: The Value of Conscious Mentoring, is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 27th 12-1pm in PFEN 241. Stay tuned for more details coming soon! ? ?If you are unable to attend in person, please join us via webex: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/alexan42 On behalf of the entire M@P team, Liz Alexander Graduate Research Assistant Coordinator of On-Campus Activities Mentoring@Purdue Department of Agricultural Sciences Education & Communications Purdue University Lilly Hall Rm. 4-401 915 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053 ? _______________________________________________ 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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Today’s Coffee Hour
by Paul Somers 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Hi all, Please join us for today’s coffee hour talk, happening now in the Birck Atrium! Thanks, Paul

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[NSAC] Coffee Hour Friday!
by Samuel Peana 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

Dear all, Today we will be having the weekly coffee hour talk given by Aveek Dutta from Dr. Vladimir Shalaev's Group. The talk will be about " Plasmonics for enhanced solar water splitting using ultrathin hematite films ". As per usual there will be a litany of tasty snacks to aid with talk retention. What: NSAC Coffee hour talk When: Friday, 02/15/2019, 3:30 pm Where: BNC Atrium Speaker: Aveek Dutta Title: Plasmonics for enhanced solar water splitting using ultrathin hematite films Also, please feel free to sign up for Spring 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 Sam Peana

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REMINDER: BNC Distinguished Seminar Speaker - Dr. Alberto Salleo - TODAY Feb. 13th @ 11am in BRK 1001
by Turner, Jaime J 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

REMINDER: TODAY at 11am in BRK 1001 BNC Distinguished Seminar Speaker Dr. Alberto Salleo Wed., Feb. 13th, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm in BRK 1001 Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Materials: Electrochemical devices for Biosensing and Neuromorphic Computing Bio: Alberto Salleo is currently an Associate Professor of Materials Science at Stanford University. Alberto Salleo holds a Laurea degree in Chemistry from La Sapienza and graduated as a Fulbright Fellow with a PhD in Materials Science from UC Berkeley in 2001. From 2001 to 2005 Salleo was first post-doctoral research fellow and successively member of research staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. In 2005 Salleo joined the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Stanford as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. Salleo is a Principal Editor of MRS Communications since 2011.While at Stanford, Salleo won the NSF Career Award, the 3M Untenured Faculty Award, the SPIE Early Career Award, the Tau Beta Pi Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, and the Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stanford's highest teaching award. He has been a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher since 2015, recognizing that he ranks in the top 1% cited researchers in his field. Abstract: Organic semiconductors have been traditionally developed for making low-cost and flexible transistors, solar cells and light-emitting diodes. In the last few years, emerging applications in health case and bioelectronics have been proposed. A particularly interesting class of materials in this application area takes advantage of mixed ionic and electronic conduction in certain semiconducting polymers. Indeed, the ability to transduce ionic fluxes into electrical currents is useful when interacting with living matter or bodily fluids. My presentation will first discuss the fundamental aspects of how mixed conduction works in polymeric materials and then focus on two families of devices made with such materials: electrochemical transistors and artificial synapses. 1- Biosensing using electrochemical transistors: The continuous monitoring of human health can greatly benefit from devices that can be worn comfortably or seamlessly integrated in household objects, constituting "health-centered" domotics. I will describe electrochemical transistors that detect ionic species either directly present in body fluids or resulting from a selective enzymatic reaction (e.g. ammonia from creatinine) at physiological levels. Additionally, I will show that non-charged molecules can be detected by making use of custom-processed polymer membranes that act as "synthetic enzymes". Using these membranes in conjunction with electrochemical transistors we demonstrate that we are able to measure physiological levels of cortisol in real human sweat. Finally, I will show a more biomimetic approach where the sensing layer is a lipid membrane stabilized at a liquid-liquid interface, which we use to detect antimicrobial compounds. The same basic device that we use for sensing can also be used for computing. 2- Polymer-based artificial synapses: The brain can perform massively parallel information processing while consuming only ~1- 100 fJ per synaptic event. I will describe a novel electrochemical neuromorphic device that switches at record-low energy (<0.1 fJ projected, <10 pJ measured) and voltage (< 1mV, measured), displays >500 distinct, non-volatile conductance states within a ~1 V operating range. Furthermore, it achieves record classification accuracy when implemented in neural network simulations. Our organic neuromorphic device works by combining ionic (protonic) and electronic conduction and is essentially similar to a concentration battery. The main advantage of this device is that the barrier for state retention is decoupled from the barrier for changing states, allowing for the extremely low switching voltages while maintaining non-volatility. I will show that the device can rival commercial flash memory in terms of endurance and possibly switching time. When accessed with an appropriate switching device it exhibits excellent linearity, which is an important consideration for neural networks that learn with blind updates 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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[Mentoring_at_Purdue] "Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Activists Workshop--Jan. 30th
by Alexander, Elizabeth M 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

Good afternoon! Mark your calendars and join us next Wednesday, January 30 at 12pm, for the next Mentoring@Purdue workshop: Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Activists! Having a mentee who is passionate about social justice can catch even the most effective mentor off guard. To what extent should you direct a student’s energy or funnel their interest? What if you are passionate about an issue that isn’t your mentor’s expertise? How can you motivate your peers to take a more active role in enhancing the community? Join us and our panel of experts in a discussion on how social justice intersects with effective mentoring! If you are unable to attend in person, please join us via webex: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/alexan42 [cid:image003.png@01D4B333.57C4DB50] 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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BNC Distinguished Seminar Speaker - Dr. Alberto Salleo - Feb. 13th @ 11am in BRK 1001
by Turner, Jaime J 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

BNC Distinguished Seminar Speaker Dr. Alberto Salleo Wed., Feb. 13th, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm in BRK 1001 Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Materials: Electrochemical devices for Biosensing and Neuromorphic Computing Bio: Alberto Salleo is currently an Associate Professor of Materials Science at Stanford University. Alberto Salleo holds a Laurea degree in Chemistry from La Sapienza and graduated as a Fulbright Fellow with a PhD in Materials Science from UC Berkeley in 2001. From 2001 to 2005 Salleo was first post-doctoral research fellow and successively member of research staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. In 2005 Salleo joined the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Stanford as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. Salleo is a Principal Editor of MRS Communications since 2011.While at Stanford, Salleo won the NSF Career Award, the 3M Untenured Faculty Award, the SPIE Early Career Award, the Tau Beta Pi Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, and the Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stanford's highest teaching award. He has been a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher since 2015, recognizing that he ranks in the top 1% cited researchers in his field. Abstract: Organic semiconductors have been traditionally developed for making low-cost and flexible transistors, solar cells and light-emitting diodes. In the last few years, emerging applications in health case and bioelectronics have been proposed. A particularly interesting class of materials in this application area takes advantage of mixed ionic and electronic conduction in certain semiconducting polymers. Indeed, the ability to transduce ionic fluxes into electrical currents is useful when interacting with living matter or bodily fluids. My presentation will first discuss the fundamental aspects of how mixed conduction works in polymeric materials and then focus on two families of devices made with such materials: electrochemical transistors and artificial synapses. 1- Biosensing using electrochemical transistors: The continuous monitoring of human health can greatly benefit from devices that can be worn comfortably or seamlessly integrated in household objects, constituting "health-centered" domotics. I will describe electrochemical transistors that detect ionic species either directly present in body fluids or resulting from a selective enzymatic reaction (e.g. ammonia from creatinine) at physiological levels. Additionally, I will show that non-charged molecules can be detected by making use of custom-processed polymer membranes that act as "synthetic enzymes". Using these membranes in conjunction with electrochemical transistors we demonstrate that we are able to measure physiological levels of cortisol in real human sweat. Finally, I will show a more biomimetic approach where the sensing layer is a lipid membrane stabilized at a liquid-liquid interface, which we use to detect antimicrobial compounds. The same basic device that we use for sensing can also be used for computing. 2- Polymer-based artificial synapses: The brain can perform massively parallel information processing while consuming only ~1- 100 fJ per synaptic event. I will describe a novel electrochemical neuromorphic device that switches at record-low energy (<0.1 fJ projected, <10 pJ measured) and voltage (< 1mV, measured), displays >500 distinct, non-volatile conductance states within a ~1 V operating range. Furthermore, it achieves record classification accuracy when implemented in neural network simulations. Our organic neuromorphic device works by combining ionic (protonic) and electronic conduction and is essentially similar to a concentration battery. The main advantage of this device is that the barrier for state retention is decoupled from the barrier for changing states, allowing for the extremely low switching voltages while maintaining non-volatility. I will show that the device can rival commercial flash memory in terms of endurance and possibly switching time. When accessed with an appropriate switching device it exhibits excellent linearity, which is an important consideration for neural networks that learn with blind updates 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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NSAC Coffee Hour
by Paul Somers 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Dear all, We will have an exciting talk by Shih-Hsin Hsu from Prof. Liang Pan's group titled “White light interferometry: Gap sensing with nanoscale accuracy" for this week’s Coffee hour. Please join us today at 3:30 pm in the BNC Atrium. What: NSAC Coffee hour talk When: Friday, 02/08/2019, 3:30 pm Where: BNC Atrium Speaker: Shih-Hsin Hsu Title: White light interferometry: Gap sensing with nanoscale accuracy As always, there will be snacks to help us understand the talk better!!! Also, please feel free to sign up for Spring 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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REMINDER: BNC Distinguished Seminar - Dr. Christopher Soles - TODAY @ 11am in MRGN 121
by Turner, Jaime J 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

REMINDER: TODAY at 11am in MRGN 121 [cid:image001.png@01D4BDF6.E0ECB240] 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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BNC Distinguished Seminar - Dr. Christopher Soles - Wed. Feb. 6th @ 11am in MRGN 121
by Turner, Jaime J 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

[cid:image001.png@01D4BD66.60F1CC00] 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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