April 2013 - Che-student-staff-list

Graduate Office will be closed tomorrow
by Bowman, Debra J 04 Apr '13

04 Apr '13

Dear All, The graduate office will be closed tomorrow - I will be out of town for the day. It will reopen Monday morning at 8 a.m. Dr. Beaudoin and Dr. Harris have my cell phone # if there is an emergency. Thanks, Deb

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Graduate Seminar Announcement - Dr. Paul Nealey
by Mamph, Jennifer A 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Prof. Paul Nealey Institute of Molecular Engr., University of Chicago "Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers on Lithographically Defined Chemically Nanopatterned Substrates" April 2, 2013 9:00-10:20 a.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 8:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: The use of block copolymers in the lithographic process is an attractive strategy to augment and enhance the capabilities of current tools in nanomanufacturing. We employ electron beam and 193 nm immersion lithography to fabricate chemically patterned surfaces. Block copolymer films are deposited on the surfaces and annealed. By judicious choice of the chemistry and the geometry of the patterned regions, the domain structure of the block copolymer film may be directed to assembly into desirable architectures for applications such as bit patterned media or integrated circuits. Challenges that remain in materials and process development include delineation of the degree of perfection that can be obtained, and fabrication of sub 10 nm features in manufacturing-relevant processes. Here we report 1) the relationships between attributes of the chemical pattern and the degree of perfection of the assembled block copolymer films, 2) two approaches to processing films on chemical patterns to enable assembly of high resolution copolymers with differing block surface energies, and 3) design principles for the synthesis of new block copolymers for directed self-assembly with sub 10 nm features. Bio: Paul F. Nealey is currently the Brady W Dougan Family Professor in Molecular Engineer-ing at the new Institute for Molecular Engineering of the University of Chicago. His research interests include nanofabrication techniques based on advanced lithography and directed self-assembly, development of imaging materials for alternative lithographic strategies, and dimension dependent material properties of nanoscopic macromolecular structures. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and has received the National Science Foundation Career Award, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the University of Wisconsin Romnes Fellowship, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Arthur K. Doolittle Award from the American Chemical Society. He was also the Founding Director of the National Science Foundation-funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center in Templated Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale.

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New Staff - Business Office
by Toro, Heather D 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Please join me in welcoming Courtney Eddy to the Chemical Engineering Business Office. Once up and running she will be working with Purchasing, Travel, and Credit Card check-out. A notice will be sent when she should be added to the approval process for shopping carts. Thank you, Heather ____________________________ Heather Toro Business Manager School of Chemical Engineering 765-494-4071 htoro(a)purdue.edu<mailto:htoro@purdue.edu> [Description: Description: W:\PU_signature_white_bg_215x80.png] www.purdue.edu<http://www.purdue.edu/> We are Purdue. What we make moves the world forward.

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AIChE Orange Leaf Skip-A-Meal
by Hendryx, Sandra K 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Sandy, please forward the following message and attachment to the student and faculty body (also, I'm assuming I can leave some pamphlets in the office - if that's a problem, let me know). Thanks! Hello everyone, AIChE is sponsoring a Skip-A-Meal at Orange Leaf today (Monday, April 1). If you present a pamphlet when you checkout, 15% of your sale will go to the American Cancer Society. You can pick up one of these pamphlets in the undergraduate office, and we will also have someone handing them out at Orange Leaf all day (noon - 11:00 PM) except for around 6:00 to 7:00. Stop by to support a great cause and to treat yourself to some frozen yogurt! Thanks, Kevin Bock AIChE Philanthropy Committee

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