October 2012 - Msepostdoc-list

REMINDER: R. Zhang, Ph.D. Prelim Exam Part I Seminar, Wed. 10/24, 1:30 pm, ARMS 3115
by Stacey, Lisa A 23 Oct '12

23 Oct '12

Reminder - please see Seminar Notice below. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SEMINAR Evaporation-Assisted Alignment of CdSe/CdS Nanorods at a Millimeter/Centimeter Scale by Ruihong Zhang Ph.D. Prelim Part I Exam Co-Advisors: Prof. C. Handwerker Prof. E. Slamovich ABSTRACT Cadmium selenium (CdSe) and cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanorods have been studied widely due to their unique optical properties, such as linearly polarized emission and large global Stokes shift. In order to utilize their anisotropic optical and electrical properties and increase the total emission, the alignment of nanorods needs to be achieved at millimeter/centimeter scale for device applications, such as polarized light emitting diodes. Among various assembly methods, evaporation-assisted self-assembly has demonstrated promise in organizing nanorods into highly ordered structures. Smectic liquid crystal and crystalline structure in which nanorods are aligned with orientational and positional ordering have been successfully fabricated from colloidal of nanorods. In this study, a critical analysis is conducted between these two assembly structures in terms of assembly conditions, assembly dimensions, and the degree of alignment. In contrast to the smectic liquid crystal structure, the crystalline structure is favored for device applications due to higher packing density and more controllable alignment structure. For assemblies with crystalline structures, the influence of important parameters including the substrate type and condition, the rod aspect ratio, and the rod concentration are summarized. Since current studies lack of quantitative characterization of alignment of nanorods, Fourier transform and 2D X-ray diffraction analysis are proposed for the measurement in small- and large-scale assemblies, respectively. Additionally, an in-situ observation using environmental cell transmission electron microscope (ETEM) is proposed in order to understand the influence of the evaporation rate on the dynamic local assembly and the final structure, and rationalize the possible phase transition from smectic to crystalline structures. Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Time: 1:30 PM Place: ARMS 3115 Lisa Stacey Secretary/Development Assistant Purdue University School of Materials Engineering 765/494-4100

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FW: Revised Seminar Notice - R. Zhang, Ph.D. Prelim Part I Exam, Wed. Oct. 24, 2012, 1:30 pm ARMS 3115
by Stacey, Lisa A 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Note: Prof. Slamovich added as Co-Advisor. No changes to date, time, location, & abstract. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SEMINAR Evaporation-Assisted Alignment of CdSe/CdS Nanorods at a Millimeter/Centimeter Scale by Ruihong Zhang Ph.D. Prelim Part I Exam Co-Advisors: Prof. C. Handwerker Prof. E. Slamovich ABSTRACT Cadmium selenium (CdSe) and cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanorods have been studied widely due to their unique optical properties, such as linearly polarized emission and large global Stokes shift. In order to utilize their anisotropic optical and electrical properties and increase the total emission, the alignment of nanorods needs to be achieved at millimeter/centimeter scale for device applications, such as polarized light emitting diodes. Among various assembly methods, evaporation-assisted self-assembly has demonstrated promise in organizing nanorods into highly ordered structures. Smectic liquid crystal and crystalline structure in which nanorods are aligned with orientational and positional ordering have been successfully fabricated from colloidal of nanorods. In this study, a critical analysis is conducted between these two assembly structures in terms of assembly conditions, assembly dimensions, and the degree of alignment. In contrast to the smectic liquid crystal structure, the crystalline structure is favored for device applications due to higher packing density and more controllable alignment structure. For assemblies with crystalline structures, the influence of important parameters including the substrate type and condition, the rod aspect ratio, and the rod concentration are summarized. Since current studies lack of quantitative characterization of alignment of nanorods, Fourier transform and 2D X-ray diffraction analysis are proposed for the measurement in small- and large-scale assemblies, respectively. Additionally, an in-situ observation using environmental cell transmission electron microscope (ETEM) is proposed in order to understand the influence of the evaporation rate on the dynamic local assembly and the final structure, and rationalize the possible phase transition from smectic to crystalline structures. Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Time: 1:30 PM Place: ARMS 3115 PURDUE MSE [cid:image003.png@01CDAD35.3CAD6180] Lisa Stacey Secretary/Development Assistant Purdue University School of Materials Engineering 765/494-4100

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Fwd: FW: Physical Facilities Connection – October 18, 2012
by Donna Bystrom 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

*University-Wide News* Boilermaker Butcher Block <https://www.purdue.edu/pfcommunications/university_wide/campus_partners/but…> *Construction Notices* UPDATE: Newman Road Closed at SR 26 on October 18-19 <https://www.purdue.edu/pfcommunications/construction_notices/newman_closure…> Crane between WTHR and STEW to Block Traffic and Parking on Sunday <https://www.purdue.edu/pfcommunications/construction_notices/wthr_stew_cran…> Irrigation Work at Meredith to Interrupt Sidewalks <https://www.purdue.edu/pfcommunications/construction_notices/mrdh_irrigatio…> Sidewalk Closure by Hilltop Apartment 15 <https://www.purdue.edu/pfcommunications/construction_notices/hilltop_sidewa…>

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Seminar Notice - R. Zhang, Ph.D. Prelim Part I Exam, Wed. 10/24, 1:30 pm, ARMS 3115
by Stacey, Lisa A 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SEMINAR Evaporation-Assisted Alignment of CdSe/CdS Nanorods at a Millimeter/Centimeter Scale by Ruihong Zhang Ph.D. Prelim Part I Exam Advisor: Prof. C. Handwerker ABSTRACT Cadmium selenium (CdSe) and cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanorods have been studied widely due to their unique optical properties, such as linearly polarized emission and large global Stokes shift. In order to utilize their anisotropic optical and electrical properties and increase the total emission, the alignment of nanorods needs to be achieved at millimeter/centimeter scale for device applications, such as polarized light emitting diodes. Among various assembly methods, evaporation-assisted self-assembly has demonstrated promise in organizing nanorods into highly ordered structures. Smectic liquid crystal and crystalline structure in which nanorods are aligned with orientational and positional ordering have been successfully fabricated from colloidal of nanorods. In this study, a critical analysis is conducted between these two assembly structures in terms of assembly conditions, assembly dimensions, and the degree of alignment. In contrast to the smectic liquid crystal structure, the crystalline structure is favored for device applications due to higher packing density and more controllable alignment structure. For assemblies with crystalline structures, the influence of important parameters including the substrate type and condition, the rod aspect ratio, and the rod concentration are summarized. Since current studies lack of quantitative characterization of alignment of nanorods, Fourier transform and 2D X-ray diffraction analysis are proposed for the measurement in small- and large-scale assemblies, respectively. Additionally, an in-situ observation using environmental cell transmission electron microscope (ETEM) is proposed in order to understand the influence of the evaporation rate on the dynamic local assembly and the final structure, and rationalize the possible phase transition from smectic to crystalline structures. Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Time: 1:30 PM Place: ARMS 3115 PURDUE MSE [cid:image003.png@01CDAD15.1E1E67C0] Lisa Stacey Secretary/Development Assistant Purdue University School of Materials Engineering 765/494-4100

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Fwd: NNSA PRISM Fall Seminar Series - Friday, Oct. 19th, 2012
by Donna Bystrom 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

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FW: MSEE 3rd floor Electrical shut down
by Stacey, Lisa A 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

FYI, please see note below regarding MSEE electrical shutdown that was to happen this morning from 6-7:00 am. Lisa Stacey Secretary/Development Assistant Purdue University School of Materials Engineering 765/494-4100 -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Metcalf [mailto:metcalfp@purdue.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8:20 AM To: Stacey, Lisa A Subject: Fwd: MSEE 3rd floor Electrical shut down Hi Lisa, Could you forward the message below to the faculty and grad student lists? Thanks, Patti -------- Original Message -------- Subject: MSEE 3rd floor Electrical shut down Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:32:07 -0400 From: Dave Rowe <rowed(a)purdue.edu> To: Coulson, Dara M <dcoulson(a)purdue.edu>, hiner(a)purdue.edu, Joe Cychosz <3ksnn64(a)ecn.purdue.edu>, Jere Jenkins <jere(a)purdue.edu>, watkinsd(a)purdue.edu, Mary Enos <mkenos(a)purdue.edu>, Donna Bystrom <bystrom(a)ecn.purdue.edu>, Rater, David M <dmrater(a)purdue.edu>, Andrew Sydelko <sydelko(a)ecn.purdue.edu>, Deborah Starewich <dstarewi(a)exchange.purdue.edu>, filmer(a)purdue.edu, Miskin, David R <miskin(a)purdue.edu>, Patricia Metcalf <metcalfp(a)purdue.edu>, David Meyer <meyerdl(a)purdue.edu>, Yeo, Yoon <yyeo(a)purdue.edu>, Hurt, Mary Ellen <mhurt(a)purdue.edu>, Townsend, Porsche A <porsche(a)purdue.edu>, Banter, Kyle E <banterk(a)purdue.edu> CC: Crawford, M Andy <macrawford(a)purdue.edu>, Miskin, David R <miskin(a)purdue.edu> MSEE Building Occupants, The maintenance workers have requested an Electrical Shut Down for the *3rd floor of MSEE on Wednesday October 17th from 6:00AM - 7:00AM*. This will effect most of the lights and receptacles on the 3rd floor. Please plan accordingly and inform the others in your research groups. If you have an further questions or concerns please feel free to give me a call at 49-43352. Thank you, Dave Rowe EE and MSEE Buildings Operations Supervisor Office EE room 4 Phone 49-43352

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FW: Peter Winchell Lecture Series Seminar Notice-Fri. 10/26, 3:30 pm, ARMS 1010
by Stacey, Lisa A 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Please see attached Seminar Notice for Dr. Stephen Harris, Friday October 26th at 3:30 pm. Your attendance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Lisa Stacey Secretary/Development Assistant Purdue University School of Materials Engineering 765/494-4100

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Fwd: Mechanical Engineering Special Seminar
by Donna Bystrom 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

*PURDUE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING* *“SPECIAL SEMINAR”* * * *Friday, November 9, 2012* *ME 3006 – 10:30 a.m.* *A Wearable Co-Robot for the Future Factory* *H. Harry Asada* *Department of Mechanical Engineering* *Massachusetts Institute of Technology* *Abstract* Imagine that one day factory workers have extra arms attached to their body. The extra arms will help them hold objects, share a workload, and streamline the execution of a task. If the movements of such supernumerary limbs are tightly coupled and coordinated with their own arms, they may come to perceive the extra arms as an extension of their body, incorporated into their body image. As a result the factory worker’s productivity will increase, human errors can be eliminated, and the risk for injury may be reduced. In this talk a new type of co-robot that becomes a functional extension of the human body will be introduced. A pair of Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRL) secured around the hips can perform a task together with the human, having a specially intimate and unique relationship with the wearer. Unlike physically separated co-robots, linguistic communications are unnatural for SRL - we do not talk to our hands. Instead, we communicate with them through various sensory channels and physical interactions. In this talk multi-disciplinary approaches to bringing SRL and the human together will be described. These include a) biomechanics and machine design for building a lightweight, compact robot system, which is comfortable to wear and is perceived to be part of the body; b) Kalman filter for estimating human posture and work load as well as SRL posture perturbed by spontaneous movements of the human; c) neural movement control and haptic technology for communicating and controlling SRL in a natural manner; and d) skill transfer and training of SRL using system identification and learning control. The technology will be described in the context of future aircraft manufacturing, where factory workers will be equipped with SRL to double or triple the productivity, quality, and safety. *Biography* H. Harry Asada is Ford Professor of Engineering and Director of the Brit and Alex d’Arbeloff Laboratory for Bio-Robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in precision engineering in 1973, 1975, and 1979, respectively, all from Kyoto University, Japan. He specializes in robotics, biological engineering, and system dynamics and control. His current research in the biological engineering area includes bio-artificial muscles, angiogenesis, modeling and control of cell migration, and cell tracking image processing. His current robotics research includes wireless micro underwater robots for direct inspection of nuclear reactors, aircraft manufacturing robotics, wearable supernumerary robotic limbs for assisting factory workers and astronauts, and cellular PZT actuators. He won the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in 1993, 1997, 1999, and 2010, the O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award from the American Control Council in 1985, and Best Journal Paper Awards from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers in 1979, 1984, and 1990. He received the Rufus Oldenburger Medal from ASME in 2011, and the Henry Paynter Outstanding Researcher Award from ASME Dynamic Systems and Control in 1998. He also received the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Distinguished Teaching from the School of Engineering, MIT, for his contribution to robotics education. Dr. Asada is a Fellow of ASME. *Diana K. Akers* *Secretary* Mechanical Engineering Purdue University 765-49-42689 Description: Description: Description: Description: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYcqwSQNb8zwUKHmVfmWdKuYe7WOnzP1ea… <http://www.google.com/imgres?q=purdue+university+symbols&hl=en&sa=X&biw=128…>

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Fwd: NNSA PRISM Fall Seminar Series - Friday, Oct. 12th, 2012
by Donna Bystrom 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

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FW: FW: Felder Workshop Announcement
by Stacey, Lisa A 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

Lisa Stacey Secretary/Development Assistant Purdue University School of Materials Engineering 765/494-4100 From: Carol Handwerker [mailto:handwerker@purdue.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:13 PM To: Stacey, Lisa A Subject: Fwd: FW: Felder Workshop Announcement hi, Lisa Please send this out to all the graduate students and postdocs. thanks, Carol For those interested in becoming a faculty member, let me know If you would like to attend the workshop described below. Best regards, Carol H. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: Felder Workshop Announcement Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 14:05:12 +0000 From: Fentiman, Audeen W <fentiman(a)purdue.edu><mailto:fentiman@purdue.edu> To: Adams, Robin S. <rsadams(a)purdue.edu><mailto:rsadams@purdue.edu>, Brightman, Andrew O <aob(a)purdue.edu><mailto:aob@purdue.edu>, 'IE Barrett Caldwell' <bscaldwell(a)purdue.edu><mailto:bscaldwell@purdue.edu>, Beaudoin, Stephen P <sbeaudoi(a)purdue.edu><mailto:sbeaudoi@purdue.edu>, 'ECE, Chee Mun Ong' <ong(a)purdue.edu><mailto:ong@purdue.edu>, Dave Anderson (dave(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dave@purdue.edu>) <dave(a)purdue.edu><mailto:dave@purdue.edu>, David Radcliffe (dradcliffe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dradcliffe@purdue.edu>) <dradcliffe(a)purdue.edu><mailto:dradcliffe@purdue.edu>, handwerker(a)purdue.edu<mailto:handwerker@purdue.edu> <handwerker(a)purdue.edu><mailto:handwerker@purdue.edu>, Harris, Michael T <mtharris(a)purdue.edu><mailto:mtharris@purdue.edu>, Chaubey, Indrajeet <ichaubey(a)purdue.edu><mailto:ichaubey@purdue.edu>, Michael E Kreger (kreger(a)purdue.edu<mailto:kreger@purdue.edu>) <kreger(a)purdue.edu><mailto:kreger@purdue.edu>, Melloch, Michael R <melloch(a)purdue.edu><mailto:melloch@purdue.edu>, Mosier, Nathan S <mosiern(a)purdue.edu><mailto:mosiern@purdue.edu>, 'Rodney W. Trice' <rtrice(a)purdue.edu><mailto:rtrice@purdue.edu>, Landry, Steven J <slandry(a)purdue.edu><mailto:slandry@purdue.edu>, 'NE, Takashi Hibiki' <hibiki(a)purdue.edu><mailto:hibiki@purdue.edu>, Weinong (Wayne) Chen (wchen(a)purdue.edu<mailto:wchen@purdue.edu>) <wchen(a)purdue.edu><mailto:wchen@purdue.edu> CC: Fentiman, Audeen W <fentiman(a)purdue.edu><mailto:fentiman@purdue.edu>, Freeland, Marsha J <mjfreeland(a)purdue.edu><mailto:mjfreeland@purdue.edu>, Lahner, Julie A <jlahner(a)purdue.edu><mailto:jlahner@purdue.edu> Dear Graduate Chairs, Good morning. As you can see from the e-mail trail below, there is space at the Oct 16-17 Rich Felder workshop for a few Ph.D. students interested in a career in academia. Attendance at this workshop is by invitation only. If you have a student who might be interested in attending, please send an e-mail with the student's name and e-mail address to Marsha Freeland (mjfreeland(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mjfreeland@purdue.edu>) . Marsha will send students individual invitations until the workshop is full. Several of our students were invited to attend the workshop Prof. Felder presented in March 2012. Other interested students were placed on a wait list. Those students who were wait listed in March have already been invited to the October 16-17 event. A list of students who attended the March workshop and those who were on the wait list is attached. Thank you for helping our students take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Regards, Audeen From: Freeland, Marsha J Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 3:09 PM To: Fentiman, Audeen W Cc: Lahner, Julie A; Kokini, Klod Subject: FW: Felder Workshop Announcement Dear Audeen, As you'll see below, we've invited Dr. Felder and Dr. Brent back for another teaching workshop this fall and find that there is space for about 10 more participants. If you would like to send me names of senior PhD students or post-docs who are considering careers in academia, I'd be happy to invite them. If you contact the grad chairs for these names, it would be great if you could let them know to just send names of people that might be interested and let us do the inviting, as we are trying to monitor the remaining spaces in order to achieve a good mix of backgrounds and experience. Thanks, Marsha MESSAGE SENT TO FACULTY ANNOUNCING THE FELDER WORKSHOP Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to invite you to a workshop to be presented by nationally known experts, Dr. Richard Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and Dr. Rebecca Brent. We are fortunate to have them back at Purdue for a 1 ½ day workshop entitled "Effective College Teaching" on October 16, 8:30am-4:30pm and October 17, 8:30am-12:00 noon, in the East and West Faculty Lounges of the Purdue Memorial Union. Some of the questions the workshop will address are: * How should I plan a course? How can I get it off to a good start? * What do I need to do to be an effective educator? * How can I get students actively involved in learning, even if there are 200 in the class? * How can new faculty members become fully effective in teaching and productive in research in 1-2 years instead of the usual 4-5 years? Last spring, the College of Engineering faculty who participated gave the workshop excellent evaluations. Some examples of what they said are: > "Enthusiastic, practical, straightforward, fun!" > "This workshop is excellent and a great motivator to refresh our teaching-a renewal experience." > "This class made me excited to start teaching and designing effective classes!! Thanks!" > "I think it was great and I learned a lot. I am also inspired to do things differently in class." I look forward to your participation in this excellent opportunity. With warm regards, Klod Klod Kokini Professor of Mechanical Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs College of Engineering Purdue University (765) 494-5349 -

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