[BNC-all] MONDAY Memo

Fri Nov 2 17:29:07 EDT 2007

MONDAY MEMO, November 5, 2007

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1. Announcements
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1.1:  FLU SHOTS: Monday, November 12, 8:30-4:30PM, STEW 214.  No
appointments necessary, but bring your PUID.  Starting November 13, walk-in
flu shots will be given (based on vaccine availability) Monday through
Friday, 8:30-4:30PM in the urgent care area of PUSH, located on North
University Drive.  Questions? Call 45461; e-mail worklife at purdue.edu.

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2. Seminars/Workshops
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2.1: Bioethics Seminar Series, Monday, November 5th, 5:00PM, MRGN 121:
³Ethics and Politics of Climate Change,² Dr. Leigh Raymond; additional info
located at <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics
<http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics> <http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics >  >.

2.2: Indiana Venture Center, Tuesday, November 6, 8:30AM to 4:30PM, IVY Tech
in Lafayette: Dr. Don Kuratko, Executive Director, Johnson Center for
Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University,
and his associate Dr. Jeff Hornsby, Distinguished Professor of Management,
Miller College of Business, Ball State University, will be holding an
entrepreneurial workshop to develop new ideas.  The workshop will help
entrepreneurs and inventors focus on which innovative ideas have commercial
opportunity.  Participants will develop a business plan to explore ways to
take ideas to market. FREE and open to the first 30 applicants; lunch and a
continental breakfast are included. Go to www.indianaventurecenter.org
<http://www.indianaventurecenter.org> and register on-line, or contact Pat
Bacon, 317.684.6823 or pbacon at indianaventurecenter.org.

2.3:  2007 Discovery Lecture Series:  Global Business Development in Life
Sciences, Thursday, November 8, 9:00AM, Ross-Ade Pavilion.
         9:00 Session I ‹ Kauffman Campuses Initiative, Best Practices
Workshop: ³Skills for Business Development,² by Ted Ashburn, Senior Director
of Corporate Development, Genzyme Corporation; ³Skills for Successful
Entrepreneurs,² by Michael Kurek, Partner, Biotechnology Business
Consultants, LLC
         11:30 Luncheon ‹ BioCrossroads Keynote, Starting Regionally,
Thinking Globally, Business Development, and the Life Sciences: ³Welcome and
Opening,² by Alan Rebar, Sr. Assoc. Vice President for Research, Executive
Director, Discovery Park, Purdue University; ³Keynote: Biotech 2007: A
Global Transformation,² by G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill and Company,
moderated by William Miller, Provost Emeritus, Stanford University;
³Technology Commercialization and Purdue University,² by France A. Córdova
         2:30 Panel Session ‹ Translating Indiana Ideas into Global
Successes, moderated by David Johnson, President and CEO, BioCrossroads:
³Importance of Intellectual Property,² by Ted Ashburn; and ³Considering
Global Competition When Developing IP in a Startup Environment,² by Roger
Newton, Co-Founder, Esperion Therapeutics, a Division of Pfizer Global
Research & Development
This event is free and supported by the generosity of the Lilly Endowment
and the Kauffman Foundation. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come,
first-serve basis. Questions may be directed to:  Lori LeRoy, Public
Relations and Marketing Director, Biocrossroads, at
lleroy at biocrossroads.com; or Candiss B. Vibbert, Associate Director for
Discovery Park Engagement, at vibbert at purdue.edu
         Please register today: www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/register.html

2.4:  Thursday, November 8, REFRESHMENTS 4:00PM, ME 254, Seminar 4:30PM, ME
256: ³Spark Assisted HCCI Combustion Modes and the Potential for Control,²
by Robert M. Wagner, R&D Staff Member, Fuels, Engines, and Emissions
Research, National Transportation Research Center.
ABSTRACT:  Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) in internal
combustion engines is of considerable interest because of potential
reductions in flame temperature and nitrogen oxide emissions. Unfortunately,
HCCI combustion is inherently unstable due to an extreme sensitivity to
initial charge conditions in the cylinder and exhibits high pressure rise
rates, which limits operation at high load conditions. A proposed method to
ensure coverage of the entire speed-load range is to operate in HCCI mode
when load demand is low and switch to SI mode when load demand is high. In
our research, the transition, and hence HCCI, is achieved with high levels
of exhaust gas retained in the cylinder through manipulation of the intake
and exhaust valve events. Unfortunately, this results in a strong coupling
between successive cycles with small variations in the thermal and chemical
composition of the retained exhaust gas leading to large variations in the
combustion process. Recent results from our research have shown that the
SI-HCCI mode transition is very unstable with high torque variations, high
unburned hydrocarbon emissions, and potential engine stall. A detailed
analysis of this transition region has identified patterns in successive
combustion events which makes the onset of unstable conditions highly
predictable and potentially avoidable with proper control adjustments. Our
analysis has also identified a hybrid (or mixed-mode) combustion mode which
is a combination of SI and HCCI combustion within a single cycle. This mode
is thought to have the emissions benefits of HCCI without the penalty of
higher pressure rise rates, providing an alternate operating mode when pure
HCCI operation is not possible, such as at high load or when in-cylinder
charge preparation is not sufficient to produce HCCI combustion. The hybrid
combustion mode also has dynamic characteristics which appear to be
conducive to control. We are currently developing low-order engine models to
capture the phenomena observed in our experiments and for use in the
development and evaluation of control methodologies.
BIO:  Robert M. Wagner is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor at the University of
Tennessee Knoxville. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Missouri-Rolla in 1999. Wagner is principal investigator of
several programs related to achieving high efficiency clean combustion in
light-duty and heavy-duty internal combustion engines. These activities
involve the integration of many advanced technologies including the
characterization and control of unstable combustion systems (e.g., lean SI,
spark assisted HCCI), advanced combustion sensors, and post-combustion
emissions controls. Wagner is the author or co-author of over 50 technical
papers in the areas of combustion and controls.

2.5:  Ecological Sciences and Engineering Symposium, ³Keep the World Green:
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability²:  Thursday, November 5,
9:00AM-5:00PM, Stewart Center 206, 218, 302, 306. This symposium brings
together students and faculty from science, engineering, agriculture, and
liberal arts to elucidate environmental sustainability and to showcase
Purdue graduate student research on environmental topics. A special poster
session on sustainable design will also be showcased. Web site:
http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/
<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/> .

2.6:  The Oncological Sciences Center invites you to the Cancer Culture and
Community Inaugural Colloquium exploring cancer as reflected through
literature. Featured guests include best-selling author Terry Tempest
Williams, poet Sue Ellen Thompson, and author S.L. Wisenberg.  Each will
offer their own perspectives on cancer in many events on November 15-16.
Contact Kris Swank (kswank at purdue.edu) for more information or for publicity
materials to distribute.  Thursday, November 15, 7:30PM, Fowler Hall, Terry
Tempest Williams, ³The Power of Story:  Finding Refuge in Change"; Friday,
November 16, 10:30-1:30PM, Hicks Undergraduate Library, Sue Ellen Thompson,
³The Poetry of Cancer²; Friday, November 16, 10:30-12:30PM, West Lafayette
Public Library, S.L. Wisenberg, ³Capture Your Stories of Cancer²

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3.  Funding Opportunities
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3.1:  NSF Fellowship Callout for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics) PhD Students:  November 12, 4:00-5:00PM, BRNG 1245; January 9,
2008, 4:30-5:30PM, BRG 1245.
The Discovery Learning Center (DLC) in Discovery Park offers a unique
opportunity for doctoral students in the STEM disciplines to apply for a
one-year fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation and Purdue
University. Fellows serve as ³visiting scientists² in a program designed to
instill the excitement of learning science into middle-school classrooms.
Teamed with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science and math teachers, a diverse
group of fellows will develop and teach interdisciplinary, inquiry-based
lessons geared toward the science of everyday life.  NSF requires applicants
to be US citizens. Benefits of participation include a $30,000 stipend with
tuition and most fees paid, an excellent training in communications and
community outreach, and the opportunity to make a difference for science
education.  To apply, visit http://www.purdue.edu/dp/gk12.  Application
deadline is January 22, 2008.  For more information, please contact Amy
Childress (childres at purdue.edu).

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4. Birck Visitors
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4.1:  Monday, November 5, 9:30AM to 1:30 (12:30 tour):  21st Century
Research and Technology Microscale Cooling Project kick-off meeting.
4.2:  Monday, November 5, 3:00PM:  Fall Preview Day (self-guided tours for
parents and prospective Purdue undergrads).
4.3:  Thursday, November 8, 4:00PM:  Kauffman Campuses
Workshop/Biocrossroads/Discovery Lecture Series participants¹ tour.
4.4:  Thursday, November 8, 5:30:  Science Laureate Journalists.
4.5:  Friday, November 9, 9:20AM:  Industrial Advisory Committee guests,
Herrick Laboratories.
4.6:  Friday, November 9, 12:30PM:  Decatur Discovery Academy.

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5. Birck in the News
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5.1: Dimitrios Peroulis: ³Purdue creating wireless sensors to monitor
bearings in jet engines,² ³Researchers at Purdue University, working with
the U.S. Air Force, have developed tiny wireless sensors resilient enough to
survive the harsh conditions inside jet engines to detect when critical
bearings are close to failing and prevent breakdowns.

The devices are an example of an emerging technology known as "micro
electromechanical systems," or MEMS, which are machines that combine
electronic and mechanical components on a microscopic scale.  Additional
information: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007b/071030SadeghiMems.html

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6.  Discovery Park
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6.1:  Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE). Monday, November
5, 7:30AM, MANN 203:  special report that will focus on discussion with the
external advisory committee and the new strategic plan moving forward with
RCHE.  Coffee and rolls served.

Deborah S. Starewich
Administrative Assistant to Timothy D. Sands, Director
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Purdue University

765-494-3509
dstarewi at ecn.purdue.edu

http://www.nano.purdue.edu/

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