[BNC-all] Weekly Memo: 062308

[Deborah S. Starewich]

WEEKLY MEMO, June 23, 2008
 
 
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1.  ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1.1:  Friday, 06.27.08, 10:00AM, Jennifer Monahan Farewell Reception, Birck
Atrium: As many of you are already aware, Jennifer Monahan, the Process and
Equipment Manager for Birck Nanotechnology Center, is leaving us.  She has
accepted a faculty position at Saint Louis University, and Friday, 27 June
2008, will be her last day. To celebrate Jennifer¹s new position and to say
goodbye, we are having a reception in her honor in the BNC Atrium at 10:00
AM next Friday.  Please join us in wishing Jennifer well in this new phase
of her career.
 
1.2:  June 30th - July 8th: Mary Jo Totten will be out of the building.
Mail, shipping and receiving will be running as usual.  Training, checking
out keys, and card access issues will be addressed when Mary Jo returns.
Please plan ahead if you are needing any students or visitors with those
needs.  Contact Mark Voorhis, 43036 or mvoorhis at purdue.edu with questions or
concerns.
 
 
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2.  TOURS/VISITORS
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2.1:  Tuesday, 06.24.08, 4:00PM:  NCN Site Team
 
 
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3.  WORKSHOPS
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3.1:  4th Annual Symposium of the American Academy of Nanomedicine (AANM),
September 4-7, 2008, Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland
(<http://bolgercenter.dolce.com/property/prop_overview.php>).
 
 
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4.  OPPORTUNITIES
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4.1:  Attention SPM Group:  Student Coordinator for the Purdue SPM Users
group is being sought.  This position will be one of the keys in bringing
the SPM community at Purdue together.  Send John Blendell your nominations
before July 15.  Each nomination should include a short statement of why you
feel that you are qualified for the position and a short resume should be
included.  Please direct your questions to John or Prof. Arvind Raman.
 
4.2:  A new funding opportunity, coordinated by the Indiana State Department
of Health, has just been released.  Entitled the Indiana Spinal Cord & Brain
Injury Fund Research Grant Program, ³the overall objective of this program
is to foster and encourage research for the prevention, treatment, and cure
of spinal cord and brain injuries, including acute management, medical
complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery.
Collaborations are encouraged with Indiana-based researchers as well as
researchers located outside the state of Indiana, including researchers in
other countries.²  The DEADLINE for submission of proposals is AUGUST 15.
The solicitation may be found at
http://www.purdue.edu/Research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml
<http://www.purdue.edu/Research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml> .  One
clarification: Purdue will not charge F&A (as stated in the RFA) for awards
made to its researchers under this program; rather, each proposal may be for
up to $60,000 in direct costs.  If you have questions, please contact Cris
King (46706; hcking at purdue.edu).