[BNC-all] Monday Memo May 12, 2008

[Marris, Melissa J]

WEEKLY MEMO, May 12, 2008

 

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1.  ANNOUNCEMENTS

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1.1:  Summer Project . . . Birck gets waxed:-):  Is on hold until
further notice!

 

1.2: CARD READERS 2nd FLOOR EAST:   The BNC card reader system
installation

is continuing on the **2nd Floor EAST** wing (BRK 20XX) this week.  Some
cutting and grinding can be expected as conduit and the card readers are
mounted in the galley and on each lab door (BRK 2031, 2037, 2043, 2077,
2081, & 2087). 

The wiring and installation work in the **2nd Floor West** has been
completed.

If you have any issues or concerns please contact Mary Jo Totten (61173)
or Mark Voorhis (43036).

 

1.3:  TOWN HALL MEETING: Thursday, 05.15.08, 1:30, BRK 1001

 

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2.  TOURS/VISITORS

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3.  SEMINARS

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3.1: "How Rain Starts" Friday, May 16, 2008; 4:00 p.m. Birck
Nanotechnology Center, Room 2001 Gregory Falkovich, Department Head,
Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and
University of Chicago.The brief history of rain theories, from
primordial chaos to modern turbulence, will be presented. Recent
experimental and theoretical results on fractal distribution of water
droplets in clouds will be reviewed. Some unsolved problems of cloud
physics will be described along with their relations to problems in
field theory and condensed matter.Gregory Falkovich graduated from
Novosibirsk University, PhD from the Nuclear Physics Institute (Russian
Ac. Sci., Novosibirsk), since 1991 at the Weizmann Institute of Science
where I'm currently professor and the Head of the Department of Physics
of Complex Systems. Right now, I hold a visiting professorship on a
double appointment by the Argonne National Laboratory and the University
of Chicago (James Franck Institute).

Additional information may be obtained from Gregory's webpage

(http://www.weizmann.ac.il/home/fnfal/)

 

3.2:  The Olympus Nano-Imaging and Metrology Demonstration Series
continues as a participant with Purdue University with a demonstration
and hands on workshop highlighting the: LEXT OLS-3100 Laser Scanning
Confocal Microscope System. 

Where: Purdue University, Birck Nanotechnology Center, BRK1001
conference room

When: Friday, May 23rd, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Bring samples for analysis!

The LEXT laser confocal microscope system is specifically designed for
industrial-based applications requiring high-magnification and
high-resolution 3D imaging and measurement. The LEXT has lateral
resolution of 120nm and Z-resolution of 10nm. It can achieve
magnifications up to 14,400x and can provide real color images, as well
as B&W laser images. It is ideal for metrology, surface analysis,
roughness, corrosion, failure analysis, and more. The LEXT is designed
to bridge the gap between a light microscope and an SEM in that:

        -it can achieve higher magnification and resolution than a light
microscope

        -it can be used for brightfield, darkfield and DIC observations
similar to a light microscope

        -it is completely non-destructive 

        -easy to operate, no special training required

        -analyses take minutes, no sample prep required

 

The LEXT has also been recognized recently for two prestigious awards:

1.     2006: The editors of Advanced Packaging gave the LEXT the award
for "Best New Product" as a Quality Assurance / Management Tool.

2.     2007:        Solid State Technology Magazine gave the LEXT the
award for "Attendees Choice" for Best Cost of Ownership.

Refreshments Served

 

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4.  OPPORTUNITIES

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