[BNC-all] WEEKLY MEMO: September 15, 2008

Fri Sep 12 17:10:47 EDT 2008

WEEKLY MEMO, September 15, 2008
Submit items for memo of September 22, 2008 by 5 PM on FRIDAY, 09.19.08, to
dstarewi at purdue.edu

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1.  ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1.1: Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Autoclave Training schedules are now
posted on the bnc training website
[http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/
<http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/bnc/training/> ]. While these are on the Birck
training website, these courses is NOT limited just to Birck personnel.
Please advise your users that they can register at the website.  Contact
Lisa Reece (lreece at purdue.edu) with questions.

1.2:  BNC USERS FORUM now available: visit http://bncnano.freeforums.org/
<http://bncnano.freeforums.org/> .  The forum is also available from the BNC
website [nano at purdue.edu] under the resources tab.  Users of the forum will
have the opportunity to post messages, discuss topics related to the Birck
Nanotechnology Center, and chat with other users about a variety of topics.
Available discussions include, but are not limited to: equipment,
laboratories, cleanroom, research, workshops and seminars, conferences and
opportunities, NSAC, external users, and Discovery Park.
To get started, please visit the forum and register with your PUID.  Once
registered, you can begin posting, messaging, and using the available
features of the forum.  The usefulness of this forum will be largely
dependent on the number of users, so please spread the word.  If you have
comments, suggestions, or questions, please send e-mail to Jeff Goecker
(mailto:jgoecker at purdue.edu <mailto:jgoecker at purdue.edu> ).  Enjoy and happy
posting!

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2.  TOURS/VISITORS
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2.1:  Thursday, 09.18.08, 2:30-4:20:  Fall Preview Days (all of Discovery
Park).

2.2:  Thursday, 09.18.08, 1:30:  Crane executives, with Tim Sands.

2.3:  Thursday, 09.18.08, 2:25: Purdue Cooperative Extension Service 
Galaxy III Conference participants.

2.4:  Friday, 09.19.08, 1:30:  James J. Allen, PRISM Center presenter.

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3.  SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
     see below for descriptions, abstracts, and bios
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3.1:  Tuesday, 09.16.08, 5:30-9:30PM, Jischke Biomed 1001: ³Standard High
and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar²; contact Jeremy Schroeder for info
(jlschroe at purdue.edu).

3.2:  Wednesday, 09.17.08, 5:30-9:30PM, Jischke Biomed 1001: ³Advanced High
and Ultra High Vacuum Seminar²; contact Jeremy Schroeder for info
(jlschroe at purdue.edu).

3.3:  Thursday, 09.18.08, 4:30, ME 161:  ³Unsteady Forces and Acoustics in
Turbomachinery Due to Anisotropic Turbulence,² by Scott C. Morris, Associate
Professor, University of Notre Dame. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254.

3.4:  Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to
Present on Campus. Online registration is available at
http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php
<http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa
Muncy at lamuncy at purdue.edu <lamuncy at purdue.edu>  or 494-0743.  A box lunch
will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September
12th.

3.5:  Friday, 09.19.08, 3:00PM, BRK 2001:  ³The Challenges of Micro-System
Product Development,² by James J. Allen, Advanced MEMS Technologies, Sandia
National Lab

3.6:  Thursday, 09.25.08, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC:  ³Proposal Writing Workshop
for Graduate Students,² by Peter E. Dunn (registration required).

3.7:  MARK YOUR CALENDARS / REGISTER NOW:  Thursday, 10.23.08, 12:00-5:00,
Fowler Hall:  The 6th Annual Garnet E. Peck Symposium, ³Counterfeit
Medicines: Current Approaches and Research Opportunities.²

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4.  OPPORTUNITIES
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4.1:  MURI ‹ Multidisciplinary Research Program of University Research
Initiative: http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp
<http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp> , per Christine
King (hcking at purdue.edu <hcking at purdue.edu> ).  Program Description:  The
Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative
(MURI) is a multi-agency DoD program that supports research teams whose
efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering
discipline. Multidisciplinary team effort can accelerate research progress
in areas particularly suited to this approach. Multidisciplinary research
also can help to hasten the transition of research findings to practical
application. Awards:  MURI awards are made in research topics specified by
the participating defense agencies each year that the program is in force.
Specified topics change each year. Awards are typically for a period of
three years (funded incrementally or as options) with two additional years
possible as options to bring the total award to five-years, and at a funding
level ranging from half a million to about a million dollars per year, with
the size of the award dependent upon the topic, technical goals, and
availability of appropriations.

4.2:  2010 EFRI Topic Solicitation, on behalf of Cris King:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08071/nsf08071.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08071/nsf08071.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25>

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5.  ABSTRACTS/BIOS/DESCRIPTIONS
     for seminars/workshops lists above
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5.1:  Thursday, 09.18.08, 4:30, ME 161:  ³Unsteady Forces and Acoustics in
Turbomachinery Due to Anisotropic Turbulence,² by Scott C. Morris, Associate
Professor, University of Notre Dame. Refreshments served 4:00PM, ME 254.
ABSTRACT:  A recent study will be presented that describes the sound
radiated from a simple, low-speed rotor.  The sound is generated by
dipole-like forces that result from the unsteady interaction between the
rotating blades and the approach turbulence.  A new theoretical formulation
will be derived in order to show that the unsteady force spectra, and hence
the radiated sound, can be predicted accurately if one properly accounts for
the strong anisotropic nature of turbulence in the rotor duct.
BIO:  Dr Scott Morris completed a BSME, MSME, MS - App. Math, and Ph.D, all
at Michigan State University. He became an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering in 2002, and promoted to
Associate Professor in 2008. He was a Faculty Fellow of the Office of Naval
Research in 2003, and received the Young Investigator Award from ONR in
2004. He is director of both the turbomachinery research laboratory, and the
experimental acoustic research laboratory at Notre Dame.

5.2: Friday, 09.19.08, 8:00AM-2:00PM, STEW 314: ³Crane Lab Experts to
Present on Campus. Online registration is available at
http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php
<http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/crane/user_registration.php> or contact Lisa
Muncy at lamuncy at purdue.edu <lamuncy at purdue.edu>  or 494-0743.  A box lunch
will be provided. To guarantee a lunch you need to register by September
12th.
Speakers  5 Technical Warrant Holders: Dustin Wilson, Electro-optic and
Infrared (EO/IR) Sensing Systems; Trent Frady, Anti-terrorism/Force
Protection; Charles Zeller, Special Operations Weaponry (Small Arms and
Weapons); Gerald Carroll, Surface Ship Electronic Warfare Systems and
Decoys; Darren Crum, Anti-Tamper Implementation (**Restricted to U.S.
Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the topic).  This is a great
opportunity to hear about Crane¹s activities and to learn about their needs,
which could lead to research collaborations.  Tentative Agenda:  8:00,
Continental breakfast; 8:30, Introductions; 8:40, Jerry Carroll; 9:10, Dusty
Wilson; 9:40, Trent Frady; 10:10, Break; 10:30, Chuck Zeller; 11:00, Darren
Crum (**Restricted to U.S. Citizens only due to the sensitivity of the
topic); 11:45-2:00, Boxed Lunch provided, Individual breakout sessions,
Technical discussions.
If you have questions about the content of the meeting, please contact Cliff
Wojtalewicz at wojtalew at purdue.edu <wojtalew at purdue.edu>
<mailto:wojtalew at purdue.edu <mailto:wojtalew at purdue.edu> >  or 496-2719.

5.3: Friday, 09.19.08, 3:00PM, BRK 2001: ³The Challenges of Micro-System
Product Development,² by James J. Allen, Advanced MEMS Technologies, Sandia
National Lab
Abstract: Micro-system technology has been developed over a number of years,
with the first coherent vision for this technology being eloquently stated
by Dr. Richard Feynman nearly fifty years ago. Twenty years after Dr.
Feynman¹s talk, micro-systems remained largely a laboratory curiosity with
the bulk of the research being performed to develop fabrication processes
and integration techniques to produce useful devices.  Recent years have
seen an explosion of products which have been developed to enhance our daily
lives in such diverse areas as automotive, health care, communications, and
displays. Micro-system applications encompass a broad spectrum of physics,
such as optics, fluidics, radio-frequency devices, etc. This spectrum of
applications and smaller size scale make new and coupled physical phenomena
available to the engineer to exploit. This has necessitated the development
multi-physics analysis tools and measurement techniques to provide design
information for these devices.  This talk will discuss the historical
development of micro-system technology, the products that have been
developed and the challenges to development of a reliable product. The newly
formed PRISM center at Purdue is uniquely poised to address these issues and
impact future development of micro-System technology.
BIO: James J. Allen worked as a graduate student at Herrick Laboratory
receiving his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in
1981; he is a registered professional engineer in the state of New Mexico.
Jim has been at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM since 1985 and has
worked in MEMS technology for 13 years where he is currently a Distinguished
Member of the Technical Staff in the MEMS Device Technology department. He
has published a number of papers in the areas of MEMS, dynamics and controls
over his career. Dr. Allen holds 12 MEMS device patents, with 3 additional
patents pending. He has recently published a book by CRC Press on MEMS
design: Micro Electro Mechanical System Design, as well as contributed 2
book chapters on MEMS technology in other books. Dr. Allen was the chair of
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) MEMS division 2006-2007
and is a Fellow of ASME.
For further information please contact Prof. Alina Alexeenko at:
alexeenk at purdue.edu <mailto:alexeenk at purdue.edu>

5.4:  Register now!  Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students:
Thursday, September 25, 2008, 78:30PM, STEW 214ABC.  Peter E. Dunn,
associate vice president for research and director of University research
administration, will conduct the workshop.  Online registration will be
available at the Graduate School¹s Professional Development website
(http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/).  Questions should be
directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn at purdue.edu).

5.5:  MARK YOUR CALENDARS / REGISTER NOW:  The 6th Annual Garnet E. Peck
Symposium, ³Counterfeit Medicines: Current Approaches and Research
Opportunities,² will be held at the Stewart Center on the afternoon of
Thursday, October 23, 2008.  At the end of the symposium Dean Svensson will
announce a RFP to provide seed funding for innovative projects addressing
this important topic.  No charge; but please register. The symposium is
funded by an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company.  Additional
information: http://www.ipph.purdue.edu/peck/, which includes a link to the
CEC registration website.  Additional information, contact:  Mary Ellen
Hurt, Manager of Operations, Dept of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy,
4-6788; mhurt at purdue.edu <mhurt at purdue.edu> .
The problem of counterfeit medications continues to threaten patient safety
and the economic viability of drug development.  Innovative methods to
detect counterfeit medications and to prevent them from entering into the
distribution system for pharmaceuticals are needed in order to assure the
integrity of our medication supply.  We believe that the academic
environment at institutions such as Purdue University provides an
opportunity to develop interdisciplinary approaches to the problem of
counterfeit medications.  To stimulate interest in the academic community
and to identify research opportunities, we are pleased to host this special
symposium, which is generously sponsored through an educational grant from
Eli Lilly and Company.  The objective of the symposium is to provide an
overview of the key issues surrounding counterfeit medications and to
identify research opportunities.  We have assembled a team of experts in the
field who will discuss current and emerging technology, as well as
opportunities for future innovation.

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