[BNC-all] BNC Weekly Memo - 02/16/09

[Jeff Goecker]

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BNC news February 16, 2009  
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mark. S. Lundstrom,
Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, is now a member of the National Academy of
Engering for his leadership in microelectronics and nanoelectronics
through research, innovative education, and unique applications of
cyberinfrastructure. (http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=02062009) 


NSAC activity:
Attend the PhD Comic's "Power of Procrastination" lecture Friday,
02.20.09, 6:00PM, Class of 50 Lecture Hall. We will meet in the Birck
Atrium at 5:15 to go as a group.
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TOURS/VISITORS

Monday, 02.16.09, 1:00PM: Harper College, with John Weaver

Monday, 02.16.09, 1:00PM: Purdue Is for Me students and parents

Thursday, 02.19.09, 12:30: Chris Rainer, Pepper Construction, and guest from Rose Hulman, with John Weaver.

Friday, 02.20.09, late afternoon, into early evening: BME student recruitment poster session.
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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

Thursday, 02.19.09, 10:30AM, BRK 1001: "Control of Gate Spacer Etch Endpoint Impact to NMOS Performance," by John Miller, Senior Process Engineer, Intel Corp. [More]

Thursday, 02.19.09, 10:30AM, MRGN 129:
"When Health Policy Is the Problem: A Report from the Field," by Dr.
Samuel A. Richmond, professor of philosophy and co-director Bioethics
Center, Cleveland State University. [More]

Thursday, 02.19.09, 3:00PM, Fowler Hall, Stewart Center:
"Research Challenges for the Semiconductor Industry," by Steven J.
Hillenius, Vice President, SRC, and Executive Director, SRC - Global
Research Collaboration, Semiconductor Research Corporation. [More]

Thursday, 02.19.09, 5:30PM, BMED 2001:
"Who owns truth? Biomedical research in a health policy context," by by
Dr. Samuel A. Richmond, professor of philosophy and co-director
Bioethics Center, Cleveland State University. [More]

Call for Papers: Workshop in "Nanoengineering and
Nanomputing Applications for Pervasive Health Environments of the
Future"; 2nd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related
to Assistive Environments (PETRA 2009), Corfu, Greece June 9-13, 2009; http://www.petrae.org/workshop.htm [More]

HOLD THE DATE: Thursday, 03.26.09. Pioneers in
Energy Lecture Series: "Transitions to Alternative Transportation
Technologies: A Focus on Hydrogren," by Michael P. Ramage. [More]

REGISTER NOW: Saturday, 03.28.09, 9:00-3:00PM,
MRGN: "Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in China and
India: A Professional Workshop." [More]

2009 NanoTechnology for Defense Conference, 6-9 April, Burlingame, CA. [Website]

Call for Papers: Int'l Symposium
on Photonics and Optoelectronics (SOPO2009)/ Paper Submission Deadline
Has been Extended to Mar. 9, 2009; Wuhan, China August 14-16, 2009. http://www.scirp.org/conf/sopo2009

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DISCOVERY PARK
The
Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in conjunction with
Purdue's Krannert School of Management are honored to host the 22nd
Annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition on Tuesday, February
24th, 2009. We are able to conduct this event with the help of our
sponsors, the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, Ice Miller LLP, and Purdue
Research Park. The competition started with 68 initial submissions, and
through a rigorous judging process, 10 student team finalists (5
undergraduate student teams and 5 graduate student teams) have been
invited to present their business plans on February 24th. [More]

The Energy Center newsletter is online. In
this issue of Discover EnergyTM we take the time to celebrate many
successful inter-campus and college partnerships. This edition gives
glimpses of the Energy Center’s connections to women’s education,
globalization, agricultural economy, and policy. The edition also
highlights Purdue’s campus-wide energy-related student clubs and
focuses on developing a research initiative in Energy Systems that
comprises a partnership with Indiana University - Purdue University
Indianapolis and Indiana University in Bloomington. We hope you enjoy
this issue. Please write to us at energy at purdue.edu. Sincerely, Jay P.
Gore Reilly University Chair Professor of Engineering; Director, Energy
Center in Discovery Park
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