[BNC-all] BNC Weekly Memo - 3/23/2009

[Jeff Goecker]

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BNC News
March 23, 2009 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our
custodial staff will be using a 1 part vinegar/10 part water solution
to clean windows in the building. We wanted to let you know in case you
smell a faint vinegar odor in the vicinity of windows. Thank you to our
custodial staff for taking care of us and our building.

KUDOS

Congratulations
to BNC resident faculty members, Eric Stach and Tim Fisher, and
affiliated BNC faculty member, Hugh Hillhouse, for their selection as
University Faculty Scholars! More

New NSF ERC Competition Announced

The National Science Foundation has just released a new solicitation for the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) competition. More

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TOURS/VISITORS

Tuesday, March 24 - Keyence Digital Microscope Systems with Aamer Mahmood

Thursday, March 26 - Hirox Digital Microscopes with Aamer Mahmood

Thursday, March 26 -Chemical Engineering Faculty Candidate for Yasuhiro Tchibana  from 9 – 9:45 with Prof. Ribbe

Friday, March 27 - ECE Prospective Graduate Students from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. with Caitlin Burger
 
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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

Advancing Manufacturing Summit VIII: The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing

When: Wednesday, March 25th, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Advanced registration is requested at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/amap

More Info Here
 
Women and Leadership Seminar

Amy Millman
President, Springboard Enterprises
“Oh great, the woman with the coffee is here... and other boardroom stories.”

Thursday, March 26, 2009
4:00 pm
Burton D. Morgan Center, Room 121

More Info
Download Flyer

 
Future Workshop: Modern STEM Concepts for Teachers

Support
your local teacher. Discovery Park and the Wabash Valley Education
Council are planning a teachers workshop for upper elementary teachers
based on state core science standards for grades 4-6. [Read More]

 
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OPPORTUNITIES

Limited Submission Competition: NSF CRIF:MU

The
National Science Foundation has released this year’s RFP for the
Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental
Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU) program. This program provides
funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase
of multi-user instruments. [More] 
 
Lockheed Martin - 2009 University Research Initiative -RFP

We
received a recent announcement from Lockheed Martin informing us of
their 2009 University Research Initiative – RFP. Please download the Letter of Announcement, Guidelines, Strategic Technology Threads, and the Abstract Template for more information. 

[Read More]

 
More information  from the NIH regarding supplements from stimulus dollars
	* NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements (NOT-OD-09-056) National Institutes of Health

	* NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications (NOT-OD-09-058) National Institutes of Health

	* NIH
Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative
Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and
Science Educators (NOT-OD-09-060) National Institutes of Health
[Read More] 



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PURDUE NEWS
Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells

March 19, 2009 - A researcher has developed probes that can help
pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly
attack cancer cells.

Joseph
Irudayaraj, a Purdue University associate professor of agricultural and
biological engineering, developed the nanoscale, multifunctional
probes, which have antibodies on board, to search out and attach to
cancer cells.

A paper detailing the technology was released
last week in the online version of Angewandte Chemie, an international
chemistry journal.
More
 
In Other News
While many of us were enjoying Spring Break and basketball last
week, several students from the Patty Jischke Early Care and Education
Center were busy learning to become Purdue's future nanoscientists as
part of the E for Engineering program. [More]

 
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