[BNC-all] Weekly Memo 10.19.09

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The BNC Monday Memo]   BNC News *week of October 19, 2009 *
ANNOUNCEMENTS *Understanding
nanoscale phenomena: Thinking in a New Way. Call for Participation in a
Research Study* Dr. Ruth Streveler <streveler at purdue.edu> (PI) and Dr.
Alejandra Magana <admagana at purdue.edu> from the School of Engineering
Education would like to invite faculty at BNC to participate in a research
study.  People often say that to understand nanoscale phenomena you must
“think in a new way.”  This exciting research project aims at exploring this
“new way” of thinking. *Our goals are to investigate how people construct an
understanding of nanoscale phenomena. And how can we pass this understanding
on to those entering the field?*
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announcement1>]

*White Elephant & Bake Sale: Support the United Way
*[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announcement2>
]

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*TOURS/VISITORS*

*visit nano.purdue.edu
<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to
"Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information
*

*Monday, 10.19.09, 9:00AM:* Meyer Family visit, with Valerie Lawless

*Monday, 10.19.09, 11:00*: Reginald Smith, RCS Associates, Alexandria VA,
with Charles Buck

*Thursday, 10.22.09, 2:30-4:30:* Ag & Bio Engineering Graduate Student
Association; will tour DP, Bindley, and Birck.

*Friday, 10.23.09, 11:15AM: *Teresa Sullivan, Provost and Executive Vice
President for Academic Affairs; Phil Hanlon, Vice Provost for Academic and
Budgetary Affairs; John King, Vice Provost for Academic Information; Frank
Ascione, Dean, College of Pharmacy; Gregory Amidon, Research Professor and
Co-Director of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Program; Steve Forrest, Vice
President for Research; University of Michigan Provost Team, with Tim Sands

*Friday, 10.23.09, afternoon:* Fall Preview Days, self-guided tours of
prospective students and their parents.

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*SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS*

*visit nano.purdue.edu
<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/>and refer to
"Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information
*

*Thursday, 10.22.09, 3:00PM, BRK2001: Birck Nanotechnology Seminar Series* -
“Designing Materials for Plasmonics: Alternatives to Gold and Silver” Marty
Blaber & Mike Ford, Institute for Nanoscale Technology, University of
Technology, Sydney
[Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/101209seminarseries.pdf>
]

*Thursday, 10.22.09, 4:30PM, ME 161: Mechanical Engineering Graduate
Seminar: *"Environmental Sustainability: The Role of Engineers," by Dr. Fu
Zhao, Purdue University
[Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/101909Zhao.pdf>
]

*Friday, 10.23.09, 2:00PM, BRK 2001:* "Optical Nanostructures for Advanced
Communication Systems," by Marko Lončar, School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, Harvard University
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar1>
]

*UPCOMING*

*Friday, 11.06.09, 10:00AM, BRK 2001*: "Opto-fluidic Platform for High
Throughput Single Cell Manipulation," by Eric P. Y. Chiou, Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California at Los Angeles [
More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar3>
]

*NEXTRANS conference: **11.16.09 Memorial Union*

IN STEP, IN LINE, ON TIME: Regional Strategies for Trade, Security, &
Mobility Challenges at the U.S. - Canada Border
[flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/NEXTRANS.pdf>
]

*Friday Journal Club*

If you have an interest in the science of nanoscale energy
transport/conversion or in nanoscale approaches to energy conversion devices
(thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, solid-state lighting, etc.), please join us
on Fridays at lunchtime for informal "journal club"-style discussions.
Students, faculty, research staff and postdoctoral researchers are welcome.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar2>
]

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*LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE*

*Our newest Nanoperson has arrived :)*

Tugra Savran was born Monday, 10.12.09, weighing 7 lb and 11 oz. Both he and
his mother are just fine.
[Photo<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/101909Savranbaby.jpg>
]

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*PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS*

*FLU SHOTS available
[Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html/110909_FluShots.pdf>
]*

Faculty, staff, and students who have fever or other influenza symptoms
should seek medical care. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO WORK WHILE ILL.

Birck Nanotechnology Center staff will be notified of an emergency situation
by telephone in the order set out in the BNC’s Phone Tree (personnel should
have a copy on hand in their offices and homes; contact Deborah Starewich,
if you do not have the most recent copy; distributed on Thursday, 09.13.09).
BNC faculty members will receive an e-mail message from Monica Allain or Tim
Sands.

Members of the Faculty (Professors and Research Professors) are responsible
for contacting each of their group members, including graduate students,
undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists.
Specific instructions should be conveyed by phone if possible. All graduate
students should register for the Purdue University e-mail alert system at
http://news.uns.purdue.edu/mail.html.

Additional information for pandemic and emergency preparation may be found
at www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/faculty and
http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness
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*Submit items for memo of the week of October 26, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on
FRIDAY, 10.23.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi at purdue.edu*

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