[BNC-all] Weekly Memo 11.02.09

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The BNC Monday Memo]   BNC News *week of November 2, 2009 *   ANNOUNCEMENTS

*Parking Passes
*
Purdue Policy states that we may issue VISITOR parking permits to our guests
entitling them to park in any “A,” “B,” or “C” area.  These permits are for
use by any visitor but NOT for the use by any Purdue STAFF member or STUDENT
under any circumstances.  If we have new employees that are waiting to be
put into the University System, s/he may take a copy of their signed offer
letter to the Visitor Information Center and may purchase their parking pass
immediately.  Once a person has accepted the offer to be an employee of the
University we are in violation of this policy if we give them a daily
parking permit.

Vendors with logos on their vehicles may park in any available “A,” “B,” or
“C” spot without any permit.  If they do not have logos on their vehicles,
they should be directed to parking facilities to purchase a parking pass.
 Please visit the Parking Facilities website for additional information: *
http://www.purdue.edu/parking/*.

With advanced notice on a special guest visit, we may be able to secure a
metered parking place, which is located on the oval drive to the east of the
Morgan building, free of charge.  Please contact your designated secretary
to request free parking.  Note this is not a guaranteed space since it is
made available to all centers within Discovery Park.

*Purdue Network 2010 Upgrade Scheduled for the Birck Nanotechnology Building
(BRK)*

As you may have heard there is a campus-wide project that is underway.  The
goal of this project is to upgrade the Purdue computer data network
(currently referred to as BoilerNet) to a new and improved network standard
referred to as Purdue Network 2010.  The upgraded network will provide
clients on the Purdue campus with improved wireless connectivity (via
PAL/PAL2.0) as well as more reliable wired (via data PIC) network access to
local campus services and off-campus internet.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announcements1>
]

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*NSAC NEWS*

*Blood Drive was great SUCCESS! *To all those who donated blood last Friday,
thank you!

As part of NSAC's research awareness initiative, we are planning a trip to
visit the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the Argonne National
Laboratory in Chicago on Monday, *November 16th*.

Information about CNM's research and facilities can be found here: *
http://www.cnm.anl.gov/index.html*.

If you are interested in taking a trip to Chicago and visiting this
magnificent lab, as well as spending some time in Chicago, please fill out
the form found at the link below

*
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDFDc3ZMYWl1bUh0NE1CRXdFbUVxSFE6MA
*
A visit to the lab is FREE and we will coordinate carpooling after we gather
information from those interested.

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*TOUR and VISIT information will appear on-line; please **visit
nano.purdue.edu <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/> and
refer to "Featured Events" for the most up-to-date information*

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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, 11.05.09, 4:30PM, ME 161; refreshments 4:00PM ME 254: *"Doing
Research with Integrity," by Professor Jay Gore, Reilly University Chair
Professor of Engineering, by Courtesy in Chemical Engineering/Director,
Energy Center at Discovery Park, and Professor Peter Meckl, Professor of
Mechanical Engineering
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar25>
]

*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>
]

*Friday, 11.06.09, 11:30AM, MRGN 129:* Scientific presentation by the Purdue
iGEM Team, "Purdue iGEM Team 2009: Engineered microglia to seek out CD133+
cells in Glioblastoma Multiforme," faculty advisors are Kari Clase, Phd,
Industrial Technology; and Jenna Rickus, PhD, Agricultural and Biological
Engineering. *Refreshments served.*

*2009 microRNA Symposium: Register: **http://compbio.iupui.edu*, or *
http://indianaCTSI.org <http://indianactsi.org/>*. *Friday, 11.06.09,
1:00PM, IU School of Medicine (Joseph E. Walther Hall R3, room 203): *"2009
Indy microRNA symposium."
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar35>
]

*UPCOMING*

*Monday, 11.09.09, 10:00AM-4:00PM, Center for Continuing Education, McKenna
Hall, U of Notre Dame, *"Indiana CTSI 101"
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar45>]
[Agenda<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/110209ICTSI_Agenda.pdf>
]

*Tuesday, 11.10.09, 11:00AM, ME256:* Kenninger Family Lecture, "Fundamentals
of Energy Transfer in Nanoscale Energy Conversion Materials," by Dr. Xianfan
Xu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
[Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/110209XianfanXu.pdf>
]

*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>
]

*Discovery Lecture Series: 11.17.09, 3:30, MRGN 121:* Sir John Pendry,
Imperial College, UK will present "Transformaton Optics at Optical
Frequencies." [Flier<http://author.www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/johnpendry-final.pdf>
]

*Introduction to XPS: What you should know about X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy?* *12.10.09 and 12.11.09, 8:00AM-5:00PM, MRGN 129.*
[Details/flier/and
REGISTRATION <http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/XPS/>]
Questions should be directed to Monica Allain <mallain at purdue.edu>.

*Quantum Chemistry: (672) Spring 2010 *"*Quantum Information and
Computation,"* with Prof. Sabre Kais, WTHR 265G, Tel: 494-5965 (
kais at purdue.edu) *Lectures: * TR 3:00-4:15, BRWN 3102
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/KaisCourse2010.pdf>
]

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*FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES*

Purdue-Moi Partnership: call for proposals.
[RFP<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/110209Moi.pdf>
]
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*DISCOVERY PARK*

*Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition
DEADLINE EXTENDED to 11/9/09
*
The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Krannert School of
Management are pleased to announce the 23rd annual Burton D. Morgan Business
Plan Competition to be held on February 23, 2010.
[Register<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/entrepreneurship/programs/competition/bdmcompetition/>]
[Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/102609BurtonMorgan.pdf>]
[Info <lanter at purdue.edu>]

*6th Annual Life Sciences Business Plan Competition
*
Tuesday, 11.10.09, MRGN 121.
[Schedule<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/102609LifeSciences.pdf>]

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*JOB OPPORTUNITIES*

University of Delaware: Faculty Positions in Engineering.
[flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/110209FacultyPositions.pdf>
]

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*LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE*

to get you in the Halloween mood????
[picture<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/110209scarypeople.jpg>
]

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*PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS*

*FLU SHOTS available
[Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/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 November 9, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on
FRIDAY, 11.06.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi at purdue.edu*

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