[BNC-all] Weekly Memo 01.25.10

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The BNC Monday Memo]   BNC News *week of January 25, 2010*
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*ANNOUNCEMENTS*

*All-User Make-Up Meetings:* As a reminder, all users of the Birck
Nanotechnology Center are required by law to attend an annual meeting to
receive 'right to know' and safety training, as well as general BNC updates.
The meetings were held Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. If you
were unable to attend one of these meetings, there will be two make-up
sessions offered next week. These make-up meetings will be held at 10:00
a.m. on both Monday and Tuesday, in Burton-Morgan 121. Thank you, Ron
Reger<rreger at purdue.edu>,
Process & Equipment Manager, Birck Nanotechnology Center; 4-6667

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*FACULTY NEWS*

Joseph Irudayaraj's paper noticed in several places. Among the agencies that
noted the work was the “NCI [National Cancer Institute] Alliance for
Nanotechnology in Cancer.” The article is “Nanoprobes Hit Targets in Tumors,
Could Lessen Chemo Side Effects.” NCI picking up on the article is a nice
recognition. http://nano.cancer.gov/action/news/nanotech_news.asp

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*GRADUATE STUDENTS*

Student Funding to Conduct Engineering Research in China
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#students1>
]

Hiring: Monsanto hopes to hire some engineers in the Emerging Leaders in
Science [ELS] Program<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/012510_MonsantoELS.pdf>[Job
Description<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/012510_Monsanto1.pdf>
]

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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
*

*Wednesday, 01.27.10, 12:30PM, WTHR 201*: "Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Research at Purdue: Engaging with the Birck Nanotechnology Center," by Tim
Sands, Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director, Birck Nanotechnology Center. [
More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar899>
]

*Thursday, 01.28.10, 10:30AM, BRK 2001:* "Surface Characterization Studies
of Carbon Materials: SS-DNA, SWCNT, Graphene, HOPG," by Dr. Dmitry
Zemlyanov, Surface Science Application Scientist, Birck.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar99>
]

*Friday, 01.29.10, 9:00AM, MRGN 121: *Presentation by the President and
Chief Technical Officer of the Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., in Tokyo,
Japan. The goal of the presentation and the visit to Purdue is to explode
research opportunities with our faculty. Please RSVP to Cindy
Ream<cream at purdue.edu>
.

*Friday, 01.29.10, 3:30PM, PHYS 203:* "Polarization-Engineered Nitride
Heterostructure Devices: Tunneling & Doping," by Debdeep Jena, University of
Notre Dame. *Refreshments served 3:00PM, PHYS 298*.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar799>
]

PUSPM seminar series, Spring
2010.<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar999>

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*FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES*

Indiana CTSI Collaboration in Biomedical/Translational Research (CBR/CTR)
Grant Program. [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding1>
]

NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding2>
]

LIMITED SUBMISSION: NSF MRI
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#funding3>
]

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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 *23rd Annual
Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition* on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#MRGN199>]

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*LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE*

*Editorial policy set:* personal information, i.e., newborn announcements,
marriages, etc.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#Life101>
]

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*PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS*

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. 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 February 1, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on
FRIDAY, 01.29.10, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi at purdue.edu*

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*Links to Discovery Park Centers*

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Burton D. Morgan Center for
Entrepreneurship<http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Entrepreneurship/>

Cyber Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/cyber/>

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 Center for Environment <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/>

Energy Center <http://www.purdue.edu/dp/energy/>

Purdue Climate Change Research Center <http://www.purdue.edu/climate/>

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Regenstrief Center for Healthcare
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