[BNC-all] Weekly Memo: 02.01.10

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The BNC Monday Memo]          BNC News *week of February 1, 2010*
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*ANNOUNCEMENTS*

*NanoDays! April 2 and 3, 2010:* graduate students and faculty needed to
support this activity.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announcement101>]
Please contact Caitlin Burger <cbburger at purdue.edu> to see how you may be
involved with this activity.

*H-1B news*: prevailing wage requests
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announcement1>
]

*Recycle campus envelopes!* Our business office needs your extra campus
envelopes. Please bring any that you have to the clerks in BRK 1014.

*Freezer/Refrigerator -- BRK kitchen: Clean out scheduled for Friday,
02.04.10.* Due to space constraints, please do not keep more than two items
in the freezer at a time and remember to label each item with your name and
the date. Items not labeled will be discarded.

*Birck Vending Machines: *You may report any issues with Birck's vending
machines to Melissa Marris <lanem at purdue.edu> or Debbie
King<dsking at purdue.edu>;
please be specific by stating the exact problem you are experiencing.
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#announcement2>]

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*FACULTY NEWS*

Kudos to *Suresh Garimella* for being chosen for this year's Distinguished
Alumnus Award of the Institute [IIT Madras].
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#faculty1>
]

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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
*

*Friday, 02.05.10, 12:00PM, MRGN 129:* Scientific presentation, "Center for
Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) Research in Bindley," by
Maureen McCann, PhD, Director, Department of Energy, Energy Frontiers
Research Center: "C3Bio." *Refreshments served.*

*Friday, 02.05.10, 3:00PM, BRK 1001: *"Enabling Incompressible Flow
Simulations with Large Time Step Sizes," Steven Dong, Department of
Mathematics, Purdue University
[Flier<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/020110_seminar2.pdf>
]

*Friday, 02.05.10, 3:45, ARMS 1010:* “The Challenges of Fabricating and
Operating Solid State Microsensors for Trace Chemical Monitoring,” by Steve
Semancik, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of
Standards and Technology. *Refreshments served at 3:30.
*[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar25>
]

*UPCOMING*

*Tuesday, 02.09.10, 1:00PM, BRK 2001:* "Optimal matching of thermal
vibrations into carbon nanotubes," by K.G.S.H. Gunawardana and Kieran
Mullen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma. [
Abstract<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/020110_Harsha.pdf>
]

*Tuesday, 02.09.10, 3:00PM, BRK 2001:* Prof. Moti Segev, distinguished
professor from Technion, Isael will present a seminar. Information is
forthcoming.

*Mini Boot Camp: Company formation for faculty, 03.11.10, 9:00-1:00, BRK
1001* [More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar898>
]

NINTH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC - PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "Research, Development
and Application of High Technologies in Industry" *22-23 April 2010, St.
Petersburg, Russia*
[More<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html#seminar998>
]

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*EMPLOYMENT*

*Tenure-track OR tenured faculty* positions in the area of Materials and
Energy in the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California,
Riverside. [Announcement<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/020110_UCRiverside.pdf>
]

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*KUDOS . . .*

to *Tim Miller*: reaching 30 years of service with Purdue. Congratulations,
Tim, and thanks for all that you do for our Center.

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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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*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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*Submit items for memo of the week of February 8, 2010 by ****12 NOON**** on
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