[BNC-all] BNC e-news

[Anthrop, Heather L]

***Special Notice***
The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 7 through October 11, 2013.  Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 7 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 11.  The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well.

All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal.  No one will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period.

In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance.  As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 9 a.m. Monday, October 7 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 11.  However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings.  No chemical work will be allowed during this period.

It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 11.  Please check Coral for equipment status and availability.

Due to the new lab expansion projects electrical outages are required that will mainly affect the office areas.  We will send out a notice with a date and time of the power outage when we have more detailed information from Physical Facilities.

For long term research planning please refer the following future dates for our future preventive maintenance shutdowns.


  *   Week of May 5, 2014 (Possible power outage of lab research tools)
  *   Week of October 13, 2014
  *   Week of May 4, 2015
  *   Week of October 12, 2015
  *   Week of May 2, 2016

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these important preventive maintenance shutdowns.

BNC Management

***Special Notice***

Dear Purdue Volunteers,

Wanted to pass along this link to sign up for projects for United Way Week of Caring!  There are 37 projects needing volunteers (throughout the community).  They usually take just a few hours and a few volunteers.  See details below.

Thanks for your support for Purdue United Way!

Sheryl Willison

The following links will provide you access to the projects:
First, you can go directly to the page with instructions and the projects listed toward the bottom at:
http://volunteer.truist.com/uwgl/user/events/one.tcl?event_id=10596103596
Second, you may return to the Events section at any time and to get to the instruction and project page, click on "Learn more" under the Week of Caring in the Events section at:
http://volunteer.truist.com/uwgl/volunteer
Once you are on the instruction/project page:

*         Scroll through to look at a thumbnail description of the project;

*         To view a more detail about the project, click on the project title in blue;

*         If you want to choose this project, click on the word "Register" in blue (the project only shows one participant needed but this means one project available so only your organization can choose it. There are a few with multiple participants needed as those are projects that multiple organizations can do.);

*         You will then be prompted to fill in your information i.e.- name, phone, email address;

*         You will get an immediate response that you are registered and then an email that you are approved with further instructions.
There are several projects to choose from and if you have any questions, please let me know. I would be happy to answer questions or help you through the process.
Thank you for considering giving your time and talents to the Week of Caring. The agencies really look forward to this every fall and appreciate all the quality volunteers you provide!




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