[BNC-all] BNC E-news for the week of March 31st

[Anthrop, Heather L]

New Equipment
Postdoctoral Position
Poster Printing Guidelines
Seminar
Shut Down Notice
Workshop

New Equipment
Olympus FV1000
The BIO CR now has a confocal laser scanning biological microscope available for use.
Information on this scope can be found at: http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/seg_bio/fv1000_brochure.pdf
Contact Guy Telesnicki gtelesnicki at purdue.edu<mailto:gtelesnicki at purdue.edu> for information or to schedule training.

Postdoctoral Position
Postdoctoral Positions in MEMS/NEMS
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Postdoctoral researchers are sought for the following projects.

Optical Characterization of RF MEMS/NEMS - Advanced optical techniques are being developed to measure the motion of RF MEMS/NEMS with bandwidth and resolution expected to exceed 10 GHz and 1 pm, respectively. These techniques will be used to characterize device performance, investigate resonator dynamics at very high frequencies, and validate device physics models.

Nanoelectromechanical Resonators - The technical and fundamental limitations of nanoelectromechanical resonators are being investigated experimentally, particularly with respect to energy dissipation, optimal vibrational modes, transduction efficiency, and nonlinear dynamics. Several NEMS resonator platforms are being developed to support this research, including electrostatic and electrothermal resonators with metal, silicon, and graphene structural components.

Optomechanical Accelerometers - A self-calibrating optomechanical accelerometer with nano-g resolution is being develop for applications requiring exceptional performance and metrology-grade traceability, including inertial navigation and seismology.

Requirements: Applicants must have a Ph.D., or plan to receive a Ph.D. by August 2014, in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or equivalent. Additionally, applicants should have expertise in two or more of the following areas: MEMS/NEMS fabrication (particularly electron beam lithography, deep silicon etching, and wafer bonding); optics and lasers; mechanics and dynamics; and precision measurements. Candidates can be hired through the NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship program (U.S. citizens only), a foreign guest researcher agreement, or a cooperative agreement depending on the particular situation.

Contact:           Jason J. Gorman
Project Leader, NEMS Measurement Science
National Institute of Standards and Technology
gorman at nist.gov<mailto:gorman at nist.gov>
(301) 975-3446<tel:%28301%29%20975-3446>

Postdoc in Microrobotics/MEMS @Purdue

There is an open Post-Doc position in the Multi-Scale Robotics & Automation Lab at Purdue University for a new project on the design and control of mobile microrobot swarms for advanced manufacturing applications. Candidates must have a background in MEMS fabrication techniques. Additional expertise in
microrobotics, control electronics design, computer vision, and motion planning is also desirable.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter highlighting related work in the area along with three professional references to: dcappell at purdue.edu<mailto:dcappell at purdue.edu> with the subject: [Microrobotics/MEMS Post‐Doc Application].

The start date is for this position is Summer 2014 with funding for 2 years.

Multi-Scale Robotics & Automation Lab (MSRAL) @ Purdue

The MSRAL performs cutting-edge research on robotic and automation systems at various length scales: macro-scale (cm to m), meso-scale (~100's of um to a few mm's), micro-scale (10's of um to 100's of um), and nano-scale (nm). Research areas of focus are multi-scale robotic manipulation and assembly tasks, mobile micro/nano robotics, bio-nano robotics, mechatronics, robotic system integration, medical robotics and devices, MEMS device design and fabrication to aid in robotics and automation tasks, automation for the life sciences, and micro/nano aerial and ground vehicle design & control. https://engineering.purdue.edu/MultiScaleRobotics

Robotics @ Purdue ME
A number of  faculty and students in the School of Mechanical Engineering are engaged in traditional Robotics and Robotics-inspired Research. They conduct both fundamental and applied research in a variety of areas. The groups’ research activities comprise all aspects of robotics including development of component technologies (e.g., sensors, actuators, structures, and communication), novel robotic platforms, design, controls, intelligence, advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, and autonomy for robotic systems.
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Research/Areas/Robotics/index.html

MEMS/NEMS @ Purdue ME
Micro and Nanotechnology is a dynamic and expanding research area in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. The research activities are built upon traditional mechanical engineering disciplines, but extended into the nanoscale science and technology with the use of modern experimental and computational tools. Current research activities include nanoscale heat transfer, fluidics, manufacturing, optics, nano- and micro-scale electro-mechanical devices (NEMS and MEMS). Most of the research is conducted at the newly established Birck Nanotechnology Center: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/

Poster Printing Guidelines
Printing posters REQUIRES a 48 hour notice, please email the file to mrgnposterprinter at gmail.com<mailto:mrgnposterprinter at gmail.com>. If the file is too large to email you may bring it on a flash drive during the open hours of the poster lab.  Please find below the link to the official guidelines along with the open lab times for Spring semester 2014.  (Under the Office/Business Service section - titled poster printing instructions).
https://nanohub.org/groups/bnc/users

Seminar
Dennis Dimiduk
Air Force Research Laboratory
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Monday, March 31st at 12:00 pm
ME 1051
For more information please visit: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events/view.php?id=1575

Brian Norton
Dublin Institute of Technology
Tuesday, April 1st at 1:00 pm
Birck 2001
For more information please visit: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events/view.php?id=1570

Jo De Boeck
CTO and Senior Vice President, IMEC Corporate
Ultimate devices for a sustainable society
Monday, April 7th at 11:00 am in MRGN 121
For more information, please visit: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/events/view.php?id=1539

Shut Down Notice
Preventive Maintenance
Shut Down Notice
May 5 - May 9

The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown May 5 through May 9, 2014.  Air handling systems, exhaust systems, hazardous gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, May 5 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 9.  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 7 a.m. Monday, May 5 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 9.  No chemical work will be allowed during this period.

At the same time Physical Facilities electrical department will be completing major modification to the isolation grounding system in all general laboratories.  Outlets in the laboratory with a label starting with “N” will be powered down 8 a.m. Monday, May 5 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 9.  Please move any tools requiring power from the “N” outlets to the outlets starting with “S” during the previous week.

It is anticipated that the building and most process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, May 9.  Please check Coral for equipment status and availability.


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

§  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.


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Workshop
Fuel Cells workshop will take place in MRGN 121 from 9 am to 1 pm on April 3, 2014. Registration will close at noon on March 31, 2014.  Click here to register<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/energy/events/view.php?id=1536>!

Bryan Pivovar  the Fuel Cell Group Manager from the National Renewable Energy Lab and Jim Waldecker from the Ford Motor Company are confirmed to speak.

The goals are to discuss: (1) research/technical challenges, gaps, and opportunities in fuel cells development, and (2) Purdue capabilities. The morning presentations will be by speakers from industry, national lab, and industry and lunch presentation by Purdue faculty followed by internal discussion for next steps. The morning presentation will be open to all faculty and student and afternoon is by invitation only. Please contact Abel or Pankaj for additional details.

Abel Chuang
Assistant Professor, MET
abelchuang at purdue.edu<mailto:abelchuang at purdue.edu>

Pankaj Sharma
Managing Director, Energy Center
sharma at purdue.edu<mailto:sharma at purdue.edu>

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