[BNC-all] BNC E-news for the week of Feb. 20th

[Turner, Jaime J]

ALL-USER MEETING
NANODAYS
Nanofabrication, Nanophotonics, and Nano-Biotechnology Postdoc Positions at Princeton
Oxide Uniformity Issue

ALL-USER MEETING
Did you miss the All-User Meeting?
You have until Friday March 31st to go through the slideshow with your professor and hand in the signed paper work to BRK 1220.  http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/operations/safety.php has the slideshow and paperwork you need to fill out.

NANODAYS
Dear Birck faculty and students,

We are planning our yearly NanoDays outreach event, for April 6th and 7th from 9am - 2pm and Girl Scout/Birck Family Evening for April 5th 6-8pm.    As in years past, we would really appreciate having some research groups provide demonstration/activity tables alongside our standing lineup of activities. They are generally aimed at kids in elementary school up to high school.

Please contact me ndilley at purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley at purdue.edu>  by February 24th, 2017 if you would like your group to have an activity table at this year's Nanodays.

Thank you very much for your interest in engaging kids in science!

Best regards,
Neil

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Neil R. Dilley
Research Scientist
Birck Nanotechnology Center , Rm 1010
1205 West State St.
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2057
765-496-6080


Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center has an exciting volunteer opportunity for students in the technical, education, and management fields. Participants will have the opportunity to:

*         Gain professional experience explaining scientific concepts to people from non-technical backgrounds.

*         Support the future of STEM programs by introducing grade schoolers and high school students to the miniscule world of atoms, molecules, and nanoscale forces.

*         Participate with other students/researchers in a nationwide festival celebrating nanotechnology science and education.

Since 2010, the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Discovery Park has participated in NISE NanoDays, a program that promotes science and technology education nationwide. Volunteers will staff activity stations and assist visitors as they investigate different scientific concepts. Some example activities for 2017 include static electricity, DNA, and ultraviolet light. No prior knowledge is required to volunteer, just an enthusiasm for science and science education.

Local vendors will be providing food for volunteer training and all three days of the event.

Volunteers can attend any or all of the following shifts:
Wednesday:      4/5/17, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Thursday:            4/6/17, 8:45 AM - 11:30 AM
                                4/6/17, 11:15 AM - 2:00 PM

Friday:                  4/7/17, 8:45 AM - 11:30 AM
4/7/17, 11:15 AM - 2:00 PM

Training is mandatory and will be provided in the Birck atrium. The schedule is:
Tuesday:              3/28/17, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pizza Party)
  6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Training Sessions)

Interested volunteers can sign up here. (http://tinyurl.com/ztb83wz)
A full list of activities can be found here. (http://tinyurl.com/hzbkkna)

Questions can be directed to volunteer coordinators Joon Park (park218 at purdue.edu<mailto:park218 at purdue.edu>), Justin Wirth (jcwirth at purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth at purdue.edu>), and Sean Rinehart (srinehar at purdue.edu<mailto:srinehar at purdue.edu>).

Nanofabrication, Nanophotonics, and Nano-Biotechnology Postdoc Positions at Princeton
For more information please see the attached descriptions.

Oxide Uniformity Issue

A student brought to the attention of the engineering staff a non-uniform oxide growth within one of the Protemp furnaces.  A structured problem solving approach was used to design experiments to troubleshoot multiple hardware components within the furnace.  Several oxidation runs within the design of experiments brought attention to the furnace door hardware.  It was discovered the compression spring that ensures the furnace door is fully closed had relaxed, thus causing the door to remain ajar which caused different gas flow dynamics.  The door spring was replaced, and oxidations are now back to within specification of 1.5% within wafer uniformity (down from 15%).  Furthermore, proactive policies have been placed within the furnaces to ensure this failure mode does not repeat itself.

Please  report any problems (hardware or process problems) to the staff to ensure a timely fix.

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