[BNC-all] BNC E-news for the week of March 27th

[Turner, Jaime J]

NANODAYS
Volunteers Needed!!!
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)

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>).

Spring  PM Shutdown - May 1, 2017 - May 5, 2017

The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown May 1 through May 5, 2017.  Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, May 1 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 5.  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.  Only authorized personnel 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 1 through 4 p.m. Friday, May 5.  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, May 5.  Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability.
For long term research planning please refer the following future dates for our future preventive maintenance shutdowns.
                Week of Oct 16, 2017     Week of April 30, 2018
                Week of Oct 15, 2018     Week of April 29, 2019

User Information

Dear Scifres Researchers & User Community,

Last year was a record year for new cleanroom users, with over one hundred new cleanroom users joining our facility. However, as our cleanroom user base grows, it becomes increasingly difficult to allocate totes for new users. Over the next few months Birck is going to be adding one hundred new user totes to meet storage demands and accommodate future growth.

The planned tote expansion will also be accompanied by some policy changes in how the space is used:

*             Items stored on the tops of tote racks need to be labeled with a name and the current year. Items not labeled appropriately will be removed from the cleanroom during the Spring shutdown and disposed of.
*             Glassware will no longer be kept on the top of the tote racks. Glassware can be stored either in user totes or the large glassware bins on the east side of the cleanroom.

Feel free to direct any concerns or questions about the tote rack policy changes to Sean Rinehart at  srinehar at purdue.edu.



Chemical-Mechanical Polishing

Tim Miller is assessing the CMP capabilities at the BNC and is asking for input from the faculty as to their current and future needs for Chemical-Mechanical Polishing.  Please e-mail to miller at purdue.edu<mailto:miller at purdue.edu> with your specific requirements.



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