[Bncnews-list] BNC E-news for the week of Aug 13th

[Turner, Jaime J]

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Seminars/Workshops/News

Birck Research Symposium
September 19, 2018
8:00am - 1:30pm BRK 1001
Speakers will include all of our staff scientists (Dima, Alex, Rosa, Nithin, Neil, Nick, Yi ) and Tim (for 3D cell culture lab) to each give  a 30-min invited talk (24-min presentation + 6 min Q&A) at this symposium.   The 24-min presentation (perhaps ~20-30 slides or so) will include ~12 min overview of the corresponding "Birck service"  --- lab facilities/capabilities/type of services or processes provided,  followed by (~12 min) some examples/highlights of research work ("science") done by the staff scientist and supported users (faculty groups) using the facilities or services.   In some cases such as the upcoming Themis TEM, it may include examples (elsewhere) of the kind of research/science that can be enabled by such facilities that we may expect to see in near future.
The talks will be recorded by nanoHub and (along with slides) put on Birck website to be viewed by people who may not make to the symposium as well as to show case our capabilities to attract more users (both from campus as well as outside Purdue).
A short panel discussion including all speakers are also planned at the end of the symposium.   Coffee and Lunch may be provided.

Birck Events:
https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php

Birck News:
https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php

Discovery Park's Events:
http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events/index.php



BNC Weekly Equipment Update:

AOE Etcher
The STS AOE is still waiting for the lip seal replacement part being expedited from Europe.  We are following up our request to expedite it.

Panasonic Etcher
The Panasonic etcher is up, but does not have BCl3 processing just yet due to the need for a new gas cylinder connection.  This is being fabricated and should be installed by the middle of the week of 8/13


New User Process Meeting

For several months we have required all new cleanroom users to have a process discussion meeting with members of the engineering staff.  This used to be optional, but since we made it mandatory we have noticed a great improvement in how all our new users get off to a great start in their processing research with the help and mentoring of engineering staff members.  We have now formalized the process by calling it "BNC 200:  New User Process Meeting."  This is now on our training website and is a prerequisite for enrolling in "BNC 206:  Cleanroom Training."  By making this small change we believe we will enhance the new user experience even more by making each new researcher more aware of the processing environment before they enter the cleanroom.  We are sensitive to the need to get all orientation trainings done in one day (typically Thursdays) so we're scheduling new user process meetings at 1:00 on Thursdays in order to accommodate cleanroom training later that afternoon.

This change goes into effect immediately.

Birck Engineering Staff


Course Offering

Professor Helen McNally is offering ENGT-56100, Metrology Concepts this Fall semester.  The Science of Measurements is an essential aspect to any science, engineering or technology research. This course introduces the concepts of metrology to include measurement systems (sensors and signal conditioning), data acquisition and analysis, and error propagation.  Systems and environmental noise are investigated along with methods to mitigate influences of noise.  Standards and calibration of instrumentation are also studied.  Instrumentation for electrical and mechanical measurements are studied along with their corresponding measurement standards.  These concepts of metrology are described from the macro to nano scale.  For more information, please contact Dr. McNally at mcnallyh at purdue.edu<mailto:mcnallyh at purdue.edu>



Miscellaneous

Wednesday, August 8th the Venture Café at the Burton D. Morgan Center closed to make room for a new tenant.

Moving forward Copper Moon Coffee will move into the Burton D. Morgan Center café, please see the below timeline for your reference:


  *   August 8, Close of business today - Venture Café closed
  *   August 9-20, No services will be provided, renovation team on site
  *   August 21, Start date for Copper Moon Coffee


Aspire Four Week Look Ahead Schedule

Attached is the Aspire Four Week Look Ahead Schedule.  It is the projection of vibration and/or noise issues with the construction outside of Birck.
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