Register now! Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 7–8:30PM, STEW 214ABC. Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at the Graduate School’s Professional Development website (http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/). Questions should be directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn@purdue.edu).

Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition Callout: The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Krannert School of Management are pleased to announce the 22nd annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition. The competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students of Purdue University. The Center invites interested students with a business idea to enter and to attend a callout on: September 9, 2008 or September 10, 2008, MRGN 121, 6:00-7:00PM. Questions will be answered and the registration process will be discussed. Students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to enter. Total Prize package to be awarded to Purdue students is $100,000. For additional Information, contact Jackie Lanter, lanter@purdue.edu, 4-6400.

NEW SECRETARIAL ASSIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED:
NANCY BLACK, BRK 2287, 48675, nlblack@purdue.edu
Faculty and Student support: Capano, Cooper, Datta, and Shalaev.
Staff Support: Coy, Gardner, Grau, Hosler, Jurss, Kuhn, Lubelski, Mahmood, Miller, Reece, Reger, Rowe, Schwartz, Sharifi, Totten, Voorhis, Weaver, and Young.
Secretarial back-up.

ANNIE CHEEVER, Birck skywalk atrium, 68327, acheever@purdue.edu
Faculty and Student Support: Alam, Bergstrom, Chappell, Chen, Clark, Fisher, Irudayaraj, Janes, Leary, Mohammadi, Narimanov, Peroulis, Ribbe, Savran, Wei, Wereley, Xu, Yang, Ye, and Ziaie.
Secretarial back-up.

MELISSA MARRIS, Birck atrium, 47053, lanem@purdue.edu
Faculty and Student Support: Appenzeller, Bashir, Chang, Garimella, Kais, Lee, Lyanda-Geller, McNally, Moon, Qi, Raman, Rao, Reifenberger, Rokhinson, Schwartz, Stach, and Woodall.
Staff Support: Drachev, Goecker, Starewich, Zakharov, and Zemlyanov.
Secretarial back-up.

Tuesday, 08.19.08, 2:45-3:45PM: Hoosier Oncology Group/Advocates, with Charles Buck.

Wednesday, 08.20.08, 4:45-5:30PM: Raytheon, with Charles Buck.

Register now! Proposal Writing Workshop for Graduate Students: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 7–8:30PM, STEW 214ABC. Peter E. Dunn, associate vice president for research and director of University research administration, will conduct the workshop. Online registration will be available at the Graduate School’s Professional Development website (http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/development/). Questions should be directed to Peter Dunn (46840; pedunn@purdue.edu).

per Christine King: Following our July 3 solicitation for internal proposals for the limited submission NSF Science and Technology Centers (STC) competition, we received six letters of intent, with all of the submitters identifying Purdue as the lead institution. As we may submit three preproposals to NSF as lead institution, and may be included in an additional two preproposals as a subcontractor, this e-mail serves as an opportunity for those wishing to participate with another institution, with Purdue as a subcontractor, to participate in the limited submission process. For those hoping to participate as a subcontractor on another institution’s STC proposal, the internal deadlines are as follow: Monday, August 4: Letters of Intent due to the OVPR; Monday, August 18: Preproposals due to the OVPR. Please note: Letters of intent should be e-mailed to OVPRlimited@purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy, the link to the RFP for this competition, the generic template for letters of intent, and the template for STC preproposals, may be found at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi . One additional requirement for this competition is that the lead institution for the proposed project be identified on the template. Should the number of internal letters of intent received be no more than two, the OVPR will notify the PI(s) that an internal preproposal will be unnecessary.

ABSTRACT: The Network for Computational Nanotechnology is supported by the National Science Foundation, Indiana 21st Century Fund, and ARO. It has a vision to pioneer the development of nanotechnology from science to manufacturing through innovative theory, exploratory simulation, and novel cyberinfrastructure. Transistor scaling has pushed channel lengths to the nanometer regime, and advances in nanoscience are opening up many new possibilities for devices. To realize these opportunities, our traditional understanding of electronic devices needs to be complemented with a new perspective that begins from the nanoscale. My objectives in this talk are: 1) to describe a way of understanding MOSFETs that is much more suitable than traditional approaches when the channel lengths are of nanoscale dimensions, and 2) to introduce the “bottom up” approach, a way of understanding nanoscale electronics very generally. This talk will provide a starting point for those interested in exploring the electronics from the bottom up approach through the resources of nanoHUB.org. For more information, see: http://www.nanohub.org/resources/5067.
BIO: Prof. Lundstrom earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the Univ. of Minnesota in 1973 and 1974, respectively. He joined the Purdue faculty upon completing his doctorate on the West Lafayette campus in 1980. He is currently the Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Founding Director of NSF Network for Computational Nanotechnology. Lundstrom’s current research interests center on the physics and limits of small electronic devices, especially nanoscale transistors, on carrier transport in semiconductor devices and on numerical methods for device simulation.

Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5 and 6, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN: “Nanotechnology & the Environment.” Agenda posted at http://www.conf.purdue.edu/nano

MARK YOU CALENDARS NOW . . . Friday, September 12, 2008, 3:30PM, Fowler Hall: “The Roles of Short RNAs in Cancer and Biology,” by Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, Nobel Laureate and Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

BIO: Phillip A. Sharp is Institute Professor at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (formerly the Center for Cancer Research) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993 for his landmark work on the molecular biology of gene expression relevant to cancer and the mechanisms of RNA splicing. His lab has now turned its attention to understanding how RNA molecules act as switches to turn genes on and off (RNA interference). These newly discovered processes have revolutionized cell biology and could potentially generate a new class of therapeutics. Dr. Sharp’s work has earned him numerous cancer research awards and presidential and national scientific board appointments. He is elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. He is also the recipient of the National Medal of Science. Dr. Sharp earned a B.A. degree from Union College, KY, and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Illinois. He is the cofounder of Biogen (now Biogen Idec) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and serves on the boards of both companies.

Thursday, 08.07.08, 11:00AM: DuPont guests, with Ron Turco

Friday, 08.08.08, 1:00PM: Richard Carron and wife, ECE Alumnus

Birck gets waxed J: Please have all articles picked up off the floor on the evening prior to the waxing date. Thanks!
Monday, 08.04.08: BRK 2092, 2088.
Tuesday, 08.05.08: BRK 2084; 2080.
Thursday, 08.07.08: BRK 2218, 2222.
Friday, 08.08.08: BRK 2076, 2072.

Monday, 08.11.08: BRK 2226, 2230.
Thursday, 08.14.08: BRK 2234, 2238.
Friday, 08.15.08: BRK 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2020.

Monday, 08.18.08: BRK 2050, 2048, 2046, 2044.
Tuesday, 08.19.08: BRK 2042, 2040, 2038.
Wednesday, 08.20.08: BRK 2262, 2264, 2266, 2268.
Thursday, 08.21.08: BRK 2270, 2272, 2274, 2276.
Friday, 08.22.08: BRK 2295, 2293, 2291, 2289.

ICMR-ICMS Winter School in Bangalore, India; Location: Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India; Dates: December 7–13, 2008. The International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) is pleased to announce a residential, one week Winter School on New Carbon Materials and Functional Oxides, a partnership between the ICMR and the ICMS, JNCASR. The winter school will take place from December 7 to December 13, 2008 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India. The aim of this school is to bring young researchers and scientists together to enable them to learn and to discuss the science of complex organic and inorganic materials with focus on new carbon materials and functional oxides. Travel fellowships are available and local hospitality will be provided. Please visit the following website for further details. http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/winterschool2008.html. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jennifer Ybarra (Ybarra@icmr.ucsb.edu).
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST.

ABSTRACT: Thanks to the breakthroughs in the micro fabrication technology, numerous concepts of micro mobile systems including micro aerial vehicle, nano satellite and micro robot have been proposed. In order to activate these mobile systems, power sources that can deliver energy density far higher than that of the secondary batteries are required. I would like to review alternative ways to generate power and discuss the technical problems involved in each of the concepts; fuel cells, micro heat engines and thermo-electric generation. The research at KAIST in hydrogen generation by methanol re-forming and catalytic hydrolysis of chemical hydride will be explained in detail. Construction of PEM fuel cell with hydrogen generated from chemical hydrides will be described. To demonstrate this concept, a small UAV powered by the above-mentioned fuel cell was built and test-flight was successfully carried out. Problems with conventional combustion in a micro combustor will be discussed and ways to avoid these by catalytic combustion will be presented. Phenomenological difficulties of a micro heat engine based on combustion will be discussed. Catalytic decomposition of monopropellant can be used as an alter-native heat source that is transformed into power generation by turbines and thermovoltaic devices.
BIO: Professor Sejin Kwon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). No additional information.

Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5 and 6, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN: “Nanotechnology & the Environment.” Agenda posted at http://www.conf.purdue.edu/nano

Tuesday, 07.29.08, 9:15-10:30AM: Qatar University, with Pankaj Sharma. Tour to begin in Morgan.

Wednesday, 07.30.08, 9:30-10:30AM: Burgett’s Child Care.

Wednesday, 07.30.08, 2:00-3:00PM: PRF Entrepreneurship Academy high-school camp, with Charles Buck, Chris Foster, and Candiss Vibbert.

Thursday, 07.31.08, 1:00-2:00PM: Duke Energy Visit.

The staff are in the process of installing equipment interlocks for the Coral system. These interlocks will prevent the equipment from functioning unless the user has enabled them in Coral. These interlocks are important from both a safety and fair-use standpoint. Any attempt to alter, tamper with, or otherwise defeat these interlocks will be cause for disciplinary action. Coral uptime is greater than 95%. If a situation occurs where you cannot operate the equipment due to Coral or the equipment interlock, please contact the staff member responsible for that equipment immediately. Do not under any circumstances, attempt to defeat the interlock. Instructions for Coral account creation and authorization can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/coral.php

Need to use a computer in 2092? Computers are available to do masking and modeling. In addition, the “old” cleanroom AFM computer is here so that students may analyze images outside of the cleanroom. E-mail dpsite@ecn.purdue.edu and request that your home directory be copied to the BRK 2092 Sun stations.

Refrigerator in the Birck kitchen is scheduled to be cleaned on Thursday, 07.31.08. Please remove any items that you don’t want discarded. Items marked with name and dated after 07.25.08 will be saved.

Birck gets waxed J: Please have all articles picked up off the floor on the evening prior to the waxing date. Thanks!
Monday, 08.04.08: BRK 2092, 2088.
Tuesday, 08.05.08: BRK 2084; 2080.
Thursday, 08.07.08: BRK 2218, 2222.
Friday, 08.08.08: BRK 2076, 2072.

Monday, 08.11.08: BRK 2226, 2230.
Thursday, 08.14.08: BRK 2234, 2238.
Friday, 08.15.08: BRK 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2020.

Monday, 08.18.08: BRK 2050, 2048, 2046, 2044.
Tuesday, 08.19.08: BRK 2042, 2040, 2038.
Wednesday, 08.20.08: BRK 2262, 2264, 2266, 2268.
Thursday, 08.21.08: BRK 2270, 2272, 2274, 2276.
Friday, 08.22.08: BRK 2295, 2293, 2291, 2289.

Video Conferencing Unit in BRK 2001 now appears on the RAT system. If you need to reserve this unit, please pick up the remotes from Annie Cheever and return them to her when you are done. Here are instructions on using the video polycom unit: IP Address: 128.46.221.190 (for your video conference participants); 3 remotes needed: Projector Remote, Polycom Camera Remote (pick up from A. Cheever), and Ceiling Camera Remote (pick up from A. Cheever); 1) Place video polycom unit where you want it in the room; 2) Turn on video polycom unit; will make a outer-space like sound; 3) Turn on projector using the projector remote; 4) Select input 3 to view room; select input 1 to view powerpoint presentation; 5) Using the polycom camera remote, key in the IP address to call -- be sure to include the periods, if you are calling another video polycom unit; select the "Call-Hang Up" key (green button on top of remote); 6) to hang up: press the "Call-Hang Up" key twice. VOLUME CONTROL: use polycom camera remote; PROBLEMS? try restarting the unit; call Joe Cychosz at 4-5944. For an audio connection, use the telephone polycom unit, too.

The Postdoctoral Office at Argonne National Laboratory is organizing a
Postdoctoral Research Symposium. The event will take place on September
11-12, 2008. Research papers, presented exclusively by postdoctoral
fellows, will be accepted in the following general research areas: Biology,
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Materials
Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and High Energy Physics,
and Synchrotron Research. Presentations (oral and poster) are limited to
postdoctoral fellows. However, attendance to the symposium is open to senior
graduate students and faculty members. A poster session is also planned
along with a wine and cheese reception to promote networking among ANL
scientists, and academic and industrial professionals. The registration fee
is $95 and includes continental breakfast (both days), lunch (both days),
and the wine and cheese reception that will be held on Thursday evening,
September 11, 2008. All Symposium presenters and attendees are required to
pre-register. Registration information is available online at
http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium

HOLD THE DATE/REGISTER EARLY, IF POSSIBLE: Friday, September 26,
11:30AM, MRGN 121: "Indiana's Public Health Priorities," Judith A. Monroe,
State Health Commissioner. Registration is required for box lunch. RSVP
rche@purdue.edu.

Indiana is facing many public health challenges ranging from natural
disasters to an increasing burden of chronic disease. Solutions to these
challenges require systems-thinking and "all hands on deck." Dr. Monroe will
discuss the priorities of the Indiana State Department of Health and the
research questions posed by these challenges and priorities.

Judith Monroe was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels as the Indiana State
Health Commissioner in March 2005. She is the President-elect of the
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and a member of the
Healthiest Nation Steering Committee to build an integrated 21st century
health system that values equity. In early 2007, Dr. Monroe partnered with
Purdue and led the design and implementation of the Indiana Public Health
System Quality Improvement Project to strengthen local public health
capacity, infrastructure and system performance. Monroe received her MD
from the University of Maryland and completed her residency in Family
Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. She fulfilled a four-year National
Health Service Corps commitment in Appalachia before joining the faculty at
Indiana University and subsequently directing the Family Medicine Residency
Program and Primary Care Center at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

HOLD THE DATE: Thursday, 08.28.08, 6:00PM, Black Sparrow, downtown
Lafayette: New Graduate Student Orientation/Birck Happy Hour. Everyone is
invited.

STATE FAIR NEW, per Valerie Lawless, DP Engagement Operations Manager:
Purdue Day at the State Fair will be held on Friday, August 15th, from
10:00AM-10PM. Volunteers are needed.
DP will have two tents this year, filled with two games: a corn-hole type
game, where visitors will toss their beanbags into one of the holes,
dedicated to each of the five buildings; and a ³spin the wheel² game with
trivia questions. The usual informational material and small prizes for
winners will be available.
Another activity DP will be doing is an ³Ask the Expert² game. The Œexpert¹
will solely be there for kids/adults to ask the questions they¹ve always
wanted to know and understand. DP seeks Œexperts¹ from among its managing
directors, researchers, or graduate students.
This year, DP will also be featured on the center stage at 5:30PM for a
³Purdue Discovery Park Grand Challenge² Game Show. The spot comes just
before the band and cheerleaders perform ‹ a great opportunity for DP to
showcase its research centers and facilities. Richard Couch, with CAM, will
³host² the show and will be advertising for contestants during the day
within our tents.
DP will provide volunteers/workers (non-exempt staff will be paid overtime)
with a complimentary ticket into the State Fair, as well as, a meal
ticket(s) for you for the duration of your ³shift.² Near the beginning of
August, a meeting with all the volunteers/workers will be held to discuss
the setup, games, and prizes; tickets and brochures will also be
distributed.
To volunteer, please contact VALERIE LAWLESS, 43662; dpengage@purdue.edu.
Bus transportation to/from Purdue/State Fair is available; sign up at the
following link: http://www.purdue.edu/events/state_fair/bus.shtml. Volunteer times are
coordinated with bus times, so that you can arrive on time for your shift
and leave a half hour before the bus leaves. If you choose to drive to the
fairgrounds yourself, the 38th Street lot is located on the south side of
38th Street across from the Main Gate and is $5/vehicle.
For a brief schedule of Purdue Day at the State Fair,
http://www.purdue.edu/events/state_fair/index.shtml.
Dress code for this year will be Purdue polo with khaki pants, Capri¹s, or
shorts. If you do not have a polo shirt, a Purdue t-shirt will be fine.
Please also remember to bring your nametag.

DoD Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Deadline: 8/26/08 Funding: $40M for awards ranging from $50K-$1M*
Eligibility: DoD researchers https://www.fbo.gov/files/fc1/fc11a0d9b6d76960786ced1d1446a0d2.pdf?i=c505724b77fe4ca81eef358302c74b17

NSF Expeditions in Computing
Deadline: Preliminary: 9/10/08; full: 2/10/09
Funding: 3 awards up to $2M each per year for 5 years
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08568/nsf08568.htm

NSF CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY 2009 and FY 2010
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08578/nsf08578.htm

NSF Computer and Network Systems (CNS): Core Programs
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08576/nsf08576.htm

NSF Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08577/nsf08577.htm

Multiple, same deadlines for all 3 programs, depending on project type
Multiple, same funding amounts for all 3 programs, depending on project type

DoE Office of Science Annual Notice
Deadline: 9/30/08
Funding: $400M total available
URL: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN08-01.html

NIH Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic and Translational Mental Health
Research (P50)
Deadlines: 9/23/08, 9/23/09, 9/23/10
Funding: $2,150,000 per year (if training component proposed)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-194.html

NIH NIGMS National Centers for Systems Biology (P50)
Deadlines: 10/24/08
Funding: $2 million per year for five years
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-009.html

NIH Cancer Education Grants Program (R25)
Deadlines: Standard NIH dates apply
Funding: $300,000 per year for up to 5 years
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-120.html

NIH Centers of Excellence in Genomics Science (CEGS) (P50)
Deadlines: 5/25/08; 5/25/09; 5/25/10
Funding: $2 million per year plus specialized equipment if required, not to
exceed $500,000 over five years; an additional $300,000 direct costs per
year for the Minority Action Plan component
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-094.html

NIH Developing Centers for Intervention and/or Services Research
(DCISR) (P20)
Deadlines: 6/24 annually
Funding: $1,000,000 per year for 5 years
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-087.html

NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)
Deadlines: Usually March annually
Funding: $500,000 for one year
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-036.html

NSF Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR)
Deadlines: 9/5/08; 8/28/09
Funding: 2 year award; estimated $300k to $500k per award
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08566/nsf08566.htm

NIH/NSF Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS)
Deadlines: 2/26/08, 10/30/08, and 10/30/09
Funding: $250,000 per year for five years
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-NS-08-008.html

TIP Releases First RFP - Federal funds for University Research.
Deadlines: Proposals for the current TIP competition must be received by
NIST by 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Proposers may submit proposals
by paper or electronically through the Grants.gov Web site. Review,
selection, and award processing is expected to be completed by the end of
November 2008.
Funding: NIST announced that, based on FY2008 funds, it expects to award
approximately $9 million in first-year funding for R&D projects focused on
new, efficient, accurate, low-cost and reliable sensors and related
technologies that provide quantitative assessments of the structural
integrity or degree of deterioration of bridges, roads, water mains and
wastewater collection systems.
URLs: http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html
Additional information on the TIP competition includes: *The Federal
Register notice of the competition, which is available from the TIP Web site
at http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html
*The TIP White Paper "Advanced Sensing Technologies for the Infrastructure: Roads, Highways, Bridges and
Water Systems," which outlines the civil infrastructure inspection and
monitoring elements of this competition, available from the TIP Web site at
http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html; *The June 2008 Technology Innovation Program Proposal Preparation Kit,
which must be used to prepare a TIP proposal, available from the TIP Web
site at http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html

Saturday, 07.19.08, 3:00-4:00: Herrick Lab¹s 50th Birthday Party tour
group

No meeting rooms? Research Groups housed in different offices? Use
ADOBE CONNECT! Adobe Connect is a VIRTUAL meeting room to use for GROUP
study and COLLABORATIVE class work. All Purdue faculty and staff have Adobe
Acrobat Connect accounts. Each Purdue student on campus owns a private
Connect virtual meeting room. Custom Connect training is available.
Activate your account and create your virtual meeting room in minutes at
Purdue¹s Adobe Connect faculty and staff page:
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/gomeet. Questions? Contact Donalee Attardo,
dattardo@purdue.edu.

OriginPro8 graphing and data analysis software: Purdue has a site
license for OriginPro8 graphing and data analysis software. Visit
http://www.originlab.com/ for software
specifications. Contact Cathy Kozlowski (Support Software Specialist) at
kozl@purdue.edu for more detailed information on downloading OriginPro8 to
ECN supported machines, other Purdue-owned computers, and personal
computers.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has invited Purdue University to nominate
up to five candidates for its 2009 competition for the above program, which
provides clinically trained individuals with bridging support in basic
biomedical, disease oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or
pharmacological epidemiology research at North American degree granting
institutions. The CAMS program provides $700,000 over five years to bridge
advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty
service. The ideal candidate, who must hold an M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M.,
Pharm.D., or equivalent clinical degree, will be two years away from
becoming an independent investigator, have at least two years or more of
research experience, and have a significant publication record. Further
information is available at
http://www.bwfund.org/programs/CAMS/cams_apply.html. Internal deadlines
are as follows: Monday, August 4: Letters of Intent due to the OVPR;
Monday, August 25: Preproposals due to the OVPR. Please note: Letters of
intent, preproposals, and rankings to the OVPR should be e-mailed to
OVPRlimited@purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy and template for
letters of intent may be found at
http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi. For any case in which the
number of internal letters of intent received is no more than the number of
proposals allowed by the sponsor, the OVPR will notify the PI that an
internal preproposal will be unnecessary.

Two 3-year postdoctoral positions in Plasma Nanoscience at CSIRO,
Australia (Deadline 18 July 2008).
The newly established Plasma Nanoscience Centre Australia based at CSIRO
Materials Science and Engineering, Lindfield (Sydney), NSW, AUSTRALIA is now
recruiting three highly-productive, ambitious researchers (2 Post doctoral
fellows are among them) with a range of complementary experimental,
theoretical, and computational skills to contribute to the project led by
CEO Science Leader Professor Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov on plasma-aided
fabrication of structural and functional nanomaterials, nanostructures, and
nanoscale assemblies. The research programme will involve close interaction
with the group led by Professor A. B. Murphy and other researchers at CMSE
and other divisions of CSIRO. You will be participating in cutting-edge
multidisciplinary research aimed at finding the most effective
plasma-related controls and developing advanced and versatile fabrication
approaches, processes and tools for the production of next-generation
nanomaterials. This research will involve a large-scale international
collaboration and is expected to result in a large number of publications in
high-impact international journals.

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarise themselves
with the plasma - aided nanofabrication techniques and approaches (see,
e.g., K. Ostrikov and A. B. Murphy, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., v. 40, p.2223,
2007; K. Ostrikov, Rev. Mod. Phys. v. 77, p. 489, 2007, and K.Ostrikov and
S. Xu, Plasma-Aided Nanofabrication: from Plasma Sources to Nanoassembly,
Wiley-VCH, 2007), that will be used in this project.

The positions are initially for 3 years with the possibility of further
fixed-term extension(s) for up to another 2 years and even longer, subject
to funds availability, performance and need. Outstanding performers may be
offered permanent positions at the end of their fixed-term appointments.
Salary and pension fund contributions (superannuation) are very competitive
internationally.

For further details about these positions, selection criteria and
instructions how to apply, please refer to
https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F669 or to
CSIRO Careers Website https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/index.asp (key in the
Position Reference Number 2008/669). Applications must be uploaded through
this website.

If after reading the selection documentation you have any questions
specifically relating to this position, please contact Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
via email: Kostya.Ostrikov@csiro.au .

COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT; ME 697W Micro and Nano Fluid Mechanics; Fall
Semester, Tu/Th 12:00-1:15; Instructor: Steve Wereley, Associate Professor,
ME. Microscopic flows are appearing everywhere these days. Despite their
prevalence in science and engineering fields, they are not well
understood‹in large part because the fluid mechanics intuition developed in
the study of macroscale flows frequently does not apply to microscopic
flows. This class will prepare engineers and scientists to address problems
they will encounter when studying the behavior of fluid flows in microscopic
domains. The course will concentrate on behaviors not typically important
at large length scales that become very important at small length scales,
such as Van der Waals forces, surface tension, and electrostatic forces. The
course will take a largely analytical approach to studying these flow
phenomena although some computational modeling will also performed.
Previous experience with graduate level fluid mechanics (i.e. Navier-Stokes
solutions) is essential. Some computational analysis of model problems may
be performed using commercial software (ANSYS or Fluent). Course
Objectives: To learn how fluids behave in microscopic domains that are
still large enough for continuum flow approximations to hold. To learn
where the continuum assumptions are no longer valid. To learn how to treat
sub-continuum fluid flows. Prerequisites by Topic: The student should be
of graduate standing. The student should have had experience with graduate
level fluid mechanics, in particular deriving and solving the Navier-Stokes
equations. Computer Usage: The students may need to use ANSYS, Matlab,
Fluent, or a comparable package, to perform some of the computations
necessary for the course. Assessment Methods: Grades will be based on
homework assignments, two projects, and a final exam. The relative weight
of these components is 25%, 50%, and 25%, respectively.

Please join the Business Office in welcoming Mary Jones. Mary will be
handling the credit cards, bi-weekly payroll as well as purchasing
activities through SRM. You can reach her via email at jones69@purdue.edu
or phone at 68253.

*BNC Recycling*: The recycling bins currently located in the BNC
Break Room (BRK 1072) have increasingly contained trash instead of
recycling. These containers are ONLY for aluminum cans, plastic bottles (#1
& #2), and news paper. All other items contaminate the recycling stream.
If trash is placed in these containers, the ENTIRE contents will be disposed
of as trash rather than being processed for recycling. ***If this problem
continues the facility will loose its recycling privileges!!!*** Please do
your part to assist the recycling effort at Birck.

Business Office ­ travel reminders: to speed the reimbursement
process, provide COST COMPARISONS. The spirit of the travel policy is as
follows: Travelers seeking reimbursement should incur the lowest reasonable
travel expense necessary to accomplish the business mission. Cost
comparison documentation can be either a written statement from a travel
agency or a printout from an online vendor, such as Expedia.com or
Orbitz.com. A cost comparison is a comparison of 'all' available flights on
'all' airlines. Therefore when obtaining a cost comparison from an online
vendor, the printout should be the first page of search results for dates
and times necessary to complete the business mission. In the event a
traveler has not provided a comparison obtained 'prior' to the trip, the
comparison will be established by the Central Travel Office. When we need
to find a comparison to meet the 'Drive Vs Fly' requirement, we will find
the airfare quote, then add $65.65 for mileage to airport plus parking for
number of business days times $8.50 and $70 for shuttle. Please review the
Cost Comparison policy:
http://www.purdue.edu/travel/Transportation/costcomparisonrequirements.html

A new funding opportunity, coordinated by the Indiana State Department
of Health, has just been released. Entitled the Indiana Spinal Cord & Brain
Injury Fund Research Grant Program, ³the overall objective of this program
is to foster and encourage research for the prevention, treatment, and cure
of spinal cord and brain injuries, including acute management, medical
complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery.
Collaborations are encouraged with Indiana-based researchers as well as
researchers located outside the state of Indiana, including researchers in
other countries.² The DEADLINE for submission of proposals is AUGUST 15.
The solicitation may be found at
http://www.purdue.edu/Research/vpr/funding/seedgrants.shtml. One
clarification: Purdue will not charge F&A (as stated in the RFA) for awards
made to its researchers under this program; rather, each proposal may be for
up to $60,000 in direct costs. If you have questions, please contact Cris
King (46706; hcking@purdue.edu).

Website

June 30th - July 8th: Mary Jo Totten will be out of the building.
Mail, shipping and receiving will be running as usual. Training, checking
out keys, and card access issues will be addressed when Mary Jo returns.
Please plan ahead if you are needing any students or visitors with those
needs. Contact Mark Voorhis, 43036 or mvoorhis@purdue.edu with questions or
concerns.

Wednesday, 06.18.08, 9:00AM: MEP 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Summer
Engineering Workshop.

Wednesday, 06.18.08, 9:15AM: Dr. and Mrs. CNR Rao.

Wednesday, 06.19.08, 9:00AM: MEP 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Summer
Engineering Workshop.

The field of semiconductor microelectronics is undergoing a transformation
to nanoelectronics. This transformation has been largely driven by a
"top-down" approach that extends concepts and techniques originally
developed for bulk semiconductors and large device to the new field of
nanoscale device technology. But to exploit the opportunities that
nanoscience presents, engineers will need to learn how to think about
materials, devices, circuits, and systems in a new way to complement
traditional, top-down understanding with new, "bottom-up" perspectives.
Electronics from the Bottom Up is designed to promote the bottom-up
perspective by beginning at the nanoscale, and working up to the micro and
macroscale of devices and systems. For electronic devices, this means first
understanding the smallest electronic device ­ a single molecule with two
contacts. For carrier transport, it means beginning at the nanoscale where
ballistic transport, atomistic effects, and stochastic effects dominate. For
MOSFETs, it means beginning with the "ultimate" MOSFET. Electronics from
the Bottom Up does not mean ab initio numerical simulations ­ it means
beginning with concepts and approaches that are both simple and sound at the
nanoscale rather than extrapolated from the microscale.

Nanocrystals, nanowires, nanotubes and nanofilms are some of the important
classes of nanomaterials. Chemistry has played a major role in the synthesis
and modification of these nanomaterials. In particular, the synthesis of a
large variety of nanocrystals and nanowires would have been impossible
without using chemical techniques such as solvothermal synthesis. The use
of templates and ionic liquids have been found useful for the synthesis of
inorganic nanomaterials. The liquid-liquid interface enables the generation
of ultra-thin films of materials, often in single crystalline form. After a
brief survey of some of the important synthetic strategies, solubulization,
functionalization and assembly of nanostructures, as well as a few of the
novel chemical approaches employed by us in the last few months will be
presented. These will include the use of fluorous chemistry wherein
nanocrystals, carbon nanotubes and other nanostructures are extracted or
solubulized in the most nonpolar medium possible, and the use of click
reaction and other methods employed for assembling nanostructures. Results
obtained recently on chemical investigations of graphene will be discussed.

Wednesday, 06.18.08, 3:30PM, Lawson 1142: "The United States and
India: Two Giant Democracies. Science, Policy, and Funding Opportunities."
Discovery Lecture Series. Introductory Remarks: Victor Lechtenberg;
"Today's Scientific Scenario and Tomorrow's Challenges: The Case for India,"
Dr. C.N.R. Rao; ³Rising Above the Gathering Storm," Dr. Gail Cassell;
"Funding Opportunities for Bilateral Activities between USA and India," Dr.
Arabinda Mitra. http://www.purdue.edu/dp/dls/US-India/

POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL MICROSENSOR
RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY. Postdoctoral
Associateships will be available through several programs in 2008 (and 2009)
to qualified persons interested in doing research as part of an
interdisciplinary team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland. These positions at NIST are awarded
following competitive evaluations of applicants under programs administered
by the National Research Council (NRC). Research is done in an area of
common interest to the candidate and NIST advisor, but the Associate is
largely responsible for defining the specific problem to be studied.
Activities within the Chemical Microsensor Program at NIST offer interested
applicants a variety of advanced research opportunities relating to project
areas that include: Study of surface/interfacial chemical and electronic
effects, in gases and liquids, relevant to chemical and biochemical sensing
(including functionalization and nanoscale contacts); Nanoengineering of
materials (oxides, metals, polymers, organics, nanotubes, nanowires) for
solid state microsensors and microanalytical chemical and biochemical
systems; Design/fabrication of micromachined (MEMS/NEMS) devices as
microscale research tools and as microanalysis platforms; Application of
microscale devices, including microhotplate arrays, to investigate materials
processing/properties, transient phenomena and the kinetics of (bio)chemical
processes; Development of new sensing schemes for biochemical processes and
medical diagnostics; Study of new signal processing protocols (including
bio-inspired methods) for the rapid analysis of dense data streams.
Available research capabilities permit multi-technique surface analytical
characterization (XPS, UPS, TDS, AFM, etc.) as well as measurements of
electronic behavior and electrical transport properties. Ultrahigh
vacuum-based reactive sputter deposition hardware is also housed within the
Group, as are MEMS design software, microfabrication equipment, a CVD
system, SEM, and Sensor Testing Facility. Experience in areas such as
surface science, electrochemistry, materials science, biochemistry,
semiconductor electronics, micromachining, thin film science, or response
modeling is particularly suited to our projects, but is not mandatory. Most
positions are open only to U.S. citizens (although a joint NIH-NIST program
does not require US citizenship). Applications include a brief research
proposal. The programs provide successful applicants with a stimulating
research opportunity at a major government laboratory located 30 miles from
Washington, DC. In addition, stipends (base salary ~ $60,000) and benefits
are quite generous. For more information about our projects, equipment
capabilities or application procedures, please contact: Dr. Steve Semancik
Tel: 301-975-2606; NIST Fax: 301-975-2643; 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8362;
steves@nist.gov; Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8362.

Dear Deans, Department Heads, and Discovery Park and OVPR Center Directors,
Following up on the message below, this morning I spoke with Joan Frye at NSF, who will be the new program director for the STC competition. Dr. Frye stated that the new RFP for the STC will not be released in May, and that she’s hoping for early June. Also, when I asked about the eligibility limitations, she suggested the possibility that the institutional limitation on preproposals may be fewer than the five allowed for the last competition. Also, FYI, I’ve attached Arden Bement’s comments re: the STC in his February NSF FY2009 Budget Request to Congress.I hope this information helps a bit in your planning for this competition.

Bement’s budget comments on Feb. 4 re: STCs
Interdisciplinary research is alive and well at NSF, not only in the nature of the grants we fund, but also in our organizational structures and cross-Foundation partnerships. The 2009 budget request gives particular emphasis to interdisciplinary programs, centers, and multi-investigator grants.
In 2009, we plan to establish five to seven new Science and Technology Centers . The STCs tackle frontier problems of national and global importance by developing innovative partnerships among disciplines and with business and industry.

They speed the transfer of concepts for new technologies to the private sector. And, critically, they integrate research with the education of those who will be tomorrow's teachers and leaders in discovery and innovation.
At the beginning of my presentation, I emphasized the potential economic returns that can accrue from NSF investments.
However, there are other, vitally important returns: namely, those that serve national and global needs in energy, health, security and environment, and those that increase human understanding and wonder about the universe in which we live, from the smallest to the largest scales.

**NCN Student Research Symposium (NSRS), 2008**

DATE: Tuesday, May 27 2008

VENUE: Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship MRGN (located in the Discovery Park at Purdue, intersection of Jischke drive and State Street )

SCHEDULE:

Powerpoint Research Presentations (morning session): 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Lunch and Poster Presentation: 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Powerpoint Research Presentations (afternoon session): 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

The Symposium will feature 8 research talks by experimentalists and 8 by thoereticians, each 15 min long (including questions).

CALL FOR POSTERS: You are invited to present a poster during the extended lunch session. You do not necessarily have to prepare a new poster. A poster that you may already have and would like to present is most welcome. It will be a great opportunity to share your research work with others and get feedback.

Please let Alicia Goodman, goodman@ecn.purdue.edu, know that you will be attending and your meal preference if you are a vegetarian by end-of-business Wednesday May 21, so that she can ensure you don't go hungry. Also let her know by the same day if you wish to present a poster during the NSRS lunch session and we will have a poster stand ready for you. All you have to do is bring the poster with you to the symposium.

Please email any individual queries you may have to apalaria@purdue.edu

We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for this most exciting event and perhaps also present a poster with some of your exciting research work.

Sincerely, Amrit Palaria (SLC, NCN@Purdue)

• BNC Support Survey

• Facility Reminders

• Change in BNC Acid Supplier

• New Photoresist Storage Policy in the Cleanroom

• Recent Additions to the BNC Equipment

Please see the attached slides or view the information on the BNC website (http://www.purdue.edu/dp/Nanotechnology/facilities/bnctownhall.php).

Ira Young (BNC Procurement Officer) will be on vacation next week (May 26th – May 30th). Standard chemical stocking will be maintained as normal. But please plan ahead for equipment stocks (beakers, tweezers, etc.).

CARD READERS 2nd FLOOR EAST: The BNC card reader system installation

is continuing on the **2nd Floor EAST** wing (BRK 20XX) this week. Some cutting and grinding can be expected as conduit and the card readers are mounted in the galley and on each lab door (BRK 2031, 2037, 2043, 2077, 2081, & 2087). Note, work on BRK 2043 & 2087 BSL2 labs are scheduled for Thursday and Friday (05/22-05/23) Researchers can expect to see electricians in their labs and in some cases may be asked to briefly suspend experiments as door strikers are installed.

If you have any issues or concerns please contact Mary Jo Totten (61173) or Mark Voorhis (43036).

Summer Project . . . Birck gets waxedJ: Is still on hold.

There will be some people around the building this week washing windows. They will be doing both inside and outside in the public area.

Additional information may be obtained from Gregory’s webpage

(http://www.weizmann.ac.il/home/fnfal/)

The Olympus Nano-Imaging and Metrology Demonstration Series continues as a participant with Purdue University with a demonstration and hands on workshop highlighting the: LEXT OLS-3100 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope System.

Where: Purdue University , Birck Nanotechnology Center , BRK1001 conference room

When: Friday, May 23rd, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Bring samples for analysis!

The LEXT laser confocal microscope system is specifically designed for industrial-based applications requiring high-magnification and high-resolution 3D imaging and measurement. The LEXT has lateral resolution of 120nm and Z-resolution of 10nm. It can achieve magnifications up to 14,400x and can provide real color images, as well as B&W laser images. It is ideal for metrology, surface analysis, roughness, corrosion, failure analysis, and more. The LEXT is designed to bridge the gap between a light microscope and an SEM in that:

-it can achieve higher magnification and resolution than a light microscope

-it can be used for brightfield, darkfield and DIC observations similar to a light microscope

-it is completely non-destructive

-easy to operate, no special training required

-analyses take minutes, no sample prep required

The LEXT has also been recognized recently for two prestigious awards:

1. 2006: The editors of Advanced Packaging gave the LEXT the award for "Best New Product" as a Quality Assurance / Management Tool.

2. 2007: Solid State Technology Magazine gave the LEXT the award for "Attendees Choice" for Best Cost of Ownership.

Refreshments Served

CARD READERS 2nd FLOOR EAST: The BNC card reader system installation

is continuing on the **2nd Floor EAST** wing (BRK 20XX) this week. Some cutting and grinding can be expected as conduit and the card readers are mounted in the galley and on each lab door (BRK 2031, 2037, 2043, 2077, 2081, & 2087).

The wiring and installation work in the **2nd Floor West** has been completed.

If you have any issues or concerns please contact Mary Jo Totten (61173) or Mark Voorhis (43036).

Purdue may submit three proposals for this competition. Because of the need for expediency, letters of intent were dropped from this competition. Remaining important dates are: Friday, May 2: Preproposals due to the OVPR; Thursday, May 8: Limited submission review committee meets to select Purdue’s proposals. Please note: Preproposals to the OVPR should be e-mailed to OVPRlimited@purdue.edu. Purdue's limited submission policy, as well as the template for the preproposal, may be found at http://dagon.admin.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/lsid.cgi.

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Accepting Proposals for Innovation Award; Deadline: June 2, 2008 (Pre-proposals) Sept. 18 (full proposals); Info at: http://216.235.201.218/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=259#selection. A program of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award is designed to provide support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with "high risk/high reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact the understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer. The award is specifically designed to provide funding for extraordinary early career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. It is not designed to fund incremental advances. The research supported by the award must be novel, exceptionally creative, and, if successful, have the strong potential for high impact in the cancer field. Applicants (including non-U.S. citizens) must be conducting independent research at a U.S. research institution. Basic and translational/clinical projects will be considered. Applications will be accepted from all scientific disciplines provided that the proposed research meets the selection criteria. Applicants with a background in multiple disciplines are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must belong to one of the following categories: 1) Tenure-track Assistant Professors within the first three years of obtaining their initial Assistant Professor position (cutoff date is 1 June 2005); 2) Clinical Instructors and Senior Clinical Fellows (with an M.D.) who are pursuing a period of independent research before taking a faculty position; 3) Postdoctoral Fellows and highly motivated recent Ph.D. and M.D. graduates who are pursuing a period of independent research before taking a faculty position. The program awards between three and five new grants each year, with each recipient receiving $450,000 over three years.

4:3 GRC Call for White Papers in Modeling & Simulation of Nanoelectronic Materials, Processes, and Devices - Deadline June 16, 2008

The Device Sciences area of the Semiconductor Research Corporation Global Research Collaboration is soliciting white papers in Modeling & Simulation of Nanoelectronic Materials, Processes, and Devices. Two page white papers addressing needs in a new research needs document are due Monday, JUNE 16, 2008 at 3 PM ET/12 PM PT. A limited number of full proposals will be accepted based on the white paper submissions and a subset of these proposals will be selected for anticipated three-year contracts beginning January 1, 2009. Interested researchers should note the proposal and review schedule, needs document, and instructions for web-based white paper submissions on the SRC GRC Web site at:

http://grc.src.org/fr/S200803_Call.asp

BIO: George John was born (1962) in Kerala, the southwest costal state of India . After obtaining his Ph.D. (1993) in Chemistry from Kerala University , India under the mentorship of Dr. C.K.S Pillai, Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum , he held a postdoctoral position (1994) at the University of Twente , The Netherlands. Subsequently, he was a research scientist at the Agency for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan . In the fall of 2002 he joined the Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center as a research faculty and pursued his research interests in the area of soft materials. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Chemistry, the City College of the City University of New York. His research interests are in the broad area of organic and macromolecular materials chemistry; specifically includes biobased organic synthesis, self-assembled soft nanomaterials for functional applications, green chemistry, understanding growth mechanisms of nanostructures and designing new structures and multifunctional nanocomposites.

Friday, May 9, 2008, 9:30-10:30, BRK 1001 Dr. Ali Shakouri Baskin School of Engineering Univ. of California Santa Cruz

We review solid-state devices that allow direct conversion of heat into electricity. We describe fundamental and practical limits of conventional thermoelectric materials. Novel metal-semiconductor nanocomposites are developed where the heat and charge transport are modified at the atomic level. Potential to reach high power