From diadiuk at MIT.EDU Wed Feb 1 11:20:39 2012 From: diadiuk at MIT.EDU (Vicky Diadiuk) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:20:39 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] CORAL Message-ID: <340737E9-3FB0-4908-B1ED-B0E2CB2EBEA1@mit.edu> Hi, I understand that there is some scuttlebutt that the "the plug has been pulled on" CORAL, the lab management software that MIT & Stanford developed jointly. I'm not sure what Stanford's plans are, but MIT is happily running & will continue to run CORAL in our main physical science shared facilities (for life science labs, there may be more suitable software out there). I hope this puts a few minds at ease. Thx, Vicky From helenandersonpenn at gmail.com Mon Feb 6 16:18:18 2012 From: helenandersonpenn at gmail.com (Helen Anderson) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:18:18 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] last week for nanotechnology security survey Message-ID: Thanks to those who filled out this survey already. So far, we have representation from about 23 US universities, 4 non-US universities and 2 non-university labs, with a total of 40 survey respondents. Also, 11 individuals have requested specific information about nanotechnology security at UGIM2012, mostly security training material that can be used in lab safety classes. If you haven't done the survey and are willing to help out on this project, please see the survey addresses below. The surveys will close Friday, February 10. Again, thanks. -Helen On 1/23/12, Helen Anderson wrote: > Folks, > > A group of us are working toward a security presentation for UGIM 2012 this > summer. Toward that end, we have two brief surveys for > micro/nanofabrication lab users, staff, faculty, health & safety, security > and facility managers. The first is anonymous*, asking about your views on > security issues. The second enables you to request specific security > information if you want it, either at your site or at the conference, and > asks for your name and affiliation. Total time to fill out both surveys is > about 10 minutes. > > Here are the survey addresses: > https://sasupenn.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1z6L1IMOpkKDamg > > https://sasupenn.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bxcKhc43MIuOb64 > > Participants: > Helen Anderson, University of Pennsylvania > David Bunzow, Lawrence Berkeley Lab > Abbie Gregg, AGI > John Hughes, University of Illinois > Justin Kita, FBI WMD Chemical Countermeasures Unit > Richard Morrison, Draper Lab > > One area that we are *not* working on is the safety of nanoscale > particles. I hope someone else will present on that topic this summer. > > Thanks for your participation. > > -Helen > Helen Anderson > > *anonymous means that no individual identities will be collected or > presented at the conference. However, as in all web activities, your IP > address will be collected. If you have any concerns about that, you can > use a free public network such as a coffee shop or library for the first > survey. > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Helen Anderson > > wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> I'm interested in getting several nanofab lab managers to work on a >> security project which would have the potential to become a >> presentation at UGIM 2012. Specifically, I am interested in figuring >> out how lab managers can protect their labs from anti-nanotechnology >> terrorists and from having lab chemicals misappropriated then used for >> terrorism. I plan to do a survey of lab managers and also contact >> various government organizations to figure out what training and >> partnerships are available. >> >> >> http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-s-senator-seeks-federal-role-in-protecting-university-researchers-from-nanoterrorists/37390 >> >> If you are interested in working with me on this project, please let me >> know. >> >> -Helen >> Helen Anderson >> Penn Engineering >> > From julia.aebersold at louisville.edu Mon Feb 13 11:21:07 2012 From: julia.aebersold at louisville.edu (Aebersold,Julia Weyer) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:21:07 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Policies for Incoming Foreign Professors Outside of your Academic Insitution Message-ID: Hello! I am looking for information about policies held by cleanrooms for incoming professors that want to perform work like an external customer, but are from a foreign country. This is also in regards when your facility is performing ITAR related or sensitive research in your facility. 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Rick From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Aebersold,Julia Weyer Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 11:21 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Policies for Incoming Foreign Professors Outside of your Academic Insitution Hello! I am looking for information about policies held by cleanrooms for incoming professors that want to perform work like an external customer, but are from a foreign country. This is also in regards when your facility is performing ITAR related or sensitive research in your facility. Cheers! Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. MNTC Cleanroom Manager Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 2210 South Brook Street University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 502-852-1572 http://louisville.edu/micronano/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schweig at umich.edu Wed Feb 15 10:57:05 2012 From: schweig at umich.edu (Schweiger, Dennis) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:57:05 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] duct material for pyrophorics In-Reply-To: <4F282E30.2050405@seas.upenn.edu> References: <4F282E30.2050405@seas.upenn.edu> Message-ID: <4E7EB3A5C63C4B4FA973714C1DAF0B0F22ED752B@its-embx-02.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu> Iulian, Good morning. Sorry for the late reply in getting back to you. All of the "new" metal ductwork in our fab that could be exposed to an HPM material is the Teflon coated material, the Fab-Tech PSP product. Even in the older portion of our fab, wherever we're adding branches to an existing fiberglass system, we're using the PSP product. I'll agree that field changes are not as simple, but with planning, we have not run into any issues in either modifying the PSP, or swapping out sections to accommodate the necessary changes. In fact, for both our Renovation Project, and our Expansion Project, there was a huge dollar savings (+$200K) to go with this material in lieu of the fiberglass. We probably have over a million dollars' worth of their product in our fab. To answer your question though, my opinion would be that it would be money well spent, especially when you consider the long term infrastructure cost. You're not building a lab for here and now, you're building a lab for the future. What type of facility infrastructure will be required to support research in the future? As a side note, our solvent/heat exhaust system is spiral wound, galvanized material. Dennis Schweiger Facilities Manager Lurie Nanofabrication Facility University of Michigan 1301 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 734.647.2055 Ofc 877.471.6208 Fax 586.531.3030 Cell "People can be divided into 3 groups - those that make things happen, those that watch things happen, and those that wonder what happened." -----Original Message----- From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Iulian Codreanu Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:09 PM To: Fab Network Subject: [labnetwork] duct material for pyrophorics Good Afternoon Fab Network. Is it a good idea to have the inside of the exhaust ducts serving pyrophoric gas equipment coated with teflon? Thank you very much for your help. Iulian -- iulian Codreanu, Ph.D. Director, Penn NanoFab 200 South 33rd Street Room 376 GRW Bldg Philadelphia, PA 19104-6314 P: 215-898-9308 F: 215-573-2068 www.seas.upenn.edu/~nanofab _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork From weidong001 at hotmail.com Fri Feb 17 10:51:40 2012 From: weidong001 at hotmail.com (weidong zhou) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:51:40 -0600 Subject: [labnetwork] Question about ITO etching in III-V etcher (GaAs, InP) In-Reply-To: <01F47D4EDEEC64488C10B767D15E48580BD05295AD@MBCLUSTER.xchange.nist.gov> References: <01F47D4EDEEC64488C10B767D15E48580BD05295AD@MBCLUSTER.xchange.nist.gov> Message-ID: Dear all Can we etch ITO inside GaAs/InP etching chamber? Any concerns of contamination? Thanks Weidong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From voros at silicon.EECS.Berkeley.EDU Thu Feb 23 02:12:51 2012 From: voros at silicon.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Katalin Voros) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:12:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: [labnetwork] UGIM 2012 Symposium Message-ID: <201202230712.q1N7CpuZ005545@silicon2.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> Dear Colleagues, The UGIM 2012 Call for Papers deadline had been extended to 25 March 2012. Please submit a 1-page extended abstract which will be published in the symposium program book. We are looking for papers in the areas listed in the call, covering all aspects of laboratory management, small, medium, and large. The UGIM 2012 website is open for registration, where related information is also available. http://microlab2.eecs.berkeley.edu/UGIM2012/ The date of the UGIM 2012 symposium is 9-10 July 2012. We timed UGIM 2012 such that you will have an opportunity to schedule a visit to Semicon West, 10-12 July in San Francisco. (www.semiconwest.org) They are not our sponsors; however, the show is worth spending a day there, at least once. I hope to see many of you in Berkeley in July. Sincerely Katalin Katalin Voros, Co-Chair 510-642-2911 UGIM 2012 Conference Committee http://microlab2.eecs.berkeley.edu/UGIM2012/ -------------------------------------------- KATALIN VOROS R&D Engineering Manager Engineering Research Support Organization Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley 406 Cory Hall #1770 Berkeley, CA 94720-1770 phone: (510) 642-2911 voros at eecs.berkeley.edu http://microlab.berkeley.edu -------------------------------------------- From eheves at sabanciuniv.edu Thu Feb 23 02:30:42 2012 From: eheves at sabanciuniv.edu (Emre Heves) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:30:42 +0200 Subject: [labnetwork] Tool Usage System In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4F45EB22.2010403@sabanciuniv.edu> Dear Julia, other than CORAL, I know two companies that are doing this kind of sw. - Modulotech Company (http://www.modulotech.ch) ; a company from Switzerland and their software are being used in EPFL cleanroom. They also supply hardware interlocks for the equipment to track usage times etc. Ali Pourzand is the contact person from the company (apourzand at vtx.ch) - Phoenix Software (http://www.phoenixbv.com); a company from Netherlands that are supplying management software. Contact person from there is Twan Korthorst (twan.korthorst at phoenixbv.com). If you need more detailed information please don't hesitate to contact me. Regards Emre -- Emre Heves Sabanc? University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center Orta Mahalle, ?niversite Caddesi No: 27 34956 Tuzla-I.stanbul Office: 0 216 483 9884 Fax: 0 216 483 9885 Email: eheves at sabanciuniv.edu http://sunum.sabanciuniv.edu/ On 23.02.2012 01:39, Aebersold,Julia Weyer wrote: > > I am investigating systems that capture tool usage that have > integrated capabilities for scheduling, billing, access, etc. I am > aware of CORAL, but would also like to know if there are turnkey > systems that exist geared towards a RFID card reader. Or if you made > your own system or adapted CORAL to your facility. > > Cheers! > > Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. > > MNTC Cleanroom Manager > > Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 > > 2210 South Brook Street > > University of Louisville > > Louisville, KY 40292 > > 502-852-1572 > > http://louisville.edu/micronano/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mtang at stanford.edu Wed Feb 29 12:32:14 2012 From: mtang at stanford.edu (Mary Tang) Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:32:14 -0800 Subject: [labnetwork] Wet Etching of Sapphire Message-ID: <4F4E611E.4050305@stanford.edu> Hi all -- Does anyone have advice on how to safely etch sapphire using concentrated hot phosphoric/sulfuric acids? Can this be safely done in a beaker on a hot plate? What temperature is considered "safe"? How long do you allow the process to run? Does the mixture require replenishing? This seems to be a fairly standard process, although we at SNF are not familiar with it. If anyone has advice or procedures to share, it would be appreciated. Thanks, Mary -- Mary X. Tang, Ph.D. Stanford Nanofabrication Facility Paul G. Allen Room 136, Mail Code 4070 Stanford, CA 94305 (650)723-9980 mtang at stanford.edu http://snf.stanford.edu